2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Explained

The 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was the twelfth running of the V8 Supercar Development series, an Australian touring car racing series for V8 Supercars. It acted as the principal support category at seven 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship events. The series began on 17 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 3 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 17 races held at seven rounds.

Andrew Thompson, driving a Triple Eight Race Engineering prepared Holden VE Commodore, dominated the series, winning eleven of the 17 races. Thompson won by 306 points over Jack Perkins who drove a Sonic Motor Racing Services Ford BF Falcon. Perkins defeated third placed David Russell (MW Motorsport Ford BF Falcon) by seven points, after winning the final race of the year at the Homebush Street Circuit.

The six races not won by Thompson included Race 2 at the Adelaide Street Circuit which was won in emotional circumstances by Jason Richards driving a Greg Murphy Racing Holden VE Commodore, the Brad Jones Racing driver from the V8 Supercars Championship taking a guest drive during a break in his treatment for a serious illness. Other race wins were attained by Tim Blanchard who won the reverse grid race at the Townsville Street Circuit in a Ford BF Falcon, Scott McLaughlin, who won Race 1 at Queensland Raceway in a Stone Brothers Racing Ford BF Falcon, former series winner Andrew Jones who won the reverse grid race at Queensland Raceway in a Brad Jones Racing prepared Holden VE Commodore and Jack Perkins, who won two late season races at Sandown Raceway and the Homebush Street Circuit.

Calendar

The 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series was contested over seven rounds:[1]

Rd.EventCircuitLocationDateWinner
1 Clipsal 500Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia17–20 March Nick Percat
2 Trading Post Perth ChallengeBarbagallo RacewayPerth, Western Australia29 April – 1 May Andrew Thompson
3 Sucrogen Townsville 400Townsville Street CircuitTownsville, Queensland8–10 July Andrew Thompson
4 Coates Hire Ipswich 300Queensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland19–21 August Andrew Thompson
5 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales6–9 October Andrew Thompson
6 Norton 360 Sandown ChallengeSandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria18–20 November Andrew Thompson
7 Sydney Telstra 500Homebush Street CircuitSydney, New South Wales3–5 December Andrew Thompson

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.[2] This was the last season in which the Holden VZ Commodore was eligible to compete.

TeamCarNo.DriverRounds
Miles RacingFord BF Falcon10 Chaz Mostert1–5
Luke Youlden6
90 Ashley Walsh1–5
Sieders Racing TeamFord BF Falcon13 Colin Sieders1, 3, 5, 7
Brad Jones RacingHolden VE Commodore20 Andrew Jones3–4, 7
Triple F RacingFord BF Falcon23 Todd Fiore1–5
Greg Murphy RacingHolden VE Commodore24 Tony Bates1, 3–7
Matt Hansen2
45 Jason Richards1
James Brock3–5
Nick Cassidy6–7
48 Geoff EmeryAll
51 Daniel JilesenAll
Paul Freestone RacingFord BF Falcon25 Paul Freestone1, 5
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon26 Tom TweedieAll
27 Tim BlanchardAll
28 David RussellAll
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore38 Cameron McConville3–4
Gavin Bullas5
Holden VZ Commodore54 Lindsay Yelland3
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore43 Jay Verdnik1
Matt Stone RacingHolden VE Commodore50 Stephen Voight5
Ford BF Falcon86 Robert CreganAll
Ford Performance RacingFord FG Falcon56 Chaz Mostert6
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Novocastrian MotorsportFord BF Falcon58 Drew RussellAll
59 Aaren RussellAll
Warrin MiningHolden VZ Commodore
Holden VE Commodore
62 Adam Wallis1, 4–5
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VE Commodore67 Paul Morris2–7
Action RacingHolden VE Commodore71 Marcus ZukanovicAll
Brett Stewart RacingHolden VE Commodore73 Brett Stewart2–7
McGill MotorsportFord BF Falcon75 Aaron McGillAll
Kelly RacingHolden VE Commodore77 Grant Denyer4
Cameron Waters6
Triple Eight Race EngineeringHolden VE Commodore80 Andrew ThompsonAll
Tony D'Alberto RacingHolden VE Commodore83 David Wall1–2, 4–7
Dale Wood3
Fastaz MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore92 Taz Douglas1–4, 6–7
Stone Brothers RacingFord BF Falcon
Ford FG Falcon
93 Scott McLaughlinAll
Batavia Coast MotorsportFord BF Falcon95 Nathan Vince1–2
Walkinshaw RacingHolden VE Commodore222 Nick PercatAll
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesFord FG Falcon777 Rodney JaneAll
Ford BF Falcon999 Jack PerkinsAll

Series standings

Pos. DriverADEBARTOWQUEBATSANSYDPts
1801161115129111611131907
2 Jack Perkins99932124622107733111351251601
3 David Russell288134224353222416548251594
4 Scott McLaughlin937233161381551055Ret41041461
5 Tim Blanchard27441199111111466672186191262
6 Chaz Mostert10/56968610101314417117215235651253
7 Nick Percat22223Ret16365Ret68483RetRet22501207
8 Paul Morris6722DSQ519432354Ret367Ret25944
9 Rodney Jane77711851971796RetRet7Ret1389Ret1650827
10 Daniel Jilesen5110565837Ret23RetRet10DNS1813Ret1125816
11 David Wall8313715118898Ret8RetDNS1118754
12 Robert Cregan86 17998Ret1512Ret1916Ret141810112017747
13 Aaren Russell59 21Ret1610Ret261521171313111612151215733
14 Geoff Emery4815Ret1212Ret1818RetRetRet149105713625732
15 Tom Tweedie261614131411161718181212Ret14912DNSDNS696
16 Drew Russell586RetRet131211RetRet1111DNS1112Ret1999670
17 Aaron McGill75Ret1720171824231924242017191917197657
18 Tony Bates2422112020147252216Ret9RetRet1510598
19 Taz Douglas925Ret117191422Ret1323Ret1414141450576
20 Marcus Zukanovic71DNSDNS71847RetRet21189Ret1768RetDNS25553
21 Andrew Jones2015810911081325466
22 Brett Stewart7323Ret2125242020Ret22152117DNS1820414
23 Todd Fiore23231017RetRetDNSDNS1315152116391
243813964124389
25 Colin Sieders13182017211919Ret1612368
26 James Brock45Ret23201216191513343
27 Ashley Walsh90Ret151015Ret221615Ret21DNSDNS341
28 Adam Wallis62191217222018Ret263
29 Jason Richards45121219
30 Nathan Vince9520191920186
31 Nick Cassidy4520131017Ret25153
32 Luke Youlden1011416151
33 Grant Denyer77161014129
34 Paul Freestone25Ret1817Ret105
35 Cameron Waters77157Ret86
36 Jay Verdnik4314Ret63
37 Dale Wood83Ret122161
38 Matt Hansen2418Ret51
39 Stephen Voight50RetDNS0
40 Lindsay Yelland54DNSDNSDNS0
41 Gavin Bullas38DNSDNS0

See also

2011 V8 Supercar season

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fujitsu Series goes west . Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series . 29 October 2010 . 3 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110223143938/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/fujitsu-series-goes-west/tabid/70/newsid/10617/default.aspx . 23 February 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. "Web site: Fujitsu Series Teams and Drivers . V8 Supercars Australia . 4 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120202010539/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/fujitsuseries/teamsanddrivers/tabid/94/default.aspx . 2 February 2012 . dead .