2002 V8 Supercars Winton round

2002 sports event Victoria 2002 V8 Supercars Winton round 8 13 2002 V8SC Winton Motor Raceway (Australia) track map -- with extension.svg 16–18 August Benalla, Victoria Winton Motor Raceway Fine 32 100 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 1:22.9447 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 45:45.9302 32 100 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 52:36.4250 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 200 Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 144 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 132 The 2002 V8 Supercars Winton round was the eighth round of the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was the 16th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Winton and was held on the weekend of 16 to 18 August at the Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria. Jason Bright continued the Holden Racing Team's dominant 2002 season by winning both races of the weekend and took overall round honours in the process. This also marked the Holden Racing Team's eighth round victory from eight rounds in the 2002 championship as well as their first round victory at the Winton Motor Raceway in its history. Teammate and championship leader Mark Skaife endured a tricky weekend with a botched pitstop in race two losing him valuable track position.Holden dominant, even at Winton https://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/holden-dominant-even-at-winton-20020819-gduiab.html 2002-08-19 2026-09-21 The Age en-AUSkaife slips up but another Bright spark is up to the marque https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/skaife-slips-up-but-another-bright-spark-is-up-to-the-marque-20020819-gdfk06.html 2002-08-19 2026-09-21 The Sydney Morning Herald en-AU Background The event was held on the weekend of 16 to 18 August 2002. It was the 16th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Winton and consisted of two 100 km races with compulsory pitstops. Mark Skaife entered the round as the championship leader with a 797-point gap over nearest competitor, Jason Bright. The winner of the 2001 event was Russell Ingall. Entry list 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series#Teams and drivers There were 36 drivers entered into the event with no necessitation for pre-qualifying. Simon Wills was released from his contract with Briggs Motorsport at the conclusion of the Oran Park round. He would be replaced by Steve Owen. This event also marked the last solo appearance for Wayne Wakefield at Imrie Motorsport. Likewise, Paul Romano would not return to this series after this round until the 2003 Adelaide 500 with his privateer outfit. The Garry Rogers Motorsport drivers swapped car numbers for this round. The reason given was the historical success with the number 35 at Winton and Garth Tander's placement in the driver standings compared to Jason Bargwanna. Race report Qualifying Jason Bright secured provisional pole position by one thousandth of a second over teammate, Mark Skaife. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:22.6618 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:22.6624 3 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:22.7117 4 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:22.7658 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:22.8852 6 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:22.8909 7 35 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:22.9428 8 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.0366 9 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.0503 10 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.1059 11 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.1198 12 34 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.1220 13 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.1285 14 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.1968 15 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.2137 16 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.3730 17 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.4253 18 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.4661 19 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.5763 20 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.6809 21 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.7335 22 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.8233 23 7 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.8295 24 54 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.8741 25 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.9413 26 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.0877 27 600 AUS Steve Owen Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.1420 28 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.1993 29 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.3461 30 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.4271 31 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.4895 32 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.5407 33 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.5577 34 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:24.6153 35 22 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.6975 36 14 AUS Wayne Wakefield Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.8356 Source:2002 V8 Supercars Winton (Race 1) https://www.racingyears.com/race/2002_V8_Supercars_Winton_(Race_1) 2026-09-21 Racing Years en-GB Top ten shootout Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:22.9447 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.3837 3 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.3838 4 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.5477 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.5875 6 35 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.7475 7 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.8619 8 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.2144 9 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.4080 10 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.1901 Source: Race 1 Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 45:45.9302 3 2 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 0.933 1 3 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 6.188 4 4 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 6.903 2 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 7.105 5 6 35 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 11.078 6 7 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 14.303 8 8 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 19.520 7 9 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 22.781 14 10 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 24.474 11 11 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 29.747 10 12 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 29.986 13 13 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 41.142 18 14 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 48.235 16 15 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 49.108 19 16 7 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 49.380 23 17 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 55.913 32 18 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 58.873 22 19 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 59.564 21 20 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:03.519 29 21 54 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1:04.079 24 22 34 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1:04.775 12 23 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 32 + 1:05.267 34 24 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1:05.624 28 25 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:06.569 9 26 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:07.027 15 27 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:07.337 33 28 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:11.602 17 29 600 AUS Steve Owen Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:11.978 27 30 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:18.877 25 31 14 AUS Wayne Wakefield Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1:25.058 36 32 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 31 + 1 lap 30 33 22 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 31 + 1 lap 35 34 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 31 + 1 lap 20 Ret 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 Retired 26 Ret 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0 Retired 31 Fastest Lap: Todd Kelly (Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia) - 1:23.4514 on lap 7 Source: Race 2 Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 52:36.4250 1 2 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 0.517 3 3 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1.408 5 4 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 2.058 2 5 35 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 2.653 6 6 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 4.567 9 7 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 4.992 12 8 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 7.991 11 9 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 8.106 4 10 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 9.075 10 11 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 9.631 8 12 34 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 11.462 22 13 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 11.746 7 14 54 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 14.079 21 15 7 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 14.579 16 16 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 19.907 35 17 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 22.836 14 18 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 24.013 13 19 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 26.013 15 20 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 32 + 26.559 23 21 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 26.830 26 22 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 32.344 32 23 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 35.610 30 24 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 42.125 28 25 22 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 42.530 33 26 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 44.333 24 27 600 AUS Steve Owen Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:06.861 29 28 14 AUS Wayne Wakefield Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 30 + 2 laps 31 29 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 30 + 2 laps 18 30 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 29 + 3 laps 20 31 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 29 + 3 laps 36 32 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 29 + 3 laps 34 Ret 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 26 Retired 27 Ret 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 19 Retired 17 Ret 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 7 Retired 25 Ret 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0 Accident 19 Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Holden Racing Team) - 1:23.1514 on lap 11 Source:2002 V8 Supercars Winton (Race 2) https://www.racingyears.com/race/2002_V8_Supercars_Winton_(Race_2) 2026-09-21 Racing Years en-GB References Winton SuperSprint 2002 2002 V8 Supercars Oran Park round 2002 Queensland 500 2001 V8 Supercars Winton round 2003 V8 Supercars Winton round Winton