2001 Canberra 400
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| Round 5 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 8–10 June 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Canberra Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2001 GMC 400 was the fifth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series and the second running of the GMC 400 event. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 10 June on the Canberra Street Circuit in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Race report
The Dick Johnson Racing outfit were very fast right from qualifying with them achieving a one-two, with Radisich achieving a time over half a second faster than his closest competitor, Steven Johnson. However, it would be Johnson that would achieve pole position after Radisich spun during his shootout lapping, dropping him to fifteenth.
Race results
Qualifying
Top Fifteen Shootout
Race 1
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Grid | |
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| 1 | 17 |  Steven Johnson
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Dick Johnson Racing | 25 | 48min 35.6895sec | 1 | |
| 2 | 00 | Craig Lowndes
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Gibson Motor Sport | 25 | + 0.25 s | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | Mark Skaife
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Holden Racing Team | 25 | + 1.14 s | 5 | |
| 4 | 34 | Garth Tander
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | 25 | + 1.93 s | 9 | |
| 5 | 5 | Glenn Seton
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Glenn Seton Racing | 25 | + 5.16 s | 3 | |
| 6 | 18 |  Paul Radisich
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Dick Johnson Racing | 25 | + 5.47 s | 15 | |
| 7 | 29 | Paul Morris
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Paul Morris Motorsport | 25 | + 21.79 s | 13 | |
| 8 | 8 | Russell Ingall
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Perkins Engineering | 25 | + 22.12 s | 12 | |
| 9 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | 25 | + 22.78 s | 20 | |
| 10 | 600 | John Bowe
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Briggs Motor Sport | 25 | + 24.05 s | 18 | |
| 11 | 2 | Jason Bright
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Holden Racing Team | 25 | + 24.53 s | 17 | |
| 12 | 51 | Greg Murphy
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K-mart Racing Team | 25 | + 24.72 s | 10 | |
| 13 | 11 | Larry Perkins
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Perkins Engineering | 25 | + 28.02 s | 16 | |
| 14 | 21 | Brad Jones
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Brad Jones Racing | 25 | + 28.14 s | 23 | |
| 15 | 9 | David Besnard
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Stone Brothers Racing | 25 | + 29.08 s | 19 | |
| 16 | 43 | Paul Weel
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Paul Weel Racing | 25 | + 31.22 s | 22 | |
| 17 | 75 | Anthony Tratt
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Paul Little Racing | 25 | + 31.74 s | 21 | |
| 18 | 10 | Mark Larkham
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Larkham Motor Sport | 25 | + 32.38 s | 31 | |
| 19 | 3 | Cameron McConville
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Lansvale Racing Team | 25 | + 32.60 s | 11 | |
| 20 | 021 | Jason Richards
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Team Kiwi Racing | 25 | + 36.70 s | 27 | |
| 21 | 31 | Steven Ellery
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Steven Ellery Racing | 25 | + 41.69 s | 4 | |
| 22 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem
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Clive Wiseman Racing | 25 | + 42.89 s | 29 | |
| 23 | 7 | Rodney Forbes
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Gibson Motorsport | 25 | + 52.46 s | 25 | |
| 24 | 24 | Paul Romano
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Romano Racing | 25 | + 1:01.21 s | 30 | |
| 25 | 16 | Dugal McDougall
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McDougall Motorsport | 25 | + 1:11.61 s | 28 | |
| 26 | 6 | Steven Richards
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Glenn Seton Racing | 24 | + 1 Lap | 8 | |
| 27 | 23 | Steve Reed
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Lansvale Racing Team | 22 | + 3 Laps | 32 | |
| Ret | 15 | Todd Kelly
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K-mart Racing Team | 23 | Retired | 6 | |
| Ret | 40 | Cameron McLean
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Paragon Motorsport | 16 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 4 | Marcos Ambrose
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Stone Brothers Racing | 9 | Retired | 2 | |
| Ret | 54 | Tony Longhurst
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Rod Nash Racing | 2 | Retired | 26 | |
| DNS | 46 | John Faulkner
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John Faulkner Racing | Did Not Start | |||
| Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Gibson Motorsport), 1:44.7826 | |||||||
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Race 2
Race 3
References
- ^ "GMC 400, Canberra - Canberra Street Circuit - V8 Supercars Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 17 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "GMC 400, Canberra - Canberra Street Circuit - V8 Supercars Top Fifteen Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 17 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "GMC 400, Canberra - Canberra Street Circuit - V8 Supercar Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 18 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "GMC 400, Canberra - Canberra Street Circuit - V8 Supercar Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 18 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "GMC 400, Canberra - Canberra Street Circuit - V8 Supercar Race 3". National Software. Retrieved 18 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2001 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round |
2001 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2001 Barbagallo V8 Supercar round |
| Previous year: 2000 GMC 400 |
Canberra 400 | Next year: 2002 Stegbar 400 |