2001 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 2001 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Formula Holden regulations, with the winner awarded the 2001 CAMS Gold Star. [1] This, the 45th Australian Drivers' Championship, [2] was promoted as the 2001 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship. [1]

Rick Kelly dominated the series driving a Birrana Racing Reynard 94D Holden. [3] Kelly won twelve of the 16 races and finished 151 points ahead of runner up Christian Murchison (Reynard 97D Holden), the largest winning points margin in ADC history. Third in the point score was Alan Gurr (Reynard 94D Holden). The four races not won by Kelly were won by Birrana Racing teammates, both former champions making guest appearances. Dual champion Simon Wills took three victories with three-time champion Paul Stokell winning the final race of the season at Winton Motor Raceway.

Teams and drivers

EntrantChassisNoDriverRounds
Birrana Racing Reynard 94D1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 2–3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell 8
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly All
Reynard 95D9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Ramsay7–8
Paul Stephenson RacingReynard 92D3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stephenson1–2
Ralt AustraliaReynard 94D11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr 1, 3–8
Reynard 92D2
Reynard 97D12 Flag of the United States.svg Emerson Newton-John 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Staff8
John Herman RacingReynard 94D12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Con Toparis4
Millar MotorsReynard 92D17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Ellis2–3, 5, 7
NRC RacingReynard 95D19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl1–3
20 Flag of the United States.svg Emerson Newton-John 1–3
Cantech EngineeringReynard 91D24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Peters2–8
National Neon SignsRalt RT2327 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Clearihan2–8
Carrig MotorsportReynard 89D49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Carrig1–2, 4, 7–8
Greg Murphy Racing Reynard 94D22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey8
Reynard 97D28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Oakeshott8
Reynard 95D66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hill1–7
Hocking MotorsportReynard 97D28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Oakeshott1–7
74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Staff1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Con Toparis3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Hocking5
Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Asai 7–8
75 Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Murchison All
Reynard 96D76 Flag of the United States.svg Emerson Newton-John 7–8

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.

RndCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)		23–25 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
2R1 Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide Street Circuit
(Adelaide, South Australia)		6–8 April Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Birrana Racing
3R1 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway
(Darwin, Northern Territory)		11–13 May Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Birrana Racing
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Birrana Racing
4R1 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Canberra Street Circuit
(Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)		8–10 June Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
5R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Calder Park Raceway
(Melbourne, Victoria)		13–15 July Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
6R1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Oran Park Raceway
(Sydney, New South Wales)		27–29 July Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
7R1 Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala Motor Sport Park
(Mallala, South Australia)		10–12 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
8R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway
(Benalla, Victoria)		7–9 September Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell Birrana Racing

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten places in each race. [1]

Championship results

PosDriver PHI ADE DAR CAN CAL ORA MAL WIN Points
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly 1112221111111115293
2 Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Murchison 33Ret9552222DNS22Ret4Ret142
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr RetDNS33Ret43Ret106233252130
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hill6454DNS115484349466111
5 Flag of the United States.svg Emerson Newton-John 2RetDNSRet4Ret334Ret7375
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl42243374
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry ClearihanRet477455Ret45Ret78DNS69
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Peters97679106768565910965
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Ret11160
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Oakeshott854DNSRet8Ret8Ret1067RetRetRet838
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell 2135
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Hocking456532
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton RamsayRet33728
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Con Toparis667622
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Carrig10Ret788991088RetDNS22
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark EllisDNSDNSDNSDNS89797621
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede Ret312
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stephenson76DNSDNS10
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey11410
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Staff5RetRetDNSRetRet8
21 Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Asai --9DNS2
PosDriver PHI ADE DAR CAN CAL ORA MAL WIN Points

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References

  1. 1 2 3 2001 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from www.formulaholden.com via replay.waybackmachine.org on 25 March 2011
  2. ↑ Records, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
  3. ↑ "Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009". formula3.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
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