2001 V8 Supercars Calder Park round

The 2001 Calder Park V8 Supercar round was the seventh round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 14 to 15 July at the Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. This would also be the 25th and last time that Calder Park Raceway would host a round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

2001 Calder Park V8 Supercar round

Event Information
Round 7 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date	13–15 July 2001
Location	Melbourne, Victoria
Venue	Calder Park Raceway
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 21 laps 50 km Pole position Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 56.2277 Winner Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 20:11.6398
Race 2 Distance 21 laps 50 km Winner Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 20:19.3653
Race 3 Distance 21 laps 50 km Winner Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 24:45.4588
Round Results First Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 274 pts Second Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 230 pts Third Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 228 pts

Race report

Paul Morris obtained his first V8 Supercar win as well as his first round win. This would also be the last time the V8 Supercars would race at Calder Park Raceway, although it does still remain a testing facility for some V8 Supercar teams to the present day.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	55.8501
2	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	55.8988
3	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	55.9422
4	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.0263
5	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.0319
6	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	56.0960
7	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.1226
8	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.1385
9	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.1628
10	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.1765
11	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.2510
12	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.3013
13	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.3125
14	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.3946
15	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.3957
16	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.4029
17	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.4139
18	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.4375
19	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.4779
20	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.4794
21	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.4858
22	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.5176
23	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.5804
24	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.6258
25	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.6347
26	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	56.8959
27	45	Dean Canto	RPM International Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.9471
28	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.9784
29	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	57.0472
30	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	57.0808
31	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	57.2623
32	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	57.5664
DNQ	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	Did not qualify
DNQ	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	Did not qualify
DNQ	84	Daniel Miller	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	Did not qualify
DNQ	111	Phonsy Mullan	GM Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)	Did not qualify
Source:[1]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.2277
2	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.2902
3	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	56.4524
4	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.4689
5	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.5185
6	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.5663
7	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.6394
8	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	56.7190
9	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	56.7829
10	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	57.2326
Source:[2]

Race 1

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	20min 11.6398sec	2
2	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	21	+ 3.78 s	3
3	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 5.26 s	5
4	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 5.37 s	7
5	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 6.03 s	12
6	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 6.99 s	9
7	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 12.92 s	16
8	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 13.29 s	17
9	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 17.81 s	15
10	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 18.41 s	13
11	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 19.74 s	14
12	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 19.86 s	23
13	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 20.41 s	8
14	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 20.60 s	11
15	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 21.15 s	19
16	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 21.33 s	6
17	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 25.36 s	10
18	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 26.37 s	21
19	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 29.46 s	20
20	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 29.93 s	24
21	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 30.08 s	22
22	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 31.49 s	25
23	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 33.31 s	28
24	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	21	+ 37.27 s	29
25	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 40.89 s	1
26	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 42.21 s	31
27	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	21	+ 42.52 s	32
28	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 50.95 s	30
29	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	20	+ 1 Lap	4
Ret	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1	Engine	18
Ret	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	0	Retired	26
DNS	45	Dean Canto	RPM International Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)		Did not start
DNS	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)		Did not start
DNS	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)		Did not start
DNS	84	Daniel Miller	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)		Did not start
DNS	111	Phonsy Mullan	GM Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)		Did not start
Source:[3]

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	21	20min 19.3653sec	2
2	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 0.34 s	4
3	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 1.06 s	6
4	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 1.36 s	5
5	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 4.41 s	3
6	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 4.74 s	1
7	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 7.04 s	9
8	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 7.51 s	10
9	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 8.14 s	8
10	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 8.39 s	11
11	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 11.42 s	25
12	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 14.84 s	14
13	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 15.07 s	16
14	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 15.16 s	17
15	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 16.95 s	13
16	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 17.91 s	7
17	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 20.40 s	15
18	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 20.54 s	30
19	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 23.26 s	22
20	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 23.65 s	20
21	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 26.86 s	21
22	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 31.18 s	23
23	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	21	+ 31.69 s	31
24	45	Dean Canto	RPM International Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 32.67 s	32
25	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 34.10 s	19
26	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 34.94 s	26
27	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	21	+ 40.98 s	24
28	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 42.90 s	28
29	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	19	+ 2 Laps	12
30	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	19	+ 2 Laps	27
Ret	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	5	Retired	18
Ret	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	3	Retired	29
DNS	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)		Did not start
DNS	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)		Did not start
DNS	84	Daniel Miller	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)		Did not start
DNS	111	Phonsy Mullan	GM Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)		Did not start
Source:[4]

Race 3

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	21	20min 45.4588sec	1
2	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 0.15 s	4
3	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 0.37 s	2
4	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 0.63 s	6
5	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 0.89 s	3
6	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 1.16 s	9
7	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 1.86 s	8
8	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 2.14 s	14
9	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 3.65 s	5
10	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 4.27 s	7
11	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 4.69 s	10
12	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 7.59 s	13
13	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 8.78 s	18
14	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 13.18 s	15
15	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 14.23 s	31
16	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 15.78 s	25
17	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 16.29 s	29
18	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 17.95 s	11
19	54	Tony Longhurst	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 19.99 s	20
20	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 21.62 s	19
21	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 21.80 s	32
22	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 27.82 s	26
23	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	21	+ 29.10 s	30
24	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	21	+ 32.25 s	23
25	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	21	+ 34.86 s	28
26	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	21	+ 35.83 s	16
27	45	Dean Canto	RPM International Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	+ 1 Lap	24
28	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	19	+ 2 Laps	17
Ret	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0	Accident	22
Ret	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	0	Accident	12
Ret	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0	Accident	21
Ret	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	0	Retired	27
DNS	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)		Did not start
DNS	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)		Did not start
DNS	84	Daniel Miller	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)		Did not start
DNS	111	Phonsy Mullan	GM Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)		Did not start
Source:[5]

Championship Standings

	Pos.	No	Driver	Team	Pts
	1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	1720
	2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	1703
	3	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	1496
	4	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	1488
	5	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	1262