# 2001 Boost Mobile V8 International

The 2001 Boost Mobile V8 International was the twelfth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. This was the first V8 Supercar event in New Zealand since the 1996 Mobil New Zealand Sprints and the first time as part of the official calendar. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 11 November at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand.
In this event, Greg Murphy dominated the weekend at Pukekohe, grabbing three race wins from three and entered the weekend with high expectations. After grabbing provisional pole position, he went on to convert that into a top-ten shootout pole – a first for the 2001 season. The first race was marred due to torrential downpour that resulted in the race being red flagged and ultimately ended prematurely. Shortly thereafter, Mark Larkham was erroneously declared the winner despite the notable handicap of having retired from the race before said red flag was shown. After an appeal from Murphy's team, the Kiwi was declared the winner less than 24 hours later.
Mark Skaife would also clinch his fourth Australian Touring Car championship with a round to spare after title rival Russell Ingall experienced a difficult weekend.

## Background

The 2001 Boost Mobile V8 International heralded the first ever overseas championship event for the V8 Supercar series, although it was not the first time that V8 Supercar racing was held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway. In 1996, the Mobil New Zealand Sprints saw the V8 Supercars come across the ditch for the first time, although these events were not part of the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship calendar.
Skaife entered the round with a chance to clinch the championship with one round to spare. His title rival, Ingall, was still in with an outside chance should Skaife had run into troubles throughout the weekend. Although with 455 points between the two drivers, and only 576 maximum for the last two rounds, Skaife was the overwhelming favourite to retain his crown.
Owing to internal disputes, Briggs Motorsport announced that John Bowe would be replaced for the final two rounds by his endurance co-driver and newly-crowned Konica V8 Supercar champion, Simon Wills. Angus Fogg would return to the series in his first solo appearance since the Clipsal 500.
Wills' inclusion on the grid meant that the inaugural New Zealand championship event would have seven Kiwi drivers competing. Others included Murphy, Fogg, Jason Richards, Steven Richards, Paul Radisich and John Faulkner. Along with the drivers, this event marked the first 'home' event for the New Zealand-based team, Team Kiwi Racing.

## Race report
### Qualifying

Murphy secured provisional pole position on Friday to secure his place in the shootout, being the only driver to set a time under the 57 second bracket.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| 1 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:56.9591 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.0133 |
| 3 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.0813 |
| 4 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.1044 |
| 5 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.2896 |
| 6 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.3174 |
| 7 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.4036 |
| 8 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.4745 |
| 9 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.4811 |
| 10 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.5573 |
| 11 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.5687 |
| 12 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.6122 |
| 13 | 600 | Simon Wills | Briggs Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.6191 |
| 14 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.6295 |
| 15 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.6705 |
| 16 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 0:57.7624 |
| 17 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.7665 |
| 18 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.7760 |
| 19 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.7993 |
| 20 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.8918 |
| 21 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:58.0055 |
| 22 | 777 | Angus Fogg | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 0:58.2709 |
| 23 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:58.2856 |
| 24 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.3434 |
| 25 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:58.4063 |
| 26 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 0:58.4992 |
| 27 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.5299 |
| 28 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.5363 |
| 29 | 14 | Tomas Mezera | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:58.9099 |
| 30 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 0:59.0430 |
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### Top Ten Shootout

Murphy became the first driver in 2001 to convert his provisional pole position into a top-ten shootout pole, much to the crowds adulation. He also remained the only driver to set a time under 57 seconds. Ingall's quest to reign in Skaife's championship lead hit a setback when he encountered gearbox problems, relegating him to tenth. With Skaife securing second on the grid, the defending champion needed only to finish ahead of Ingall in the first race of the weekend to clinch the title.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| 1 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:56.9052 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.0313 |
| 3 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.1585 |
| 4 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.1808 |
| 5 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.2542 |
| 6 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.3524 |
| 7 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.3687 |
| 8 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.5033 |
| 9 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.7089 |
| 10 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:06.8529 |
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### Race 1

Run in overcast conditions, it did not take long for drama to unfold. Jason Bright misjudged his braking heading into the hairpin, sending Craig Lowndes into a spin and left him stranded sideways across the track. Multiple cars careened into him, including Glenn Seton, who incurred extensive damage to the front and rear of his Falcon.
Up the front, Murphy set the pace early on while Skaife and Marcos Ambrose opted to complete their mandatory pitstops as soon as possible. The sheer pace of the Kmart driver and the short nature of the circuit meant Ambrose was immediately put a lap down. Although, this was temporary, as Murphy would peel off for his pitstop merely two laps later. Exiting the pits, Steven Richards' engine expired, forcing him out of the race, ending a torrid day for Glenn Seton Racing. Multiple drivers held off their mandatory pitstops, waiting for looming rain to intervene to their advantage. One of these drivers was Simon Wills, who was making his solo main game debut. He was hindered somewhat after being stuck behind Paul Radisich who was desperate not to go a lap down. By this time, light rain began to fall upon the circuit.
Bright and Ingall came to blows at turn two, resulting in a spin for Ingall and front guard damage for Bright, who experienced great difficulty attempting to get back to pitlane. Murphy began eating into Wills' lead at the rate of up to two seconds per lap. The Briggs outfit still hoping for the intervention of rain. Grip had reduced at this point, but there was nowhere near enough surface water to warrant a switch to wet-weather tyres. Eventually, Briggs relented and Wills pitted for contemporary dry weather tyres. Shortly afterwards, much to their dismay, the rain had arrived. Drivers began peeling in for wet weather tyres. With the exception of a few drivers now rolling the dice with slick tyres on a wet track. This included Anthony Tratt, Paul Morris, and new race leader, Mark Larkham.
   "The Australians are running this show – it’s an absolute joke...it's disgusting, unbelievable, the biggest rort I’ve seen. It was a bit disappointing for the crowd who went home Saturday thinking we had been robbed of a win. We shouldn’t have to go and check that the result is made right. It was fairly clear who won but it put a bit of a downer on things until it was sorted out."
By lap 30, the circuit was completely drenched. Those on slick tyres were barely able to keep their cars on the track and were forced to drive at a significantly slower pace compared to those on wets. Even those on the optimum tyre however were struggling. Visiblity was reduced to dangerous levels and eventually the surface water began catching out drivers. Fogg had beached himself in the hairpin bunker, completing an otherwise disastrous day of 'racing' for him. Soon after, Morris spun at Ford Mountain, hit the wall and was out of the race. At the same time, Murphy had passed Larkham for the lead at the hairpin as the Karcher Falcon struggled to put its power to the road, before eventually crashing at the same point where Morris had gone off moments before. Tratt would join both of them seconds later.
With cars dropping out everywhere around the circuit, visibility down to zero, and cars struggling for grip, even on wet weather tyres, the decision was made to end the race early, with race results reverting to the lap previous to when the red flag was shown. Given Murphy had completed more than lap by the time the red flag was shown, he should have been declared the winner. Instead, Larkham was declared the victor, despite him having crashed two laps prior to the session being declared. After lodging an appeal, Murphy was subsequently declared the winner, but not after Murphy vented his frustrations to the media, questioning the integrity of the V8 Supercar officials.
Down the field, Ambrose and Skaife completed the podium, with the latter claiming his fourth Australian Touring Car title with five races to spare. Having clinched the title, Skaife pledged to assist teammate Bright to secure second in the championship ahead of Ingall in the remaining races. Many lauded Jason Richards' performance after finishing fourth, in what was widely acknowledged not to be amongst the best machinery on the grid. Other commendable performances down the grid included Tony Longhurst in sixth, Garth Tander in seventh, and Tomas Mezera in the Imrie Motor Sport car who climbed 17 positions from his original grid slot.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | 31 | 32min 40.8060sec | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | 31 | + 9.67 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 31 | + 10.93 | 2 |
| 4 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | 31 | + 12.50 | 16 |
| 5 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 31 | + 13.09 | 10 |
| 6 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | 31 | + 22.49 | 18 |
| 7 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 31 | + 24.27 | 19 |
| 8 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | 31 | + 31.04 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 31 | + 34.80 | 14 |
| 10 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 31 | + 35.71 | 21 |
| 11 | 600 | Simon Wills | Briggs Motorsport | 31 | + 45.75 | 13 |
| 12 | 14 | Tomas Mezera | Imrie Motor Sport | 31 | + 47.97 | 29 |
| 13 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | 31 | + 48.25 | 20 |
| 14 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | 31 | + 48.60 | 28 |
| 15 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | 31 | + 2:05.13 | 27 |
| 16 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 30 | + 1 lap | 5 |
| 17 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | 30 | + 1 lap | 12 |
| 18 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | 30 | + 1 lap | 25 |
| 19 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | 30 | + 1 lap | 9 |
| 20 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 30 | + 1 lap | 8 |
| 21 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | 29 | + 2 laps | 24 |
| 22 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | 29 | + 2 laps | 11 |
| 23 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | 29 | + 2 laps | 23 |
| 24 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | 29 | + 2 laps | 24 |
| Ret | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motorsport | 30 | Accident | 17 |
| Ret | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | 30 | Accident | 26 |
| Ret | 777 | Angus Fogg | Team Kiwi Racing | 27 | Spun off | 22 |
| Ret | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | 7 | Accident damage | 30 |
| Ret | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | 5 | Engine | 15 |
| Ret | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 0 | Accident damage | 7 |
| Fastest Lap: Greg Murphy (Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia), 0:57.8307 |||||||
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### Race 2

With the championship now wrapped up, attention turned to race two. Murphy once again romped away to an early lead. Jason Richards began to struggle early as the lack of pace in the Team Kiwi Racing car became evident. Murphy and Ambrose elected to complete their mandatory pitstop at the earliest convenience. David Besnard pitted around the same time, only for his engine to develop a misfire, leaving him stranded at the pit entry.
Skaife soldiered on in the lead of the race, opting for the alternate strategy. Knowing Murphy's car was easier on its tyres, the plan was for Skaife to attempt to reign him in toward the end of the race on fresher, grippier tyres. After pitting on lap 11, Skaife emerged behind Murphy and Ambrose. After three laps, Skaife found his way past Ambrose, who chose not to fight what was clearly a faster car at the time. Kelly meanwhile received a stop/go penalty for speeding in pitlane. Ingall's race was curtailed with gearbox issues which threw him toward the bottom of the field and two laps down.
Skaife began to close on Murphy owing to the fresher tyres. The behaviour of both cars suggested Murphy and Skaife were pushing hard. Murphy began to put some distance between them both, but then Skaife closed right back up behind again with four laps remaining, suggesting perhaps he was recovering his tyres for another attack near the end. It would prove to be futile however, as Murphy remained undeterred; winning the second race of the weekend and keeping his dominant streak at Pukekohe intact.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | 36 | 35min 57.9519sec | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 36 | + 0.708 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | 36 | + 7.318 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 36 | + 22.743 | 20 |
| 5 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | 36 | + 26.862 | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 36 | + 28.800 | 9 |
| 7 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 36 | + 29.194 | 7 |
| 8 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | 36 | + 30.936 | 17 |
| 9 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | 36 | + 31.392 | 19 |
| 10 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | 36 | + 43.314 | 24 |
| 11 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | 36 | + 47.068 | 13 |
| 12 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 36 | + 48.857 | 10 |
| 13 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | 36 | + 49.216 | 14 |
| 14 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 36 | + 50.081 | 30 |
| 15 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | 36 | + 55.706 | 21 |
| 16 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motorsport | 36 | + 56.765 | 25 |
| 17 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 36 | + 57.214 | 16 |
| 18 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | 36 | + 58.534 | 8 |
| 19 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | 35 | + 1 lap | 28 |
| 20 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | 35 | + 1 lap | 15 |
| 21 | 600 | Simon Wills | Briggs Motorsport | 35 | + 1 lap | 11 |
| 22 | 14 | Tomas Mezera | Imrie Motor Sport | 35 | + 1 lap | 12 |
| 23 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | 35 | + 1 lap | 4 |
| 24 | 777 | Angus Fogg | Team Kiwi Racing | 35 | + 1 lap | 27 |
| 25 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | 35 | + 1 lap | 29 |
| 26 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | 34 | + 2 laps | 23 |
| 27 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 34 | + 2 laps | 5 |
| 28 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | 34 | + 2 laps | 18 |
| Ret | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | 8 | Mechanical | 26 |
| Ret | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | 2 | Engine | 22 |
| Fastest Lap: Todd Kelly (Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia), 0:57.6916 |||||||
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### Race 3

Murphy once again leapt into the lead off the start while Ambrose bogged down, losing positions to Bright and Radisich. On lap 3, Wills was taken out at turn one, beaching his car in the gravel trap. For fear of a safety car, the majority of cars peeled in for their mandatory pitstops, including the leading pair of Murphy and Skaife. As the pit cycle concluded, Bright emerged ahead of Skaife, albeit momentarily. The newly-crowned champion surged past at the hairpin and set off after Murphy.
   “It has almost been the perfect weekend for me and the team.”
Jones' power steering failed on lap 10, forcing him out of the race. Not long after, Cameron McConville crashed heavily at the end of the front straight. The precarious position of the car resulted in the deployment of the safety car. On the restart, Murphy remained unchallenged. Keeping the lead until the very end. Paul Weel retired from the race with radiator damage incurred through outside assistance. At the hairpin, Paul Romano and Garth Tander spun each other two separate times, with Tander's seemingly being an act of retaliation. Radisich's first lap efforts were eradicated after he was issued a drive-through penalty for kerb-hopping.
To the adulation of the crowd, Murphy crossed the line as the victor, completing the clean sweep and remaining undefeated at Pukekohe. Reaffirming his title of the 'King of Pukekohe'. Meanwhile, the Holden Racing Team were engaging in tactics to help Bright's position in the championship. On the final corner of the final lap, Skaife allowed Bright to pass him for second, which drew mild ire from the watching public. Longhurst's eighth place meant he would finish fifth for the round; a tremendous result for the underfunded Rod Nash Racing outfit.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | 36 | 39min 47.0899sec | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 36 | + 6.127 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 36 | + 6.622 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | 36 | + 7.534 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | 36 | + 8.372 | 18 |
| 6 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 36 | + 12.057 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 36 | + 12.631 | 17 |
| 8 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | 36 | + 17.989 | 10 |
| 9 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | 36 | + 18.701 | 5 |
| 10 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motorsport | 36 | + 20.244 | 16 |
| 11 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 36 | + 20.563 | 27 |
| 12 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | 36 | + 20.913 | 9 |
| 13 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 36 | + 27.114 | 14 |
| 14 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | 36 | + 28.403 | 13 |
| 15 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 36 | + 31.184 | 12 |
| 16 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 36 | + 33.103 | 7 |
| 17 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | 36 | + 34.800 | 19 |
| 18 | 14 | Tomas Mezera | Imrie Motor Sport | 36 | + 48.173 | 22 |
| 19 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | 36 | + 42.674 | 8 |
| 20 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | 35 | + 1 lap | 25 |
| 21 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | 35 | + 1 lap | 29 |
| 22 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | 34 | + 2 laps | 23 |
| 23 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | 34 | + 2 laps | 28 |
| 24 | 777 | Angus Fogg | Team Kiwi Racing | 33 | + 3 laps | 24 |
| Ret | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | 23 | Radiator | 11 |
| Ret | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | 15 | Accident | 26 |
| Ret | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | 10 | Power steering | 15 |
| Ret | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | 6 | Retired | 20 |
| Ret | 600 | Simon Wills | Briggs Motorsport | 2 | Spun off | 21 |
| Fastest Lap: Todd Kelly (Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia), 0:57.6981 |||||||
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## Aftermath

The V8 Supercar Championship would return to Pukekohe for a further six events, with Murphy remaining largely dominant up until the end of the 2005 event. After conceding the race to Hamilton in 2008, the series would return to Pukekohe in 2013, up until the circuits closure in 2022.
This round would turn out to be Fogg's final drive in the V8 Supercar series. After this, he kept largely to the domestic racing scene in his native New Zealand.

### Championship standings

| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 3290 |
| 2 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 2720 |
| 3 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 2635 |
| 4 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | 2562 |
| 5 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 2440 |