2013 New Zealand V8 season explained

The 2013 New Zealand V8 season was the fourteenth season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at Teretonga Park on 11 January and finished at the Pukekohe Park Raceway ITM Auckland 400 V8 Supercars event on 14 April after five championship meetings. The TLX Championship was won by Jason Bargwanna and the TL Championship was won by AJ Lauder.

Teams and drivers

TLX Championship
TeamVehicleDriverRounds
Tulloch MotorsportHolden Commodore (VE)2 Jason Bargwanna[1] [2] All
Richards Team MotorsportToyota Camry5 Martin Short[3] All
44 Brent Collins4–5
Concept MotorsportHolden Commodore (VE)007 Nick Ross[4] All
Haydn Mackenzie MotorsportFord Falcon (FG)20 Haydn Mackenzie3, 5
TL Championship
TeamVehicleDriverRounds
Lance Hughes RacingFord Falcon (BF)3 Lance Hughes5
Glenn Inkster RacingFord Falcon (BF)4 Glenn Inkster5
Kevin Williams RacingFord Falcon (BF)8 Kevin Williams3, 5
Alan McCarrison RacingFord Falcon (BF)9 Alan McCarrison3
Tom Alexander RacingFord Falcon (BF)11 Tom Alexander5
Straun Robinson RacingFord Falcon (BF)12 Straun RobinsonAll
Shaun Varney RacingFord Falcon (BF)14 Shaun VarneyAll
Team Aegis RacingFord Falcon (BF)15 Brad LauderAll
87 AJ LauderAll
Nigel Karl RacingFord Falcon (BF)17 Nigel Karl4–5
Malcolm Finch RacingFord Falcon (BF)21 Malcolm Finch5
Matt Booth RacingHolden Commodore (VY)22 Matt Booth5
Ian Booth RacingHolden Commodore (VY)28
200
Ian Booth3–5
Ford Falcon (BF)
Mark Gibson RacingFord Falcon (BF)35 Mark Gibson5
Holden Haven RacingHolden Commodore (VY)align=center 40 Bronson Porter2–5
Jamie Gaskin RacingFord Falcon (BF)41 Jamie Gaskin5
Paul Irwin RacingFord Falcon (BF)45 Paul Irwin5
John McIntyre RacingFord Falcon (BF)47 John McIntyre5
James McLaughlin RacingHolden Commodore (VY)51 James McLaughlin3–5
Nicholas Farrier RacingFord Falcon (BF)63 Nicholas Farrier5
Liam McDonald RacingFord Falcon (BF)69 Liam McDonald1–2, 5
ITM RacingHolden Commodore (VY)70 Andrew Anderson3, 5
Ross Cameron RacingHolden Commodore (VY)74 Ross Cameron4
Grant Molloy RacingHolden Commodore (VY)99 Grant Molloy1
Todd Pelham RacingFord Falcon (BF)111 Todd Pelham4–5
Jack Kofoed RacingFord Falcon (BF)555 Jack Kofoed5

Calendar

RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning driverWinning team
1R112–13 JanuaryTeretonga ParkInvercargill Martin ShortRichards Team Motorsport
R2 Jason BargwannaTulloch Motorsport
R3 Jason BargwannaTulloch Motorsport
2R119–20 JanuaryTimaru International Motor RacewayTimaru Jason BargwannaTulloch Motorsport
R2 Jason BargwannaTulloch Motorsport
R3 Martin ShortRichards Team Motorsport
3R19–10 FebruaryManfeild AutocourseFeilding Jason BargwannaTulloch Motorsport
R2 Jason BargwannaTulloch Motorsport
R3 Andrew AndersonITM Racing
4R19–10 MarchTaupo Motorsport ParkTaupō Jason BargwannaTulloch Motorsport
R2 Nick RossConcept Motorsport
R3 Nick RossConcept Motorsport
5R113–14 AprilPukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe Jason BargwannaTulloch Motorsport
R2 Martin ShortRichards Team Motorsport
R3 Nick RossConcept Motorsport

Championship standings

TLX Championship

PosDriverTERTIMMANTAUPUKPen.Pts
1 Jason Bargwanna3rd1st1st1st1st3rd1st1st4th1stRet5th1st2nd2nd1016
2 Nick Ross2nd3rd3rdRet3rd2nd2nd3rd1st2nd1st1st2nd3rd1st935
3 Martin Short1st2nd2nd2nd2nd1st3rd2nd2ndRet2nd2nd4th1st3rd935
4 Haydn Mackenzie4th4th3rd5th5th4th320
5 Brent Collins3rd3rd3rd3rd4thRet294

TL Championship

PosDriverTERTIMMANTAUPUKPen.Pts
1 AJ Lauder1st3rd1st2nd2nd1st3rd3rd3rd1st2nd1st6th6thRet906
2 Brad Lauder6th1st6th3rd1st2nd4th5th5th5th1stRet11th8th9th748
3 Shaun Varney2nd2nd2nd1st6th3rd5thRet8thRet6th3rd21st15th10th639
4 Struan Robertson4th6th4th5th5th4thRet6th7th4th8th4th16th14th11th613
5 Kevin Williams2nd2nd2nd2nd1st3rd403
6 Andrew Anderson1st1st1st3rd11th2nd382
7 James McLaughlin8th4th6thRet4th5th8th5th6th374
8 Bronson PorterDNS4th5th6thRetDNS2nd3rdRet5thRet7th366
9 Liam McDonald5th5th5th4th3rd6th23rd13th15th362
10 Ian BoothRet7th4th7th5thRet10th12th17th266
11 Todd Pelham3rd7th2nd7th7th21st263
12 John McIntyre1st2nd1st217
13 Grant Molloy3rd4th3rd174
14 Mark Gibson4th3rd4th168
15 Glenn Inkster9th4th5th139
16 Ross Cameron6th9th7th123
17 Nigel KarlRet10th6th20th18th20th118
18 Jamie Gaskin15th10th8th94
19 Matt Booth14th9th14th84
20 Malcolm Finch19th16th12th62
21 Jack Kofoed12thDNS13th54
22 Lance Hughes17th19th16th52
23 Nicholas Farrier18th20th18th44
24 Alan McCarrison7thRetDNS42
25 Paul Irwin22nd17th19th41
26 Tom Alexander13th21stRet36
Greg BrowneRetDNSDNS0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tulloch Motorsport Holden taking shape. NZV8s. 2012-06-15. 2012-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808004631/http://www.nzv8s.co.nz/pages/11/news.htm. 8 August 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: New generation NZV8 Holden features at CRC Speedshow. New Zealand Motor Racing. 2012-07-19. 2012-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808004631/http://www.nzv8s.co.nz/pages/11/news.htm. 8 August 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: NEW TOYOTA CAMRY TEAM RAISES THE STAKES IN NZV8S. NZV8s. 2012-05-09. 2012-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808004631/http://www.nzv8s.co.nz/pages/11/news.htm. 8 August 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Nick's next with a new Holden. NZV8s. 2012-05-17. 2012-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808004631/http://www.nzv8s.co.nz/pages/11/news.htm. 8 August 2012. dead.