2001 Boost Mobile V8 International

2001 Boost Mobile V8 International

Event Information
Round 12 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date	9–11 November 2001
Location	Pukekohe, New Zealand
Venue	Pukekohe Park Raceway
Weather	Heavy rain, fine
Results
Race 1
Distance	31 laps, 87 km
Pole position	Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team	56.9052
Winner	Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team	32:40.8068
Race 2
Distance	36 laps, 100 km
Winner	Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team	35:57.9519
Race 3
Distance	36 laps, 100 km
Winner	Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team	39:47.0899
Round Results
First	Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team	288 pts
Second	Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team	240 pts
Third	Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing	232 pts

The 2001 Boost Mobile V8 International was the twelfth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. This was the first V8 Supercar event in New Zealand since the 1996 Mobil New Zealand Sprints and the first time as part of the official calendar. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 11 November at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand.

Race report

The 2001 Boost Mobile V8 International heralded the first ever overseas championship event for the V8 Supercar series, although it wasn't the first time that V8 Supercar racing was held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway. In 1996, the Mobil New Zealand Sprints saw the V8 Supercars come across the ditch for the first time, although these events were not part of the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship calendar.

In these events, Greg Murphy dominated the weekend at Pukekohe, grabbing three race wins from three and entered the weekend with high expectations. After grabbing provisional pole position, he went on to convert that into a top-ten shootout pole - a first for the 2001 season.

The first race was cut short due to torrential downpour which saw cars struggling for grip and reduced visibility down to dangerous levels. Murphy was declared the winner with the race being cut short by five laps. The race also saw Jason Richards and Team Kiwi Racing achieve their best result of the season with a fourth-placed finish.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.9591
2	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.0133
3	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.0813
4	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.1044
5	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.2896
6	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.3174
7	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.4036
8	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.4745
9	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.4811
10	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.5573
11	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.5687
12	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.6122
13	600	Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.6191
14	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.6295
15	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.6705
16	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VT Commodore	0:57.7624
17	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.7665
18	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.7760
19	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.7993
20	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.8918
21	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	0:58.0055
22	777	Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VT Commodore	0:58.2709
23	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:58.2856
24	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:58.3434
25	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden VX Commodore	0:58.4063
26	67	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	0:58.4992
27	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:58.5299
28	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	0:58.5363
29	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden VX Commodore	0:58.9099
30	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	0:59.0430

Top Ten Shootout

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.9052
2	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.0313
3	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.1585
4	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.1808
5	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.2542
6	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.3524
7	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.3687
8	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.5033
9	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:57.7089
10	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	1:06.8529

Race 1

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	31	32min 40.8060sec	1
2	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	31	+ 9.67 s	3
3	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	31	+ 10.93 s	2
4	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	31	+ 12.50 s	16
5	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	31	+ 13.09 s	10
6	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	31	+ 22.49 s	18
7	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	31	+ 24.27 s	19
8	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	31	+ 31.04 s	4
9	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	31	+ 34.80 s	14
10	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	31	+ 35.71 s	21
11	600	Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	31	+ 45.75 s	13
12	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	31	+ 47.97 s	29
13	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	31	+ 48.25 s	20
14	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	31	+ 48.60 s	28
15	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	31	+ 2:05.13 s	27
16	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	30	+ 1 lap	5
17	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	30	+ 1 lap	12
18	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	30	+ 1 lap	25
19	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	30	+ 1 lap	9
20	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	30	+ 1 lap	8
21	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	29	+ 2 laps	24
22	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	29	+ 2 laps	11
23	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	29	+ 2 laps	23
24	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	29	+ 2 laps	24
Ret	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	30	Retired	17
Ret	67	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	30	Accident	26
Ret	777	Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	27	Spun off	22
Ret	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	7	Retired	30
Ret	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	5	Retired	15
Ret	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	0	Retired	7
Fastest Lap: Greg Murphy (K-mart Racing Team), 0:57.8307
Source:

Race 2

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	36	35min 57.9519sec	1
2	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	36	+ s	3
3	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	36	+ s	2
4	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	36	+	20
5	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	36	+	6
6	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	36	+	9
7	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	36	+	7
8	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	36	+	17
9	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	36	+	19
10	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	36	+	24
11	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	36	+	13
12	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	36	+	10
13	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	36	+	14
14	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	36	+	30
15	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	36	+	21
16	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	36	+	25
17	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	36	+	16
18	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	36	+	8
19	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	35	+ 1 lap	28
20	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	35	+ 1 lap	15
21	600	Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	35	+ 1 lap	11
22	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	35	+ 1 lap	12
23	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	35	+ 1 lap	4
24	777	Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	35	+ 1 lap	27
25	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	35	+ 1 lap	29
26	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	34	+ 2 laps	23
27	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	34	+ 2 laps	5
28	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	34	+ 2 laps	18
Ret	67	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	8	Retired	26
Ret	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	2	Retired	22
Fastest Lap: Todd Kelly (K-mart Racing Team), 0:57.6916
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Race 3

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	36	39min 47.0899sec	1
2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	36	+	4
3	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	36	+	2
4	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	36	+	3
5	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	36	+	18
6	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	36	+	6
7	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	36	+	17
8	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	36	+	10
9	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	36	+	5
10	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	36	+	16
11	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	36	+	27
12	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	36	+	9
13	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	36	+	14
14	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	36	+	13
15	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	36	+	12
16	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	36	+	7
17	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	36	+	19
18	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	36	+	22
19	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	36	+	8
20	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	35	+ 1 Lap	25
21	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	35	+ 1 Lap	29
22	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	34	+ 2 Laps	23
23	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	34	+ 2 Laps	28
24	777	Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	33	+ 3 Laps	24
Ret	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	23	Retired	11
Ret	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	15	Accident	26
Ret	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	10	Retired	15
Ret	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	6	Retired	20
Ret	600	Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	2	Retired	21
Fastest Lap: Todd Kelly (K-mart Racing Team), 0:57.6981
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Championship Standings

	Pos.	No	Driver	Team	Pts
	1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	3290
	2	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	2720
	3	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	2635
	4	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	2562
	5	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	2440

External links

• PlaceMakers V8 Supercars website