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| Round 13 of 13 in the2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 1–2 December 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Melbourne,Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Sandown International Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Friday: Fine Saturday: Fine Sunday: Heavy Rain | |||||||||||||
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The2001 Australian V8 Ultimate was the thirteenth and final round of the2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 1 to 2 December at theSandown International Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria.
Todd Kelly took his first round win in a race weekend mainly composed of heavy rain.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
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| 1 | 1 |  Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:11.2564 |
| 2 | 51 |  Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:11.3574 |
| 3 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:11.4480 |
| 4 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:11.4927 |
| 5 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:11.5005 |
| 6 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:11.7299 |
| 7 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:11.7426 |
| 8 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:11.7790 |
| 9 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:11.9256 |
| 10 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:12.0316 |
| 11 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:12.2845 |
| 12 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:12.2946 |
| 13 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:12.3404 |
| 14 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:12.3617 |
| 15 | 600 | Simon Wills | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:12.8046 |
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| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts | |
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 | 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 3478 |
| 2 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 2875 |
| 3 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 2819 |
| 4 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | 2724 |
| 5 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 2532 |
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2001 Boost Mobile V8 International | 2001 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2002 Clipsal 500 |
| Previous year: 2000 Sandown V8 Supercar round | Sandown International Raceway | Next year: 2002 Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate |
