2001 V8 Supercar 1000
The 2001 V8 Supercar 1000 was the fifth running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was the 45th race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.
It was held on 7 October 2001 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst and was Round 11 of the 2001 Shell Championship Series for V8 Supercars.
Entry List
Results
Qualifying
Top-Fifteen Shootout
Starting grid
Race
| Pos | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 1 |  Mark Skaife Tony Longhurst | Holden Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 161 | 6hr 50min 33.1789sec | 5 |
| 2 | 21 | Brad Jones John Cleland | Brad Jones Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | + 2.28 s | 22 |
| 3 | 15 | Todd Kelly Greg Murphy | K-mart Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 161 | + 17.94 s | 11 |
| 4 | 18 | Cameron McLean Greg Ritter | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | + 26.11 s | 13 |
| 5 | 6 | Jim Richards Dean Canto | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | + 30.78 s | 10 |
| 6 | 34 | Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 161 | + 34.34 s | 9 |
| 7 | 31 | Steven Ellery Geoff Brabham | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | + 46.57 s | 8 |
| 8 | 11 | Larry Perkins Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden VX Commodore | 161 | + 1:22.61 s | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Glenn Seton Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | + 2:18.61 s | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Cameron McConville Rick Bates | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 160 | + 1 Lap | 21 |
| 11 | 23 | Steve Reed Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 159 | + 2 Laps | 31 |
| 12 | 29 | Paul Morris Ashley Stichbury | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 159 | + 2 Laps | 14 |
| 13 | 24 | Paul Romano Owen Kelly | Romano Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 159 | + 2 Laps | 29 |
| 14 | 51 | Nathan Pretty Rick Kelly | K-mart Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 158 | + 3 Laps | 19 |
| 15 | 75 | Anthony Tratt Alan Jones | Paul Little Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 158 | + 3 Laps | 25 |
| 16 | 021 | Jason Richards Angus Fogg | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 157 | + 4 Laps | 20 |
| 17 | 00 | Craig Lowndes Neil Crompton | Gibson Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 156 | + 5 Laps | 12 |
| 18 | 500 | Alan Heath Dale Brede | Power Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 155 | + 6 Laps | 36 |
| 19 | 45 | Phillip Scifleet Christian D'Agostin | RPM International Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 147 | + 14 Laps | 34 |
| 20 | 16 | Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke | McDougall Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 144 | + 17 Laps | 23 |
| 21 | 7 | Rodney Forbes David Parsons | Gibson Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 132 | + 29 Laps | 30 |
| Ret | 43 | Paul Weel Tim Leahey | Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 127 | Retired | 15 |
| Ret | 2 | Jason Bright Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 126 | Spun off | 4 |
| Ret | 600 | John Bowe Simon Wills | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 124 | Spun off | 7 |
| Ret | 88 | Craig Harris Michael Simpson | Harris Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 114 | Accident | 35 |
| Ret | 10 | Mark Larkham Wayne Gardner | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 106 | Accident | 18 |
| Ret | 8 | Adam Macrow Luke Youlden | Perkins Engineering | Holden VX Commodore | 85 | Accident | 24 |
| Ret | 9 | David Besnard Matthew White | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 84 | Fuel Tank Damage | 16 |
| Ret | 17 | Steven Johnson Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 63 | Engine | 6 |
| Ret | 54 | Rod Nash Tony Ricciardello | Rod Nash Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 62 | Accident | 28 |
| Ret | 25 | Terry Wyhoon Rod Salmon | Terry Wyhoon Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 46 | Accident | 33 |
| Ret | 4 | Marcos Ambrose Wayne Wakefield | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 42 | Fuel Injection System Failure | 1 |
| Ret | 35 | Leanne Ferrier Paul Dumbrell | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 41 | Steering | 26 |
| Ret | 46 | John Faulkner Peter Doulman | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 33 | Accident | 17 |
| Ret | 50 | Mick Donaher Layton Crambrook | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 32 | Accident | DNQ |
| Ret | 61 | Ross Halliday Greg Crick | Halliday Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 31 | Retired | 32 |
| Ret | 888 | Mark Noske Craig Baird | Prancing Horse Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 27 | Accident | 27 |
| Ret | 20 | Garry Holt Kevin Mundy | Eastern Creek Kart Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 26 | Accident | 38 |
| Ret | 14 | James Brock Steve Owen | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden VX Commodore | 12 | Deflated Tyre | 37 |
| DNQ | 90 | Ric Shaw Mike Conway | Ric Shaw Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | Did Not Qualify | ||
| DNQ | 37 | Bill Attard Roger Hurd | Scotty Taylor Racing | Holden VS Commodore | Did Not Qualify |
Championship Standings
| No | Driver | Team | |||
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 3050 | |
| 2 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 2595 | |
| 3 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 2504 | |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 2276 | |
| 5 | 51 | Greg Murphy | K-mart Racing Team | 2274 |
Statistics
- Provisional Pole Position - #5 Glenn Seton - 2:09.6770
- Pole Position - #4 Marcos Ambrose - 2:09.7785
- Fastest Lap - #600 Simon Wills - 2:10.2011
- Average Speed - 146 km/h