2001 Queensland 500

The 2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars held at Queensland Raceway near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia on 26 August 2001. The programmed race distance was 161 laps (approx 500 km) however the race was stopped due to heavy rain and results were declared as at the completion of 156 laps.^[1]

2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500

Event Information
Round 9 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date	24–26 August 2001
Location	Ipswich, Queensland
Venue	Queensland Raceway
Weather	Fine, thunderstorms at end of race
Results
Race 1 Distance 156 laps 487 km Pole position Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 1:10.5362 Winner Paul Radisich Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 3:17:41.1244
Round Results First Paul Radisich Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 370 pts Second Russell Ingall Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 333 pts Third Greg Murphy Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team 288 pts

The event was Round 9 of the 2001 Shell Championship Series^[2] and it was the third Queensland 500 V8 Supercar race.

Race results

The Ford Falcon AU with which Steven Johnson and Paul Radisich won the 2001 Queensland 500. The car is pictured in 2018

Qualifying

Pos	No	Drivers	Team	Car	Time
1	11	Russell Ingall Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:09.9367
2	1	Mark Skaife Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:10.0139
3	4	Marcos Ambrose Greg Crick	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.2538
4	17	Steven Johnson Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.4332
5	600	John Bowe Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.5429
6	15	Greg Murphy Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:10.6057
7	2	Tony Longhurst Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:10.6065
8	29	Paul Morris Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:10.6388
9	9	David Besnard Matthew White	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.6444
10	5	Glenn Seton Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.6619
11	18	Greg Ritter Paul Stokell	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.7334
12	10	Mark Larkham Wayne Gardner	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.7705
13	43	Paul Weel Tim Leahey	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.8219
14	00	Craig Lowndes Neil Crompton	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.8585
15	34	Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:10.9445
16	51	Nathan Pretty Rick Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:10.9496
17	31	Steven Ellery Geoff Brabham	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.9843
18	3	Cameron McConville Rick Bates	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.1493
19	7	Rodney Forbes David Parsons	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.2054
20	21	Brad Jones John Cleland	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.2108
21	6	Jim Richards Dean Canto	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.2589
22	8	Luke Youlden Adam Macrow	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.4792
23	021	Jason Richards Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.6067
24	46	John Faulkner Craig Baird	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.6108
25	35	Leanne Ferrier Paul Dumbrell	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:11.6218
26	88	Craig Harris Dale Brede	Harris Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.6273
27	16	Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.6286
28	24	Paul Romano Owen Kelly	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.6706
29	14	James Brock Steve Owen	Imrie Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.8834
30	50	Michael Donaher Layton Crambrook	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:12.2578
31	54	Rod Nash Tony Ricciardello	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:12.7062
32	75	Anthony Tratt Alan Jones	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.9360
33	25	Terry Wyhoon Rod Salmon	Terry Wyhoon Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:13.4461
34	45	Phillip Scifleet Aaron McGill	RPM International Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:15.3241
Source:[3]

Top-Fifteen Shootout

The Top Fifteen Shootout was contested by the top fifteen cars from qualifying to determine grid positions 1 through 15 for the race.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.5362
2	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.6509
3	2	Tony Longhurst	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:10.6695
4	11	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:10.6800
5	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.7107
6	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:10.7268
7	17	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:10.8704
8	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.0228
9	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.1804
10	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.2529
11	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.2617
12	18	Greg Ritter	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.2787
13	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.3674
14	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.8497
15	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:25.0870
Source:[4]

Race

Pos	No	Drivers	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	17	Steven Johnson Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	156	3hr 17min 41.1244sec	7
2	11	Russell Ingall Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	156	+ 0.94 s	4
3	15	Greg Murphy Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	156	+ 23.29 s	11
4	1	Mark Skaife Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	156	+ 48.13 s	15
5	2	Tony Longhurst Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	156	+ 1:20.34 s	3
6	31	Steven Ellery Geoff Brabham	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	155	+ 1 Lap	17
7	43	Paul Weel Tim Leahey	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	155	+ 1 Lap	13
8	6	Jim Richards Dean Canto	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	154	+ 2 Laps	21
9	24	Paul Romano Owen Kelly	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	153	+ 3 Laps	28
10	29	Paul Morris Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	153	+ 3 Laps	6
11	16	Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	153	+ 3 Laps	27
12	35	Leanne Ferrier Paul Dumbrell	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	153	+ 3 Laps	25
13	021	Jason Richards Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	152	+ 4 Laps	23
14	50	Michael Donaher Layton Crambrook	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	151	+ 5 Laps	30
15	34	Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	147	+ 9 Laps	14
16	10	Mark Larkham Wayne Gardner	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	142	+ 14 Laps	10
17	75	Anthony Tratt Alan Jones	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	138	+ 18 Laps	32
18	54	Rod Nash Tony Ricciardello	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	133	+ 23 Laps	31
19	3	Cameron McConville Rick Bates	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	130	+ 26 Laps	18
20	14	James Brock Steve Owen	Imrie Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	125	+ 31 Laps	29
Ret	600	John Bowe Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	155	Spun off	5
Ret	8	Adam Macrow Luke Youlden	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	146	Spun off	22
Ret	9	David Besnard Matthew White	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	135	Puncture	2
Ret	18	Greg Ritter Paul Stokell	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	122	Engine	12
Ret	4	Marcos Ambrose Greg Crick	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	122	Spun Off	1
Ret	46	John Faulkner Craig Baird	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	106	Retired	24
Ret	88	Craig Harris Dale Brede	Harris Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	101	Retired	26
Ret	21	Brad Jones John Cleland	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	94	Electrical	20
Ret	45	Phillip Scifleet Aaron McGill	RPM International Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	65	Engine	34
Ret	5	Glenn Seton Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	40	Engine	8
Ret	25	Terry Wyhoon Rod Salmon	Terry Wyhoon Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	24	Engine	33
Ret	00	Craig Lowndes Neil Crompton	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	15	Blown Tyre	9
Ret	7	Rodney Forbes David Parsons	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	5	Fire	19
Ret	51	Nathan Pretty Rick Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0	Driveshaft	16
Source:[5]

Championship Standings

	Pos.	No	Driver	Team	Pts
	1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	2270
	2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	2166
	3	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	2062
	4	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	2008
	5	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	1675

External links

• 2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 photos from www.v8supercar.com via web.archive.org