2011 Australian Sports Sedan season

The 2011 Australian Sports Sedan season was the 27th season of Australian Sports Sedan motor racing in which a national championship or national series has been contested. The season featured the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, which began on 14 May 2011 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and ended on 6 November at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after fifteen races. The series was televised on SBS program Speedweek.

After winning four rounds and ten races in the 2011 Series, Western Australian Alfa Romeo GTV driver Tony Ricciardello took his seventh Sports Sedan series victory, expanding his own record. Ricciardello won by 112 points from Queensland Chevrolet Camaro driver Shane Bradford.

Teams and drivers

Tony Ricciardello (Alfa Romeo GTV) won the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series

Shane Bradford (Chevrolet Camaro) placed second in the series

Jeff Barnes (Pontiac Firebird) placed 19th in the series

The following drivers competed in the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

Team	Car	Engine	No	Driver
Fuel2Race CSJ Engineering	Opel Calibra	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	1	Chris Jackson
Auto Union Deutsche	Audi A4	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	4	Darren Hossack
B&M Ricciardello Motors	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	5	Tony Ricciardello
Barnes High Performance	Pontiac Firebird	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	6	Jeff Barnes
Menai Blinds Steve's Towing	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	7	Scott Butler
Centreline Suspension	Mazda RX-7		9	Chris Muscat
Unitex Architectural Products	Opel Calibra	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	9	Daniel Tamasi
Industrie Clothing	Holden VZ Commodore	Holden 5.0 V8	11	Simon Copping
	Ford AU Falcon	Ford 5.0 V8	12	Stuart Inwood
Pakenham Tyrepower	Holden VN Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	12	Chas Talbot
Rosemount Smash Repairs	Isuzu Gemini Saab 9-3	Toyota 2.0 I4 Turbo Chrysler 6.0 V8	95 14	Anthony Cox
Johnson Motorsport	Holden LJ Torana	Holden 3.3 I6	19	Damian Johnson
P&L Mechanical G&G Engineering	Mazda RX-7	Mazda 13B	21	Graeme Gilliland
	Ford Escort Mk.II	Nissan 2.0 I4 turbo	21	Glenn Pro
Reds Racing Service	Holden VL Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	23	Geoff Whittaker
Jocaro Motors	Ford Mustang	Ford 6.0 V8	25	Neil Bryson
Bell Real Estate	Holden Monaro	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	32	Michael Robinson
Sinoco LED Lighting	Holden VK Commodore	Holden 5.0 V8	35	Grant Doulman
Aston Air Conditioning Bradford Donnelly Motorsport	Ford EB Falcon	Ford 6.0 V8	43	Chris Donnelly
Aston Air Conditioning Bradford Donnelly Motorsport	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	68	Shane Bradford
MR Automotive	Rover Vitesse	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	44	Colin Smith
Campbelltown Frames & Trusses	Jaguar XKR	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	45	Dameon Jameson
Interstate Finance & Leasing	Holden VK Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	46	Mark Bowen
Coaststeer Automotive	Opel Calibra	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	46	David McGinniss
Pipeline Plumbing	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	49	Dave Pettit
Marinellis Mechanical & Performance	Holden VS Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	51	Bob McLoughlin
Aston's Pharmacy	Holden VC Commodore	Chrysler 2.6 I6 turbo	55	Chris Aston
B J Banks Electrical	Mazda RX-7	Mazda 13B turbo	56	Bruce Banks
FM Pumps	Mazda RX-7	Mazda 13B	57	Frank Mascadri
Holton Spares	Holden VZ Commodore	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	59	Jake Williams
Fivestar Fencing & Gates	Chevrolet Corvette GTS	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	66	Dean Camm
Dandy Engines	Ford Cortina	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	70	Keith Linnell
Ramsdale Wreckers Blush Photography	Holden LC Torana	Buick 4.0 V6	73	Garry Roberts Lauren Gray
Austrack Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	80	Fred Axisa
Esjay Commercial Plastering	Holden VS Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	88	Ian Rice
	Ford Capri Mk.I	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	93	Glenn White
Bohler Uddeholm Aust Pty Ltd	Nissan 300ZX	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	97	Anthony Macready
Wildridge Fabrications	Ford EF Falcon	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	98	Jeff Brown

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The rolling start for Race 3 of Round 2 at Mallala Motor Sport Park

The 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.^[1]

Rd.	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner
1	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Adelaide, South Australia	14–15 May	Tony Ricciardello
2	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	25–26 June	Tony Ricciardello
3	Eastern Creek Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	16–17 July	Tony Ricciardello
4	Morgan Park Raceway	Warwick, Queensland	13–14 August	Tony Ricciardello
5	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	5–6 November	Darren Hossack

Drivers Points

Points were awarded 20–17–15–13–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2 based on the top fifteen race positions in each race, with each other race finisher receiving 1 point. There were two bonus points allocated for pole position. Pole Position is indicated in bold text.^[2]

Pos	Driver	Round 1 – MAL			Round 2 – WIN			Round 3 – EAS			Round 4 – MOR			Round 5 – PHI			Pts
Pos	Driver	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Pts
1	Tony Ricciardello	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	293
2	Shane Bradford	4th	5th	9th	7th	6th	4th	8th	10th	7th	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	3rd	5th	181
3	Dean Camm	5th	3rd	5th	5th	5th	6th	11th	6th	Ret	Ret	6th	4th	4th	4th	4th	154
4	Darren Hossack				2nd	2nd	Ret	2nd	2nd	1st				1st	1st	1st	148
5	Scott Butler	2nd	2nd	1st	16th	3rd	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret				100
6	Colin Smith	Ret	8th	6th	9th	Ret	9th	14th	13th	14th	6th	5th	6th				79
7	Bruce Banks	Ret	7th	DNS	13th	12th	11th	15th	14th	10th	8th	Ret	Ret	8th	5th	6th	78
8	Bob McLoughlin	3rd	4th	9th	11th	9th	8th				3rd	Ret	DNS				74
9	Chris Donnelly										7th	2nd	3rd	7th	8th	7th	71
10	Damien Johnson	7th	9th	7th	14th	13th	12th	16th	16th	12th	Ret	DNS	DNS	10th	9th	8th	70
11	Anthony Macready	6th	Ret	5th	4th	16th	7th	10th	Ret	Ret							53
12	Michael Robinson				8th	7th	5th							6th	7th	Ret	52
13	Chris Muscat				3rd	4th	3rd										43
14	Daniel Tamasi							7th	3rd	3rd							40
15	Geoff Whittaker							4th	4th	5th							38
16	Mark Bowen										5th	4th	5th				37
17	Dameon Jameson							3rd	11th	4th							34
18	Dean Randle													3rd	Ret	3rd	30
19	Jeff Barnes	DNS	6th	2nd													28
19	Frank Mascadri										9th	7th	7th				28
21	Simon Copping							9th	9th	6th							27
22	Tony Cox										11th	DNS	DNS	9th	6th	Ret	25
23	Ian Rice				6th	8th	13th										24
24	David McGinniss							6th	7th	Ret							21
24	Lauren Gray													11th	10th	9th	21
26	Fred Axisa				Ret	8th	8th										18
26	Grant Doulman							12th	12th	9th							18
28	Graeme Gilliland				10th	11th	14th										16
28	Chris Aston										10th	8th	DNS				16
30	Neil Bryson				Ret	10th	10th										14
31	Chris Jackson							Ret	5th	Ret							12
31	Graham Smith							5th	Ret	DNS							12
33	Geoff Brown							DNS	15th	11th							8
34	Garry Roberts				12th	15th	Ret										7
35	Jake Williams							17th	17th	13th							6
35	Dave Pettit				17th	14th	15th										6
37	Nick Smith							13th	Ret	DNS							4
38	Chas Talbot				15th	18th	DNS										3
38	Keith Linnell				18th	17th	16th										3
40	Glen Pro							18th	Ret	DNS							1
	Stuart Inwood							Ret	DNS	DNS							0
	Glenn White										DNS	DNS	DNS				0

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Excluded (EX)

References

↑ "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
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