2001 Canberra 400

Auto Race April 2023 Australian Capital Territory 2001 Canberra 400 5 13 2001 SCS Canberra Australia street circuit track map.svg 8–10 June Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Canberra Street Circuit Overcast 25 100 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 1:43.8738 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 48:35.6895 25 100 Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing 50:49.9364 50 200 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1:36:27.5354 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 294 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 288 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 282 The 2001 Canberra 400 (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2001 GMC 400) was the fifth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series and the second running of the Canberra 400 event. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 10 June on the Canberra Street Circuit in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The Dick Johnson Racing outfit set the pace throughout the weekend. Paul Radisich dominated the early part of the weekend, claiming provisional pole position by nearly half a second over teammate and nearest competitor, Steven Johnson. After Radisich spun in the shootout, Johnson capitilised to cease his first V8 Supercar pole position. He would then go on to claim his first race victory in the first heat, and his accumulated points tally gave him his first round victory to boot.2024-09-06 When Steven Johnson shone in the capital https://autoaction.com.au/2024/09/06/when-steven-johnson-shone-in-the-capital 2026-08-28 Auto Action en-AU Despite experiencing a difficult second race, Mark Skaife's third place finish for the round enabled him to retake the championship lead from teammate, Jason Bright. A lead that he would not relinquish en route to his fourth Australian Touring Car Championship title. Background The event was held on the weekend of 9 to 10 June 2001. It was the second V8 Supercar event to be held on the streets of Canberra, and consisted of two 100 km races followed by a 200 km final which would reward double points. Pitstops were compulsory for all races. Race two would feature the sole reverse grid race of the season. Following the inaugural event in 2000, the Canberra Street Circuit had been modified to allow for more overtaking opportunities. This included the widening of the front straight by 1.6 meters, an extension of the turn one runoff by 12 meters, the bus stop was resurfaced, the entry and exit to Flynn Drive was widened, with an extension of runoff, and the approach to turn 13 was widened by roughly a car width to encourage overtaking. In contrast the heat of Darwin, the Canberra event is typically marked by comparatively cold temperatures. This year however, conditions were noticeably more tolerable than 2000 was, and what 2002 would be. Jason Bright entered the round as the championship leader over Holden Racing Team teammate, Mark Skaife. Unlike many of the drivers, Bright had no prior experience of the Canberra Street Circuit after having spent the 2000 season racing in Indy Lights in the United States. Electronic pit speed limiters would be introduced across all cars for the first time at this event. The pit speed limit would also be reduced from 60 kph to 40 kph. Changes were also made to allow only one steel gantry per team in the pitlane as a result of numerous safety issues throughout the year. Entry list 2001 Shell Championship Series#Teams and drivers There were 32 drivers entered into the event with no changes from the entry list in the previous round in Darwin. Paul Romano reverted from the VT Commodore to the VX Commodore. Race results Qualifying Paul Radisich obliterated the field by posting a time nearly half a second faster than teammate and nearest competitor, Steven Johnson. Only four drivers posted a time within the 1 minute 43 second bracket. Two drivers failed to complete lap times - Mark Larkham and Steve Reed owing to session-ending crashes. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:43.2704 2 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:43.8316 3 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:43.8426 4 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:43.8919 5 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:44.0667 6 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.1644 7 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:44.2608 8 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.2612 9 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.3244 10 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.3245 11 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:44.3483 12 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.3921 13 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:44.4722 14 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.4879 15 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:44.7029 16 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.7970 17 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.8174 18 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:44.9314 19 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:45.0368 20 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:45.1110 21 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:45.4122 22 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:45.5478 23 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:45.6045 24 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:45.8385 25 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:46.0242 26 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:46.1705 27 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:46.4526 28 16 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:46.5909 29 50 AUS Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:47.9741 30 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:48.8214 - 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) no time - 23 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) no time Source: https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_Supercars_GMC_400_(Race_1) 2001 V8 Supercars GMC (Race 1) The Racing Years 1 September 2026 Top fifteen shootout Multiple drivers struggled with car setup throughout the shootout and expressed dissatisfaction with their lap times. Cameron McLean sustained damage to the steering after collecting a tyre bundle on the apex of turn one. Todd Kelly also made contact with the wall exiting the bus stop. Radisich entered the shootout as the favourite to take pole position. However, after spinning on the exit of the bus stop, pole position would be claimed by teammate, Steven Johnson. It would be Johnson's first V8 Supercar pole position and Dick Johnson Racing's first pole position of the season. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time Points 1 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:43.8378 18 2 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:43.9260 16 3 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:44.0948 14 4 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:44.2596 13 5 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.3167 12 6 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.3904 11 7 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:44.4893 10 8 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:44.5839 9 9 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.6413 8 10 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:44.7216 7 11 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:45.1435 12 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:45.4871 13 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:45.5590 14 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:48.0227 15 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 2:48.9116 Source: Race 1 John Faulkner would not take the start for this, nor the second race, after a flat tyre lead to a high speed crash in the morning warm-up. Steven Johnson led from the pole position off the line while Todd Kelly bogged it down and lost a half dozen positions. The pit window opened on lap three and most of the front-runners elected to take their compulsory pitstops, with the exception of Glenn Seton, Craig Lowndes and Russell Ingall. The Holden Racing Team managed to turn Skaife around quickly enough to jump Marcos Ambrose in the queue. Seton would make his pitstop and emerged just ahead of Skaife. Lowndes was amongst the last of the drivers to pit, opting for a couple laps of clear air to complete an overcut and jump up a few positions. This paid dividends and he emerged just behind effective race leader, Johnson. On lap ten, Ambrose retired from the race after his gearbox failed. With his car stranded on the outside of the final corner, the safety car was deployed. When racing resumed, Skaife pounced on Seton on the outside of turn one and moved up to third. Garth Tander followed suit later on into the lap to move into fourth. Steven Richards was relegated to the pitlane to repair damage to the front-left suspension, losing a lap in the process. On lap 19, Todd Kelly made contact with Steven Ellery after attempting an overtake at the top end of the circuit. Both drivers spun around and had to wait whilst the rest of the pack funneled through. Kelly's teammate Greg Murphy also found himself caught out in the melee. Lowndes appeared to exhibit more pace than Johnson. For the last half dozen laps, he continued to apply pressure, looking for a way past wherever he could. The battle began to plateau and the challengers ran out of laps. Johnson held off the challenge to take his first win in the V8 Supercar category. This was also Dick Johnson Racing's first win of the season. Radisich had also completed a miraculous recovery drive from 15th to finish in sixth. Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid Points 1 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 48min 35.6895sec 1 90 2 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 0.25 7 80 3 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 1.14 5 72 4 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 1.93 9 66 5 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 5.16 3 62 6 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 5.47 15 58 7 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 21.79 13 54 8 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 22.12 12 50 9 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 22.78 20 48 10 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 24.05 18 46 11 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 24.53 17 44 12 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 24.72 10 42 13 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 28.02 s 16 40 14 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 28.14 23 38 15 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 29.08 19 36 16 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 31.22 22 34 17 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 31.74 21 32 18 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 32.38 31 30 19 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 32.60 11 28 20 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 25 + 36.70 27 26 21 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 41.69 4 24 22 50 AUS Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 25 + 42.89 29 22 23 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 52.46 25 20 24 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 25 + 1:01.21 30 18 25 16 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 1:11.61 28 16 26 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 24 + 1 lap 8 14 27 23 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 22 + 3 laps 32 12 Ret 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 23 Retired 6 Ret 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 16 Suspension 14 Ret 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 9 Gearbox 2 Ret 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 2 Retired 26 DNS 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did Not Start Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Gibson Motorsport) - 1:44.7826 on lap 7 Source: Race 2 (Reverse grid) Steve Reed inherited pole position by virtue of being the last-placed finisher on the road for the first race. Steven Richards, who encountered suspension issues, would start alongside him on the front row. Reed maintained the lead through turn one with Richards in tow and Dugal McDougall in close pursuit. Down the pack, Skaife sustained front-end damage after the pack converged heading into turn one on the opening lap. Murphy also suffered steering damage as he was ran up against the wall on the approach to turn one, ultimately forcing him out of the race. Cameron McConville bent a tyre rod on the exit of the front straight on the opening lap, relegating him to the pits for a lengthy stop. Richards overtook Reed at the end of the second lap to assume the race lead. 35% right "Am I allowed to make a political comment? Reverse grid races are rubbish." Neil Crompton commenting on the reverse grid format On lap eight, McDougall retired from the race after slamming the wall at turn eight. Elsewhere on the circuit, David Besnard sustained major damage to the left-hand side of his car and forced him out of the race. Before the safety car could be called, Craig Lowndes managed to undertake his compulsory pitstop. In this time, Paul Morris would also serve a stop-go penalty for a driving infringement. On his out lap, Lowndes suffered a major lockup at turn 11. A concertina effect on the exit of turn one between Reed, Rodney Forbes and Mark Skaife saw the latter sustain significant damage to the front end of the car. With the guard eating into the tyre, Skaife was resigned to the pitlane where he lost multiple laps to repair the damage. The safety car was called on lap 13 after McLean slammed the wall at the bus stop owing to front-right suspension failure. Shortly after the race resumed, Morris spun Larry Perkins, who was several laps down, and the veteran would retire from the race soon after. Morris was issued his second stop-go penalty of the race for his role in the incident. Skaife rejoined the race on lap 19 to salvage some points. Contact between McConville and Brad Jones saw the OzEmail Falcon slam the wall at the final corner. With the car stranded, the safety car was called once again. Ambrose had made a remarkable recovery drive from 30th on the grid to second, behind Richards. For the final three laps, Ambrose continued to pressure Richards for the lead. With few places to pass and not enough of a pace deficit to effect an maneuver, Richards took the victory with Ambrose second and Jason Bargwanna in third. Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid Points 1 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 50min 49.9364sec 2 90 2 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 0.54 30 80 3 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 0.66 19 72 4 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 1.15 22 66 5 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 3.17 18 62 6 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 4.09 26 58 7 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 4.30 24 54 8 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 5.40 12 50 9 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 6.95 10 48 10 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 7.11 5 46 11 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 7.43 20 44 12 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 8.54 27 42 13 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 9.06 23 40 14 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 9.60 17 38 15 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 25 + 9.81 8 36 16 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 12.42 7 34 17 23 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 25 + 12.52 1 32 18 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 25 + 14.50 28 30 19 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 25 + 15.40 11 28 20 50 AUS Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 24 + 1 lap 6 26 21 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 24 + 1 lap 21 24 22 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 24 + 1 lap 4 22 23 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 22 + 3 laps 31 20 24 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 19 + 6 laps 25 18 Ret 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 19 Accident 14 Ret 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 17 Collision damage 9 Ret 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 12 Suspension / Accident 29 Ret 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 12 Retired 15 Ret 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 8 Collision damage 13 Ret 16 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 7 Accident / Fire 3 Ret 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 2 Steering 16 DNS 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not start Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing) - 1:44.1802 on lap 13 Source: https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_Supercars_GMC_400_(Race_2) 2001 V8 Supercars GMC (Race 2) The Racing Years 1 September 2026 Race 3 Dugal McDougall and Cameron McLean failed to make the start owing to the damage sustained in the second race earlier that day. John Faulkner meanwhile had managed to repair his car following his shunt in Saturday practice to line up for this third and final race. Radisich made a better start than pole sitter Lowndes to take the lead into turn one. Perkins, Jason Richards and Steven Ellery were the first cars to pit. Both Skaife and Ambrose pit just one lap later to take themselves out of the traffic. Tony Longhurst retired with extensive damage to the front end of his car. On lap six, Bargwanna collided with the outside wall exiting the bus stop, bending the front-left suspension and was forced to retire from the race. For the third time this weekend, Morris would serve a stop-go penalty, this time for speeding in pitlane. Steven Richards served a stop-go penalty for the same offence. Teammate Seton lost two laps while he pitted to amend a bent front-left steering arm. Radisich experienced an inexplicable loss of speed exiting the bus stop which saw him lose the lead to Lowndes. 35% right "If Faulkner had a duck, it would drown." Barry Sheene on John Faulkner's bad luck The safety car was deployed on lap 16 when Faulkner was left stranded at the final chicane after being spun by Russell Ingall. Faulkner stalled the car and was unable to re-fire it for some time. He eventually was able to bump start with some help from the marshals to rejoin the race. Prior to this, Gibson Motorsport had withheld Lowndes' second stop in lieu of clear air. With this safety car, the gamble on strategy did not pay off. Besnard damaged the front-right of his Falcon and ended his day on lap 19. Lowndes drove away on the restart in an effort of damage limitation after the safety car annihilated his strategy. Ambrose was the first of the drivers to have made both pitstops with Skaife in hot pursuit. When Ambrose came up to put Anthony Tratt another lap down, the latter ignored blue flags for two laps, failed to give way, and contact at turn six allowed Skaife to cycle through and claim the effective lead from the Tasmanian. Lowndes finally made his second pitstop at the end of lap 28. Greg Murphy retired from the race on lap 31 after his power steering failed. At the end of lap 36, Ambrose made an unscheduled pitstop for tyres. Soon thereafter, Lowndes retired from the race when he encountered fuel pressure problems at the exit of turn one. With the car stranded, the safety car was brought out. Paul Weel also retired after a rock severed the fuel line. Skaife led the pack on the restart with Tander and Johnson in tow. Tander appeared to attempt to back Johnson up toward Bright, a tactic which could potentially have yielded a round victory for the Garry Rogers Motorsport pilot. Things went from bad to worse for Ambrose after his left-rear wheel came adrift from his car, pulling off to the side of the road to retire. The wheel continued to roll down Flynn Drive for a couple hundred meters before bouncing on top of a tyre bundle in comedic circumstances. Skaife claimed the chequered flag in an unobstructed run to the finish. Tander finished in second and Johnson third. Johnson would also claim his first V8 Supercar round victory, as well as Dick Johnson Racing's first round win of the season. Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 50 1hr 36min 27.5354sec 1 180 2 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 50 + 7.70 3 160 3 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 50 + 8.27 5 144 4 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 50 + 8.84 10 132 5 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 50 + 9.20 6 124 6 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 50 + 11.82 19 116 7 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 50 + 14.06 2 108 8 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 50 + 18.23 12 100 9 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 50 + 18.48 8 96 10 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 50 + 19.60 13 92 11 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 50 + 24.21 14 88 12 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 50 + 27.23 21 84 13 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 50 + 35.40 26 80 14 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 50 + 36.94 16 76 15 23 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 50 + 46.65 24 72 16 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 50 + 1:07.80 27 68 17 50 AUS Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 49 + 1 lap 22 64 18 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 49 + 1 lap 28 60 19 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 48 + 2 laps 7 56 20 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 48 + 2 laps 32 52 21 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 42 + 8 laps 17 48 Ret 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 45 Wheel 15 Ret 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 42 Retired 20 Ret 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 38 Retired 18 Ret 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 Fuel Pressure 1 Ret 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 34 Brake line 9 Ret 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 31 Power steering 23 Ret 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 19 Suspension 25 Ret 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 6 Crash damage 4 Ret 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 5 Crash damage 29 DNS 16 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) Did not start 30 DNS 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) Did not start 31 Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Gibson Motorsport) - 1:43.8397 on lap 29 Source: https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_Supercars_GMC_400_(Race_3) 2001 V8 Supercars GMC (Race 3) The Racing Years 1 September 2026 Championship points Round points tally Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 1 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 294 2 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 288 3 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 282 4= 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 232 4= 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport 232 Drivers' Championship standings after Round 5 Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 10px 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1360 10px 2 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 1346 10px 3 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 1082 10px 4 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 1079 10px 5 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 986 References Canberra 400 2001 2001 V8 Supercars Darwin round 2001 V8 Supercars Perth round 2000 Canberra 400 2002 Canberra 400 Canberra