2016 International V8 Supercars Championship

2016 International V8 Supercars Championship season
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Dunlop V8 Supercars Series
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The 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship is an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It is the eighteenth running of the V8 Supercar Championship Series and the twentieth series in which V8 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.

Teams and drivers

Twenty-six cars are competing in the 2016 season.[1] Holden, Nissan and Volvo are all represented by factory-backed teams.[2][3][4] Ford, having scaled back its involvement in 2015, are providing no financial or technical assistance,[5] but are still represented by Prodrive Racing Australia[6] and DJR Team Penske.

The following drivers are contesting the 2016 series.

Season entries Endurance entries
Team Vehicle No. Driver Events Co-driver
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1 Australia Mark Winterbottom[7] 1–3 Australia Dean Canto[8]
6 Australia Cameron Waters[9] 1–3 TBA
Rod Nash Racing (PRA) 55 Australia Chaz Mostert[10] 1–3 TBA
Super Black Racing (PRA) 111 New Zealand Chris Pither[11] 1–3 TBA
Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 2 Australia Garth Tander[12] 1–3 Australia Warren Luff[13]
22 Australia James Courtney[14] 1–3 Australia Jack Perkins[13]
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 3 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner[15] 1–3 TBA
222 Australia Nick Percat[16] 1–3 TBA 1
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin[17]
Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore[18] 4 Australia Aaren Russell[19] 1–3 TBA
9 Australia David Reynolds[20] 1–3 TBA
Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 7 Australia Todd Kelly[21] 1–3 Australia Matt Campbell[22]
15 Australia Rick Kelly[21] 1–3 Australia Russell Ingall[23]
23 Australia Michael Caruso[24] 1–3 Australia Dean Fiore[22]
96 Australia Dale Wood[25] 1–3 Australia David Russell[26]
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 8 Australia Jason Bright[27] 1–3 Australia Andrew Jones[28]
14 Australia Tim Slade[29] 1–3 Australia Ashley Walsh[28]
Britek Motorsport (BJR) 21 Australia Tim Blanchard[27] 1–3 Australia Macauley Jones[28]
DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard[30] 1–3 Australia Luke Youlden[31]
17 Australia Scott Pye[30] 1–3 Australia Tony D'Alberto[31]
Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 18 Australia Lee Holdsworth[32] 1–3 Australia Karl Reindler[33]
Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 19 Australia Will Davison[34] 1–3 Australia Jonathon Webb[35]
Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 33 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin[36] 1–3 Australia David Wall[37]
TBA
34 Australia James Moffat[38] 1–3
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 88 Australia Jamie Whincup[39] 1–3 Australia Paul Dumbrell[40]
97 New Zealand Shane Van Gisbergen[41] 1–3 France Alexandre Prémat[40]
888 Australia Craig Lowndes[41] 1–3 New Zealand Steven Richards[40]

Notes:

  1. ^ Oliver Gavin will only contest the Bathurst 1000 and Gold Coast 600 rounds, another driver will drive at the Sandown 500 due to Gavin having a date clash[17]

Team changes

Driver changes

Changed teams
Entering series

Calendar

The 2016 calendar was released on 8 September 2015.[46] 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.[47] 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.[48]

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 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 Malaysia KL City 400 Kuala Lumpur Street Circuit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia IN 13–14 August
10 New South Wales Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint         Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales SP 27–28 August
11 Victoria (Australia) Wilson Security Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria EC 18 September
12 New South Wales Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000         Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales EC 9 October
13 Queensland Castrol Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland EC 22–23 October
14 New Zealand ITM Auckland SuperSprint Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand IN 5–6 November
15 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.[53] 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.[54] Chaz Mostert, in his first race meeting since being injured at the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, took pole position for the second race.[53] Courtney won the race after a close battle with Whincup, while Mostert finished third. Chris Pither crashed at Turn 8,[55] with the car sustaining enough damage to rule it out of the third race.[56] 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.[57]

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.[58] 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.[59] 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.[60]

WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint

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.[61]

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
KL
Malaysia
SMP
New South Wales
SAN
Victoria (Australia)
BAT
New South Wales
SUR
Queensland
PUK
New Zealand
SYD
New South Wales
Pen. Pts.
1 Jamie Whincup 1 2 14 2 19 2 4 0 651
2 Scott McLaughlin 4 4 12 26 4 1 1 0 636
3 Mark Winterbottom 8 11 9 9 3 5 2 0 627
4 Craig Lowndes 7 10 13 5 2 6 5 0 615
5 Will Davison 11 9 15 3 1 16 9 0 558
6 Shane Van Gisbergen 3 5 10 1 Ret 4 10 0 545
7 Michael Caruso 13 6 2 21 11 13 6 0 504
8 Garth Tander 5 23 3 11 6 9 16 15 502
9 James Courtney 2 1 21 13 7 21 7 0 486
10 Todd Kelly 6 16 6 19 12 11 12 0 439
11 Rick Kelly 9 13 7 4 Ret 14 11 0 426
12 Scott Pye 12 7 17 14 14 26 3 0 418
13 Jason Bright 19 8 8 6 10 10 Ret 0 417
14 David Reynolds 14 19 5 16 18 12 14 0 406
15 Fabian Coulthard 10 14 16 18 8 3 Ret 0 397
16 Chaz Mostert 16 3 Ret 10 5 23 8 15 392
17 Tim Slade Ret 17 20 8 13 8 13 0 384
18 Cameron Waters 15 12 4 7 Ret 18 23 0 367
19 Nick Percat 21 DNS 1 24 15 17 20 0 363
20 James Moffat 17 15 22 20 16 7 15 0 354
21 Lee Holdsworth 23 21 18 12 9 15 19 0 351
22 Tim Blanchard 24 24 11 15 Ret 22 17 0 257
23 Dale Wood 20 18 Ret 22 20 20 18 0 227
24 Andre Heimgartner 22 20 19 25 Ret 24 21 0 194
25 Aaren Russell 25 22 DNS 23 17 25 22 25 168
26 Chris Pither 18 Ret DNS 17 Ret 19 24 0 160
Pos. Driver ADE
South Australia
SYM
Tasmania
PHI
Victoria (Australia)
BAR
Western Australia
WIN
Victoria (Australia)
HID
Northern Territory
TOW
Queensland
QLD
Queensland
KL
Malaysia
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 Endurance Cup.

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
KL
Malaysia
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 0 1196
97 3 5 10 1 Ret 4 10
2 Holden Racing Team 2 5 23 3 11 6 9 16 0 1003
22 2 1 21 13 7 21 7
3 Prodrive Racing Australia 1 8 11 9 9 3 5 2 0 994
6 15 12 4 7 Ret 18 23
4 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 4 4 12 26 4 1 1 0 990
34 17 15 22 20 16 7 15
5 Nissan Motorsport 7 6 16 6 19 12 11 12 0 865
15 9 13 7 4 Ret 14 11
6 DJR Team Penske 12 10 14 16 18 8 3 Ret 0 815
17 12 7 17 14 14 26 3
7 Brad Jones Racing 8 19 8 8 6 10 10 Ret 0 801
14 Ret 17 20 8 13 8 13
8 Nissan Motorsport 23 13 6 2 21 11 13 6 0 731
96 20 18 Ret 22 20 20 18
9 Triple Eight Race Engineering 888 7 10 13 5 2 6 5 0 615
10 Erebus Motorsport 4 25 22 DNS 23 17 25 22 0 599
9 14 19 5 16 18 12 14
11 Tekno Autosports 19 11 9 15 3 1 16 9 0 558
12 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 3 22 20 19 25 Ret 24 21 0 557
222 21 DNS 1 24 15 17 20
13 Rod Nash Racing 55 16 3 Ret 10 5 23 8 0 407
14 Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 18 23 21 18 12 9 15 19 0 351
15 Britek Motorsport 21 24 24 11 15 Ret 22 17 0 257
16 Super Black Racing 111 18 Ret DNS 17 Ret 19 24 0 160
Pos. Team No. ADE
South Australia
SYM
Tasmania
PHI
Victoria (Australia)
BAR
Western Australia
WIN
Victoria (Australia)
HID
Northern Territory
TOW
Queensland
QLD
Queensland
KL
Malaysia
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 Endurance Cup.

Notes:

See also

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