2001 Adelaide 500

2001 Supercar Championship event February 2021 April 2011 South Australia 2001 Adelaide 500 2 13 2001 SCS Adelaide (short route).svg 6–8 April Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Overcast, Fine 78 250 Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 1:25.9204 Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport 2:02:49.1189 78 250 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 2:06:34.5914 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 468 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 464 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 455 The 2001 Adelaide 500 (known for naming rights reasons as the 2001 Clipsal 500 Adelaide) was the third running of the Adelaide 500 event. The event served as the second round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series and was held from April 6 to 8, 2001. The first race of the weekend was won by Craig Lowndes, thus securing his first win for the Ford since his switch from the Holden Racing Team. In doing so, it was also Gibson Motorsport's first win for Ford.2021-04-07 Rewind: Lowndes' First Ford Win Amid Clipsal Chaos https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/on-this-day-lowndes-first-ford-win-amid-clipsal-chaos/ 2026-08-26 V8 Sleuth en-AU Sunday's race was won by Jason Bright who climbed through the field after contact on lap one that forced him to pit for repairs. The race was also notable for the late-race battle, and eventual collision, between former Holden Racing Team teammates, Lowndes and Mark Skaife. Bright's overall round victory allowed him to leapfrog teammate Skaife in the driver standings heading into the third round at Eastern Creek. This was also the last year that the Adelaide circuit would feature a chicane at turn eight. From 2002, the corner would be reprofiled into a sweeper that would become a staple of the circuit in the years that followed. Background The format, unique to V8 Supercars, and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, splits the 500 kilometre event into two separate 250 kilometre-races, each held on a different day. Points were assigned separately to the races, with Race 2 paying double points over Race 1 (180 points for a win in Race 1 and 360 points for a win in Race 2), and they combined to award a round result. The defending event winner from 2000 was Garth Tander of Garry Rogers Motorsport. Mark Skaife entered the round with a 50-point lead over nearest competitor Craig Lowndes after dominating the opening round at Phillip Island.2001-03-26 Skaife and HRT lead the way https://www.goauto.com.au/news/skaife-and-hrt-lead-the-way/2001-03-26/98.html 2026-08-25 Go Auto en-AU Entry list 2001 Shell Championship Series#Teams and drivers Several drivers would make their first appearances for the 2001 season in this event. This included Angus Fogg for Team Kiwi Racing, Alan Heath for Power Racing, and Garry Holt for Emerzidis Motorsport. Race report Qualifying Sporting a brand-new Dick Johnson Racing AU Falcon, Paul Radisich set the pace in qualifying with a time nearly four-tenths clear of nearest competitor, Mark Larkham. The top 18 cars in qualifying had set a laptime under the previous track record set by Jason Bright in 1999. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.1107 2 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.4839 3 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.5169 4 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.5629 5 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.5657 6 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.5836 7 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.5961 8 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.6145 9 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.6629 10 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.6792 11 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.6948 12 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.7168 13 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.7348 14 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.7500 15 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.8611 16 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.8773 17 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:26.0018 18 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.1022 19 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.3862 20 45 AUS Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.7541 21 16 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:26.8853 22 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.9764 23 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:26.9780 24 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:27.2000 25 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:27.3983 26 76 AUS Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:27.4698 27 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:27.5359 28 32 AUS Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:27.7258 29 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:27.7565 30 50 AUS Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:27.8668 31 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:27.9479 32 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:27.9847 33 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:28.1315 34 23 AUS Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 1:28.2512 35 500 AUS Alan Heath Power Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:28.7735 36 20 AUS Garry Holt Emerzidis Motorsport Ford Falcon (EL) 1:29.0285 37 14 AUS Greg Ritter Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:30.0436 38 777 NZL Angus Fogg Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:30.2553 39 61 AUS Ross Halliday Halliday Motorsport Ford Falcon (EL) 1:32.2979 Source: https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_Supercars_Clipsal_500_%28Race_1%29 2001 V8 Supercars Clipsal 500 (Race 1) The Racing Years 26 August 2026 Top fifteen shootout Preceding the shootout, a tyre bundle was installed at the Senna Chicane to deter corner-cutting. This would be removed for the races. Pos No Driver Team Car Time Points 1 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.9204 18 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.9746 16 3 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.9959 14 4 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.0485 13 5 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.0818 12 6 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.0956 11 7 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:26.2867 10 8 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.3214 9 9 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.3487 8 10 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.4200 7 11 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:26.5112 12 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:26.5896 13 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.6529 14 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.7261 15 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:27.2622 Source: Race 1 Skaife won the holeshot over Greg Murphy to take the lead into the Senna Chicane. Behind them, Dugal McDougall was spun by Cameron McLean at turn four. The stranded McDougall was collected in a nose-to-tail incident that included Paul Weel, Paul Romano and Greg Ritter. Anthony Tratt was also spun around in a separate incident at the same corner. Further up the road, Jason Richards suffered significant damage to the front of his Commodore which ultimately forced him out of the race. The following lap, McLean's engine suffered a catastrophic detonation and pulled off into the escape road at the turn nine hairpin to retire from the race. As the race settled down, the top three drivers of Skaife, Murphy and Radisich began to break away from the pack. Radisich in particular had begun to apply an enormous amount of pressure to the two ahead of him. On lap eight, Radisich passed Murphy on the approach to turn four in an aggressive move and set off after Skaife in hot pursuit. The following lap, Marcos Ambrose and Todd Kelly collided on the front straight which sent the former into the barriers and forced him out of the race. Somewhat controversially, the stewards adjudicated the collision to be a racing incident and issued no punishment to Kelly. Skaife, who was beginning to struggle with his tyres, continued to defend his lead heavily from Radisich. On lap 16, the two collided on the approach to turn four which sent Skaife into a spin. He would rejoin the race in 16th, behind Dean Canto. Similar to the Kelly/Ambrose incident, the stewards would not penalise Radisich for the contact as they had adjudged the collision to be a racing incident.35% right "That was the most stupidest thing that I have ever done in motor racing. I was concentrating fully on the dash readout to ensure I didn't exceed the 60kph speed limit in pitlane and I simply drove past my pitbox; that cost me any chance of winning the event." Greg Murphy commenting on his pitstop blunderHRT Grabs Third Win In A Row Before Record Adelaide Crowd April 2001 Speedsport Ltd. 34-36 Murphy came in for his compulsory pitstop on lap 27. However, in the act of intently monitoring his speedometer to ensure he did not exceed the pit-speed limit, he missed his pit box and would be required to cycle around again after having lost an array of positions. Behind him, Skaife took the opportunity of his own misfortunes to complete the first of his pitstops for fuel. Kelly and Garth Tander came to blows later on the same lap which sent the former into a spin while attempting to enter the pitlane. Steven Johnson sustained significant damage to his driver's side door after Kelly had backed into it during the spin. After Rodney Forbes retired from the race at turn five, the safety car was called on lap 38 to retrieve multiple grief-stricken cars across the racetrack. The race resumed on lap 42 with Bright leading the pack and Radisich being the first on the road to have made both compulsory pitstops. Lowndes began to climb through the pack and on lap 46, passed Radisich for the effective lead of the race into the hairpin. The safety car would be recalled on lap 47 after Murphy's steering rack failed at turn eight, sending him into the wall and out of the race. During this period, John Faulkner was involved in an incident on pitroad where the rear wing of his Commodore haphazardly became tangled with a hose from his pit box gantry. This brought the gantry down onto Mark Larkham's pitbox and injured one of the crew members. Upon resumption of the race, Lowndes led from Radisich, Ingall, Johnson and Glenn Seton. Radisich's car by this stage had incurred significant overall damage and begun to hinder the cars handling characteristics. He was also suffering with a rehydration issue, depleting him of fluids in a what was a notoriously grueling endurance event. Two further impacts with the wall eventually broke the Watts linkage and forced him to retire from the race. By this time, Lowndes had established a commanding lead over Johnson and Ingall. Even after straying wide at the hairpin toward the end of the race, Lowndes' lead never came under any threat.35% right "This is great – we didn't expect to win a race so early in the season, so this is a great team victory." Craig Lowndes speaking to media after the race On lap 74, Seton and Bright collided through The Staircase, sending Seton backwards into the tyre barrier, dislodging the rear bumper and throwing it under the car. With this, Seton was unable to drive away and retired on the spot. Up the front, Lowndes remained unchallenged to the flag and thus took his, and Gibson Motorsport's, first win for the Ford brand. Johnson and Ingall rounded out the podium while Skaife finished fourth in a commendable recovery drive. Another notable performance was that of Dean Canto who, despite the limitations of the RPM Racing equipment, finished in the top ten in a lauded drive. The stewards came under scrutiny after the race after a barrage of incidents throughout the race went unpunished. Along with the Kelly/Ambrose and Skaife/Radisich incidents, the Holden Racing Team pitcrew had also allowed one of Bright's wheels to venture across the pitlane where it was then collected by Larry Perkins. It was stressed before the event that such an offence would result in a drive-through penalty. Instead, the stewards issued the team with a $2000AUD fine. The only driver that did receive punishment of any kind was Jason Bargwanna who had spun John Bowe at the hairpin. For this, Bargwanna was issued a stop-go penalty. Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid Points 1 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 78 2hr 2min 49.1189sec 8 180 2 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 78 + 10.20 10 160 3 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 14.33 12 144 4 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 18.96 2 132 5 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 78 + 23.99 16 124 6 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 29.22 7 116 7 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 30.03 11 108 8 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 78 + 31.25 9 100 9 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 39.26 17 96 10 45 Australia Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 78 + 40.46 20 92 11 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 78 + 45.05 14 88 12 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 78 + 46.24 23 84 13 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 56.19 27 80 14 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 77 + 1 lap 40 76 15 15 Australia Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 77 + 1 lap 3 72 16 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 77 + 1 lap 13 68 17 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 77 + 1 lap 15 64 18 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 77 + 1 lap 29 60 19 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 77 + 1 lap 21 56 20 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 77 + 1 lap 30 52 21 23 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 76 + 2 laps PL 48 22 777 New Zealand Angus Fogg Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 76 + 2 laps 38 44 23 14 Australia Greg Ritter Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 74 + 4 laps 37 40 24 61 Australia Ross Halliday Halliday Motor Sport Ford Falcon (EL) 73 + 5 laps 39 36 DNF 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 74 Accident 5 DNF 76 Australia Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 67 Retired 26 DNF 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 66 Retired 25 DNF 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 64 Retired 33 DNF 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 63 Suspension 4 DNF 32 Australia Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 57 Retired 28 DNF 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 47 Steering 1 DNF 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 42 Engine 19 DNF 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 39 Wheel 32 DNF 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 37 Accident 22 DNF 20 Australia Garry Holt Eastern Creek Kart Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 20 Mechanical 36 DNF 500 Australia Alan Heath Power Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 16 Retired 35 DNF 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 8 Accident 6 DNF 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 4 Retired 24 DNF 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1 Engine 18 DNF 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 0 Accident 31 Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Holden Racing Team) - 1:26.7346 on lap 71 Source: Race 2 Despite the threat of rain looming at the start of the day, conditions for the race were good. Lowndes kept his lead off the line while Skaife nestled his way into second. At the hairpin on lap one, Steven Ellery collided with Tander after attempting an audacious, and ultimately unsuccessful move. This caused chaos as Tander came nose-to-nose with Ellery, Bowe and Larkham. Canto also found himself trapped in the melee and Bright was forced into the pitlane after sustaining damage to the front-left fender. The damage to Bowe's car was significant to force him out of the race. Up the front, Lowndes began to seek out a commanding lead. Skaife relinquished second and third shortly before safety car was called. A second safety car was soon called after Forbes and Cameron McConville came to blows on lap five. On lap 21, Paul Morris retired from the race after being overcome by fuel fumes emanating throughout the car. Upon returning to the pitlane, Morris collapsed and was given immediate medical care. Tander lost even more positions after colliding with Canto at the final corner on lap 24. On lap 29, Radisich crashed into the wall at the penultimate corner as a result of a cut tyre. He was able to keep the engine running but was unable to extricate himself from the tyre wall and forced another safety car period. The safety car was out again on lap 37 after Canto suffered a high-speed shunt at turn eight after his brakes failed.35% right "I was in a hurry to pass Skaife and we were having a good old tussle. He's struggled for pace all weekend but was blocking quite nicely. I had a crack at the inside line on the exit of turn six, heading to turn seven and it didn't come off." Craig Lowndes commenting on his crash with Mark Skaife Despite the calamity of the start, Bright found himself leading the race after having completed both compulsory pitstops. Skaife likewise was enjoying a fruitful race and looked set to make it a Holden Racing Team one-two. However, he spun at turn eight after a fumble with the gearbox and lost a bunch of positions. Lowndes meanwhile was forced to pit after his left-rear tyre was damaged. After a few laps, Lowndes had caught up with Skaife and the two former teammates became locked in battle. The new left-rear tyre on Lowndes' car gave him an edge on pace, exemplified when he set the fastest lap of the race shortly before latching onto the back of Skaife. On lap 59, as they were ascending through The Staircase, Lowndes attempted a criss-cross move on Skaife. However, he clipped the rear of the HRT Commodore, forcing him into a half-spin. Lowndes climbed up the side of the Commodore and the resulting damage forced Lowndes out of the race. Skaife pressed on, albeit with damage to the front-right of the car. Ingall began to eat into Bright's lead in the dying laps of the race while Johnson passed Seton for third place. Ultimately, Bright maintained a healthy margin to take his first victory aboard a Holden in the V8 Supercar category and in doing so had usurped teammate Skaife as the new championship leader. Ingall and Johnson completed the podium. Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid Points 1 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 78 2hr 6min 34.5914sec 7 360 2 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 1.25 3 320 3 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 78 + 16.28 2 288 4 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 78 + 17.65 25 264 5 15 Australia Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 19.16 15 248 6 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 78 + 23.32 36 232 7 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 78 + 27.47 16 216 8 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 42.92 17 200 9 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 52.43 4 192 10 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 53.22 30 184 11 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 78 + 1:09.44 13 176 12 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 78 + 1:20.78 12 168 13 23 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 77 + 1 lap 21 160 14 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 77 + 1 lap 9 152 15 32 Australia Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 77 + 1 lap 29 144 16 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 77 + 1 lap 38 136 17 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 77 + 1 lap 20 128 18 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 77 + 1 lap 18 120 19 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 76 + 2 laps 6 112 20 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 75 + 3 laps 32 104 21 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 75 + 3 laps 5 96 22 14 Australia Greg Ritter Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 74 + 4 laps 23 88 23 61 Australia Ross Halliday Halliday Motor Sport Ford Falcon (EL) 73 + 5 laps 24 80 24 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 72 + 6 laps 11 72 25 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 69 + 9 laps 26 64 26 500 Australia Alan Heath Power Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 66 + 12 laps PL 56 27 20 Australia Garry Holt Eastern Creek Kart Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 62 + 16 laps 34 48 NC 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 50 Not Classified 28 DNF 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 71 Wheel 19 DNF 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 58 Accident 1 DNF 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 42 Retired 27 DNF 777 New Zealand Angus Fogg Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 42 Retired 22 DNF 45 Australia Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 37 Accident 10 DNF 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 21 Exhaustion 14 DNF 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 5 Retired 31 DNF 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 5 Accident 33 DNF 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 5 Accident 37 DNF 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0 Accident 8 DNS 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) Did Not Start DNS 76 Australia Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) Did Not Start Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Gibson Motorsport) - 1:25.8364 on lap 57 Source: https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_Supercars_Clipsal_500_%28Race_2%29 2001 V8 Supercars Clipsal 500 (Race 2) The Racing Years 26 August 2026 Championship points Round points tally Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 1 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 468 2 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 464 3 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 455 4 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 340 5 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 334 Drivers' Championship standings after Round 2 Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 10px 1 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 703 10px 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 628 10px 3 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 622 10px 4 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 607 10px 5 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 497 Aftermath Following a myriad of crashes at turn eight, the corner would be reprofiled for 2002. The chicane would be replaced with a sweeper which would become a staple of the racetrack and notorious for being one of the most challenging in Australian motorsport. References External links Official race results Official V8 Supercar website Clipsal 500 2001 2001 V8 Supercars Phillip Island round 2001 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek round 2000 Clipsal 500 2002 Clipsal 500 Category:Adelaide 500 Clipsal 500 Category:2001 in Adelaide