2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series Explained

The 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It was the second running of the second tier series for V8 Supercars. The series was contested over six rounds held across four different states, commencing on 25 February at Wakefield Park and concluding on 11 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park.

The series was won by Simon Wills who was victorious in ten of the 18 races. Wills finished 82 points clear of Paul Dumbrell.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed during the series.

TeamCarNo.DriverRounds
Eastern Creek KartsFord Falcon (EL)20 Garry HoltAll
Terry Wyhoon RacingHolden Commodore (VS)25 Terry WyhoonAll
Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore (VT)33 Leanne FerrierAll
Scotty Taylor RacingHolden Commodore (VS)37 Bill AttardAll
South Pacific Motor SportHolden Commodore (VS)38 Peter Field2, 4
Wayne Cooper3
Mal Rose RacingHolden Commodore (VS)44 Mal Rose1 - 2
Eddie AbelnicaHolden Commodore (VT)48 Eddie Abelnica3 - 6
Ric Shaw MotorsportHolden Commodore (VS)49 Ric Shaw1 - 5
Garry Willmington PerformanceFord Falcon (EL)56 Luke Sieders1 - 2
John Scotcher MotorsportFord Falcon (EL)59 Adam Wallis1 - 2, 4, 6
Mick Donaher3, 5
Evers MotorsportHolden Commodore (VS)60 Scott March1 - 2
Kenny Habul5
Halliday Motor SportFord Falcon (EL)61 Ross HallidayAll
Simon EmerzidisFord Falcon (EL)63 Simon Emerzidis4 - 5
Robert Smith RacingHolden Commodore (VS)72 Robert Smith3 - 4
Team DynamikHolden Commodore (VT)73 Simon WillsAll
V8 RacingHolden Commodore (VS)77 Richard Mork1 - 2
Gibson Motor SportHolden Commodore (VT)80 Paul DumbrellAll
82 David ParsonsAll
Rowse MotorsportHolden Commodore (VS)81 Tim RowseAll
Miller RacingHolden Commodore (VS)84 Daniel Miller1 - 4, 6
Harris RacingFord Falcon (AU)88 Craig Harris1 - 3, 5 - 6
Michael Simpson4
89 Kevin MundyAll
NRC InternationalHolden Commodore (VT)90 Dale BredeAll
Michael Simpson RacingFord Falcon (EL)93 Michael Simpson1 - 3, 5 - 6
John Faulkner RacingHolden Commodore (VS)96 Owen KellyAll
Graphic Skills RacingHolden Commodore (VS)97 Wayne Wakefield5
AJG RacingHolden Commodore (VS)99 Wesley May5
GM MotorsportHolden Commodore (VS)111 Phonsy Mullan1 - 3
RPM International RacingFord Falcon (EL)145 Geoff Full1
Greg Crick2
Aaron McGill3 - 5
Power RacingFord Falcon (AU)500 Alan HeathAll
Prancing Horse RacingFord Falcon (AU)888 Mark Noske6

Series calendar

The series was contested over six rounds with three races per round.[1]

Round DateCircuitLocationWinning driver
124 - 25 February Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales Simon Wills
217 - 18 March Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales David Parsons
35 - 6 May Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria Owen Kelly
426 - 27 May Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria David Parsons
57 - 8 July Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland Paul Dumbrell
611 - 12 August Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia Simon Wills

An additional non-points "special event", the Konica V8 Supercar Challenge, was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst on 6 October as a support race to the 2001 V8 Supercar 1000.

Points system

The season consisted of six rounds across four different states. Each round consisted of three races. Points were awarded for all cars who started each race in finishing order and then in order that they retired from the race. Points may have been offered for race positions lower than 24th but at no race during the series did more than 24 cars start.

Series standings

Pos.[2] DriverNo.Wak
Ora
Win
Phi
Lak
Mal
Points
1 Simon Wills731711851Ret
(18)
DNS9111541111272
2 Paul Dumbrell801017376112263291121751190
3 David Parsons825381011533123137165561168
4 Owen Kelly963Ret
(21)
Ret
(19)
4432114765374221150
5 Leanne Ferrier33822Ret
(25)
Ret
(21)
1244424436Ret
(17)
91631018
6 Dale Brede9041015727865555DNS883104976
7 Terry Wyhoon25Ret
(22)
859613756861212105137Ret
(17)
880
8 Michael Simpson93/882163254Ret
(21)
DNSDNS3Ret
(20)
DNS1493668840
9 Garry Holt20613Ret
(20)
891617109710Ret
(18)
41315129Ret
(18)
774
10 Craig Harris8875Ret
(17)
532Ret
(22)
DNSDNS6267412742
11 Tim Rowse811318Ret
(18)
1818201297129819111011815718
12 Ross Halliday61151913131110141311161613161511151111702
13 Bill Attard37181512161417151210191715171412161414654
14 Kevin Mundy8916171615178Ret
(23)
DNSDNS1311108Ret
(17)
14171316594
15 Alan Heath50019Ret
(22)
1014109Ret
(20)
DNSDNS118711DNSDNS141213566
16 Eddie Abelnica48131181714Ret
(17)
712910157516
17 Ric Shaw49116Ret
(21)
Ret
(24)
DNSDNS68Ret
(13)
10131110DNSDNS468
18 Phonsy Mullan1111711912Ret
(19)
119Ret
(17)
DNS318
19 Adam Wallis59129DNS19DNSDNSDNSDNSDNS839310
20 Daniel Miller84DNSDNSDNSRet
(22)
131410Ret
(15)
Ret
(15)
DNSDNSDNSRet
(18)
DNS10294
21 Mal Rose449446Ret
(22)
DNS260
22 Wayne Wakefield97242226
23 Scott March60141411171615222
24 Aaron McGill14518Ret
(16)
DNS151216Ret
(21)
DNSDNS200
25 Luke Sieders56Ret
(21)
1412Ret
(21)
1219198
26 Mick Donaher5937Ret
(14)
Ret
(20)
DNSDNS190
27 Peter Field38201518181814190
28 Simon Emerzidis631415918Ret
(18)
DNS182
29 Wayne Cooper38161412114
30 Geoff Full14520Ret
(20)
6110
31 Kenny Habul60151613110
32 Richard Mork77DNSDNSDNS11Ret
(20)
Ret
(21)
94
33 Robert Smith7219DNSDNS2019DNS82
34[3] Wesley May99Ret
(22)
DNSDNS22
35 Greg Crick145Ret
(23)
DNSDNS20
Pos.DriverNo.Wak
Ora
Win
Phi
Lak
Mal
Points

External links

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20011031224254/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/2001dev/2001kv8.htm The 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series, www.v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 31 October 2001
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20011105014652/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/2001results/kv8points.htm Konica V8 Supercar Series, 2001 Driver Progressive Scores, www.v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 5 November 2001
  3. Wesley May is not listed in the official standings as published at www.v8supercar.com.au