Date 24–26 August 2001 Venue Queensland Raceway 156 laps 487 km | Location Ipswich, Queensland Distance 156 laps | |
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Weather Fine, thunderstorms at end of race | ||
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 (approx 500 km) 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.
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.
References
2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA