2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship explained

The 2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2017–18 BNT V8s Championship) is the nineteenth season of the series, and the third under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprises three classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two and three consists of older NZV8 TL and varying touring cars.

Entrants

TeamVehicleDriverEvents
Class One
Concept MotorsportNissan Altima (L33)align=center 007 Nick Ross[1] All
JumpFlex RacingHolden Commodore (VE)42 Matthew Tubbs2–6
Richards Team MotorsportToyota Camry (XV50)71 Andre Heimgartner[2] All
97 Jason BargwannaAll
222 Scott Taylor6
Lathrope RacingFord Falcon (FG)73 Brad Lathrope[3] 1–2, 5–6
Hamilton MotorsportsHolden Commodore (VE)align=center 84 Lance HughesAll
85 Jack Smith[4] 1–3, 5–6
Class Two
Alan McCarrison RacingFord Falcon (BF)9 Alan McCarrison1
DiggaFord Falcon (BF)11 Justin AshwellAll
Bronson Porter RacingHolden Commodore (VZ)40 Bronson Porter1–2
Brock Timperley MotorsportFord Falcon (BF)59 Brock TimperleyAll
Chelsea Herbert RacingFord Falcon (BF)62 Chelsea HerbertAll
Nick Farrier RacingFord Falcon (BF)63 Nick Farrier1–2, 6
Liam MacDonald RacingFord Falcon (BF)69 Liam MacDonaldAll
Grand Design TimberFord Falcon (BF)77 Rob Wallace1–2, 5–6
Dign4UFord Falcon (BF)777 Matt Podjursky[5] 1–2, 5–6
Invitational
Nigel Karl RacingFord Falcon (BF)17
171		 Nigel Karl1–2, 5–6
Motorsport ServicesHyundai i4517 Todd Murphy6
Thirsty LiquorFord Falcon (BF)18
117		 Shane Whitley1
2
Shaws AsphaltersHolden Commodore (VE)23 John de Veth6
AV8 MotorsportHolden Commodore (VE)3 Tony Anderson2
Ford Falcon (BA)326
McDonald Kerbing SpecialistsHolden Commodore (VE)50 Blair McDonald6
4H InvestmentsHolden Commodore (VE)57 Eric Hennephof6
DFM RacingFord Falcon (BA)80 Jono Lester6
BM RacingBMW M3 (E92)98 Andrew Nugent1
Mortimer MotorsportBMW M3 (E46)177 Matt Griffin[6] 1
BMW M3 (E92)197 Warwick Mortimer1

Calendar

Round 1 will be held in support of the 2017 ITM Auckland SuperSprint while Round 5 will be in support of the 2018 New Zealand Grand Prix.[7]

RndCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapClass 1 WinnerClass 2 WinnerInvitational Winner
2017
1R1Pukekohe Park Raceway3–5 November Andre Heimgartner Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Liam MacDonald Andrew Nugent
R2 Nick Ross Jason Bargwanna Liam MacDonald Matt Griffin
R3 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Liam MacDonald Andrew Nugent
2R1Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park1–3 December Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Chelsea Herbert Nigel Karl
R2 Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Liam MacDonald Nigel Karl
R3 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Timperleyno starters
2018
3R1Mike Pero Motorsport Park12–14 January Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Chelsea Herbertno entrants
R2 Jason Bargwanna Andre Heimgartner Liam MacDonaldno entrants
R3 Nick Ross Andre Heimgartner Justin Ashwellno entrants
4R1Teretonga Park19–21 January Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Timperleyno entrants
R2 Jason Bargwanna Liam MacDonaldno entrants
R3 Jason Bargwanna Nick Ross Brock Timperleyno entrants
5R1Circuit Chris Amon9–11 February Nick Ross Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Timperleyno starters
R2 Jack Smith Nick Ross Brock Timperleyno starters
R3 Jack Smith Jason Bargwanna Brock Timperleyno starters
6R1Hampton Downs Motorsport Park9–11 March Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Brock Timperley John de Veth
R2 Jack Smith Nick Ross Liam MacDonald John de Veth
R3 Jack Smith Jack Smith Brock Timperley Nigel Karl

Championship standings

PosDriverPUKTAURUATERMANHAMPen.Pts
Class One
1 Andre Heimgartner182114111112213102441179
2 Jason Bargwanna1142122Ret2213125111031106
3 Nick Ross3172423323Ret3121317121065
4 Lance Hughes24Ret55449434944231815873
5 Jack Smith851233593Ret324521817
6 Matthew Tubbs77101047756101311956704
7 Brad LathropeRet6Ret6665613865463
8 Scott Taylor787136
Class Two
1 Liam MacDonald683138865RetDSQ65796151191090
2 Brock Timperley12166Ret10787Ret474675111281055
3 Chelsea Herbert9978Ret115665878881315141041
4 Justin Ashwell1115141213137856989119161411948
5 Matt Podjurksy10RetRet9141411107121310555
6 Robert Wallace7115Ret11RetDNS1212141618431
7 Nick Farrier131081499201713418
8 Bronson PorterRet1213Ret1212192
9 Alan McCarrison15RetRet39
Invitational
- John DeVeth4316-
- Matt Griffin53Ret-
- Andrew Nugent4Ret9-
- Blair McDonald6719-
- Warwick Mortimer17710-
- Jono Lester10917-
- Nigel Karl1413111015DNSDNSDNSDNS19DNS12-
- Shane Whitley16141511RetDNS-
- Eric Hennephof18DNSDNS-
- Tony AndersonDNSDNSDNS-
PosDriverPUKTAURUATERMANHAMPen.Pts
Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NICK ROSS READY FOR MILESTONE BNT V8S SEASON. November 8, 2017.
  2. Web site: ANDRÉ HEIMGARTNER RETURNS TO BNT V8S IN RTM TOYOTA CAMRY. November 8, 2017.
  3. Web site: BRAD LATHROPE READY FOR BNT V8S CLASS ONE DEBUT. November 8, 2017.
  4. Web site: AUSTRALIAN V8 CHAMPION JOINS BNT V8 GRID FOR ITM AUCKLAND SUPERSPRINT. November 8, 2017.
  5. Web site: YOUNG GUN MATT PODJURSKY CONFIRMED FOR NZ TOURING CAR DEBUT. November 8, 2017.
  6. Web site: MATT GRIFFIN BRINGS BMW M3 TO BNT V8S GRID FOR CLASS THREE TILT. November 8, 2017. 8 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108034725/http://www.velocitynews.co.nz/news.php?id=2287. dead.
  7. News: NZ V8 Touring Cars - 2017/18 Calendar. 5 November 2017. NZ Touring Cars Championship. NZ V8 Touring Cars. 5 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107010110/http://nzv8touringcars.co.nz/events/category/20172018-season/. 7 November 2017. dead.

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