2001 V8 Supercars Calder Park round
Appearance
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Round 7 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
Date | 13–15 July 2001 | |||||||||||||
Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
Venue | Calder Park Raceway | |||||||||||||
Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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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 last time that Calder Park Raceway would play host to 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
Top Ten Shootout
Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
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1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 0:56.2277 |
2 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 0:56.2902 |
3 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 0:56.4524 |
4 | 15 | Todd Kelly | K-mart Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 0:56.4689 |
5 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 0:56.5185 |
6 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 0:56.5663 |
7 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden VX Commodore | 0:56.6394 |
8 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 0:56.7190 |
9 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 0:56.7829 |
10 | 51 | Greg Murphy | K-mart Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 0:57.2326 |
Source:[2] |
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Championship Standings
Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts | |
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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 |
References
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 7 - Calder Park Raceway - 2001 Shell Championship Series - Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 7 - Calder Park Raceway - 2001 Shell Championship Series - Top Ten Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 7 - Calder Park Raceway - 2001 Shell Championship Series - Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 7 - Calder Park Raceway - 2001 Shell Championship Series - Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 7 - Calder Park Raceway - 2001 Shell Championship Series - Race 3". National Software. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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