2001 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 2001 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Formula Holden regulations, with the winner awarded the 2001 CAMS Gold Star. This, the 45th Australian Drivers' Championship, was promoted as the 2001 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship.
Rick Kelly dominated the series driving a Birrana Racing Reynard 94D Holden. Kelly won twelve of the 16 races and finished 151 points ahead of runner up Christian Murchison (Reynard 97D Holden), the largest winning points margin in ADC history. Third in the point score was Alan Gurr (Reynard 94D Holden). The four races not won by Kelly were won by Birrana Racing teammates, both former champions making guest appearances. Dual champion Simon Wills took three victories with three-time champion Paul Stokell winning the final race of the season at Winton Motor Raceway.
Teams and drivers
| Entrant | Chassis | No | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birrana Racing | Reynard 94D | 1 | New Zealand Simon Wills | 2–3 |
| Australia Paul Stokell | 8 | |||
| 2 | Australia Rick Kelly | All | ||
| Reynard 95D | 9 | Australia Brenton Ramsay | 7–8 | |
| Paul Stephenson Racing | Reynard 92D | 3 | Australia Paul Stephenson | 1–2 |
| Ralt Australia | Reynard 94D | 11 | Australia Alan Gurr | 1, 3–8 |
| Reynard 92D | 2 | |||
| Reynard 97D | 12 | United States Emerson Newton-John | 5 | |
| Australia Chris Staff | 8 | |||
| John Herman Racing | Reynard 94D | 12 | Australia Con Toparis | 4 |
| Millar Motors | Reynard 92D | 17 | Australia Mark Ellis | 2–3, 5, 7 |
| NRC Racing | Reynard 95D | 19 | Australia Stewart McColl | 1–3 |
| 20 | United States Emerson Newton-John | 1–3 | ||
| Cantech Engineering | Reynard 91D | 24 | Australia Ian Peters | 2–8 |
| National Neon Signs | Ralt RT23 | 27 | Australia Terry Clearihan | 2–8 |
| Carrig Motorsport | Reynard 89D | 49 | Australia Rohan Carrig | 1–2, 4, 7–8 |
| Greg Murphy Racing | Reynard 94D | 22 | Australia Tim Leahey | 8 |
| Reynard 97D | 28 | Australia Roger Oakeshott | 8 | |
| Reynard 95D | 66 | Australia Peter Hill | 1–7 | |
| Hocking Motorsport | Reynard 97D | 28 | Australia Roger Oakeshott | 1–7 |
| 74 | Australia Chris Staff | 1–2 | ||
| Australia Con Toparis | 3 | |||
| Australia Dale Brede | 4 | |||
| Australia Chris Hocking | 5 | |||
| Japan Akihiro Asai | 7–8 | |||
| 75 | Singapore Christian Murchison | All | ||
| Reynard 96D | 76 | United States Emerson Newton-John | 7–8 |
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten places in each race.
Championship results
| Pos | Driver | PHI | ADE | DAR | CAN | CAL | ORA | MAL | WIN | Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Rick Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 293 |
| 2 | Singapore Christian Murchison | 3 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | DNS | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 142 |
| 3 | Australia Alan Gurr | Ret | DNS | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 130 |
| 4 | Australia Peter Hill | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | DNS | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 111 |
| 5 | United States Emerson Newton-John | 2 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 75 | ||||
| 6 | Australia Stewart McColl | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Australia Terry Clearihan | Ret | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 8 | DNS | 69 | ||
| 8 | Australia Ian Peters | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 65 |
| 9 | New Zealand Simon Wills | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Australia Roger Oakeshott | 8 | 5 | 4 | DNS | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 38 |
| 11 | Australia Paul Stokell | 2 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Australia Chris Hocking | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Australia Brenton Ramsay | Ret | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Australia Con Toparis | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Australia Rohan Carrig | 10 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 22 | ||||
| 16 | Australia Mark Ellis | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 21 | ||||||
| 17 | Australia Dale Brede | Ret | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Australia Paul Stephenson | 7 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Australia Tim Leahey | 11 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Australia Chris Staff | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 8 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Japan Akihiro Asai | - | - | 9 | DNS | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | PHI | ADE | DAR | CAN | CAL | ORA | MAL | WIN | Points |