2001 Clipsal 500

The 2001 Clipsal 500 was the third running of the Adelaide 500 race. Racing was held form Friday 6 April until Sunday 8 April 2001. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was Round 2 of the 2001 Shell Championship Series.

2001 Clipsal 500

Event Information
Round 2 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date	6–8 April 2001
Location	Adelaide, South Australia
Venue	Adelaide Street Circuit
Weather	Overcast, Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 78 laps 250 km Pole position Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team 1:25.9204 Winner Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport 2:02:49.1189
Race 2 Distance 78 laps 250 km Winner Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 2:06:34.5914
Round Results First Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 468 pts Second Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 464 pts Third Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 455 pts

Format

The format, unique to V8 Supercar and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, splits the 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometres races each held on a different day. Points were assigned separately to the races, with more points allocated for Race 2 over Race 1, and they combined to award a round result.

Official results

Top fifteen shootout

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:25.9204
2	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:25.9746
3	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:25.9959
4	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:26.0485
5	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:26.0818
6	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:26.0956
7	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:26.2867
8	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:26.3214
9	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:26.3487
10	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:26.4200
11	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:26.5112
12	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:26.5896
13	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:26.6529
14	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:26.7261
15	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:27.2622
Source:[1]

Race 1

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	78	2hr 2min 49.1189sec	8
2	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	78	+ 10.20 s	10
3	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 14.33 s	12
4	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 18.96 s	2
5	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	78	+ 23.99 s	16
6	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 29.22 s	7
7	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 30.03 s	11
8	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	78	+ 31.25 s	9
9	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 39.26 s	17
10	45	Dean Canto	RPM International Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	78	+ 40.46 s	20
11	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	78	+ 45.05 s	14
12	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	78	+ 46.24 s	23
13	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 56.19 s	27
14	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	77	+ 1 Lap	40
15	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	77	+ 1 Lap	3
16	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	77	+ 1 Lap	13
17	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	77	+ 1 Lap	15
18	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	77	+ 1 Lap	29
19	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	77	+ 1 Lap	21
20	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	77	+ 1 Lap	30
21	23	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VS)	76	+ 2 Laps	24
22	777	Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	76	+ 2 Laps	38
23	14	Greg Ritter	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	74	+ 4 Laps	37
24	61	Ross Halliday	Halliday Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (EL)	73	+ 5 Laps	39
DNF	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	74	Accident	5
DNF	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	67	Retired	26
DNF	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	66	Retired	25
DNF	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	64	Retired	33
DNF	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	63	Suspension	4
DNF	32	Tomas Mezera	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	57	Retired	28
DNF	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	47	Steering	1
DNF	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	42	Retired	19
DNF	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	39	Wheel	32
DNF	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	37	Retired	22
DNF	20	Garry Holt	Eastern Creek Kart Racing	Ford Falcon (EL)	20	Retired	36
DNF	500	Alan Heath	Power Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	16	Retired	35
DNF	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	8	Accident	6
DNF	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	4	Retired	24
DNF	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1	Retired	18
DNF	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	0	Accident	31
Source:[2]

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	2hr 6min 34.5914sec	7
2	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 1.25 s	3
3	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	78	+ 16.28 s	2
4	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	78	+ 17.65 s	25
5	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 19.16 s	15
6	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	78	+ 23.32	36
7	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	78	+ 27.47 s	16
8	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 42.92 s	17
9	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 52.43 s	4
10	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 53.22 s	30
11	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	78	+ 1:09.44 s	13
12	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	78	+ 1:20.78 s	12
13	23	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VS)	77	+ 1 Lap	21
14	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	77	+ 1 Lap	9
15	32	Tomas Mezera	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	77	+ 1 Lap	29
16	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	77	+ 1 Lap	38
17	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	77	+ 1 Lap	20
18	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	77	+ 1 Lap	18
19	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	76	+ 2 Laps	6
20	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	75	+ 3 Laps	32
21	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	75	+ 3 Laps	5
22	14	Greg Ritter	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	74	+ 4 Laps	23
23	61	Ross Halliday	Halliday Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (EL)	73	+ 5 Laps	24
24	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	72	+ 6 Laps	11
25	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	69	+ 9 Laps	26
26	500	Alan Heath	Power Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	66	+ 12 Laps	35
27	20	Garry Holt	Eastern Creek Kart Racing	Ford Falcon (EL)	62	+ 16 Laps	34
NC	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	50	Not Classified	28
DNF	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	71	Wheel	19
DNF	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	58	Accident	1
DNF	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	42	Retired	27
DNF	777	Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	42	Retired	22
DNF	45	Dean Canto	RPM International Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	37	Accident	10
DNF	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	21	Exhaustion	14
DNF	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	5	Retired	31
DNF	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	5	Accident	33
DNF	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	5	Accident	37
DNF	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0	Accident	8
DNS	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)		Did Not Start
DNS	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)		Did Not Start
[3]

Round results

Pos	No	Driver	Shootout Points	Leg 1 Points	Leg 2 Points	Total Points
1	2	Jason Bright		108	360	468
2	8	Russell Ingall		144	320	464
3	17	Steven Johnson	7	160	288	455
4	1	Mark Skaife	16	132	192	340
5	15	Todd Kelly	14	72	248	334
6	5	Glenn Seton	12	28	264	304
7	6	Steven Richards		68	216	284
8	11	Larry Perkins		64	200	264
9	54	Tony Longhurst		80	176	256
10	46	John Faulkner		84	168	252
11	35	Jason Bargwanna		96	152	248
12	4	Marcos Ambrose	11		232	243
13	34	Garth Tander	10	116	112	238
14	31	Steven Ellery		124	96	220
15	00	Craig Lowndes	9	180	24	213
16	51	Greg Murphy	18	8	184	210
17	23	Trevor Ashby		48	160	208
18	50	Tyler Mecklem		52	128	180
19	75	Anthony Tratt		60	120	180
20	32	Tomas Mezera		32	144	176
21	10	Mark Larkham		88	72	160
22	021	Jason Richards			136	136
23	14	Greg Ritter		40	88	128
24	61	Ross Halliday		36	80	116
25	600	John Bowe	8	100		108
26	24	Paul Romano			104	104
27	45	Dean Canto		92		92
28	16	Dugal McDougall		56	32	88
29	21	Brad Jones		20	64	84
30	29	Paul Morris		76		76
31	18	Paul Radisich	13	12	40	65
32	500	Alan Heath			56	56
33	777	Angus Fogg		44	8	52
34	20	Garry Holt			48	48
35	43	Paul Weel		16	16	32
36	76	Matthew White		24		24
37	9	David Besnard		4		4
38	3	Cameron McConville
39	7	Rodney Forbes
40	40	Cameron McLean

Championship Standings

	Pos.	No	Driver	Team	Pts
	1	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	703
	1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	628
	3	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	622
	4	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	607
	5	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	497