2000 Shell Championship Series
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The 2000 Shell Championship Series was an Australian motor racing series open to V8 Supercars. The championship, which was the second Shell Championship Series, began on 11 February at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 19 November at the Mount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. Titles were awarded for drivers, teams and manufacturers by the series organisers AVESCO (Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company), and the winning driver was also awarded the Australian Touring Car Championship by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, the 41st time that this title had been awarded.
The Drivers Championship was won by Mark Skaife, the Champion Team of the Year title was awarded to the Holden Racing Team and Champion Manufacturer award went to Holden.
Calendar
The 2000 Shell Championship Series was contested over 13 rounds.
Teams and drivers
The following drivers and teams competed in the 2000 Shell Championship Series.
Driver changes
- Rodney Forbes left Lansvale Racing Team to join Gibson Motorsport
- Jason Bright left Stone Brothers Racing to join Dick Johnson Racing as an endurance co-driver for the Bathurst 1000.
- Dick Johnson retired from full time driving and joined Steven Johnson for the Queensland 500.
- Steven Johnson replaced his father Dick Johnson who retired from full time driving.
- Brad Jones left Larkham Motorsport to join Brad Jones Racing.
- Wayne Gardner left Wayne Gardner Racing to join Glenn Seton Racing for the Bathurst 1000.
- Paul Morris left Holden Racing Team to join Paul Morris Motorsport.
- Cameron McConville left John Faulkner Racing to join Rod Nash Racing.
- Paul Dumbrell left John Faulkner Racing to join Rod Nash Racing for Bathurst.
Team changes
- Stone Brothers Racing expanded to a two car team.
- John Faulkner Racing scaled down to a one car team.
- Rod Nash Racing expanded to a two car team.
Results and standings

Results summary
Points system
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 | ||||||||||||
- Point system 1: Used for Oran Park, Calder Park and Sandown, race 2.
- Point system 2: Used for Barbagallo, Eastern Creek, Hidden Valley, Queensland (first visit) and Winton.
- Point system 3: Used for Oran Park, Calder Park and Sandown, races 1 and 3.
- Point system 4: Used for Phillip Island and Canberra races 1 and 2.
- Point system 5: Used for Adelaide race 1.
- Point system 6: Used for Canberra race 3.
- Point system 7: Used for Adelaide race 2 and the Queensland 500.
- Point system 8: Used for the Bathurst 1000.
Drivers Championship
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Champion Team of the Year
The title was awarded to the team of the winning driver in the championship.[2]
Champion Manufacturer
The title was presented to the manufacturer with the most number of round wins in the championship.[2]
See also
Notes
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- ^ In 2000, the round winner at the Adelaide 500 was determined by combined event points – in all other editions of the Adelaide 500, the round win has been awarded to the winner of the Sunday race.
References
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Further reading
- Jason Parker, 2000 Review, Mark of a Champion, Motor Racing Australia, Dec 2000/Jan 2001, pages 24–34
External links
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