2001 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 2001 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Formula Holden regulations, with the winner awarded the 2001 CAMS Gold Star.[1] This, the 45th Australian Drivers' Championship,[2] was promoted as the 2001 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship.[1]

2001 Australian Drivers' Championship
Previous: 2000 Next: 2002

Rick Kelly dominated the series driving a Birrana Racing Reynard 94D Holden.[3] Kelly won twelve of the 16 races and finished 151 points ahead of runner up Christian Murchison (Reynard 97D Holden), the largest winning points margin in ADC history. Third in the point score was Alan Gurr (Reynard 94D Holden). The four races not won by Kelly were won by Birrana Racing teammates, both former champions making guest appearances. Dual champion Simon Wills took three victories with three-time champion Paul Stokell winning the final race of the season at Winton Motor Raceway.

Teams and drivers
Entrant Chassis No Driver Rounds
Birrana Racing Reynard 94D 1 Simon Wills 2–3
Paul Stokell 8
2 Rick Kelly All
Reynard 95D 9 Brenton Ramsay 7–8
Paul Stephenson Racing Reynard 92D 3 Paul Stephenson 1–2
Ralt Australia Reynard 94D 11 Alan Gurr 1, 3–8
Reynard 92D 2
Reynard 97D 12 Emerson Newton-John 5
Chris Staff 8
John Herman Racing Reynard 94D 12 Con Toparis 4
Millar Motors Reynard 92D 17 Mark Ellis 2–3, 5, 7
NRC Racing Reynard 95D 19 Stewart McColl 1–3
20 Emerson Newton-John 1–3
Cantech Engineering Reynard 91D 24 Ian Peters 2–8
National Neon Signs Ralt RT23 27 Terry Clearihan 2–8
Carrig Motorsport Reynard 89D 49 Rohan Carrig 1–2, 4, 7–8
Greg Murphy Racing Reynard 94D 22 Tim Leahey 8
Reynard 97D 28 Roger Oakeshott 8
Reynard 95D 66 Peter Hill 1–7
Hocking Motorsport Reynard 97D 28 Roger Oakeshott 1–7
74 Chris Staff 1–2
Con Toparis 3
Dale Brede 4
Chris Hocking 5
Akihiro Asai 7–8
75 Christian Murchison All
Reynard 96D 76 Emerson Newton-John 7–8

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.

Rnd Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)		 23–25 March Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Stewart McColl Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
2 R1 Adelaide Street Circuit
(Adelaide, South Australia)		 6–8 April Simon Wills Simon Wills Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Simon Wills Simon Wills Birrana Racing
3 R1 Hidden Valley Raceway
(Darwin, Northern Territory)		 11–13 May Simon Wills Simon Wills Simon Wills Birrana Racing
R2 Simon Wills Simon Wills Birrana Racing
4 R1 Canberra Street Circuit
(Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)		 8–10 June Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
5 R1 Calder Park Raceway
(Melbourne, Victoria)		 13–15 July Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
6 R1 Oran Park Raceway
(Sydney, New South Wales)		 27–29 July Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
7 R1 Mallala Motor Sport Park
(Mallala, South Australia)		 10–12 August Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Rick Kelly Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
8 R1 Winton Motor Raceway
(Benalla, Victoria)		 7–9 September Rick Kelly Paul Stokell Rick Kelly Birrana Racing
R2 Rick Kelly Paul Stokell Birrana Racing

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten places in each race.[1]

Championship results
Pos Driver PHI ADE DAR CAN CAL ORA MAL WIN Points
1 Rick Kelly 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 293
2 Christian Murchison 3 3 Ret 9 5 5 2 2 2 2 DNS 2 2 Ret 4 Ret 142
3 Alan Gurr Ret DNS 3 3 Ret 4 3 Ret 10 6 2 3 3 2 5 2 130
4 Peter Hill 6 4 5 4 DNS 11 5 4 8 4 3 4 9 4 6 6 111
5 Emerson Newton-John 2 Ret DNS Ret 4 Ret 3 3 4 Ret 7 3 75
6 Stewart McColl 4 2 2 4 3 3 74
7 Terry Clearihan Ret 4 7 7 4 5 5 Ret 4 5 Ret 7 8 DNS 69
8 Ian Peters 9 7 6 7 9 10 6 7 6 8 5 6 5 9 10 9 65
9 Simon Wills Ret 1 1 1 60
10 Roger Oakeshott 8 5 4 DNS Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 10 6 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 38
11 Paul Stokell 2 1 35
12 Chris Hocking 4 5 6 5 32
13 Brenton Ramsay Ret 3 3 7 28
14 Con Toparis 6 6 7 6 22
15 Rohan Carrig 10 Ret 7 8 8 9 9 10 8 8 Ret DNS 22
16 Mark Ellis DNS DNS DNS DNS 8 9 7 9 7 6 21
17 Dale Brede Ret 3 12
18 Paul Stephenson 7 6 DNS DNS 10
19 Tim Leahey 11 4 10
20 Chris Staff 5 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 8
21 Akihiro Asai - - 9 DNS 2
Pos Driver PHI ADE DAR CAN CAL ORA MAL WIN Points

References
  1. 2001 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from www.formulaholden.com via replay.waybackmachine.org on 25 March 2011
  2. Records, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
  3. "Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009". formula3.com.au. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
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