2001 Australian V8 Ultimate Explained

Flag:	Victoria
2001 Australian V8 Ultimate
Round No:	13
Season No:	13
Year:	2001
Series:	SCS
Track Map:	Sandown (Australia) track map.svg
Date:	1–2 December
Location:	Melbourne, Victoria
Circuit:	Sandown International Raceway
Weather:	Friday: Fine Saturday: Fine Sunday: Heavy Rain
Race1 Laps:	48
Race1 Dist:	150
Pole1:	Mark Skaife
Pole1 Team:	Holden Racing Team
Pole1 Time:	1:11.2564
Winner1:	Mark Skaife
Winner1 Team:	Holden Racing Team
Winner1 Time:	1:04:59.5617
Race2 Laps:	48
Race2 Dist:	150
Winner2:	Todd Kelly
Winner2 Team:	Kmart Racing Team
Winner2 Time:	1:12:49.5203
Race3 Laps:	48
Race3 Dist:	150
Winner3:	Craig Lowndes
Winner3 Team:	Gibson Motorsport
Winner3 Time:	1:11:05.3245
First Round:	Todd Kelly
First Round Team:	Kmart Racing Team
First Pts:	248
Second Round:	Craig Lowndes
Second Round Team:	Gibson Motorsport
Second Pts:	242
Third Round:	Marcos Ambrose
Third Round Team:	Stone Brothers Racing
Third Pts:	213

The 2001 Australian V8 Ultimate was the thirteenth and final round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 1 to 2 December at the Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria.

Race report

Todd Kelly took his first round win in a race weekend mainly composed of heavy rain.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.5651
2	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.6283
3	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.6793
4	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.7271
5	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.7981
6	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.9300
7	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.9606
8	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.9809
9	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.0715
10	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.1007
11	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.1141
12	align=center	600	Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.2800
13	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:12.2996
14	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.3360
15	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.3401
16	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.3451
17	align=center	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.3722
18	align=center	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.3784
19	align=center	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:12.3941
20	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:12.4082
21	align=center	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:12.4670
22	align=center	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:12.4938
23	align=center	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.5159
24	align=center	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:12.5863
25	align=center	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.6749
26	align=center	255	Rick Kelly	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:12.8653
27	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:12.9060
28	align=center	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:12.9729
29	align=center	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:13.1390
30	align=center	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	1:13.6237
31	align=center	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:13.6320
Source:^[1]

Top Fifteen Shootout

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.2564
2	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.3574
3	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.4480
4	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.4927
5	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.5005
6	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:11.7299
7	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.7426
8	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.7790
9	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:11.9256
10	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:12.0316
11	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.2845
12	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.2946
13	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:12.3404
14	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.3617
15	align=center	600	Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:12.8046
Source:^[2]

Race 1

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Laps	Time	Grid
1	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	1hr 4min 59.5617sec	align=center	1
2	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 5.381 s	align=center	14
3	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 7.413 s	align=center	3
4	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 8.332 s	align=center	6
5	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 12.643 s	align=center	5
6	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 13.915 s	align=center	4
7	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 25.528 s	align=center	9
8	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 27.344 s	align=center	2
9	align=center	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 29.468 s	align=center	19
10	align=center	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 34.836 s	align=center	23
11	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 35.264 s	align=center	8
12	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 35.339 s	align=center	16
13	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 35.543 s	align=center	10
14	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 39.860 s	align=center	12
15	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 44.333 s	align=center	11
16	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 45.646 s	align=center	20
17	align=center	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 49.694 s	align=center	31
18	align=center	600	Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 50.185 s	align=center	15
19	align=center	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	48	+ 55.199 s	align=center	24
20	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 57.438 s	align=center	7
21	align=center	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 57.676 s	align=center	17
22	align=center	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	47	+ 1 Lap	align=center	22
23	align=center	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	47	+ 1 Lap	align=center	32
24	align=center	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	39	+ 9 Laps	align=center	25
Ret	align=center	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	align=center	33	Retired	align=center	30
Ret	align=center	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	31	Retired	align=center	18
Ret	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	29	Retired	align=center	13
Ret	align=center	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	25	Retired	align=center	29
Ret	align=center	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	13	Retired	align=center	28
Ret	align=center	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	9	Retired	align=center	21
Ret	align=center	255	Rick Kelly	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	7	Engine	align=center	26
Ret	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	0	Accident	align=center	27
Source:

Race 2

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Laps	Time	Grid
1	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	1hr 12min 49.5203sec	align=center	3
2	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 10.481 s	align=center	8
3	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 16.660 s	align=center	2
4	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 18.032 s	align=center	1
5	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 36.186 s	align=center	6
6	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 37.706 s	align=center	20
7	align=center	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 51.329 s	align=center	9
8	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 59.882 s	align=center	15
9	align=center	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	48	+ 1:03.875 s	align=center	19
10	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 1:07.592 s	align=center	11
11	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	5
12	align=center	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	10
13	align=center	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	29
14	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	14
15	align=center	600	Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	18
16	align=center	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	21
17	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	7
18	align=center	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	46	+ 2 laps	align=center	23
19	align=center	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	46	+ 2 laps	align=center	24
20	align=center	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	46	+ 2 laps	align=center	22
21	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	46	+ 2 laps	align=center	16
22	align=center	255	Rick Kelly	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	46	+ 2 laps	align=center	30
23	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	46	+ 2 laps	align=center	4
24	align=center	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	46	+ 2 laps	align=center	26
25	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	45	+ 3 laps	align=center	31
26	align=center	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	40	+ 8 laps	align=center	17
Ret	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	46	Retired	align=center	27
Ret	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	12	Retired	align=center	12
Ret	align=center	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	1	Retired	align=center	28
Ret	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	0	Accident	align=center	13
Ret	align=center	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	0	Retired	align=center	29
Source(s):

Race 3

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Laps	Time	Grid
1	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	1hr 11min 05.3245sec	align=center	3
2	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 1.926 s	align=center	5
3	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 3.003 s	align=center	1
4	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 12.428 s	align=center	11
5	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 13.275 s	align=center	27
6	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 26.345 s	align=center	23
7	align=center	255	Rick Kelly	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 47.018 s	align=center	22
8	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 47.868 s	align=center	30
9	align=center	600	Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 48.137 s	align=center	15
10	align=center	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	48	+ 48.901 s	align=center	13
11	align=center	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 49.902 s	align=center	12
12	align=center	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	48	+ 50.483 s	align=center	7
13	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 1:03.520 s	align=center	28
14	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 1:10.273 s	align=center	10
15	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	48	+ 1:11.937 s	align=center	14
16	align=center	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	9
17	align=center	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	20
18	align=center	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	24
19	align=center	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	47	+ 1 lap	align=center	18
20	align=center	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	46	+ 2 laps	align=center	29
21	align=center	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	46	+ 2 laps	align=center	19
22	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	43	+ 5 laps	align=center	25
Ret	align=center	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	47	Retired	align=center	16
Ret	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	43	Retired	align=center	8
Ret	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	40	Retired	align=center	2
Ret	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	15	Accident damage	align=center	4
Ret	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	14	Retired	align=center	21
Ret	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	8	Retired	align=center	6
Ret	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	8	Spun off	align=center	17
Source(s):

Championship Standings

	No	Driver	Team
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	3478
2	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	2875
3	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	2819
4	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	2724
5	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	2532

Notes and References

Web site: The Australian V8 Ultimate Sandown – Sandown International Raceway – V8 Supercars – Qualifying . National Software . 2015-12-16.
Web site: The Australian V8 Ultimate Sandown – Sandown International Raceway – V8 Supercars – Top 15 Shootout . National Software . 2015-12-16.