2000 Shell Championship Series

Motor racing competition February 2020 April 2010 V8 Supercar Drivers' Champion:Mark SkaifeTeams' Champion:Holden Racing TeamManufacturers' Championship:Holden 2000 1999 Shell Championship Series 2001 Shell Championship Series Support series:V8 LitesAustralian Drivers' ChampionshipAustralian Nations Cup Championship The 2000 Shell Championship Series was an Australian motor racing series open to V8 Supercars. The championship, which was the second Shell Championship Series, began on 11 February at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 19 November at the Mount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. Titles were awarded for drivers, teams and manufacturers by the series organisers AVESCO (Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company), and the winning driver was also awarded the Australian Touring Car Championship by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, the 41st time that this title had been awarded. The Drivers Championship was won by Mark Skaife, the Champion Team of the Year title was awarded to the Holden Racing Team and Champion Manufacturer award went to Holden. Calendar The 2000 Shell Championship Series was contested over 13 rounds. Rd.Event CircuitCity / StateDate Map 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 11–13 February Australia 400 left Australia -38.30 145.14 Phillip Island bottom Australia -31.39 115.47 Perth right Australia -34.55 138.37 Adelaide left Australia -33.98 150.72 Eastern Creek top Australia -12.36 130.74 Darwin left Australia -35.17 149.07 Canberra left Australia -27.41 152.39 Ipswich top Australia -36.31 146.05 Winton left Australia -34.20 150.44 Oran Park right Australia -37.57 145.00 Calder Park left Australia -37.87 145.30 Sandown right Australia -33.26 149.33 Bathurst left 2 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 17–19 March 3 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 6–9 April 4 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 28–30 April 5 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 19–21 May 6 GMC 400 Canberra Street Circuit Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 9–11 June 7 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 30 June – 2 July 8 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 14–16 July 9 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 28–30 July 10 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 18–20 August 11 OzEmail Queensland 500 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 8–10 September 12 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 6–8 October 13 FAI 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 16–19 November Teams and drivers The following drivers and teams competed in the 2000 Shell Championship Series. Permanent entriesManufacturerVehicleTeamNo. Car NumberDriverEventsCo-DriverEvents Ford Falcon EL Paul Little Racing 75 AUS Anthony Tratt 1colspan=2 Power Racing 500 AUS Alan Heath 3–5 colspan=2 Falcon AU Stone Brothers Racing 4 NZL Craig Baird All NZL Simon Wills 11, 13 9 AUS Tony Longhurst All AUS David Besnard 11, 13 Glenn Seton Racing 5 AUS Glenn Seton 1–11, 13 AUS Neil Crompton 11, 13 6 AUS Neil Crompton 1–10, 12colspan=2 AUS Neal Bates 11, 13 AUS Dean Canto 11 AUS Wayne Gardner 13 Larkham Motorsport 10 AUS Mark Larkham All AUS Geoff Brabham 11 SUI Alain Menu 13 Dick Johnson Racing 17 AUS Steven Johnson All AUS Dick Johnson 11 AUS Cameron McLean 13 18 NZL Paul Radisich All 11 AUS Jason Bright 13 Brad Jones Racing 21 AUS Brad Jones All AUS Tomas Mezera 11, 13 Colourscan Racing 22 AUS Daniel Osborne 1colspan=2 rowspan=3 AUS Matthew Coleman 2–4 AUS Brett Peters 7 AUS Rick Bates 8–13 AUS Brett Peters 11, 13 Steven Ellery Racing 31 AUS Steven Ellery All AUS Paul Stokell 11, 13 Cameron McLean Racing 40 AUS Cameron McLean 1–10colspan=2 Paul Weel Racing 43 AUS Paul Weel All AUS Greg Crick 11, 13 Paul Little Racing 75 AUS Anthony Tratt 2–13 AUS Alan Jones 11, 13 Power Racing 500 AUS Alan Heath 7–8, 10, 13 AUS Terry Finnigan 13 PAE Motorsport 600 AUS John Bowe All AUS Jim Richards 11, 13 Holden Commodore VS Lansvale Smash Repairs 3 AUS Trevor Ashby All AUS Steve Reed 11, 13 23 AUS Steve Reed 1–10, 12colspan=2 AUS Geoff Full 11, 13 AUS Phillip Scifleet 11, 13 Romano Racing 24 AUS Paul Romano 1–5, 7–13 AUS James Brock 11 AUS David "Skippy" Parsons 13 Paul Morris Motorsport 29 AUS Paul Morris 1–11 USA Kevin Schwantz 11 Clive Wiseman Racing 50 AUS Mick Donaher 1–6, 10colspan=2 rowspan=2 AUS Tyler Mecklem 8 Commodore VT Holden Racing Team (TWR Ran by TWR Australia) 1 AUS Craig Lowndes All AUS Mark Skaife 11, 13 2 AUS Mark Skaife 1–10, 12colspan=2 AUS Todd Kelly 11 AUS Nathan Pretty 11 GBR Jason Plato 13 FRA Yvan Muller 13 Holden Young Lions (TWR Ran by TWR Australia) 15 AUS Todd Kelly 1, 3–4, 6, 8–10, 13 AUS Nathan Pretty 13 Gibson Motorsport 7 NZL Steven Richards All NZL Greg Murphy 11, 13 12 NZL Greg Murphy 1–10, 12colspan=2 AUS Darren Hossack 11, 13 AUS Terry Finnigan 11 AUS David "Truckie" Parsons 13 Bob Forbes Racing (GM Satellite team of Gibson Motorsport.) 13 AUS Rodney Forbes 1–7colspan=2 28 8–13 GBR John Cleland 11, 13 Perkins Engineering 8 AUS Russell Ingall 1–10, 12colspan=2 AUS Luke Youlden 11, 13 SIN Christian Murchison 11, 13 11 AUS Larry Perkins All AUS Russell Ingall 11, 13 Imrie Motorsport 14 AUS Greg Ritter 4colspan=2 rowspan=2 AUS Mike Imrie 5, 7, 10, 12 AUS Daniel Miller 11 AUS Anthony Robson 11 AUS Rodney Crick 13 AUS Peter Gazzard 13 McDougall Motorsport 16 AUS Dugal McDougall All AUS Andrew Miedecke 11, 13 Doulman Automotive 26 AUS Peter Doulman 1–5, 9, 11, 13 AUS John Cotter 11, 13 AUS John Cotter 7–8colspan=2 Paul Morris Motorsport 29 AUS Paul Morris 12–13 GBR Matt Neal 13 Tomas Mezera Motorsport 32 AUS Tomas Mezera 1–4, 6–8, 12colspan=2 Garry Rogers Motorsport 34 AUS Garth Tander All AUS Jason Bargwanna 11, 13 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna 1–10, 12colspan=2 AUS Greg Ritter 11, 13 AUS Tim Leahey 11, 13 John Faulkner Racing 46 NZL John Faulkner All AUS Adam Macrow 11, 13 Clive Wiseman Racing 50 AUS Mick Donaher 9, 11–13 AUS Tyler Mecklem 11, 13 Rod Nash Racing 54 AUS Cameron McConville 1–10, 12–13 AUS Geoff Brabham 13 55 AUS Rod Nash 8–13 AUS Cameron McConville 11 AUS Paul Dumbrell 13 Part-time entries Ford Falcon EL Emerzidis Motorsport 20 AUS Garry Holt 3, 11, 13 AUS Garry Willmington 11, 13 Schembri Motorsport 36 AUS Neil Schembri 13 AUS Gary Quartly 13 Sieders Racing Team 42 AUS Bill Sieders 13 AUS Luke Sieders 13 56 AUS Robert Russell 13 AUS Steve Coulter 13 Dean Canto Racing 45 AUS Dean Canto 3colspan=2 John Scotcher Motorsport 59 AUS Layton Crambrook 13 AUS Gary Baxter 13 Halliday Motorsport 61 AUS Ross Halliday 11, 13 AUS Adam Wallis 11, 13 Cadillac Productions 79 AUS Mike Conway 1colspan=2 Falcon AU Harris Racing 59 AUS Craig Harris 13 AUS Stephen Voight 13 Dean Canto Racing 45 AUS Dean Canto 13 AUS Ian Moncrieff 13 Rod Salmon Racing 87 AUS Rod Salmon 1, 11–13 AUS Damien White 11, 13 Holden Commodore VS Terry Wyhoon Racing 25 AUS Terry Wyhoon 13 AUS James Brock 13 Alan Taylor Racing 37 AUS Bill Attard 13 AUS Roger Hurd 13 South Pacific Motor Racing 38 AUS Peter Field 13 AUS Shane Howison 13 Mal Rose Racing 44 AUS Mal Rose 13 AUS Christian D'Agostin 13 Trevor Crittenden Motorsport 57 NZL Chris Butler 13 NZL Miles Pope 13 Paul Morris Motorsport 67 AUS Owen Kelly 13 AUS Aaron McGill 13 MW Motorsport 76 AUS Matthew White 11–13 AUS Terry Wyhoon 11 AUS Steve Owen 13 V8 Racing 77 AUS Richard Mork 13 AUS Steve Williams 13 John Faulkner Racing 96 AUS Ryan McLeod 13 AUS Wayne Wakefield 13 Graphic Skills Racing 97 AUS Wayne Wakefield 3, 11 AUS Ryan McLeod 11 AUS Tim Sipp 13 AUS Shane Beikoff 13 Clive Wiseman Racing 150 AUS Melinda Price 13 AUS Dean Lindstrom 13 Commodore VT Challenge Motorsport 39 AUS Chris Smerdon 3–5, 8colspan=2 rowspan=2 AUS Peter Gazzard 7 James Rosenberg Racing 66 AUS Mark Poole 2–6colspan=2 Motorsport Engineering Services 99 AUS Derek van Zelm 11–12 AUS Christian D'Agostin 11 Team Kiwi Racing 777 NZL Jason Richards 13 NZL Angus Fogg 13 Driver changes Rodney Forbes left Lansvale Racing Team to join Gibson Motorsport Jason Bright left Stone Brothers Racing to join Dick Johnson Racing as an endurance co-driver for the Bathurst 1000. Dick Johnson retired from full time driving and joined Steven Johnson for the Queensland 500. Steven Johnson replaced his father Dick Johnson who retired from full time driving. Brad Jones left Larkham Motorsport to join Brad Jones Racing. Wayne Gardner left Wayne Gardner Racing to join Glenn Seton Racing for the Bathurst 1000. Paul Morris left Holden Racing Team to join Paul Morris Motorsport. Cameron McConville left John Faulkner Racing to join Rod Nash Racing. Paul Dumbrell left John Faulkner Racing to join Rod Nash Racing for Bathurst. Team changes Stone Brothers Racing expanded to a two car team. John Faulkner Racing scaled down to a one car team. Rod Nash Racing expanded to a two car team. Results and standings thumb|The Holden Commodore VT in which Garth Tander and Jason Bargwanna won the 2000 Bathurst 1000 (pictured in 2018). Results summary Round Round number Race Event Pole position Race winners Round winner Report Race Report 1 R1 Phillip Island AUS Craig Lowndes AUS Craig Lowndes AUS Garth Tander(Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden) R2 NZL Craig Baird 2 R1 Perth AUS Mark Skaife AUS Craig Lowndes AUS Craig Lowndes(Holden Racing Team, Holden) R2 AUS Craig Lowndes R3 AUS Craig Lowndes 3 R1 Adelaide AUS Garth Tander AUS Craig Lowndes AUS Garth TanderIn 2000, the round winner at the Adelaide 500 was determined by combined event points – in all other editions of the Adelaide 500, the round win has been awarded to the winner of the Sunday race.(Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden) report R2 AUS Mark Skaife 4 R1 Eastern Creek AUS Mark Skaife AUS Mark Skaife AUS Mark Skaife(Holden Racing Team, Holden) R2 NZL Paul Radisich R3 AUS Russell Ingall 5 R1 Darwin AUS Craig Lowndes AUS Mark Skaife AUS Mark Skaife(Holden Racing Team, Holden) R2 AUS Mark Skaife R3 AUS Garth Tander 6 R1 Canberra AUS Garth Tander NZL Greg Murphy NZL Steven Richards(Gibson Motorsport, Holden) report R2 AUS Todd Kelly R3 AUS Craig Lowndes 7 R1 Ipswich 1 AUS Craig Lowndes AUS Craig Lowndes AUS Craig Lowndes(Holden Racing Team, Holden) R2 AUS Craig Lowndes R3 AUS Craig Lowndes 8 R1 Winton AUS Glenn Seton AUS Garth Tander AUS Jason Bargwanna(Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden) R2 AUS Glenn Seton R3 AUS Jason Bargwanna 9 R1 Oran Park AUS Mark Skaife AUS Mark Skaife AUS Mark Skaife(Holden Racing Team, Holden) R2 AUS Russell Ingall R3 AUS Mark Skaife 10 R1 Calder Park AUS Craig Lowndes NZL Paul Radisich NZL Steven Richards(Gibson Motorsport, Holden) R2 AUS Mark Larkham R3 NZL Steven Richards 11 Ipswich 2 AUS Garth Tander AUS Craig LowndesAUS Mark Skaife(Holden Racing Team, Holden) report 12 R1 Sandown AUS Craig Lowndes NZL Paul Radisich NZL Paul Radisich(Dick Johnson Racing, Ford) R2 AUS Steven Ellery R3 NZL Paul Radisich 13 Bathurst AUS Wayne Gardner AUS Garth TanderAUS Jason Bargwanna(Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden) report Points system Championship points were awarded on the following basis:Scoring Points, 2000 Shell Championship Series TV Guide, Chevron Publishing Group, page 45 Points format Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th Point system 1 30 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Point system 2 40 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Point system 3 45 41 39 37 35 33 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 Point system 4 60 54 51 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 1 Point system 5 80 72 68 64 60 56 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 14 12 8 4 2 Point system 6 120 108 102 96 90 84 78 72 66 60 54 48 42 36 30 24 18 12 6 3 Point system 7 160 144 136 128 120 112 104 96 88 80 72 64 56 48 40 32 24 16 8 4 Point system 8 240 216 204 192 180 168 156 144 132 120 108 96 84 72 60 48 36 24 12 6 Point system 1: Used for Oran Park, Calder Park and Sandown, race 2. Point system 2: Used for Barbagallo, Eastern Creek, Hidden Valley, Queensland (first visit) and Winton. Point system 3: Used for Oran Park, Calder Park and Sandown, races 1 and 3. Point system 4: Used for Phillip Island and Canberra races 1 and 2. Point system 5: Used for Adelaide race 1. Point system 6: Used for Canberra race 3. Point system 7: Used for Adelaide race 2 and the Queensland 500. Point system 8: Used for the Bathurst 1000. Drivers Championship Pos Driver No. Penalty Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Rd 12 Rd 13 Pts 1 Mark Skaife2 0 102 106 160 112 116 168 108 46 117 101 160 106 168 1570 2 Garth Tander34 0 108 102 212 54 108 0 92 80 106 101 144 86 240 1433 3 Craig Lowndes1 15 60 120 80 74 36 171 120 68 68 96 160 104 168 1310 4 Paul Radisich18 0 87 88 148 72 8 120 58 90 34 110 112 117 216 1260 5 Glenn Seton5 0 90 18 176 92 100 162 76 84 101 46 104 84 1133 6 Greg Murphy12 10 0 60 168 45 76 84 66 74 98 27 136 32 204 1108 7 Jason Bargwanna35 0 0 56 188 12 10 75 44 102 67 61 144 55 240 1054 8 Steven Richards7 0 57 22 88 56 0 189 34 21 42 110 136 34 204 993 9 Russell Ingall8 0 0 98 112 102 48 72 80 50 63 46 128 46 108 953 10 Tony Longhurst9 10 36 66 124 80 56 75 66 36 84 80 96 77 Ret 866 11 Steven Johnson17 0 36 68 152 10 46 99 60 56 39 31 Ret 42 192 831 12 Neil Crompton6 0 48 0 64 72 48 171 24 60 40 41 104 73 84 829 13 Larry Perkins11 20 46 24 72 18 34 129 54 Ret 64 66 128 29 108 752 14 Mark Larkham10 0 75 82 56 19 96 36 94 24 21 100 Ret 91 24 718 15 Craig Baird4 0 93 28 68 46 64 Ret 22 52 25 7 80 61 156 702 16 John Bowe600 0 24 0 160 84 4 63 30 48 36 36 120 74 Ret 679 17 Todd Kelly15 Drove #2 at Queensland 0 48 36 12 159 44 65 31 Ret 180 575 18 John Faulkner46 0 48 18 88 20 78 27 Ret 0 73 17 64 27 Ret 460 19 Paul Morris29 0 24 64 44 40 14 61 6 34 33 26 Ret 13 96 455 20 Cameron McLean40 Drove Car #18 at Queensland and #17 at Bathurst both as a Enduro Driver 0 12 22 8 0 1 30 0 44 Ret 11 112 192 432 21 Steve Ellery31 0 21 20 Ret 14 54 0 10 40 24 59 56 108 Ret 406 22 Paul Weel43 0 39 44 0 14 8 51 38 18 28 27 Ret 64 72 403 23 Dugal McDougall16 0 30 20 8 0 42 72 8 0 0 7 Ret 0 144 331 24 Brad Jones21 0 18 8 Ret 54 50 87 12 0 57 0 Ret 11 Ret 297 25 Simon Wills4 0 80 156 236 26 Jason Bright18 0 216 216 27 Cameron McConville54 Drove #55 at Queensland 0 6 1 24 24 Ret 18 10 14 5 35 40 24 Ret 201 28 Rodney Forbes13/28 0 39 0 Ret 9 6 0 0 44 28 9 48 0 Ret 183 29 Nathan Pretty2/15 0 Ret 180 180 30 Andrew Miedecke16 0 Ret 144 144 31 David "Truckie" Parsons12 0 132 132 Darren Hossack12 0 Ret 132 33 Jim Richards600 0 120 Ret 120 Yvan Muller2 0 120 Jason Plato2 0 120 36 Steve Reed23 0 0 3 16 0 8 36 0 11 12 23 Ret 7 Ret 116 37 Trevor Ashby3 0 0 0 20 0 14 48 11 0 14 0 Ret 0 Ret 107 38 Mark Poole66 0 5 Ret 2 6 90 103 39 Rick Bates22 0 0 0 0 16 24 60 100 40 David Besnard9 0 96 Ret 96 Matt Neal29 0 96 42 Greg Ritter35 Ran #14 at Round 4 0 0 88 Ret 88 Tim Leahey35 0 88 Ret 44 Brett Peters22 0 5 16 60 81 45 Mick Donaher50 0 0 0 6 12 1 Ret 11 5 0 42 Ret 77 46 Matthew White76 0 72 0 72 Terry Wyhoon25/76 0 72 Ret Greg Crick43 0 Ret 72 49 Adam Macrow46 0 64 Ret 64 50 Paul Stokell31 0 56 Ret 56 51 John Cleland28 0 48 Ret 48 Jason Richards777 0 48 Angus Fogg777 0 48 54 Rod Nash55 0 0 DNS 0 40 0 Ret 40 55 Rod Salmon87 0 0 Ret 36 36 Damien White87 0 Ret Ret 36 Tomas Mezera32 Drove Car #21 for the Enduro Rounds 0 0 6 16 0 2 0 DNS Ret 12 Ret 58 Geoff Full23 0 32 Ret 32 Phillip Scifleet23 0 32 Ret 60 Peter Doulman26 0 0 DNS 4 0 Ret 0 24 Ret 28 61 John Cotter26 0 0 0 24 Ret 24 Alain Menu10 0 24 63 Anthony Tratt75 0 0 0 0 Ret 12 1 1 8 0 0 Ret 0 Ret 22 64 Shane Beikoff38 0 12 12 Tim Sipp97 0 12 66 Garry Holt20 0 Ret 8 Ret 8 Garry Willmington20 0 8 Ret 68 Dean Lindstrom150 0 6 6 Melinda Price150 0 6 70 Chris Smerdon39 0 0 0 4 0 4 Daniel Miller14 0 4 Anthony Robson14 0 4 73 Paul Romano24 0 1 0 Ret 0 0 0 1 DNS DNS 0 0 Ret 2 74 Alan Heath500 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 DNS 1 – Danny Osborne22 0 0 0 Matthew Coleman22 0 DNS 0 Wayne Wakefield97 Drove #96 at Bathurst 0 0 0 Ret Dean Canto45 Drove #6 at Queensland 0 0 Ret Ret Mike Imrie14 0 0 Ret 0 Ret Layton Crambrook59 0 0 Gary Baxter59 0 0 Neil Schembri36 0 0 Gary Quartly36 0 0 Steve Owen76 0 0Peter Field38 0 0 Shane Howison38 0 0 Mike Conway79 0 Ret Neal Bates6 0 Ret Ret Geoff Brabham10 Drove Car #54 at Bathurst 0 Ret Ret Alan Jones75 0 Ret Ret Dick Johnson17 0 Ret Christian Murchison10 0 Ret Ret Terry Finnigan12 Drove Car #500 at Bathurst 0 Ret DNS David "Skippy" Parsons24 0 Ret Wayne Gardner6 0 Ret Craig Harris30 0 Ret Pos Driver No. Penalty Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Rd 12 Rd 13 Pts Champion Team of the Year Holden Racing TeamGala Award Winners, 2011 V8 Supercar Media Guide, page 149 The title was awarded to the team of the winning driver in the championship. Champion Manufacturer Holden The title was presented to the manufacturer with the most number of round wins in the championship. See also 2000 Australian Touring Car season 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series Notes References Further reading Jason Parker, 2000 Review, Mark of a Champion, Motor Racing Australia, Dec 2000/Jan 2001, pages 24–34 External links Official V8 Supercar site 2000 Racing Results Archive 2000 V8 Supercar Awards Shell Championship Series Category:Supercars Championship seasons sv:V8 Supercar 2000