2001 Shell Championship Series

Motor racing competitionNovember 2025January 2020 V8 Supercar V8 Supercar Championship Series Drivers' Champion:Mark SkaifeTeams' Champion:Holden Racing TeamManufacturers' Championship:Holden 2001 2000 Shell Championship Series Support series:Konica SeriesAustralian Drivers' ChampionshipAustralian V8 Ute Racing Series The 2001 Shell Championship Series was a premier Australian touring car competition, which commenced on March 24, 2001 at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and concluded on December 2, 2001 at Sandown International Raceway, spanning 13 rounds. It was the third competition under the V8 Supercar name and the 42nd since the Australian Touring Car Championship's inception in 1960. It was also the first to feature an international round in New Zealand. Calendar The 2001 Shell Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds, which included 7 pit-stop rounds of two or three races, two sprint races, two 2-driver races, and 2 1-driver endurance races. Rd. Race title Circuit City / State Date 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 24–25 March 2 Clipsal 500, Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 6–8 April 3 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 28–29 April 4 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 12–13 May 5 GMC 400, Canberra Street Circuit Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 9–10 June 6 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 22–24 June 7 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 14–15 July 8 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 28–29 July 9 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500, Queensland Raceway Willowbank, Queensland 24–26 August 10 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 8–9 September 11 V8 Supercar 1000, Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 4–7 October 12 Boost Mobile V8 International, Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand 9–11 November 13 Australian V8 Ultimate, Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 1–2 December Australia 400 left Australian rounds Australia -38.30 145.14 Phillip Island bottom 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 -31.39 115.47 Perth right Australia -37.57 145.00 Calder Park left Australia -34.20 150.44 Oran Park right Australia -27.41 152.39 Ipswich top Australia -36.31 146.05 Winton left Australia -33.26 149.33 Bathurst left Australia -37.87 145.30 Sandown right New Zealand 200 left New Zealand rounds New Zealand -37.12 174.55 Pukekohe left Race formats November 2025 2 45-minute races (around 100 km) will replace the 3 20-minute sprint races. There will also be a compulsory pit stop that has to be taken within a certain time of the race There will be a Top 10 or Top 15 Shootout for all rounds during the season that will alternate from round to round. This involves a single lap around the circuit for the Top 10/15 qualifiers in qualifying. The winner of the shootout wins 18 bonus points 2 events will involve the 3 20-minute sprint races. This will happen at Round 6 and 7 at Barbagallo Raceway and Calder Park Raceway. There will be no compulsory pit stops At 3 events, there will be 3 races over the weekend, this will happen at Hidden Valley, Pukekoke Park Raceway and Sandown Special events Round 2-Clipsal 500 at Adelaide: This involves two 250 km races over 78 laps of the Adelaide Street circuit. The winner of the event is the driver who wins the second race and not the driver who collects the most points. The second race involves double points over the first race. There are two compulsory pit stops in each race, one stop for tyres and one stop for fuel. Round 5-GMC 400 at Canberra: This involves two 100 km races and one 200 km race over 25 and 50 laps of the Canberra Street Circuit. The winner of the event is the driver who collects the most points over the weekend. The 2nd race of the weekend will involve a reverse grid of the entire field. The 3rd race grid will be a culmination of the points of race one and race two put together. In the first two races there will be only one compulsory stop for tyres. In the 3rd race, there will be one stop for tyres and one stop for fuel. Round 9-VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 at Queensland Raceway: This is the first of the double driver endurance events. This race is held over 161 laps over 500 km. The race will involve driver changes and fuel and tyre stops will have to happen at the same time. Round 11-V8 Supercar 1000 at Bathurst (Known as "The Great Race"): Bathurst is the event that all the drivers want to win. November 2025 It is again a double driver event and will involve driver changes at pit stops. The race is held over 161 laps over 1000 km. This season is the first time that the event isn't the last round of the championship. Television coverage Channel 10 and Fox Sports broadcast the coverage for the 5th year since 1997 when they took over from Channel 7. Neil Crompton hosted the coverage for regular rounds with Barry Sheene. Bill Woods hosted the coverage at special events while Leigh Diffey hosted the coverage at the last 2 rounds. Matthew White hosted the coverage at Winton for the only time in the 2001 season. Neil Crompton, Barry Sheene and Mark Oastler commentated for most of the season with Leigh Diffey coming in from Queensland 500 onwards. Greg Rust and Grant Denyer were the pit lane reporters after Greg was commentator for the 2000 championship. Teams and drivers The following drivers and teams competed in the 2001 Shell Championship Series. The series consisted of 11 rounds of single driver racing and two rounds (the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000) of endurance racing with each car driven by two drivers. Permanent entriesManufacturerVehicleTeamNo. Car NumberDriversEventsCo-DriversEvents Ford Falcon AU Gibson Motorsport 00 AUS Craig Lowndes All AUS Neil Crompton 9, 11 7 AUS Rodney Forbes All AUS David Parsons 9, 11 Stone Brothers Racing 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose All AUS Greg Crick 9 AUS Wayne Wakefield 11 9 AUS David Besnard All AUS Matthew White 9, 11 Glenn Seton Racing 5 AUS Glenn Seton All NZL Steven Richards 9, 11 6 NZL Steven Richards 1–8, 10, 12–13colspan=2 NZL Jim Richards 9, 11 AUS Dean Canto 9, 11 Larkham Motorsport 10 AUS Mark Larkham All AUS Wayne Gardner 9, 11 Dick Johnson Racing 17 AUS Steven Johnson All NZL Paul Radisich 9, 11 18 NZL Paul Radisich 1–8, 10, 12–13colspan=2 AUS Greg Ritter 9, 11 AUS Paul Stokell 9 AUS Cameron McLean 11 Brad Jones Racing 21 AUS Brad Jones All GBR John Cleland 9, 11 Steven Ellery Racing 31 AUS Steven Ellery All AUS Geoff Brabham 9, 11 Paragon Racing 40 AUS Cameron McLean 1–8, 10colspan=2 Paul Weel Racing 43 AUS Paul Weel All AUS Tim Leahey 9, 11 RPM International Racing 45 AUS Dean Canto 1–4, 7–8colspan=2 AUS Phillip Scifleet 9, 11 AUS Aaron McGill 9 AUS Christian D'Agostin 11 Paul Little Racing 75 AUS Anthony Tratt All AUS Alan Jones 9, 11 Briggs Motorsport 600 AUS John Bowe 1–11 NZL Simon Wills 9, 11 NZL Simon Wills 12–13colspan=2 Holden Commodore VS Romano Racing 24 AUS Paul Romano 1, 3colspan=2 Commodore VT McDougall Motorsport 16 AUS Dugal McDougall 2, 7colspan=2 Team Kiwi Racing 021 NZL Jason Richards All NZL Angus Fogg 9, 11 Romano Racing (TWR Customer of TWR Australia) 24 AUS Paul Romano 2, 4colspan=2 Paul Morris Motorsport 29 AUS Paul Morris All GBR Matt Neal 9 NZL Ashley Stichbury 11 John Faulkner Racing 46 NZL John Faulkner 2–3, 5–13 NZL Craig Baird 9 AUS Peter Doulman 11 Clive Wiseman Racing 50 AUS Tyler Mecklem 1–5, 7colspan=2 AUS Mick Donaher 8–9, 11 AUS Layton Crambrook 9, 11 AUS Layton Crambrook 13colspan=2 Commodore VX Holden Racing Team (TWR Ran by TWR Australia) 1 AUS Mark Skaife All AUS Jason Bright 9 AUS Tony Longhurst 11 2 AUS Jason Bright 1–8, 10–13 AUS Tomas Mezera 9, 11 AUS Tony Longhurst 9 Lansvale Smash Repairs 3 AUS Cameron McConville All AUS Rick Bates 9, 11 Perkins Engineering 8 AUS Russell Ingall 1–8, 10, 12–13colspan=2 AUS Adam Macrow 9, 11 AUS Luke Youlden 9, 11 11 AUS Larry Perkins All AUS Russell Ingall 9, 11 Imrie Motorsport 14 AUS Greg Ritter 1–2colspan=2 rowspan=4 AUS Tomas Mezera 3, 7–8, 12–13 AUS Christian D'Agostin 4 AUS Tony Ricciardello 6 AUS James Brock 9–11 AUS Steve Owen 9, 11K-Mart Racing Team (TWR Ran by TWR Australia) 15 AUS Todd Kelly All NZL Greg Murphy 9, 11 51 NZL Greg Murphy 1–8, 10, 12–13colspan=2 AUS Rick Kelly 9, 11 AUS Nathan Pretty 9, 11 McDougall Motorsport 16 AUS Dugal McDougall 1, 3–5, 8–11, 13 AUS Andrew Miedecke 9, 11 Romano Racing (TWR Customer of TWR Australia) 24 AUS Paul Romano 5–7, 9–13 AUS Owen Kelly 9, 11 Garry Rogers Motorsport 34 AUS Garth Tander All AUS Jason Bargwanna 9, 11 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna 1–8, 10, 12–13colspan=2 AUS Paul Dumbrell 9, 11 AUS Leanne Ferrier 9, 11 John Faulkner Racing 46 NZL John Faulkner 1, 4colspan=2 Rod Nash Racing 54 AUS Tony Longhurst 1–8, 10, 12–13colspan=2 AUS Rod Nash 9, 11 AUS Tony Ricciardello 9, 11 Part-time entries Ford Falcon EL Emerzidis Motorsport 20 AUS Garry Holt 2, 8, 11 AUS Kevin Mundy Sieders Racing Team 56 AUS Luke Sieders 8colspan=2 Falcon AU Terry Wyhoon Racing 25 AUS Terry Wyhoon 9, 11 AUS Rod Salmon 9, 11 Halliday Motorsport 61 AUS Ross Halliday 11 AUS Greg Crick 11 Harris Racing 88 AUS Craig Harris 9, 11 AUS Dale Brede 9 AUS Michael Simpson 11 Power Racing 500 AUS Alan Heath 2, 11 AUS Dale Brede 11 Prancing Horse Racing 888 AUS Mark Noske 11 NZL Craig Baird 11 Holden Commodore VS Lansvale Smash Repairs 23 AUS Trevor Ashby 1–3, 6colspan=2 AUS Steve Reed 4–5, 11 AUS Trevor Ashby 11 Alan Taylor Racing 37 AUS Bill Attard 11 AUS Roger Hurd 11 Matthew White Racing 76 AUS Matthew White 1–2, 4, 7, 13colspan=2 V8 Racing 77 AUS Steve Williams 8colspan=2 Miller Racing 84 AUS Daniel Miller 6colspan=2 Ric Shaw Motorsport 90 AUS Ric Shaw 11 AUS Mike Conway 11 GM Motorsport 111 AUS Phonsy Mullan 7, 13colspan=2 Commodore VT Tomas Mezera Motorsport 32 AUS Tomas Mezera 1–2colspan=2 Melbourne's Cheapest Cars 48 AUS Eddie Abelnica 10colspan=2 Doulman Automotive 52 AUS Peter Doulman 3, 8colspan=2 Team Kiwi Racing 777 NZL Angus Fogg 2, 12colspan=2 Commodore VX Paul Morris Motorsport 67 GBR Matt Neal 8colspan=2 Holden Young Lions (TWR Ran by TWR Australia) 255 AUS Rick Kelly 13colspan=2 Driver changes After racing for the Holden Racing Team since 1994, Craig Lowndes moved to the newly created Ford team formed from the formerly Holden aligned Gibson Motorsport and acquired privateers front runner Rodney Forbes as a teammate. In between his Channel Ten commentary commitments, Neil Crompton joined the team for the enduros. Jason Bright replaced Lowndes in the number 2 Holden Racing Team car. Rookie Marcos Ambrose and V8 Lites series driver David Besnard joined the series with Stone Brothers Racing. Tony Longhurst found a drive with Rod Nash Racing and joined HRT for the long-distance races, while Craig Baird sat idle until the enduros. Sacked Gibson Motorsport driver Greg Murphy joined the former Holden Young Lions squad with new sponsor Kmart, he joined Todd Kelly at the team. Fellow superseded GMS driver Steven Richards, joined Ford Tickford Racing. As part of a franchise deal arrangement the Holden Young Lions identity passed to privateer outfit Romano Racing who ran Paul Romano. Cameron McConville joined the re-launched Lansvale Racing Team as a lead driver while owners Steve Reed and Trevor Ashby shared an older VS Commodore. Team changes After running Holden Since 1993 .Gibson Motorsport switched to Ford Romano Racing became Holden Young Lions and ran an ex-HRT VT Commodore Season review Phillip Island, Victoria Mark Skaife got off to the best start possible, collecting the maximum points at Phillip Island, with Craig Lowndes finishing second on his debut for Ford, thanks to the fastest pit stops of the weekend by his crew. Jason Bright finished third in his comeback to the sport. Adelaide, South Australia At the next round in Adelaide, Bright wins the round and the double points race after coming from the back of the field following an accident on lap 1, leaving him at the top of the championship. Mark Skaife has a rough weekend, finishing fourth after being spun by Paul Radisich in Race 1, and suffering another spin in Race 2, leaving him in ninth place. Craig Lowndes won the Saturday race but tangled with Skaife in Race 2, disabling his car and causing him to fall behind in the championship. Paul Radisich had the fastest car of the weekend, but an axle failure in Race 1 and steering damage left him struggling in the championship. Russell Ingall had a solid weekend, finishing with a third and a second place. There was significant controversy over the race officials, as rule-breaking went unpunished, and they were under scrutiny at Eastern Creek. Eastern Creek, New South Wales Craig Lowndes and Marcos Ambrose came first and second in the first race but got penalised because of incidents. Craig passed under a Yellow Flag that he could not see and Marcos made an illegal pass on Greg Murphy. This left Greg Murphy 1st on the grid for Race 2 and Mark Skaife second who started tenth in race 1 after he spun in the shootout. Greg Murphy lost his lead to Skaife after he was given a stop-go penalty for jumping the start, but there was more controversy after he didn't come to a complete stop. He got away with it but the rules were changed for the next round. Mark Skaife duly took out the race and round with teammate Jason Bright second but still leading the championship. Greg Murphy came third for the round even with the penalty. Hidden Valley, Northern Territory The next round at Hidden Valley turned out to be the car breaker of the year, with Greg Murphy and Russell Ingall having mechanical problems while leading within sight of the flag in Race 3 and 2 respectively. Mark Skaife had a stop-go penalty for jumping the start in Race 1 which left him 12th but still recovered to win Race 3 and come third in the round. Jason Bright had another solid weekend coming second and extending his championship lead over his teammate. But it was Marcos Ambrose who kept his nose clean over the weekend to take the round win in only his fourth championship round. Canberra, ACT The GMC 400 was the turning point of the season for Mark Skaife as he came third on the weekend and overtook teammate Jason Bright, who had a difficult weekend. The DJR cars were the cars to have earlier in the weekend as Paul Radisich and Steven Johnson finished 1–2 in qualifying but Radisich spun out in his shootout lap, leaving him 15th and Steven Johnson claiming his first pole position in the series. New for the championship were the pit lane speed limiters restricted to 40 km/h and only one pit bay per team. Steven Johnson wins the first race from Craig Lowndes who was advantaged bt a clear pit lane. Mark Skaife finished 3rd after starting 5th. Marcos Ambrose retires from the race with a broken driveshaft and will start from the back of the grid. The 2nd race is a reverse grid with Steve Reed and Steven Richards starting on the front row. Steven Richards wins from Marcos Ambrose who has a brilliant race which he started from the back but in race 3 he will have to start from the back again. Mark Skaife has a difficult race when he ran into the back of Rodney Forbes in a concertina effect and finished 24th and will start 10th in race 3. The race 3 grid is decided by an aggregate of points accumulated in race 1 and 2 which means that the front row is Craig Lowndes and Paul Radisich. Mark Skaife wins the race with Garth Tander second and Steve Johnson 3rd. Craig Lowndes was leading until a safety car came out with a pit stop still to go. He eventually retired with fuel pressure problems. Steve Johnson won the round with Garth Tander second and Mark Skaife 3rd. Barbagallo, Western Australia Paul Radisich dominated the weekend, winning the shootout and Race 1, 2, and 3. Mark Skaife consolidated his championship lead with 2nd place in all three races, while Greg Murphy finished 3rd overall. Russell Ingall saw his chance of a podium dashed when he jumped the start in Race 3 and ended up 4th overall. Calder Park, Victoria Paul Morris won his first ever V8 Supercar event as the Big Kev Racer was on the pace from the start of the weekend. Mark Skaife started on Pole but a poor start left him vulnerable to Steven Johnson, who he tapped to give him the lead, but he was issued with a stop-go penalty giving Johnson the lead he never relinquished. Paul Morris came 2nd and Marcos Ambrose 3rd. Paul Morris reverted to blocking in the final 2 races to win both, Russell Ingall finished 2nd in race 2 with Jason Bright 3rd and in race 3, Paul Radisich finished 2nd with Russell Ingall 3rd. Overall for the weekend, Steven Johnson finished 2nd with Russell Ingall 3rd. Mark Skaife finished 14th overall after a spin in race 3. Oran Park, New South Wales Mark Skaife comes back from a difficult Calder with a win in both races after starting 2nd. Craig Lowndes claims the pole, but finished 2nd in race 1 and 8th in race 2 after a spin by Garth Tander but still finishes 3rd overall. David Besnard has a fantastic round as he finishes 3rd and 2nd for a 2nd overall as teammate Marcos Ambrose struggles to get to grips with the track. Queensland 500, Queensland The first two-driver Enduro provided plenty of thrills, spills, and a dramatic ending. A huge thunderstorm hit as Steven Johnson and Paul Radisich won the race from the gravel trap, but they were lucky as the red flag came out, reverting the result to the previous lap. Russell Ingall and Larry Perkins finished 2nd, while Todd Kelly and Greg Murphy took 3rd. Mark Skaife and Jason Bright finished 4th, despite having oil on the screen for part of the race. Winton, Victoria Russell Ingall took another step forward in his championship fight by securing his first round win of the season and claiming his first pole position of his career. Greg Murphy won Race 1, but a slow pit stop in Race 2 dropped him to 6th, though he still finished 2nd overall for the weekend. Mark Skaife finished 3rd overall after starting 15th following a poor qualifying session. Marcos Ambrose was the fastest Ford of the weekend, passing car after car after running off-track on the first corner. V8 Supercar 1000, Bathurst, New South Wales Mark Skaife took a significant step toward the championship with his win at Bathurst alongside Tony Longhurst. The Drive of the Day award went to Brad Jones and John Cleland, who started 21st and finished 2nd, despite radio issues that caused Cleland to miss the safety car period. They lost out by just a few seconds. Todd Kelly and Greg Murphy finished 3rd, having stayed in the top 3 all day. They could have won if Todd hadn't spun on a slippery track coming into the last pit stop at the chase. Russell Ingall overtook Jason Bright for 2nd place in the championship after Jason failed to finish alongside Tomas Mezera. Russell and Larry Perkins led heading into the final pit stop, but Larry crashed while entering the pit lane, damaging the front spoiler. They eventually finished 8th. Pole-sitter Marcos Ambrose fell through the field, and after overcooking his entry into the pit lane at the first stop, he got stuck in the gravel and retired. Greg Ritter and Cameron McLean finished 4th after a strong race with a fast car. Paul Radisich and Steven Johnson retired due to an engine failure during a safety car period. Boost Mobile V8 International, Pukekohe, New Zealand In the first-ever overseas event for the series, Greg Murphy earned maximum points on home turf. Mark Skaife clinches the championship in the first race, finishing ahead of Russell Ingall, who faced several gearbox issues. Marcos Ambrose finished third but lacked the pace of the leading Holdens. Sandown, Victoria Todd Kelly wins his first-ever championship round, securing victory in race 2 and delivering other consistent results. Mark Skaife wins the first race in dry conditions but struggles in the wet and ultimately retires from race 3 following contact with Steven Richards. Craig Lowndes wins the third race, finishing ahead of Marcos Ambrose. Overall Mark Skaife wins the series for the fourth time, finishing ahead of Russell Ingall. Jason Bright takes third, ahead of Greg Murphy. The top Ford driver is Steven Johnson. Todd Kelly finishes sixth, thanks to a strong final round, ahead of Paul Radisich, who had some solid performances throughout the season. Marcos Ambrose is awarded Rookie of the Year after finishing eighth, though he would likely regret his performance in the endurance races, where he earned only 112 points. Steve Ellery, the highest-placing driver from a single-car team, takes ninth, while Garth Tander finishes tenth after a challenging year. Craig Lowndes concludes his first year with Ford in eleventh place. Results and standings thumb|The Ford Falcon AU with which Steven Johnson and Paul Radisich won the 2001 Queensland 500. The car is pictured in 2018 Results summary Round Round number Race Event Pole position Race winners Round winner Report Race Report 1 R1 Phillip Island AUS Mark Skaife AUS Mark Skaife AUS Mark Skaife(Holden Racing Team, Holden) report R2 AUS Mark Skaife 2 R1 Adelaide NZL Greg Murphy AUS Craig Lowndes AUS Jason Bright(Holden Racing Team, Holden) report R2 AUS Jason Bright 3 R1 Eastern Creek AUS Marcos Ambrose NZL Greg Murphy AUS Mark Skaife(Holden Racing Team, Holden) report R2 AUS Mark Skaife 4 R1 Darwin AUS Mark Skaife AUS Russell Ingall AUS Marcos Ambrose(Stone Brothers Racing, Ford) report R2 NZL Greg Murphy R3 AUS Mark Skaife 5 R1 Canberra AUS Steven Johnson AUS Steven Johnson AUS Steven Johnson(Dick Johnson Racing, Ford) report R2 NZL Steven Richards R3 AUS Mark Skaife 6 R1 Perth NZL Paul Radisich NZL Paul Radisich NZL Paul Radisich(Dick Johnson Racing, Ford) report R2 NZL Paul Radisich R3 NZL Paul Radisich 7 R1 Calder Park AUS Mark Skaife AUS Steven Johnson AUS Paul Morris(Paul Morris Motorsport, Holden) report R2 AUS Paul Morris R3 AUS Paul Morris 8 R1 Oran Park AUS Craig Lowndes AUS Mark Skaife AUS Mark Skaife(Holden Racing Team, Holden) report R2 AUS Mark Skaife 9 Ipswich AUS Marcos Ambrose NZL Paul RadisichAUS Steven Johnson(Dick Johnson Racing, Ford) report 10 R1 Winton AUS Russell Ingall NZL Greg Murphy AUS Russell Ingall(Perkins Engineering, Holden) report R2 AUS Russell Ingall 11 Bathurst AUS Marcos Ambrose AUS Mark SkaifeAUS Tony Longhurst(Holden Racing Team, Holden) report 12 R1 Pukekohe NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy(Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia, Holden) report R2 NZL Greg Murphy R3 NZL Greg Murphy 13 R1 Sandown AUS Mark Skaife AUS Mark Skaife AUS Todd Kelly(Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia, Holden) report R2 AUS Todd Kelly R3 AUS Craig Lowndes Points system Championship points were awarded on the following basis: Points format Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd Qualifying 18 16 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 Point system 1 90 80 72 66 62 58 54 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 Point system 2 135 120 108 99 93 87 81 75 72 69 66 63 60 57 54 51 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 Point system 3 180 160 144 132 124 116 108 100 96 92 88 84 80 76 72 68 64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 Point system 4 360 320 288 264 248 232 216 200 192 184 176 168 160 152 144 136 128 120 112 104 96 88 80 72 64 56 48 40 32 24 16 8 Point system 5 540 480 432 396 372 348 324 300 288 276 264 252 240 228 216 204 192 180 168 156 144 132 120 108 96 84 72 60 48 36 24 12 Qualifying points were issued for the first race of each weekend only. Drivers did not need to finish races to score points, provided they took the start. Point system 1: Used for Hidden Valley, Canberra races 1 and 2, Barbagallo, Calder Park, Pukekohe and Sandown. Point system 2: Used for Phillip Island, Eastern Creek, Oran Park and Winton. Point system 3: Used for Adelaide race 1 and Canberra race 3. Point system 4: Used for Adelaide race 2 and the Queensland 500. Point system 5: Used for the Bathurst 1000. Drivers championship Pos Driver Penalty PHI ADE ECK DAR CAN PER CAL OPK IPS WIN BAT PUK SAN Pts 1 AUS Mark Skaife 30 288 340 262 218 282 252 108 286 264 228 552 240 188 3478 2 AUS Russell Ingall 156 464 93 176 190 189 228 179 333 273 314 125 155 2875 3 AUS Jason Bright 80 235 468 237 222 214 157 200 199 264 205 133 181 184 2819 4 NZL Greg Murphy 201 210 213 211 77 209 127 75 288 231 432 288 162 2724 5 AUS Steven Johnson 153 455 108 72 294 176 230 204 370 161 59 164 92 2532 6 AUS Todd Kelly 163 334 136 106 119 174 47 187 288 90 432 155 248 2479 7 NZL Paul Radisich 133 65 201 58 232 288 208 120 370 161 59 110 104 2109 8 AUS Marcos Ambrose 200 243 165 232 146 82 194 66 82 201 30 232 213 2086 9 AUS Steven Ellery 132 220 54 118 187 104 156 126 232 148 333 126 137 2073 10 AUS Garth Tander 104 238 108 84 288 108 150 146 144 109 356 142 70 2047 11 AUS Craig Lowndes 238 213 172 32 180 188 123 219 16 51 192 125 242 1991 12 NZL Steven Richards 191 284 77 172 205 134 148 105 33 105 304 50 104 1912 13 AUS Tony Longhurst 57 256 108 62 36 102 80 102 262 29 552 168 80 1894 14 AUS Larry Perkins 93 264 72 156 134 49 86 54 333 66 314 132 103 1856 15 AUS Jason Bargwanna 105 248 62 134 136 88 64 90 144 126 356 124 144 1821 16 AUS Glenn Seton 150 304 142 132 172 94 78 120 33 75 304 94 102 1800 17 AUS Paul Morris 66 76 141 72 166 68 274 99 195 184 252 22 86 1701 18 AUS Brad Jones 81 84 144 104 94 64 70 123 40 54 480 72 132 1542 19 AUS Mark Larkham 54 160 69 165 178 50 127 51 143 87 84 96 62 1326 20 AUS Paul Weel 78 32 105 102 112 102 76 81 216 93 132 100 78 1307 21 AUS Cameron McConville 54 Ret 75 96 122 134 134 163 112 21 276 48 40 1275 22 AUS John Bowe 54 108 209 59 232 120 76 84 108 102 118 1270 23 AUS David Besnard 57 4 45 177 64 58 102 242 96 84 60 52 112 1153 24 NZL Jason Richards DNQ 136 DNQ 68 110 64 42 75 160 69 204 108 110 1146 25 AUS Cameron McLean 108 Ret 144 132 20 114 52 57 Ret 105 396 1128 26 AUS Anthony Tratt 9 180 60 44 96 52 50 DNPQ 128 114 216 72 44 1065 27 AUS Paul Romano 30 104 27 68 100 30 36 192 72 240 60 10 969 28 AUS Tomas Mezera 48 176 DNQ 50 57 262 133 94 78 898 29 AUS Rodney Forbes 66 Ret DNS 68 142 70 78 69 Ret 30 144 116 70 853 30 NZL John Faulkner 51 252 42 34 52 48 DNQ 48 56 63 Ret 70 94 810 31 AUS Dugal McDougall 54 88 108 42 22 32 DNPQ 176 57 156 46 781 32 AUS Dean Canto DNQ 92 42 DNQ 30 DNPQ 200 379 743 33 AUS Trevor Ashby 51 208 33 74 264 630 34 AUS Greg Ritter DNQ 128 72 396 596 35 NZL Jim Richards 200 379 579 36 AUS Geoff Brabham 232 333 565 37 GBR John Cleland 40 480 520 38 NZL Angus Fogg 52 160 204 48 464 39 AUS Owen Kelly 192 240 432 40 AUS Steve Reed 50 116 264 430 41 NZL Simon Wills 108 118 76 114 416 42 AUS Rick Bates 112 276 388 43 AUS Tim Leahey 216 132 348 44 AUS Alan Jones 128 216 344 45 AUS Tyler Mecklem DNQ 180 12 32 112 DNQ 336 46 AUS Andrew Miedecke 176 156 332 47 AUS Rick Kelly Ret 228 80 308 48 AUS Matthew White 51 24 DNQ 38 96 60 16 285 49 NZL Ashley Stichbury 252 252 50 AUS Alan Heath 56 180 236 51 AUS Dale Brede 48 180 228 AUS Nathan Pretty 228 53 AUS Wayne Gardner 143 84 227 54 AUS Neil Crompton 16 192 208 55 AUS Phillip Scifleet 32 168 200 56 GBR Matt Neal DNS 195 195 57 AUS Tony Ricciardello 24 120 32 180 58 AUS James Brock 104 66 Ret 170 59 AUS Christian D'Agostin DNQ 168 168 AUS Paul Dumbrell 168 Ret AUS Leanne Ferrier 168 Ret 62 AUS Michael Donaher 15 152 Ret 167 63 AUS Adam Macrow 88 72 160 AUS Luke Youlden 88 72 65 AUS Rod Nash 120 36 156 66 AUS Layton Crambrook 152 Ret DNQ 152 67 AUS Craig Harris 48 96 144 AUS David Parsons Ret 144 69 AUS Ross Halliday 116 Ret 116 70 AUS Steve Owen 104 Ret 104 71 AUS Michael Simpson 96 96 72 AUS Gary Holt 48 45 Ret 93 73 AUS Greg Crick 82 Ret 82 74 AUS Paul Stokell 72 72 75 AUS Eddie Abelnica 57 57 76 NZL Craig Baird 56 Ret 56 77 AUS Peter Doulman 48 DNPQ Ret 48 78 AUS Daniel Miller 42 42 79 AUS Rod Salmon 16 24 40 AUS Terry Wyhoon 16 24 81 AUS Aaron McGill 32 32 82 AUS Wayne Wakefield 30 30 Pos Driver Penalty PHI ADE ECK DAR CAN PER CAL OPK IPS WIN BAT PUK SAN Pts References External links Official V8 Supercar website Category:Supercars Championship seasons Shell sv:V8 Supercar 2001