# 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series

The 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It was the second running of the second tier series for V8 Supercars. The series was contested over six rounds held across four different states, commencing on 25 February at Wakefield Park and concluding on 11 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park.
The series was won by Simon Wills who was victorious in ten of the 18 races. Wills finished 82 points clear of Paul Dumbrell.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed during the series.
| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Eastern Creek Karts | Ford Falcon (EL) | 20 | Garry Holt | All |
| Terry Wyhoon Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 25 | Terry Wyhoon | All |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 33 | Leanne Ferrier | All |
| Scotty Taylor Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 37 | Bill Attard | All |
| South Pacific Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 38 | Peter Field | 2, 4 |
| South Pacific Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 38 | Wayne Cooper | 3 |
| Mal Rose Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 44 | Mal Rose | 1–2 |
| Eddie Abelnica | Holden Commodore (VT) | 48 | Eddie Abelnica | 3–6 |
| Ric Shaw Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 49 | Ric Shaw | 1–5 |
| Garry Willmington Performance | Ford Falcon (EL) | 56 | Luke Sieders | 1–2 |
| John Scotcher Motorsport | Ford Falcon (EL) | 59 | Adam Wallis | 1–2, 4, 6 |
| John Scotcher Motorsport | Ford Falcon (EL) | 59 | Mick Donaher | 3, 5 |
| Evers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 60 | Scott March | 1–2 |
| Evers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 60 | Kenny Habul | 5 |
| Halliday Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (EL) | 61 | Ross Halliday | All |
| Simon Emerzidis | Ford Falcon (EL) | 63 | Simon Emerzidis | 4–5 |
| Robert Smith Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 72 | Robert Smith | 3–4 |
| Team Dynamik | Holden Commodore (VT) | 73 | Simon Wills | All |
| V8 Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 77 | Richard Mork | 1–2 |
| Gibson Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 80 | Paul Dumbrell | All |
| Gibson Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 82 | David Parsons | All |
| Rowse Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 81 | Tim Rowse | All |
| Miller Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 84 | Daniel Miller | 1–4, 6 |
| Harris Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 88 | Craig Harris | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Harris Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 88 | Michael Simpson | 4 |
| Harris Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 89 | Kevin Mundy | All |
| NRC International | Holden Commodore (VT) | 90 | Dale Brede | All |
| Michael Simpson Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | 93 | Michael Simpson | 1–3, 5–6 |
| John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 96 | Owen Kelly | All |
| Graphic Skills Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 97 | Wayne Wakefield | 5 |
| AJG Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 99 | Wesley May | 5 |
| GM Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 111 | Phonsy Mullan | 1–3 |
| RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | 145 | Geoff Full | 1 |
| RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | 145 | Greg Crick | 2 |
| RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | 145 | Aaron McGill | 3–5 |
| Power Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 500 | Alan Heath | All |
| Prancing Horse Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 888 | Mark Noske | 6 |

## Series calendar

The series was contested over six rounds with three races per round.
| Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver |
| 1 | 24–25 February | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | Simon Wills |
| 2 | 17–18 March | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | David Parsons |
| 3 | 5–6 May | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Owen Kelly |
| 4 | 26–27 May | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | David Parsons |
| 5 | 7–8 July | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Paul Dumbrell |
| 6 | 11–12 August | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | Simon Wills |
An additional non-points "special event", the Konica V8 Supercar Challenge, was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst on 6 October as a support race to the 2001 V8 Supercar 1000.

## Points system

The season consisted of six rounds across four different states. Each round consisted of three races. Points were awarded for all cars who started each race in finishing order and then in order that they retired from the race. Points may have been offered for race positions lower than 24th but at no race during the series did more than 24 cars start.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th |
| Points | 90 | 80 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 |

## Series standings

| Pos. | Driver | No. | Wak | Wak | Wak | Ora | Ora | Ora | Win | Win | Win | Phi | Phi | Phi | Lak | Lak | Lak | Mal | Mal | Mal | Points |
| 1 | Simon Wills | 73 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | Ret (18) | DNS | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1272 |
| 2 | Paul Dumbrell | 80 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1190 |
| 3 | David Parsons | 82 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1168 |
| 4 | Owen Kelly | 96 | 3 | Ret (21) | Ret (19) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1150 |
| 5 | Leanne Ferrier | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | Ret (25) | Ret (21) | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Ret (17) | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1018 |
| 6 | Dale Brede | 90 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 976 |
| 7 | Terry Wyhoon | 25 | Ret (22) | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 7 | Ret (17) | 880 |
| 8 | Michael Simpson | 93/88 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret (21) | DNS | DNS | 3 | Ret (20) | DNS | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 840 |
| 9 | Garry Holt | 20 | 6 | 13 | Ret (20) | 8 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Ret (18) | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | Ret (18) | 774 |
| 10 | Craig Harris | 88 | 7 | 5 | Ret (17) | 5 | 3 | 2 | Ret (22) | DNS | DNS | | | | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 742 |
| 11 | Tim Rowse | 81 | 13 | 18 | Ret (18) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 718 |
| 12 | Ross Halliday | 61 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 702 |
| 13 | Bill Attard | 37 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 654 |
| 14 | Kevin Mundy | 89 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 8 | Ret (23) | DNS | DNS | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | Ret (17) | 14 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 594 |
| 15 | Alan Heath | 500 | 19 | Ret (22) | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Ret (20) | DNS | DNS | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | DNS | DNS | 14 | 12 | 13 | 566 |
| 16 | Eddie Abelnica | 48 | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 14 | Ret (17) | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 516 |
| 17 | Ric Shaw | 49 | 11 | 6 | Ret (21) | Ret (24) | DNS | DNS | 6 | 8 | Ret (13) | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | DNS | DNS | | | | 468 |
| 18 | Phonsy Mullan | 111 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Ret (19) | 11 | 9 | Ret (17) | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 318 |
| 19 | Adam Wallis | 59 | 12 | 9 | DNS | 19 | DNS | DNS | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | 8 | 3 | 9 | 310 |
| 20 | Daniel Miller | 84 | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret (22) | 13 | 14 | 10 | Ret (15) | Ret (15) | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | Ret (18) | DNS | 10 | 294 |
| 21 | Mal Rose | 44 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret (22) | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 260 |
| 22 | Wayne Wakefield | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | 226 |
| 23 | Scott March | 60 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 222 |
| 24 | Aaron McGill | 145 | | | | | | | 18 | Ret (16) | DNS | 15 | 12 | 16 | Ret (21) | DNS | DNS | | | | 200 |
| 25 | Luke Sieders | 56 | Ret (21) | 14 | 12 | Ret (21) | 12 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 198 |
| 26 | Mick Donaher | 59 | | | | | | | 3 | 7 | Ret (14) | | | | Ret (20) | DNS | DNS | | | | 190 |
| 27 | Peter Field | 38 | | | | 20 | 15 | 18 | | | | 18 | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | 190 |
| 28 | Simon Emerzidis | 63 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | 9 | 18 | Ret (18) | DNS | | | | 182 |
| 29 | Wayne Cooper | 38 | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 114 |
| 30 | Geoff Full | 145 | 20 | Ret (20) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 110 |
| 31 | Kenny Habul | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | 13 | | | | 110 |
| 32 | Richard Mork | 77 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 11 | Ret (20) | Ret (21) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94 |
| 33 | Robert Smith | 72 | | | | | | | 19 | DNS | DNS | 20 | 19 | DNS | | | | | | | 82 |
| 34 | Wesley May | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret (22) | DNS | DNS | | | | 22 |
| 35 | Greg Crick | 145 | | | | Ret (23) | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| Pos. | Driver | No. | Wak | Wak | Wak | Ora | Ora | Ora | Win | Win | Win | Phi | Phi | Phi | Lak | Lak | Lak | Mal | Mal | Mal | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |