2001 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round

Northern Territory 2001 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round
Event Information
Round 4 of 14 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date 11–13 May 2001
Location Darwin, Northern Territory
Venue Hidden Valley Raceway
Weather Fine
Results
Race 1
Distance 17 laps, 50 km
Pole position Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
1:08.4552
Winner Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering
19:59.3998
Race 2
Distance 35 laps, 100 km
Winner Greg Murphy
Kmart Racing Team
41:38.1129
Race 3
Distance 35 laps, 100 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
54:26.3310
Round Results
First Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing
232 pts
Second Jason Bright
Holden Racing Team
222 pts
Third Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
218 pts

The 2001 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round was the fourth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 12 to 13 May at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Race report

The first race was won by Russell Ingall after a convincing drive saw him virtually unchallenged throughout most of the race. Mark Skaife initially got the jump, although was given a drive-through penalty shortly afterwards after officials deemed him to have jumped the start. A four-car collision at the start of the race involving Ambrose, Seton, Bowe and Tander. The collision saw Seton sustain significant damage and Tander retiring from the race. Craig Lowndes was also given a drive-through penalty after spinning Larry Perkins at turn four in the later stages of the race. Marcos Ambrose and Mark Larkham rounded out the podium.

The second race was of almost double the length of race two and was won by Greg Murphy. Ingall led most of the race, but encountered a tail-shaft problem with two laps to go, dropping him down the pack. The Holden Racing Team duo of Jason Bright and Mark Skaife rounded out the podium.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:08.4938
2 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:08.5566
3 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:08.6059
4 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:08.6654
5 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:08.6672
6 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:08.6746
7 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:08.6848
8 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:08.7111
9 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:08.7181
10 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:08.7438
11 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 1:08.7495
12 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:08.7717
13 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:08.8297
14 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:08.9097
15 15 Australia Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:09.0418
16 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:09.0729
17 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:09.1017
18 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:09.1579
19 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:09.2620
20 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 1:09.3129
21 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:09.3375
22 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:09.4241
23 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:09.5466
24 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:09.6948
25 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:09.7491
26 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VX Commodore 1:09.7688
27 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 1:09.7981
28 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 1:10.0401
29 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:10.1156
30 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:10.1678
31 23 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 1:10.5598
Source:[1]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:08.4552
2 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:08.6116
3 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:08.6298
4 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:08.7780
5 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:08.8086
6 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:08.8598
7 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:09.0763
8 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:09.0978
9 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:09.2454
10 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:09.3068
Source:[2]

Race 1

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 17 19min 59.3998sec 2
2 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 17 + 1.52 s 3
3 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 17 + 5.05 s 8
4 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 17 + 6.31 s 4
5 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 17 + 9.16 s 12
6 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 17 + 10.45 s 16
7 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 17 + 13.67 s 10
8 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 17 + 14.02 s 13
9 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 17 + 14.41 s 14
10 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 17 + 18.38 s 19
11 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 17 + 18.72 s 20
12 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 17 + 21.97 s 9
13 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 17 + 22.66 s 17
14 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 17 + 22.94 s 1
15 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 17 + 24.27 s 21
16 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 17 + 24.76 s 22
17 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 17 + 26.27 s 24
18 15 Australia Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 17 + 29.48 s 15
19 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 17 + 34.94 s 28
20 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 17 + 35.86 s 11
21 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 17 + 42.09 s 18
22 23 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 17 + 42.11 s 31
23 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VT Commodore 17 + 42.81 s 29
24 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 17 + 45.43 s 25
25 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 17 + 53.10 s 27
26 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VX Commodore 17 + 1:02.15 s 26
27 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 16 + 1 Lap 5
28 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 16 + 1 Lap 32
29 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 16 + 1 Lap 6
Ret 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 2 Retired 23
Ret 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 0 Collision Damage 7
DNS 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore Did Not Start
Source:[3]

Race 2

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 35 41min 38.1129sec 4
2 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 35 + 2.64 s 5
3 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 35 + 3.03 s 14
4 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 3.56 s 2
5 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 15.86 s 7
6 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 16.33 s 9
7 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 35 + 30.93 s 13
8 15 Australia Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 35 + 31.52 s 18
9 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 35 + 32.70 s 12
10 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 33.01 s 27
11 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 33.65 s 28
12 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 35 + 36.49 s 11
13 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 35 + 38.96 s 3
14 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 40.11 s 15
15 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 40.49 s 8
16 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 35 + 41.48 s 17
17 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 35 + 50.15 s 31
18 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 35 + 1:00.34 s 24
19 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 35 + 1:01.31 s 25
20 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VT Commodore 35 + 1:02.67 s 23
21 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 35 + 1:12.84 s 19
22 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 35 + 1:22.95 s 1
23 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 34 + 1 Lap 30
24 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore 34 + 1 Lap 32
25 23 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 34 + 1 Lap 22
26 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 32 + 3 Laps 21
Ret 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VX Commodore 29 Brakes 26
Ret 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 28 Retired 10
Ret 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 20 Retired 16
Ret 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 9 Collision Damage 20
Ret 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 5 Clutch 29
DNS 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon Did Not Start
Source:[4]

Race 3

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 35 41min 32.6878sec 3
2 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 35 + 4.90 s 2
3 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 7.65 s 4
4 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 12.34 s 6
5 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 20.99 s 10
6 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 35 + 21.57 s 9
7 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 25.90 s 5
8 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 28.16 s 11
9 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 35 + 28.39 s 22
10 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 35 + 30.85 s 12
11 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 35 + 32.50 s 13
12 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 35 + 33.41 s 1
13 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 35 + 35.28 s 7
14 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 35 + 36.30 s 17
15 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 35 + 36.38 s 31
16 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 40.49 s 26
17 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 42.74 s 15
18 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 35 + 45.35 s 16
19 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 46.64 14
20 15 Australia Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 35 + 55.37 s 8
21 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 35 + 58.96 s 19
22 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VT Commodore 35 + 1:08.04 s 20
23 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 35 + 1:09.49 s 18
24 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 1:09.77 s 23
25 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 34 + 1 Lap 28
26 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore 34 + 1 Lap 24
27 23 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 34 + 1 Lap 25
28 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 34 + 1 Lap 21
Ret 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VX Commodore 19 Alternator 27
DNS 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon Did Not Start
DNS 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon Did Not Start
Source:[5]

Championship Standings

Pos. No Driver Team Pts
1 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 1132
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1078
3 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 889
4 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 840
5 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team 835

References

V8 Supercar
Previous race:
2001 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round
2001 V8 Supercar Championship Series Next race:
2001 GMC 400
Previous year:
2000 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round
Hidden Valley Raceway Next year:
2002 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round
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