2001 GMC 400

**2001 GMC 400**
Event Information
Round 5 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series

Date	8–10 June 2001
Location	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Venue	Canberra Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1
Distance	25 laps, 100 km
Pole position	Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing	1:43.8738
Winner	Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing	48:35.6895
Race 2
Distance	25 laps, 100 km
Winner	Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing	50:49.9364
Race 3
Distance	50 laps, 200 km
Winner	Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team	1:36:27.5354
Round Results
First	Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing	294 pts
Second	Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport	288 pts
Third	Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team	282 pts

The 2001 GMC 400 was the fifth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series and the second running of the GMC 400 event. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 10 June on the Canberra Street Circuit in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Race report

The Dick Johnson Racing outfit were very fast right from qualifying with them achieving a one-two, with Radisich achieving a time over half a second faster than his closest competitor, Steven Johnson. However, it would be Johnson that would achieve pole position after Radisich spun during his shootout lapping, dropping him to fifteenth.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:43.2704
2	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:43.8316
3	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:43.8426
4	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:43.8919
5	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:44.0667
6	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.1644
7	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:44.2608
8	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.2612
9	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.3244
10	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.3245
11	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:44.3483
12	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.3921
13	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	1:44.4722
14	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.4879
15	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:44.7029
16	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.7970
17	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.8174
18	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:44.9314
19	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:45.0368
20	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:45.1110
21	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:45.4122
22	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:45.5478
23	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:45.6045
24	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	1:45.8385
25	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:46.0242
26	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	1:46.1705
27	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VT Commodore	1:46.4526
28	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:46.5909
29	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden VT Commodore	1:47.9741
30	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden VX Commodore	1:48.8214
DNQ	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	Did Not Qualify
DNQ	23	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VS Commodore	Did Not Qualify
Source:^[1]

Top Fifteen Shootout

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:43.8378
2	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:43.9260
3	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:44.0948
4	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:44.2596
5	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.3167
6	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.3904
7	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:44.4893
8	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:44.5839
9	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.6413
10	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:44.7216
11	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:45.1435
12	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	1:45.4871
13	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:45.5590
14	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	1:48.0227
15	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:48.9116
Source:^[2]

Race 1

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	25	48min 35.6895sec	1
2	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	25	+ 0.25 s	7
3	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	25	+ 1.14 s	5
4	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	25	+ 1.93 s	9
5	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	25	+ 5.16 s	3
6	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	25	+ 5.47 s	15
7	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	25	+ 21.79 s	13
8	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	25	+ 22.12 s	12
9	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	25	+ 22.78 s	20
10	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	25	+ 24.05 s	18
11	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	25	+ 24.53 s	17
12	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	25	+ 24.72 s	10
13	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	25	+ 28.02 s	16
14	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	25	+ 28.14 s	23
15	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	25	+ 29.08 s	19
16	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	25	+ 31.22 s	22
17	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	25	+ 31.74 s	21
18	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	25	+ 32.38 s	31
19	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	25	+ 32.60 s	11
20	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	25	+ 36.70 s	27
21	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	25	+ 41.69 s	4
22	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	25	+ 42.89 s	29
23	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	25	+ 52.46 s	25
24	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	25	+ 1:01.21 s	30
25	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	25	+ 1:11.61 s	28
26	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	24	+ 1 Lap	8
27	23	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	22	+ 3 Laps	32
Ret	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	23	Retired	6
Ret	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	16	Retired	14
Ret	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	9	Retired	2
Ret	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	2	Retired	26
DNS	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing		Did Not Start
Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Gibson Motorsport), 1:44.7826
Source:^[3]

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	25	50min 49.9364sec	2
2	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	25	+ 0.54 s	30
3	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	25	+ 0.66 s	19
4	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	25	+ 1.15 s	22
5	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	25	+ 3.17 s	18
6	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	25	+ 4.09 s	26
7	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	25	+ 4.30 s	24
8	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	25	+ 5.40 s	12
9	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	25	+ 6.95 s	10
10	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	25	+ 7.11 s	5
11	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	25	+ 7.43 s	20
12	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	25	+ 8.54 s	27
13	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	25	+ 9.06 s	23
14	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	25	+ 9.60 s	17
15	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	25	+ 9.81 s	8
16	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	25	+ 12.42 s	7
17	23	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	25	+ 12.52 s	1
18	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	25	+ 14.50 s	28
19	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	25	+ 15.40 s	11
20	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	24	+ 1 lap	6
21	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	24	+ 1 lap	21
22	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	24	+ 1 lap	4
23	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	22	+ 3 laps	31
24	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	19	+ 6 laps	25
Ret	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	19	Accident	14
Ret	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	17	Collision Damage	9
Ret	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	12	Accident	29
Ret	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	12	Retired	15
Ret	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	8	Collision Damage	13
Ret	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	7	Fire	3
Ret	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	2	Retired	16
DNS	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing		Did Not Start
Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing), 1:44.1802
Source:^[4]

Race 3

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	50	1hr 36min 27.5354sec	11
2	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	50	+ 7.70 s	3
3	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	50	+ 8.27 s	5
4	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	50	+ 8.84 s	10
5	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	50	+ 9.20 s	6
6	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	50	+ 11.82 s	19
7	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	50	+ 14.06 s	2
8	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	50	+ 18.23 s	12
9	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	50	+ 18.48 s	8
10	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	50	+ 19.60 s	13
11	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	50	+ 24.21 s	14
12	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	50	+ 27.23 s	21
13	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	50	35.40 s	26
14	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	50	+ 36.94 s	16
15	23	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VS Commodore	50	+ 46.65 s	24
16	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	50	1:07.80 s	27
17	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden VT Commodore	49	+ 1 Lap	22
18	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden VX Commodore	49	+ 1 Lap	28
19	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	48	+ 2 Laps	7
20	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	48	+ 2 Laps	32
21	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VT Commodore	42	+ 8 Laps	17
Ret	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	45	Wheel	15
Ret	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	42	Retired	20
Ret	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	38	Retired	18
Ret	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	35	Fuel Pressure	1
Ret	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	34	Retired	9
Ret	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	31	Retired	23
Ret	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	19	Retired	25
Ret	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	6	Damage	4
Ret	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	5	Retired	29
DNS	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore		Did Not Start	30
DNS	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon		Did Not Start	31
Source:^[5]

References

↑ "GMC 400, Canberra - Canberra Street Circuit - V8 Supercars Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
↑ "GMC 400, Canberra - Canberra Street Circuit - V8 Supercars Top Fifteen Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
↑ "GMC 400, Canberra - Canberra Street Circuit - V8 Supercar Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
↑ "GMC 400, Canberra - Canberra Street Circuit - V8 Supercar Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
↑ "GMC 400, Canberra - Canberra Street Circuit - V8 Supercar Race 3". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-18.

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