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2023 Super2 Series

The 2023 Dunlop Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars as a support series. It was the twenty-fourth running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing. Since joining as a class in 2021 this marks at the same time as the sixteenth running of the Super3 Series, the third tier of competition in Supercars racing (Officially in 2019 as the Kumho Tyre Super3 Series).

It was the first year that the Super2 class will run the Gen2 cars (Holden Commodore ZB and Ford Mustang GT), while the Super3 class ran the older Project Blueprint and Car of the Future vehicles.[1]

The Super2 Class was won by Kai Allen in a Holden ZB Commodore, while the Super3 class was won by Jobe Stewart in a Holden VF Commodore.

Teams and drivers edit

Classes edit

Name Regulation Vehicles
Super2 2018 to 2022 Gen2 Ford Mustang S550
Holden ZB Commodore
Super3 2013 to 2017 Car of the Future Ford FG X Falcon
Holden VF Commodore
Mercedes-AMG E63 W212
Nissan Altima L33
Volvo S60 Mk.2
2003 to 2012 Project Blueprint Ford FG Falcon
Holden VE Commodore

Entry list edit

Manufacturer Model Team No. Driver name Class Rounds
Car Driver
Ford Falcon FG X Tickford Racing 55   Rylan Gray S3 R 6
Mustang GT 5   Brad Vaughan S2 R All
6   Elly Morrow S2 All
MW Motorsport 3   Jaylyn Robotham S2 1
AIM Motorsport 11   Zane Morse S2 All
Anderson Motorsport 17   Zak Best S2 All
SCHRAMM Group Racing 27   Aaron Cameron S2 R 4–6
Blanchard Racing Team 78   Aaron Love S2 R All
Masterton Motorsport 219   James Masterton S2 1–5
Holden Commodore VE Pollicina Motorsport 7   Jim Pollicina S3 1
Commodore VF Gommersall Motorsport 35   Jason Gommersall S3 1–2
Matt Stone Racing 39   Chris Smerdon S3 1–3
AIM Motorsport 89   Ryan Gilroy S3 R 1–3
Image Racing 999   Jobe Stewart S3 R All
Eggleston Motorsport 97   Matthew McCutcheon S3 R 1–2
Commodore ZB 26   Kai Allen S2 R All
38   Cameron Crick S2 All
54   Jordyn Sinni S2 R All
88   Cooper Murray S2 R All
Walkinshaw Andretti United 2   Ryan Wood S2 R All
25   Zach Bates S2 R All
Matt Chahda Motorsport 18   Matt Chahda S2 All
Gommersall Motorsport 30   Aaron Seton S2 All
Callum Walker 33   Callum Walker S2 R All
Brad Jones Racing 43   Lachlan Dalton S2 R All
Image Racing 49   Jay Hanson S2 All
World Gym NEMO Racing 67   Nash Morris S2 All
Erebus Motorsport 70   Jack Perkins S2 1–5
99   Jordan Boys S2 6
Nissan Altima L33 MW Motorsport 3   Valentino Astuti S3 R 4–5
Kelly Racing 22   Mason Kelly S3 R All
AIM Motorsport 89   Ryan Gilroy S3 R 4–5
Ryan McLeod Racing 92   Cameron McLeod S3 R All
Team Johnson 117   Jett Johnson S3 R All
Source:[2]
Icon Class
S2 Super2 (Gen2)
S3 Super3 (Car of the Future)
S3 Super3 (Project Blueprint)
R Rookie Cup

Team changes edit

Super2 edit

Anderson Motorsport returned to the Super2 Series after purchasing an ex-Dick Johnson Racing Mustang.[3]

Brema Group Racing switched from driving a single Holden Commodore VF, to an ex-Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT.[4]

Triple Eight Race Engineering withdrew from the Super2 Series, to focus on Supercars and GT programs.[5]

Blanchard Racing Team announced they would run a Super2 program for the first time in 2023, in preparation for expanding to a second car in the Supercars Championship.[6]

Tickford Racing expanded to a two-car team.[7]

Matt Stone Racing withdrew from the Super2 Series, in order to focus resources on their Supercars program.[8]

Walkinshaw Andretti United announced they would run a Super2 program for the first time since Nick Percat finished 4th in 2012, running two Holden ZB Commodores.[9]

MW Motorsport switched from their Nissan Altima L33s to an ex-Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT.[10]

Matt Chahda Motorsport switched from a Ford FG X Falcon to an ex-Brad Jones Racing ZB Commodore.[11]

Super3 edit

Driver changes edit

Super2 edit

Kai Allen remained with Eggleston Motorsport in Super2 after graduating from Super3 Series.[12] He is joined by 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia champion Cooper Murray and Australian Formula Ford Championship driver Jordyn Sinni.

Aaron Cameron joined the series at Sandown, running an ex Grove Racing Ford Mustang.[13]

Porsche Carrera Cup Australia driver Aaron Love became Blanchard Racing Team’s first Super2 driver.[6]

Elly Morrow switched from Brad Jones Racing to Tickford Racing in Super2.[7]

2022 Super3 champion Brad Vaughan made his Super2 debut at Tickford Racing.[7]

Zach Bates graduated from the Toyota 86 Racing Series to join Walkinshaw Andretti United.[14]

Aaron Seton switched from Matt Stone Racing to Gommersall Motorsport in Super2.[15]

Super3 edit

Cameron McLeod, grandson of 1987 James Hardie 1000 race winner Peter McLeod, graduated to Super3 from Australian Formula Ford driving a Nissan Altima L33.[16]

Calendar edit

Round Event Circuit Location Dates
1 Newcastle 500   Newcastle Street Circuit Newcastle, New South Wales 11–12 March
2 Perth SuperSprint   Wanneroo Raceway Neerabup, Western Australia 29–30 April
3 Townsville 500   Reid Park Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 8–9 July
4 Sandown 500   Sandown Raceway Springvale, Victoria 16–17 September
5 Bathurst 1000   Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 6–7 October
6 Adelaide 500   Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 25–26 November
Source

Results and standings edit

Season summary edit

Super2 Series edit

Round Event Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Team Round Winner
1   Newcastle 500   Cooper Murray   Cooper Murray   Cooper Murray Eggleston Motorsport   Zak Best
  Ryan Wood   Kai Allen   Zak Best Anderson Motorsport
2   Perth SuperSprint   Zak Best   Ryan Wood   Ryan Wood Walkinshaw Andretti United   Ryan Wood
  Brad Vaughan   Ryan Wood   Ryan Wood Walkinshaw Andretti United
3   Townsville 500   Aaron Seton   Kai Allen   Kai Allen Eggleston Motorsport   Kai Allen
  Kai Allen   Zane Morse   Zak Best Anderson Motorsport
4   Sandown 500   Ryan Wood   Ryan Wood   Ryan Wood Walkinshaw Andretti United   Ryan Wood
  Brad Vaughan   Ryan Wood   Cooper Murray Eggleston Motorsport
5   Bathurst 1000   Zak Best   Aaron Love   Aaron Love Blanchard Racing Team   Kai Allen
  Zak Best   Ryan Wood   Kai Allen Eggleston Motorsport
6   Adelaide 500   Ryan Wood   Ryan Wood   Ryan Wood Walkinshaw Andretti United   Ryan Wood
  Ryan Wood   Ryan Wood   Ryan Wood Walkinshaw Andretti United

Super3 Series edit

Round Event Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Team Round Winner
1   Newcastle 500   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod   Jobe Stewart Image Racing   Jobe Stewart
  Cameron McLeod   Jobe Stewart   Cameron McLeod Ryan McLeod Racing
2   Perth SuperSprint   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod   Jobe Stewart Image Racing   Cameron McLeod
  Jobe Stewart   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod Ryan McLeod Racing
3   Townsville 500   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod Ryan McLeod Racing   Cameron McLeod
  Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod Ryan McLeod Racing
4   Sandown 500   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod   Jobe Stewart Image Racing   Jobe Stewart
  Cameron McLeod   Jobe Stewart   Jobe Stewart Image Racing
5   Bathurst 1000   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod Ryan McLeod Racing   Cameron McLeod
  Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod Ryan McLeod Racing
6   Adelaide 500   Jobe Stewart   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod Ryan McLeod Racing   Cameron McLeod
  Jobe Stewart   Cameron McLeod   Cameron McLeod Ryan McLeod Racing

Series standings edit

Points system edit

Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for the result to be valid and championship points awarded. The following points scales apply to both the Super2 and Super3 Series.

Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
150 138 129 120 111 102 96 90 84 78 72 69 66 63 60 57 54 51 48 45

Super2 Series edit

Pos. Driver No. NEW
  		WAN
  		TOW
  		SAN
  		BAT
  		ADE
  		Pen. Points
1   Kai Allen 26 4 6 19 4 1 2 4 4 3 1 3 5 0 1437
2   Zak Best 17 3 1 3 7 9 1 2 12 2 2 13 2 0 1431
3   Ryan Wood 2 8 Ret 1 1 8 5 1 3 Ret 4 1 1 0 1296
4   Cooper Murray 88 1 5 13 3 6 16 7 1 Ret 5 2 4 0 1230
5   Zach Bates 25 11 13 10 18 10 7 3 5 4 3 10 3 0 1143
6   Jay Hanson 49 5 4 8 6 18 6 8 7 Ret 6 15 6 0 1029
7   Aaron Seton 30 13 7 9 10 3 13 9 11 11 12 5 12 0 996
8   Matt Chahda 18 7 3 5 9 7 8 12 13 8 9 Ret 11 0 969
9   Aaron Love 78 18 2 6 2 4 Ret 15 Ret 1 DNS 11 8 0 921
10   Lachlan Dalton 43 12 DNS 4 5 19 12 14 15 7 8 7 15 0 885
11   Cameron Crick 38 10 Ret 14 12 2 9 11 Ret 9 11 4 7 0 876
12   Brad Vaughan 5 6 Ret 2 Ret 12 4 16 2 5 10 DNS DNS 0 813
13   Elly Morrow 6 16 10 16 16 15 11 17 14 14 13 14 16 0 747
14   Jordyn Sinni 54 Ret 8 12 13 13 10 13 6 10 15 Ret 13 0 741
15   Zane Morse 11 14 15 7 8 5 3 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 35 688
16   Callum Walker 33 15 9 18 15 14 14 19 DNS 13 14 12 17 0 681
17   Nash Morris 67 Ret 11 11 14 11 15 20 9 12 Ret 8 Ret 0 627
18   Aaron Cameron 27 6 10 6 7 9 10 0 540
19   James Masterton 219 17 12 17 17 17 17 18 Ret 15 16 0 510
20   Jack Perkins 70 2 Ret 15 11 DNS DNS 10 8 Ret DNS 0 438
21   Jordan Boys 99 6 9 0 186
22   Jaylyn Robotham 3 9 14 0 147
Pos. Driver No. NEW
  		WAN
  		TOW
  		SAN
  		BAT
  		ADE
  		Pen. Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Super3 Series edit

Pos. Driver No. NEW
  		WAN
  		TOW
  		SAN
  		BAT
  		ADE
  		Pen. Points
1   Jobe Stewart 999 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 1686
2   Jett Johnson 117 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 2 5 5 3 5 0 1476
3   Cameron McLeod 92 5 1 2 1 1 1 Ret Ret 1 1 1 1 0 1449
4   Mason Kelly 22 6 5 3 5 Ret DNS 2 5 3 3 Ret 3 0 1089
5   Ryan Gilroy 89 4 3 6 Ret 3 Ret 5 4 WD WD 0 702
6   Valentino Astuti 3 3 3 4 4 0 498
7   Matthew McCutcheon 97 2 6 5 4 0 471
8   Chris Smerdon 39 7 7 7 6 Ret Ret 0 390
9   Jason Gomersall 35 8 8 8 7 0 366
10   Rylan Gray 55 2 4 0 258
  Jim Pollicina 7 Ret DNS 0 0
Pos. Driver No. NEW
  		WAN
  		TOW
  		SAN
  		BAT
  		ADE
  		Pen. Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dunlop Super2 Series eligibility confirmed for 2023 Supercars 17 August 2022
  2. ^ Supercars.com (2 March 2023). "Dunlop Series grid locked in for Newcastle". Supercars.
  3. ^ Pavey, James (2022-05-28). "Anderson Motorsport". Supercars Championship.
  4. ^ Noonan, Aaron (5 December 2022). "Monster Mustang goes to new home, already!". V8Sleuth.
  5. ^ Herrero, Daniel (26 October 2022). "Triple Eight rules out 2023 Super2 campaign". Speedcafe.
  6. ^ a b O'Brien, Connor. "Porsche ace makes Supercars switch with BRT". Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  7. ^ a b c Tickford locks in two-car team for 2023 Super2 season Speedcafe.com 30 November 2022
  8. ^ O'Brien, Connor. "Matt Stone Racing withdraws from Super2". Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  9. ^ "Walkinshaw Andretti United / Bates Joins WAU in Return to Super2". Walkinshaw Andretti United. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  10. ^ O'Brien, Connor. "MWM buys Tickford Mustang". Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  11. ^ O'Brien, Connor. "Change for Chahda as DJR Mustang Parked". Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  12. ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-19). "Eggleston confirms Allen signing". Speedcafe.com.
  13. ^ "Super2 debutant confirmed for Sandown". Supercars. 4 September 2023.
  14. ^ O'Brien, Connor. "Luff to guide two-car WAU Super2 program". Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  15. ^ Jones, Iwan (9 February 2023). "Seton joins newly formed Gommersall Motorsport Team". Speedcafe.com.
  16. ^ O'Brien, Connor. "Bathurst winner's grandson secures Nissan Super3 drive". Retrieved 2022-12-04.
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