2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500
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 however the race was stopped due to heavy rain and results were declared as at the completion of 156 laps.
The event was Round 9 of the 2001 Shell Championship Series and it was the third Queensland 500 V8 Supercar race.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
| | 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 |