The 2023 V8 SuperUte Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 SuperUtes. It was the fifth running of the SuperUtes Series.

The series was won by Aaron Borg [1] driving an Isuzu D-Max.

Calendar edit

The 2023 SuperUtes calendar was confirmed on 12 December 2022.[2] A non-championship round in Adelaide was added in October 2023.[3]

Rd. Circuit City / State Date Map
1   Wanneroo Raceway Neerabup, Western Australia 28–30 April
2   Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 28–30 July
3   The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 18–20 August
4   Sandown Raceway Springvale, Victoria 15–17 September
5   Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 5–8 October
6   Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Gold Coast, Queensland 27–29 October
NC   Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 25–26 November
Source:[4]

Entries edit

Manufacturer Model Entrant No. Driver Name Rounds
Ford Ranger Allgate Motorsport 49   Christopher Formosa 2
EFS 4x4 Accessories 58   Ryal Harris 4-6
World's Best Technology 68   Gerard Maggs 1–2
Holden Colorado Go Sunny Solar 19   George Gutierrez All
41   Adrian Cottrell All
Isuzu D-Max Sieders Racing Team 1   Aaron Borg 1–2, 4-6
Bendix Racing 5   David Casey All
Craig Jenner Racing 10   Craig Jenner 1
Holly Espray Racing 777   Holly Espray 2
Mazda BT-50 Sieders Racing Team 3   David Sieders 1–2
Peters Motorsport 75   Richard Mork 1–2
Triple Three Racing 333   Robert McMahon 1
Roo Systems Australia 707   Lachlan Gardner 2
Mitsubishi Triton Sieders Racing Team 15   Adam Marjoram 1–2
Coldmaster Australia / Industrial Batteries 33   Harrison Gray 2
Hunter Pacific Ceiling Fans 50   Jimmy Vernon 1–2
Best Leisure Industries 76   Ellexandra Best 1
World's Best Technology 96   Jaiden Maggs 1–2
Toyota Hilux Western Sydney Motorsport 8   Benjamin Walsh 1–2
18   Cody Brewcynski 3-6
64   Craig Woods 1–2
99   John Steffensen 1–2, 6
JKD Racing 52   Dean Brooking 1–2
65   Glen Melling 1
805   Jensen Engelhardt 2
EFS 4x4 Accessories 58   Ryal Harris 1–3
Source:[5][6]

Results and standings edit

Summary edit

Round Event Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning ute Source
1 R1   Perth   Aaron Borg   David Sieders   Aaron Borg Sieders Racing Team Isuzu D-Max [7]
R2   David Sieders   Aaron Borg Sieders Racing Team Isuzu D-Max [8]
R3   George Gutierrez   Aaron Borg Sieders Racing Team Isuzu D-Max [9]
R4   David Sieders   Aaron Borg Sieders Racing Team Isuzu D-Max [10]
2 R1   Eastern Creek   Aaron Borg   David Sieders   David Sieders Sieders Racing Team Mazda BT-50 [11]
R2   David Sieders   Ryal Harris EFS 4x4 Accessories Toyota Hilux [12]
R3   Aaron Borg   David Sieders Sieders Racing Team Mazda BT-50 [13]
R4   Aaron Borg   Aaron Borg Sieders Racing Team Isuzu D-Max [14]
3 R1   Tailem Bend
R2
R3
R4
4 R1   Sandown
R2
R3
R4
5 R1   Bathurst
R2
R3
R4
6 R1   Gold Coast
R2
R3
R4

Points system edit

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th
Qualifying 5
Races 1, 3 and 4 70 66 62 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28
Race 2 35 33 31 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

Series standings edit

The series was won by Aaron Borg.[1]

Standings as at the completion of the second round were as follows:

Pos. Driver PER
 
ECK
 
TLM
 
SAN
 
BAT
 
GCS
 
Pen. Points
1   Aaron Borg 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 490
2   Adam Marjoram 2 16 4 3 4 6 7 5 396
3   Craig Woods 5 4 7 9 8 4 5 4 378
4   Ryal Harris 4 5 2 Ret 3 1 3 2 377
5   David Sieders Ret 3 11 2 1 3 1 3 374
6   David Casey 8 8 8 7 5 8 6 6 366
7   George Gutierrez 6 2 3 4 11 7 12 16 353
8   Adrian Cottrell 9 7 6 5 12 17 9 10 336
9   Jimmy Vernon 7 6 5 6 7 5 Ret 11 313
10   Benjamin Walsh 3 Ret 9 16 6 18 16 14 285
11   Gerard Maggs 11 10 10 8 14 15 11 Ret 263
12   Jaiden Maggs 10 9 12 Ret 17 10 10 9 261
13   Ellexandra Best 14 12 15 14 15 13 17 15 257
14   John Steffensen 13 11 14 12 13 Ret 15 17 250
15   Richard Mork 16 14 16 13 16 16 DNS DNS 178
16   Harrison Gray 10 9 4 8 178
17   Holly Espray 9 11 8 7 172
18   Dean Brooking 12 Ret Ret Ret 18 14 19 19 147
19   Glen Melling 15 13 17 10 134
20   Craig Jenner 17 15 18 15 116
21   Christopher Formosa 20 Ret 13 13 106
22   Lachlan Gardner Ret 12 14 12 101
23   Jensen Engelhardt 19 Ret 18 18 88
24   Robert McMahon Ret Ret 13 11 84

References edit

  1. ^ a b Thomas Miles, October 29, 2023, Borg bests Majoram in V8 SuperUte Series showdown, autoaction.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ "SuperUtes announces 2023 calendar". Speedcafe. 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "V8 SuperUtes complete Adelaide 500 programme". Speedcafe. 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ "SuperUtes announces 2023 calendar". Speedcafe. 12 December 2022.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Connor (24 April 2023). "Perth Entries". V8 Sleuth.
  6. ^ "RECORD-BREAKING ROUND FOR V8 SUPERUTES IN SYDNEY". SuperUtes Series. 21 July 2023.
  7. ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 1 Barbagallo 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  8. ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 2 Barbagallo 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  9. ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 3 Barbagallo 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  10. ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 4 Barbagallo 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  11. ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 5 Sydney Motorsport Park 2023". Driver Database. 29 July 2023.
  12. ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 6 Sydney Motorsport Park 2023". Driver Database. 29 July 2023.
  13. ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 7 Sydney Motorsport Park 2023". Driver Database. 30 July 2023.
  14. ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 8 Sydney Motorsport Park 2023". Driver Database. 30 July 2023.

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