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| Round 6 of 13 in the2001 Shell Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 22–24 June 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Barbagallo Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The2001 V8 Supercars Perth round was the sixth round of the2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 22 to 24 June atBarbagallo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia.
Paul Radisich dominated the weekend by grabbing pole position in the top-ten shootout and winning all three races over the weekend. This continued the run of form from theDick Johnson Racing outfit who had won theprevious round of the championship inCanberra.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time | Points |
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| 1 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 57.2542 | 18 | |
| 2 | 5 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 57.5203 | 16 | |
| 3 | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.6397 | 14 | |
| 4 | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.6640 | 13 | |
| 5 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.6773 | 12 | |
| 6 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 57.8773 | 11 | |
| 7 | 00 | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 57.9028 | 10 | |
| 8 | 51 | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | Holden Commodore (VX) | 58.0712 | 9 | |
| 9 | 15 | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | Holden Commodore (VX) | 58.1340 | 8 | |
| 10 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 58.1745 | 7 | |
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| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts | |
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| 1 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | 1612 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | 1503 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Perkins Engineering | 1268 | ||
| 4 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | 1258 | ||
| 5 | 51 | Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia | 1121 |
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2001 Canberra 400 | 2001 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2001 Calder Park V8 Supercar round |
| Previous year: 2000 Barbagallo V8 Supercar round | Barbagallo Raceway | Next year: 2002 VB 300 |