2001 V8 Supercars Oran Park round
2001 sports event From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round was the eighth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 28 to 29 July at the Oran Park Raceway in Narellan, New South Wales.
| Event Information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 8 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Date | 27–29 July 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Oran Park Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
Race report
Craig Lowndes achieved pole position in the top-ten shootout, which was his first driving a Ford and the first pole position of the year for the Gibson Motor Sport team. Mark Skaife won both races, taking maximum points whilst doing so. David Besnard achieved his best result of the season of second overall and Lowndes achieved third even after being turned around in race three by Garth Tander.
Race results
Qualifying
Top Ten Shootout
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00 |  Craig Lowndes |
Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.0671 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Skaife |
Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.2295 |
| 3 | 9 | David Besnard |
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.6557 |
| 4 | 15 | Todd Kelly |
Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.7935 |
| 5 | 17 | Steven Johnson |
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.8438 |
| 6 | 8 | Russell Ingall |
Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.9998 |
| 7 | 2 | Jason Bright |
Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.0888 |
| 8 | 600 | John Bowe |
Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:09.6301 |
| 9 | 34 | Garth Tander |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.7164 |
| 10 | 3 | Cameron McConville |
Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.7857 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Race 1
Race 2
- Notes
- ^1 – Garth Tander was given a 32-second penalty after he was deemed to have gained an advantage by spinning Craig Lowndes on the final lap.
Championship Standings
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | 1 | Mark Skaife |
Holden Racing Team | 2006 |
|
2 | 2 | Jason Bright |
Holden Racing Team | 1902 |
 |
3 | 17 | Steven Johnson |
Dick Johnson Racing | 1692 |
 |
4 | 8 | Russell Ingall |
Perkins Engineering | 1675 |
|
5 | 00 | Craig Lowndes |
Gibson Motor Sport | 1365 |
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.