2019 SuperUtes Series explained

The 2019 SuperUtes Series (known for commercial reasons as the 2019 ECB SuperUtes Series) was the second running of the series. The season started at the Adelaide Street Circuit on March 1 and concluded at Newcastle Street Circuit on November 24.

Teams and drivers

Manufacturer	Vehicle	Team	No	Drivers	Rounds
Ford	Ford Ranger	Ranger Racing	align=center	49	Christopher Formosa	All
			94	Jeff Watters	3
			Bayley Hall	6
Isuzu	Isuzu D-Max	Ross Stone Racing	22	Tom Alexander	All
Holden	Holden Colorado	Team 18	18	Dean Canto^[1]	1
				Peter Major	2
				Steven Richards	5
				Nathan Pretty	6
		"Ronnie Conquest"	11	"Ronnie Conquest"	2
		Trik Trailers		Kevin Stoopman	3
		Peters Motorsport		Madison Dunston	4
				Matt Spratt	6
			17	Ben Falk	1
Mazda	Mazda BT-50				2-3, 5-8
			1	Ryal Harris	All
			95	Adam Dodd	1
Mitsubishi	Mitsbushi Triton	Sieders Racing Team^[2]	7	Cameron Crick	All
			78	Elliot Barbour	1–2
			87	Craig Dontas	1
				Toby Price	3–5, 7
				Elliot Barbour	6, 8
			96	Jaiden Maggs	3, 7
			Charlotte Poynting	5
			Graham Edwards	6
Toyota	Toyota Hilux		10	Michael Sieders	1–2
			11	Luke van Herwaarde	1
			68	Gerard Maggs	3, 7
			Jeff Watters	5
			Josh Anderson	6
			Layton Barker	8
		Western Sydney Motorsport	8	Ben Walsh	All
			64	Craig Woods	All
			72	Craig Thompson	3–6, 8

Driver Changes

• Cameron Crick Competed full time, after competing in 2 rounds in 2018

Team Changes

• Ross Stone Racing switched from running a Holden Colorado to an Isuzu D-Max.^[3]

Calendar

Rnd		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Adelaide Street Circuit (Adelaide, South Australia)	March 1–3	Ryal Harris	Luke van Herwaarde	Luke van Herwaarde	Sieders Racing Team
	R2				Tom Alexander	Ryal Harris	Peters Motorsport
	R3				Tom Alexander	Ryal Harris	Peters Motorsport
2	R1	Barbagallo Raceway (Neerabup, Western Australia)	May 2–4	Ben Walsh	Michael Sieders	Tom Alexander	Ross Stone Racing
	R2				Elliot Barbour	Ryal Harris	Peters Motorsport
	R3				Michael Sieders	Tom Alexander	Ross Stone Racing
3	R1	Winton Motor Raceway (Benalla, Victoria)	May 24–26	Cameron Crick	Toby Price	Cameron Crick	Sieders Racing Team
	R2				Cameron Crick	Ryal Harris	Peters Motorsport
	R3				Toby Price	Toby Price	Sieders Racing Team
4	R1	Townsville Street Circuit (Townsville, Queensland)	July 5–7	Cameron Crick	Cameron Crick	Cameron Crick	Sieders Racing Team
	R2				Tom Alexander	Ryal Harris	Peters Motorsport
	R3				Cameron Crick	Cameron Crick	Sieders Racing Team
5	R1	Queensland Raceway (Ipswich, Queensland)	July 26–28	Ryal Harris		Ryal Harris	Peters Motorsport
	R2				Cameron Crick	Toby Price	Sieders Racing Team
	R3				Steven Richards	Toby Price	Sieders Racing Team
6	R1	Mount Panorama Circuit (Bathurst, New South Wales)	October 10–13	Cameron Crick	Cameron Crick	Cameron Crick	Sieders Racing Team
	R2				Tom Alexander	Tom Alexander	Ross Stone Racing
	R3				Tom Alexander	Nathan Pretty	Team 18
7	R1	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (Surfers Paradise, Queensland)	October 25–27	Tom Alexander	Ryal Harris	Ryal Harris	Peters Motorsport
	R2				Ryal Harris	Cameron Crick	Sieders Racing Team
	R3				Ryal Harris	Tom Alexander	Ross Stone Racing
8	R1	Newcastle Street Circuit (Newcastle, New South Wales)	November 22–24	Tom Alexander	Tom Alexander	Tom Alexander	Ross Stone Racing
	R2				Craig Woods	Craig Woods	Western Sydney Motorsport
	R3				Ryal Harris	Cameron Crick	Sieders Racing Team

Calendar Changes

• Barbagallo Raceway was added as the second event of the season
• The round at Sandown was dropped for 2019

Series standings

	Driver	ADE			PER			WIN			TSV			IPS			BAT			GCS			NEW			Points
1		9	2	2	1	8	1	5	2	2	4	2	4	4	Ret	5	6	1	3	2	3	1	1	2	2	1203
2		3	5	8	Ret	4	3	1	4	3	1	4	1	3	3	4	1	Ret	2	4	1	4	2	3	1	1136
3		10	1	1	4	1	7	3	1	Ret	3	1	2	1	4	2	4	Ret	DNS	1	2	2	3	Ret	4	1053
4		6	Ret	4	3	7	10	2	7	5	5	5	5	2	Ret	7	2	5	4	3	6	3	4	Ret	DNS	985
5		4	Ret	6	Ret	3	5	Ret	5	Ret	6	Ret	6	5	5	3	7	2	6	5	Ret	9	Ret	1	3	781
6		Ret	DNS	DNS	DSQ	5	6	10	9	Ret	8	6	9	10	6	9	11	7	8	9	7	Ret	7	4	5	730
7								7	3	1	2	3	3	6	1	1				8	Ret	6				575
8								6	11	9	7	7	7	8	10	8	9	6	7				9	Ret	DNS	552
9		Ret	DNS	DNS	6	Ret	8	11	6	4				7	7	10				6	5	5	8	DNS	DNS	545
10		8	3	3	2	2	2										Ret	Ret					5	Ret	DNS	336
11								8	12	7										10	4	8				248
12		7	4	5	5	6	4																			245
13								4	10	10										7	Ret	7				231
14								12	13	8				9	8	11										229
15																	3	3	1							163
16																	5	4	5							141
17								9	8	6																127
18											9	8	8													123
19														11	10	12										110
20		1	6	7																						99
21														DNS	2	6										87
22	Layton Barker																						6	5	Ret	82
23		2	Ret	9																						64
24					7	DNS	DNS																			52
25	Graham Edwards																8	Ret	DNS							50
26					Ret	Ret	9																			48
=	Matt Spratt																DNS	Ret	9							48
28	Bayley Hall																10	Ret	Ret							46
29		5	Ret	Ret																						19
–		Ret	Ret	DNS																						0
Source:^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Canto to make SuperUtes debut in Team 18 Colorado. speedcafe.com. 22 February 2019.
2. Web site: Sieders to build third Mitsubishi SuperUte. January 2, 2019.
3. News: Ross Stone Racing's Alexander switches to Isuzu. Adam. Mitchell. 14 December 2019. Supercars.com. 17 February 2019.
4. News: 2019 ECB SuperUtes Series Points. Supercars Championship. 26 July 2019.