2020 Supercars Championship Explained

The 2020 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship)^[1] was a motor racing series for Supercars. It was the twenty-second running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-fourth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. Due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of rounds were rescheduled or cancelled.

The series reverted to having only two manufacturers, Ford and Holden, for the first time since 2012 with Nissan no longer being represented on the grid.

Scott McLaughlin successfully defended his drivers' championship with one event remaining, winning the title for the third consecutive year.^[2] DJR Team Penske successfully defended the teams' championship. Ford successfully defended the manufacturers' championship.^[3]

Teams and drivers

Holden was represented by factory-backed team Triple Eight Race Engineering respectively.^[4]

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2020 championship.

Championship entries							Bathurst 1000 entries
Manufacturer	Model	Entrant		Driver name	Rounds		Co-driver name
Ford	Mustang GT	Tickford Racing	5	Lee Holdsworth^[5]	All		Michael Caruso^[6]
			6	Cameron Waters^[7]	All
			44	James Courtney^[8]	3–11
			55	Jack Le Brocq^[9]	All		James Moffat
		Kelly Racing	7	Andre Heimgartner^[10]	All		Dylan O'Keeffe^[11]
			15	Rick Kelly^[12]	All		Dale Wood^[13]
		DJR Team Penske	12	Fabian Coulthard^[14]	All		Tony D'Alberto^[15]
			17	Scott McLaughlin	All		Tim Slade
		23Red Racing	23	Will Davison^[16]	1–2
Holden		Walkinshaw Andretti United	2	Bryce Fullwood^[17]	All		^[18]
			25	Chaz Mostert^[19]	All		Warren Luff
		Tim Blanchard Racing	3	Macauley Jones^[20]	All		Tim Blanchard^[21]
		Brad Jones Racing	4	Jack Smith^[22]	All		Jack Perkins^[23]
			8	Nick Percat^[24]	All		Thomas Randle^[25]
			14	Todd Hazelwood^[26]	All		Jordan Boys^[27]
		Erebus Motorsport	9	David Reynolds^[28]	All		Will Brown^[29]
			99	Anton de Pasquale^[30]	All		nowrap	Brodie Kostecki
		Team 18	18	Mark Winterbottom^[31]	All		James Golding^[32]
			20	Scott Pye^[33]	All		nowrap	Dean Fiore^[34]
		Team Sydney by Tekno	19	James Courtney^[35]	1
				Alex Davison^[36]	2–11		Jonathon Webb^[37]
			22	Chris Pither^[38]	All		Steve Owen
		Matt Stone Racing	34	Zane Goddard^[39]	1, 4, 6–7, 9, 11		rowspan="2"
				Jake Kostecki
			35	Garry Jacobson^[40]	All		David Russell^[41]
				Jamie Whincup	All		Craig Lowndes^[42]
			97		All		Garth Tander^[43]
Wildcard entries
Holden	Commodore ZB	Garry Rogers Motorsport^[44]	40		11		^[45] Jayden Ojeda^[46]

Team changes

Tekno Autosports relocated to Western Sydney and expanded to a two-car operation under the Team Sydney by Tekno brand. A second Racing Entitlement Contract (REC) was acquired from Supercars management. It entered two Triple Eight-built Holden ZB Commodores.^{[35] [47]}

Brad Jones Racing expanded to a three-car team, after acquiring an REC that was formerly owned by Britek Motorsport and had been leased to Matt Stone Racing.^[48] Brad Jones Racing continued to operate a fourth car on behalf of Tim Blanchard Racing.

Kelly Racing scaled down from a four-car team racing Nissan Altimas to a two-car team with Ford Mustangs. Two of the team's RECs were purchased by Team 18 and Matt Stone Racing, with both expanding to two car entries.^{[49] [50] [51]} Matt Stone Racing acquired a second REC from Garry Rogers Motorsport to replace the one it had been leasing from Britek Motorsport.^[52] Team principal Garry Rogers cited escalating costs of competing and a model that required them to purchase parts rather than develop them as the reasons for his decision to withdraw.^[53] Rogers' team later returned to the championship with a single wildcard for the Bathurst 1000 – signing Super2 Series drivers Tyler Everingham and Jayden Ojeda.^[46] Nathan Herne from the Australian TA2 Racing Series was originally signed in Ojeda's place however his entry was blocked as Motorsport Australia denied him of the required licence.^{[45] [54]}

Driver changes

Walkinshaw Andretti United fielded a new line-up in 2020 after James Courtney and Scott Pye left the team.^{[55] [56]} Courtney moved to Team Sydney by Tekno, with his seat at Walkinshaw Andretti United filled by Chaz Mostert.^{[57] [35]} Jack Le Brocq left Tekno Autosports and joined Tickford Racing, where he replaced Mostert.^[9] Scott Pye joined Team 18 and Walkinshaw Andretti United named reigning Super2 champion Bryce Fullwood as Pye's replacement.^{[58] [59]} Chris Pither returned to the championship on a full-time basis, racing with Team Sydney by Tekno.^[38] Pither last competed full-time in 2016. Courtney departed the team after one round.^[60]

Zane Goddard and Jake Kostecki graduated from the Super2 Series and make their championship débuts driving for Matt Stone Racing.^[32] Goddard and Kostecki will share a car as part of the new SuperLite program, allowing both drivers to compete in five rounds of the series each before teaming up for the Enduro Cup.^[61]

Todd Hazelwood left Matt Stone Racing to join Brad Jones Racing.^[26] He replaced Tim Slade who will join DJR Team Penske as a co-driver.^[62] Jack Smith made his full-time début in the championship with the team. Smith had previously competed for Brad Jones Racing in the Super2 Series and at selected Supercars rounds as a wildcard in 2019.

Richie Stanaway and James Golding left Garry Rogers Motorsport after the team withdrew from the series.^[53] Stanaway retired from motorsport,^[63] while Golding joined Team 18 for the endurance races.^[32]

Simona de Silvestro and Garry Jacobson left Kelly Racing after it scaled down to two cars.^{[64] [65] [66]} De Silvestro returned to Europe to compete in the ADAC GT Masters with Porsche, while Jacobson joined Matt Stone Racing.^{[67] [68]}

Mid-season changes

James Courtney left Team Sydney by Tekno after round one, citing an inability to come to an agreement with the team for the contract to continue. He was replaced by Alex Davison.^[36] 23Red Racing withdrew from the series after its primary sponsor withdrew after round 2, leaving Will Davison without a drive. He became a co-driver at the Bathurst 1000 for Tickford Racing after Alexandre Prémat, who resides in Las Vegas, was forced out by COVID-19 travel restrictions.^[6] Tickford Racing, which had prepared the car started to lease the REC from 23Red Racing and Car, entered the car as a fourth entry with James Courtney from round three.^{[8] [69]}

Calendar

The 2020 championship was originally due to be contested over twenty-eight races run at fourteen rounds. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Melbourne 400 event was cancelled after practice and qualifying had commenced. With multiple calendar revision during the year, the championship was contested over eleven rounds, although racing only occurred at ten rounds.

Round	Event	Circuit	Location	Dates	Map
1	Adelaide 500	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	22–23 February
2	Melbourne 400	Albert Park Circuit	Albert Park, Victoria	13–15 March
3	Sydney SuperSprint	Sydney Motorsport Park		27–28 June
4				18–19 July
5	Darwin Triple Crown	Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	15–16 August
6	Darwin SuperSprint			22–23 August
7		Reid Park Street Circuit	Townsville, Queensland	29–30 August
8				5–6 September
9	The Bend SuperSprint		Tailem Bend, South Australia	19–20 September
10
11	Bathurst 1000	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	18 October
Source:^[70]

Calendar changes

The Sydney SuperNight was originally scheduled to return to the calendar after a one-year absence, but was instead be the first event back after the enforced break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and ran in daylight hours. Sydney Motorsport Park continued to host the event.^[70] The Gold Coast 600 was to have also become a night race.^[71] The Auckland Super400 moved from Pukekohe Park Raceway to Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The change was made in response to Auckland Council passing legislation that prohibited from running any event at the circuit on key dates, with Anzac Day falling on the Saturday of the round.^[72]

The Bend 500 was scheduled to replace the Sandown 500 as the opening round the Enduro Cup.^[73] The Bend SuperSprint was re-formatted as a 500 kilometre race, while the Sandown round adopted a sprint format, called the Sandown Super400.^[74] This resulted in a 500 kilometre being restored as the first race of the Enduro Cup after the Bathurst 1000 was the first endurance race in 2019.

The Ipswich and Phillip Island SuperSprints were removed from the calendar. It was the first time since opening that Queensland Raceway has not been on the calendar and the first since 2004 for Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.^[75]

Format changes

The Saturday race at the SuperSprint and SuperNight events and the Darwin Triple Crown were due to be extended from 120 kilometres to 200 kilometres.^[75]

Proposed changes to the Melbourne 400 and a relocated Sandown 500 to The Bend Motorsport Park did not take place as the events were subsequently cancelled.

Impact of 2019–20 COVID-19 pandemic

The championship was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Melbourne 400 cancelled before the first race of the event.^[76] Supercars' management later announced that should an event be postponed, the calendar would have been altered to complete the 2020 fixture,^[77] and that a January 2021 finish may have been required to do so.^[78] Supercars later announced the postponement of the Launceston, Auckland and Perth rounds due to the pandemic. All three were later cancelled.

The championship recommenced in June with a reformatted round at Sydney Motorsport Park, with the postponed races assigned new dates later in the season.^{[79] [80]} Races at Gold Coast and Newcastle were removed from the schedule.^[81]

Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Victoria, Sydney Motorsport Park hosted round four of the championship on the weekend of July 18–19 instead of Winton. The event followed the same format as the previous round but featured a night race on the Saturday night and fans were allowed to attend the event. This spike also caused the Sandown event to be removed from the calendar and replaced with two rounds at The Bend Motorsport Park on the weekends of September 19–20 and 26–27.^[82] This calendar revision also saw postponed races at Symmons Plains Raceway, Wanneroo Raceway and a scheduled third appearance at Sydney Motorsport Park cancelled.

Rule changes

Technical regulations

The number of engines that a team was allowed to use has been reduced to three, compared with four in 2019 in a bid to reduce costs. The piston ring and rocker ratios became control components and engines must complete 40000NaN0 before being rebuilt. Breaking the engine seal before reaching the mileage limit will result in a ten-place grid penalty, similar to Formula One's system of grid penalties for changing engine components. However, engine changes can be made with the approval of Supercars provided that teams present a clear reason for doing so.^[83]

A control shock absorber manufactured by Supashock was introduced in a bid to reducing costs.^{[84] [85]} All cars had a reduction of downforce of up to twelve percent, in a bid to improve racing and encourage overtakes. The rear wing angle was reduced from 18 degrees to 13 degrees, and has gurney flaps of 13 millimetres and 10 millimetres on the wing plane and bootlid respectively. The Mustang's rear wing has also moved forward by 90 millimetres and lowered by 50 millimetres.^[86]

LED panels were to be fitted in the windows of all cars. To accommodate this, the car number on the front windscreen moved from the top-right to top-left corner. Originally scheduled to be introduced from the start of the season, due to production delays its introduction was postponed until 2021.^[87]

Results and standings

Season summary

	Race	Event	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Adelaide 500	Jamie Whincup	Chaz Mostert	Jamie Whincup		Report
	2				Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
2	3	Melbourne 400	Shane van Gisbergen	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[88]	Report
	4		Jamie Whincup
	5		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
	6
3	7	Sydney SuperSprint	Scott McLaughlin	Chaz Mostert	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	8		Jamie Whincup	David Reynolds	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing
	9		Scott McLaughlin	Bryce Fullwood	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
4	10	Sydney SuperSprint	Scott McLaughlin	Anton de Pasquale	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	11		Scott McLaughlin	Chaz Mostert	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing
	12		Andre Heimgartner	Andre Heimgartner	Jack Le Brocq	Tickford Racing
5	13	Darwin Triple Crown	Scott McLaughlin	Anton de Pasquale	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Report
	14		Scott McLaughlin	Chaz Mostert	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
	15		Scott McLaughlin	Jack Smith	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
6	16	Darwin SuperSprint	Jamie Whincup	Bryce Fullwood	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	17		Scott McLaughlin	James Courtney	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
	18		Shane van Gisbergen	Scott Pye	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
7	19		Jamie Whincup	Cameron Waters	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Report
	20		Jamie Whincup	Fabian Coulthard	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	21		Scott McLaughlin	Cameron Waters	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
8	22	Townsville SuperSprint	Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	23		Nick Percat	Chaz Mostert		Triple Eight Race Engineering
	24		Todd Hazelwood	Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering
9	25	The Bend SuperSprint	Chaz Mostert	Scott Pye	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Report
	26		Scott McLaughlin	Chaz Mostert	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	27		Scott McLaughlin	Jack Le Brocq	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
10	28	The Bend SuperSprint	Scott McLaughlin	Shane van Gisbergen	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Report
	29		Scott McLaughlin	Jack Le Brocq	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske
	30		Scott McLaughlin	Shane van Gisbergen	Cameron Waters	Tickford Racing
11	31	Bathurst 1000	Cameron Waters	Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen Garth Tander		Report

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
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
Adelaide	150	138	129	120	111	102	96	90	84	78	72	69	66	63	60	57	54	51	48	45	42	39	36	33
SuperSprint	100	92	86	80	74	68	64	60	56	52	48	46	44	42	40	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22
Melbourne	75	69	64	60	55	51	48	45	42	39	36	34	33	31	30	28	27	25	24	22	21	19	18	16

• Bathurst: Used for the Bathurst 1000.
• Adelaide: Used for the Adelaide 500.
• SuperSprint: Used for all SuperSprint races and the Darwin Triple Crown.
• Melbourne: Used for the Melbourne 400.

Drivers' championship

Driver ADE MEL SMP1 SMP2 HID1 HID2 TOW1 TOW2 BEN1 BEN2 BAT 1 Scott McLaughlin 17 2 1 C C C C 1 3 1 1 3 14 20 1 2 1 1 1 7 6 1 1 2 3 14 3 1 1 1 2 5 0 2576 2 Cameron Waters 6 6 3 C C C C 6 6 13 6 9 18 8 9 11 3 5 Ret 2 4 2 2 5 12 5 8 5 3 3 1 2 0 2125 3 97 3 Ret C C C C 2 7 6 4 8 12 11 4 3 8 2 5 19 3 8 Ret 1 1 9 1 14 2 5 5 1 0 2095 4 Jamie Whincup 1 5 C C C C 3 2 3 5 17 8 17 2 1 2 6 7 1 1 3 4 3 2 18 17 3 10 7 3 Ret 0 2049 5 Chaz Mostert 25 7 2 C C C C 4 4 16 11 5 9 7 8 4 9 18 6 3 2 24 3 10 4 11 11 16 11 8 6 3 0 1958 6 Fabian Coulthard 12 10 9 C C C C 10 15 Ret 7 2 13 6 3 5 10 4 11 4 15 17 7 20 8 1 4 2 9 Ret 8 4 0 1800 7 Nick Percat 8 22 7 C C C C 5 1 9 9 1 11 Ret 6 6 5 13 2 Ret 5 4 6 4 7 10 9 17 6 6 4 18 0 1743 8 Anton de Pasquale 99 14 Ret C C C C 8 12 7 3 13 19 1 7 23 6 12 9 10 8 7 5 16 Ret 8 5 4 5 2 11 9 0 1637 9 Scott Pye 20 15 Ret C C C C 17 11 12 12 21 5 3 16 22 13 3 3 9 9 6 9 6 5 7 13 6 12 19 12 6 0 1586 10 Mark Winterbottom 18 8 11 C C C C 9 8 5 10 14 6 4 11 7 11 9 4 12 17 10 14 9 13 17 15 Ret 8 12 16 8 0 1566 11 Lee Holdsworth 5 12 6 C C C C 7 13 2 2 19 15 10 14 12 7 8 12 13 11 9 16 8 10 12 23 11 13 Ret 9 7 0 1553 12 David Reynolds 9 4 8 C C C C 21 5 4 14 11 4 13 5 9 12 16 10 5 10 11 Ret 15 11 13 7 9 16 Ret 17 15 0 1492 13 James Courtney Ret 15 12 9 14 19 4 16 2 12 17 4 7 14 6 7 13 10 13 9 15 14 Ret 7 4 10 10 0 1476 14 Andre Heimgartner 7 11 10 C C C C 15 10 15 17 12 2 9 10 16 15 10 8 Ret 14 15 18 24 17 4 2 7 14 10 14 11 0 1444 15 Jack Le Brocq 55 16 12 C C C C 19 14 11 16 16 1 14 15 8 Ret 14 13 15 12 16 8 7 14 2 10 21 4 13 19 14 0 1396 16 Rick Kelly 15 9 13 C C C C 14 19 17 18 6 17 15 13 10 14 11 22 17 20 14 11 11 16 6 6 8 23 9 15 17 0 1316 17 Todd Hazelwood 14 13 14 C C C C 11 18 8 13 20 3 18 20 20 16 15 15 Ret 13 5 12 14 6 24 12 10 19 11 7 Ret 0 1181 18 Bryce Fullwood 2 21 17 C C C C 13 20 10 15 15 7 21 18 19 19 17 17 8 19 12 17 12 18 3 16 19 15 18 13 Ret 0 1092 19 Macauley Jones 3 17 19 C C C C 18 16 20 8 22 23 Ret 23 18 17 23 18 Ret 18 21 19 18 19 20 18 12 17 14 18 13 0 980 20 Chris Pither 22 19 Ret C C C C 20 22 23 21 18 22 5 21 21 Ret 20 19 11 24 23 21 21 Ret 21 19 15 20 15 23 16 0 866 21 Garry Jacobson 35 Ret 20 C C C C 16 21 19 22 7 24 19 19 13 22 24 16 14 16 18 15 17 20 19 22 13 18 Ret 21 Ret 0 833 22 Jack Smith 4 20 18 C C C C 23 23 18 23 10 21 12 24 15 20 19 23 16 23 22 22 22 21 23 21 22 21 17 22 Ret 0 812 23 Alex Davison 19 C C C C Ret 17 21 20 23 20 16 17 24 18 22 20 18 22 20 13 19 15 22 20 18 22 DNS DNS 12 0 794 24 Will Davison 5 4 C C C C 2 0 507 25 Zane Goddard 34 18 16 24 24 10 21 21 21 Ret 21 19 16 24 20 Ret 0 438 26 Garth Tander 97 1 0 300 27 Jake Kostecki 34 C C C C 22 24 22 Ret 22 14 20 23 22 Ret 16 20 Ret 0 290 28 Warren Luff 25 3 0 258 29 Tony D'Alberto 12 4 0 240 30 Tim Slade 17 5 0 222 31 Dean Fiore 20 6 0 204 32 Michael Caruso 5 7 0 192 33 James Golding 18 8 0 180 34 Brodie Kostecki 99 9 0 168 35 Broc Feeney 44 10 0 156 36 Dylan O'Keeffe 7 11 0 144 37 Jonathon Webb 19 12 0 138 38 Tim Blanchard 3 13 0 132 39 James Moffat 55 14 0 126 40 Will Brown 9 15 0 120 41 Steve Owen 22 16 0 114 42 Dale Wood 15 17 0 108 43 Thomas Randle 8 18 0 102 44 Tyler Everingham 40 19 0 96 45 Jayden Ojeda 40 19 0 96 – Kurt Kostecki 2 Ret 0 0 – Jack Perkins 4 Ret 0 0 – Jordan Boys 14 Ret 0 0 – David Russell 35 Ret 0 0 – Craig Lowndes 888 Ret 0 0 Driver ADE MEL SMP1 SMP2 HID1 HID2 TOW1 TOW2 BEN1 BEN2 BAT

Teams' championship

Team ADE MEL SMP1 SMP2 HID1 HID2 TOW1 TOW2 BEN1 BEN2 BAT 1 DJR Team Penske 12 10 9 C C C C 10 15 Ret 7 2 13 6 3 5 10 4 11 4 15 17 7 20 8 1 4 2 9 Ret 8 4 0 4376 17 2 1 C C C C 1 3 1 1 3 14 20 1 2 1 1 1 7 6 1 1 2 3 14 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 5 C C C C 3 2 3 5 17 8 17 2 1 2 6 7 1 1 3 4 3 2 18 17 3 10 7 3 Ret 30 4114 97 3 Ret C C C C 2 7 6 4 8 12 11 4 3 8 2 5 19 3 8 Ret 1 1 9 1 14 2 5 5 1 3 Tickford Racing 6 6 3 C C C C 6 6 13 6 9 18 8 9 11 3 5 Ret 2 4 2 2 5 12 5 8 5 3 3 1 2 0 3521 55 16 12 C C C C 19 14 11 16 16 1 14 15 8 Ret 14 13 15 12 16 8 7 14 2 10 21 4 13 19 14 4 Tickford Racing/ 23Red Racing 5 12 6 C C C C 7 13 2 2 19 15 10 14 12 7 8 12 13 11 9 16 8 10 12 23 11 13 Ret 9 7 0 3200 23 5 4 C C C C 44 12 9 14 19 4 16 2 12 17 4 7 14 6 7 13 10 13 9 15 14 Ret 7 4 10 10 5 Erebus Motorsport 9 4 8 C C C C 21 5 4 14 11 4 13 5 9 12 16 10 5 10 11 Ret 15 11 13 7 9 16 Ret 17 15 0 3129 99 14 Ret C C C C 8 12 7 3 13 19 1 7 23 6 12 9 10 8 7 5 16 Ret 8 5 4 5 2 11 9 6 Team 18 18 8 11 C C C C 9 8 5 10 14 6 4 11 7 11 9 4 12 17 10 14 9 13 17 15 Ret 8 12 16 8 30 3122 20 15 Ret C C C C 17 11 12 12 21 5 3 16 22 13 3 3 9 9 6 9 6 5 7 13 6 12 19 12 6 7 Walkinshaw Andretti United 2 21 17 C C C C 13 20 10 15 15 7 21 18 19 19 17 17 8 19 12 17 12 18 3 16 19 15 18 13 Ret 0 3050 25 7 2 C C C C 4 4 16 11 5 9 7 8 4 9 18 6 3 2 24 3 10 4 11 11 16 11 8 6 3 8 Brad Jones Racing 8 22 7 C C C C 5 1 9 9 1 11 Ret 6 6 5 13 2 Ret 5 4 6 4 7 10 9 17 6 6 4 18 0 2924 14 13 14 C C C C 11 18 8 13 20 3 18 20 20 16 15 15 Ret 13 5 12 14 6 24 12 10 19 11 7 Ret 9 Kelly Racing 7 11 10 C C C C 15 10 15 17 12 2 9 10 16 15 10 8 Ret 14 15 18 24 17 4 2 7 14 10 14 11 0 2760 15 9 13 C C C C 14 19 17 18 6 17 15 13 10 14 11 22 17 20 14 11 11 16 6 6 8 23 9 15 17 10 Tim Blanchard Racing/ Brad Jones Racing 3 17 19 C C C C 18 16 20 8 22 23 Ret 23 18 17 23 18 Ret 18 21 19 18 19 20 18 12 17 14 18 13 0 1792 4 20 18 C C C C 23 23 18 23 10 21 12 24 15 20 19 23 16 23 22 22 22 21 23 21 22 21 17 22 Ret 11 Team Sydney by Tekno 19 Ret 15 C C C C Ret 17 21 20 23 20 16 17 24 18 22 20 18 22 20 13 19 15 22 20 18 22 DNS DNS 12 0 1720 22 19 Ret C C C C 20 22 23 21 18 22 5 21 21 Ret 20 19 11 24 23 21 21 Ret 21 19 15 20 15 23 16 12 Matt Stone Racing 34 18 16 C C C C 22 24 22 24 24 10 Ret 22 14 21 21 21 Ret 21 19 20 23 22 16 24 20 Ret 16 20 Ret 0 1561 35 Ret 20 C C C C 16 21 19 22 7 24 19 19 13 22 24 16 14 16 18 15 17 20 19 22 13 18 Ret 21 Ret 13 Garry Rogers Motorsport 40 19 0 96 Team ADE MEL SMP1 SMP2 HID1 HID2 TOW1 TOW2 BEN1 BEN2 BAT

Notes and References

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6. News: O'Brien. Connor. Davison, Tickford reunite for Bathurst co-drive. 30 August 2020. Supercars Championship. V8 Supercars Holdings Pty Ltd. 30 August 2020.
7. News: Tickford re-signs Cameron Waters. 3 October 2019. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe.
8. News: Courtney confirmed to join Tickford Racing. 18 May 2020. Speedcafe.
9. Web site: Le Brocq locked in as Mostert replacement. 27 November 2019. supercars.com.au. Supercars Championship. en. 27 November 2019.
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14. News: McLaughlin and Coulthard locked in for 2020. Adam. Mitchell. 4 July 2019. supercars.com. 4 July 2019.
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33. News: Pye joins Team 18 for 2020. Howard. Tom. 7 November 2019. speedcafe.com. 7 November 2019. Speedcafe.
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36. Web site: Davison locked in for full season at Team Sydney. 11 March 2020.
37. News: Team Sydney locks in Bathurst co-drivers. O'Brien. Connor. 17 September 2020. supercars.com. 24 September 2020. Supercars.
38. News: Chris Pither joins Team Sydney. Chapman. Simon. 18 February 2020. speedcafe.com. 18 February 2020.
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41. Web site: Russell scores enduro return with MSR. Supercars. en. 2019-12-17.
42. News: Craig Lowndes extends Triple Eight Supercars enduros deal to 2021. Autosport. 22 August 2019.
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44. News: GRM locks in Bathurst 1000 wildcard. Motorsport.com. 10 September 2020.
45. News: Everingham, Herne to make Bathurst 1000 debut with GRM. Speedcafe. 11 September 2020.
46. News: GRM confirms Ojeda in place of Herne for Bathurst. Speedcafe. 9 October 2020.
47. News: Courtney wants Perkins for Team Sydney. Courtney will next year switch to a relocated Tekno Autosports operation. Supercars Championship. 5 November 2019.
48. News: BJR adds fourth full-time entry for 2020. Bartholomaeus. Stefan. 13 November 2019. supercars.com. 13 November 2019. Supercars Championship.
49. News: Matt Stone Racing secures ex-Kelly Racing REC. Howard. Tom. 17 October 2019. speedcafe.com. 17 October 2019. Speedcafe.
50. News: Kelly Racing confirms 2020 Mustang switch. Stefan. Bartholomaeus . supercars.com. Supercars. 15 October 2019. 15 October 2019.
51. News: Team 18 confirms purchase of second REC. Daniel. Herrero. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 18 October 2019. 18 October 2019.
52. News: Supercars confirms entries for 2020 season. 18 October 2019. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe.
53. News: Emotional Rogers confirms GRM's Supercars exit. Mat. Coch. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 18 October 2019. 18 October 2019.
54. News: GRM wildcard refused Superlicence. Speedcafe. 21 September 2020.
55. News: Pye announces departure from WAU. Daniel. Herrero. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 6 November 2019. 6 November 2019.
56. News: Courtney to leave WAU at end of season. Tom. Howard. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 27 August 2019. 27 August 2019.
57. News: Mostert joins Walkinshaw Andretti United on multi-year deal. Tom. Howard. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 26 November 2019. 26 November 2019.
58. News: WAU confirms Bryce Fullwood for 2020. Herrero. Daniel. 20 January 2020. Speedcafe. 20 January 2020.
59. News: Pye joins Team 18 for 2020. Tom. Howard. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 7 November 2019. 7 November 2019.
60. Web site: Courtney leaves Team Sydney. 29 February 2020.
61. News: How shared 'SuperLite' entry will work. Bartholomaeus. Stefan. 12 December 2019. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 12 December 2019.
62. News: Slade replaces Premat at DJRTP. Bartholomaeus. Stefan. 4 December 2019. Supercars.com. 4 December 2019.
63. News: Stanaway 'calls it a day' on motorsport career. Tom. Howard. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 25 November 2019. 25 November 2019.
64. News: Heimgartner locks in Mustang seat for 2020. 31 October 2019. supercars.com. 2 November 2019.
65. Web site: Kelly confirms place on 2020 grid. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 21 October 2019.
66. News: De Silvestro confirms Supercars exit. Tom. Howard. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 7 November 2019. 7 November 2019.
67. News: Simona de Silvestro joins Porsche outfit. ADAC GT Masters. 9 December 2019.
68. News: MSR signs Jacobson for 2020. Bartholomaeus. Stefan. 5 December 2019. 5 December 2019. Supercars Championship. supercars.com.au.
69. News: O'Brien. Connor. 15 May 2020. 23Red Racing announce exit. Supercars.
70. News: Victorian events at risk in 2020 Supercars calendar. Tom. Howard. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 18 June 2019. 19 June 2019.
71. News: Gold Coast 600 set to host Supercars night race in 2020. Tom. Howard. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 28 August 2019. 28 August 2019.
72. News: Supercars drops Pukekohe for Hampton Downs. Coch. Mat. 13 January 2020. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 13 January 2020.
73. News: The Bend joins 2020 PIRTEK Enduro Cup. Bartholomaeus. Stefan. 24 August 2019. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 24 August 2019.
74. News: Supercars explains Sandown, The Bend enduro switch. Tom. Howard. Dan. Herrero. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 28 August 2019. 28 August 2019.
75. News: Supercars drops QR, Phillip Island in revised 2020 calendar. Tom. Howard. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 28 August 2019. 28 August 2019.
76. Web site: Supercars confirms Albert Park cancellation, seeking replacement event. 13 March 2020.
77. Web site: Statement: Supercars 2020 season events. Supercars. 15 March 2020. 16 March 2020.
78. Web site: Full season to run regardless of end date. Supercars. Connor. O'Brien. 28 March 2020. 29 March 2020.
79. Web site: Sydney to host first event back. Supercars. Connor. O'Brien. 16 May 2020. 16 May 2020.
80. Web site: Supercars postpones three events, launches Eseries . Supercars . 17 March 2020.
81. News: Supercars releases revised 13-round 2020/21 calendar. Speedcafe. 17 May 2020.
82. News: O'Brien. Connor. 31 August 2020. Doubleheader locked in at The Bend. Supercars Championship.
83. News: New engine rules, penalties explained. Bartholomaeus. Stefan. 7 December 2019. supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 9 December 2019.
84. News: Brand new damper spec for 2020 Supercars season. Speedcafe. 30 November 2019.
85. News: Chapman. Simon. New standardised Supercars shocks revealed. 6 February 2020. Speedcafe.com. 8 February 2020.
86. News: Matt Coch. Daniel Herreo. Supercars confirms aerodynamic changes. 25 January 2020. Speedcafe.com. 25 January 2020.
87. News: Supercars LED panel introduction delayed. Speedcafe. 13 February 2020.
88. Web site: AGP supports set to be cancelled. 12 March 2020.