2001 V8 Supercars Winton round
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| Round 10 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 7–9 September 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Standort | Benalla, Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Winton Motor Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2001 Winton V8 Supercar round was the tenth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 8 to 9 September at the Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria.
Race report
[edit]Russell Ingall took his first round win of the season, which would further help his efforts to win the championship.
The first race was cut short by a few laps after the race was red flagged due to several incidents that warranted the race to be stopped, thereby making Greg Murphy the winner.
Race results
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Top Ten Shootout
[edit]| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Zeit |
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| 1 | 8 |  Russell Ingall
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Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:24.3328 |
| 2 | 29 | Paul Morris
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Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:24.9150 |
| 3 | 18 |  Paul Radisich
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Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:24.9154 |
| 4 | 34 | Garth Tander
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:25.0289 |
| 5 | 40 | Cameron McLean
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Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:25.4027 |
| 6 | 54 | Tony Longhurst
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Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:25.5214 |
| 7 | 31 | Steven Ellery
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Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:25.6025 |
| 8 | 51 | Greg Murphy
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Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:26.0698 |
| 9 | 17 | Steven Johnson
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Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:27.1293 |
| 10 | 2 | Jason Bright
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Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:31.8195 |
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Race 1
[edit]Race 2
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Mark Skaife
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Holden Racing Team | 2498 |
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2 | 2 | Jason Bright
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Holden Racing Team | 2371 |
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3 | 8 | Russell Ingall
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Perkins Engineering | 2281 |
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4 | 17 | Steven Johnson
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Dick Johnson Racing | 2217 |
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5 | 51 | Greg Murphy
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Kmart Racing Team | 1842 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
External links
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2001 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2001 V8 Supercar 1000 |
| Previous year: 2000 Winton V8 Supercar round |
Winton Motor Raceway | Next year: 2002 Winton V8 Supercar round |