2001 V8 Supercars Perth round

The 2001 V8 Supercars Perth round was the sixth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 22 to 24 June at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia.

2001 Barbagallo V8 Supercar round

Event Information
Round 6 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date	22–24 June 2001
Location	Perth, Western Australia
Venue	Barbagallo Raceway
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 20 laps 50 km Pole position Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 57.2542 Winner Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 19:54.3879
Race 2 Distance 20 laps 50 km Winner Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 19:56.1629
Race 3 Distance 20 laps 50 km Winner Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 20:10.6998
Round Results First Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 288 pts Second Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 252 pts Third Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 209 pts

Race report

Paul Radisich dominated the weekend by grabbing pole position in the top-ten shootout and winning all three races over the weekend. This continued the run of form from the Dick Johnson Racing outfit who had won the previous round of the championship in Canberra.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	57.5199
2	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.6501
3	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.6540
4	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.6865
5	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.6949
6	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.7511
7	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.8041
8	15	Todd Kelly	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.8250
9	51	Greg Murphy	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.8490
10	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.8711
11	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.8908
12	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.9347
13	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.9686
14	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.9711
15	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.9811
16	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.0102
17	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.1150
18	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.1624
19	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.1833
20	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.3656
21	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.3729
22	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	0:58.5317
23	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	0:58.5815
24	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:58.7332
25	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.8153
26	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.9301
27	23	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VS)	0:58.9666
28	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:58.9841
29	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:59.0393
30	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:59.1690
31	14	Tony Ricciardello	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:59.8969
32	84	Daniel Miller	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	0:59.9580
Source:[1]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time	Points
1	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	57.2542	18
2	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	57.5203	16
3	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	57.6397	14
4	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	57.6640	13
5	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	57.6773	12
6	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	57.8773	11
7	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	57.9028	10
8	51	Greg Murphy	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	Holden Commodore (VX)	58.0712	9
9	15	Todd Kelly	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	Holden Commodore (VX)	58.1340	8
10	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	58.1745	7
Source:[2]

Race 1

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	19min 54.3879sec	1	90
2	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 12.72 s	5	80
3	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 13.52 s	4	72
4	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 18.59 s	2	66
5	51	Greg Murphy	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 19.83 s	8	62
6	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 21.37 s	7	58
7	15	Todd Kelly	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 23.25 s	9	54
8	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 27.54 s	3	50
9	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 27.73 s	14	48
10	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 28.06 s	10	46
11	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 29.07 s	12	44
12	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 29.30 s	11	42
13	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 30.05 s	15	40
14	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 32.55 s	19	38
15	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 34.08 s	20	36
16	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 37.35 s	16	34
17	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 37.59 s	24	32
18	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 38.31 s	18	30
19	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 40.95 s	30	28
20	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 42.93 s	21	26
21	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 43.28 s	17	24
22	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 44.31 s	26	22
23	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 44.59 s	13	20
24	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 44.76 s	29	18
25	23	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VS)	20	+ 45.88 s	27	16
26	84	Daniel Miller	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	20	+ 49.44 s	32	14
27	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	20	+ 53.56 s	23	12
28	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	20	+ 54.49 s	22	10
29	14	Tony Ricciardello	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	19	+ 1 Lap	31	8
30	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	19	+ 1 Lap	25	6
Ret	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	13	Spun off	6
Ret	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	0	Gearbox	28
Source:[3]

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	19min 54.3879sec	1	90
2	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 2.35 s	2	80
3	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 3.04 s	3	72
4	51	Greg Murphy	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 13.00 s	5	66
5	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 13.56 s	9	62
6	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 17.71 s	6	58
7	15	Todd Kelly	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 18.49 s	7	54
8	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 22.63 s	10	50
9	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 23.22 s	14	48
10	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 24.08 s	12	46
11	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 27.26 s	15	44
12	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 27.95 s	19	42
13	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 28.41 s	13	40
14	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 30.02 s	23	38
15	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 30.66 s	17	36
16	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 31.10 s	18	34
17	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 32.57 s	22	32
18	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 34.99 s	16	30
19	23	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VS)	20	+ 35.53 s	25	28
20	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 39.34 s	21	26
21	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 39.65 s	24	24
22	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 47.61 s	31	22
23	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	49.33 s	30	20
24	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	20	+ 49.61 s	28	18
25	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 49.86 s	27	16
26	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 50.03 s	32	14
27	84	Daniel Miller	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	20	+ 51.20 s	26	12
28	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 56.89 s	20	10
29	14	Tony Ricciardello	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	19	+ 1 Lap	29	8
30	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	18	+ 2 Laps	4	6
31	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	16	+ 4 Laps	8	4
Ret	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	3	Spun off	11
Source:[4]

Race 3

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	19min 54.3879sec	1	90
2	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 1.05 s	2	80
3	51	Greg Murphy	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 4.50 s	4	72
4	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 4.69 s	5	66
5	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 9.77 s	6	62
6	15	Todd Kelly	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 9.94 s	7	58
7	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 16.20 s	8	54
8	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 16.53 s	14	50
9	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 18.98 s	9	48
10	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 19.60 s	10	46
11	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 21.43 s	12	44
12	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 21.64 s	32	42
13	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 21.86 s	13	40
14	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 25.87 s	18	38
15	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	20	+ 26.26 s	24	36
16	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 27.13 s	15	34
17	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 27.94 s	3	32
18	23	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VS)	20	+ 33.59 s	19	30
19	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 34.09 s	21	28
20	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 34.79 s	23	26
21	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 35.13 s	11	24
22	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 39.33 s	28	22
23	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	20	+ 39.70 s	25	20
24	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 40.29 s	16	18
25	84	Daniel Miller	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	20	+ 40.88 s	27	16
26	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 41.35 s	26	14
27	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 58.70 s	22	12
28	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	19	+ 1 Lap	17	10
29	14	Tony Ricciardello	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	19	+ 1 Lap	29	8
Ret	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	5	Engine	30
Ret	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0	Accident	20
Source:[5]

Championship Standings

	Pos.	No	Driver	Team	Pts
	1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	1612
	2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	1503
	3	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	1268
	4	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	1258
	5	51	Greg Murphy	Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia	1121