2017 Australian V8 Touring Car Series

The 2017 Australian V8 Touring Car Series (commercially known as the 2017 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series) was the tenth running of the Australian V8 Touring Car Series, the third tier of Australian touring car racing. The five-round, fifteen-race series began on 21 April at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and concluded on 29 October at Sydney Motorsport Park.[1]

Entries

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Team Car Class No. Driver Rounds
Page Brothers Jayco Holden Commodore VE K 2   Steven Page 1, 4
JCH Electrical Ford Falcon BF K 5   Jason Heck 3
A.N.T. Racing Ford Falcon BF K 6   Tony Evangelou 2
Poll Performance Holden Commodore VE K 7   Jim Pollicina All
K 23   Michael Caine All
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon BA C 9   Thomas Randle 3
Anderson Motorsport Ford Falcon FG K 11   Michael Anderson All
Century 21 Hazelbrook Ford Falcon BF K 12   Chris Delfsma 1, 3, 5
Image Racing Ford Falcon FG C 14   Josh Smith 1-3
C 49   Jordan Boys 1-4
Ford Falcon BA K 16   Leigh Moran 1
Stapleton Motorsport Ford Falcon EL H 17   Troy Stapleton 1-2
TF Maintenance Ford Falcon BF K 17   Jason Foley 5
Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore VE C 21   Jack Smith All
Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon BF C 30   Aaron Seton 2-3
McDonald Motorsport Holden Commodore VP H 33   Jamie McDonald 5
Nandi Kiss Racing Holden Commodore VE K 36   Nandi Kiss 3, 5
Eggleston Motorsport Holden Commodore VE C 38   Tyler Greenbury All
Challenge Motorsport Ford Falcon FG K 39   Chris Smerdon All
Mac Motorsport Ford Falcon BF K 41   Mark Primmer 1
K 69   Jon McCorkindale All
Premium Shower Screens and Robes Holden Commodore VY K 46   David Wright 2
Neill Motorsport Holden Commodore VS H 55   Bradley Neill All
Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE K 66   Jack Sipp 1
Ford Falcon FG C 67   Anton de Pasquale 3
Garry Hills Racing Holden Commodore VE K 76   Garry Hills 1, 4
Protrack Automotive Performance Holden Commodore VE K 77   Gary Collins 2, 4-5
WakeUp! Backpackers Holden Commodore VZ K 88   Warren Millett 1-2, 5
Custom Garage Ford Falcon EL H 111   Andy Cantrell 5
Emery Motorsport Holden Commodore VE C 888   Geoff Emery 1
Icon Class
C Championship class
K Kumho Cup
H Heritage class

Calendar and results

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Overview

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Round Circuit City / state Date Pole position Winning driver Winning team Round winner
1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria April 22   Michael Anderson   Tyler Greenbury Eggleston Motorsport   Jordan Boys
April 23   Tyler Greenbury Eggleston Motorsport
  Jordan Boys Image Racing
2 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria May 20   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing   Jack Smith
May 21   Tyler Greenbury Eggleston Motorsport
  Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing
3 Queensland Raceway Willowbank, Queensland July 29   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing   Jack Smith
July 30   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing
  Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing
4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria September 9   Jack Smith   Tyler Greenbury Eggleston Motorsport   Jon McCorkindale
September 10   Jon McCorkindale Mac Motorsport
  Michael Anderson Anderson Motorsport
5 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales October 28   Jack Smith   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing   Jack Smith
October 29   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing
  Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing

Series standings

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Session 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Qualifying 3
Races 1 & 2 40 35 31 27 23 20 17 15 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Race 3 60 53 47 41 35 30 26 23 20 17 15 14 12 11 9 8 6 4 2
Pos. Driver Class PHI WIN QLD PHI SMP Pen. Pts.
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Jack Smith C 5 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 Ret 1 1 1 594
2   Tyler Greenbury C 1 1 Ret 2 1 Ret 2 3 3 1 5 Ret 2 2 2 454
3   Michael Anderson K 3 5 9 5 3 3 8 8 5 3 10 1 4 3 4 444
4   Jon McCorkindale K 4 7 4 8 7 5 DNS 10 8 4 1 2 3 5 3 407
5   Jim Pollicina K 7 6 5 4 8 9 9 12 Ret 5 6 6 6 4 6 306
6   Jordan Boys C 8 4 1 3 5 2 4 4 9 Ret 8 Ret 298
=   Michael Caine K 9 8 6 7 Ret 6 10 9 10 6 2 4 7 9 7 298
8   Chris Smerdon K 10 12 12 9 6 10 11 13 11 7 4 3 5 8 5 280
9   Josh Smith C 6 2 14 6 4 4 7 6 6 13 208
10   Anton de Pasquale C 3 2 2 119
11   Warren Millett K 16 13 10 14 11 12 9 6 12 107
12   Geoff Emery C 2 9 2 101
13   Gary Collins K 12 10 11 9 9 Ret 10 10 11 98
14   Bradley Neill H Ret 17 16 15 13 14 15 16 15 10 Ret DNS 12 13 13 97
15   Thomas Randle C 5 5 4 87
16   Nandi Kiss K 13 14 13 11 7 8 77
17   Steven Page K DNS DNS 17 8 7 5 73
18   Aaron Seton C Ret DNS DNS 6 7 7 63
19   Chris Delfsma K 13 14 11 14 15 14 Ret DNS DNS 53
20   Troy Stapleton H 15 15 13 13 12 13 52
21   David Wright K 11 9 8 46
22   Garry Hills K 12 10 7 Ret DNS DNS 45
23   Tony Evangelou K 10 14 7 44
24   Jack Sipp K 11 11 8 42
25   Andy Cantrell H 8 12 10 41
26   Jason Heck K 12 11 12 33
27   Jason Foley K Ret 11 9 30
28   Jamie McDonald H 13 14 14 26
29   Mark Primmer K 14 16 15 20
30   Leigh Moran K Ret DNS DNS 0
Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Historical Results - V8 Touring Car Series". Australian V8 Touring Car Series. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ "2017 Australian V8 Touring Car Series - Series Results" (PDF). Australian V8 Touring Car Series. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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