2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Championship

2015–16 NZ Touring Cars
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The 2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Cars Championship is the seventeenth season of the series, and the first under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprises two classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars, while class two consists of older NZV8 TL cars.[1]

Seven events will be played as competition in the 2015-16 season.[2]

Entrants edit

Class One
Team Vehicle Type No. Driver Events
Angus Fogg Racing Holden VE Commodore NZST 3   Angus Fogg 1-6
Team 4 Holden VE Commodore NZST 4   Simon Evans 1-6
Concept Motorsport Nissan Altima
Holden VE Commodore
TLX 007   Nick Ross 1-6
Edgell Performance Racing Holden VE Commodore NZST 8   Tim Edgell 1-6
Holden VE Commodore NZST 10   Andy Higgins 2
M3 Racing Holden VE Commodore NZST 10   Richard Moore 3
Hamilton Motorsports Holden VE Commodore TLX 11   Tom Alexander 1-6
84   Lance Hughes 1-4
Varney Motorsport Ford FG Falcon NZST 14   Gene Rollinson 1
Team Kiwi Racing Holden VE Commodore NZST 021   Craig Baird 1-2
Andre Heimgartner Racing Holden VE Commodore NZST 022   Andre Heimgartner 4-6
Holden VE Commodore NZST 22   Bryce Fullwood 1-3
Cunningham Racing Ford FG Falcon NZST 32   Mitch Cunningham 1-6
Holden VE Commodore NZST 50   Blair McDonald 1-3
Holden VE Commodore TLX 51   James McLaughlin 1
Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry TLX 71   Sam Barry 7
97   Jason Bargwanna 1-6
222   Scott Taylor 1-5
Class Two
Team Vehicle Type No. Driver Events
Bronson Porter Racing Holden VY Commodore TL 40   Bronson Porter 6
Ford BF Falcon TL 46   Simon Fleming 1-6
Nathan Pilcher Racing Holden VY Commodore TL 55   Nathan Pilcher 2-5
Holden VY Commodore TL 63   Ian Clapperton 5
Liam MacDonald Racing Ford BF Falcon TL 69   Liam MacDonald 2, 4-5
Ford BF Falcon TL 71   Sam Barry 4, 6
Brad Lathrope Racing Ford BF Falcon TL 73   Brad Lathrope 1-6
Kevin Williams Racing Holden VY Commodore TL 88   Kevin Williams 1-3
Brock Cooley Motorsport Ford BF Falcon TL 111   Brock Cooley 1-6
Ford BF Falcon TL 332   Tony Anderson
Team Kiwi Racing Holden VY Commodore TL 777   Alyssa Clapperton 1-2, 4-6

Calendar edit

Round 2 was held in support of the 2015 ITM 500 Auckland while Round 6 was in support of the 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix.

Rnd Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Class 1 Winner Class 2 Winner
2015
1 R1 Taupo Motorsport Park 17–18 October   Tim Edgell   Simon Evans   Jason Bargwanna   Tony Anderson
R2   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Kevin Williams
R3   Simon Evans   Craig Baird   Brock Cooley
2 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway 6–7 November   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Kevin Williams
R2   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Kevin Williams
R3   Simon Evans   Craig Baird   Kevin Williams
3 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park 28–29 November   Simon Evans   Bryce Fullwood   Jason Bargwanna   Brock Cooley
R2   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Brock Cooley
R3   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Kevin Williams
2016
4 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park 16–17 January   Andre Heimgartner   Andre Heimgartner   Andre Heimgartner   Sam Barry
R2   Andre Heimgartner   Andre Heimgartner   Liam MacDonald
R3   Andre Heimgartner   Simon Evans   Brock Cooley
5 R1 Teretonga Park 23–24 January   Andre Heimgartner   Andre Heimgartner   Andre Heimgartner   Liam MacDonald
R2   Andre Heimgartner   Andre Heimgartner   Brock Cooley
R3   Andre Heimgartner   Angus Fogg   Brock Cooley
6 R1 Manfeild Autocourse 12–14 February   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Sam Barry
R2   Andre Heimgartner   Simon Evans   Sam Barry
R3   Andre Heimgartner   Andre Heimgartner   Brock Cooley
7 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway 16–17 April   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Brock Cooley
R2   Simon Evans   Simon Evans   Brad Lathrope
R3   Mitch Cunningham   Nick Ross   Brock Cooley

References edit

  1. ^ "Unified NZ Touring Cars Set to Race - NZ Motor Racing NZ Motor Racing". Nzmotorracing.co.nz. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. ^ "Motorsport: V8s finally driving in same direction - Sport - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2017-03-05.

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