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Round 8 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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Date | 27–29 July 2001 | |||||||||||||
Location | Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
Venue | Oran Park Raceway | |||||||||||||
Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
Results | ||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round was the eighth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 28 to 29 July at the Oran Park Raceway in Narellan, New South Wales.
Craig Lowndes achieved pole position in the top-ten shootout, which was his first driving a Ford and the first pole position of the year for the Gibson Motor Sport team. Mark Skaife won both races, taking maximum points whilst doing so. David Besnard achieved his best result of the season of second overall and Lowndes achieved third even after being turned around in race three by Garth Tander.
Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
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1 | 00 |
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Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.0671 |
2 | 1 |
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Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.2295 |
3 | 9 |
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Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.6557 |
4 | 15 |
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Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.7935 |
5 | 17 |
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Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:08.8438 |
6 | 8 |
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Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:08.9998 |
7 | 2 |
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Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.0888 |
8 | 600 |
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Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:09.6301 |
9 | 34 |
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.7164 |
10 | 3 |
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Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:09.7857 |
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Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts | |
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1 | 1 |
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Holden Racing Team | 2006 |
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2 | 2 |
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Holden Racing Team | 1902 |
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3 | 17 |
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Dick Johnson Racing | 1692 |
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4 | 8 |
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Perkins Engineering | 1675 |
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5 | 00 |
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Gibson Motor Sport | 1365 |
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