2002 Boost Mobile V8 International

2002 Supercar Championship event May 2023 New Zealand 2002 Boost Mobile V8 International 12 13 2002 V8SC Pukekohe_Park_Raceway_(1990).png 8–10 November Pukekohe, New Zealand Pukekohe Park Raceway Friday: OvercastSaturday: OvercastSunday: Sunny 36 100 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 57.1672 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 41:28.6114 54 150 Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 57:56.5579 54 150 Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 1:10:49.8778 Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 186 Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 157 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 125 The 2002 Boost Mobile V8 International was the twelfth round of the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 8 to 10 November at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand. The event was won by Greg Murphy for the second time in succession after rivals Mark Skaife and Marcos Ambrose incurred problems that dropped them out of contention. Teammate Todd Kelly completed a one-two for Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia for the round whilst Ambrose rounded up the top three in overall points. Despite claiming pole position and winning the first race, series champion Mark Skaife was beset with engine issues over the last two races, eliminating him from round honours. This was the last Pukekohe V8 Supercar event to be sponsored by Boost Mobile. From 2003 onwards, the vacancy was taken over by hardware company, PlaceMakers. Background Mark Skaife entered the event having already wrapped up the championship two rounds prior at the Bathurst 1000.https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/bathurst-race-report-2002-10-15/1002103/ Bathurst race report Motorsport.com 15 October 2002 2024-10-06 Contention for second in the championship was still raging between Ambrose, Murphy and Jason Bright. Preceding this event, Greg Murphy had remained undefeated at this circuit, in terms of qualifying, races and overall round points. The first instance being in the non-championship 1996 Mobil New Zealand Sprints and the other being in the inaugural championship event in 2001. Dean Canto would replace Greg Ritter at Briggs Motorsport, taking over the drive for the remainder of the 2002 season. Race report Qualifying Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.1446 2 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.3561 3 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.3679 4 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.5348 5 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.5556 6 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.6650 7 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.7146 8 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.7293 9 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.7573 10 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.7860 11 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.8044 12 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.8427 13 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.8550 14 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.9156 15 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.9208 16 7 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.9252 17 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.9561 18 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.0208 19 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.0441 20 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.0625 21 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.0797 22 54 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.1064 23 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.1131 24 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.2112 25 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.2274 26 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.2312 27 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.2816 28 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.2933 29 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.3463 30 600 AUS Dean Canto Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.4228 31 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.4894 32 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.8199 Sources: Top Ten Shootout Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.1672 2 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.4253 3 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.4705 4 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.5351 5 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.7704 6 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.9209 7 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.9791 8 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.0312 9 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.0875 10 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.3566 Sources: Race 1 thumb|The start of the first race of the 2002 Boost Mobile V8 International Drama unfolded almost immediately as the two Dick Johnson Racing cars driven by Paul Radisich and Steven Johnson collided on the approach to turn one. The incident resulted in both cars immediately dropping out of the race and with Radisich's car stranded on the side of the track, the safety car was deployed. Once the race resumed, Skaife led the race from David Besnard, Murphy, Ambrose, Bright, Todd Kelly, Steven Richards and Brad Jones. Skaife began to set a scorching pace, eventually breaking the track record multiple times over the course of the race. By lap 8, multiple cars down the pack opted to complete their compulsory pit stops. A slow stop for Besnard would prove to be costly, being dropped out of the top ten. Cameron McConville's race was over when his engine expired at the pitlane exit On lap 15, Larry Perkins retired from the race after the power steering pump had failed. Garth Tander's race was over on lap 22 owing to a front-right suspension failure. Rodney Forbes spun off at the hairpin, hitting the tyre barrier in the process. But was able to continue the race. Up the front, Skaife remained untroubled throughout the entire race. In taking victory, he became the first driver to defeat Murphy at Pukekohe Park Raceway in a V8 Supercar race. Murphy and Ambrose rounded out the podium. Pos No Name Team Laps Time / Retired Grid 11 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 36 41min 28.6114sec 1 2 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 36 + 5.132 3 3 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 36 + 6.409 4 4 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 36 + 6.860 5 5 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 36 + 11.569 6 6 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 36 + 12.503 7 702 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions 36 + 13.599 11 800 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport 36 + 21.570 12 921 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 36 + 24.249 8 108 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 36 + 24.849 17 1165 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport 36 + 27.298 10 12888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing 36 + 27.690 15 139 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing 36 + 31.478 2 1466 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport 36 + 36.309 9 1527 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport 36 + 36.644 27 16021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing 36 + 37.144 23 1731 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing 36 + 49.253 21 1854 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing 36 + 53.254 22 1935 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport 36 + 54.964 29 2046 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing 36 + 55.342 26 2143 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing 36 + 55.379 24 2240 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport 36 + 58.302 32 23 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport 35 + 1 lap 31 24600 AUS Dean Canto Briggs Motorsport 35 + 1 lap 30 2575 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 35 + 1 lap 25 265 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 35 + 1 lap 28 277 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport 32 + 4 laps 16 Ret34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 19 Suspension 13 Ret 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 15 Power steering 14 Ret 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team 6 Engine 18 Ret 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 0 Accident damage 19 Ret 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 0 Accident 20 Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team), 0:57.4545 Sources: http://racing-reference.info/race/2002_Boost_Mobile_V8_International_Race_1/V8 2002 Boost Mobile V8 International #1 Racing-Reference 9 November 2002 2015-09-25https://www.racingyears.com/race/2002_V8_Supercars_Boost_Mobile_International_(Race_1) 2002 V8 Supercars Boost Mobile International (Race 1) Racing Years 9 November 2002 2024-10-01 Race 2 Ambrose bogged down off the start and dropped from third to sixth. A concertina effect on the opening lap heading into the hairpin saw Russell Ingall spin Craig Lowndes, sending the 00 Motorsport driver right to the tail end of the pack. Besnard was forced into the pits early on after his Falcon was stuck in gear and subsequently dropped two laps behind the leaders. On lap 20, Cameron McLean's right-rear wheel parted company with his car whilst Canto veered off into the runoff area at the hairpin. He was joined by Perkins and subsequently resulted in a safety car. During this time, Skaife's car developed a misfire. As the race resumed, Skaife peeled into the pits to retire; handing the lead over to Murphy. Steven Richards struggled with tyres and dropped off the podium as the race tracked on. Murphy held the lead until the very end. Taking the win ahead of Bright and Ambrose. Pos No Name Team Laps Time / Retired Grid 1 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 54 57min 56.5579sec 2 2 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 54 + 3.512 4 3 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 54 + 11.589 3 4 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 54 + 13.804 5 5 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions 54 + 18.751 7 6 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 54 + 20.583 6 7 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport 54 + 23.937 15 8 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 54 + 24.661 31 9 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport 54 + 28.823 8 10 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport 54 + 29.592 14 11 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 54 + 30.189 10 12 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing 54 + 30.627 17 13 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 54 + 31.622 9 14 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing 54 + 35.325 16 15 7 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport 54 + 42.069 27 16 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport 54 + 43.940 11 17 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport 54 + 51.169 23 18 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team 54 + 52.876 30 19 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport 54 + 56.053 19 20 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing 53 + 1 lap 12 21 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing 53 + 1 lap 21 22 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 53 + 1 lap 25 23 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing 52 + 2 laps 13 24 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 52 + 2 laps 26 25 600 AUS Dean Canto Briggs Motorsport 51 + 3 laps 24 Ret 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 41 Fuel pump 28 Ret 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing 26 Retired 20 Ret 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 24 Engine 1 Ret 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 20 Spun off 29 Ret 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport 20 Wheel 22 Ret 54 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing 0 Retired 18 WD 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Withdrawn Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team), 0.57.9281 Sources: http://racing-reference.info/race/2002_Boost_Mobile_V8_International_Race_2/V8 2002 Boost Mobile V8 International #2 Racing-Reference 10 November 2002 2015-09-25https://www.racingyears.com/race/2002_V8_Supercars_Boost_Mobile_International_(Race_2) 2002 V8 Supercars Boost Mobile International (Race 2) Racing Years 10 November 2002 2024-10-01 Race 3 Before the race, question marks lingered over whether the Holden Racing Team could rectify Skaife's engine issues to allow him to line up on the grid. Eventually, he would. Although these issues would resurface as the race went on. Todd Kelly perfected his launch off the line and shuffled into second behind Murphy off the start. Behind them, others were less-than-perfect. Jason Richards t-boned Brad Jones in turn two, sending them both into a spin and tumbling down the order. The safety car was brought out on lap 17 after McConville spun off at the hairpin. Not long after the race resumed, Bright's engine blew up on the back straight, making it a double-DNF for the Holden Racing Team. By mid-race distance, Glenn Seton spun at turn two, taking out the tyre bundle in the process. This exposed a sharp bracket that was holding the bundle in place and multiple drivers began to experience punctures. One of them was race and round leader, Murphy. On lap 33, Murphy was forced to pit as a result, giving the lead to Ambrose, who also assumed the lead for round points as a result. The damage for Murphy was mitigated thanks to the deployment of another safety car after Besnard hit the wall at Ford Mountain. The safety car came out for the third time just a few laps later when Steven Richards went off the circuit at turn three. When the race resumed with seven laps remaining, Todd Kelly began to exert pressure onto Ambrose. It appeared as if the Tasmanian had everything under control. But with three laps to go, he locked up massively into the hairpin; destroying the tyre and dropping him out of the lead. He would limp around to the finish line to pick up valuable points for the championship. Todd Kelly cruised to victory while brother Rick and Larry Perkins squabbled for the podium. Perkins would end up prevailing for second while Rick Kelly finished third. Finishing fourth, Murphy took the overall round honours, keeping up his undefeated round record at Pukekohe. This race also marked the last podium appearance in V8 Supercars for Larry Perkins. Pos No Name Team Laps Time / Retired Grid 1 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 54 1hr 10min 49.8778sec 4 2 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 54 + 0.669 29 3 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions 54 + 1.640 5 4 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 54 + 2.672 1 5 600 AUS Dean Canto Briggs Motorsport 54 + 5.955 25 6 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing 54 + 6.542 21 7 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 54 + 8.203 13 8 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport 54 + 19.437 30 9 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport 54 + 20.244 16 10 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 54 + 1:10.890 3 11 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 53 + 1 lap 11 12 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport 53 + 1 lap 19 13 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport 53 + 1 lap 10 14 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 52 + 2 laps 26 15 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport 52 + 2 laps 7 16 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 52 + 2 laps 22 17 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 51 + 3 laps 24 18 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 51 + 3 laps 6 Ret 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 53 Suspension 8 Ret 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing 49 Accident 20 Ret 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing 48 Suspension 27 Ret 54 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing 47 Accident 31 Ret 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing 31 Accident 23 Ret 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport 29 Retired 17 Ret 7 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport 28 Retired 15 Ret 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 25 Engine 2 Ret 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team 17 Spun off 18 Ret 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport 16 Engine 9 Ret 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 13 Engine 28 Ret 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing 8 Radiator 12 Ret 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing 0 Accident 14 WD 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Withdrawn Fastest Lap: Greg Murphy (Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia), 0:57.9784 Sources: http://racing-reference.info/race/2002_Boost_Mobile_V8_International_Race_3/V8 2002 Boost Mobile V8 International #3 Racing-Reference 10 November 2002 2015-09-25https://www.racingyears.com/race/2002_V8_Supercars_Boost_Mobile_International_(Race_3) 2002 V8 Supercars Boost Mobile International (Race 3) Racing Years 10 November 2002 2024-10-01 Gallery Aftermath Championship standings Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 10px 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 2064 10px 2 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 1403 10px 3 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 1376 10px 4 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 1303 10px 5 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 1278 References New Zealand V8 International 2002 2002 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 2002 Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate 2001 Boost Mobile V8 International 2003 PlaceMakers V8 International Boost Mobile Category:Auto races in New Zealand Boost Mobile Category:November 2002 sports events in New Zealand