2001 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition March 2014 January 2020 2001 Australian Drivers' Championship 2000 2002 The 2001 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Formula Holden regulations, with the winner awarded the 2001 CAMS Gold Star. 2001 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from www.formulaholden.com via replay.waybackmachine.org on 25 March 2011 This, the 45th Australian Drivers' Championship,Records, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4 was promoted as the 2001 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship. Rick Kelly dominated the series driving a Birrana Racing Reynard 94D Holden.http://www.formula3.com.au/files/09files/series/goldstar.asp Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009 formula3.com.au 11 June 2010 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234043/http://www.formula3.com.au/files/09files/series/goldstar.asp dead Kelly won twelve of the 16 races and finished 151 points ahead of runner up Christian Murchison (Reynard 97D Holden), the largest winning points margin in ADC history. Third in the point score was Alan Gurr (Reynard 94D Holden). The four races not won by Kelly were won by Birrana Racing teammates, both former champions making guest appearances. Dual champion Simon Wills took three victories with three-time champion Paul Stokell winning the final race of the season at Winton Motor Raceway. Teams and drivers Entrant Chassis No Driver Rounds Birrana Racing Reynard 94D 1 NZL Simon Wills 2–3 AUS Paul Stokell 8 2 AUS Rick Kelly All Reynard 95D 9 AUS Brenton Ramsay 7–8 Paul Stephenson Racing Reynard 92D 3 AUS Paul Stephenson 1–2 Ralt Australia Reynard 94D 11 AUS Alan Gurr 1, 3–8 Reynard 92D 2 Reynard 97D 12 USA Emerson Newton-John 5 AUS Chris Staff 8 John Herman Racing Reynard 94D 12 AUS Con Toparis 4 Millar Motors Reynard 92D 17 AUS Mark Ellis 2–3, 5, 7 NRC Racing Reynard 95D 19 AUS Stewart McColl 1–3 20 USA Emerson Newton-John 1–3 Cantech Engineering Reynard 91D 24 AUS Ian Peters 2–8 National Neon Signs Ralt RT23 27 AUS Terry Clearihan 2–8 Carrig Motorsport Reynard 89D 49 AUS Rohan Carrig 1–2, 4, 7–8 Greg Murphy Racing Reynard 94D 22 AUS Tim Leahey 8 Reynard 97D 28 AUS Roger Oakeshott 8 Reynard 95D 66 AUS Peter Hill 1–7 Hocking Motorsport Reynard 97D 28 AUS Roger Oakeshott 1–7 74 AUS Chris Staff 1–2 AUS Con Toparis 3 AUS Dale Brede 4 AUS Chris Hocking 5 JPN Akihiro Asai 7–8 75 SIN Christian Murchison All Reynard 96D 76 USA Emerson Newton-John 7–8 Calendar The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round. Rnd Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit(Phillip Island, Victoria) 23–25 March AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing R2 AUS Stewart McColl AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing 2 R1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit(Adelaide, South Australia) 6–8 April NZL Simon Wills NZL Simon Wills AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing R2 NZL Simon Wills NZL Simon Wills Birrana Racing 3 R1 Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway(Darwin, Northern Territory) 11–13 May NZL Simon Wills NZL Simon Wills NZL Simon Wills Birrana Racing R2 NZL Simon Wills NZL Simon Wills Birrana Racing 4 R1 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Street Circuit(Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) 8–10 June AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing R2 AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing 5 R1 Victoria Calder Park Raceway(Melbourne, Victoria) 13–15 July AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing R2 AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing 6 R1 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway(Sydney, New South Wales) 27–29 July AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing R2 AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing 7 R1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park(Mallala, South Australia) 10–12 August AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing R2 AUS Rick Kelly AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing 8 R1 Victoria Winton Motor Raceway(Benalla, Victoria) 7–9 September AUS Rick Kelly AUS Paul Stokell AUS Rick Kelly Birrana Racing R2 AUS Rick Kelly AUS Paul Stokell Birrana Racing Points system Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten places in each race. Championship results Pos Driver PHI ADE DAR CAN CAL ORA MAL WIN Points 1 AUS Rick Kelly 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 293 2 SIN Christian Murchison 3 3 Ret 9 5 5 2 2 2 2 DNS 2 2 Ret 4 Ret 142 3 AUS Alan Gurr Ret DNS 3 3 Ret 4 3 Ret 10 6 2 3 3 2 5 2 130 4 AUS Peter Hill 6 4 5 4 DNS 11 5 4 8 4 3 4 9 4 6 6 111 5 USA Emerson Newton-John 2 Ret DNS Ret 4 Ret 3 3 4 Ret 7 3 75 6 AUS Stewart McColl 4 2 2 4 3 3 74 7 AUS Terry Clearihan Ret 4 7 7 4 5 5 Ret 4 5 Ret 7 8 DNS 69 8 AUS Ian Peters 9 7 6 7 9 10 6 7 6 8 5 6 5 9 10 9 65 9 NZL Simon Wills Ret 1 1 1 60 10 AUS Roger Oakeshott 8 5 4 DNS Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 10 6 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 38 11 AUS Paul Stokell 2 1 35 12 AUS Chris Hocking 4 5 6 5 32 13 AUS Brenton Ramsay Ret 3 3 7 28 14 AUS Con Toparis 6 6 7 6 22 15 AUS Rohan Carrig 10 Ret 7 8 8 9 9 10 8 8 Ret DNS 22 16 AUS Mark Ellis DNS DNS DNS DNS 8 9 7 9 7 6 21 17 AUS Dale Brede Ret 3 12 18 AUS Paul Stephenson 7 6 DNS DNS 10 19 AUS Tim Leahey 11 4 10 20 AUS Chris Staff 5 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 8 21 JPN Akihiro Asai - - 9 DNS 2 Pos Driver PHI ADE DAR CAN CAL ORA MAL WIN Points References External links www.formulaholden.com at 1 Dec 2001 via replay.waybackmachine.org 2001 Race results and points table at www.teamdan.com Image of 2001 Champion Rick Kelly at the Phillip Island round Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship Category:Formula Holden Australian Drivers