2001 V8 Supercars Perth round

Motor race in Perth, Western Australia April 2023 Western Australia 2001 Barbagallo V8 Supercar round 6 13 2001 SCS Barbagallo Raceway AKA Wanneroo Park (Australia) track map.svg 22–24 June Perth, Western Australia Barbagallo Raceway Fine 20 50 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 57.2542 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 19:54.3879 20 50 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 19:56.1629 20 50 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 20:10.6998 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 288 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 252 Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 209 The 2001 V8 Supercars Perth round was the sixth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 22 to 24 June at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia. The weekend was dominated by Paul Radisich of Dick Johnson Racing. It was one of few rounds in the year where a single driver claimed pole position and won all races throughout the weekend.Clean sweep for Radisich and Ford https://www.drive.com.au/news/clean-sweep-for-radisich-and-ford-20100824-13m7b/ 2026-08-29 Drive.com.au en-AUFord takes a hat trick courtesy of "The Rat" https://goauto.com.au/news/ford-takes-a-hat-trick-courtesy-of-the-rat/2001-06-25/117.html 2001-06-25 2026-08-29 Go Auto en-AU The Holden Racing Team entry of Mark Skaife provided a challenge to Radisich toward the end of the weekend and his strong overall points tally helped extend his lead in the championship standings. Background The event was held on the weekend of 22 to 24 June 2001. It was the 25th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Barbagallo Raceway, and consisted of three 50 km races. Unlike most events throughout the season, there were no compulsory pitstops in any of the races as the sprint format of the weekend meant races barely lasted for over 20 minutes. Mark Skaife entered the round as the championship leader by 14 points over Holden Racing Team teammate, Jason Bright. Steven Johnson had moved up to third following his round victory in Canberra, and the form shown from Dick Johnson Racing was a topic of discussion heading into the Perth round. Heading into the weekend, Craig Lowndes had held a remarkable record of winning every single V8 Supercar race he had ever contested at Barbagallo Raceway. Entry list 2001 Shell Championship Series#Teams and drivers There were 32 entrants into round six of the championship with only three changes from the Canberra 400 entry list. Tony Ricciardello would make his season debut for Imrie Motorsport at this round in a one-off performance. Daniel Miller would also make his sole appearance for the season in a privateer outfit, and Trevor Ashby would make his final solo appearance in the category in this round. Race results Qualifying Russell Ingall claimed provisional pole position with a lap over a tenth faster than Craig Lowndes. Paul Morris proved a surprise contender, qualifying in fifth place and ahead of championship leader, Mark Skaife. Marcos Ambrose reportedly suffered a misfire throughout the session which hampered his run and resigned him to start 18th for the first race. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.5199 2 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.6501 3 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.6540 4 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.6865 5 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.6949 6 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.7511 7 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.8041 8 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.8250 9 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.8490 10 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.8711 11 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.8908 12 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.9347 13 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.9686 14 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.9711 15 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:57.9811 16 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.0102 17 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.1150 18 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.1624 19 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.1833 20 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.3656 21 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.3729 22 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 0:58.5317 23 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 0:58.5815 24 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.7332 25 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.8153 26 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.9301 27 23 AUS Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 0:58.9666 28 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.9841 29 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:59.0393 30 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:59.1690 31 14 AUS Tony Ricciardello Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 0:59.8969 32 84 AUS Daniel Miller Miller Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 0:59.9580 Source: https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_Supercars_Barbagallo_(Race_1) 2001 V8 Supercars Barbagallo (Race 1) The Racing Years 1 September 2026 Top Ten Shootout Radisich obliterated the field in the top ten shootout by setting a time nearly three tenths faster than nearest competitor, Glenn Seton. He had also lapped noticeably faster than he did in provisional qualifying and thus scored Dick Johnson Racing's second consecutive pole position of the season. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time Points 1 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 57.2542 18 2 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 57.5203 16 3 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 57.6397 14 4 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 57.6640 13 5 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 57.6773 12 6 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 57.8773 11 7 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 57.9028 10 8 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 58.0712 9 9 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 58.1340 8 10 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 58.1745 7 Source: Race 1 Paul Romano immediately retired from the first race after his gearbox failed on the formation lap. Radisich led away from the start with Morris getting the jump on Seton to move up into second place. Despite pressuring Radisich for the lead on the opening lap, Morris eventually began to lose ground and fell into the clutches of Ingall in third place. Anthony Tratt sustained damage on the opening lap that saw his front-left door open on the racetrack. For this, he was issued a mechanical black flag. Morris began struggling with rear tyres and started to defend from Ingall, with the latter eventually passing him on lap seven. Skaife moved past Seton for fourth and began to pressure Morris for third. Morris continued to fall through the pack, eventually finishing in eighth. Larry Perkins retired from the race on lap 14 after his throttle jammed heading into turn one, his car coming to rest in the gravel trap at turn one. Morris would receive a bad sportsmanship flag for excessive blocking. Skaife began to gradually reel in Ingall, eventually passing him for second place on lap 16. Radisich cruised home unopposed to take victory by nearly 13 seconds over Skaife and Ingall. This also ended Craig Lowndes' unbeaten streak at this circuit in V8 Supercars. Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid Points 1 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 19min 54.3879sec 1 90 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 12.72 5 80 3 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 13.52 4 72 4 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 18.59 2 66 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 19.83 8 62 6 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 21.37 7 58 7 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 23.25 9 54 8 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 27.54 3 50 9 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 27.73 14 48 10 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 28.06 10 46 11 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 29.07 12 44 12 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 29.30 11 42 13 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 30.05 15 40 14 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 32.55 19 38 15 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 34.08 20 36 16 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 37.35 16 34 17 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 37.59 24 32 18 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 38.31 18 30 19 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 40.95 30 28 20 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 42.93 21 26 21 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 43.28 17 24 22 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 44.31 26 22 23 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 44.59 13 20 24 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 44.76 29 18 25 23 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 20 + 45.88 27 16 26 84 AUS Daniel Miller Miller Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 20 + 49.44 32 14 27 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 20 + 53.56 23 12 28 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 20 + 54.49 22 10 29 14 AUS Tony Ricciardello Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 19 + 1 lap 31 8 30 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 19 + 1 lap 25 6 Ret 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 13 Spun off 6 Ret 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0 Gearbox 28 Fastest Lap: Paul Radisich (Dick Johnson Racing) - 0:58.5664 on lap 2 Source: Race 2 The grey skies that loomed overhead on Saturday dissipated by Sunday morning. Chaos and confusion ensued at the start when the starting lights failed mid-sequence, leading to the marshals to utilise the green flag to start the race. Lowndes was alert to this and made the best start of any driver in the top ten. In his efforts to surge toward the front, he made side-to-side contact with Seton which partially dislodged the front spoiler on his Falcon. Radisich led past turn one from Skaife, Ingall, Lowndes and Greg Murphy. The damage inhibited Seton's pace and he rapidly fell through the pack. Skaife immediately began to apply pressure to Radisich for the lead. But like in race one, Radisich began to eek out a lead with his superior race pace and tyre management, and Skaife would instead find himself under pressure from Ingall for second. Jason Bargwanna's race came to an end on lap four after spearing off into the gravel trap at the bottom end of the circuit after coming into contact with Morris. Seton peeled off into the pitlane on lap eight to replace the damaged spoiler and tyres. David Besnard suffered a self-induced spin on the outside of turn four. The early pace exhibited by Lowndes did not sustain, and Johnson, despite suffering badly from the flu, would eventually pass him for fifth place before the end of the race. Morris fell to the very back of the order after having started in the top ten. The lack of pace would later be attributed to a misfire. Ingall continued to eat into the margin between he and Skaife. With two laps remaining, the gap had whittled down to under a second. The pace difference wasn't great enough for the Perkins Engineering pilot to pass the championship leader before the end. Radisich once again dominated proceedings to win with Skaife and Ingall rounding out the podium. Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid Points 1 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 19min 54.3879sec 1 90 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 2.35 2 80 3 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 3.04 3 72 4 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 13.00 5 66 5 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 13.56 9 62 6 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 17.71 6 58 7 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 18.49 7 54 8 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 22.63 10 50 9 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 23.22 14 48 10 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 24.08 12 46 11 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 27.26 15 44 12 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 27.95 19 42 13 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 28.41 13 40 14 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 30.02 23 38 15 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 30.66 17 36 16 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 31.10 18 34 17 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 32.57 22 32 18 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 34.99 16 30 19 23 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 20 + 35.53 25 28 20 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 39.34 21 26 21 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 39.65 24 24 22 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 47.61 31 22 23 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 49.33 30 20 24 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 20 + 49.61 28 18 25 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 49.86 27 16 26 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 50.03 32 14 27 84 AUS Daniel Miller Miller Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 20 + 51.20 26 12 28 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 56.89 20 10 29 14 AUS Tony Ricciardello Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 19 + 1 lap 29 8 30 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 18 + 2 laps 4 6 31 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 16 + 4 laps 8 4 Ret 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 3 Spun off 11 Fastest Lap: Paul Radisich (Dick Johnson Racing) - 0:58.7317 on lap 4 Source: https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_Supercars_Barbagallo_(Race_2) 2001 V8 Supercars Barbagallo (Race 2) The Racing Years 1 September 2026 Race 3 Mark Larkham failed to make the start after a suspension failure on the warm-up lap sent his Falcon into the run-off where it eventually flipped over. Ingall challenged Skaife for second off the line, but the Holden Racing Team driver held his ground to retain second, behind Radisich. The spirited start by Ingall was curtailed when he was adjudged to have jumped the start, and was issued a stop-go penalty for the offence. Marcos Ambrose was issued the same penalty for the same reason. Contact with Garth Tander on the pit straight saw Steven Ellery launched into a spin; miraculously avoiding being t-boned by the oncoming traffic. The day for Perkins Engineering didn't get much better when contact with Brad Jones saw Larry Perkins spear off into the outfield. Glenn Seton's difficult weekend culminated in an engine failure that ended his race on lap five. Up the front, Skaife was utilising his fresh allocation of tyres to keep Radisich within striking distance. However, the gap remained fairly stagnant for the duration of the race and Radisich held on to claim his third straight victory to perfect a clean sweep of the weekend. Murphy held on to third place despite enormous pressure from Johnson in the dying laps of the race. Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid Points 1 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 19min 54.3879sec 1 90 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 1.05 2 80 3 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 4.50 4 72 4 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 4.69 5 66 5 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 9.77 6 62 6 15 AUS Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 9.94 7 58 7 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 16.20 8 54 8 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 16.53 14 50 9 6 NZL Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 18.98 9 48 10 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 19.60 10 46 11 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 21.43 12 44 12 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 21.64 32 42 13 600 AUS John Bowe Briggs Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 21.86 13 40 14 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 25.87 18 38 15 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 20 + 26.26 24 36 16 54 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 27.13 15 34 17 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 27.94 3 32 18 23 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 20 + 33.59 19 30 19 7 AUS Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 34.09 21 28 20 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 34.79 23 26 21 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 35.13 11 24 22 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 39.33 28 22 23 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 20 + 39.70 25 20 24 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 40.29 16 18 25 84 AUS Daniel Miller Miller Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 20 + 40.88 27 16 26 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 41.35 26 14 27 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 58.70 22 12 28 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 19 + 1 lap 17 10 29 14 AUS Tony Ricciardello Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 19 + 1 lap 29 8 Ret 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 5 Engine 30 Ret 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0 Accident 20 Fastest Lap: Paul Radisich (Dick Johnson Racing) - 0:59.6357 on lap 5 Source: https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_Supercars_Barbagallo_(Race_3) 2001 V8 Supercars Barbagallo (Race 3) The Racing Years 1 September 2026 Championship points Round points tally Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 1 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 288 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 252 3 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 209 4 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 189 5 00 AUS Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport 188 Drivers' Championship standings after Round 6 Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 10px 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1612 10px 2 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 1503 10px 3 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 1268 10px 4 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 1258 10px 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia 1121 References External links Barbagallo Raceway 2001 2001 Canberra 400 2001 V8 Supercars Calder Park round 2000 V8 Supercars Perth round 2002 VB 300 Perth Category:Wanneroo Raceway