2000 Shell Championship Series

The 2000 Shell Championship Series was an Australian motor racing series open to V8 Supercars. The championship, which was the second Shell Championship Series, began on 11 February at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 19 November at the Mount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. Titles were awarded for drivers, teams and manufacturers by the series organisers AVESCO, and the winning driver was also awarded the Australian Touring Car Championship by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, the 41st time that this title had been awarded.
The Drivers Championship was won by Mark Skaife, the Champion Team of the Year title was awarded to the Holden Racing Team and Champion Manufacturer award went to Holden.

Calendar

The 2000 Shell Championship Series was contested over 13 rounds.

Rd.	Event Circuit	City / State	Date	Map
1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	11–13 February
2	Barbagallo Raceway	Perth, Western Australia	17–19 March
3	Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	6–9 April
4	Eastern Creek Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	28–30 April
5	Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	19–21 May
6	GMC 400 Canberra Street Circuit	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	9–11 June
7	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	30 June – 2 July
8	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	14–16 July
9	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	28–30 July
10	Calder Park Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	18–20 August
11	OzEmail Queensland 500 Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	8–10 September
12	Sandown International Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	6–8 October
13	FAI 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	16–19 November

The following drivers and teams competed in the 2000 Shell Championship Series.

Rodney Forbes left Lansvale Racing Team to join Gibson Motorsport
Jason Bright left Stone Brothers Racing to join Dick Johnson Racing as an endurance co-driver for the Bathurst 1000.
Dick Johnson retired from full time driving and joined Steven Johnson for the Queensland 500.
Steven Johnson replaced his father Dick Johnson who retired from full time driving.
Brad Jones left Larkham Motorsport to join Brad Jones Racing.
Wayne Gardner left Wayne Gardner Racing to join Glenn Seton Racing for the Bathurst 1000.
Paul Morris left Holden Racing Team to join Paul Morris Motorsport.
Cameron McConville left John Faulkner Racing to join Rod Nash Racing.
Paul Dumbrell left John Faulkner Racing to join Rod Nash Racing for Bathurst.
Team changes
Stone Brothers Racing expanded to a two car team.
John Faulkner Racing scaled down to a one car team.
Rod Nash Racing expanded to a two car team.
Results and standings

Championship points were awarded on the following basis:

Point system 1: Used for Oran Park, Calder Park and Sandown, race 2.
Point system 2: Used for Barbagallo, Eastern Creek, Hidden Valley, Queensland and Winton.
Point system 3: Used for Oran Park, Calder Park and Sandown, races 1 and 3.
Point system 4: Used for Phillip Island and Canberra races 1 and 2.
Point system 5: Used for Adelaide race 1.
Point system 6: Used for Canberra race 3.
Point system 7: Used for Adelaide race 2 and the Queensland 500.
Point system 8: Used for the Bathurst 1000.
Drivers Championship

The title was awarded to the team of the winning driver in the championship.

The title was presented to the manufacturer with the most number of round wins in the championship.