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| Round 9 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 24–26 August 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Queensland Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine, thunderstorms at end of race | |||||||||||||
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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.
Race results
Qualifying
Top-Fifteen Shootout
The Top Fifteen Shootout was contested by the top fifteen cars from qualifying to determine grid positions 1 through 15 for the race.
Race
Championship Standings
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 1 |  Mark Skaife
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Holden Racing Team | 2270 |
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2 | 2 | Jason Bright
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Holden Racing Team | 2166 |
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3 | 17 | Steven Johnson
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Dick Johnson Racing | 2062 |
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4 | 8 | Russell Ingall
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Perkins Engineering | 2008 |
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5 | 18 |  Paul Radisich
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Dick Johnson Racing | 1675 |
External links
References
- ^ "2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 race report from www.autoweb.com.au". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ "2001 Season Review from www.v8supercar.com.au". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ "Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - V8 Supercars - Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - V8 Supercars - Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - VIP Petfoods Queensland 500". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round |
2001 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2001 Winton V8 Supercar round |
| Previous year: 2000 Ozemail Queensland 500 |
Queensland 500 | Next year: 2002 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 |
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