2001 V8 Supercars Winton round explained

Flag:	Victoria
2001 Winton V8 Supercar round
Round No:	10
Season No:	13
Year:	2001
Series:	SCS
Track Map:	Winton Motor Raceway (Australia) track map -- with extension.svg
Date:	7–9 September
Location:	Benalla, Victoria
Circuit:	Winton Motor Raceway
Weather:	Fine
Race1 Laps:	28
Race1 Dist:	85
Pole1:	Russell Ingall
Pole1 Team:	Perkins Engineering
Pole1 Time:	1:24.3328
Winner1:	Greg Murphy
Winner1 Team:	Kmart Racing Team
Winner1 Time:	45:02.1401
Race2 Laps:	32
Race2 Dist:	100
Winner2:	Russell Ingall
Winner2 Team:	Perkins Engineering
Winner2 Time:	48:54.0840
First Round:	Russell Ingall
First Round Team:	Perkins Engineering
First Pts:	273
Second Round:	Greg Murphy
Second Round Team:	Kmart Racing Team
Second Pts:	231
Third Round:	Mark Skaife
Third Round Team:	Holden Racing Team
Third Pts:	228

The 2001 Winton V8 Supercar round was the tenth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 8 to 9 September at the Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria.

Race report

Russell Ingall took his first round win of the season, which would further help his efforts to win the championship.

The first race was cut short by a few laps after the race was red flagged due to several incidents that warranted the race to be stopped, thereby making Greg Murphy the winner.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:26.8443
2	align=center	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:26.8614
3	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:27.0949
4	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:27.6587
5	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:27.9589
6	align=center	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:28.2574
7	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:28.4970
8	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:28.7429
9	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:29.8535
10	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:29.9967
11	align=center	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:30.0137
12	align=center	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:30.1214
13	align=center	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:30.3932
14	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:30.4694
15	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:30.7395
16	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:30.8651
17	align=center	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:31.0697
18	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:31.3546
19	align=center	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:31.5494
20	align=center	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:31.6844
21	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:31.8532
22	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:31.9287
23	align=center	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:32.0458
24	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:32.1047
25	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:32.1956
26	align=center	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:32.3247
27	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:32.4058
28	align=center	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:33.3639
29	align=center	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:33.5859
30	align=center	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:33.9583
31	align=center	48	Eddie Abelnica	Melbournes Cheapest Cars	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:34.3870
32	align=center	14	James Brock	Imrie Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:35.1691
Source:^[1]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:24.3328
2	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	1:24.9150
3	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:24.9154
4	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:25.0289
5	align=center	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:25.4027
6	align=center	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:25.5214
7	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:25.6025
8	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:26.0698
9	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	1:27.1293
10	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	1:31.8195
Source:^[2]

Race 1

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	28	45min 02.1401sec	align=center	8
2	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	28	+ 0.92 s	align=center	1
3	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	28	+ 1.75 s	align=center	15
4	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	28	+ 2.65 s	align=center	10
5	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	28	+ 3.20 s	align=center	18
6	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	28	+ 3.79 s	align=center	2
7	align=center	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	28	+ 6.22 s	align=center	19
8	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	28	+ 8.20 s	align=center	9
9	align=center	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	28	+ 9.25 s	align=center	12
10	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	28	+ 11.06 s	align=center	4
11	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	28	+ 11.82 s	align=center	16
12	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	28	+ 13.12 s	align=center	7
13	align=center	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	28	+ 13.66 s	align=center	30
14	align=center	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	28	+ 14.56 s	align=center	5
15	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	28	+ 15.73 s	align=center	3
16	align=center	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	28	+ 17.74 s	align=center	29
17	align=center	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	28	+ 19.44 s	align=center	17
18	align=center	14	James Brock	Imrie Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	28	+ 22.19 s	align=center	32
19	align=center	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	28	+ 23.26 s	align=center	13
20	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	28	+ 23.91 s	align=center	25
21	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	27	+ 1 Lap	align=center	22
22	align=center	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	27	+ 1 Lap	align=center	26
23	align=center	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	27	+ 1 Lap	align=center	20
24	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	27	+ 1 Lap	align=center	24
25	align=center	48	Eddie Abelnica	Melbournes Cheapest Cars	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	27	+ 1 Lap	align=center	31
26	align=center	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	26	+ 2 Laps	align=center	23
Ret	align=center	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	26	Accident	align=center	6
Ret	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	24	Accident	align=center	14
Ret	align=center	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	10	Retired	align=center	28
Ret	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	4	Spun off	align=center	27
Ret	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	1	Retired	align=center	21
Ret	align=center	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	0	Collision Damage	align=center	11
Source:^[3]

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	align=center	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	32	48min 54.0840sec	align=center	2
2	align=center	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	32	+ 0.82 s	align=center	3
3	align=center	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 1.24 s	align=center	5
4	align=center	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	32	+ 3.27 s	align=center	4
5	align=center	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 8.87 s	align=center	15
6	align=center	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	32	+ 12.48 s	align=center	1
7	align=center	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	32	+ 13.23 s	align=center	6
8	align=center	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 15.01 s	align=center	12
9	align=center	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 15.52 s	align=center	8
10	align=center	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 15.70 s	align=center	31
11	align=center	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 16.14 s	align=center	20
12	align=center	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 21.09 s	align=center	23
13	align=center	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 22.25 s	align=center	19
14	align=center	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 28.32 s	align=center	24
15	align=center	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 28.53 s	align=center	13
16	align=center	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 32.63 s	align=center	32
17	align=center	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	32	+ 36.52 s	align=center	26
18	align=center	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	32	+ 38.48 s	align=center	7
19	align=center	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 43.26 s	align=center	30
20	align=center	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	32	+ 45.06 s	align=center	22
21	align=center	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	32	+ 45.33 s	align=center	14
22	align=center	48	Eddie Abelnica	Melbournes Cheapest Cars	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	32	+ 55.89 s	align=center	25
23	align=center	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	32	+ 57.48 s	align=center	21
24	align=center	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	32	+ 58.12 s	align=center	10
25	align=center	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	32	+ 1:13.08 s	align=center	11
26	align=center	14	James Brock	Imrie Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	31	+ 1 Lap	align=center	18
27	align=center	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	26	+ 6 Laps	align=center	29
Ret	align=center	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	align=center	25	Spun off	align=center	9
Ret	align=center	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VT)	align=center	19	Retired	align=center	16
Ret	align=center	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	17	Retired	align=center	17
Ret	align=center	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	align=center	11	Accident	align=center	28
Source:^[4]

Championship standings

	No	Driver	Team
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	2498
2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	2371
3	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	2281
4	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	2217
5	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	1842

Notes and References

Web site: 2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Qualifying . National Software . 2015-11-24.
Web site: 2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Shootout . National Software . 2015-11-24.
Web site: 2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Race 1 . National Software . 2015-11-24.
Web site: 2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Race 2 . National Software . 2015-11-25.