# 2001 Canberra 400

The 2001 GMC 400 was the fifth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series and the second running of the GMC 400 event. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 10 June on the Canberra Street Circuit in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

## Race report

The Dick Johnson Racing outfit were very fast right from qualifying with them achieving a one-two, with Radisich achieving a time over half a second faster than his closest competitor, Steven Johnson. However, it would be Johnson that would achieve pole position after Radisich spun during his shootout lapping, dropping him to fifteenth.

## Race results
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| 1 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:43.2704 |
| 2 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:43.8316 |
| 3 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:43.8426 |
| 4 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:43.8919 |
| 5 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:44.0667 |
| 6 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.1644 |
| 7 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:44.2608 |
| 8 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.2612 |
| 9 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.3244 |
| 10 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.3245 |
| 11 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:44.3483 |
| 12 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.3921 |
| 13 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:44.4722 |
| 14 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.4879 |
| 15 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:44.7029 |
| 16 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.7970 |
| 17 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.8174 |
| 18 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:44.9314 |
| 19 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:45.0368 |
| 20 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:45.1110 |
| 21 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:45.4122 |
| 22 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:45.5478 |
| 23 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:45.6045 |
| 24 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:45.8385 |
| 25 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:46.0242 |
| 26 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:46.1705 |
| 27 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:46.4526 |
| 28 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:46.5909 |
| 29 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:47.9741 |
| 30 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:48.8214 |
| - | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | no time |
| - | 23 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | no time |
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### Top Fifteen Shootout

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| 1 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:43.8378 |
| 2 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:43.9260 |
| 3 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:44.0948 |
| 4 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:44.2596 |
| 5 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.3167 |
| 6 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.3904 |
| 7 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:44.4893 |
| 8 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:44.5839 |
| 9 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.6413 |
| 10 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:44.7216 |
| 11 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:45.1435 |
| 12 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:45.4871 |
| 13 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:45.5590 |
| 14 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:48.0227 |
| 15 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 2:48.9116 |
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### Race 1

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | 48min 35.6895sec | 1 |
| 2 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 0.25 s | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 1.14 s | 5 |
| 4 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 1.93 s | 9 |
| 5 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 5.16 s | 3 |
| 6 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 5.47 s | 15 |
| 7 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 21.79 s | 13 |
| 8 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 22.12 s | 12 |
| 9 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 22.78 s | 20 |
| 10 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 24.05 s | 18 |
| 11 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 24.53 s | 17 |
| 12 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 24.72 s | 10 |
| 13 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 28.02 s | 16 |
| 14 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 28.14 s | 23 |
| 15 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 29.08 s | 19 |
| 16 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 31.22 s | 22 |
| 17 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 31.74 s | 21 |
| 18 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 32.38 s | 31 |
| 19 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 32.60 s | 11 |
| 20 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 25 | + 36.70 s | 27 |
| 21 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 41.69 s | 4 |
| 22 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 25 | + 42.89 s | 29 |
| 23 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 52.46 s | 25 |
| 24 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 25 | + 1:01.21 s | 30 |
| 25 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 1:11.61 s | 28 |
| 26 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 24 | + 1 Lap | 8 |
| 27 | 23 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 22 | + 3 Laps | 32 |
| Ret | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 23 | Retired | 6 |
| Ret | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 16 | Retired | 14 |
| Ret | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 9 | Retired | 2 |
| Ret | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2 | Retired | 26 |
| DNS | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | | Did Not Start | |
| Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Gibson Motorsport), 1:44.7826 ||||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | 50min 49.9364sec | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 0.54 s | 30 |
| 3 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 0.66 s | 19 |
| 4 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 1.15 s | 22 |
| 5 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 3.17 s | 18 |
| 6 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 4.09 s | 26 |
| 7 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 4.30 s | 24 |
| 8 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 5.40 s | 12 |
| 9 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 6.95 s | 10 |
| 10 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 7.11 s | 5 |
| 11 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 7.43 s | 20 |
| 12 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 8.54 s | 27 |
| 13 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 9.06 s | 23 |
| 14 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 9.60 s | 17 |
| 15 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 25 | + 9.81 s | 8 |
| 16 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 12.42 s | 7 |
| 17 | 23 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 25 | + 12.52 s | 1 |
| 18 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 25 | + 14.50 s | 28 |
| 19 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | + 15.40 s | 11 |
| 20 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 24 | + 1 lap | 6 |
| 21 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 24 | + 1 lap | 21 |
| 22 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 24 | + 1 lap | 4 |
| 23 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 22 | + 3 laps | 31 |
| 24 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 19 | + 6 laps | 25 |
| Ret | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 19 | Accident | 14 |
| Ret | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 17 | Collision Damage | 9 |
| Ret | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 12 | Accident | 29 |
| Ret | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 12 | Retired | 15 |
| Ret | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 8 | Collision Damage | 13 |
| Ret | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 7 | Fire | 3 |
| Ret | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2 | Retired | 16 |
| DNS | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | | Did Not Start | |
| Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing), 1:44.1802 ||||||||
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### Race 3

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 50 | 1hr 36min 27.5354sec | 11 |
| 2 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 50 | + 7.70 s | 3 |
| 3 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 50 | + 8.27 s | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 50 | + 8.84 s | 10 |
| 5 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 50 | + 9.20 s | 6 |
| 6 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 50 | + 11.82 s | 19 |
| 7 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 50 | + 14.06 s | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 50 | + 18.23 s | 12 |
| 9 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 50 | + 18.48 s | 8 |
| 10 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 50 | + 19.60 s | 13 |
| 11 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 50 | + 24.21 s | 14 |
| 12 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 50 | + 27.23 s | 21 |
| 13 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 50 | 35.40 s | 26 |
| 14 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 50 | + 36.94 s | 16 |
| 15 | 23 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 50 | + 46.65 s | 24 |
| 16 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 50 | 1:07.80 s | 27 |
| 17 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 49 | + 1 Lap | 22 |
| 18 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 49 | + 1 Lap | 28 |
| 19 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 48 | + 2 Laps | 7 |
| 20 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 48 | + 2 Laps | 32 |
| 21 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 42 | + 8 Laps | 17 |
| Ret | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 45 | Wheel | 15 |
| Ret | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 42 | Retired | 20 |
| Ret | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 38 | Retired | 18 |
| Ret | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 35 | Fuel Pressure | 1 |
| Ret | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 34 | Retired | 9 |
| Ret | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 31 | Retired | 23 |
| Ret | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 19 | Retired | 25 |
| Ret | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 6 | Damage | 4 |
| Ret | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 5 | Retired | 29 |
| DNS | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | | Did Not Start | 30 |
| DNS | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | | Did Not Start | 31 |
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