The 2001 V8 Supercar season was the 42nd year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000 , the Armstrong 500.
There were 22 touring car race meetings held during 2001; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2001 Shell Championship Series (SCS), two of them endurance races; a six-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series (KVS) along with a non-point scoring race supporting the Bathurst 1000 and V8 Supercar support programme events at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix and 2001 Honda Indy 300 .
Results and standings [ edit ] Race calendar [ edit ] The 2001 Australian touring car season consisted of 22 events.
Date Series Circuit City / State Winner Team Car Report 26 Mar KVS Round 1 Wakefield Park Goulburn , New South Wales Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden VT Commodore 2–4 Mar Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown Albert Park street circuit Melbourne , Victoria Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon report 18 Mar KVS Round 2 Oran Park Raceway Sydney , New South Wales David Parsons Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 25 Mar SCS Round 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island , Victoria Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 7–8 Apr Clipsal 500 SCS Round 2 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide , South Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore report 29 Apr SCS Round 3 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney , New South Wales Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 6 May KVS Round 3 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla , Victoria Owen Kelly John Faulkner Racing Holden VS Commodore 12–13 May SCS Round 4 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin , Northern Territory Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 27 May KVS Round 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island , Victoria David Parsons Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 9–10 Jun SCS Round 5 Canberra Street Circuit Canberra , Australian Capital Territory Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 23–24 Jun SCS Round 6 Barbagallo Raceway Perth , Western Australia Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 8 Jul KVS Round 5 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane , Queensland Paul Dumbrell Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 15 Jul SCS Round 7 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne , Victoria Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 29 Jul SCS Round 8 Oran Park Raceway Sydney , New South Wales Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 11 Aug KVS Round 6 Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide , South Australia Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden VT Commodore 26 Aug VIP Pet Foods Queensland 500 SCS Round 9 Queensland Raceway Ipswich , Queensland Paul Radisich Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon report 9 Sep SCS Round 10 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla , Victoria Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 6–7 Oct Konica V8 Supercar Challenge Race Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst , New South Wales Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing Holden VS Commodore report V8Supercar Bathurst 1000 SCS Round 11 Mark Skaife Tony Longhurst Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore report 27–28 Oct Cabcharge V8Supercar Challenge Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise , Queensland Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore report 10–11 Nov Boost Mobile V8 International SCS Round 12 Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe , New Zealand Greg Murphy K-Mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1–2 Dec Australian V8 Ultimate SCS Round 13 Sandown Raceway Melbourne , Victoria Todd Kelly K-Mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore
Konica V8 Supercar Series [ edit ] Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown [ edit ] This meeting was a support event of the 2001 Australian Grand Prix .
Shell Championship Series [ edit ] Konica V8Supercar Challenge Race [ edit ] This race was a support event of the 2001 V8 Supercar 1000 .[1]
Cabcharge V8Supercar Challenge [ edit ] This meeting was a support event of the 2001 Honda Indy 300 .[2]
References [ edit ] Additional references can be found in linked event/series reports.
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