2016 International V8 Supercars Championship Explained

The 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship (often simplified to the 2016 V8 Supercars Championship and known from 1 July as the 2016 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship) was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for Supercars. It was the eighteenth running of the Supercars Championship and the twentieth series in which Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title.

Mark Winterbottom started the season as the defending drivers' champion, while Triple Eight Race Engineering were the defending teams' champions.

Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering, secured his first championship title with one race remaining, winning eight races during the season. Triple Eight Race Engineering won the Teams' Championship for the seventh consecutive season.^[1] Van Gisbergen, along with Alexandre Prémat, also won the Pirtek Enduro Cup.

Teams and drivers

Twenty-six cars contested the 2016 season.^[2] Holden, Nissan and Volvo were all represented by factory-backed teams.^{[3] [4] [5]} Ford, having scaled back its involvement in 2015, were providing no financial or technical assistance,^[6] but were still represented by Prodrive Racing Australia^[7] and DJR Team Penske.

The following drivers contested the 2016 championship.

Season entries
Manufacturer	Vehicle	Team		Driver	Events		Co-driver	Events
Ford	Falcon FG X	Prodrive Racing Australia	1	Mark Winterbottom^[8]	All		Dean Canto^[9]	10–12
			6	Cameron Waters^[10]	All		Jack Le Brocq^[11]	10–12
		DJR Team Penske		Fabian Coulthard^[12]	All		Luke Youlden^[13]	10–12
			17	Scott Pye	All		Tony D'Alberto	10–12
		Rod Nash Racing	55	Chaz Mostert^[14]	All		Steve Owen	10–12
		Super Black Racing	111	Chris Pither^[15]	All		Richie Stanaway^[16]	10–12
Holden		Holden Racing Team	2	Garth Tander^[17]	All		Warren Luff^[18]	10–12
			22	James Courtney^[19]	All		Jack Perkins	10–12
		Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	3	Andre Heimgartner^[20]	All		Aaren Russell^[21]	10–12
			222	Nick Percat^[22]	All		Cameron McConville^[23]	10–12
		Erebus Motorsport^[24]	4	Aaren Russell^[25]	1–7
				Craig Baird^[26]	8
				Shae Davies^[27]	9–14		Chris van der Drift^[28]	10–12
				David Reynolds^[29]	All		Craig Baird^[30]	10–12
		Brad Jones Racing	8	Jason Bright^[31]	All		Andrew Jones^[32]	10–12
			14	Tim Slade^[33]	All		Ashley Walsh	10–12
			18	Lee Holdsworth^[34]	1–6, 10–14		Karl Reindler^[35]	10–12
				Kurt Kostecki^[36]	7–8
				Karl Reindler^[37]	9
		Tekno Autosports		Will Davison^[38]	All		Jonathon Webb^[39]	10–12
		Britek Motorsport	21	Tim Blanchard	All		Macauley Jones	10–12
			88	Jamie Whincup^[40]	All		Paul Dumbrell^[41]	10–12
			97		All			10–12
			888	Craig Lowndes^[42]	All		Steven Richards	10–12
Nissan	Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	7	Todd Kelly^[43]	All		Matt Campbell^[44]	10–12
			15	Rick Kelly	All		Russell Ingall^[45]	10–12
			23	Michael Caruso^[46]	All		Dean Fiore	10–12
			96	Dale Wood^[47]	All		David Russell^[48]	10–12
Volvo	S60 Mk.2	Garry Rogers Motorsport	33	Scott McLaughlin^[49]	All		David Wall^[50]	10–12
			34	James Moffat^[51]	All		James Golding	10–12
Wildcard Entries
Nissan	Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	360	Renee Gracie^[52] Simona de Silvestro		11

Team changes

• Charlie Schwerkolt Racing terminated its customer arrangement with the Holden Racing Team, to field an in-house entry under the new Team 18 name.^[53]
• DJR Team Penske expanded to run two cars, having run a single car in 2015. The team took back the Racing Entitlement Contract (REC) it had leased to Super Black Racing in 2015.^[54]
• Erebus Motorsport switched from running Mercedes-AMG E63 W212s to Holden Commodore VFs.
• Triple Eight Race Engineering expanded to field three cars, purchasing a REC last used in 2014 by James Rosenberg Racing.^[55]
• Walkinshaw Racing ceased at the end of 2015, with its REC sold to Super Black Racing.^[56]

Driver changes

Changed teams

• Tim Blanchard moved from Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport to Britek Motorsport.
• Fabian Coulthard moved from Brad Jones Racing to DJR Team Penske.
• Will Davison moved from Erebus Motorsport to Tekno Autosports.
• Andre Heimgartner moved from Super Black Racing to Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.
• James Moffat moved from Nissan Motorsport to Garry Rogers Motorsport to replace David Wall.
• Chaz Mostert moved from Prodrive Racing Australia to Rod Nash Racing, a customer team whose car is prepared by Prodrive Racing Australia. The team cited commercial reasons for Mostert's move.
• David Reynolds moved from Rod Nash Racing to Erebus Motorsport.
• Tim Slade moved from Walkinshaw Racing to Brad Jones Racing.
• Shane van Gisbergen moved from Tekno Autosports to Triple Eight Race Engineering.
• Dale Wood moved from Britek Motorsport to Nissan Motorsport.

Entering series

• Aaren Russell, having raced a wildcard entry at the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, joined Erebus Motorsport for his first full-time season, replacing Ashley Walsh.
• Cameron Waters replaced Chaz Mostert at Prodrive Racing Australia after winning the 2015 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series for the team. Waters had previously raced for the team in the main series as a substitute for Mostert while the latter recovered from an injury.

Mid-season changes

• Lee Holdsworth was injured in a heavy crash at the start of Race 13 at the CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown. His team, Team 18, originally planned to use its endurance co-driver, Karl Reindler, to replace Holdsworth at the Townsville event. However, as the team's car could not be fixed in time for the event, a deal was made with Dunlop Series driver Kurt Kostecki, with Kostecki to race for the team at the Townsville and Ipswich events using his own chassis. The team completed the build of a new car ahead of the Sydney SuperSprint and Reindler drove the car at the event, with Holdsworth making his racing return at the Sandown 500.^[57]
• Aaren Russell and his sponsor Plus Fitness split with Erebus Motorsport prior to the Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint. He was replaced by Craig Baird, one of the team's endurance co-drivers, for the event. Dunlop Series racer Shae Davies, who was scheduled to contest the Enduro Cup events with the team,^[58] was announced as the full-time replacement for Russell.

Calendar

The 2016 calendar was released on 8 September 2015.^[59] On 1 October 2015 the calendar was revised, with Tasmania and the non-championship Australian Grand Prix races switching dates due to an updated 2016 Formula One calendar.^[60] A further revision was made on 22 March 2016, with the Sydney 500 being moved back one week to avoid clashing with other events at Sydney Olympic Park.^[61]

Event name Circuit Location Format Date 1 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia ST 5–6 March 2 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania SP 2–3 April 3 WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint Phillip Island, Victoria SP 16–17 April 4 Perth SuperSprint Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia SP 7–8 May 5 Woodstock Winton SuperSprint Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria SP 21–22 May 6 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory SP 18–19 June 7 Castrol Edge Townsville 400 Reid Park Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland ST 9–10 July 8 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland SP 23–24 July 9 Sydney Motorsport Park SP 27–28 August 10 Wilson Security Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria EC 18 September 11 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales EC 9 October 12 Castrol Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland EC 13 ITM Auckland SuperSprint Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand IN 5–6 November 14 Coates Hire Sydney 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales ST

Icon Meaning ST SuperStreet SP SuperSprint IN EC Endurance Cup

Calendar changes

• The Phillip Island SuperSprint moved from November to April.
• The series was scheduled to visit Malaysia for the first time, with a round of the championship to be held as part of the Kuala Lumpur City Grand Prix.^[62] However, the event was cancelled following a legal dispute involving the event promoters.^[63]

Format changes

• The two 60 kilometre races held on the Saturday of SuperSprint events were replaced by a single 120 km race, with a compulsory pit stop to change tyres.^[64]
• The Auckland event used the International SuperSprint format that was also used at the non-championship V8 Supercars Challenge event at the Australian Grand Prix, with four 100 km races held across the weekend.
• The Sydney 500 reverted to its original two race format, with a single 250 km race held on each of Saturday and Sunday, after a pair of 125 km races were held on Saturday in 2014 and 2015.
• Soft tyres were used at all events except for the Bathurst 1000 and Phillip Island SuperSprint, with the season allocation increasing from 324 to 400 soft tyres per car.
• Practice sessions for endurance co-drivers were held at the Winton and Queensland Raceway rounds.^[65]

Testing changes

• The compulsory pre-season test was scrapped. Teams were allowed three test days, one of which had to be used before the season commences. Rookie drivers and drivers who had not competed in the series for over three years were allowed an additional three days of testing.^[66]

Season results

		Event name	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Clipsal 500 Adelaide	Scott Pye	Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	2		Chaz Mostert	Shane van Gisbergen	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team
	3		Fabian Coulthard	Shane van Gisbergen	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
2	4	Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint	Mark Winterbottom	Will Davison	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	5		Mark Winterbottom	Fabian Coulthard	Will Davison	Tekno Autosports
3	6	WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint	Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport
	7		Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport
4	8	Perth SuperSprint	Cameron Waters	James Moffat	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	9		Chaz Mostert	Chaz Mostert	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia
5	10	Woodstock Winton SuperSprint	Tim Slade	Fabian Coulthard	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing
	11		Chaz Mostert	David Reynolds	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing
6	12	CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown	Shane van Gisbergen	Michael Caruso	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport
	13		Shane van Gisbergen	Jason Bright	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering
7	14	Castrol Edge Townsville 400	Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	15		Mark Winterbottom	Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering
8	16	Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint	Chris Pither	Chaz Mostert	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	17		Jamie Whincup	James Courtney	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering
9	18	Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint	Chaz Mostert	Michael Caruso	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	19		Chaz Mostert	Craig Lowndes	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
10	20	Wilson Security Sandown 500	Jamie Whincup Paul Dumbrell	Nick Percat	Garth Tander Warren Luff	Holden Racing Team
11	21	Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000	Jamie Whincup	David Reynolds	Will Davison Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports
12	22	Castrol Gold Coast 600	Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen Alexandre Prémat	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	23		Jamie Whincup	Shane van Gisbergen	Jamie Whincup Paul Dumbrell	Triple Eight Race Engineering
13	24	ITM Auckland SuperSprint	Shane van Gisbergen	Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	25		Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	26		Shane van Gisbergen	Jamie Whincup	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia
	27		Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
14	28	Coates Hire Sydney 500	Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	29		Garth Tander	James Courtney	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering

Event summaries

Clipsal 500 Adelaide

See main article: 2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide.

Results
Event 1	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
Pole position	Scott Pye (DJR Team Penske)	Chaz Mostert (Rod Nash Racing)	Fabian Coulthard (DJR Team Penske)
Race winner	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	James Courtney (Holden Racing Team)	Nick Percat (Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport)

Scott Pye took his first pole position in the series in qualifying for the first race in Adelaide.^[67] He would only finish the race in twelfth place, however, after a slow pit stop. Jamie Whincup won the race after starting from second place, ahead of James Courtney and Shane van Gisbergen.^[68] Chaz Mostert, in his first race meeting since being injured at the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, took pole position for the second race. Courtney won the race after a close battle with Whincup, while Mostert finished third. Chris Pither crashed at Turn 8,^[69] with the car sustaining enough damage to rule it out of the third race.^[70] The third race was marred by heavy rain and controversy over the start of the race and fuel regulations. Nick Percat took his first solo victory in the series, having completed only 48 of the scheduled 78 laps. Polesitter Fabian Coulthard and his teammate Pye finished second and third on the road, but were given a one-minute penalty each as neither had taken on 140 litres of fuel during the race as required by the regulations. Michael Caruso inherited second place ahead of Garth Tander. Caruso left the event with the championship lead ahead of Whincup and van Gisbergen.^[71]

Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint

See main article: 2016 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint.

Results
Event 2	Race 4	Race 5
Pole position	Mark Winterbottom (Prodrive Racing Australia)	Mark Winterbottom (Prodrive Racing Australia)
Race winner	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Will Davison (Tekno Autosports)

Shane van Gisbergen took his first championship race win for Triple Eight Race Engineering in the first race of the Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint, taking victory over his teammate Jamie Whincup. Will Davison scored his first podium finish for Tekno Autosports by finishing third. Mark Winterbottom had qualified on pole position, but finished ninth after a slow pit stop and running off the circuit.^[72] Davison was fastest and qualifying for the second race, but was given a two-place grid penalty for impeding James Courtney, which gave pole position to Winterbottom.^[73] Van Gisbergen looked set to take victory until late in the race, when oil dropped by Cameron Waters' car caused him to go off the circuit and get stuck in a gravel trap. This allowed Davison through to take victory, with Craig Lowndes finishing second ahead of Winterbottom. Chris Pither suffered another heavy crash, when contact with Nick Percat caused his car to spin into the wall. Davison's win gave him the lead in the championship, with Lowndes moving up to second place ahead of Whincup and Winterbottom.^[74]

WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint

See main article: 2016 WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint.

Results
Event 3	Race 6	Race 7
Pole position	Scott McLaughlin (Garry Rogers Motorsport)	Scott McLaughlin (Garry Rogers Motorsport)
Race winner	Scott McLaughlin (Garry Rogers Motorsport)	Scott McLaughlin (Garry Rogers Motorsport)

The Phillip Island event was dominated by Scott McLaughlin, who won both races from pole position. He beat Jamie Whincup by just over one second in the first race, while Fabian Coulthard scored his first podium finish for DJR Team Penske. Chaz Mostert had been on course to finish third before suffering a tyre failure on the final lap, which dropped him to 23rd place. Coulthard's teammate Scott Pye also had a puncture late in the race, causing him to finish last and two laps off the lead.^[75] Whincup looked set to again finish second in the Sunday race but went off the circuit after a safety car period late in the race. This allowed Mark Winterbottom to take second place ahead of Pye, with Whincup finishing fourth. As Will Davison struggled across the weekend, Whincup took the championship lead while McLaughlin moved into second place, ahead of Winterbottom and Lowndes.^[76]

Perth SuperSprint

See main article: 2016 Perth SuperSprint.

Results
Event 4	Race 8	Race 9
Pole position	Cameron Waters (Prodrive Racing Australia)	Chaz Mostert (Rod Nash Racing)
Race winner	Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Mark Winterbottom (Prodrive Racing Australia)

Cameron Waters took his first pole position in the series in a rain-affected qualifying session prior to Race 8.^[77] He would only finish 13th in the race, however, due to poor tyre life. The race started in wet conditions but it was dry enough for drivers to change to slick tyres within the first ten laps. Craig Lowndes utilised a two-pit stop strategy to take his first victory of the season, ahead of his teammates Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup. Chris Pither scored his best result of the season by finishing eighth. Mark Winterbottom had a difficult race, finishing 22nd after going off the circuit and later being spun.^[78] He recovered to take victory in Race 9, despite being slowed when Aaren Russell unlapped himself in the closing stages. Scott McLaughlin and Lowndes completed the podium. Whincup finished eleventh, allowing Lowndes to take the championship lead.^[79]

Woodstock Winton SuperSprint

See main article: 2016 Woodstock Winton SuperSprint.

Results
Event 5	Race 10	Race 11
Pole position	Tim Slade (Brad Jones Racing)	Chaz Mostert (Rod Nash Racing)
Race winner	Tim Slade (Brad Jones Racing)	Tim Slade (Brad Jones Racing)

Tim Slade won both races at the Winton event, the first of which was his maiden victory in the series. He won the first race from pole position ahead of Scott McLaughlin and Mark Winterbottom. Cameron Waters had a high-speed spin after making contact with James Courtney halfway through the race.^[80] Chaz Mostert took pole position for Race 11 but would only finish 20th after clashing with Courtney and suffering a puncture. The incident also damaged Courtney's car and he finished 25th, 14 laps off the lead. Slade took a comfortable victory over Winterbottom, while Fabian Coulthard scored his second podium finish of the season. Waters and David Reynolds both had strong races, finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Winterbottom's two podium finishes elevated him to the championship lead ahead of McLaughlin and Jamie Whincup.^[81]

Darwin Triple Crown

See main article: 2016 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown.

Results
Event 6	Race 12	Race 13
Pole position	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
Race winner	Michael Caruso (Nissan Motorsport)	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)

Michael Caruso took his first race win since 2009, and the first for Nissan Motorsport since 2013, in the first race of the CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown. Jamie Whincup regained the championship lead by finishing second, with Mark Winterbottom and Scott McLaughlin finishing ninth and tenth respectively, while Chaz Mostert scored his second podium finish of the season in third place. Shane van Gisbergen had started from pole position but he received a drive-through penalty for a restart infringement which dropped him down the order.^[82] The second race of the weekend was marred by two major crashes on the opening lap, the first of which left Lee Holdsworth in hospital with fractures to his pelvis, right knee and two ribs.^[83] The second involved Mostert, James Moffat and Fabian Coulthard and left Coulthard's car with significant damage. Todd Kelly led the opening lap but was hit by Winterbottom following a safety restart and fell down the order. Winterbottom received a drive-through penalty for his actions; he would receive another later in the race when he made contact with Aaren Russell. Van Gisbergen won the race, having again started from pole position, ahead of Tim Slade and Craig Lowndes. Whincup finished eighth to maintain the championship lead, with Lowndes in second and McLaughlin in third.^[84]

Castrol Edge Townsville 400

See main article: 2016 Castrol Edge Townsville 400.

Results
Event 7	Race 14	Race 15
Pole position	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Mark Winterbottom (Prodrive Racing Australia)
Race winner	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)

The Castrol Edge Townsville 400 was dominated by Triple Eight Race Engineering, with two of its drivers, Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen, sharing the race wins between them. Kurt Kostecki made his championship debut, substituting for the injured Lee Holdsworth.^[85] Whincup took his first pole position of the season in qualifying for Race 14 and went on to win the race, his first victory since Adelaide. Van Gisbergen finished second ahead of Mark Winterbottom. Scott McLaughlin lost ground in the championship after contact with Dale Wood on the first lap damaged his car, leaving him to finish in 24th place.^[86] Van Gisbergen took victory in Race 15 ahead of James Courtney, who used fresh tyres in the closing stages to pass a number of cars. Winterbottom was third after starting from pole position while Whincup finished fourth after using an alternative strategy. Whincup maintained the championship lead, 53 points clear of van Gisbergen, with Winterbottom a further 22 points behind in third.^[87]

Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint

See main article: 2016 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint.

Results
Event 8	Race 16	Race 17
Pole position	Chris Pither (Super Black Racing)	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
Race winner	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering)

Aaren Russell and his sponsor Plus Fitness split with Erebus Motorsport ahead of the event; he was replaced by one of the team's endurance co-drivers, Craig Baird.^[88] Chris Pither took his first pole position in the series in qualifying for the Saturday race,^[89] but lost places early in the race and finished eleventh. Shane van Gisbergen passed his teammates Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes late in the race to take victory, with Mark Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert completing the top five.^[90] Nick Percat was disqualified from the race after it was found his car's front bumper was underweight.^[91] The Sunday race was won by Lowndes with Whincup and Mostert completing the podium. Van Gisbergen finished twelfth after struggling with the balance of his car. He was also involved in an incident with Rick Kelly and James Courtney which damaged the suspension on Courtney's car, forcing him to retire from the race. Whincup extended his championship lead to 110 points over van Gisbergen while Winterbottom remained in third, a further ten points behind.^[92]

Sydney Motorsport Park SuperSprint

See main article: 2016 Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint.

Results
Event 9	Race 18	Race 19
Pole position	Chaz Mostert (Rod Nash Racing)	Chaz Mostert (Rod Nash Racing)
Race winner	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)

Two drivers changes took place ahead of the Sydney SuperSprint. Karl Reindler replaced Kurt Kostecki at Team 18,^[93] while Shae Davies was announced as the full-time replacement for Aaren Russell at Erebus Motorsport after Craig Baird filled in at the previous event.^[94] Triple Eight Race Engineering further extended its winning streak, with Shane van Gisbergen taking victory in the first race after a close battle with teammate Jamie Whincup. James Courtney completed the podium ahead of polesitter Chaz Mostert.^[95] Mostert took his second pole position of the weekend in qualifying for the Sunday race but it was Whincup who took victory. It was his 100th race win in the series, making him the second driver after Craig Lowndes to reach the mark. Lowndes finished second and celebrated a milestone himself, the race being his 600th in the championship, while Mostert completed the podium. Van Gisbergen finished fifth despite being spun by James Moffat in the closing stages; this result saw Whincup extend his championship lead to 137 points, while Lowndes moved past Mark Winterbottom for third after Winterbottom finished both races outside the top ten.^[96]

Wilson Security Sandown 500

See main article: 2016 Wilson Security Sandown 500.

Results
Event 10	Race 20
Pole position	Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
Race winner	Garth Tander and Warren Luff (Holden Racing Team)

Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

See main article: 2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

Results
Event 11	Race 21
Pole position	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
Race winner	Will Davison and Jonathon Webb (Tekno Autosports)

Castrol Gold Coast 600

See main article: 2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600.

Results
Event 12	Race 22	Race 23
Pole position	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
Race winner	Shane van Gisbergen and Alexandre Prémat (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell (Triple Eight Race Engineering)

ITM Auckland SuperSprint

See main article: 2016 ITM Auckland SuperSprint.

Results
Event 13	Race 24	Race 25	Race 26	Race 27
Pole position	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
Race winner	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Mark Winterbottom (Prodrive Racing Australia)	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)

Coates Hire Sydney 500

See main article: 2016 Coates Hire Sydney 500.

Results
Event 14	Race 28	Race 29
Pole position	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Garth Tander (Holden Racing Team)
Race winner	Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering)	Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering)

Championship standings

Points system

Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver or drivers of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race, up to a maximum of 300 points per event.^[97]

Points format	Position
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th
Short format	75	69	64	60	55	51	48	45	42	39	36	34	33	31	30	28	27	25	24	22	21	19	18	16	15	13	rowspan="2"
Long format	150	138	129	120	111	102	96	90	84	78	72	69	66	63	60	57	54	51	48	45	42	39	36	33	30	27
	300	276	258	240	222	204	192	180	168	156	144	138	132	126	120	114	108	102	96	90	84	78	72	66	60	54	48

• Short format: Used for the first two races at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide and all International SuperSprint races.
• Long format: Used for all SuperSprint and SuperStreet races, with the exception of the first two races of the Clipsal 500 Adelaide, and for both races of the Gold Coast 600.
• Endurance format: Used for the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000.

Drivers' Championship

Driver ADE SYM PHI BAR WIN HID TOW QLD SMP SAN BAT SUR PUK SYD 1 97 3 5 10 1 Ret 4 10 2 4 9 4 16 1 2 1 1 12 1 5 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 3368 2 Jamie Whincup 88 1 2 14 2 19 2 4 3 11 5 9 2 8 1 4 2 2 2 1 13 11 3 1 1 2 25 1 1 4 0 3168 3 Scott McLaughlin 33 4 4 12 26 4 1 1 11 2 2 11 10 7 24 5 15 6 5 6 4 15 2 3 3 7 7 3 4 5 2806 4 Craig Lowndes 888 7 10 13 5 2 6 5 1 3 15 8 11 3 12 10 3 1 6 2 8 16 6 4 16 15 4 6 8 9 0 2770 5 Will Davison 19 11 9 15 3 1 16 9 4 10 6 17 4 4 5 11 7 17 21 26 3 1 16 13 10 6 8 13 7 8 0 2589 6 Mark Winterbottom 1 8 11 9 9 3 5 2 22 1 3 2 9 20 3 3 4 5 11 14 23 Ret 4 5 4 5 1 5 23 12 0 2489 7 Chaz Mostert 55 16 3 Ret 10 5 23 8 12 6 7 20 3 23 4 16 5 3 4 3 5 19 9 6 21 3 6 4 17 11 2361 8 Tim Slade 14 Ret 17 20 8 13 8 13 10 16 1 1 13 2 13 13 6 7 7 12 16 7 11 8 17 23 19 16 9 7 0 2263 9 Garth Tander 2 5 23 3 11 6 9 16 5 7 25 12 23 14 7 20 14 13 8 7 1 Ret 15 11 5 10 10 7 2 2 2252 10 Michael Caruso 23 13 6 2 21 11 13 6 26 9 8 10 1 6 9 8 22 4 13 10 14 8 17 9 8 9 13 12 13 14 0 2239 11 James Courtney 22 2 1 21 13 7 21 7 6 8 19 25 21 5 6 2 13 Ret 3 8 11 13 20 10 6 13 11 14 5 6 2162 12 Fabian Coulthard 12 10 14 16 18 8 3 Ret 17 15 17 3 6 Ret 8 15 10 10 10 4 6 6 Ret 15 11 4 5 8 11 21 0 2078 13 Rick Kelly 15 9 13 7 4 Ret 14 11 9 5 4 15 15 15 21 12 8 14 9 11 10 Ret 21 17 7 12 9 24 6 Ret 0 1835 14 Todd Kelly 7 6 16 6 19 12 11 12 7 23 13 13 7 13 10 23 12 9 24 9 7 Ret 8 21 19 16 15 11 12 19 0 1808 15 Scott Pye 17 12 7 17 14 14 26 3 24 19 12 7 5 Ret 18 7 20 24 Ret 15 15 5 18 23 9 11 2 9 14 13 0 1807 16 David Reynolds 9 14 19 5 16 18 12 14 19 21 22 6 17 9 11 14 21 23 17 19 DSQ 18 Ret 20 13 8 17 25 10 3 0 1564 17 Jason Bright 8 19 8 8 6 10 10 Ret 16 13 11 16 12 16 14 9 16 18 18 17 21 Ret 12 19 Ret DNS 16 19 18 Ret 0 1459 18 Nick Percat 222 21 DNS 1 24 15 17 20 20 18 21 23 Ret 17 Ret Ret DSQ 20 16 20 9 3 Ret 16 14 18 18 21 15 16 1430 19 Cameron Waters 6 15 12 4 7 Ret 18 23 13 26 16 5 24 22 16 6 Ret 16 20 16 Ret 4 Ret 14 12 17 20 17 21 Ret 1423 20 James Moffat 34 17 15 22 20 16 7 15 14 17 26 19 Ret 10 17 19 9 11 12 18 Ret Ret 5 12 20 14 12 10 24 10 0 1419 21 Chris Pither 111 18 Ret DNS 17 Ret 19 24 8 14 18 18 14 11 20 22 11 8 14 13 17 12 10 Ret 24 24 23 22 Ret 18 0 1369 22 Dale Wood 96 20 18 Ret 22 20 20 18 18 20 14 14 20 18 23 18 17 19 15 21 18 9 7 22 Ret 21 21 18 Ret Ret 1273 23 Tim Blanchard 21 24 24 11 15 Ret 22 17 23 22 20 22 19 21 19 17 18 25 19 22 20 10 14 18 18 20 26 20 19 Ret 0 1266 24 Lee Holdsworth 18 23 21 18 12 9 15 19 15 12 10 Ret 8 Ret 12 Ret Ret 7 15 19 14 15 16 15 0 1114 25 Andre Heimgartner 3 22 20 19 25 Ret 24 21 21 25 23 21 18 12 15 Ret 19 15 23 24 19 Ret 13 Ret 22 22 22 Ret 20 20 0 1010 26 Alexandre Prémat 97 2 2 1 2 0 840 27 Jonathon Webb 19 3 1 16 13 0 681 28 Aaren Russell 4/3 25 22 DNS 23 17 25 22 25 24 24 24 22 19 22 21 19 Ret 13 Ret 627 29 David Wall 33 4 15 2 3 602 30 Paul Dumbrell 88 13 11 3 1 0 555 31 Steven Richards 888 8 16 6 4 0 516 32 Steve Owen 55 5 19 9 6 0 504 33 Cameron McConville 222 9 3 Ret 16 0 483 34 Luke Youlden 12 6 6 Ret 15 0 468 35 Ashley Walsh 14 16 7 11 8 0 468 36 Shae Davies 4 25 25 22 17 19 DNS 23 25 24 23 22 17 0 454 37 Dean Fiore 23 14 8 17 9 0 444 38 Warren Luff 2 1 Ret 15 11 0 432 39 Tony D'Alberto 17 15 5 18 20 0 429 40 David Russell 96 18 9 7 22 0 405 41 Jack Perkins 22 11 13 20 10 374 42 Macauley Jones 21 20 10 14 18 0 360 43 Matt Campbell 7 7 Ret 8 21 0 324 44 Richie Stanaway 111 17 12 10 Ret 0 324 45 Karl Reindler 18 22 23 12 Ret Ret 7 0 309 46 Jack Le Brocq 6 Ret 4 Ret 14 0 303 47 Dean Canto 1 23 Ret 4 5 0 303 48 Russell Ingall 15 10 Ret 21 17 0 252 49 Chris van der Drift 4 22 17 19 DNS 0 234 50 Craig Baird 4/9 24 22 DSQ 18 Ret 20 0 219 51 Andrew Jones 8 21 Ret 12 19 0 201 52 James Golding 34 Ret Ret 5 12 0 180 53 Simona de Silvestro 360 14 0 126 54 Renee Gracie 360 14 0 126 55 Kurt Kostecki 18 25 Ret 23 21 0 108 Driver ADE SYM PHI BAR WIN HID TOW QLD SMP SAN BAT SUR PUK SYD

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Pirtek Enduro Cup

Drivers SAN BAT SUR 1 Shane van Gisbergen / Alexandre Prémat 97 2 2 1 2 0 840 2 Will Davison / Jonathon Webb 19 3 1 16 13 0 681 3 Scott McLaughlin / David Wall 33 4 15 2 3 602 4 Jamie Whincup / Paul Dumbrell 88 13 11 3 1 0 555 5 Craig Lowndes / Steven Richards 888 8 16 6 4 0 516 6 Chaz Mostert / Steve Owen 55 5 19 9 6 0 504 7 Nick Percat / Cameron McConville 222 9 3 Ret 16 0 483 8 Fabian Coulthard / Luke Youlden 12 6 6 Ret 15 0 468 9 Tim Slade / Ashley Walsh 14 16 7 11 8 0 468 10 Michael Caruso / Dean Fiore 23 14 8 17 9 0 444 11 Garth Tander / Warren Luff 2 1 Ret 15 11 0 432 12 Scott Pye / Tony D'Alberto 17 15 5 18 23 0 429 13 Dale Wood / David Russell 96 18 9 7 22 0 405 14 James Courtney / Jack Perkins 22 11 13 20 10 374 15 Tim Blanchard / Macauley Jones 21 20 10 14 18 0 360 16 Todd Kelly / Matt Campbell 7 7 Ret 8 21 0 324 17 Chris Pither / Richie Stanaway 111 17 12 10 Ret 0 324 18 Cameron Waters / Jack Le Brocq 6 Ret 4 Ret 14 0 303 19 Mark Winterbottom / Dean Canto 1 23 Ret 4 5 0 303 20 Rick Kelly / Russell Ingall 15 10 Ret 21 17 0 252 21 Lee Holdsworth / Karl Reindler 18 12 Ret Ret 12 0 234 22 Shae Davies / Chris van der Drift 4 22 17 19 DNS 0 234 23 Jason Bright / Andrew Jones 8 21 Ret 12 19 0 201 24 James Moffat / James Golding 34 Ret Ret 5 12 0 180 25 Andre Heimgartner / Aaren Russell 3 19 Ret 13 Ret 0 162 26 David Reynolds / Craig Baird 9 DSQ 18 Ret 20 0 147 27 Simona de Silvestro / Renee Gracie 360 14 0 126 Drivers SAN BAT SUR

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Teams' Championship

Team ADE SYM PHI BAR WIN HID TOW QLD SMP SAN BAT SUR PUK SYD 1 88 1 2 14 2 19 2 4 3 11 5 9 2 8 1 4 2 2 2 1 13 11 3 1 1 2 25 1 1 4 0 6546 97 3 5 10 1 Ret 4 10 2 4 9 4 16 1 2 1 1 12 1 5 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 Holden Racing Team 2 5 23 3 11 6 9 16 5 7 25 12 23 14 7 20 14 13 8 7 1 Ret 15 11 5 10 10 7 2 2 4434 22 2 1 21 13 7 21 7 6 8 19 25 21 5 6 2 13 Ret 3 8 11 13 20 10 6 13 11 14 5 6 3 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 4 4 12 26 4 1 1 11 2 2 11 10 7 24 5 15 6 5 6 4 15 2 3 3 7 7 3 4 5 0 4250 34 17 15 22 20 16 7 15 14 17 26 19 Ret 10 17 19 9 11 12 18 Ret Ret 5 12 20 14 12 10 24 10 4 Prodrive Racing Australia 1 8 11 9 9 3 5 2 22 1 3 2 9 20 3 3 4 5 11 14 23 Ret 4 5 4 5 1 5 23 12 0 3962 6 15 12 4 7 Ret 18 23 13 26 16 5 24 22 16 6 Ret 16 20 16 Ret 4 Ret 14 12 17 20 17 21 Ret 5 DJR Team Penske 12 10 14 16 18 8 3 Ret 17 15 17 3 6 Ret 8 15 10 10 10 4 6 6 Ret 15 11 4 5 8 11 21 3855 17 12 7 17 14 14 26 3 24 19 12 7 5 Ret 18 7 20 24 Ret 15 15 5 18 23 9 11 2 9 14 13 6 Brad Jones Racing 8 19 8 8 6 10 10 Ret 16 13 11 16 12 16 14 9 16 18 18 17 21 Ret 12 19 Ret DNS 16 19 18 Ret 0 3722 14 Ret 17 20 8 13 8 13 10 16 1 1 13 2 13 13 6 7 7 12 16 7 11 8 17 23 19 16 9 7 7 Nissan Motorsport 7 6 16 6 19 12 11 12 7 23 13 13 7 13 10 23 12 9 24 9 7 Ret 8 21 19 16 15 11 12 19 0 3643 15 9 13 7 4 Ret 14 11 9 5 4 15 15 15 21 12 8 14 9 11 10 Ret 21 17 7 12 9 24 6 Ret 8 Nissan Motorsport 23 13 6 2 21 11 13 6 26 9 8 10 1 6 9 8 22 4 13 10 14 8 17 9 8 9 13 12 13 14 0 3547 96 20 18 Ret 22 20 20 18 18 20 14 14 20 18 23 18 17 19 15 21 18 9 7 22 Ret 21 21 18 Ret Ret 9 888 7 10 13 5 2 6 5 1 3 15 8 11 3 12 10 3 1 6 2 8 16 6 4 16 15 4 6 8 9 0 2770 10 Tekno Autosports^‡ 19 11 9 15 3 1 16 9 4 10 6 17 4 4 5 11 7 17 21 26 3 1 16 13 10 6 8 13 7 8 0 2589 11 Erebus Motorsport 4 25 22 DNS 23 17 25 22 25 24 24 24 22 19 22 21 24 22 25 25 22 17 19 DNS 23 25 24 23 22 17 0 2580 9 14 19 5 16 18 12 14 19 21 22 6 17 9 11 14 21 23 17 19 DSQ 18 Ret 20 13 8 17 25 10 3 12 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 3 22 20 19 25 Ret 24 21 21 25 23 21 18 12 15 Ret 19 15 23 24 19 Ret 13 Ret 22 22 22 Ret 20 20 0 2450 222 21 DNS 1 24 15 17 20 20 18 21 23 Ret 17 Ret Ret DSQ 20 16 20 9 3 Ret 16 14 18 18 21 15 16 13 Rod Nash Racing^‡ 55 16 3 Ret 10 5 23 8 12 6 7 20 3 23 4 16 5 3 4 3 5 19 9 6 21 3 6 4 17 11 0 2376 14 Super Black Racing^‡ 111 18 Ret DNS 17 Ret 19 24 8 14 18 18 14 11 20 22 11 8 14 13 17 12 10 Ret 24 24 23 22 Ret 18 0 1369 15 Team 18^‡ 18 23 21 18 12 9 15 19 15 12 10 Ret 8 Ret 25 Ret 23 21 22 23 12 Ret Ret 7 15 19 14 15 16 15 0 1297 16 Britek Motorsport^‡ 21 24 24 11 15 Ret 22 17 23 22 20 22 19 21 19 17 18 25 19 22 20 10 14 18 18 20 26 20 19 Ret 0 1266 17 Nissan Motorsport^‡ 360 14 0 126 Team ADE SYM PHI BAR WIN HID TOW QLD SMP SAN BAT SUR PUK SYD

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Notes:

• ^‡ — Denotes a single-car team.

See also

• 2016 V8 Supercar season

External links

• Coates Hire Leaderboard (2016 Drivers Championship & Teams Championship points), www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
• Pirtek Enduro Cup (2016 points), www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org

Notes and References

1. http://www.supercars.com/championship/2016-virgin-australia-supercars-championship-points/ 2016 V8 Supercars Championship Points, www.v8supercars.com.au
2. News: Grid expands to 26 cars in 2016 . V8supercars.com.au . 16 October 2015 . 17 October 2015.
3. News: Holden announces multi-year extension with HRT . V8X Magazine . 14 August 2014 . 29 April 2015 . 12 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912125222/http://www.v8x.com.au/index.php/component/k2/item/1367-holden-announces-multi-year-extension-with-hrt . dead .
4. Web site: Single-year extension for Nissan V8 program . . 12 September 2014.
5. News: Hopes for Volvo Polestar racing . Go Auto . 19 February 2015 . 29 April 2015 . 28 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150328084941/http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/34A3290AB0CF086ACA257DF0007E0BD9 . dead .
6. News: Ford announces 2016 V8 Supercars withdrawal . Speedcafe . 1 December 2014.
7. Web site: Prodrive takes up two-year Mostert contract. Speedcafe. 12 May 2015.
8. News: Bathurst champ Mark Winterbottom signs deal extension at Ford through to 2016 . . 24 October 2013.
9. News: Dean Canto committed to Prodrive co-drive. Speedcafe. 21 November 2015.
10. News: Monster Energy backing for Waters . Speedcafe . 2 March 2016 . 2 March 2016.
11. News: Le Brocq confirmed for Enduro Cup seat . V8Supercars.com.au . 18 May 2016 . 18 May 2016.
12. News: DJRTP confirms Coulthard and Pye for 2016 . Speedcafe . 13 October 2015 . 13 October 2015.
13. News: DJR Team Penske confirms co-drivers . Speedcafe . 17 February 2016 . 17 February 2016.
14. News: Pit lane order revealed . V8Supercars.com.au . 3 February 2016 . 3 February 2016.
15. News: Super Black confirms full-time Pither deal . Speedcafe . 27 November 2015 . 27 November 2015.
16. News: International star Stanaway joins Super Black . Speedcafe. 18 May 2016 . 18 May 2016.
17. News: New two-year deal for Tander at HRT . Speedcafe . 14 May 2014.
18. News: HRT launches latest V8 Supercars livery . Speedcafe . 17 February 2016.
19. News: HRT confirms new three-year Courtney deal . Speedcafe . 28 July 2013.
20. News: Heimgartner confirmed . V8Supercars.com.au . 12 February 2016 . 12 February 2016.
21. News: Russell secures Supercars return with LDM. Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 9 September 2016 . 9 September 2016.
22. News: Christmas comes one day early for rookie Bathurst winner Nick Percat . Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport . 24 December 2014 . 8 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150901073800/http://www.ldmotorsport.com.au/christmas-comes-one-day-early-for-rookie-bathurst-winner-nick-percat/ . 1 September 2015 . dead .
23. News: Gavin withdraws from Pirtek Enduro Cup . Speedcafe . 30 August 2016 . 30 August 2016.
24. News: Erebus Motorsport chooses to race Holdens in 2016 . Erebus Motorsport V8 . 13 January 2016 . 13 January 2016 .
25. News: Aaren Russell joins forces with Erebus Motorsport for 2016 . Erebus Motorsport V8 . 12 January 2016 . 12 January 2016 .
26. News: Veteran Baird to step in for Erebus at Ipswich . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 19 July 2016 . 19 July 2016.
27. News: Davies secures full-time Erebus Supercar seat. Stefan. Bartholomaeus. Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 16 August 2016. 16 August 2016.
28. News: Erebus signs van der Drift for Enduro Cup. Stefan. Bartholomaeus. Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 9 September 2016. 9 September 2016.
29. News: Erebus Motorsport confirms Reynolds for 2016 . Speedcafe . Lomas . Gordon . 4 November 2015 . 4 November 2015.
30. News: Baird returns to Erebus Enduro Cup squad. Speedcafe. 1 June 2016. 1 June 2016.
31. News: Blanchard completes new BJR line-up for 2016 . Speedcafe . 1 December 2015 . 1 December 2015.
32. News: Walsh back in a V8 Supercar . V8Supercars.com.au . 24 March 2016 . 24 March 2016.
33. News: Tim Slade to replace Fabian Coulthard at BJR . Speedcafe . 13 October 2015 . 14 October 2015.
34. News: Walkinshaw move career defining for Holdsworth . Speedcafe . 20 January 2015.
35. News: Preston Hire Racing set for strong debut . V8Supercars.com.au . Joining Preston Hire Racing for the Pirtek Enduro Cup will be Karl Reindler as Holdsworth’s endurance driver. . 19 February 2016 . 19 February 2016.
36. News: Lengthy repair forces major shake-up at Team 18 . Speedcafe . 29 June 2016 . 29 June 2016.
37. News: Reindler's green tyre challenge . Supercars . 13 August 2016 . 13 August 2016.
38. News: Davison Joins Tekno . V8Supercars.com.au . 23 October 2015 . 23 October 2015.
39. News: Whincup on top at midday break in QR test . Speedcafe . Davison’s co-driver Jonathon Webb... . 18 February 2016 . 19 February 2016.
40. News: Jamie Whincup extends Triple Eight contract . Speedcafe . 5 February 2015.
41. News: Premat completes Red Bull Enduro line-up . Speedcafe . 27 January 2016.
42. News: Van Gisbergen to join three car Triple Eight in 2016 . Speedcafe . 6 March 2015.
43. News: Nissan confirms exit of Volvo-bound Moffat . Speedcafe . 22 October 2015 . 22 October 2015.
44. News: Campbell confirmed for Nissan enduro seat . Speedcafe. 26 April 2016 . 26 April 2016.
45. News: Nissan confirms Kelly/Ingall Enduro Cup pairing . Speedcafe. 3 May 2016 . 3 May 2016.
46. News: Caruso set to stay at Nissan Motorsport . Speedcafe . 23 September 2014.
47. News: Nissan signs Wood . V8Supercars.com.au. 16 November 2015 . 16 November 2015.
48. News: Wood/Russell complete Nissan Enduro Cup line-up . Speedcafe. 4 May 2016 . 4 May 2016.
49. News: McLaughlin confirms future with Volvo/GRM . Speedcafe . 22 July 2013.
50. News: Volvo line-up confirmed . Supercars . Newton . Bruce . 30 August 2016 . 30 August 2016.
51. News: Wilson Security Racing GRM confirms new driver for 2016 . Wilson Security Racing GRM . 26 October 2015 . 26 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160222055840/http://www.grmotorsport.com.au/grm-34_seat_2016.php . 22 February 2016 . dead .
52. News: Simona De Silvestro signs with Supercars . Supercars . 6 September 2016 . 6 September 2016.
53. News: Schwerkolt and Walkinshaw breakup at the end of 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122135240/http://www.v8superfans.co.nz/schwerkolt-and-walkinshaw-breakup-at-end-of-2015/ . dead . 22 November 2015 . v8superfans.co.nz . 20 November 2015 . 20 November 2015 .
54. News: Double vision . V8Supercars.com.au . 13 October 2015 . 13 October 2015.
55. News: Triple Eight secures 26th V8 Supercars REC. Speedcafe. 29 May 2015.
56. News: Teams move to fill final 2016 V8 Supercars seats . Speedcafe . Replacing Heimgartner with the Ice Break-backed Pither appears the favoured outcome, with the squad set to stay at Prodrive utilising a Racing Entitlements Contract recently purchased from Walkinshaw Racing. . 11 November 2015 . 11 November 2015.
57. News: As good as new . supercars.com . Virgin Australia Supercars Championship . Gadeke . Kassie . 15 September 2016 . 18 September 2016.
58. News: Davies to join Russell at Erebus for V8 enduros . Motorsport.com . 19 May 2016.
59. News: 2016 Championship calendar released . V8Supercars.com.au . 8 September 2015 . 8 September 2015.
60. News: V8 Supercars 2016 calendar change . V8Supercars.com.au . 1 October 2015 . 1 October 2015.
61. News: Coates Hire Sydney 500 finale for Sydney Olympic Park . V8Supercars.com.au . 22 March 2016 . 22 March 2016.
62. News: V8 Supercars signs Malaysian Street Race Deal . Speedcafe . 3 June 2015.
63. News: KL City 400 Supercar Extravaganza cancelled . Supercars . 1 June 2016 . 1 June 2016.
64. News: V8 Supercars confirms format changes for 2016 . Speedcafe . 21 October 2015 . 21 October 2015.
65. News: Select two day race weekends in 2016. Auto Action. 15 January 2016. 20 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160118084626/http://autoaction.com.au/select-days-race-weekends-2016/. 18 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
66. News: Teams receive 2016 rules. V8 Supercars. January 2016.
67. News: Pye and Mostert share Clipsal 500 poles . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . Speedcafe . 4 March 2016 . 10 March 2016.
68. News: Whincup dominant in Clipsal 500 opener . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . Speedcafe . 5 March 2016 . 10 March 2016.
69. News: Courtney fends off Whincup in Race 2 thriller . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . Speedcafe . 5 March 2016 . 10 March 2016.
70. News: Black day for Kiwis . Gadeke . Kassie . V8 Supercars . 6 March 2016 . 10 March 2016.
71. News: Percat wins chaotic rain hit Clipsal 500 . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . Speedcafe . 6 March 2016 . 10 March 2016.
72. News: SVG scores Holden's 500th win in Race 4 . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . Speedcafe . 2 April 2016 . 2 April 2016.
73. News: Davison penalty hands Winterbottom pole . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . Speedcafe . 3 April 2016 . 3 April 2016.
74. News: Davison wins after late drama at Symmons . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . Speedcafe . 3 April 2016 . 4 April 2016.
75. News: McLaughlin breaks victory drought in Race 6 . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . Speedcafe . 16 April 2016 . 26 April 2016.
76. News: McLaughlin doubles up at Phillip Island . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . Speedcafe . 17 April 2016 . 26 April 2016.
77. News: Waters takes maiden pole in chaotic qualifying . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 7 May 2015 . 19 May 2015.
78. News: Lowndes steals victory in Barbagallo thriller . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 7 May 2015 . 19 May 2015.
79. News: Winterbottom snaps winless streak in Race 9 . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 8 May 2015 . 19 May 2015.
80. News: Slade scores maiden V8 Supercars race win . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 21 May 2016 . 5 June 2016.
81. News: Slade and BJR do the double at Winton . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 22 May 2016 . 8 June 2016.
82. News: Caruso breaks win drought in Darwin opener . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 18 June 2016 . 1 July 2016.
83. News: Knee and rib fractures among Holdsworth injuries . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 23 June 2016 . 5 July 2016.
84. News: Van Gisbergen wins crash-marred Race 13 . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 19 June 2016 . 5 July 2016.
85. News: Lengthy repair forces major shake-up at Team 18 . Speedcafe . 29 June 2016 . 5 July 2016.
86. News: Whincup storms to 99th Supercars win . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 9 July 2016 . 15 July 2016.
87. News: Van Gisbergen hangs on for Race 15 victory . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 10 July 2016 . 17 July 2016.
88. News: Veteran Baird to step in for Erebus at Ipswich . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 19 July 2016 . 22 July 2016.
89. News: Pither scores shock pole for Ipswich opener . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 23 July 2016 . 25 July 2016.
90. News: SVG denies Whincup 100th Supercars win . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 23 July 2016 . 25 July 2016.
91. News: Percat disqualified from Race 16 result . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 24 July 2016 . 25 July 2016.
92. News: Lowndes takes dominant Race 17 win . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 24 July 2016 . 27 July 2016.
93. News: Reindler's green tyre challenge . supercars.com . Virgin Australia Supercars Championship . Newton . Bruce . 13 August 2016 . 31 August 2016.
94. News: Davies secures full-time Erebus Supercar seat . speedcafe.com . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 16 August 2016 . 31 August 2016.
95. News: SVG leads Red Bull one-two in Race 18 . speedcafe.com . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 27 August 2016 . 1 September 2016.
96. News: Whincup records 100th Supercars win . speedcafe.com . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 28 August 2016 . 2 September 2016.
97. Web site: 2014 V8 Supercar Operations Manual Division D . V8 Supercars . 24 January 2014 . 28 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306133912/http://d508o84lonf06.cloudfront.net/live/files/dmfile/2014-Div-D-FINAL.pdf . 6 March 2014 . dmy .