2016 International V8 Supercars Championship

2016 International V8 Supercars Championship
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Shane van Gisbergen (pictured in 2011) won his first driver's championship.
Triple Eight Race Engineering won its eighth teams' championship.

The 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship (often simplified to the 2016 V8 Supercars Championship and known from 1 July as the 2016 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship) is an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for Supercars. It is the eighteenth running of the Supercars Championship and the twentieth series in which Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title.

Mark Winterbottom started the season as the defending drivers' champion, while Triple Eight Race Engineering are the defending teams' champions.

Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering, secured his first championship title with one race remaining, winning eight races during the season. Triple Eight Race Engineering won the Teams' Championship for the seventh consecutive season.[1] Van Gisbergen, along with Alexandre Prémat, also won the Pirtek Enduro Cup.

Teams and drivers

Twenty-six cars are competing in the 2016 season.[2] Holden, Nissan and Volvo are all represented by factory-backed teams.[3][4][5] Ford, having scaled back its involvement in 2015, are providing no financial or technical assistance,[6] but are still represented by Prodrive Racing Australia[7] and DJR Team Penske.

The following drivers are contesting the 2016 series.

Season entries Endurance entries
Team Vehicle No. Driver Events Co-driver Events
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1 Australia Mark Winterbottom[8] All Australia Dean Canto[9] 10–12
6 Australia Cameron Waters[10] All Australia Jack Le Brocq[11] 10–12
Rod Nash Racing (PRA) 55 Australia Chaz Mostert[12] All Australia Steve Owen[11] 10–12
Super Black Racing (PRA) 111 New Zealand Chris Pither[13] All New Zealand Richie Stanaway[14] 10–12
Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 2 Australia Garth Tander[15] All Australia Warren Luff[16] 10–12
22 Australia James Courtney[17] All Australia Jack Perkins[16] 10–12
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 3 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner[18] All Australia Aaren Russell[19] 10–12
222 Australia Nick Percat[20] All Australia Cameron McConville[21] 10–12
Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore[22] 4 Australia Aaren Russell[23] 1–7 N/A
New Zealand Craig Baird[24] 8
Australia Shae Davies[25] 9–14 New Zealand Chris van der Drift[26] 10–12
9 Australia David Reynolds[27] All New Zealand Craig Baird[28] 10–12
Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 7 Australia Todd Kelly[29] All Australia Matt Campbell[30] 10–12
15 Australia Rick Kelly[29] All Australia Russell Ingall[31] 10–12
23 Australia Michael Caruso[32] All Australia Dean Fiore[30] 10–12
96 Australia Dale Wood[33] All Australia David Russell[34] 10–12
360 N/A Australia Renee Gracie[35]
Switzerland Simona de Silvestro[35]		 11
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 8 Australia Jason Bright[36] All Australia Andrew Jones[37] 10–12
14 Australia Tim Slade[38] All Australia Ashley Walsh[37] 10–12
Britek Motorsport (BJR) 21 Australia Tim Blanchard[36] All Australia Macauley Jones[37] 10–12
DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard[39] All Australia Luke Youlden[40] 10–12
17 Australia Scott Pye[39] All Australia Tony D'Alberto[40] 10–12
Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 18 Australia Lee Holdsworth[41] 1–6, 10–14 Australia Karl Reindler[42] 10–12
Australia Kurt Kostecki[43] 7–8 N/A
Australia Karl Reindler[44] 9
Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 19 Australia Will Davison[45] All Australia Jonathon Webb[46] 10–12
Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 33 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin[47] All Australia David Wall[48] 10–12
34 Australia James Moffat[49] All Australia James Golding[48] 10–12
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 88 Australia Jamie Whincup[50] All Australia Paul Dumbrell[51] 10–12
97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen[52] All France Alexandre Prémat[51] 10–12
888 Australia Craig Lowndes[52] All New Zealand Steven Richards[51] 10–12
Entries with a grey background are wildcard entries which only competed in selected events.

Team changes

Erebus Motorsport switched from running Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs (top) to Holden VF Commodores (bottom).

Driver changes

Changed teams
Entering series

Mid-season changes

Calendar

The 2016 calendar was released on 8 September 2015.[59] On 1 October 2015 the calendar was revised, with Tasmania and the non-championship Australian Grand Prix races switching dates due to an updated 2016 Formula One calendar.[60] A further revision was made on 22 March 2016, with the Sydney 500 being moved back one week to avoid clashing with other events at Sydney Olympic Park.[61]

Rnd. Event name Circuit Location Format Date
1 South Australia Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia ST 5–6 March
2 Tasmania Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania SP 2–3 April
3 Victoria (Australia) WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria SP 16–17 April
4 Western Australia Perth SuperSprint Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia SP 7–8 May
5 Victoria (Australia) Woodstock Winton SuperSprint Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria SP 21–22 May
6 Northern Territory CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory SP 18–19 June
7 Queensland Castrol Edge Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland ST 9–10 July
8 Queensland Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland SP 23–24 July
9 New South Wales Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint         Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales SP 27–28 August
10 Victoria (Australia) Wilson Security Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria EC 18 September
11 New South Wales Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000         Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales EC 9 October
12 Queensland Castrol Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland EC 22–23 October
13 New Zealand ITM Auckland SuperSprint Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand IN 5–6 November
14 New South Wales Coates Hire Sydney 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales ST 3–4 December
Icon Meaning
ST SuperStreet
SP SuperSprint
IN International SuperSprint
EC Endurance Cup

Calendar changes

Format changes

Testing changes

Event summaries

Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Scott Pye took his first pole position in the series in qualifying for the first race in Adelaide.[67] He would only finish the race in twelfth place, however, after a slow pit stop. Jamie Whincup won the race after starting from second place, ahead of James Courtney and Shane Van Gisbergen.[68] Chaz Mostert, in his first race meeting since being injured at the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, took pole position for the second race.[67] Courtney won the race after a close battle with Whincup, while Mostert finished third. Chris Pither crashed at Turn 8,[69] with the car sustaining enough damage to rule it out of the third race.[70] The third race was marred by heavy rain and controversy over the start of the race and fuel regulations. Nick Percat took his first solo victory in the series, having completed only 48 of the scheduled 78 laps. Polesitter Fabian Coulthard and his teammate Pye finished second and third on the road, but were given a one-minute penalty each as neither had taken on 140 litres of fuel during the race as required by the regulations. Michael Caruso inherited second place ahead of Garth Tander. Caruso left the event with the championship lead ahead of Whincup and Van Gisbergen.[71]

Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint

Shane Van Gisbergen took his first championship race win for Triple Eight Race Engineering in the first race of the Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint, taking victory over his teammate Jamie Whincup. Will Davison scored his first podium finish for Tekno Autosports by finishing third. Mark Winterbottom had qualified on pole position, but finished ninth after a slow pit stop and running off the circuit.[72] Davison was fastest and qualifying for the second race, but was given a two-place grid penalty for impeding James Courtney, which gave pole position to Winterbottom.[73] Van Gisbergen looked set to take victory until late in the race, when oil dropped by Cameron Waters' car caused him to go off the circuit and get stuck in a gravel trap. This allowed Davison through to take victory, with Craig Lowndes finishing second ahead of Winterbottom. Chris Pither suffered another heavy crash, when contact with Nick Percat caused his car to spin into the wall. Davison's win gave him the lead in the championship, with Lowndes moving up to second place ahead of Whincup and Winterbottom.[74]

WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint

The Phillip Island event was dominated by Scott McLaughlin, who won both races from pole position. He beat Jamie Whincup by just over one second in the first race, while Fabian Coulthard scored his first podium finish for DJR Team Penske. Chaz Mostert had been on course to finish third before suffering a tyre failure on the final lap, which dropped him to 23rd place. Coulthard's teammate Scott Pye also had a puncture late in the race, causing him to finish last and two laps off the lead.[75] Whincup looked set to again finish second in the Sunday race but went off the circuit after a safety car period late in the race. This allowed Mark Winterbottom to take second place ahead of Pye, with Whincup finishing fourth. As Will Davison struggled across the weekend, Whincup took the championship lead while McLaughlin moved into second place, ahead of Winterbottom and Lowndes.[76]

Perth SuperSprint

Cameron Waters took his first pole position in the series in a rain-affected qualifying session prior to Race 8.[77] He would only finish 13th in the race, however, due to poor tyre life. The race started in wet conditions but it was dry enough for drivers to change to slick tyres within the first ten laps. Craig Lowndes utilised a two-pit stop strategy to take his first victory of the season, ahead of his teammates Shane Van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup. Chris Pither scored his best result of the season by finishing eighth. Mark Winterbottom had a difficult race, finishing 22nd after going off the circuit and later being spun.[78] He recovered to take victory in Race 9, despite being slowed when Aaren Russell unlapped himself in the closing stages. Scott McLaughlin and Lowndes completed the podium. Whincup finished eleventh, allowing Lowndes to take the championship lead.[79]

Woodstock Winton SuperSprint

Tim Slade won both races at the Winton event, the first of which was his maiden victory in the series. He won the first race from pole position ahead of Scott McLaughlin and Mark Winterbottom. Cameron Waters had a high-speed spin after making contact with James Courtney halfway through the race.[80] Chaz Mostert took pole position for Race 11 but would only finish 20th after clashing with Courtney and suffering a puncture. The incident also damaged Courtney's car and he finished 25th, 14 laps off the lead. Slade took a comfortable victory over Winterbottom, while Fabian Coulthard scored his second podium finish of the season. Waters and David Reynolds both had strong races, finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Winterbottom's two podium finishes elevated him to the championship lead ahead of McLaughlin and Jamie Whincup.[81]

Darwin Triple Crown

Michael Caruso took his first race win since 2009, and the first for Nissan Motorsport since 2013, in the first race of the CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown. Jamie Whincup regained the championship lead by finishing second, with Mark Winterbottom and Scott McLaughlin finishing ninth and tenth respectively, while Chaz Mostert scored his second podium finish of the season in third place. Shane Van Gisbergen had started from pole position but he received a drive-through penalty for a restart infringement which dropped him down the order.[82] The second race of the weekend was marred by two major crashes on the opening lap, the first of which left Lee Holdsworth in hospital with fractures to his pelvis, right knee and two ribs.[83] The second involved Mostert, James Moffat and Fabian Coulthard and left Coulthard's car with significant damage. Todd Kelly led the opening lap but was hit by Winterbottom following a safety restart and fell down the order. Winterbottom received a drive-through penalty for his actions; he would receive another later in the race when he made contact with Aaren Russell. Van Gisbergen won the race, having again started from pole position, ahead of Tim Slade and Craig Lowndes. Whincup finished eighth to maintain the championship lead, with Lowndes in second and McLaughlin in third.[84]

Castrol Edge Townsville 400

The Castrol Edge Townsville 400 was domintaed by Triple Eight Race Engineering, with two of its drivers, Jamie Whincup and Shane Van Gisbergen, sharing the race wins between them. Kurt Kostecki made his championship debut, substituting for the injured Lee Holdsworth.[85] Whincup took his first pole position of the season in qualifying for Race 14 and went on to win the race, his first victory since Adelaide. Van Gisbergen finished second ahead of Mark Winterbottom. Scott McLaughlin lost ground in the championship after contact with Dale Wood on the first lap damaged his car, leaving him to finish in 24th place.[86] Van Gisbergen took victory in Race 15 ahead of James Courtney, who used fresh tyres in the closing stages to pass a number of cars. Winterbottom was third after starting from pole position while Whincup finished fourth after using an alternative strategy. Whincup maintained the championship lead, 53 points clear of Van Gisbergen, with Winterbottom a further 22 points behind in third.[87]

Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint

Aaren Russell and his sponsor Plus Fitness split with Erebus Motorsport ahead of the event; he was replaced by one of the team's endurance co-drivers, Craig Baird.[88] Chris Pither took his first pole position in the series in qualifying for the Saturday race,[89] but lost places early in the race and finished eleventh. Shane Van Gisbergen passed his teammates Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes late in the race to take victory, with Mark Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert completing the top five.[90] Nick Percat was disqualified from the race after it was found his car's front bumper was underweight.[91] The Sunday race was won by Lowndes with Whincup and Mostert completing the podium. Van Gisbergen finished twelfth after struggling with the balance of his car. He was also involved in an incident with Rick Kelly and James Courtney which damaged the suspension on Courtney's car, forcing him to retire from the race. Whincup extended his championship lead to 110 points over Van Gisbergen while Winterbottom remained in third, a further ten points behind.[92]

Sydney Motorsport Park SuperSprint

Jamie Whincup took his 100th championship race win at the Sydney SuperSprint.

Two drivers changes took place ahead of the Sydney SuperSprint. Karl Reindler replaced Kurt Kostecki at Charlie Schwerkolt Racing,[93] while Shae Davies was announced as the full-time replacement for Aaren Russell at Erebus Motorsport after Craig Baird filled in at the previous event.[94] Triple Eight Race Engineering further extended its winning streak, with Shane Van Gisbergen taking victory in the first race after a close battle with teammate Jamie Whincup. James Courtney completed the podium ahead of polesitter Chaz Mostert.[95] Mostert took his second pole position of the weekend in qualifying for the Sunday race but it was Whincup who took victory. It was his 100th race win in the series, making him the second driver after Craig Lowndes to reach the mark. Lowndes finished second and celebrated a milestone himself, the race being his 600th in the championship, while Mostert completed the podium. Van Gisbergen finished fifth despite being spun by James Moffat in the closing stages; this result saw Whincup extend his championship lead to 137 points, while Lowndes moved past Mark Winterbottom for third after Winterbottom finished both races outside the top ten.[96]

Wilson Security Sandown 500

Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

Castrol Gold Coast 600

ITM Auckland SuperSprint

Coates Hire Sydney 500

Championship standings

Points system

Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver or drivers of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race, up to a maximum of 300 points per event.[97]

Points format Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th
Short format 75 69 64 60 55 51 48 45 42 39 36 34 33 31 30 28 27 25 24 22 21 19 18 16 15 13
Long format 150 138 129 120 111 102 96 90 84 78 72 69 66 63 60 57 54 51 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27
Endurance format 300 276 258 240 222 204 192 180 168 156 144 138 132 126 120 114 108 102 96 90 84 78 72 66 60 54

Drivers' Championship

Pos. Driver ADE
South Australia		 SYM
Tasmania		 PHI
Victoria (Australia)		 BAR
Western Australia		 WIN
Victoria (Australia)		 HID
Northern Territory		 TOW
Queensland		 QLD
Queensland		 SMP
New South Wales		 SAN
Victoria (Australia)		 BAT
New South Wales		 SUR
Queensland		 PUK
New Zealand		 SYD
New South Wales		 Pen. Pts.
1 Shane van Gisbergen 3 5 10 1 Ret 4 10 2 4 9 4 16 1 2 1 1 12 1 5 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 10 3368
2 Jamie Whincup 1 2 14 2 19 2 4 3 11 5 9 2 8 1 4 2 2 2 1 13 11 3 1 1 2 25 1 1 4 0 3168
3 Scott McLaughlin 4 4 12 26 4 1 1 11 2 2 11 10 7 24 5 15 6 5 6 4 15 2 3 3 7 7 3 4 5 25 2806
4 Craig Lowndes 7 10 13 5 2 6 5 1 3 15 8 11 3 12 10 3 1 6 2 8 16 6 4 16 15 4 6 8 9 0 2770
5 Will Davison 11 9 15 3 1 16 9 4 10 6 17 4 4 5 11 7 17 21 26 3 1 16 13 10 6 8 13 7 8 0 2589
6 Mark Winterbottom 8 11 9 9 3 5 2 22 1 3 2 9 20 3 3 4 5 11 14 23 Ret 4 5 4 5 1 5 23 12 0 2489
7 Chaz Mostert 16 3 Ret 10 5 23 8 12 6 7 20 3 23 4 16 5 3 4 3 5 19 9 6 21 3 6 4 17 11 15 2361
8 Tim Slade Ret 17 20 8 13 8 13 10 16 1 1 13 2 13 13 6 7 7 12 16 7 11 8 17 23 19 16 9 7 0 2263
9 Garth Tander 5 23 3 11 6 9 16 5 7 25 12 23 14 7 20 14 13 8 7 1 Ret 15 11 5 10 10 7 2 2 15 2252
10 Michael Caruso 13 6 2 21 11 13 6 26 9 8 10 1 6 9 8 22 4 13 10 14 8 17 9 8 9 13 12 13 14 0 2239
11 James Courtney 2 1 21 13 7 21 7 6 8 19 25 21 5 6 2 13 Ret 3 8 11 13 20 10 6 13 11 14 5 6 25 2162
12 Fabian Coulthard 10 14 16 18 8 3 Ret 17 15 17 3 6 Ret 8 15 10 10 10 4 6 6 Ret 15 11 4 5 8 11 21 0 2078
13 Rick Kelly 9 13 7 4 Ret 14 11 9 5 4 15 15 15 21 12 8 14 9 11 10 Ret 21 17 7 12 9 24 6 Ret 0 1835
14 Todd Kelly 6 16 6 19 12 11 12 7 23 13 13 7 13 10 23 12 9 24 9 7 Ret 8 21 19 16 15 11 12 19 0 1808
15 Scott Pye 12 7 17 14 14 26 3 24 19 12 7 5 Ret 18 7 20 24 Ret 15 15 5 18 23 9 11 2 9 14 13 0 1807
16 David Reynolds 14 19 5 16 18 12 14 19 21 22 6 17 9 11 14 21 23 17 19 DSQ 18 Ret 20 13 8 17 25 10 3 0 1564
17 Jason Bright 19 8 8 6 10 10 Ret 16 13 11 16 12 16 14 9 16 18 18 17 21 Ret 12 19 Ret DNS 16 19 18 Ret 0 1459
18 Nick Percat 21 DNS 1 24 15 17 20 20 18 21 23 Ret 17 Ret Ret DSQ 20 16 20 9 3 Ret 16 14 18 18 21 15 16 10 1430
19 Cameron Waters 15 12 4 7 Ret 18 23 13 26 16 5 24 22 16 6 Ret 16 20 16 Ret 4 Ret 14 12 17 20 17 21 Ret 25 1423
20 James Moffat 17 15 22 20 16 7 15 14 17 26 19 Ret 10 17 19 9 11 12 18 Ret Ret 5 12 20 14 12 10 24 10 0 1419
21 Chris Pither 18 Ret DNS 17 Ret 19 24 8 14 18 18 14 11 20 22 11 8 14 13 17 12 10 Ret 24 24 23 22 Ret 18 0 1369
22 Dale Wood 20 18 Ret 22 20 20 18 18 20 14 14 20 18 23 18 17 19 15 21 18 9 7 22 Ret 21 21 18 Ret Ret 10 1273
23 Tim Blanchard 24 24 11 15 Ret 22 17 23 22 20 22 19 21 19 17 18 25 19 22 20 10 14 18 18 20 26 20 19 Ret 0 1266
24 Lee Holdsworth 23 21 18 12 9 15 19 15 12 10 Ret 8 Ret 12 Ret Ret 7 15 19 14 15 16 15 0 1114
25 Andre Heimgartner 22 20 19 25 Ret 24 21 21 25 23 21 18 12 15 Ret 19 15 23 24 19 Ret 13 Ret 22 22 22 Ret 20 20 0 1010
26 Alexandre Prémat 2 2 1 2 0 840
27 Jonathon Webb 3 1 16 13 0 681
28 Aaren Russell 25 22 DNS 23 17 25 22 25 24 24 24 22 19 22 21 19 Ret 13 Ret 25 627
29 David Wall 4 15 2 3 25 602
30 Paul Dumbrell 13 11 3 1 0 555
31 Steven Richards 8 16 6 4 0 516
32 Steve Owen 5 19 9 6 0 504
33 Cameron McConville 9 3 Ret 16 0 483
34 Luke Youlden 6 6 Ret 15 0 468
35 Ashley Walsh 16 7 11 8 0 468
36 Shae Davies 25 25 22 17 19 DNS 23 25 24 23 22 17 0 454
37 Dean Fiore 14 8 17 9 0 444
38 Warren Luff 1 Ret 15 11 0 432
39 Tony D'Alberto 15 5 18 20 0 429
40 David Russell 18 9 7 22 0 405
41 Jack Perkins 11 13 20 10 25 374
42 Macauley Jones 20 10 14 18 0 360
43 Matt Campbell 7 Ret 8 21 0 324
44 Richie Stanaway 17 12 10 Ret 0 324
45 Karl Reindler 22 23 12 Ret Ret 7 0 309
46 Jack Le Brocq Ret 4 Ret 14 0 303
47 Dean Canto 23 Ret 4 5 0 303
48 Russell Ingall 10 Ret 21 17 0 252
49 Chris van der Drift 22 17 19 DNS 0 234
50 Craig Baird 24 22 DSQ 18 Ret 20 0 219
51 Andrew Jones 21 Ret 12 19 0 201
52 James Golding Ret Ret 5 12 0 180
53 Simona de Silvestro 14 0 126
54 Renee Gracie 14 0 126
55 Kurt Kostecki 25 Ret 23 21 0 108
Pos. Driver ADE
South Australia		 SYM
Tasmania		 PHI
Victoria (Australia)		 BAR
Western Australia		 WIN
Victoria (Australia)		 HID
Northern Territory		 TOW
Queensland		 QLD
Queensland		 SMP
New South Wales		 SAN
Victoria (Australia)		 BAT
New South Wales		 SUR
Queensland		 PUK
New Zealand		 SYD
New South Wales		 Pen. Pts.
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

  Results count toward the Enduro Cup.

Enduro Cup

Pos. Drivers No. SAN
Victoria (Australia)		 BAT
New South Wales		 SUR
Queensland		 Pen. Pts.
1 Shane van Gisbergen / Alexandre Prémat 97 2 2 1 2 0 840
2 Will Davison / Jonathon Webb 19 3 1 16 13 0 681
3 Scott McLaughlin / David Wall 33 4 15 2 3 25 602
4 Jamie Whincup / Paul Dumbrell 88 13 11 3 1 0 555
5 Craig Lowndes / Steven Richards 888 8 16 6 4 0 516
6 Chaz Mostert / Steve Owen 55 5 19 9 6 0 504
7 Nick Percat / Cameron McConville 222 9 3 Ret 16 0 483
8 Fabian Coulthard / Luke Youlden 12 6 6 Ret 15 0 468
9 Tim Slade / Ashley Walsh 14 16 7 11 8 0 468
10 Michael Caruso / Dean Fiore 23 14 8 17 9 0 444
11 Garth Tander / Warren Luff 2 1 Ret 15 11 0 432
12 Scott Pye / Tony D'Alberto 17 15 5 18 23 0 429
13 Dale Wood / David Russell 96 18 9 7 22 0 405
14 James Courtney / Jack Perkins 22 11 13 20 10 25 374
15 Tim Blanchard / Macauley Jones 21 20 10 14 18 0 360
16 Todd Kelly / Matt Campbell 7 7 Ret 8 21 0 324
17 Chris Pither / Richie Stanaway 111 17 12 10 Ret 0 324
18 Cameron Waters / Jack Le Brocq 6 Ret 4 Ret 14 0 303
19 Mark Winterbottom / Dean Canto 1 23 Ret 4 5 0 303
20 Rick Kelly / Russell Ingall 15 10 Ret 21 17 0 252
21 Lee Holdsworth / Karl Reindler 18 12 Ret Ret 12 0 234
22 Shae Davies / Chris van der Drift 4 22 17 19 DNS 0 234
23 Jason Bright / Andrew Jones 8 21 Ret 12 19 0 201
24 James Moffat / James Golding 34 Ret Ret 5 12 0 180
25 Andre Heimgartner / Aaren Russell 3 19 Ret 13 Ret 0 162
26 David Reynolds / Craig Baird 9 DSQ 18 Ret 20 0 147
27 Simona de Silvestro / Renee Gracie 360 14 0 126
Pos. Drivers No. SAN
Victoria (Australia)		 BAT
New South Wales		 SUR
Queensland		 Pen. Pts.
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Teams' Championship

Pos. Team No. ADE
South Australia		 SYM
Tasmania		 PHI
Victoria (Australia)		 BAR
Western Australia		 WIN
Victoria (Australia)		 HID
Northern Territory		 TOW
Queensland		 QLD
Queensland		 SMP
New South Wales		 SAN
Victoria (Australia)		 BAT
New South Wales		 SUR
Queensland		 PUK
New Zealand		 SYD
New South Wales		 Pen. Pts.
1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 88 1 2 14 2 19 2 4 3 11 5 9 2 8 1 4 2 2 2 1 13 11 3 1 1 2 25 1 1 4 0 6546
97 3 5 10 1 Ret 4 10 2 4 9 4 16 1 2 1 1 12 1 5 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 1
2 Holden Racing Team 2 5 23 3 11 6 9 16 5 7 25 12 23 14 7 20 14 13 8 7 1 Ret 15 11 5 10 10 7 2 2 30 4434
22 2 1 21 13 7 21 7 6 8 19 25 21 5 6 2 13 Ret 3 8 11 13 20 10 6 13 11 14 5 6
3 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 4 4 12 26 4 1 1 11 2 2 11 10 7 24 5 15 6 5 6 4 15 2 3 3 7 7 3 4 5 0 4250
34 17 15 22 20 16 7 15 14 17 26 19 Ret 10 17 19 9 11 12 18 Ret Ret 5 12 20 14 12 10 24 10
4 Prodrive Racing Australia 1 8 11 9 9 3 5 2 22 1 3 2 9 20 3 3 4 5 11 14 23 Ret 4 5 4 5 1 5 23 12 0 3962
6 15 12 4 7 Ret 18 23 13 26 16 5 24 22 16 6 Ret 16 20 16 Ret 4 Ret 14 12 17 20 17 21 Ret
5 DJR Team Penske 12 10 14 16 18 8 3 Ret 17 15 17 3 6 Ret 8 15 10 10 10 4 6 6 Ret 15 11 4 5 8 11 21 30 3855
17 12 7 17 14 14 26 3 24 19 12 7 5 Ret 18 7 20 24 Ret 15 15 5 18 23 9 11 2 9 14 13
6 Brad Jones Racing 8 19 8 8 6 10 10 Ret 16 13 11 16 12 16 14 9 16 18 18 17 21 Ret 12 19 Ret DNS 16 19 18 Ret 0 3722
14 Ret 17 20 8 13 8 13 10 16 1 1 13 2 13 13 6 7 7 12 16 7 11 8 17 23 19 16 9 7
7 Nissan Motorsport 7 6 16 6 19 12 11 12 7 23 13 13 7 13 10 23 12 9 24 9 7 Ret 8 21 19 16 15 11 12 19 0 3643
15 9 13 7 4 Ret 14 11 9 5 4 15 15 15 21 12 8 14 9 11 10 Ret 21 17 7 12 9 24 6 Ret
8 Nissan Motorsport 23 13 6 2 21 11 13 6 26 9 8 10 1 6 9 8 22 4 13 10 14 8 17 9 8 9 13 12 13 14 0 3547
96 20 18 Ret 22 20 20 18 18 20 14 14 20 18 23 18 17 19 15 21 18 9 7 22 Ret 21 21 18 Ret Ret
9 Triple Eight Race Engineering‡ 888 7 10 13 5 2 6 5 1 3 15 8 11 3 12 10 3 1 6 2 8 16 6 4 16 15 4 6 8 9 0 2770
10 Tekno Autosports‡ 19 11 9 15 3 1 16 9 4 10 6 17 4 4 5 11 7 17 21 26 3 1 16 13 10 6 8 13 7 8 0 2589
11 Erebus Motorsport 4 25 22 DNS 23 17 25 22 25 24 24 24 22 19 22 21 24 22 25 25 22 17 19 DNS 23 25 24 23 22 17 0 2580
9 14 19 5 16 18 12 14 19 21 22 6 17 9 11 14 21 23 17 19 DSQ 18 Ret 20 13 8 17 25 10 3
12 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 3 22 20 19 25 Ret 24 21 21 25 23 21 18 12 15 Ret 19 15 23 24 19 Ret 13 Ret 22 22 22 Ret 20 20 0 2450
222 21 DNS 1 24 15 17 20 20 18 21 23 Ret 17 Ret Ret DSQ 20 16 20 9 3 Ret 16 14 18 18 21 15 16
13 Rod Nash Racing‡ 55 16 3 Ret 10 5 23 8 12 6 7 20 3 23 4 16 5 3 4 3 5 19 9 6 21 3 6 4 17 11 0 2376
14 Super Black Racing‡ 111 18 Ret DNS 17 Ret 19 24 8 14 18 18 14 11 20 22 11 8 14 13 17 12 10 Ret 24 24 23 22 Ret 18 0 1369
15 Charlie Schwerkolt Racing‡ 18 23 21 18 12 9 15 19 15 12 10 Ret 8 Ret 25 Ret 23 21 22 23 12 Ret Ret 7 15 19 14 15 16 15 0 1297
16 Britek Motorsport‡ 21 24 24 11 15 Ret 22 17 23 22 20 22 19 21 19 17 18 25 19 22 20 10 14 18 18 20 26 20 19 Ret 0 1266
17 Nissan Motorsport‡ 360 14 0 126
Pos. Team No. ADE
South Australia		 SYM
Tasmania		 PHI
Victoria (Australia)		 BAR
Western Australia		 WIN
Victoria (Australia)		 HID
Northern Territory		 TOW
Queensland		 QLD
Queensland		 SMP
New South Wales		 SAN
Victoria (Australia)		 BAT
New South Wales		 SUR
Queensland		 PUK
New Zealand		 SYD
New South Wales		 Pen. Pts.
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Notes:

See also

References

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