2001 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round

The 2001 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round was the third round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 28 to 29 November at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales.

2001 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round
Event Information
Round 3 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date27–29 April 2001
LocationEastern Creek, New South Wales
VenueEastern Creek Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 26 laps 100 km
Pole position Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing		 1:30.8955
Winner Greg Murphy
Kmart Racing Team		 43:29.3711
Race 2
Distance 26 laps 100 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team		 41:24.0189
Round Results
First
262 pts
Second
237 pts
Third
213 pts

Race report

Following the Clipsal 500, there was controversy in relation to incidents going unpunished by race officials. For this event, the officials commented that they would be more strict on any offences.

Craig Lowndes initially won race one, with Marcos Ambrose finishing second. This result was overturned, however after Lowndes and Ambrose were penalized for two separate incidents throughout the race. Lowndes was given a time penalty for passing Greg Murphy under safety car conditions, which saw him relegated to 12th. Ambrose was given a time penalty for an illegal overtake on Murphy which saw the rookie bumped back to 13th for race two. After these penalties were enforced, Murphy was declared the winner.

Mark Skaife took a commanding race two win after Murphy was penalized for a jump-start. Whilst serving his penalty (which was a stop-go), Murphy did not come to a complete stop, which prompted some to query whether he should have to serve the penalty again. The stewards deemed him to have served a penalty and so did not request him to serve the penalty again.

Skaife won the round with team-mate Jason Bright taking second and Murphy in third.

Race results

Qualifying
Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 51 Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:31.3941
2 6 Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:31.5774
3 00 Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 1:31.6617
4 4 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:31.8019
5 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:31.8051
6 5 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:31.8988
7 600 John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:32.0053
8 15 Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:32.0215
9 35 Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:32.0593
10 2 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:32.1036
11 8 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:32.1060
12 10 Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:32.1221
13 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:32.1709
14 9 David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:32.1796
15 18 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:32.1796
16 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:32.2795
17 40 Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 1:32.3122
18 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:32.4279
19 3 Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:32.4877
20 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:32.4935
21 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:32.5029
22 16 Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:32.7706
23 43 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:32.7933
24 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:32.8395
25 46 John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:33.1477
26 50 Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:33.5518
27 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 1:33.6450
28 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:33.8365
29 23 Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 1:34.0544
30 45 Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:34.1623
31 54 Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 1:34.2954
32 52 Peter Doulman M3 Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:34.5644
DNQ 14 Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden VX Commodore Did Not Qualify
DNQ 021 Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore Did Not Qualify
Source:[1]

Top Ten Shootout
Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 4 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:30.8955
2 00 Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 1:31.1996
3 6 Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:31.4387
4 5 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:31.4998
5 51 Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:31.5992
6 600 John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:31.6266
7 15 Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:31.7689
8 2 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:31.942
9 35 Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:32.2104
10 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 2:21.6514
Source:[2]

Race 1
Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 51 Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 26 43min 29.3711sec 5
2 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 26 + 0.98 s 10
3 2 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 26 + 7.64 s 8
4 600 John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 26 + 8.24 s 6
5 18 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 8.84 s 15
6 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 15.10 s 24
7 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 26 + 19.69 s 20
8 43 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 19.98 s 23
9 40 Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 26 + 20.25 s 17
10 54 Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 26 + 21.53 s 31
11 16 Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 26 + 22.55 s 22
12 00 Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 26 + 25.34 s 2
13 4 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 28.44 s 1
14 6 Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 31.71 s 3
15 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 34.19 s 13
16 15 Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 26 + 34.19 s 7
17 5 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 35.35 s 4
18 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 38.79 s 28
19 9 David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 38.91 s 14
20 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 26 + 41.17 s 18
21 52 Peter Doulman M3 Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 26 + 42.51 s 32
22 10 Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 26 + 42.74 s 12
23 8 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 26 + 42.97 s 11
24 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 26 + 46.09 s 21
25 3 Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 26 + 46.53 s 19
26 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 57.37 s 16
27 45 Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 1:04.84 s 30
28 46 John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 26 + 1:06.85 s 25
29 23 Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 25 + 1 Lap 29
30 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 23 + 3 Laps 27
Ret 35 Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 4 Retired 9
Ret 50 Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore 2 Retired 26
Source:[3]

Race 2
Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 26 41min 24.0189sec 2
2 2 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 26 + 9.46 s 3
3 18 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 15.24 s 5
4 600 John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 26 + 18.06 s 4
5 00 Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 26 + 19.02 s 12
6 4 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 20.59 s 13
7 5 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 22.29 s 3
8 15 Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 26 + 27.90 s 16
9 40 Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 26 + 31.89 s 9
10 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 26 + 34.23 s 20
11 51 Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 26 + 35.77 s 1
12 8 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 26 + 37.19 s 23
13 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 26 + 39.47 s 7
14 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 39.82 s 6
15 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 40.15 s 15
16 3 Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 26 + 40.59 s 25
17 35 Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 26 + 44.52 s 31
18 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 26 + 50.59 s 24
19 16 Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 26 + 52.25 s 11
20 54 Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 26 + 53.74 s 10
21 10 Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 26 + 56.38 s 22
22 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 56.51 s 26
23 43 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 1:11.09 s 8
24 46 John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 26 + 1:12.67 s 28
25 45 Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 1:13.61 s 27
26 23 Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 26 + 1:16.36 s 29
27 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 26 + 1:27.08 s 30
28 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 26 + 1:34.07 s 18
29 52 Peter Doulman M3 Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 25 + 1 Lap 21
30 50 Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore 25 + 1 Lap 32
31 6 Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 21 + 5 Laps 14
Ret 9 David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 9 Retired 19
Source:[4]

Championship Standings
Pos. No Driver Team Pts
1 2 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 940
1 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 890
3 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 716
4 8 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 713
5 15 Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team 633

References
  1. "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 3 - Eastern Creek Raceway - V8 Supercars Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 3 - Eastern Creek Raceway - V8 Supercars Top Ten Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. "2001 Shell Championship Series V8 Supercars Round 3 Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  4. "2001 Shell Championship Series V8 Supercars Round 3 Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
Supercars Championship
Previous race:
2001 Clipsal 500		 2001 Supercars Championship Next race:
2001 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round
Previous year:
2000 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round		 Eastern Creek Raceway Next year:
2002 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round
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