The 2001 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to

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regulations, with the winner awarded the 2001 CAMS Gold Star. 2001 Sporting Regulations
Retrieved from www.formulaholden.com via replay.waybackmachine.org on 25 March 2011 This, the 45th

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, was promoted as the 2001 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship.

Rick Kelly Rick Kelly (born 17 January 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver who previously competed in the Supercars Championship. He last drove the No. 15 Ford Mustang (sixth generation), Ford Mustang GT for Kelly Racing. Previously, he dro ...

dominated the series driving a Birrana Racing

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. Kelly won twelve of the 16 races and finished 151 points ahead of runner up

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97D Holden), the largest winning points margin in ADC history. Third in the point score was Alan Gurr (

94D Holden). The four races not won by Kelly were won by Birrana Racing teammates, both former champions making guest appearances. Dual champion

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took three victories with three-time champion

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winning the final race of the season at

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Teams and drivers

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten places in each race.

Championship results

References

External links

www.formulaholden.com at 1 Dec 2001 via replay.waybackmachine.org

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