# 2001 Clipsal 500

The 2001 Clipsal 500 was the third running of the Adelaide 500 race. Racing was held form Friday 6 April until Sunday 8 April 2001. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was Round 2 of the 2001 Shell Championship Series.

## Format

The format, unique to V8 Supercar and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, splits the 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometres races each held on a different day. Points were assigned separately to the races, with more points allocated for Race 2 over Race 1, and they combined to award a round result.

## Official results
### Top fifteen shootout

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:25.9204 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:25.9746 |
| 3 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:25.9959 |
| 4 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:26.0485 |
| 5 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:26.0818 |
| 6 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:26.0956 |
| 7 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:26.2867 |
| 8 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:26.3214 |
| 9 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:26.3487 |
| 10 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:26.4200 |
| 11 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:26.5112 |
| 12 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:26.5896 |
| 13 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:26.6529 |
| 14 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:26.7261 |
| 15 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:27.2622 |
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### Race 1

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | 2hr 2min 49.1189sec | 8 |
| 2 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 10.20 s | 10 |
| 3 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 14.33 s | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 18.96 s | 2 |
| 5 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 23.99 s | 16 |
| 6 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 29.22 s | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 30.03 s | 11 |
| 8 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 31.25 s | 9 |
| 9 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 39.26 s | 17 |
| 10 | 45 | Dean Canto | RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 40.46 s | 20 |
| 11 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 45.05 s | 14 |
| 12 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 78 | + 46.24 s | 23 |
| 13 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 56.19 s | 27 |
| 14 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 40 |
| 15 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 3 |
| 16 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 13 |
| 17 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 15 |
| 18 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 29 |
| 19 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 21 |
| 20 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 30 |
| 21 | 23 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 76 | + 2 Laps | 24 |
| 22 | 777 | Angus Fogg | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 76 | + 2 Laps | 38 |
| 23 | 14 | Greg Ritter | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 74 | + 4 Laps | 37 |
| 24 | 61 | Ross Halliday | Halliday Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (EL) | 73 | + 5 Laps | 39 |
| DNF | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 74 | Accident | 5 |
| DNF | 76 | Matthew White | Matthew White Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 67 | Retired | 26 |
| DNF | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 66 | Retired | 25 |
| DNF | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 64 | Retired | 33 |
| DNF | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 63 | Suspension | 4 |
| DNF | 32 | Tomas Mezera | Tomas Mezera Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57 | Retired | 28 |
| DNF | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 47 | Steering | 1 |
| DNF | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 42 | Retired | 19 |
| DNF | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 39 | Wheel | 32 |
| DNF | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 37 | Retired | 22 |
| DNF | 20 | Garry Holt | Eastern Creek Kart Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | 20 | Retired | 36 |
| DNF | 500 | Alan Heath | Power Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 16 | Retired | 35 |
| DNF | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 8 | Accident | 6 |
| DNF | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 4 | Retired | 24 |
| DNF | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1 | Retired | 18 |
| DNF | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 0 | Accident | 31 |
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### Race 2

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 2hr 6min 34.5914sec | 7 |
| 2 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 1.25 s | 3 |
| 3 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 16.28 s | 2 |
| 4 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 17.65 s | 25 |
| 5 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 19.16 s | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 23.32 | 36 |
| 7 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 27.47 s | 16 |
| 8 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 42.92 s | 17 |
| 9 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 52.43 s | 4 |
| 10 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 53.22 s | 30 |
| 11 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 1:09.44 s | 13 |
| 12 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 78 | + 1:20.78 s | 12 |
| 13 | 23 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 21 |
| 14 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 9 |
| 15 | 32 | Tomas Mezera | Tomas Mezera Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 29 |
| 16 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 38 |
| 17 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 20 |
| 18 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | + 1 Lap | 18 |
| 19 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 76 | + 2 Laps | 6 |
| 20 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 75 | + 3 Laps | 32 |
| 21 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 75 | + 3 Laps | 5 |
| 22 | 14 | Greg Ritter | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 74 | + 4 Laps | 23 |
| 23 | 61 | Ross Halliday | Halliday Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (EL) | 73 | + 5 Laps | 24 |
| 24 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 72 | + 6 Laps | 11 |
| 25 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 69 | + 9 Laps | 26 |
| 26 | 500 | Alan Heath | Power Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 66 | + 12 Laps | 35 |
| 27 | 20 | Garry Holt | Eastern Creek Kart Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | 62 | + 16 Laps | 34 |
| NC | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 50 | Not Classified | 28 |
| DNF | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 71 | Wheel | 19 |
| DNF | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 58 | Accident | 1 |
| DNF | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 42 | Retired | 27 |
| DNF | 777 | Angus Fogg | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 42 | Retired | 22 |
| DNF | 45 | Dean Canto | RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 37 | Accident | 10 |
| DNF | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 21 | Exhaustion | 14 |
| DNF | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 5 | Retired | 31 |
| DNF | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 5 | Accident | 33 |
| DNF | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 5 | Accident | 37 |
| DNF | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| DNS | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | | Did Not Start | |
| DNS | 76 | Matthew White | Matthew White Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | | Did Not Start | |

### Round results

| Pos | No | Driver | Shootout Points | Leg 1 Points | Leg 2 Points | Total Points |
| 1 | 2 | Jason Bright | | 108 | 360 | 468 |
| 2 | 8 | Russell Ingall | | 144 | 320 | 464 |
| 3 | 17 | Steven Johnson | 7 | 160 | 288 | 455 |
| 4 | 1 | Mark Skaife | 16 | 132 | 192 | 340 |
| 5 | 15 | Todd Kelly | 14 | 72 | 248 | 334 |
| 6 | 5 | Glenn Seton | 12 | 28 | 264 | 304 |
| 7 | 6 | Steven Richards | | 68 | 216 | 284 |
| 8 | 11 | Larry Perkins | | 64 | 200 | 264 |
| 9 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | | 80 | 176 | 256 |
| 10 | 46 | John Faulkner | | 84 | 168 | 252 |
| 11 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | | 96 | 152 | 248 |
| 12 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | 11 | | 232 | 243 |
| 13 | 34 | Garth Tander | 10 | 116 | 112 | 238 |
| 14 | 31 | Steven Ellery | | 124 | 96 | 220 |
| 15 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | 9 | 180 | 24 | 213 |
| 16 | 51 | Greg Murphy | 18 | 8 | 184 | 210 |
| 17 | 23 | Trevor Ashby | | 48 | 160 | 208 |
| 18 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | | 52 | 128 | 180 |
| 19 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | | 60 | 120 | 180 |
| 20 | 32 | Tomas Mezera | | 32 | 144 | 176 |
| 21 | 10 | Mark Larkham | | 88 | 72 | 160 |
| 22 | 021 | Jason Richards | | | 136 | 136 |
| 23 | 14 | Greg Ritter | | 40 | 88 | 128 |
| 24 | 61 | Ross Halliday | | 36 | 80 | 116 |
| 25 | 600 | John Bowe | 8 | 100 | | 108 |
| 26 | 24 | Paul Romano | | | 104 | 104 |
| 27 | 45 | Dean Canto | | 92 | | 92 |
| 28 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | | 56 | 32 | 88 |
| 29 | 21 | Brad Jones | | 20 | 64 | 84 |
| 30 | 29 | Paul Morris | | 76 | | 76 |
| 31 | 18 | Paul Radisich | 13 | 12 | 40 | 65 |
| 32 | 500 | Alan Heath | | | 56 | 56 |
| 33 | 777 | Angus Fogg | | 44 | 8 | 52 |
| 34 | 20 | Garry Holt | | | 48 | 48 |
| 35 | 43 | Paul Weel | | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 36 | 76 | Matthew White | | 24 | | 24 |
| 37 | 9 | David Besnard | | 4 | | 4 |
| 38 | 3 | Cameron McConville | | | | |
| 39 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | | | | |
| 40 | 40 | Cameron McLean | | | | |

## Championship Standings

| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 703 |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 628 |
| 3 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 622 |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 607 |
| 5 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | 497 |