2001 V8 Supercars Calder Park round
# 2001 V8 Supercars Calder Park round

The 2001 Calder Park V8 Supercar round was the seventh round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 14 to 15 July at the Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. This would also be the 25th and last time that Calder Park Raceway would host a round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

## Race report

Paul Morris obtained his first V8 Supercar win as well as his first round win. This would also be the last time the V8 Supercars would race at Calder Park Raceway, although it does still remain a testing facility for some V8 Supercar teams to the present day.

## Race results

### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 15 | Todd Kelly | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 55.8501 |
| 2 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 55.8988 |
| 3 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 55.9422 |
| 4 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.0263 |
| 5 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.0319 |
| 6 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 56.0960 |
| 7 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.1226 |
| 8 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.1385 |
| 9 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.1628 |
| 10 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.1765 |
| 11 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.2510 |
| 12 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.3013 |
| 13 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.3125 |
| 14 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.3946 |
| 15 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.3957 |
| 16 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.4029 |
| 17 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.4139 |
| 18 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.4375 |
| 19 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.4779 |
| 20 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.4794 |
| 21 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.4858 |
| 22 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.5176 |
| 23 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.5804 |
| 24 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.6258 |
| 25 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.6347 |
| 26 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 56.8959 |
| 27 | 45 | Dean Canto | RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.9471 |
| 28 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.9784 |
| 29 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 57.0472 |
| 30 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.0808 |
| 31 | 14 | Tomas Mezera | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.2623 |
| 32 | 76 | Matthew White | Matthew White Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 57.5664 |
| DNQ | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 84 | Daniel Miller | Miller Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 111 | Phonsy Mullan | GM Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | Did not qualify |
| Source: ||||||

### Top Ten Shootout

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.2277 |
| 2 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.2902 |
| 3 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 56.4524 |
| 4 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.4689 |
| 5 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.5185 |
| 6 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.5663 |
| 7 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.6394 |
| 8 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56.7190 |
| 9 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 56.7829 |
| 10 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.2326 |
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### Race 1

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | 20min 11.6398sec | 2 |
| 2 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 21 | + 3.78 s | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 5.26 s | 5 |
| 4 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 5.37 s | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 6.03 s | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 6.99 s | 9 |
| 7 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 12.92 s | 16 |
| 8 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 13.29 s | 17 |
| 9 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 17.81 s | 15 |
| 10 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 18.41 s | 13 |
| 11 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 19.74 s | 14 |
| 12 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 19.86 s | 23 |
| 13 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 20.41 s | 8 |
| 14 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 20.60 s | 11 |
| 15 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 21.15 s | 19 |
| 16 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 21.33 s | 6 |
| 17 | 51 | Greg Murphy | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 25.36 s | 10 |
| 18 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 26.37 s | 21 |
| 19 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 29.46 s | 20 |
| 20 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 29.93 s | 24 |
| 21 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 30.08 s | 22 |
| 22 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 31.49 s | 25 |
| 23 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 33.31 s | 28 |
| 24 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 21 | + 37.27 s | 29 |
| 25 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 40.89 s | 1 |
| 26 | 14 | Tomas Mezera | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 42.21 s | 31 |
| 27 | 76 | Matthew White | Matthew White Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 21 | + 42.52 s | 32 |
| 28 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 50.95 s | 30 |
| 29 | 15 | Todd Kelly | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 1 Lap | 4 |
| Ret | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1 | Engine | 18 |
| Ret | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 0 | Retired | 26 |
| DNS | 45 | Dean Canto | RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | | Did not start | |
| DNS | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | | Did not start | |
| DNS | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | | Did not start | |
| DNS | 84 | Daniel Miller | Miller Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | | Did not start | |
| DNS | 111 | Phonsy Mullan | GM Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | | Did not start | |
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### Race 2

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 21 | 20min 19.3653sec | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 0.34 s | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 1.06 s | 6 |
| 4 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 1.36 s | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 4.41 s | 3 |
| 6 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 4.74 s | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 7.04 s | 9 |
| 8 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 7.51 s | 10 |
| 9 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 8.14 s | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 8.39 s | 11 |
| 11 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 11.42 s | 25 |
| 12 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 14.84 s | 14 |
| 13 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 15.07 s | 16 |
| 14 | 51 | Greg Murphy | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 15.16 s | 17 |
| 15 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 16.95 s | 13 |
| 16 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 17.91 s | 7 |
| 17 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 20.40 s | 15 |
| 18 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 20.54 s | 30 |
| 19 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 23.26 s | 22 |
| 20 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 23.65 s | 20 |
| 21 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 26.86 s | 21 |
| 22 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 31.18 s | 23 |
| 23 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 21 | + 31.69 s | 31 |
| 24 | 45 | Dean Canto | RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 32.67 s | 32 |
| 25 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 34.10 s | 19 |
| 26 | 14 | Tomas Mezera | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 34.94 s | 26 |
| 27 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 21 | + 40.98 s | 24 |
| 28 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 42.90 s | 28 |
| 29 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 19 | + 2 Laps | 12 |
| 30 | 76 | Matthew White | Matthew White Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 19 | + 2 Laps | 27 |
| Ret | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 5 | Retired | 18 |
| Ret | 15 | Todd Kelly | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 3 | Retired | 29 |
| DNS | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | | Did not start | |
| DNS | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | | Did not start | |
| DNS | 84 | Daniel Miller | Miller Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | | Did not start | |
| DNS | 111 | Phonsy Mullan | GM Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | | Did not start | |
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### Race 3

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 21 | 20min 45.4588sec | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 0.15 s | 4 |
| 3 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 0.37 s | 2 |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 0.63 s | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 0.89 s | 3 |
| 6 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 1.16 s | 9 |
| 7 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 1.86 s | 8 |
| 8 | 51 | Greg Murphy | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 2.14 s | 14 |
| 9 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 3.65 s | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 4.27 s | 7 |
| 11 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 4.69 s | 10 |
| 12 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 7.59 s | 13 |
| 13 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 8.78 s | 18 |
| 14 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 13.18 s | 15 |
| 15 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 14.23 s | 31 |
| 16 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 15.78 s | 25 |
| 17 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 16.29 s | 29 |
| 18 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 17.95 s | 11 |
| 19 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 19.99 s | 20 |
| 20 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 21.62 s | 19 |
| 21 | 15 | Todd Kelly | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 21.80 s | 32 |
| 22 | 14 | Tomas Mezera | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 27.82 s | 26 |
| 23 | 76 | Matthew White | Matthew White Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 21 | + 29.10 s | 30 |
| 24 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 21 | + 32.25 s | 23 |
| 25 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 21 | + 34.86 s | 28 |
| 26 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 35.83 s | 16 |
| 27 | 45 | Dean Canto | RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 1 Lap | 24 |
| 28 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 19 | + 2 Laps | 17 |
| Ret | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0 | Accident | 22 |
| Ret | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0 | Accident | 12 |
| Ret | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0 | Accident | 21 |
| Ret | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 0 | Retired | 27 |
| DNS | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | | Did not start | |
| DNS | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | | Did not start | |
| DNS | 84 | Daniel Miller | Miller Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | | Did not start | |
| DNS | 111 | Phonsy Mullan | GM Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | | Did not start | |
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## Championship Standings

| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 1720 |
| 2 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 1703 |
| 3 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 1496 |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 1488 |
| 5 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | 1262 |
