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| Round 7 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 13–15 July 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Calder Park Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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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.
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.
| 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] | |||||
| 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 |
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