2001 Shell Championship Series

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The 2001 Shell Championship Series was a premier Australian touring car competition, marking the third running under the V8 Supercar name and the 42nd since the Australian Touring Car Championship's inception in 1960. The series commenced on March 24, 2001, at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and concluded on December 2, 2001, at Sandown International Raceway, spanning 13 rounds.

The championship featured a diverse calendar, including sprint races, endurance events, and the inaugural international round in New Zealand. Drivers competed across various circuits, each presenting unique challenges and contributing to the overall standings.

Calendar

The 2001 Shell Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds which included 7 pit-stop rounds of two or three races, two sprint races, two 2-driver races and 2 1-driver endurance races.

Rd.Race Title
Circuit
City / StateDate
1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 24–25 March
2 Clipsal 500,
Adelaide Street Circuit
Adelaide, South Australia 6–8 April
3 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 28–29 April
4 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 12–13 May
5 GMC 400,
Canberra Street Circuit
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 9–10 June
6 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 22–24 June
7 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 14–15 July
8 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 28–29 July
9 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500,
Queensland Raceway
Willowbank, Queensland 24–26 August
10 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 8–9 September
11 V8 Supercar 1000,
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst, New South Wales 4–7 October
12 Boost Mobile V8 International,
Pukekohe Park Raceway
Pukekohe, New Zealand 9–11 November
13 Australian V8 Ultimate,
Sandown International Raceway
Melbourne, Victoria 1–2 December

Race formats

Special events

Round 2-Clipsal 500 at Adelaide. This involves 2 250 km races over 78 laps of the Adelaide Street circuit. The winner of the event is the driver who wins the second race and not the driver who collects the most points. The second race involves double points over the first race. There are 2 compulsory pit stops in each race, 1 stop for tyres and 1 stop for fuel.

Round 5-GMC 400 at Canberra. This involves 2 100 km races and 1 200 km race over 25 and 50 laps of the Canberra Street Circuit. The winner of the event is the driver who collects the most points over the weekend. The 2nd race of the weekend will involve a reverse grid of the entire field. The 3rd race grid will be a culmination of the points of race 1 and race 2 put together. In the first 2 races there will be only 1 compulsory stop for tyres. In the 3rd race, there will be 1 stop for tyres and 1 stop for fuel.

Round 9-VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 at Queensland Raceway. This is the first of the double driver endurance events. This race is held over 161 laps over 500 km. The race will involve driver changes and fuel and tyre stops will have to happen at the same time.

Round 11-V8 Supercar 1000 at Bathurst. Known as "The Great Race", Bathurst is the event that all the drivers want to win. It is again a double driver event and will involve driver changes at pit stops. The race is held over 161 laps over 1000 km. This season is the first time that the event isn't the last round of the championship.

Television coverage

Channel 10 and Fox Sports broadcast the coverage for the 5th year since 1997 when they took over from Channel 7. Neil Crompton hosted the coverage for regular rounds with Barry Sheene. Bill Woods hosted the coverage at special events while Leigh Diffey hosted the coverage at the last 2 rounds. Matthew White hosted the coverage at Winton for the only time in the 2001 season. Neil Crompton, Barry Sheene and Mark Oastler commentated for most of the season with Leigh Diffey coming in from Queensland 500 onwards. Greg Rust and Grant Denyer were the pit lane reporters after Greg was commentator for the 2000 championship.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 2001 Shell Championship Series. The series consisted of 11 rounds of single driver racing and two rounds (the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000) of endurance racing with each car driven by two drivers.

Permanent entries
ManufacturerVehicleTeamNo.DriversEventsCo-DriversEvents
Ford Falcon AU Gibson Motorsport 00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton 9, 11
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes All Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Parsons 9, 11
Stone Brothers Racing 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Crick 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Wakefield 11
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White 9, 11
Glenn Seton Racing 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton All Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 9, 11
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 1–8, 10, 12–13
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards 9, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto 9, 11
Larkham Motorsport 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner 9, 11
Dick Johnson Racing 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson All Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich 9, 11
18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich 1–8, 10, 12–13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 9, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McLean 11
Brad Jones Racing 21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones All Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Cleland 9, 11
Steven Ellery Racing 31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 9, 11
Paragon Racing 40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McLean 1–8, 10
Paul Weel Racing 43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey 9, 11
RPM International Racing 45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto 1–4, 7–8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Scifleet 9, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron McGill 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian D'Agostin 11
Paul Little Racing 75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Tratt All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones 9, 11
Briggs Motorsport 600 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe 1–11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 9, 11
Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 12–13
Holden Commodore VS Romano Racing 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano 1, 3
Commodore VT McDougall Motorsport 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dugal McDougall 2, 7
Team Kiwi Racing 021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards All Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Fogg 9, 11
Romano Racing 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano 2, 4
Paul Morris Motorsport 29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris All Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal 9
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ashley Stichbury 11
John Faulkner Racing 46 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner 2–3, 5–13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman 11
Clive Wiseman Racing 50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Mecklem 1–5, 7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Donaher 8–9, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Layton Crambrook 9, 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Layton Crambrook 13
Commodore VX Holden Racing Team 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 11
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 1–8, 10–13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera 9, 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 9
Lansvale Smash Repairs 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Bates 9, 11
Perkins Engineering 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 1–8, 10, 12–13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Macrow 9, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 9, 11
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 9, 11
Imrie Motorsport 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera 3, 7–8, 12–13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian D'Agostin 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Ricciardello 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Brock 9–11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 9, 11
Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia (HRT)15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly All Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 9, 11
51 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 1–8, 10, 12–13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly 9, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Pretty 9, 11
McDougall Motorsport 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dugal McDougall 1, 3–5, 8–11, 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Miedecke 9, 11
Romano Racing 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano 5–7, 9–13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly 9, 11
Garry Rogers Motorsport 34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna 9, 11
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna 1–8, 10, 12–13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell 9, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Ferrier 9, 11
John Faulkner Racing 46 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner 1, 4
Rod Nash Racing 54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 1–8, 10, 12–13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Nash 9, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Ricciardello 9, 11
Part-time entries
Ford Falcon EL Emerzidis Motorsport 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Holt 2, 8, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Mundy
Sieders Racing Team 56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Sieders 8
Falcon AU Terry Wyhoon Racing 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Wyhoon 9, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon 9, 11
Halliday Motorsport 61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Halliday 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Crick 11
Harris Racing 88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Harris 9, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Simpson 11
Power Racing 500 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Heath 2, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede 11
Prancing Horse Racing 888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske 11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird 11
Holden Commodore VS Lansvale Smash Repairs 23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby 1–3, 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Reed 4–5, 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby 11
Alan Taylor Racing 37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Attard 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Hurd 11
Matthew White Racing 76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White 1–2, 4, 7, 13
V8 Racing 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Williams 8
Miller Racing 84 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Miller 6
Ric Shaw Motorsport 90 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ric Shaw 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Conway 11
GM Motorsport 111 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phonsy Mullan 7, 13
Commodore VT Tomas Mezera Motorsport 32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera 1–2
Melbourne's Cheapest Cars 48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Abelnica 10
Doulman Automotive 52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman 3, 8
Team Kiwi Racing 777 Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Fogg 2, 12
Commodore VX Paul Morris Motorsport 67 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal 8
Holden Young Lions (HRT)255 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly 13

Driver changes

Team changes

Season review

Phillip Island, Victoria

Mark Skaife got off to the best start possible, collecting the maximum points at Phillip Island, with Craig Lowndes finishing second on his debut for Ford, thanks to the fastest pit stops of the weekend by his crew. Jason Bright finished third in his comeback to the sport.

Adelaide, South Australia

At the next round in Adelaide, Bright wins the round and the double points race after coming from the back of the field following an accident on lap 1, leaving him at the top of the championship. Mark Skaife has a rough weekend, finishing fourth after being spun by Paul Radisich in Race 1, and suffering another spin in Race 2, leaving him in ninth place. Craig Lowndes won the Saturday race but tangled with Skaife in Race 2, disabling his car and causing him to fall behind in the championship. Paul Radisich had the fastest car of the weekend, but an axle failure in Race 1 and steering damage left him struggling in the championship. Russell Ingall had a solid weekend, finishing with a third and a second place. There was significant controversy over the race officials, as rule-breaking went unpunished, and they were under scrutiny at Eastern Creek.

Eastern Creek, New South Wales

Craig Lowndes and Marcos Ambrose came first and second in the first race but got penalised because of incidents. Craig passed under a Yellow Flag that he could not see and Marcos made an illegal pass on Greg Murphy. This left Greg Murphy 1st on the grid for Race 2 and Mark Skaife second who started tenth in race 1 after he spun in the shootout. Greg Murphy lost his lead to Skaife after he was given a stop-go penalty for jumping the start, but there was more controversy after he didn't come to a complete stop. He got away with it but the rules were changed for the next round. Mark Skaife duly took out the race and round with teammate Jason Bright second but still leading the championship. Greg Murphy came third for the round even with the penalty.

Hidden Valley, Northern Territory

The next round at Hidden Valley turned out to be the car breaker of the year, with Greg Murphy and Russell Ingall having mechanical problems while leading within sight of the flag in Race 3 and 2 respectively. Mark Skaife had a stop-go penalty for jumping the start in Race 1 which left him 12th but still recovered to win Race 3 and come third in the round. Jason Bright had another solid weekend coming second and extending his championship lead over his teammate. But it was Marcos Ambrose who kept his nose clean over the weekend to take the round win in only his fourth championship round.

Canberra, ACT

The GMC 400 was the turning point of the season for Mark Skaife as he came third on the weekend and overtook teammate Jason Bright, who had a difficult weekend. The DJR cars were the cars to have earlier in the weekend as Paul Radisich and Steven Johnson finished 1–2 in qualifying but Radisich spun out in his shootout lap, leaving him 15th and Steven Johnson claiming his first pole position in the series. New for the championship were the pit lane speed limiters restricted to 40 km/h and only one pit bay per team. Steven Johnson wins the first race from Craig Lowndes who was advantaged bt a clear pit lane. Mark Skaife finished 3rd after starting 5th. Marcos Ambrose retires from the race with a broken driveshaft and will start from the back of the grid. The 2nd race is a reverse grid with Steve Reed and Steven Richards starting on the front row. Steven Richards wins from Marcos Ambrose who has a brilliant race which he started from the back but in race 3 he will have to start from the back again. Mark Skaife has a difficult race when he ran into the back of Rodney Forbes in a concertina effect and finished 24th and will start 10th in race 3. The race 3 grid is decided by an aggregate of points accumulated in race 1 and 2 which means that the front row is Craig Lowndes and Paul Radisich. Mark Skaife wins the race with Garth Tander second and Steve Johnson 3rd. Craig Lowndes was leading until a safety car came out with a pit stop still to go. He eventually retired with fuel pressure problems. Steve Johnson won the round with Garth Tander second and Mark Skaife 3rd.

Barbagallo, Western Australia

Paul Radisich dominated the weekend, winning the shootout and Race 1, 2, and 3. Mark Skaife consolidated his championship lead with 2nd place in all three races, while Greg Murphy finished 3rd overall. Russell Ingall saw his chance of a podium dashed when he jumped the start in Race 3 and ended up 4th overall.

Calder Park, Victoria

Paul Morris won his first ever V8 Supercar event as the Big Kev Racer was on the pace from the start of the weekend. Mark Skaife started on Pole but a poor start left him vulnerable to Steven Johnson, who he tapped to give him the lead, but he was issued with a stop-go penalty giving Johnson the lead he never relinquished. Paul Morris came 2nd and Marcos Ambrose 3rd. Paul Morris reverted to blocking in the final 2 races to win both, Russell Ingall finished 2nd in race 2 with Jason Bright 3rd and in race 3, Paul Radisich finished 2nd with Russell Ingall 3rd. Overall for the weekend, Steven Johnson finished 2nd with Russell Ingall 3rd. Mark Skaife finished 14th overall after a spin in race 3.

Oran Park, New South Wales

Mark Skaife comes back from a difficult Calder with a win in both races after starting 2nd. Craig Lowndes claims the pole, but finished 2nd in race 1 and 8th in race 2 after a spin by Garth Tander but still finishes 3rd overall. David Besnard has a fantastic round as he finishes 3rd and 2nd for a 2nd overall as teammate Marcos Ambrose struggles to get to grips with the track.

Queensland 500, Queensland

The first two-driver Enduro provided plenty of thrills, spills, and a dramatic ending. A huge thunderstorm hit as Steven Johnson and Paul Radisich won the race from the gravel trap, but they were lucky as the red flag came out, reverting the result to the previous lap. Russell Ingall and Larry Perkins finished 2nd, while Todd Kelly and Greg Murphy took 3rd. Mark Skaife and Jason Bright finished 4th, despite having oil on the screen for part of the race.

Winton, Victoria

Russell Ingall took another step forward in his championship fight by securing his first round win of the season and claiming his first pole position of his career. Greg Murphy won Race 1, but a slow pit stop in Race 2 dropped him to 6th, though he still finished 2nd overall for the weekend. Mark Skaife finished 3rd overall after starting 15th following a poor qualifying session. Marcos Ambrose was the fastest Ford of the weekend, passing car after car after running off-track on the first corner.

V8 Supercar 1000, Bathurst, New South Wales

Mark Skaife took a significant step toward the championship with his win at Bathurst alongside Tony Longhurst. The Drive of the Day award went to Brad Jones and John Cleland, who started 21st and finished 2nd, despite radio issues that caused Cleland to miss the safety car period. They lost out by just a few seconds. Todd Kelly and Greg Murphy finished 3rd, having stayed in the top 3 all day. They could have won if Todd hadn't spun on a slippery track coming into the last pit stop at the chase. Russell Ingall overtook Jason Bright for 2nd place in the championship after Jason failed to finish alongside Tomas Mezera. Russell and Larry Perkins led heading into the final pit stop, but Larry crashed while entering the pit lane, damaging the front spoiler. They eventually finished 8th. Pole-sitter Marcos Ambrose fell through the field, and after overcooking his entry into the pit lane at the first stop, he got stuck in the gravel and retired. Greg Ritter and Cameron McLean finished 4th after a strong race with a fast car. Paul Radisich and Steven Johnson retired due to an engine failure during a safety car period.

Boost Mobile V8 International, Pukekohe, New Zealand

In the first-ever overseas event for the series, Greg Murphy earned maximum points on home turf. Mark Skaife clinches the championship in the first race, finishing ahead of Russell Ingall, who faced several gearbox issues. Marcos Ambrose finished third but lacked the pace of the leading Holdens.

Sandown, Victoria

Todd Kelly wins his first-ever championship round, securing victory in race 2 and delivering other consistent results. Mark Skaife wins the first race in dry conditions but struggles in the wet and ultimately retires from race 3 following contact with Steven Richards. Craig Lowndes wins the third race, finishing ahead of Marcos Ambrose.

Overall

Mark Skaife wins the series for the fourth time, finishing ahead of Russell Ingall. Jason Bright takes third, ahead of Greg Murphy. The top Ford driver is Steven Johnson. Todd Kelly finishes sixth, thanks to a strong final round, ahead of Paul Radisich, who had some solid performances throughout the season. Marcos Ambrose is awarded Rookie of the Year after finishing eighth, though he would likely regret his performance in the endurance races, where he earned only 112 points. Steve Ellery, the highest-placing driver from a single-car team, takes ninth, while Garth Tander finishes tenth after a challenging year. Craig Lowndes concludes his first year with Ford in eleventh place.

Results and standings

The Ford Falcon AU with which Steven Johnson and Paul Radisich won the 2001 Queensland 500. The car is pictured in 2018 Ford Falcon AU of Steven Johnson (2002).jpg
The Ford Falcon AU with which Steven Johnson and Paul Radisich won the 2001 Queensland 500. The car is pictured in 2018

Results summary

RoundRaceEvent Pole position Race winnersRound winnerReport
1R1Phillip Island Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
2R1Adelaide Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright
3R1Eastern Creek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
4R1Darwin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose
(Stone Brothers Racing, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
5R1Canberra Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson
(Dick Johnson Racing, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
6R1Perth Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich
(Dick Johnson Racing, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich
7R1Calder Park Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
(Paul Morris Motorsport, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
8R1Oran Park Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
9Ipswich Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson
(Dick Johnson Racing, Ford)
report
10R1Winton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall
(Perkins Engineering, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall
11Bathurst Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
12R1Pukekohe Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
(Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
13R1Sandown Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly
(Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes

Points system

Championship points were awarded on the following basis:

Points formatPosition
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th31st32nd
Qualifying18161413121110987
Point system 1908072666258545048464442403836343230282624222018161412108642
Point system 21351201089993878175726966636057545148454239363330272421181512963
Point system 31801601441321241161081009692888480767268646056524844403632282420161284
Point system 436032028826424823221620019218417616816015214413612812011210496888072645648403224168
Point system 55404804323963723483243002882762642522402282162041921801681561441321201089684726048362412

Qualifying points were issued for the first race of each weekend only. Drivers did not need to finish races to score points, provided they took the start.

Drivers championship

PosDriverPenalty PHI ADE ECK DAR CAN PER CAL OPK IPS WIN BAT PUK SAN Pts
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 302883402622182822521082862642285522401883478
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 156464931761901892281793332733141251552875
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 802354682372222141572001992642051331811842819
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 20121021321177209127752882314322881622724
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson 1534551087229417623020437016159164922532
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly 16333413610611917447187288904321552482479
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich 1336520158232288208120370161591101042109
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose 200243165232146821946682201302322132086
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery 132220541181871041561262321483331261372073
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander 10423810884288108150146144109356142702047
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes 2382131723218018812321916511921252421991
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 1912847717220513414810533105304501041912
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 5725610862361028010226229552168801894
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 9326472156134498654333663141321031856
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna 105248621341368864901441263561241441821
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton 15030414213217294781203375304941021800
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 667614172166682749919518425222861701
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones 81841441049464701234054480721321542
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham 54160691651785012751143878496621326
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel 7832105102112102768121693132100781307
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville 54Ret75961221341341631122127648401275
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe 541082095923212076841081021181270
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard 574451776458102242968460521121153
24 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards DNQ136DNQ68110644275160692041081101146
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McLean 108Ret144132201145257Ret1053961128
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Tratt 91806044965250DNPQ12811421672441065
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano3010427681003036192722406010969
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera 48176DNQ50572621339478898
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes 66RetDNS68142707869Ret3014411670853
30 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner 5125242345248DNQ485663Ret7094810
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dugal McDougall5488108422232DNPQ1765715646781
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto DNQ9242DNQ30DNPQ200379743
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby512083374264630
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter DNQ12872396596
35 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards 200379579
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 232333565
37 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Cleland 40480520
38 Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Fogg 5216020448464
39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly 192240432
40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Reed50116264430
41 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 10811876114416
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Bates112276388
43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey216132348
44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones 128216344
45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler MecklemDNQ1801232112DNQ336
46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Miedecke 176156332
47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Ret22880308
48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White5124DNQ38966016285
49 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ashley Stichbury 252252
50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Heath56180236
51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede48180228
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Pretty 228
53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner 14384227
54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton 16192208
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Scifleet 32168200
56 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal DNS195195
57 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Ricciardello 2412032180
58 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Brock10466Ret170
59 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian D'AgostinDNQ168168
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell 168Ret
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Ferrier 168Ret
62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Donaher15152Ret167
63 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Macrow 8872160
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 8872
65 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Nash12036156
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Layton Crambrook152RetDNQ152
67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Harris4896144
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David ParsonsRet144
69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Halliday116Ret116
70 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 104Ret104
71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Simpson9696
72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Holt4845Ret93
73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Crick82Ret82
74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell 7272
75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Abelnica5757
76 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird 56Ret56
77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman48DNPQRet48
78 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Miller4242
79 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon162440
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Wyhoon1624
81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron McGill3232
82 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Wakefield3030
PosDriverPenalty PHI ADE ECK DAR CAN PER CAL OPK IPS WIN BAT PUK SAN Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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