# 2001 V8 Supercars Perth round

The 2001 Barbagallo V8 Supercar round was the sixth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 22 to 24 June at the Barbagallo, now Wanneroo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia.

## Race report

Paul Radisich dominated the weekend by grabbing pole position in the top-ten shootout and winning all three races over the weekend. This continued the run of form from the Dick Johnson Racing outfit who had won the previous round of the championship in Canberra.

## Race results
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| 1 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.5199 |
| 2 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.6501 |
| 3 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.6540 |
| 4 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.6865 |
| 5 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.6949 |
| 6 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.7511 |
| 7 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.8041 |
| 8 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.8250 |
| 9 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.8490 |
| 10 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.8711 |
| 11 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.8908 |
| 12 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.9347 |
| 13 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.9686 |
| 14 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.9711 |
| 15 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:57.9811 |
| 16 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.0102 |
| 17 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.1150 |
| 18 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.1624 |
| 19 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.1833 |
| 20 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.3656 |
| 21 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.3729 |
| 22 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 0:58.5317 |
| 23 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 0:58.5815 |
| 24 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:58.7332 |
| 25 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.8153 |
| 26 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:58.9301 |
| 27 | 23 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 0:58.9666 |
| 28 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:58.9841 |
| 29 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:59.0393 |
| 30 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0:59.1690 |
| 31 | 14 | Tony Ricciardello | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:59.8969 |
| 32 | 84 | Daniel Miller | Miller Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 0:59.9580 |
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### Top Ten Shootout

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| 1 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 57.2542 |
| 2 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 57.5203 |
| 3 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.6397 |
| 4 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.6640 |
| 5 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.6773 |
| 6 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.8773 |
| 7 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 57.9028 |
| 8 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 58.0712 |
| 9 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 58.1340 |
| 10 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 58.1745 |
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### Race 1

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | 19min 54.3879sec | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 12.72 s | 5 |
| 3 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 13.52 s | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 18.59 s | 2 |
| 5 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 19.83 s | 8 |
| 6 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 21.37 s | 7 |
| 7 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 23.25 s | 9 |
| 8 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 27.54 s | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 27.73 s | 14 |
| 10 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 28.06 s | 10 |
| 11 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 29.07 s | 12 |
| 12 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 29.30 s | 11 |
| 13 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 30.05 s | 15 |
| 14 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 32.55 s | 19 |
| 15 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 34.08 s | 20 |
| 16 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 37.35 s | 16 |
| 17 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 37.59 s | 24 |
| 18 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 38.31 s | 18 |
| 19 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 40.95 s | 30 |
| 20 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 42.93 s | 21 |
| 21 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 43.28 s | 17 |
| 22 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 44.31 s | 26 |
| 23 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 44.59 s | 13 |
| 24 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 44.76 s | 29 |
| 25 | 23 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 20 | + 45.88 s | 27 |
| 26 | 84 | Daniel Miller | Miller Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 20 | + 49.44 s | 32 |
| 27 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 20 | + 53.56 s | 23 |
| 28 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 20 | + 54.49 s | 22 |
| 29 | 14 | Tony Ricciardello | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 19 | + 1 Lap | 31 |
| 30 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 19 | + 1 Lap | 25 |
| Ret | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 13 | Spun off | 6 |
| Ret | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0 | Gearbox | 28 |
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### Race 2

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | 19min 54.3879sec | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 2.35 s | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 3.04 s | 3 |
| 4 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 13.00 s | 5 |
| 5 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 13.56 s | 9 |
| 6 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 17.71 s | 6 |
| 7 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 18.49 s | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 22.63 s | 10 |
| 9 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 23.22 s | 14 |
| 10 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 24.08 s | 12 |
| 11 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 27.26 s | 15 |
| 12 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 27.95 s | 19 |
| 13 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 28.41 s | 13 |
| 14 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 30.02 s | 23 |
| 15 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 30.66 s | 17 |
| 16 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 31.10 s | 18 |
| 17 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 32.57 s | 22 |
| 18 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 34.99 s | 16 |
| 19 | 23 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 20 | + 35.53 s | 25 |
| 20 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 39.34 s | 21 |
| 21 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 39.65 s | 24 |
| 22 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 47.61 s | 31 |
| 23 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | 49.33 s | 30 |
| 24 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 20 | + 49.61 s | 28 |
| 25 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 49.86 s | 27 |
| 26 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 50.03 s | 32 |
| 27 | 84 | Daniel Miller | Miller Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 20 | + 51.20 s | 26 |
| 28 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 56.89 s | 20 |
| 29 | 14 | Tony Ricciardello | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 19 | + 1 Lap | 29 |
| 30 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 18 | + 2 Laps | 4 |
| 31 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 16 | + 4 Laps | 8 |
| Ret | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 3 | Spun off | 11 |
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### Race 3

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | 19min 54.3879sec | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 1.05 s | 2 |
| 3 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 4.50 s | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 4.69 s | 5 |
| 5 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 9.77 s | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 9.94 s | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 16.20 s | 8 |
| 8 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 16.53 s | 14 |
| 9 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 18.98 s | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 19.60 s | 10 |
| 11 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 21.43 s | 12 |
| 12 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 21.64 s | 32 |
| 13 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 21.86 s | 13 |
| 14 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 25.87 s | 18 |
| 15 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 20 | + 26.26 s | 24 |
| 16 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 27.13 s | 15 |
| 17 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 27.94 s | 3 |
| 18 | 23 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 20 | + 33.59 s | 19 |
| 19 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 34.09 s | 21 |
| 20 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 34.79 s | 23 |
| 21 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 35.13 s | 11 |
| 22 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 39.33 s | 28 |
| 23 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 20 | + 39.70 s | 25 |
| 24 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | + 40.29 s | 16 |
| 25 | 84 | Daniel Miller | Miller Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 20 | + 40.88 s | 27 |
| 26 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 41.35 s | 26 |
| 27 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 20 | + 58.70 s | 22 |
| 28 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 19 | + 1 Lap | 17 |
| 29 | 14 | Tony Ricciardello | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 19 | + 1 Lap | 29 |
| Ret | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 5 | Engine | 30 |
| Ret | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0 | Accident | 20 |
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## Championship Standings

| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 1612 |
| 2 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 1503 |
| 3 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 1268 |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 1258 |
| 5 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | 1121 |