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| Round 2 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 6–8 April 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Adelaide Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Overcast, Fine | |||||||||||||
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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.
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.
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
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