2001 V8 Supercars Oran Park round
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| Round 8 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 27–29 July 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Oran Park Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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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
Top Ten Shootout
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
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| 1 | 00 |  Craig Lowndes
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Gibson Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 1:08.0671 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Skaife
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Holden Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 1:08.2295 |
| 3 | 9 | David Besnard
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Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 1:08.6557 |
| 4 | 15 | Todd Kelly
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K-mart Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 1:08.7935 |
| 5 | 17 | Steven Johnson
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Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 1:08.8438 |
| 6 | 8 | Russell Ingall
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Perkins Engineering | Holden VX Commodore | 1:08.9998 |
| 7 | 2 | Jason Bright
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Holden Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 1:09.0888 |
| 8 | 600 | John Bowe
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Briggs Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 1:09.6301 |
| 9 | 34 | Garth Tander
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 1:09.7164 |
| 10 | 3 | Cameron McConville
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Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 1:09.7857 |
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Race 1
Race 2
- Notes
- ^1 – 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
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Mark Skaife
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Holden Racing Team | 2006 |
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2 | 2 | Jason Bright
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Holden Racing Team | 1902 |
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3 | 17 | Steven Johnson
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Dick Johnson Racing | 1692 |
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4 | 8 | Russell Ingall
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Perkins Engineering | 1675 |
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5 | 00 | Craig Lowndes
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Gibson Motor Sport | 1365 |
References
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 8 - Oran Park Motorsport Circuit - V8 Supercars Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 22 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 8 - Oran Park Motorsport Circuit - V8 Supercars Top 10 Shoot Out". National Software. Retrieved 22 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 8 - Oran Park Motorsport Circuit - V8 Supercars Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 22 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 8 - Oran Park Motorsport Circuit - V8 Supercars Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
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