2016 Sports Racer Series
The 2016 Sport Racer Series is an Australian motor racing competition sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport for prototype sports cars.[1] The series is made up of three classes, Sport Racer, Formula 1000 and Radical/Supersports.[2]
Team and drivers[edit]
| Team | Car | Class | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Collision/Laucke Flour Mills | West WX10RS | SR1 | 1 |  Mark Laucke
|
3 |
| West WR1000 | 4 | ||||
| SR2 | 33 | Michael Whiting
|
1,3 | ||
| West WX10RS | SR1 | 55 | Mark Laucke
|
1-2 | |
| West Race Cars Marina Mirage |
RFR F1000 | F1K | 2 | Aaron Steer
|
1 |
| Greg Steer
|
2-4 | ||||
| 5 | Joshua Cranston
|
1 | |||
| West LMP4 | SR1 | 27 | Aaron Steer
|
2,4 | |
| John-Paul Drake
|
3 | ||||
| West WX10 | 44 | Jason Makris
|
1-3 | ||
| West WR1000 | SR2 | 56 | Adam Cranston
|
1-3 | |
| West WX10 | 66 | John-Paul Drake
|
1-2 | ||
| West WR1000 | 4 | ||||
| Vantage Freight Services | Radical SR3 | RAD | 3 | David Crampton
|
1,4 |
| Orlando Phoenix | RFR F1000 | F1K | 4 | Terry Peovitis
|
1-4 |
| Aventis Racing | RFR F1000 | F1K | 5 | Josh Cranston
|
2-4 |
| DSR Downunder | Nova Race LSR F1000 | F1K | 9 | Joshua Townsend
|
1,3 |
| Driving Events | Radical SR3 | RAD | 10 | Grant Green
|
3 |
| Ken's Exhaust Systems Berri Rivergraphics |
West WR 1000 | SR1 | 14 | Roger I'Anson
|
1-4 |
| Motorsport Leasing P/L | Radical SR3 | RAD | 15 |  Rob Knight
|
1 |
| 34 | John Morriss
|
1-4 | |||
| MSR Motorsport Fabrication | Prince LSR | SR2 | 16 | Mark Short
|
1 |
| PJS Air | Radical SR3 | RAD | 17 | Peter Johnston
|
1-4 |
| Hughes Motorsport/Pro Vinyl | Radical SR3 | RAD | 32 | Sue Hughes
|
2-3 |
| Sutto's Motorcycle Supply | Radical SR3 | RAD | 35 | Chris Sutton
|
1-2 |
| Hughes Supercar Services | Radical SR3 | RAD | 42 | Philip Hughes
|
2,4 |
| Bryan Stoeckel | West WR1000 | SR2 | 53 | Jonathan Stoeckel
|
1,4 |
Race calendar[edit]
The series is being contested over five rounds, each consisting of three races.[3]
| Round | Circuit | City / state | Date | Round winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sandown Raceway
|
Melbourne, Victoria | 1–3 April | Joshua Townsend
|
| 2 | Winton Raceway
|
Winton, Victoria | 10–12 June | Roger I'Anson
|
| 3 |  Queensland Raceway
|
Ipswich, Queensland | 29–31 July | Roger I'Anson
|
| 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
|
Phillip Island, Victoria | 9–11 September | Aaron Steer
|
| 5 |  Sydney Motorsport Park
|
Sydney, New South Wales | 11–13 November |
Series standings[edit]
| Pos. | Driver | SAN
|
WIN
|
QLD
|
PHI
|
SMP
|
Pts. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger I'Anson | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 501 |
| 2 | Peter Johnston | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 398 |
| 3 | Josh Cranston | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 3 | 397 |
| 4 | Mark Laucke | 5 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 377 |
| 5 | Terry Peovitis | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 376 |
| 6 | John-Paul Drake | Ret | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 331 |
| 7 | John Morriss | 3 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 315 | |||
| 8 | Greg Steer | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 313 | |||
| 9 | Jason Makris | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 279 | ||||||
| 10 | Aaron Steer | 6 | DNS | DNS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 243 | ||||||
| 11 | Philip Hughes | 9 | 10 | 10 | DNS | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 227 | ||||||
| 12 | Adam Cranston | Ret | Ret | DNS | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 7 | Ret | 8 | 177 | |||
| 13 | Chris Sutton | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 168 | |||||||||
| 14 | David Crampton | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 164 | |||||||||
| 15 | Joshua Townsend | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 140 | |||||||||
| 16 | Jonathan Stoeckel | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | 108 | |||||||||
| 17 | Mark Short | 10 | 5 | 3 | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Grant Green | 12 | 7 | 10 | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Rob Knight | 11 | 12 | 13 | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Sue Hughes | 12 | 13 | 13 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 70 | |||||||||
| 21 | Michael Whiting | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 51 | |||||||||
| 22 | Glenn Cooper | 6 | 5 | Ret | 31 | ||||||||||||
| - | Gerrit Ruff | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Sportsracer.com.au. (2016). Sports Racer - About the Australian Sports Racer Series. [online] Available at: http://www.sportsracer.com.au/about/overview Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine [Accessed 13 Sep. 2016].
- ^ Sports Racer. (2016). Category Information. [online] Available at: http://www.sportsracer.com.au/uploads/images/2016%20Australian%20Sports%20Racer%20Series%20Information%20(2).pdf Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine [Accessed 13 Sep. 2016].
- ^ Sportsracer.com.au. (2016). Sports Racer - Australian Sports Racer Series. [online] Available at: http://www.sportsracer.com.au/ Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine [Accessed 13 Sep. 2016].