2001 VIP Petfoods GT Production Showroom Showdown

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The 2001 VIP Petfoods GT Production Showroom Showdown was an endurance race for Australian GT Production Cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday 6 October 2001 as a support event on program for the 2001 V8 Supercar 1000. After four years of the race occurring as a three-hour time limited race, the race was shortened to two hours duration.

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The race was won by Graham Alexander and John Woodberry driving a Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V won the race by 16 seconds ahead of the Ford Mustang SVT Cobra RA driven by John Bowe and Chris Dunn.

Class structure

Cars competed in the following five classes:

Results

Pos.ClassNo.Team / EntrantDriversCarLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1A57Corio Auto Parts Plus Graham Alexander
John Woodberry
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V 412:00:42.4544
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
2A9 Budweiser John Bowe
Chris Dunn
Ford Mustang SVT Cobra RA 41+16.807
5.4 L Ford Modular V8
3A300Floyd Motorsport Peter Floyd
Cameron McConville
HSV VX GTS 41+1:34.960
5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8
4A91Jim McKnoulty Gary Deane
Rob Rubis
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 41+1:49.550
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
5A1King Springs/Delphi Mark King
Rod Wilson
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V 41+2:41.894
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
6A47Schepisi Comms./Crystal IT Neil Cunningham
Phillip Polites
HSV VX GTS 40+1 lap
5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8
7A15Bob Hughes Special Vehicles Bob Hughes
Tony Quinn
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI 40+1 lap
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
8A11Barry Morcom Racing Brian Callaghan Jr
Barry Morcom
HSV VX GTS 40+1 lap
5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8
9A14Scott's Transport Industries Peter Gazzard
Clyde Lawrence
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 40+1 lap
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
10A38Dennis Gilbert Dennis Gilbert
Trevor McGuinness
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V 40+1 lap
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
11A31Komatsu Racing Shane Jenner
Charlie O'Brien
Nissan 200SX Spec-R 40+1 lap
2.0 L Nissan SR20DET turbocharged I4
12A28Ross Palmer Motorsport Darren Palmer
Ross Palmer
Honda S2000 40+1 lap
2.0 L Honda F20C I4
13A90Anton Mechtler Graham Moore
Anton Mechtler
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V 40+1 lap
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
14A51Falken Tyres Scott Jacob
Grant Kenny
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 40+1 lap
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
15C62C + L Tiles Scott Loadsman
Ian Luff
Holden VX Commodore SS 40+1 lap
5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8
16A63Haysom Motorsport Greg Haysom
Drew Kruck
Nissan 200SX Spec-R 40+1 lap
2.0 L Nissan SR20DET turbocharged I4
17C69Coffey Ford/PartsPlus/Tickford James Philip
Kent Youlden
Ford AU Falcon XR8 40+1 lap
5.0 L Ford Windsor V8
18B27 Novacastrian Motorsport Steve Cramp
Wayne Russell
BMW 323i 40+1 lap
2.5 L BMW M52 I6
19B35Volkswagen Matt Coleman
Tim Leahey
Volkswagen Beetle RSi 40+1 lap
1.8 L Volkswagen R4 20vT turbocharged I4
20B77Auto One Phil Parsons
Nathan Pilkington
Mitsubishi FTO 39+2 laps
2.0 L Mitsubishi 6A12 V6
21B66Blue Ribbon Honda - Ipswich Len Cave
Guy Gibbons
Honda Integra Type-R 39+2 laps
1.8 L Honda B18C I4
22D20Mitsubishi Electric Australia Robert Chadwick
Warren Luff
Mitsubishi TJ Magna Sports 39+2 laps
3.5 L Mitsubishi Cyclone 6G74 V6
23C64Brian Carr Brian Carr
John McIlroy
Ford AU Falcon XR8 39+2 laps
5.0 L Ford Windsor V8
24B32Quirks/Stahlwille Sue Hughes
David Lawson
BMW 323i 39+2 laps
2.5 L BMW M52 I6
25B44Thrifty Car Rental Donald Pedder
Allan Shephard
Honda Integra Type-R 38+3 laps
1.8 L Honda B18C I4
26E68Caltex Havoline Racing David Russell
Nathan Thomas
Proton Satria GTi 38+3 laps
1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4
27E17Bilstein / Quadrant Marshall Brewer
Martin Doxey
Holden Vectra GL 38+3 laps
2.2 L Holden Family II C22SEL I4
28B49Osborne Motorsport Darren Best
Andrew Bretherton
Toyota Celica VVTL-I 38+3 laps
1.8 L Toyota 2ZZ-GE I4
29D79Alan Holgersson Alan Holgersson
Daniel Sugden
Toyota Camry CSi 38+3 laps
3.0 L Toyota 1MZ-FE V6
30E22 Daihatsu Motor Sport Rick Bates
Geoff Forshaw
Daihatsu Sirion GTVi 38+3 laps
1.3 L Toyota 2SZ-FE I4
31E97Bendix/Patterson Cheney Ben Driscoll
Kimon Papagoarge
Holden Vectra GL 37+4 laps
2.2 L Holden Family II C22SEL I4
32A7Quirks Refrigeration Peter Boylan
Trevor Sheumack
BMW M3 37+4 laps
3.2 L BMW S54 I6
33B39Osborne Motorsport Denis Cribbin
Roland Hill
Toyota MR2 Bathurst 37+4 laps
2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4
34A88Brock Partners Real Estate Michael Brock
Gary Young
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V 36+5 laps
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
35B13Osborne Motorsport Colin Osborne
John Roecken
Toyota Celica VVTL-I 35+6 laps
1.8 L Toyota 2ZZ-GE I4
36A61Team Yamaha Steve Burke
Trevor Haines
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 31+10 laps
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
DNFA25Adelaide Caravan Park Richard Davis
Allan Walls
HSV VX GTS 37
5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8
DNFD70AMAS Security Daryl Coon
Warren Millett
Ford AU Falcon XR6 33
4.0 L Ford Intech HP I6
DNFA23Steve Knight Ross Almond
Steve Knight
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI 31
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
DNFE67Clarion Car Audio Domenic Beninca
Nigel Williams
Proton Satria GTi 27
1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4
DNFA26Brett Peters Brett Peters
Scott Shearman
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 22
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
DNFE21Kosi Kalaitzidis Richard Hing
Chris Poulton
Proton Satria GTi 21
1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4
DNFA8My Accessory Ed Aitken
John Faulkner
HSV VX GTS 19
5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8
DNFB53Volkswagen Will Davison
Stuart McColl
Volkswagen Beetle RSi 11
1.8 L Volkswagen R4 20vT turbocharged I4
DNFA87Falk Motorsport John Falk
Ken Lusty
Subaru Impreza WRX 10
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
DNSA99 Budweiser Scott Shearman
John Teulan
Ford Mustang SVT Cobra RA
5.4 L Ford Modular V8
DNSA59Altiris Software Scott Anderson
Wayne Boatright
Subaru Impreza WRX 10
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4

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