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The2000 Shell Championship Series was an Australian motor racing series open toV8 Supercars. The championship, which was the secondShell Championship Series, began on 11 February at thePhillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 19 November at theMount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. Titles were awarded for drivers, teams and manufacturers by the series organisersAVESCO (Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company), and the winning driver was also awarded theAustralian Touring Car Championship by theConfederation of Australian Motor Sport, the 41st time that this title had been awarded.
The Drivers Championship was won byMark Skaife, the Champion Team of the Year title was awarded to theHolden Racing Team and Champion Manufacturer award went toHolden.
The 2000Shell Championship Series was contested over 13 rounds.
| Rd. | Event Circuit | City / State | Date | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island,Victoria | 11–13 February | |
| 2 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth,Western Australia | 17–19 March | |
| 3 | Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide,South Australia | 6–9 April | |
| 4 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney,New South Wales | 28–30 April | |
| 5 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin,Northern Territory | 19–21 May | |
| 6 | GMC 400 Canberra Street Circuit | Canberra,Australian Capital Territory | 9–11 June | |
| 7 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich,Queensland | 30 June – 2 July | |
| 8 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla,Victoria | 14–16 July | |
| 9 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney,New South Wales | 28–30 July | |
| 10 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne,Victoria | 18–20 August | |
| 11 | OzEmail Queensland 500 Queensland Raceway | Ipswich,Queensland | 8–10 September | |
| 12 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne,Victoria | 6–8 October | |
| 13 | FAI 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst,New South Wales | 16–19 November |
The following drivers and teams competed in the 2000 Shell Championship Series.
| Permanent entries | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Vehicle | Team | No. | Driver | Events | Co-Driver | Events | |
| Ford | Falcon EL | Paul Little Racing | 75 | 1 | — | |||
| Power Racing | 500 | 3–5 | — | |||||
| Falcon AU | Stone Brothers Racing | 4 | All | 11, 13 | ||||
| 9 | All | 11, 13 | ||||||
| Glenn Seton Racing | 5 | 1–11, 13 | 11, 13 | |||||
| 6 | 1–10, 12 | — | ||||||
| 11, 13 | 11 | |||||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| Larkham Motorsport | 10 | All | 11 | |||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| Dick Johnson Racing | 17 | All | 11 | |||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| 18 | All | 11 | ||||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| Brad Jones Racing | 21 | All | 11, 13 | |||||
| Colourscan Racing | 22 | 1 | — | |||||
| 2–4 | ||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||
| 8–13 | 11, 13 | |||||||
| Steven Ellery Racing | 31 | All | 11, 13 | |||||
| Cameron McLean Racing | 40 | 1–10 | — | |||||
| Paul Weel Racing | 43 | All | 11, 13 | |||||
| Paul Little Racing | 75 | 2–13 | 11, 13 | |||||
| Power Racing | 500 | 7–8, 10, 13 | 13 | |||||
| PAE Motorsport | 600 | All | 11, 13 | |||||
| Holden | Commodore VS | Lansvale Smash Repairs | 3 | All | 11, 13 | |||
| 23 | 1–10, 12 | — | ||||||
| 11, 13 | 11, 13 | |||||||
| Romano Racing | 24 | 1–5, 7–13 | 11 | |||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| Paul Morris Motorsport | 29 | 1–11 | 11 | |||||
| Clive Wiseman Racing | 50 | 1–6, 10 | — | |||||
| 8 | ||||||||
| Commodore VT | Holden Racing Team | 1 | All | 11, 13 | ||||
| 2 | 1–10, 12 | — | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | |||||||
| Holden Young Lions (HRT) | 15 | 1, 3–4, 6, 8–10, 13 | 13 | |||||
| Gibson Motorsport | 7 | All | 11, 13 | |||||
| 12 | 1–10, 12 | — | ||||||
| 11, 13 | 11 | |||||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| Bob Forbes Racing (GM) | 13 | 1–7 | — | |||||
| 28 | 8–13 | 11, 13 | ||||||
| Perkins Engineering | 8 | 1–10, 12 | — | |||||
| 11, 13 | 11, 13 | |||||||
| 11 | All | 11, 13 | ||||||
| Imrie Motorsport | 14 | 4 | — | |||||
| 5, 7, 10, 12 | ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | |||||||
| McDougall Motorsport | 16 | All | 11, 13 | |||||
| Doulman Automotive | 26 | 1–5, 9, 11, 13 | 11, 13 | |||||
| 7–8 | — | |||||||
| Paul Morris Motorsport | 29 | 12–13 | 13 | |||||
| Tomas Mezera Motorsport | 32 | 1–4, 6–8, 12 | — | |||||
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | 34 | All | 11, 13 | |||||
| 35 | 1–10, 12 | — | ||||||
| 11, 13 | 11, 13 | |||||||
| John Faulkner Racing | 46 | All | 11, 13 | |||||
| Clive Wiseman Racing | 50 | 9, 11–13 | 11, 13 | |||||
| Rod Nash Racing | 54 | 1–10, 12–13 | 13 | |||||
| 55 | 8–13 | 11 | ||||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| Part-time entries | ||||||||
| Ford | Falcon EL | Emerzidis Motorsport | 20 | 3, 11, 13 | 11, 13 | |||
| Schembri Motorsport | 36 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Sieders Racing Team | 42 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| 56 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Dean Canto Racing | 45 | 3 | — | |||||
| John Scotcher Motorsport | 59 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Halliday Motorsport | 61 | 11, 13 | 11, 13 | |||||
| Cadillac Productions | 79 | 1 | — | |||||
| Falcon AU | Harris Racing | 59 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Dean Canto Racing | 45 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Rod Salmon Racing | 87 | 1, 11–13 | 11, 13 | |||||
| Holden | Commodore VS | Terry Wyhoon Racing | 25 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Alan Taylor Racing | 37 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| South Pacific Motor Racing | 38 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Mal Rose Racing | 44 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Trevor Crittenden Motorsport | 57 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Paul Morris Motorsport | 67 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| MW Motorsport | 76 | 11–13 | 11 | |||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| V8 Racing | 77 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| John Faulkner Racing | 96 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Graphic Skills Racing | 97 | 3, 11 | 11 | |||||
| 13 | 13 | |||||||
| Clive Wiseman Racing | 150 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Commodore VT | Challenge Motorsport | 39 | 3–5, 8 | — | ||||
| 7 | ||||||||
| James Rosenberg Racing | 66 | 2–6 | — | |||||
| Motorsport Engineering Services | 99 | 11–12 | 11 | |||||
| Team Kiwi Racing | 777 | 13 | 13 | |||||

Championship points were awarded on the following basis:[1]
| Points format | Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |||||||||||||
| Point system 1 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Point system 2 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Point system 3 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Point system 4 | 60 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Point system 5 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Point system 6 | 120 | 108 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Point system 7 | 160 | 144 | 136 | 128 | 120 | 112 | 104 | 96 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Point system 8 | 240 | 216 | 204 | 192 | 180 | 168 | 156 | 144 | 132 | 120 | 108 | 96 | 84 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||||
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The title was awarded to the team of the winning driver in the championship.[2]
The title was presented to the manufacturer with the most number of round wins in the championship.[2]