The 2001 V8 Supercar 1000 was the fifth running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the
Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 (formally known as the Repco Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently run as part of the Supercars Championship, the most rece ...
that occurred in 1997. It was the 44th race that traces its lineage back to the
1960 Armstrong 500
The 1960 Armstrong 500 was an endurance motor race for Australian made or assembled standard production sedans. The event was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 20 November 1960 over 167 laps of the 3.0 mile ...
held at
Phillip Island
Phillip Island ( Boonwurrung: ''Corriong'', ''Worne'' or ''Millowl'') is an Australian island about south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria. The island is named after Governor Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales, by explore ...
.
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
The 2001 Shell Championship Series was an auto racing series for V8 Supercars. The championship, which was the third Shell Championship Series, began on 25 March 2001 at Phillip Island and ended on 2 December at Sandown after 13 rounds. The same ...
for
V8 Supercars
The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport.
Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
.
Entry List
Results
Qualifying
Top-Fifteen Shootout
Starting grid
Race
Championship Standings
References
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 (new lap record)
* Average Speed - 146 km/h
External links
Official race resultsOfficial V8 Supercar websiteCAMS Manual reference to Australian titles2001 V8 Supercar 1000 images from www.v8supercar.com.au
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Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales