2001 V8 Supercars Winton round

2001 Supercar Championship event May 2023 Victoria 2001 Winton V8 Supercar round 10 13 2001 SCS Winton Motor Raceway (Australia) track map -- with extension.svg 7–9 September Benalla, Victoria Winton Motor Raceway Mixed 28 85 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 1:24.3328 Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 45:02.1401 32 100 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 48:54.0840 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 273 Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 231 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 228 The 2001 Winton V8 Supercar round was the tenth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was the 15th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Winton Motor Raceway and was held on the weekend of 8 to 9 September at the Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria. The first race was won by Greg Murphy after tumultuous proceedings saw the 100 km race red flagged at the 85 km mark. Russell Ingall secured his second race win of the year and cemented round honours to boot. The success of this weekend helped bolster Ingall's standing in the championship and quickly became a prime candidate to challenge championship leader Mark Skaife for the title.Flashback: Old foes lock horns in red-flagged epic https://www.supercars.com/news/flashback-old-foes-lock-horns-in-red-flagged-epic 2021-09-10 2026-09-02 Supercars en-AU Background The event was held on the weekend of 8 to 9 September 2001. It was the 15th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Winton Motor Raceway, and consisted of two 100 km races with compulsory pitstops in both instances. Mark Skaife entered the round at the championship leader by 104 points over teammate and nearest competitor, Jason Bright. Entry list 2001 Shell Championship Series#Teams and drivers There was a grid capacity of 32 drivers entered for this round with no pre-qualifying required to filter entrants. From the last sprint race weekend in Oran Park, new entrants for this round included Eddie Abelnica in the Melbournes Cheapest Cars VT Commodore, and James Brock replacing Tomas Mezera at Imrie Motorsport. Cameron McLean would return with Paragon Motorsport for this round. It would also turn out to be McLean's last solo appearance of the year. Race results Qualifying Qualifying was disrupted by the intervention of a hailstorm. Multiple cars spun off the road as they struggle to find traction. Garth Tander broke through to take his first provisional pole position of the year with Cameron McLean proving a surprise package, setting a laptime only two hundredths of a second slower than Tander to take second place. Skaife was a notable absentee from the top ten after a strategic error left him to start from 15th for race one. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:26.8443 2 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.8614 3 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:27.0949 4 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:27.6587 5 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:27.9589 6 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:28.2574 7 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:28.4970 8 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:28.7429 9 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:29.8535 10 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:29.9967 11 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:30.0137 12 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:30.1214 13 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:30.3932 14 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:30.4694 15 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:30.7395 16 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:30.8651 17 16 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:31.0697 18 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:31.3546 19 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:31.5494 20 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:31.6844 21 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:31.8532 22 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:31.9287 23 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:32.0458 24 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.1047 25 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.1956 26 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.3247 27 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.4058 28 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.3639 29 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:33.5859 30 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.9583 31 48 AUS Eddie Abelnica Melbournes Cheapest Cars Holden Commodore (VT) 1:34.3870 32 14 AUS James Brock Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:35.1691 Source: https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_Supercars_Winton_(Race_1) 2001 V8 Supercars Winton (Race 1) The Racing Years 1 September 2026 Top Ten Shootout Conditions were tricky for the shootout as the track was still majorly damp with the exception of the drying racing line. All competitors went out on dry weather tyres. Russell Ingall took his first V8 Supercar pole position by way of setting a laptime over half a second faster than nearest competitor, Paul Morris. Cameron McLean and Tony Longhurst provided their respective teams - Paragon Motorsport and Rod Nash Racing - with their best qualifying positions in the V8 Supercar championship to date. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.3328 2 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:24.9150 3 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.9154 4 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.0289 5 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.4027 6 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.5214 7 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.6025 8 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:26.0698 9 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:27.1293 10 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:31.8195 Source: Race 1 The start was marred by chaos as Tony Longhurst and Steven Ellery collided on the approach to turn one. Out of control, the former made contact with the rear of Cameron McLean, sending the Paragon Motorsport car into a spin, and left multiple drivers, including Jason Bright and Marcos Ambrose, to take to the outfield. Brad Jones and Larry Perkins were also spun off the road at the same point of the circuit. Jones, as well as Glenn Seton, retired from the race owing to damage sustained in the turn one melee. After the pitstop cycle was complete, Greg Murphy found himself in the lead over Russell Ingall thanks to a rapid pitstop. Craig Lowndes spun off at the sweeper, was unable to restart his engine in the muddy outfield and could not drive out again. A few laps later, his Gibson Motorsport teammate Rodney Forbes encountered the same fate. Paul Weel and Paul Radisich also found themselves trapped in the runoff but were eventually able to get back onto the racetrack. Stone Brothers Racing elected to keep Marcos Ambrose out on circuit and complete his compulsory pitstop at a later time in an alternate strategy. He was finally brought into the pitlane on lap 12. Despite suffering damage to the exhaust manifold, Ambrose began to rapidly ascend through the pack, setting lap times over a second faster than race leader, Murphy. Mark Skaife had almost made good headway, being placed in third after the pitstop cycle. The safety car was called on lap 20 to retrieve several grief-stricken cars around the circuit. When the race resumed with eight laps remaining, Ambrose immediately passed the lapped car of Paul Romano and set off after the Holden Racing Team duo ahead. Later on in the lap, Garth Tander made contact with John Bowe, sending the Caterpillar Ford into a spin. Stranded in the path of other cars, a concertina effect saw David Besnard spun off the circuit and Cameron McConville's car launched skyward before breaking its suspension. Todd Kelly also sustained heavy damage to the front end of the car as a consequence of hitting McConville. Two laps later, Tony Longhurst made heavy side-on contact with the turn four wall after being pushed into a spin by Paul Radisich. Steven Richards was spun by Anthony Tratt and James Brock lost a wheel as the race was brought under safety car conditions. The officials would then display the red flag six laps short of the 100 km distance. Murphy would be declared the race winner with Ingall in second and Skaife third. Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid 1 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 45min 02.1401sec 8 2 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 0.92 1 3 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 1.75 15 4 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 2.65 10 5 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 3.20 18 6 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 28 + 3.79 2 7 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 6.22 19 8 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 8.20 9 9 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 9.25 12 10 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 11.06 4 11 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 11.82 16 12 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 13.12 7 13 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 13.66 30 14 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 14.56 5 15 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 15.73 3 16 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 28 + 17.74 29 17 16 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 19.44 17 18 14 AUS James Brock Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 22.19 32 19 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 23.26 13 20 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 23.91 25 21 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 27 + 1 lap 22 22 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 27 + 1 lap 26 23 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 27 + 1 lap 20 24 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 27 + 1 lap 24 25 48 AUS Eddie Abelnica Melbournes Cheapest Cars Holden Commodore (VT) 27 + 1 lap 31 26 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 26 + 2 laps 23 Ret 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 26 Accident 6 Ret 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 24 Accident 14 Ret 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 10 Spun off 28 Ret 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 4 Spun off 27 Ret 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1 Steering arm 21 Ret 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0 Collision damage 11 Fastest Lap: Paul Radisich (Dick Johnson Racing) - 1:24.3335 on lap 6 Source: Race 2 Steven Richards would start the race from the pitlane owing to technical troubles in the warm-up session. Tony Longhurst was declared a non-starter owing to the damage sustained in race one. Murphy bogged down off the line and allowed Ingall to take the lead on the approach to turn one. In the second part of the esses, John Faulkner made contact with Dugal McDougall, sending him into a spin. In avoiding action, John Bowe threw his Falcon into a spin and fell to the back of the pack. David Besnard and Jason Richards also spun in the process of avoiding Bowe's stranded car. Ingall and Skaife were the first of the front runners to complete their compulsory pitstops. Murphy suffered a slow pitstop that threw him out of the top ten. The safety car was deployed on lap 12 after Cameron McConville's car flipped upside down at turn four. The race resumed on lap 17 with Cameron McLean leading the race, albeit still required to take his compulsory pitstop. Ambrose overtook Bright for third place while Tander took the opportunity to sneak past for fourth. However, at the next corner, Bright made contact with the rear of Tander's car and spun the Valvoline Commodore. Tander struggled to get his car out of the damp outfield and rejoined the race at the rear of the pack. To compound his problems, he would also be issued a stop-go penalty for a pit speed violation. Bright would not be punished for his role in the incident. Todd Kelly was relegated to the pitlane on lap 25 due to a flat tyre. On the next lap, Mark Larkham retired from the race after being spun by Larry Perkins into the turn four gravel trap. Perkins was issued a stop-go penalty for his troubles. Besnard would also be penalised for spinning Brad Jones. Skaife and Ambrose began applying pressure to Ingall for the lead. Despite the pace deficit, Ingall managed to hold station to take his second win of the season and claimed round honours to boot. Skaife and Ambrose rounded out the podium. Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid 1 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 48min 54.0840sec 2 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 0.82 3 3 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1.24 5 4 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 3.27 4 5 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 8.87 15 6 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 12.48 1 7 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 32 + 13.23 6 8 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 15.01 12 9 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 15.52 8 10 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 15.70 31 11 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 16.14 20 12 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 21.09 23 13 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 22.25 19 14 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 28.32 24 15 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 28.53 13 16 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 32.63 32 17 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 32 + 36.52 26 18 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 38.48 7 19 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 43.26 30 20 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 45.06 22 21 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 45.33 14 22 48 AUS Eddie Abelnica Melbournes Cheapest Cars Holden Commodore (VT) 32 + 55.89 25 23 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 57.48 21 24 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 58.12 10 25 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1:13.08 11 26 14 AUS James Brock Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 31 + 1 lap 18 27 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 26 + 6 laps 29 Ret 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 25 Spun off 9 Ret 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 19 Mechanical 16 Ret 16 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 17 Mechanical 17 Ret 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 11 Accident 28 DNS 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) Did not start Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing) - 1:23.4863 on lap 11 Source: https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_Supercars_Winton_(Race_2) 2001 V8 Supercars Winton (Race 2) The Racing Years 1 September 2026 Championship points Round points tally Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 1 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 273 2 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 231 3 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 228 4 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 205 5 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 201 Drivers' Championship standings after Round 10 Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 10px 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 2498 10px 2 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 2371 10px 3 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 2281 10px 4 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 2217 10px 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 1842 References External links Winton Motor Raceway 2001 2001 Queensland 500 2001 V8 Supercar 1000 2000 V8 Supercars Winton round 2002 V8 Supercars Winton round Winton