| Flag: | Queensland |
| 2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 | |
| Round No: | 9 |
| Season No: | 13 |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Series: | SCS |
| Track Map: | Queensland Raceway (Australia) track map -- National Circuit.svg |
| Date: | 24–26 August |
| Location: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Circuit: | Queensland Raceway |
| Weather: | Fine, thunderstorms at end of race |
| Race1 Laps: | 156 |
| Race1 Dist: | 487 |
| Pole1: | Marcos Ambrose |
| Pole1 Team: | Stone Brothers Racing |
| Pole1 Time: | 1:10.5362 |
| Winner1: | Paul Radisich Steven Johnson |
| Winner1 Team: | Dick Johnson Racing |
| Winner1 Time: | 3:17:41.1244 |
| First Round: | Paul Radisich Steven Johnson |
| First Round Team: | Dick Johnson Racing |
| First Pts: | 370 |
| Second Round: | Russell Ingall Larry Perkins |
| Second Round Team: | Perkins Engineering |
| Second Pts: | 333 |
| Third Round: | Greg Murphy Todd Kelly |
| Third Round Team: | Kmart Racing Team |
| Third Pts: | 288 |
The 2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars held at Queensland Raceway near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia on 26 August 2001. The programmed race distance was 161 laps (approx 500 km) however the race was stopped due to heavy rain and results were declared as at the completion of 156 laps.[1]
The event was Round 9 of the 2001 Shell Championship Series[2] and it was the third Queensland 500 V8 Supercar race.
The Top Fifteen Shootout was contested by the top fifteen cars from qualifying to determine grid positions 1 through 15 for the race.
| Pos | No | Drivers | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=center | 17 |  Steven Johnson Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 156 | 3hr 17min 41.1244sec | align=center | 7 |
| 2 | align=center | 11 | Russell Ingall Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 156 | + 0.94 s | align=center | 4 |
| 3 | align=center | 15 | Greg Murphy Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 156 | + 23.29 s | align=center | 11 |
| 4 | align=center | 1 | Mark Skaife Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 156 | + 48.13 s | align=center | 15 |
| 5 | align=center | 2 | Tony Longhurst Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 156 | + 1:20.34 s | align=center | 3 |
| 6 | align=center | 31 | Steven Ellery Geoff Brabham | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 155 | + 1 Lap | align=center | 17 |
| 7 | align=center | 43 | Paul Weel Tim Leahey | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 155 | + 1 Lap | align=center | 13 |
| 8 | align=center | 6 | Jim Richards Dean Canto | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 154 | + 2 Laps | align=center | 21 |
| 9 | align=center | 24 | Paul Romano Owen Kelly | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 153 | + 3 Laps | align=center | 28 |
| 10 | align=center | 29 | Paul Morris Matt Neal | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | align=center | 153 | + 3 Laps | align=center | 6 |
| 11 | align=center | 16 | Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 153 | + 3 Laps | align=center | 27 |
| 12 | align=center | 35 | Leanne Ferrier Paul Dumbrell | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | align=center | 153 | + 3 Laps | align=center | 25 |
| 13 | align=center | 021 | Jason Richards Angus Fogg | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 152 | + 4 Laps | align=center | 23 |
| 14 | align=center | 50 | Michael Donaher Layton Crambrook | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | align=center | 151 | + 5 Laps | align=center | 30 |
| 15 | align=center | 34 | Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 147 | + 9 Laps | align=center | 14 |
| 16 | align=center | 10 | Mark Larkham Wayne Gardner | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 142 | + 14 Laps | align=center | 10 |
| 17 | align=center | 75 | Anthony Tratt Alan Jones | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 138 | + 18 Laps | align=center | 32 |
| 18 | align=center | 54 | Rod Nash Tony Ricciardello | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 133 | + 23 Laps | align=center | 31 |
| 19 | align=center | 3 | Cameron McConville Rick Bates | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 130 | + 26 Laps | align=center | 18 |
| 20 | align=center | 14 | James Brock Steve Owen | Imrie Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 125 | + 31 Laps | align=center | 29 |
| Ret | align=center | 600 | John Bowe Simon Wills | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 155 | Spun off | align=center | 5 |
| Ret | align=center | 8 | Adam Macrow Luke Youlden | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 146 | Spun off | align=center | 22 |
| Ret | align=center | 9 | David Besnard Matthew White | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 135 | Puncture | align=center | 2 |
| Ret | align=center | 18 | Greg Ritter Paul Stokell | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 122 | Engine | align=center | 12 |
| Ret | align=center | 4 | Marcos Ambrose Greg Crick | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 122 | Spun Off | align=center | 1 |
| Ret | align=center | 46 | John Faulkner Craig Baird | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | align=center | 106 | Retired | align=center | 24 |
| Ret | align=center | 88 | Craig Harris Dale Brede | Harris Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 101 | Retired | align=center | 26 |
| Ret | align=center | 21 | Brad Jones John Cleland | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 94 | Electrical | align=center | 20 |
| Ret | align=center | 45 | Phillip Scifleet Aaron McGill | RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 65 | Engine | align=center | 34 |
| Ret | align=center | 5 | Glenn Seton Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 40 | Engine | align=center | 8 |
| Ret | align=center | 25 | Terry Wyhoon Rod Salmon | Terry Wyhoon Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 24 | Engine | align=center | 33 |
| Ret | align=center | 00 | Craig Lowndes Neil Crompton | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 15 | Blown Tyre | align=center | 9 |
| Ret | align=center | 7 | Rodney Forbes David Parsons | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | align=center | 5 | Fire | align=center | 19 |
| Ret | align=center | 51 | Nathan Pretty Rick Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | align=center | 0 | Driveshaft | align=center | 16 |
| Source:[5] | ||||||||||
| No | Driver | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 2270 | |
| 2 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 2166 | |
| 3 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 2062 | |
| 4 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 2008 | |
| 5 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | 1675 | |