2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series


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 EL Falcon20 Garry HoltAll
Terry Wyhoon RacingHolden VS Commodore25 Terry WyhoonAll
Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT Commodore33 Leanne FerrierAll
Scotty Taylor RacingHolden VS Commodore37 Bill AttardAll
South Pacific Motor SportHolden VS Commodore38 Peter Field2, 4
South Pacific Motor SportHolden VS Commodore38 Wayne Cooper3
Mal Rose RacingHolden VS Commodore44 Mal Rose1-2
Eddie AbelnicaHolden VT Commodore48 Eddie Abelnica3-6
Ric Shaw MotorsportHolden VS Commodore49 Ric Shaw1-5
Garry Willmington PerformanceFord EL Falcon56 Luke Sieders1-2
John Scotcher MotorsportFord EL Falcon59 Adam Wallis1-2, 4, 6
John Scotcher MotorsportFord EL Falcon59 Mick Donaher3, 5
Evers MotorsportHolden VS Commodore60 Scott March1-2
Evers MotorsportHolden VS Commodore60 Kenny Habul5
Halliday Motor SportFord EL Falcon61 Ross HallidayAll
Simon EmerzidisFord EL Falcon63 Simon Emerzidis4-5
Robert Smith RacingHolden VS Commodore72 Robert Smith3-4
Team DynamikHolden VT Commodore73 Simon WillsAll
V8 RacingHolden VS Commodore77 Richard Mork1-2
Gibson Motor SportHolden VT Commodore80 Paul DumbrellAll
Gibson Motor SportHolden VT Commodore82 David ParsonsAll
Rowse MotorsportHolden VS Commodore81 Tim RowseAll
Miller RacingHolden VS Commodore84 Daniel Miller1-4, 6
Harris RacingFord AU Falcon88 Craig Harris1-3, 5-6
Harris RacingFord AU Falcon88 Michael Simpson4
Harris RacingFord AU Falcon89 Kevin MundyAll
NRC InternationalHolden VT Commodore90 Dale BredeAll
Michael Simpson RacingFord EL Falcon93 Michael Simpson1-3, 5-6
John Faulkner RacingHolden VS Commodore96 Owen KellyAll
Graphic Skills RacingHolden VS Commodore97 Wayne Wakefield5
AJG RacingHolden VS Commodore99 Wesley May5
GM MotorsportHolden VS Commodore111 Phonsy Mullan1-3
RPM International RacingFord EL Falcon145 Geoff Full1
RPM International RacingFord EL Falcon145 Greg Crick2
RPM International RacingFord EL Falcon145 Aaron McGill3-5
Power RacingFord AU Falcon500 Alan HeathAll
Prancing Horse RacingFord AU Falcon888 Mark Noske6

Series calendar

The series was contested over six rounds with three races per round.
RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning 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.
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th
Points908072666258545048464442403836343230282624222018

Series standings