2001 V8 Supercar season


The 2001 V8 Supercar season was the 42nd year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
There were 22 touring car race meetings held during 2001; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2001 Shell Championship Series, two of them endurance races; a six-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series along with a non-point scoring race supporting the Bathurst 1000 and V8 Supercar support programme events at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix and 2001 Honda Indy 300.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 2001 Australian touring car season consisted of 22 events.
DateSeriesCircuitCity / StateWinnerTeamCarReport
26 MarKVS Round 1Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South WalesSimon WillsTeam DynamikHolden VT Commodore
2–4 MarHot Wheels V8 Supercar ShowdownAlbert Park street circuitMelbourne, VictoriaPaul RadisichDick Johnson RacingFord AU Falconreport
18 MarKVS Round 2Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesDavid ParsonsGibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore
25 MarSCS Round 1Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VX Commodore
7–8 AprClipsal 500 SCS Round 2Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaJason BrightHolden Racing TeamHolden VX Commodorereport
29 AprSCS Round 3Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VX Commodore
6 MayKVS Round 3Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaOwen KellyJohn Faulkner RacingHolden VS Commodore
12–13 MaySCS Round 4Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern TerritoryMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers RacingFord AU Falcon
27 MayKVS Round 4Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaDavid ParsonsGibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore
9–10 JunSCS Round 5Canberra Street CircuitCanberra, Australian Capital TerritorySteven JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon
23–24 JunSCS Round 6Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western AustraliaPaul RadisichDick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon
8 JulKVS Round 5Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, QueenslandPaul DumbrellGibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore
15 JulSCS Round 7Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportHolden VT Commodore
29 JulSCS Round 8Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VX Commodore
11 AugKVS Round 6Mallala Motor Sport ParkAdelaide, South AustraliaSimon WillsTeam DynamikHolden VT Commodore
26 AugVIP Pet Foods Queensland 500 SCS Round 9Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandPaul Radisich
Steven Johnson		Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falconreport
9 SepSCSRound 10Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaRussell IngallPerkins EngineeringHolden VX Commodore
6–7 OctKonica V8 Supercar Challenge RaceMount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesWayne WakefieldGraphic Skills RacingHolden VS Commodorereport
6–7 OctV8Supercar Bathurst 1000 SCS Round 11Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesMark Skaife
Tony Longhurst		Holden Racing TeamHolden VX Commodorereport
27–28 OctCabcharge V8Supercar ChallengeSurfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, QueenslandGarth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VX Commodorereport
10–11 NovBoost Mobile V8 International SCS Round 12Pukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, New ZealandGreg MurphyK-Mart Racing TeamHolden VX Commodore
1–2 DecAustralian V8 Ultimate SCS Round 13Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaTodd KellyK-Mart Racing TeamHolden VX Commodore

Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown

This meeting was a support event of the 2001 Australian Grand Prix.
DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2Race 3

Konica V8Supercar Challenge Race

This race was a support event of the 2001 V8 Supercar 1000.
DriverNo.TeamCarGridRace

Cabcharge V8Supercar Challenge

This meeting was a support event of the 2001 Honda Indy 300.
DriverNo.TeamCarTop TenRace 1Race 2Race 3Points