2001 Australian V8 Ultimate

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Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 2001 Australian V8 Ultimate
Event Information
Round 13 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Sandown (Australia) track map.svg
Date1–2 December 2001
Location Melbourne, Victoria
Venue Sandown International Raceway
WeatherFriday: Fine
Saturday: Fine
Sunday: Heavy Rain
Results
Race 1
Distance 48 laps 150 km
Pole position Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team 		1:11.2564
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team 		1:04:59.5617
Race 2
Distance 48 laps 150 km
Winner Todd Kelly
Kmart Racing Team 		1:12:49.5203
Race 3
Distance 48 laps 150 km
Winner Craig Lowndes
Gibson Motorsport 		1:11:05.3245
Round Results
First
 248 pts
Second
 242 pts
Third
 213 pts

The 2001 Australian V8 Ultimate was the thirteenth and final round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 1 to 2 December at the Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria.

Contents

Race report

Todd Kelly took his first round win in a race weekend mainly composed of heavy rain.

Race results

Qualifying

PosNoNameTeamVehicleTime
115 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.5651
200 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:11.6283
351 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.6793
41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.7271
52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.7981
618 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:11.9300
711 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.9606
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.9809
96 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.0715
104 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.1007
119 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.1141
12600 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.2800
1329 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.2996
1431 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.3360
155 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.3401
1617 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.3451
1743 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.3722
1810 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.3784
1935 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.3941
2034 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.4082
2124 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.4670
2254 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.4938
2321 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.5159
24021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:12.5863
257 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.6749
26255 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.8653
273 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.9060
2846 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:12.9729
2975 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:13.1390
3076 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:13.6237
3116 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:13.6320
Source: [1]

Top Fifteen Shootout

PosNoNameTeamVehicleTime
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.2564
251 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.3574
315 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.4480
44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:11.4927
52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.5005
68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.7299
718 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:11.7426
831 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:11.7790
95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:11.9256
1011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.0316
116 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.2845
129 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.2946
1329 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.3404
1400 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.3617
15600 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:12.8046
Source: [2]

Race 1

PosNoNameTeamVehicleLapsTimeGrid
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 481hr 4min 59.5617sec1
200 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 5.381 s14
315 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 7.413 s3
48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 8.332 s6
52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 12.643 s5
64 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 13.915 s4
75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 25.528 s9
851 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 27.344 s2
935 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 29.468 s19
1021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 34.836 s23
1131 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 35.264 s8
1217 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 35.339 s16
1311 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 35.543 s10
149 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 39.860 s12
156 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 44.333 s11
1634 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 45.646 s20
1716 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 49.694 s31
18600 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 50.185 s15
19021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 48+ 55.199 s24
2018 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 57.438 s7
2143 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 57.676 s17
2254 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 47+ 1 Lap22
2314 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 47+ 1 Lap32
247 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 39+ 9 Laps25
Ret76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 33Retired30
Ret10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 31Retired18
Ret29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 29Retired13
Ret75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25Retired29
Ret46 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 13Retired28
Ret24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 9Retired21
Ret255 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 7Engine26
Ret3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0Accident27
Source:

Race 2

PosNoNameTeamVehicleLapsTimeGrid
115 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 481hr 12min 49.5203sec3
251 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 10.481 s8
300 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 16.660 s2
41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 18.032 s1
54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 36.186 s6
618 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 37.706 s20
735 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 51.329 s9
86 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 59.882 s15
9021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 48+ 1:03.875 s19
1031 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 1:07.592 s11
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 47+ 1 lap5
1221 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 47+ 1 lap10
1346 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 47+ 1 lap29
149 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 47+ 1 lap14
15600 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 47+ 1 lap18
1643 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 47+ 1 lap21
175 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 47+ 1 lap7
1814 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 46+ 2 laps23
197 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 46+ 2 laps24
2054 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 46+ 2 laps22
2134 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 46+ 2 laps16
22255 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 46+ 2 laps30
238 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 46+ 2 laps4
2410 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 46+ 2 laps26
253 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 45+ 3 laps31
2616 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 40+ 8 laps17
Ret29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 46Retired27
Ret17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 12Retired12
Ret75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1Retired28
Ret11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0Accident13
Ret24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0Retired29
Source(s):

Race 3

PosNoNameTeamVehicleLapsTimeGrid
100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 481hr 11min 05.3245sec3
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 1.926 s5
315 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 3.003 s1
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 12.428 s11
529 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 13.275 s27
68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 26.345 s23
7255 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 47.018 s22
811 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 47.868 s30
9600 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 48.137 s15
1046 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 48+ 48.901 s13
1121 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 49.902 s12
1235 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 48+ 50.483 s7
1317 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 1:03.520 s28
1431 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 1:10.273 s10
159 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48+ 1:11.937 s14
16021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 47+ 1 lap9
1754 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 47+ 1 lap20
1810 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 47+ 1 lap24
1914 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 47+ 1 lap18
2075 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 46+ 2 laps29
217 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 46+ 2 laps19
223 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 43+ 5 laps25
Ret43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 47Retired16
Ret6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 43Retired8
Ret51 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 40Retired2
Ret1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 15Accident damage4
Ret34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 14Retired21
Ret18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 8Retired6
Ret5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 8Spun off17
Source(s):

Championship Standings

Pos.NoDriverTeamPts
1rightarrow blue.svg 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 3478
1rightarrow blue.svg 28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 2875
1rightarrow blue.svg 32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 2819
1rightarrow blue.svg 451 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team 2724
1rightarrow blue.svg 517 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 2532

References

  1. ↑ "The Australian V8 Ultimate Sandown – Sandown International Raceway – V8 Supercars – Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Australian V8 Ultimate Sandown – Sandown International Raceway – V8 Supercars – Top 15 Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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