2002 Boost Mobile V8 International

**2002 Boost Mobile V8 International**
Event Information
Round 12 of 13 in the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date	8–10 November 2002
Location	Pukekohe, New Zealand
Venue	Pukekohe Park Raceway
Weather	Fine
Results
Distance
Race 1
Distance	36 laps
Pole position	Mark Skaife ; Holden Racing Team
Winner	Mark Skaife ; Holden Racing Team
Distance
Race 2
Distance	54 laps
Winner	Greg Murphy ; Kmart Racing Team
Distance
Race 3
Distance	54 laps
Winner	Todd Kelly ; Kmart Racing Team
First
Round Results
First	Greg Murphy ; Kmart Racing Team ;
Second	Todd Kelly ; Kmart Racing Team ;
Third	Marcos Ambrose ; Stone Brothers Racing ;

Last updated May 23, 2023

The 2002 Boost Mobile V8 International was the twelfth round of the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 8 to 10 November at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.1446
2	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.3561
3	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.3679
4	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.5348
5	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.5556
6	66	Tony Longhurst	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.6650
7	65	Max Wilson	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.7146
8	16	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.7293
9	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.7573
10	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.7860
11	02	Rick Kelly	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.8044
12	00	Craig Lowndes	00 Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.8427
13	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.8550
14	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.9156
15	888	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.9208
16	7	Rodney Forbes	00 Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.9252
17	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.9561
18	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:58.0208
19	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.0441
20	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.0625
21	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.0797
22	54	Craig Baird	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:58.1064
23	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:58.1131
24	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.2112
25	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.2274
26	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:58.2312
27	27	Neil Crompton	00 Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.2816
28	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.2933
29	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:58.3463
30	600	Dean Canto	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.4228
31	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.4894
32	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.8199
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Top Ten Shootout

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.1672
2	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.4253
3	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.4705
4	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:57.5351
5	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.7704
6	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.9209
7	16	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.9791
8	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.0312
9	66	Tony Longhurst	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.0875
10	65	Max Wilson	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	0:58.3566
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Race 1

Results from Race 1 are as follows:^[1]

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	36	41min 28.6114sec	1
2	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	36	+ 5.132 s	3
3	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	36	+	4
4	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	36	+	5
5	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	36	+	6
6	16	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	36	+	7
7	02	Rick Kelly	Holden Racing Team	36	+	11
8	00	Craig Lowndes	00 Motorsport	36	+	12
9	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	36	+	8
10	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	36	+	17
11	65	Max Wilson	Briggs Motor Sport	36	+	10
12	888	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	36	+	15
13	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	36	+	2
14	66	Tony Longhurst	Briggs Motor Sport	36	+	9
15	27	Neil Crompton	00 Motorsport	36	+	27
16	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	36	+	23
17	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	36	+	21
18	54	Craig Baird	Rod Nash Racing	36	+	22
19	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	36	+	29
20	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	36	+	26
21	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	36	+	24
22	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	36	+	32
23	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	35	+ 1 lap	31
24	600	Dean Canto	Briggs Motor Sport	35	+ 1 lap	30
25	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	35	+ 1 lap	25
26	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	35	+ 1 lap	28
27	7	Rodney Forbes	00 Motorsport	32	+ 4 laps	16
Ret	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	19	Retired	13
Ret	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	15	Retired	14
Ret	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	6	Retired	18
Ret	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	0	Accident damage	19
Ret	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	0	Accident	20
Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team), 0:57.4545
Sources:

Race 2

Results from Race 2 are as follows:^[2]

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	54	57min 56.5579sec	2
2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	54	+	4
3	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	54	+	3
4	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	54	+	5
5	02	Rick Kelly	Holden Racing Team	54	+	7
6	16	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	54	+	6
7	27	Neil Crompton	00 Motorsport	54	+	15
8	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	54	+	31
9	00	Craig Lowndes	00 Motorsport	54	+	8
10	66	Tony Longhurst	Briggs Motor Sport	54	+	14
11	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	54	+	10
12	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	54	+	17
13	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	54	+	9
14	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	54	+	16
15	7	Rodney Forbes	00 Motorsport	54	+	27
16	65	Max Wilson	Briggs Motor Sport	54	+	11
17	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	54	+	23
18	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	54	+	30
19	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	54	+	19
20	888	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	53	+ 1 lap	12
21	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	53	+ 1 lap	21
22	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	53	+ 1 lap	25
23	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	52	+ 2 laps	13
24	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	52	+ 2 laps	26
25	600	Dean Canto	Briggs Motor Sport	51	+ 3 laps	24
Ret	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	41	Retired	28
Ret	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	26	Retired	20
Ret	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	24	Engine	1
Ret	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	20	Retired	29
Ret	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	20	Retired	22
Ret	54	Craig Baird	Rod Nash Racing	0	Retired	18
WD	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing		Withdrawn
Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team), 0.57.9281
Sources:

Race 3

Results from Race 3 are as follows:^[3]

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	54	1hr 10min 49.8778sec	4
2	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	54	+ 0.669 s	29
3	02	Rick Kelly	Holden Racing Team	54	+ 1.640 s	5
4	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	54	+ 2.672 s	1
5	600	Dean Canto	Briggs Motor Sport	54	+ 5.955 s	25
6	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	54	+ 6.542 s	21
7	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	54	+ 8.203 s	13
8	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	54	+ 19.437 s	30
9	65	Max Wilson	Briggs Motor Sport	54	+ 20.244 s	16
10	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	54	+ 1:10.890 s	3
11	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	53	+ 1 lap	11
12	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	53	+ 1 lap	19
13	66	Tony Longhurst	Briggs Motor Sport	53	+ 1 lap	10
14	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	52	+ 2 laps	26
15	27	Neil Crompton	00 Motorsport	52	+ 2 laps	7
16	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	52	+ 2 laps	22
17	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	51	+ 3 laps	24
18	16	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	51	+ 3 laps	6
Ret	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	53	Retired	8
Ret	888	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	49	Retired	20
Ret	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	48	Retired	27
Ret	54	Craig Baird	Rod Nash Racing	47	Retired	31
Ret	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	31	Retired	23
Ret	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	29	Retired	17
Ret	7	Rodney Forbes	00 Motorsport	28	Retired	15
Ret	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	25	Retired	2
Ret	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	17	Retired	18
Ret	00	Craig Lowndes	00 Motorsport	16	Retired	9
Ret	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	13	Retired	28
Ret	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	8	Retired	12
Ret	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	0	Retired	14
WD	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing		Withdrawn
Fastest Lap: Greg Murphy (K-mart Racing Team), 0:57.9784
Sources:

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References

↑ "2002 Boost Mobile V8 International #1". Racing-Reference. 9 November 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
↑ "2002 Boost Mobile V8 International #2". Racing-Reference. 10 November 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
↑ "2002 Boost Mobile V8 International #3". Racing-Reference. 10 November 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

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