2001 Australian V8 Supercar Championship
Melbourne - 2-4 March (non-championship)
Race 1
1 Mark Skaife Ford Falcon 20m21.85, 10 laps
2 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon 20m22.84
3 Jason Bright Holden Commodore 20m23.73
4 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon 20m25.83
5 Garth Tander Holden Commodore 20m27.76
6 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore 20m28.333
Race 2
1 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon 24m27.56, 12 laps
2 Steven Richards Ford Falcon 24m33.43
3 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon 24m38.27
4 John Bowe Ford Falcon 24m38.48
5 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore 24m38.56
6 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore 24m43.21
Race 3
1 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon 20m12.69, 10 laps
2 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon 20m15.27
3 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore 20m16.07
4 Glenn Seton Ford Falcon 20m17.51
5 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore 20m26.55
6 John Bowe Ford Falcon 20m27.34
Phillip Island - 25 March
Race 1
1 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 45m25.30, 28 laps
2 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 45m36.40
3 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 45m36.95
4 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 45m37.49
5 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 45m41.36
6 Steven Richards Ford Falcon AU 45m45.86
Fastest Lap: Lowndes, 1m34.34
Race 2
1 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 45m24.96, 28 laps
2 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 45m29.05
3 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 45m30.61
4 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 45m31.27
5 Steven Richards Ford Falcon AU 45m33.73
6 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 45m35.15
Fastest Lap: Paul Radisich, 1m34.37
Adelaide - 7-8 April
Race 1
1 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 2h02m49.11, 78 laps
2 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 2h02m59.31
3 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore 2h03m03.44
4 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 2h03m08.08
5 Steven Ellery Ford Falcon AU 2h03m13.11
6 Garth Tander Holden Commodore 2h03m16.34
Fastest Lap: Jason Bright, 1m26.73
Race 2
1 Jason Bright Holden Commodore 2h06m34.59, 78 laps
2 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore 2h06m35.84
3 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 2h06m50.86
4 Glenn Seton Ford Falcon 2h06m52.24
5 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore 2h06m53.75
6 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 2h06m57.91
Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes, 1m25.83
Eastern Creek - 29 April
Race 1
1 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 43m29.37, 26 laps
2 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 43m30.35
3 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 43m37.01
4 John Bowe Ford Falcon AU 43m37.61
5 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 43m38.21
6 Brad Jones Ford Falcon AU 43m44.46
Fastest Lap: Todd Kelly, 1m32.86
Race 2
1 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 41m24.01, 26 laps
2 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 41m33.47
3 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 41m39.25
4 John Bowe Ford Falcon AU 41m42.07
5 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 41m43.03
6 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 41m44.60
Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose, 1m33.00
Hidden Valley - 12-13 May
Race 1
1 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 19m59.39, 17 laps
2 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 20m00.92
3 Mark Larkham Ford Falcon AU 20m04.45
4 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 20m05.70
5 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 20m08.56
6 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 20m09.85
Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife, 1m09.48
Race 2
1 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 41m38.11, 25 laps
2 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 41m40.75
3 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 41m41.14
4 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 41m41.67
5 David Besnard Ford Falcon AU 41m53.97
6 Steven Richards Ford Falcon AU 41m54.44
Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose, 1m09.02
Race 3
1 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 41m32.68, 25 laps
2 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 41m37.58
3 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 41m40.33
4 Steven Richards Ford Falcon AU 41m45.02
5 Glenn Seton Ford Falcon AU 41m53.67
6 Larry Perkins Holden Commodore VX 41m54.26
Fastest Lap: Glenn Seton, 1m09.09
Canberra - 9-10 June
Race 1
1 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 48m35.68, 25 laps
2 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 48m35.93
3 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 48m36.83
4 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VX 48m37.62
5 Glenn Seton Ford Falcon AU 48m40.84
6 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 48m41.15
Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes, 1m44.78
Race 2
1 Steven Richards Ford Falcon AU 50m49.93, 25 laps
2 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 50m50.47
3 Craig Bargwanna Holden Commodore VX 50m50.59
4 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 50m51.08
5 John Bowe Ford Falcon AU 50m51.50
6 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 50m53.10
Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose, 1m44.18
Race 3
1 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 1h36m27.53, 50 laps
2 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VX 1h36m35.23
3 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 1h36m35.80
4 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 1h36m36.38
5 John Bowe Ford Falcon AU 1h36m36.73
6 Steven Ellery Ford Falcon AU 1h36m39.35
Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes, 1m43.83
Wanneroo - 23-24 June
Race 1
1 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 19m54.38, 20 laps
2 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 20m07.10
3 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 20m07.91
4 Glenn Seton Ford Falcon AU 20m12.98
5 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 20m14.21
6 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 20m15.76
Fastest Lap: Paul Radisich, 58.56s
Race 2
1 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 19m56.16, 20 laps
2 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 19m58.50
3 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 19m59.19
4 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 20m09.16
5 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 20m09.72
6 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 20m13.87
Fastest Lap: Paul Radisich, 58.73s
Race 3
1 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 20m10.69, 20 laps
2 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 20m11.75
3 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 20m15.20
4 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 20m15.39
5 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 20m20.47
6 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore 20m20.64
Fastest Lap: Paul Radisich, 59.63s
Calder Park - 15 July
Race 1
1 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 20m11.63, 21 laps
2 Paul Morris Holden Commodore VT 20m15.41
3 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 20m16.89
4 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 20m17.01
5 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 20m17.67
6 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 20m18.62
Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife, 56.54s
Race 2
1 Paul Morris Holden Commodore VT 20m19.36, 21 laps
2 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 20m19.70
3 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 20m20.42
4 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 20m20.72
5 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 20m23.77
6 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 20m24.10
Fastest Lap: Greg Murphy, 56.69s
Race 3
1 Paul Morris Holden Commodore VT 24m45.45, 21 laps
2 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 24m45.60
3 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 24m45.83
4 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 24m46.08
5 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 24m46.34
6 Steve Ellery Ford Falcon AU 24m46.61
Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife, 56.53s
Oran Park - 29 July
Race 1
1 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 44m52.57, 36 laps
2 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 44m58.19
3 David Besnard Ford Falcon AU 44m59.28
4 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VX 45m06.77
5 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 45m09.88
6 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VX 45m12.58
Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife, 1m08.82s
Race 2
1 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 43m03.60, 36 laps
2 David Besnard Ford Falcon AU 43m10.60
3 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 43m12.30
4 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 43m20.25
5 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 43m21.51
6 Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VX 43m23.19
Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife, 1m09.17s
Queensland 500: Queensland Raceway - 26 August
1 Paul Radisich/Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 3h17m41.124, 156 laps
2 Larry Perkins/Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 3h17m42.066
3 Todd Kelly/Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 3h18m04.412
4 Jason Bright/Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 3h18m29.258
5 Tomas Mezera/Tony Longhurst Holden Commodore VX 3h19m02.465
6 Geoff Brabham/Steve Ellery Ford Falcon AU 155 laps
7 Tim Leahey/Paul Weel Ford Falcon AU 155 laps
8 Jim Richards/Dean Canto Ford Falcon AU 154 laps
9 Paul Romano/Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VX 153 laps
10 Paul Morris/Matt Neal Holden Commodore VX 153 laps
Fastest Lap: Jason Bright, 1m11.599
Winton - 9 September
Race 1
1 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 45m02.14, 28 laps
2 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 45m03.05
3 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 45m03.88
4 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 45m04.79
5 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 45m05.34
6 Paul Morris Holden Commodore VT 45m05.93
Fastest Lap: Paul Radisich, 1m24.33
Race 2
1 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 48m54.08, 32 laps
2 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 48m54.90
3 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 48m55.32
4 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 48m57.35
5 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 49m02.95
6 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 49m06.56
Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose, 1m23.48
Bathurst - 7 October
1 Mark Skaife/Tony Longhurst Holden Commodore VX 6h50m33.17, 161 laps
2 Brad Jones/John Cleland Ford Falcon AU 6h50m35.45
3 Todd Kelly/Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 6h50m51.12
4 Cameron McLean/Greg Ritter Ford Falcon AU 6h50m59.29
5 Jim Richards/Dean Canto Ford Falcon AU 6h51m03.96
6 Garth Tander/Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VX 6h51m07.51
7 Steven Ellery/Geoff Brabham Ford Falcon AU 6h51m19.75
8 Larry Perkins/Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 6h51m55.78
9 Glenn Seton/Steven Richards Ford Falcon AU 6h52m11.78
10 Cameron McConville/Rick Bates Holden Commodore VX 160 laps
R Jason Bright/Tomas Mezera Holden Commodore VX 126 laps
R John Bowe/Simon Wills Ford Falcon AU 124 laps
R Marcos Ambrose/Wayne Wakefield Ford Falcon AU 42 laps
Fastest Lap: John Bowe (Ford Falcon), 2m10.2022
Surfers' Paradise - 28 October
Race 1
1 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VX 23m09.93, 12 laps
2 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 23m10.93
3 Glenn Seton Ford Falcon AU 23m22.23
4 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 23m24.12
5 Larry Perkins Holden Commodore VX 23m33.26
6 John Faulkner Holden Commodore VX 23m33.26
Race 2
1 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 22m57.87, 12 laps
2 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VX 22m59.53
3 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 23m00.03
4 Larry Perkins Holden Commodore VX 23m12.06
5 John Faulkner Holden Commodore VX 23m13.46
6 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 23m14.10
Race 3
1 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VX 23m07.12, 12 laps
2 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 23m08.48
3 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 23m13.36
4 Larry Perkins Holden Commodore VX 23m15.26
5 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 23m15.80
6 John Faulkner Holden Commodore VX 23m19.05
Pukekohe - 10-11 November
Race 1
1 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 32m40.80, 31 laps
2 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 32m50.47
3 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 32m51.73
4 Jason Richards Holden Commodore VX 32m53.30
5 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 32m53.89
6 Tony Longhurst Holden Commodore VX 32m03.29
Fastest Lap: Murphy, 57.83s
Race 2
1 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 35m57.95, 36 laps
2 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 35m58.65
3 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 36m05.26
4 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 36m20.69
5 Tony Longhurst Holden Commodore VX 36m24.81
6 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 36m26.74
Fastest Lap: Kelly, 57.69s
Race 3
1 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 39m47.08, 36 laps
2 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 39m53.21
3 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 39m53.71
4 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 39m54.62
5 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VX 39m55.46
6 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 39m59.14
Fastest Lap: Kelly, 57.69s
Sandown - 1-2 December
Race 1
1 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 1h04m59.56, 48 laps
2 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 1h05m04.94
3 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VX 1h05m06.97
4 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 1h05m07.89
5 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 1h05m12.20
6 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 1h05m13.47
Fastest Lap: Skaife, 1m12.16
Race 2
1 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VX 1h12m49.52, 48 laps
2 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 1h13m00.00
3 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 1h13m06.18
4 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 1h13m07.55
5 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 1h13m25.70
6 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 1h13m27.22
Fastest Lap: Skaife, 1m21.05
Race 3
1 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon AU 1h11m05.32, 48 laps
2 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 1h11m07.25
3 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VX 1h11m08.32
4 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 1h11m17.75
5 Paul Morris Holden Commodore VT 1h11m18.59
6 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 1h11m31.66
Fastest Lap: Bright, 1m19.81
Championship Standings
1 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX 3478 pts
2 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VX 2875
3 Jason Bright Holden Commodore VX 2819
4 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VX 2724
5 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon AU 2508
6 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VX 2479
7 Paul Radisich Ford Falcon AU 2098
8 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU 2086
9 Steven Ellery Ford Falcon AU 2073
10 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VX 2047