2019 Supercars Championship Explained

The 2019 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship)^[1] was the twenty-first running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-third series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. The 2019 championship also included the running of the 1,000th Australian Touring Car Championship race, which was contested at the Melbourne 400.^[2]

Scott McLaughlin contested the series as the defending driver's champion. McLaughlin successfully defended his championship title,^[3] and in doing so, he broke Craig Lowndes' 1996 record for the most wins in a championship year when he recorded his seventeenth win at Pukekohe Park.^[4] His team, DJR Team Penske, won their second teams' championship. Ford secured the manufacturers' title at the Ipswich SuperSprint.^[5]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2019 championship.

Championship entries							Enduro Cup entries
Manufacturer	Model	Entrant		Driver name	Rounds		Co-driver name	Rounds
Ford	Mustang GT	Tickford Racing	5	Lee Holdsworth	All		Thomas Randle	12–14
			6	Cameron Waters	All		Michael Caruso^[6]	12–14
			55	Chaz Mostert	All		James Moffat^[7]	12–14
		DJR Team Penske	12	Fabian Coulthard	All		Tony D'Alberto^[8]	12–14
			17	Scott McLaughlin	All			12–14
		23Red Racing	23	Will Davison	All		Alex Davison^[9]	12–14
Holden		Walkinshaw Andretti United	2	Scott Pye	All		Warren Luff^[10]	12–14
			22	James Courtney	All		Jack Perkins	12–14
		Brad Jones Racing	8	Nick Percat	All		Tim Blanchard^[11]	12–14
			14	Tim Slade	All		Ashley Walsh	12–14
		Erebus Motorsport	9	David Reynolds	All		Luke Youlden^[12]	12–14
			99	Anton de Pasquale	All		Will Brown	12–14
		Team 18	18	Mark Winterbottom	All		Steven Richards^[13]	12–14
		Tekno Autosports	19	Jack Le Brocq	All		Jonathon Webb^[14]	12–14
		Tim Blanchard Racing	21	Macauley Jones	All		Dean Canto^[15]	12–14
		Garry Rogers Motorsport	33	Richie Stanaway	1–6, 10–15		Chris Pither^[16]	12–14
				Chris Pither	6 - 7, 13		Dylan O'Keeffe^[17]	13
				Michael Caruso	8–9		colspan="2"
			34	James Golding	All		Richard Muscat	12–14
		Matt Stone Racing	35	Todd Hazelwood	All		Jack Smith^[18]	12–14
			88	Jamie Whincup	All		Craig Lowndes^[19]	12–14
			97		All		Garth Tander	12–14
Nissan	Altima L33	Kelly Racing	3	Garry Jacobson	All		Dean Fiore	12–14
			7	Andre Heimgartner	All		Bryce Fullwood^[20]	12–14
			15	Rick Kelly	All		Dale Wood^[21]	12–14
			78	Simona de Silvestro	All		Alex Rullo	12–14
Wildcard entries
Ford	Mustang GT	Tickford Racing	66	Thomas Randle	10		colspan="2"
Holden	Commodore ZB	Brad Jones Racing	4	Jack Smith	3, 6–7, 10		colspan="2"
			77	Tim Blanchard	5		colspan="2"
		Walkinshaw Andretti United	27	Alexander Rossi James Hinchcliffe			12
		Kostecki Brothers Racing	56	Brodie Kostecki Jake Kostecki			12–14
Source:^[22] ^[23] ^[24] ^[25] ^[26] ^[27] ^[28]							Source:^[29] ^[30]

Holden was represented by factory-backed team Triple Eight Race Engineering.^[31]

Manufacturer changes

The sixth generation Ford Mustang, the Mustang GT, was homologated for the 2019 championship. The Mustang was a replacement for the FG X Falcon, which was used between 2015 and 2018.^{[32] [33]} Tickford Racing and DJR Team Penske oversaw the development of the car, with Ford Performance providing additional technical support.^{[34] [35] [36]} Ford Australia provided financial support in developing the car, but no team was officially recognised as a factory team.^[37] The homologation process required modifications to the bodywork to fit the series' control chassis, but the car continued to use the V8 engine used by the FG X Falcon.^{[38] [39]} The decision to return the Mustang to the series was made as Australia's domestic production of the Ford Falcon ceased in 2016.^[40] The Mustang's return marked the first time since 1990 that a Mustang has contested the premier class of Australian motorsport.^[41] The car completed the homologation process in December 2018 and was subsequently approved for competition by the Supercars Commission.^[42]

Nissan withdrew its factory support from the championship at the end of 2018 as the company elected to change its global motorsport strategy and focus on its Formula E entry. Kelly Racing - who raced under the Nissan Motorsport name between 2013 and 2018 - continued to compete with the Altima L33 chassis under licence from the company.^{[43] [44]} Nissan's decision to withdraw from the championship followed the Altima being withdrawn from sale in Australia in 2017.^[45]

Team changes

The number of entries was reduced from twenty-six to twenty-four with both Tickford Racing and Triple Eight Race Engineering returning a Racing Entitlement Contract (REC) to the sport's management.^{[46] [47] [48]} 23Red Racing formed a partnership with Tickford Racing which saw it become a satellite team of Tickford.^[49] Matt Stone Racing upgraded from a VF Commodore to a ZB Commodore and are receiving technical support from Triple Eight Race Engineering.^[50]

Driver changes

Michael Caruso left Kelly Racing, joining Tickford Racing as an endurance co-driver. Caruso's seat was filled by Garry Jacobson, who made his full time début in the championship with the team.^[51]

Craig Lowndes and Tim Blanchard retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2018 championship.^[52] Both returned as endurance co-drivers with Triple Eight Race Engineering and Brad Jones Racing respectively.^{[7] [53] [54]} Blanchard's seat at Tim Blanchard Racing was filled by Macauley Jones.^[55] Jones made his full time début in the championship, after having previously entered as a wildcard at selected events in 2017 and 2018.

Mark Winterbottom and Richie Stanaway left Tickford Racing.^[56] Winterbottom moved to Team 18, replacing Lee Holdsworth.^{[57] [58]} Holdsworth took Winterbottom's place at Tickford Racing,^[59] while Stanaway moved to Garry Rogers Motorsport to replace Garth Tander.^[60] Tander stepped down from full-time competition, joining Triple Eight Race Engineering as an endurance co-driver.^[61]

Mid-season changes

Richie Stanaway was withdrawn halfway through the Winton SuperSprint and missed the next three rounds, due to a neck injury. He was replaced for the remainder of the round, and the following Darwin Triple Crown by Chris Pither, who had already been nominated as Stanaway's partner for the endurance races.^[62] Michael Caruso stepped in for the Townsville 400 and Ipswich SuperSprint, returning to the team for the first time since 2012.^[63] Stanaway was stood down halfway through the Gold Coast 600, due to disciplinary reasons. Chris Pither became the main driver for the Sunday race while Super2 and TCR Australia driver Dylan O'Keeffe made his debut with the team.

Calendar

The calendar was reduced to fifteen rounds in 2019, with the following events scheduled to take place:

Round	Event	Circuit	Location	Dates
1	Adelaide 500	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	2 - 3 March
2	Melbourne 400	Albert Park Circuit	Albert Park, Victoria	15 - 17 March
3	Tasmania SuperSprint	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	6 - 7 April
4			Phillip Island, Victoria	13 - 14 April
5	Perth SuperNight	Barbagallo Raceway	Neerabup, Western Australia	3 - 4 May
6	Winton SuperSprint	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	25 - 26 May
7	Darwin Triple Crown	Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	15 - 16 June
8	Townsville 400	Reid Park Street Circuit	Townsville, Queensland	6 - 7 July
9		Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	27 - 28 July
10	The Bend SuperSprint	The Bend Motorsport Park	Tailem Bend, South Australia	24 - 25 August
11	Auckland SuperSprint	Pukekohe Park Raceway	Pukekohe, Auckland Region
12	Bathurst 1000	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	13 October
13	Gold Coast 600	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit		26 - 27 October
14	Sandown 500	Sandown Raceway	Springvale, Victoria	9 - 10 November
15	Newcastle 500	Newcastle Street Circuit	Newcastle, New South Wales	23 - 24 November
Source:

Calendar changes

The 2019 calendar underwent a radical revision compared to the 2018 calendar. The Sydney SuperNight 300 was removed from the calendar entirely and was replaced by a new night race at Barbagallo Raceway. The change was made with the long-term view to running the Sydney round in January 2020 as part of a proposed move to a "summer series" format that would see the championship run primarily in the summer months.

The Sandown 500 moved to a late-season slot in November, becoming the final round of the Pirtek Enduro Cup, to avoid clashing with the AFL and NRL finals series. The Auckland SuperSprint was brought forward to September, making the Sandown 500 the penultimate round of the championship.^[64] Changes to the Formula One calendar meant that the Australian Grand Prix was run earlier in the year than it was in 2018, and thus the Supercars support races was also moved forward. The Adelaide 500 was subsequently brought forward to remain the opening round of the season.

Format changes

The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit event format reverted to a SuperSprint format after two years of two 250 kilometre races known as the Phillip Island 500.^[65]

Rule changes

Technical regulations

As a cost reduction measure, the use of twin-spring dampers were banned with teams required to use linear spring dampers.^[66] A new specification of transaxle developed by Xtrac was introduced.^[67]

Sporting regulations

If a car was released from the pit bay before the fuel rig was decoupled from the car, the car had to be re-raised on its pneumatic jacks and the fuel rig removed before the driver can rejoin the race.^[68]

Results and standings

Season summary

		Event	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Adelaide 500	Fabian Coulthard	Chaz Mostert	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	2		Scott McLaughlin	Chaz Mostert	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
2	3	Melbourne 400	Scott McLaughlin	Chaz Mostert	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	4		Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
	5		Scott McLaughlin	Chaz Mostert	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing
	6		Chaz Mostert	Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
3	7	Tasmania SuperSprint	Mark Winterbottom	James Courtney	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	8			Mark Winterbottom
4	9		Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	10			Scott McLaughlin	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske
5	11	Perth SuperNight		James Courtney	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Report
	12			Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
6	13	Winton SuperSprint	Chaz Mostert	Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	14		Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
7	15	Darwin Triple Crown		Chaz Mostert	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	16			Cameron Waters	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
8	17	Townsville 400		Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	18		Cameron Waters	Scott McLaughlin	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering
9	19	Ipswich SuperSprint		Chaz Mostert	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Report
	20		Scott McLaughlin			DJR Team Penske
10	21	The Bend SuperSprint	Chaz Mostert	David Reynolds		DJR Team Penske	Report
	22			Cameron Waters		DJR Team Penske
11	23	Auckland SuperSprint	Shane van Gisbergen	Jamie Whincup	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Report
	24		Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup		DJR Team Penske
12	25	Bathurst 1000	Chaz Mostert	Chaz Mostert	Scott McLaughlin Alexandre Prémat	DJR Team Penske	Report
13	26	Gold Coast 600	Scott McLaughlin		Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Report
	27		Shane van Gisbergen	James Courtney	Shane van Gisbergen Garth Tander	Triple Eight Race Engineering
14	28	Sandown 500	Alexandre Prémat	Bryce Fullwood	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Report
	29		Jamie Whincup	Cameron Waters	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	30		Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes	Shane van Gisbergen	Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering
15	31	Newcastle 500			Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Report
	32		Jamie Whincup	James Courtney	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering

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. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for the result to be valid and championship points awarded.

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
Standard	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
Bathurst	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
Sandown	250	230	215	200	185	170	160	150	140	130	120	115	110	105	100	95	90	85	80	75	70	65	60	55	50
Melbourne (long)	100	92	86	80	74	68	64	60	56	52	48	46	44	42	40	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22
	50	46	43	40	37	34	32	30	28	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10

• Standard: Used for all SuperSprint, SuperNight and street races, including the Gold Coast 600.
• Bathurst: Used for the Bathurst 1000.
• Sandown: Used for the Sandown 500.
• Melbourne (long): Used for Race 1 and 3 of the Melbourne 400.
• Melbourne (short): Used for Race 2 and 4 of the Melbourne 400, and the qualifying races for the Sandown 500.

Drivers' championship

Driver ADE MEL SYM PHI BAR WIN HID TOW QLD BEN PUK BAT SUR SAN NEW 1 Scott McLaughlin 17 1 1 1 1 DNS 1 1 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 DNS 5 9 2 4 0 3872 2 Shane van Gisbergen 97 3 3 Ret 10 21 22 3 1 6 7 5 5 5 7 8 10 4 1 5 2 6 6 1 2 2 2 1 Ret 17 1 7 0 3310 3 Jamie Whincup 88/888 2 7 8 4 2 3 25 5 Ret 12 4 2 6 3 5 5 2 Ret 1 4 11 5 6 16 4 1 2 1 1 8 1 0 3208 4 Fabian Coulthard 12 6 20 2 5 5 15 2 2 2 1 1 4 15 2 7 3 5 2 10 18 12 10 7 12 21 9 11 6 4 3 2 0 3058 5 Chaz Mostert 55 5 15 5 2 1 2 10 10 5 5 3 Ret 2 10 2 6 3 5 3 3 2 3 24 3 15 DNS DNS 9 2 11 6 0 2879 6 David Reynolds 9 8 9 10 7 4 8 6 3 4 11 10 6 3 4 3 2 6 20 9 21 7 13 3 24 5 22 3 3 Ret 4 16 0 2694 7 Cameron Waters 6 22 2 3 3 DNS 4 11 11 Ret 6 8 3 11 6 4 4 21 3 6 6 9 8 2 14 20 4 5 14 21 5 8 0 2588 8 Will Davison 23 4 8 4 6 10 5 19 14 10 4 6 8 12 Ret 12 9 7 21 2 5 Ret 2 9 13 10 7 7 4 6 15 13 0 2495 9 Nick Percat 8 7 5 14 15 8 10 8 7 9 10 7 10 7 9 13 15 8 19 8 9 8 4 12 4 14 14 10 18 11 14 9 0 2445 10 Lee Holdsworth 5 21 11 9 12 12 9 13 9 15 14 9 9 22 5 6 7 10 8 7 14 13 9 5 15 9 6 6 7 3 12 23 0 2428 11 James Courtney 22 10 12 7 9 7 16 5 13 22 24 25 16 4 13 9 14 13 13 11 12 10 15 17 17 3 12 9 10 7 7 11 0 2275 12 Scott Pye 2 Ret 17 13 14 6 11 12 8 8 15 16 Ret 10 8 10 19 20 15 21 16 15 16 13 6 7 5 4 23 5 6 5 0 2193 13 Mark Winterbottom 18 9 6 12 11 13 6 4 6 21 17 18 15 9 22 17 12 9 Ret 15 10 4 23 22 8 6 19 19 15 12 10 14 0 2092 14 Anton de Pasquale 99 16 14 11 13 11 12 9 23 12 3 13 7 18 17 11 8 11 4 14 11 3 7 15 20 Ret 11 8 13 10 23 Ret 0 2015 15 Tim Slade 14 17 4 6 8 3 7 7 12 17 9 11 11 13 12 Ret 18 16 12 Ret 17 14 12 11 18 Ret 8 17 20 13 9 3 0 1940 16 Andre Heimgartner 7 13 13 15 18 9 14 18 17 3 13 17 23 8 11 16 11 12 18 12 7 5 20 8 19 Ret Ret 21 2 8 21 12 0 1875 17 Rick Kelly 15 11 24 22 16 16 19 17 15 7 8 15 20 14 Ret 21 16 17 6 16 8 23 11 19 11 8 10 14 17 22 13 19 0 1820 18 Todd Hazelwood 35 12 10 23 17 14 13 14 18 11 16 23 14 19 15 18 13 14 16 19 13 Ret 14 14 5 Ret 20 20 11 20 18 10 0 1609 19 Simona de Silvestro 78 15 16 18 19 17 21 21 21 16 18 12 12 23 23 19 20 19 10 18 19 Ret 22 16 7 13 21 22 12 15 19 18 0 1564 20 James Golding 34 14 19 16 23 18 18 15 16 13 22 14 13 17 19 Ret 17 15 7 13 15 18 18 23 10 11 16 Ret 16 Ret 22 20 0 1521 21 Macauley Jones 21 DNS 23 19 22 20 Ret 20 20 18 21 24 17 16 16 22 22 18 17 Ret 22 19 21 20 22 16 17 15 21 18 17 21 0 1314 22 Jack Le Brocq 19 20 21 20 20 15 23 22 22 20 20 20 22 20 20 Ret 21 23 14 22 23 21 25 21 23 17 13 13 24 19 Ret 17 0 1277 23 Garry Jacobson 3 19 22 21 24 19 17 24 Ret 19 19 19 19 21 18 14 24 24 Ret 20 Ret 20 19 18 21 19 15 12 22 Ret 20 22 0 1176 24 Richie Stanaway 33 18 18 17 21 DSQ 20 16 19 14 23 22 21 25 WD 16 24 10 9 12 23 WD 19 14 16 15 0 1146 25 Craig Lowndes 888 4 1 2 1 1 0 828 26 Thomas Randle 66/5 17 17 9 6 6 5 3 0 732 27 Garth Tander 97 2 2 1 3 17 0 697 28 Michael Caruso 33/6 22 9 17 20 20 4 5 8 21 0 643 29 Warren Luff 2 7 5 4 11 5 0 632 30 Alexandre Prémat 17 1 3 DNS 6 9 0 603 31 Jack Perkins 22 3 12 9 18 7 0 588 32 Alex Davison 23 10 7 7 10 6 0 544 33 Chris Pither 33 14 15 23 12 23 18 17 14 0 507 34 Tim Blanchard 77/8 21 18 14 14 10 16 11 0 499 35 Tony D'Alberto 12 21 9 11 13 4 0 462 36 Jack Smith 4/35 23 24 24 21 20 25 22 26 Ret 20 20 24 20 0 461 37 Steven Richards 18 6 19 19 12 12 0 438 38 Luke Youlden 9 5 22 3 7 Ret 0 422 39 Dale Wood 15 8 10 14 14 22 0 407 40 James Moffat 55 15 DNS DNS Ret 2 0 350 41 Will Brown 99 Ret 11 8 2 10 0 338 42 Jonathon Webb 19 17 13 13 20 19 0 335 43 Alex Rullo 78 13 21 22 19 15 0 329 44 Dean Canto 21 16 17 15 22 18 0 326 45 Ashley Walsh 14 Ret 8 17 23 13 0 266 46 Dean Fiore 3 19 15 12 15 Ret 0 245 47 Brodie Kostecki 56 Ret 18 16 8 16 0 233 48 Bryce Fullwood 7 Ret Ret 21 4 8 0 232 49 Richard Muscat 34 11 16 Ret 9 Ret 0 229 50 Jake Kostecki 56 Ret 18 16 21 16 0 217 51 James Hinchcliffe 27 18 0 102 52 Alexander Rossi 27 18 0 102 53 Dylan O'Keeffe 33 18 0 51 Driver ADE MEL SYM PHI BAR WIN HID TOW QLD BEN PUK BAT SUR SAN NEW

Pirtek Enduro Cup

^[69] Drivers BAT SUR SAN 1 Craig Lowndes / Jamie Whincup 888 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 878 2 Shane van Gisbergen / Garth Tander 97 2 2 1 3 Ret 17 0 697 3 Lee Holdsworth / Thomas Randle 5 9 6 6 5 7 3 0 656 4 Scott Pye / Warren Luff 2 7 5 4 11 23 5 0 644 5 Scott McLaughlin / Alexandre Prémat 17 1 3 DNS 6 5 9 0 640 6 James Courtney / Jack Perkins 22 3 12 9 18 10 7 0 614 7 Will Davison / Alex Davison 23 10 7 7 10 4 6 0 584 8 Fabian Coulthard / Tony D'Alberto 12 21 9 11 13 6 4 0 496 9 David Reynolds / Luke Youlden 9 5 22 3 7 3 Ret 0 465 10 Mark Winterbottom / Steven Richards 18 6 19 19 12 15 12 0 458 11 Cameron Waters / Michael Caruso 6 20 4 5 8 14 21 0 442 12 Rick Kelly / Dale Wood 15 8 10 14 14 17 22 0 425 13 Nick Percat / Tim Blanchard 8 14 14 10 16 18 11 0 423 14 Chaz Mostert / James Moffat 55 15 DNS DNS Ret 9 2 0 378 15 Anton de Pasquale / Will Brown 99 Ret 11 8 2 13 10 0 360 16 Simona de Silvestro / Alex Rullo 78 13 21 22 19 12 15 0 352 17 Jack Le Brocq / Jonathon Webb 19 17 13 13 20 24 19 0 346 18 Macauley Jones / Dean Canto 21 16 17 15 22 21 18 0 340 19 Richie Stanaway / Chris Pither 33 12 23 WD 17 19 14 0 313 20 Tim Slade / Ashley Walsh 14 Ret 8 17 23 20 13 0 281 21 Andre Heimgartner / Bryce Fullwood 7 Ret Ret 21 4 2 8 0 278 22 Garry Jacobson / Dean Fiore 3 19 15 12 15 22 Ret 0 258 23 James Golding / Richard Muscat 34 11 16 Ret 9 16 Ret 0 248 24 Brodie Kostecki / Jake Kostecki 56 Ret 18 16 21 8 16 0 247 25 Todd Hazelwood / Jack Smith 35 Ret 20 20 24 11 20 0 200 26 Alexander Rossi / James Hinchcliffe 27 18 0 108 Drivers BAT SUR SAN

Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

Teams' championship

Team ADE MEL SYM PHI BAR WIN HID TOW QLD BEN PUK BAT SUR SAN NEW 1 DJR Team Penske 12 6 20 2 5 5 15 2 2 2 1 1 4 15 2 7 3 5 2 10 18 12 10 7 12 21 9 11 4 3 2 360 6626 17 1 1 1 1 DNS 1 1 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 DNS 9 2 4 2 Triple Eight Race Engineering 88/888 2 7 8 4 2 3 25 5 Ret 12 4 2 6 3 5 5 2 Ret 1 4 11 5 6 16 4 1 2 1 8 1 140 6471 97 3 3 Ret 10 21 22 3 1 6 7 5 5 5 7 8 10 4 1 5 2 6 6 1 2 2 2 1 17 1 7 3 Tickford Racing 5 21 11 9 12 12 9 13 9 15 14 9 9 22 5 6 7 10 8 7 14 13 9 5 15 9 6 6 3 12 23 50 5294 55 5 15 5 2 1 2 10 10 5 5 3 Ret 2 10 2 6 3 5 3 3 2 3 24 3 15 DNS DNS 2 11 6 4 Tickford Racing/ 23Red Racing 6 22 2 3 3 DNS 4 11 11 Ret 6 8 3 11 6 4 4 21 3 6 6 9 8 2 14 20 4 5 21 5 8 80 5059 23 4 8 4 6 10 5 19 14 10 4 6 8 12 Ret 12 9 7 21 2 5 Ret 2 9 13 10 7 7 6 15 13 5 Erebus Motorsport 9 8 9 10 7 4 8 6 3 4 11 10 6 3 4 3 2 6 20 9 21 7 13 3 24 5 22 3 Ret 4 16 30 4757 99 16 14 11 13 11 12 9 23 12 3 13 7 18 17 11 8 11 4 14 11 3 7 15 20 Ret 11 8 10 23 Ret 6 Walkinshaw Andretti United 2 Ret 17 13 14 6 11 12 8 8 15 16 Ret 10 8 10 19 20 15 21 16 15 16 13 6 7 5 4 5 6 5 60 4449 22 10 12 7 9 7 16 5 13 22 24 25 16 4 13 9 14 13 13 11 12 10 15 17 17 3 12 9 7 7 11 7 Brad Jones Racing 8 7 5 14 15 8 10 8 7 9 10 7 10 7 9 13 15 8 19 8 9 8 4 12 4 14 14 10 11 14 9 0 4416 14 17 4 6 8 3 7 7 12 17 9 11 11 13 12 Ret 18 16 12 Ret 17 14 12 11 18 Ret 8 17 13 9 3 8 Kelly Racing 7 13 13 15 18 9 14 18 17 3 13 17 23 8 11 16 11 12 18 12 7 5 20 8 19 Ret Ret 21 8 21 12 50 3706 15 11 24 22 16 16 19 17 15 7 8 15 20 14 Ret 21 16 17 6 16 8 23 11 19 11 8 10 14 22 13 19 9 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 18 18 17 21 DSQ 20 16 19 14 23 22 21 25 14 15 23 22 9 17 20 16 24 10 9 12 23 18 14 16 15 0 3145 34 14 19 16 23 18 18 15 16 13 22 14 13 17 19 Ret 17 15 7 13 15 18 18 23 10 11 16 Ret Ret 22 20 10 Kelly Racing 3 19 22 21 24 19 17 24 Ret 19 19 19 19 21 18 14 24 24 Ret 20 Ret 20 19 18 21 19 15 12 Ret 20 22 30 2746 78 15 16 18 19 17 21 21 21 16 18 12 12 23 23 19 20 19 10 18 19 Ret 22 16 7 13 21 22 15 19 18 11 Team 18 18 9 6 12 11 13 6 4 6 21 17 18 15 9 22 17 12 9 Ret 15 10 4 23 22 8 6 19 19 12 10 14 60 2055 12 Matt Stone Racing 35 12 10 23 17 14 13 14 18 11 16 23 14 19 15 18 13 14 16 19 13 Ret 14 14 5 Ret 20 20 20 18 10 60 1560 13 Tim Blanchard Racing 21 DNS 23 19 22 20 Ret 20 20 18 21 24 17 16 16 22 22 18 17 Ret 22 19 21 20 22 16 17 15 18 17 21 0 1327 14 Tekno Autosports 19 20 21 20 20 15 23 22 22 20 20 20 22 20 20 Ret 21 23 14 22 23 21 25 21 23 17 13 13 19 Ret 17 30 1262 Team ADE MEL SYM PHI BAR WIN HID TOW QLD BEN PUK BAT SUR SAN NEW

– Denotes single-car team

Champion Manufacturer of the Year

The Manufacturers award was won by Ford.

Notes and References

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2. News: Dale. Will. Supercars to Rack Up 1000th Race at Albert Park. 10 February 2019. v8sleuth.com.au. 22 January 2019.
3. News: Whincup/Lowndes win after SVG heartbreak, McLaughlin clinches title. Daniel. Herrero. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 10 November 2019. 11 November 2019.
4. Web site: Pukekohe Supercars: McLaughlin breaks win record in controversial race.
5. Web site: McLaughlin fined $13k for post-race celebrations. 28 July 2019.
6. Web site: Tickford signs Caruso for Enduro Cup. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 4 February 2019. 5 February 2019.
7. http://v8sleuth.com.au/news/2019/02/07/enduro-cup-co-driver-recap-who-is-where Enduro Cup Co-Driver Recap
8. Web site: DJRTP re-signs Premat, D'Alberto. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 11 February 2019.
9. News: Davison brothers to share Milwaukee Mustang. supercars.com. Supercars. 20 March 2019.
10. Web site: WAU keeps Pye and Courtney co-drivers. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 7 February 2019. 7 February 2019.
11. Web site: Canto gets CoolDrive call-up. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 22 May 2019. 23 May 2019.
12. News: Erebus confirms enduro line-up for 2019. speedcafe.com. 4 December 2018. 4 December 2018. Speedcafe.
13. Web site: Bathurst winners reunite at Team 18. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 31 January 2019. 5 February 2019.
14. Web site: Final piece of Bathurst grid locked in. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 1 October 2019. 1 October 2019.
15. Web site: BJR confirms enduro cup line-up. Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 17 July 2019. 17 July 2019.
16. News: Adam . Mitchell . GRM locks in enduro line-up . supercars.com . . 23 May 2019.
17. News: Stanaway stood down for 'disciplinary reasons'. Bartholomaeus. Stefan. 27 October 2019. supercars.com. 28 October 2019.
18. Web site: Smith lands MSR Supercars enduro drive. Speedcafe. 18 July 2019.
19. Web site: Lowndes joins Whincup for PIRTEK Enduro Cup. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 6 January 2019. 6 January 2019.
20. News: Fullwood scores Kelly Racing co-drive. supercars.com. Supercars. 22 May 2019.
21. Web site: Wood rejoins Kelly Racing. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 23 May 2019. 23 May 2019.
22. News: Supercars 2019 entry list to date. Tom. Howard. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 21 December 2018. 21 December 2018.
23. News: Ford revives works Supercars programme with Mustang for 2019. Leeuwen. Andrew van. autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 17 April 2018. 20 December 2018.
24. News: McLaughlin elects to stay with famous #17 for 2019. 27 November 2018. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 1 December 2018.
25. News: Number changes for WAU, 23Red Racing in 2019. Howard. Tom. 14 December 2018. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 14 December 2018.
26. Web site: Blanchard set for Supercars return in Perth wildcard. 17 April 2019.
27. Web site: The Kostecki Wildcard. Auto Action. 7 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608065911/https://autoaction.com.au/2019/06/07/the-kostecki-wildcard. 8 June 2019.
28. Web site: Randle to pilot extra Tickford Mustang at the Bend. 28 July 2019.
29. Web site: Whincup/Lowndes to run #888 in enduros. Supercars. en. 7 August 2019.
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