2018–19 NZ Touring Cars Championship

2018–19 NZ Touring Cars Championship
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The 2018–19 NZ Touring Cars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2018–19 BNT V8s Championship) was the twentieth season of the series, and the fourth under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field consisted of two classes racing on the same grid. Class one featured both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two consisted of older NZV8 TL cars. The series was won by Australian Jack Smith, with Justin Ashwell taking the Class Two championship.

Entrants edit

Entrant Vehicle No. Driver Rounds
Class One
Concept Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 007   Nick Ross[1] All
Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry (XV50) 10   Brenton Grove[2] All
62   Chelsea Herbert[3] All
222   Scott Taylor[2] 1–3, 5
JumpFlex Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 42   Matt Tubbs[1] All
Rob Wallace Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 51   Rob Wallace[1] All
Lathrope Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 73   Brad Lathrope[1] All
Hamilton Motorsports Holden Commodore (VE) 84   Lance Hughes[4] All
85   Jack Smith[4] All
Class Two
Justin Ashwell Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 11   Justin Ashwell[1] All
Brock Timperley Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 59   Brock Timperley[5] 1
Matt Podjursky Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 77   Matt Podjursky[1] All
Matthew Clarke Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 80   Matthew Clarke[1] 1
Class Three
AV8 Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 3   Tony Anderson[1] 2, 5–6
32 1
Mortimer Motorsport BMW M3 (E92) 15   Kent Baigent[1] 1
98   Andrew Nugent 5
BMW M3 GTR (E46) 177   Matt Griffin[1] 1
Motorsport Services Hyundai i45 17   Todd Murphy[1] 1
Brayden Philips Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 17   Brayden Philips 3–4
Shaws Asphalters Holden Commodore (VE) 23   John de Veth[1] 1
Justin McIllroy Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 25   Justin McIllroy 5
McDonald Kerbing Specialist Holden Commodore (VE) 50   Blair McDonald 2, 6
Darryl Clarke Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 54   Darryl Clarke[1] 1
4H Investments- Auto Garage Holden Commodore (VE) 57   Eric Hennephof 2, 6
Murray Bell Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 110   Murray Bell 5–6
Nigel Karl Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 171   Nigel Karl[1] 1
Collins Motorsport Ford Mustang (S550) 777   Sam Collins 5
  Paul Radisich 6

Race calendar and results edit

All rounds are to be held in New Zealand. The first round in Pukekohe Park Raceway will be held in support of the Supercars Championship. Rounds 3, 4 and 5 are to be held with the Toyota Racing Series.[6]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Class Two Winner Class Three Winner
2018
1 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway
Pukekohe, Auckland Region
November 2–4   Jack Smith   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Hamilton Motorsports   Brock Timperley   John de Veth
R2   Lance Hughes   Nick Ross Concept Motorsport   Brock Timperely   Tony Anderson
R3   Jack Smith   Nick Ross Concept Motorsport   Brock Timperely   John de Veth
2 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway (short circuit)
Pukekohe, Auckland Region
December 7–9   Jack Smith   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Hamilton Motorsports   Justin Ashwell   Tony Anderson
R2   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Hamilton Motorsports   Matt Podjursky   Tony Anderson
R3   Jack Smith   Nick Ross Concept Motorsport   Justin Ashwell   Tony Anderson
2019
3 R1 Highlands Motorsport Park
Cromwell, Otago
January 11–13   Jack Smith   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Hamilton Motorsports   Matt Podjursky   Brayden Philips
R2   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Hamilton Motorsports   Matt Podjursky   Brayden Philips
R3   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Hamilton Motorsports   Justin Ashwell   Brayden Philips
4 R1 Teretonga Park
Invercargill, Southland
January 18–20   Jack Smith   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Hamilton Motorsports   Matt Podjursky   Brayden Philips
R2   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Hamilton Motorsports   Matt Podjursky   Brayden Philips
R3   Jack Smith   Nick Ross Concept Motorsport   Matt Podjursky   Brayden Philips
5 R1 Circuit Chris Amon
Feilding, Manawatū District
February 8–10   Jack Smith   Jack Smith   Nick Ross Concept Motorsport   Matt Podjursky   Blair McDonald
R2   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Hamilton Motorsports   Matt Podjursky   Tony Anderson
R3   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Hamilton Motorsports   Matt Podjursky   Tony Anderson
6 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
Hampton Downs, North Waikato
March 9–10   Lance Hughes   Lance Hughes   Lance Hughes Hamilton Motorsports   Justin Ashwell   Tony Anderson
R2   Lance Hughes   Lance Hughes Hamilton Motorsports   Matt Podjursky   Paul Radisich
R3   Lance Hughes   Lance Hughes Hamilton Motorsports   Matt Podjursky   Paul Radisich

Championship standings edit

Pos Driver PUK1 PUK2 HIG TER CCA HAM Pen. Pts
Class One
1   Jack Smith 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 9 5 2 1181
2   Nick Ross 2 1 1 8 3 1 3 9 8 3 3 1 1 2 Ret 4 4 4 1084
3   Lance Hughes 3 3 3 2 2 3 12 3 2 Ret 4 9 3 3 2 1 1 1 1023
4   Brenton Grove 4 14 9 Ret 5 4 2 2 Ret 2 2 2 6 9 6 2 2 Ret 867
5   Robert Wallace 8 8 6 5 9 7 6 6 5 5 7 5 4 6 3 6 13 Ret 833
6   Chelsea Herbert 6 Ret Ret 14 6 6 4 5 9 4 5 3 7 7 8 5 7 5 753
7   Brad Lathrope 10 Ret DNS 9 14 9 5 4 4 6 6 4 8 8 7 11 8 6 733
8   Matt Tubbs 12 6 Ret 6 7 8 8 7 10 10 8 6 8 Ret 8 516
9   Scott Taylor 11 10 Ret 7 10 10 7 11 3 309
Class Two
1   Justin Ashwell Ret 17 13 11 13 11 10 12 6 8 10 8 11 Ret 11 DSQ 11 9 1022
2   Matt Podjursky 17 12 Ret 13 11 12 9 10 7 7 9 7 10 13 10 Ret 10 7 1018
3   Brock Timperley 15 11 11 225
4   Matthew Clark 18 18 Ret 114
Class Three
-   Tony Anderson 7 4 5 3 4 5 Ret 4 4 3 DNS DNS
-   Paul Radisich 10 3 3
-   John de Veth 5 5 4
-   Blair McDonald 4 8 13 5 Ret DNS 7 6 Ret
-   Andrew Nugent 9 5 5
-   Matt Griffin Ret 7 7
-   Brayden Philips 11 8 11 9 11 10
-   Todd Murphy 8 15 8
-   Kent Baigent 13 9 12
-   Sam Collins DNS 10 9
-   Eric Hennephof 10 12 14 12 9 Ret
-   Darryl Clarke 14 13 10
-   Murray Bell 12 11 12 13 12 Ret
-   Justin McIllory 13 12 13
-   Nigel Karl 16 16 14 12 DNS DNS
Pos Driver PUK1 PUK2 HIG TER CCA HAM Pen. Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "20-car grid confirmed for BNT V8s season opener". Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "BRENTON GROVE CROSSES DITCH TO COMPETE IN BNT V8S". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "CHELSEA HERBERT REVEALS NEW LIVERY AHEAD OF CLASS ONE DEBUT". Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "AUSTRALIAN DRIVER INTEREST GROWING IN BNT V8S". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "SIMULATOR EXPERIENCE AIDING BROCK TIMPERLEY'S OWN DEVELOPMENT". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Record field expected for Toyota 86 Championship". Retrieved July 12, 2018.

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