| Event Information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 4 of 14 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
_track_map.svg.png.webp) | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 11–13 May 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Hidden Valley Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
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
Top Ten Shootout
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
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 |
References
- ↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 4 – Hidden Valley Raceway – V8 Supercars – Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 4 – Hidden Valley Raceway – V8 Supercars – Top 10 Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 4 – Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 4 – Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 4 – Race 3". National Software. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
| Supercars Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 2001 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round |
2001 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2001 GMC 400 |
| Previous year: 2000 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round |
Hidden Valley Raceway | Next year: 2002 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round |