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2001 Clarion Sandown 500

2001 Clarion Sandown 500

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The 2001 Clarion Sandown 500 was an Australian motor race for Sports and Production Cars which drew its entries from those competing in the Australian Nations Cup Championship and Australian GT Production Car Championship. It was the first Sandown 500 held since the former touring car endurance race was revived for production cars.

Track map of the Sandown Raceway

The race, which was the 34th Sandown 500 endurance race was held at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia over the weekend of 15 September 2001.

Classes

Cars competed in four classes:

  • Nations Cup
  • GT Production Class A
  • GT Production Class B
  • GT Production Class C

Budweiser Top Gun Challenge

After qualifying was completed the fastest ten cars competed in a one-lap runoff for the top ten grid positions. Runoff results as follows:[1]

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Official results

Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Race results as follows:[2]

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Statistics

  • Provisional Pole Position - #666 Paul Stokell - 1:16.4012[4]
  • Pole Position - #43 Jim Richards - 1:16.9760
  • Fastest Lap - #7 D'arcy Russell - 1:17.7024
  • Race Average Speed - 143.22 km/h

References

  1. [1]
    "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500 - Budweiser Top Gun Challenge". National Software. 15 September 2001. Archived from the original on 4 September 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500". National Software. 16 September 2001. Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  3. [3]
    Australian Auto Action, 21–27 September 2001, page 19
  4. [4]
    "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500 Qualifying 1". National Software. 15 September 2001. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
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