2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500

The 2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars held at Queensland Raceway near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia on 26 August 2001. The programmed race distance was 161 laps (approx 500 km) however the race was stopped due to heavy rain and results were declared as at the completion of 156 laps.[1]

2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500
Event Information
Round 9 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date24–26 August 2001
LocationIpswich, Queensland
VenueQueensland Raceway
WeatherFine, thunderstorms at end of race
Results
Race 1
Distance 156 laps 487 km
Pole position Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing		 1:10.5362
Winner Paul Radisich
Steven Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing		 3:17:41.1244
Round Results
First
370 pts
Second
333 pts
Third
288 pts

The event was Round 9 of the 2001 Shell Championship Series [2] and it was the third Queensland 500 V8 Supercar race.

Race Results

Qualifying
Pos No Drivers Team Car Time
1 11 Russell Ingall
Larry Perkins		 Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:09.9367
2 1 Mark Skaife
Jason Bright		 Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:10.0139
3 4 Marcos Ambrose
Greg Crick		 Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:10.2538
4 17 Steven Johnson
Paul Radisich		 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:10.4332
5 600 John Bowe
Simon Wills		 Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:10.5429
6 15 Greg Murphy
Todd Kelly		 K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:10.6057
7 2 Tony Longhurst
Tomas Mezera		 Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:10.6065
8 29 Paul Morris
Matt Neal		 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:10.6388
9 9 David Besnard
Matthew White		 Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:10.6444
10 5 Glenn Seton
Steven Richards		 Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:10.6619
11 18 Greg Ritter
Paul Stokell		 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:10.7334
12 10 Mark Larkham
Wayne Gardner		 Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:10.7705
13 43 Paul Weel
Tim Leahey		 Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:10.8219
14 00 Craig Lowndes
Neil Crompton		 Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:10.8585
15 34 Garth Tander
Jason Bargwanna		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:10.9445
16 51 Nathan Pretty
Rick Kelly		 K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:10.9496
17 31 Steven Ellery
Geoff Brabham		 Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:10.9843
18 3 Cameron McConville
Rick Bates		 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:11.1493
19 7 Rodney Forbes
David Parsons		 Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:11.2054
20 21 Brad Jones
John Cleland		 Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:11.2108
21 6 Jim Richards
Dean Canto		 Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:11.2589
22 8 Luke Youlden
Adam Macrow		 Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:11.4792
23 021 Jason Richards
Angus Fogg		 Team Kiwi Racing Holden VX Commodore 1:11.6067
24 46 John Faulkner
Craig Baird		 John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:11.6108
25 35 Leanne Ferrier
Paul Dumbrell		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:11.6218
26 88 Craig Harris
Dale Brede		 Harris Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:11.6273
27 16 Dugal McDougall
Andrew Miedecke		 Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:11.6286
28 24 Paul Romano
Owen Kelly		 Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 1:11.6706
29 14 James Brock
Steve Owen		 Imrie Motor Sport Holden VX Commodore 1:11.8834
30 50 Michael Donaher
Layton Crambrook		 Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:12.2578
31 54 Rod Nash
Tony Ricciardello		 Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 1:12.7062
32 75 Anthony Tratt
Alan Jones		 Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:12.9360
33 25 Terry Wyhoon
Rod Salmon		 Terry Wyhoon Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:13.4461
34 45 Phillip Scifleet
Aaron McGill		 RPM International Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:15.3241
Source:[3]

Top-Fifteen Shootout

The Top Fifteen Shootout was contested by the top fifteen cars from qualifying to determine grid positions 1 through 15 for the race.

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time
1 4 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:10.5362
2 9 David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:10.6509
3 2 Tony Longhurst Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:10.6695
4 11 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:10.6800
5 600 John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:10.7107
6 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:10.7268
7 17 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:10.8704
8 5 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:11.0228
9 00 Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:11.1804
10 10 Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:11.2529
11 15 Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:11.2617
12 18 Greg Ritter Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:11.2787
13 43 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:11.3674
14 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:11.8497
15 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:25.0870
Source:[4]

Race
Pos No Drivers Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 17 Steven Johnson
Paul Radisich		 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 156 3hr 17min 41.1244sec 7
2 11 Russell Ingall
Larry Perkins		 Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 156 + 0.94 s 4
3 15 Greg Murphy
Todd Kelly		 K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 156 + 23.29 s 11
4 1 Mark Skaife
Jason Bright		 Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 156 + 48.13 s 15
5 2 Tony Longhurst
Tomas Mezera		 Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 156 + 1:20.34 s 3
6 31 Steven Ellery
Geoff Brabham		 Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 155 + 1 Lap 17
7 43 Paul Weel
Tim Leahey		 Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 155 + 1 Lap 13
8 6 Jim Richards
Dean Canto		 Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 154 + 2 Laps 21
9 24 Paul Romano
Owen Kelly		 Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 153 + 3 Laps 28
10 29 Paul Morris
Matt Neal		 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 153 + 3 Laps 6
11 16 Dugal McDougall
Andrew Miedecke		 McDougall Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 153 + 3 Laps 27
12 35 Leanne Ferrier
Paul Dumbrell		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 153 + 3 Laps 25
13 021 Jason Richards
Angus Fogg		 Team Kiwi Racing Holden VX Commodore 152 + 4 Laps 23
14 50 Michael Donaher
Layton Crambrook		 Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore 151 + 5 Laps 30
15 34 Garth Tander
Jason Bargwanna		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 147 + 9 Laps 14
16 10 Mark Larkham
Wayne Gardner		 Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 142 + 14 Laps 10
17 75 Anthony Tratt
Alan Jones		 Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 138 + 18 Laps 32
18 54 Rod Nash
Tony Ricciardello		 Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 133 + 23 Laps 31
19 3 Cameron McConville
Rick Bates		 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 130 + 26 Laps 18
20 14 James Brock
Steve Owen		 Imrie Motor Sport Holden VX Commodore 125 + 31 Laps 29
Ret 600 John Bowe
Simon Wills		 Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 155 Spun off 5
Ret 8 Adam Macrow
Luke Youlden		 Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 146 Spun off 22
Ret 9 David Besnard
Matthew White		 Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 135 Puncture 2
Ret 18 Greg Ritter
Paul Stokell		 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 122 Engine 12
Ret 4 Marcos Ambrose
Greg Crick		 Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 122 Spun Off 1
Ret 46 John Faulkner
Craig Baird		 John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 106 Retired 24
Ret 88 Craig Harris
Dale Brede		 Harris Racing Ford AU Falcon 101 Retired 26
Ret 21 Brad Jones
John Cleland		 Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 94 Electrical 20
Ret 45 Phillip Scifleet
Aaron McGill		 RPM International Racing Ford AU Falcon 65 Engine 34
Ret 5 Glenn Seton
Steven Richards		 Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 40 Engine 8
Ret 25 Terry Wyhoon
Rod Salmon		 Terry Wyhoon Racing Ford AU Falcon 24 Engine 33
Ret 00 Craig Lowndes
Neil Crompton		 Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 15 Blown Tyre 9
Ret 7 Rodney Forbes
David Parsons		 Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 5 Fire 19
Ret 51 Nathan Pretty
Rick Kelly		 K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 0 Tailshaft 16
Source:[5]

Championship Standings
Pos. No Driver Team Pts
1 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 2270
2 2 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 2166
3 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 2062
4 8 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 2008
5 18 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 1675

References
  1. "2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 race report from www.autoweb.com.au". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  2. "2001 Season Review from www.v8supercar.com.au". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  3. "Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - V8 Supercars - Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  4. "Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - V8 Supercars - Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. "Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - VIP Petfoods Queensland 500". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round		 2001 Supercars Championship Next race:
2001 Winton V8 Supercar round
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