2001 V8 Supercars Oran Park round

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.

2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round

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 1 Distance 36 laps 100 km Pole position Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport 1:08.0671 Winner Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 44:52.5714
Race 2 Distance 36 laps 100 km Winner Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 43:03.6026
Round Results First Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 286 pts Second David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing 242 pts Third Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport 219 pts

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

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:07.9145
2	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:07.9281
3	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:07.9811
4	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:07.9886
5	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.0021
6	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.0350
7	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.0812
8	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.1080
9	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.1216
10	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.1491
11	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.1997
12	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.2377
13	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.2652
14	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.2859
15	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.3653
16	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.4599
17	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.5772
18	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.6057
19	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.6831
20	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.6871
21	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.7001
22	50	Michael Donaher	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:08.7132
23	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:08.7143
24	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.8318
25	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.8574
26	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:08.8610
27	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.9305
28	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:09.0318
29	67	Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:09.2683
30	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:09.6189
31	20	Gary Holt	Eastern Creek Kart Racing	Ford Falcon (EL)	1:10.4830
32	56	Luke Sieders	Sieders Racing Team	Ford Falcon (EL)	1:11.4899
Source:[1]

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

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	44min 52.5714sec	2
2	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 5.62 s	1
3	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 6.71 s	3
4	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 14.21 s	4
5	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 17.31 s	5
6	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 20.01 s	9
7	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 20.29 s	7
8	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 22.93 s	6
9	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 23.33 s	24
10	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 25.70 s	10
11	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 30.37 s	21
12	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 30.99 s	19
13	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 36.44 s	17
14	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 36.90 s	12
15	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	36	+ 44.51 s	23
16	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 45.59 s	16
17	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 45.99 s	11
18	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 58.42 s	25
19	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 58.56 s	27
20	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	36	+ 1:11.97 s	28
21	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	35	+ 1 Lap	26
22	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	35	+ 1 Lap	20
23	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	35	+ 1 Lap	18
24	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	34	+ 2 Laps	30
25	20	Gary Holt	Eastern Creek Kart Racing	Ford Falcon (EL)	34	+ 2 Laps	31
Ret	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	32	Retired	15
Ret	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	20	Retired	8
Ret	50	Michael Donaher	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	9	Retired	22
Ret	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	7	Retired	13
Ret	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	0	Steering	14
DNS	67	Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)		Did Not Start
DNS	56	Luke Sieders	Sieders Racing Team	Ford Falcon (EL)		Did Not Start
Source:[3]

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	43min 03.6026sec	1
2	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 7.00 s	3
3	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 8.43 s	5
4	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 16.65 s	5
5	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 17.92 s	8
6	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 19.59 s	10
7	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 22.12 s	2
8	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 24.92 s	4
9	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 27.20 s	17
10	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 28.06 s	14
11	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 37.20 s	30
12	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 38.17 s	19
13	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 38.49 s	12
14	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 44.23 s	27
15	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 45.16 s	11
16 1	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 45.77 s	6
17	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	36	+ 46.68 s	22
18	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	36	+ 56.99 s	15
19	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	36	+ 1:01.63 s	13
20	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	35	+ 1 Lap	29
21	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	35	+ 1 Lap	20
22	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	35	+ 1 Lap	26
23	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	35	+ 1 Lap	24
24	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	35	+ 1 Lap	23
25	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	35	+ 1 Lap	18
26	20	Gary Holt	Eastern Creek Kart Racing	Ford Falcon (EL)	34	+ 2 Laps	25
Ret	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	19	Retired	9
Ret	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	14	Retired	16
Ret	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	7	Retired	21
DNS	67	Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)		Did Not Start
DNS	56	Luke Sieders	Sieders Racing Team	Ford Falcon (EL)		Did Not Start
Source:[4]

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

1. "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 22 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Top 10 Shoot Out". National Software. Retrieved 22 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 22 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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