# 2001 V8 Supercars Darwin round

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 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.4938 |
| 2 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.5566 |
| 3 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.6059 |
| 4 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.6654 |
| 5 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.6672 |
| 6 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.6746 |
| 7 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.6848 |
| 8 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.7111 |
| 9 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.7181 |
| 10 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.7438 |
| 11 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.7495 |
| 12 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.7717 |
| 13 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.8297 |
| 14 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.9097 |
| 15 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.0418 |
| 16 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:09.0729 |
| 17 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.1017 |
| 18 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:09.1579 |
| 19 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:09.2620 |
| 20 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:09.3129 |
| 21 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:09.3375 |
| 22 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.4241 |
| 23 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:09.5466 |
| 24 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.6948 |
| 25 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:09.7491 |
| 26 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.7688 |
| 27 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:09.7981 |
| 28 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:10.0401 |
| 29 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:10.1156 |
| 30 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:10.1678 |
| 31 | 23 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 1:10.5598 |
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### Top Ten Shootout

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

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

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

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

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