2001 V8 Supercars Oran Park round explained

Flag:	New South Wales
2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round
Round No:	8
Season No:	13
Year:	2001
Series:	SCS
Track Map:	Track map for Oran Park--Grand Prix circuit.svg
Date:	27–29 July
Location:	Sydney, New South Wales
Circuit:	Oran Park Raceway
Weather:	Fine
Race1 Laps:	36
Race1 Dist:	100
Pole1:	Craig Lowndes
Pole1 Team:	Gibson Motorsport
Pole1 Time:	1:08.0671
Winner1:	Mark Skaife
Winner1 Team:	Holden Racing Team
Winner1 Time:	44:52.5714
Race2 Laps:	36
Race2 Dist:	100
Winner2:	Mark Skaife
Winner2 Team:	Holden Racing Team
Winner2 Time:	43:03.6026
First Round:	Mark Skaife
First Round Team:	Holden Racing Team
First Pts:	286
Second Round:	David Besnard
Second Round Team:	Stone Brothers Racing
Second Pts:	242
Third Round:	Craig Lowndes
Third Round Team:	Gibson Motorsport
Third Pts:	219

The 2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round was the eighth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 28 to 29 July at the Oran Park Raceway in Narellan, New South Wales.

Race report

Craig Lowndes achieved pole position in the top-ten shootout, which was his first driving a Ford and the first pole position of the year for the Gibson Motor Sport team. Mark Skaife won both races, taking maximum points whilst doing so. David Besnard achieved his best result of the season of second overall and Lowndes achieved third even after being turned around in race three by Garth Tander.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:07.9145
2	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:07.9281
3	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:07.9811
4	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:07.9886
5	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.0021
6	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.0350
7	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.0812
8	align=center	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.1080
9	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.1216
10	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.1491
11	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.1997
12	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.2377
13	align=center	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.2652
14	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.2859
15	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.3653
16	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.4599
17	align=center	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.5772
18	align=center	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.6057
19	align=center	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.6831
20	align=center	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.6871
21	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.7001
22	align=center	50	Michael Donaher	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:08.7132
23	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:08.7143
24	align=center	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.8318
25	align=center	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.8574
26	align=center	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:08.8610
27	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.9305
28	align=center	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:09.0318
29	align=center	67	Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:09.2683
30	align=center	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:09.6189
31	align=center	20	Gary Holt	Eastern Creek Kart Racing	Ford Falcon (EL)	1:10.4830
32	align=center	56	Luke Sieders	Sieders Racing Team	Ford Falcon (EL)	1:11.4899
Source:^[1]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.0671
2	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.2295
3	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.6557
4	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.7935
5	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:08.8438
6	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:08.9998
7	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:09.0888
8	align=center	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:09.6301
9	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:09.7164
10	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:09.7857
Source:^[2]

Race 1

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	44min 52.5714sec	align=center	2
2	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 5.62 s	align=center	1
3	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 6.71 s	align=center	3
4	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 14.21 s	align=center	4
5	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 17.31 s	align=center	5
6	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 20.01 s	align=center	9
7	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 20.29 s	align=center	7
8	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 22.93 s	align=center	6
9	align=center	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 23.33 s	align=center	24
10	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 25.70 s	align=center	10
11	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 30.37 s	align=center	21
12	align=center	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 30.99 s	align=center	19
13	align=center	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 36.44 s	align=center	17
14	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 36.90 s	align=center	12
15	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	36	+ 44.51 s	align=center	23
16	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 45.59 s	align=center	16
17	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 45.99 s	align=center	11
18	align=center	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 58.42 s	align=center	25
19	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 58.56 s	align=center	27
20	align=center	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	36	+ 1:11.97 s	align=center	28
21	align=center	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	35	+ 1 Lap	align=center	26
22	align=center	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	35	+ 1 Lap	align=center	20
23	align=center	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	35	+ 1 Lap	align=center	18
24	align=center	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	34	+ 2 Laps	align=center	30
25	align=center	20	Gary Holt	Eastern Creek Kart Racing	Ford Falcon (EL)	align=center	34	+ 2 Laps	align=center	31
Ret	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	32	Retired	align=center	15
Ret	align=center	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	20	Retired	align=center	8
Ret	align=center	50	Michael Donaher	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	9	Retired	align=center	22
Ret	align=center	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	7	Retired	align=center	13
Ret	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	0	Steering	align=center	14
DNS	align=center	67	Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center		Did Not Start	align=center
DNS	align=center	56	Luke Sieders	Sieders Racing Team	Ford Falcon (EL)	align=center		Did Not Start	align=center
Source:^[3]

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	43min 03.6026sec	align=center	1
2	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 7.00 s	align=center	3
3	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 8.43 s	align=center	5
4	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 16.65 s	align=center	5
5	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 17.92 s	align=center	8
6	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 19.59 s	align=center	10
7	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 22.12 s	align=center	2
8	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 24.92 s	align=center	4
9	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 27.20 s	align=center	17
10	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 28.06 s	align=center	14
11	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 37.20 s	align=center	30
12	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 38.17 s	align=center	19
13	align=center	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 38.49 s	align=center	12
14	align=center	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 44.23 s	align=center	27
15	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 45.16 s	align=center	11
16	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 45.77 s	align=center	6
17	align=center	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	36	+ 46.68 s	align=center	22
18	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	36	+ 56.99 s	align=center	15
19	align=center	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	36	+ 1:01.63 s	align=center	13
20	align=center	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	35	+ 1 Lap	align=center	29
21	align=center	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	35	+ 1 Lap	align=center	20
22	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	35	+ 1 Lap	align=center	26
23	align=center	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	35	+ 1 Lap	align=center	24
24	align=center	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	35	+ 1 Lap	align=center	23
25	align=center	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	35	+ 1 Lap	align=center	18
26	align=center	20	Gary Holt	Eastern Creek Kart Racing	Ford Falcon (EL)	align=center	34	+ 2 Laps	align=center	25
Ret	align=center	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	19	Retired	align=center	9
Ret	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	14	Retired	align=center	16
Ret	align=center	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	7	Retired	align=center	21
DNS	align=center	67	Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center		Did Not Start	align=center
DNS	align=center	56	Luke Sieders	Sieders Racing Team	Ford Falcon (EL)	align=center		Did Not Start	align=center
Source:^[4]

Notes

– Garth Tander was given a 32-second penalty after he was deemed to have gained an advantage by spinning Craig Lowndes on the final lap.

Championship Standings

	No	Driver	Team
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	2006
2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	1902
3	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	1692
4	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	1675
5	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	1365

Notes and References

Web site: 2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Qualifying . National Software . 2015-11-22 .
Web site: 2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Top 10 Shoot Out . National Software . 2015-11-22 .
Web site: 2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Race 1 . National Software . 2015-11-22 .
Web site: 2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Race 2 . National Software . 2015-11-23 .