2001 V8 Supercars Oran Park round

The 2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round was the eighth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was the 31st ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Oran Park and was held on the weekend of 28 to 29 July at the Oran Park Raceway in Narellan, New South Wales.

Date27–29 July 2001

LocationSydney, New South Wales

VenueOran Park Raceway

WeatherFine

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2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round

Event Information
Round 8 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date	27–29 July 2001
Location	Sydney, New South Wales
Venue	Oran Park Raceway
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 36 laps 100 km Pole position Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport 1:08.0671 Winner Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 44:52.5714
Race 2 Distance 36 laps 100 km Winner Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 43:03.6026
Round Results First Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 286 pts Second David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing 242 pts Third Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport 219 pts

Close

Championship leader Mark Skaife recovered from a difficult previous round at Calder Park to win both races and claimed overall round winners to boot to extend his lead in the drivers standings. Craig Lowndes claimed pole position for the first race of the weekend and finished second for that race. The surprise package of the weekend was David Besnard who, after enduring a tough debut season to date, claimed back-to-back podiums and had briefly led the second race en route to finish second overall for the round.