2015 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series

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The 2015 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for de-registered V8 Supercars.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series, with Tri State Racing Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] The series was the eighth in a sequence of annual Australian V8 Touring Car Series and the fifth to carry sponsorship from Kumho Tyres.

The series was won by Liam McAdam.

Entries[edit]

Manufacturer Model Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Ford BA Falcon Steve Briffa Racing 9 Australia Scott Loadsman P 3
JCV Automotive 12 Australia John Vergotis P All
Vectra Group 39 Australia Chris Smerdon P All
Image Racing 16 Australia Leigh Morgan P 2, 4
BF Falcon 49 Australia Michael Hector P 1-2, 4
JCH Electrical 5 Australia Jason Heck P All
501 Performance 6 Australia Tony Evangelou P 2, 4-5
Century 21 Hazelbrook 21 Australia Chris Delfsma P 1-3
STR Truck Bodies 48 Australia Matthew Palmer P All
Kostecki Brothers Racing 56 Australia Jake Kostecki P 1-4
Performance West 62 Australia Alex Rullo P All
Douglas Barry Specialists 88 Australia Steven Devjak P All
Holden VZ Commodore Pollicina Motorsports 7 Australia Jim Pollicina P All
Poco Racing 8 Australia Steve Briffa P All
Enviropress 15 Australia Darrin Renouf P 5
Eggleston Motorsport 38 Australia Liam McAdam P All
54 Australia Jack Perkins P 1
SA Racing Logistics 45 Australia Jason Leoncini P 1
DG Engineering 57 Australia Lyle Kearns P 3-4
Strong Excavations 75 Australia Brendan Strong P 1-3, 5
Symbol Class
P Pro
P Privater

Series schedule[edit]

The series was contested over five rounds.[1]

Round[1] Circuit[1] Date[1] Format[1][2] Round winner[3] Car[2]
1 Sandown Raceway 27–29 March Three races Jack Perkins Holden VZ Commodore
2 Winton Motor Raceway 12–14 June Three races Alex Rullo Ford BF Falcon
3 Queensland Raceway 7–9 August Three races Alex Rullo Ford BF Falcon
4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 18–20 September Three races Liam McAdam Holden VZ Commodore
5 Sydney Motorsport Park 13–15 November Three races Liam McAdam Holden VZ Commodore

Classes[edit]

Drivers competed in two classes:[4]

  • Pro - for drivers of cars entered by professional race teams and car preparers[4]
  • Privateer - for drivers who prepared and operated their own car(s)[4]

Points system[edit]

Series points were awarded on the following basis at each round:[1]

Position[1] 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
to last
Qualifying[1] 3
Races 1 & 2[1] 40 35 31 27 23 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Races 3[1] 60 53 47 41 35 30 26 23 20 17 15 14 12 11 9 8 6 5 3 2

Series standings[edit]

Position[3] Driver[3] No.[3] Car[2] Competitor / Team[2] San[3] Win[3] Que[3] Phi[3] Syd[3] Penalty[3] Total[3]
1 Liam McAdam 38 Holden VZ Commodore Eggleston Motorsport 119 83 90 143 140 0 575
2 Alex Rullo 62 Ford BF Falcon Performance West 15 130 143 95 122 0 505
3 Steve Briffa 8 Holden VZ Commodore Poco.com.au 50 109 76 73 71 0 379
4 Jim Pollicina 7 Holden VZ Commodore Poll Performance / Mocomm 103 60 81 55 73 0 372
5 Steven Devjak 88 Ford BF Falcon Douglas Barry Specials 49 67 62 81 65 0 324
6 Matthew Palmer 48 Ford BF Falcon STR Truck Bodies 81 40 73 39 81 0 314
7 Chris Smerdon 39 Ford BA Falcon Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx 79 68 60 34 64 0 305
8 Tony Evangelou 6 Ford BF Falcon 501 Performance 0 76 0 113 54 0 243
9 Jake Kostecki 56 Ford BF Falcon Arcoplate/Penrite Oils 47 54 54 55 0 0 210
10 Jason Heck 5 Ford BF Falcon JCH Electrical 35 35 40 34 61 0 205
11 Michael Hector 49 Ford BF Falcon Image Racing 59 49 0 80 0 0 188
12 John Vergotis 12 Ford BA Falcon JCV Automotive 36 45 21 40 33 0 175
13 Jack Perkins 54 Holden VZ Commodore Eggleston Motorsport 143 0 0 0 0 0 143
14 Brendan Strong 75 Holden VZ Commodore Strong Excavations / Kirra Automotive 37 28 45 0 27 0 137
15 Chris Delfsma 21 Ford BF Falcon Century 21 Hazelbrook 42 48 30 0 0 0 120
16 Leigh Moran 16 Ford BA Falcon Image Racing / Lubrimaxx 0 26 0 31 0 0 57
17 Lyle Kearns 57 Holden VZ Commodore DG Engineering / Precise Precut 0 0 15 40 0 0 55
18 Scott Loadsman 9 Ford BA Falcon Steve Briffa Racing 0 0 39 0 0 0 39
19 Jason Leoncini 45 Holden VZ Commodore SA Racing Logistics / THR Developments 37 0 0 0 0 0 37
20 Darrin Renouf 15 Holden VS Commodore Enviropress 0 0 0 0 21 0 21
                       
  Pro                    
                       
Position[5] Driver[5] No.[5] Car[2] Competitor / Team[2] San[5] Win[5] Que[5] Phi[5] Syd[5] Penalty[5] Total[5]
1 Liam McAdam 38 Holden VZ Commodore Eggleston Motorsport 123 80 117 143 140 0 603
2 Alex Rullo 62 Ford BF Falcon Performance West 35 130 141 108 123 0 537
3 Chris Smerdon 39 Ford BA Falcon Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx 101 105 115 50 99 0 470
4 Tony Evangelou 6 Ford BF Falcon 501 Performance 0 87 0 113 78 0 278
5 Michael Hector 49 Ford BF Falcon Image Racing 95 91 0 58 0 0 244
6 Leigh Moran 16 Ford BA Falcon Image Racing / Lubrimaxx 0 78 0 84 0 0 162
7 Jack Perkins 54 Holden VZ Commodore Eggleston Motorsport 140 0 0 0 0 0 140
8 Jason Leoncini 45 Holden VZ Commodore SA Racing Logistics / THR Developments 84 0 0 0 0 0 84
                       
  Privateer                    
                       
Position[6] Driver[6] No.[6] Car[2] Competitor / Team[2] San[6] Win[6] Que[6] Phi[6] Syd[6] Penalty[6] Total[6]
1 Jim Pollicina 7 Holden VZ Commodore Poll Performance / Mocomm 135 95 101 103 107 0 541
2 Steve Briffa 8 Holden VZ Commodore Poco.com.au 66 140 95 113 101 0 515
3 Steven Devjak 88 Ford BF Falcon Douglas Barry Specials 81 95 80 120 89 0 465
4 Matthew Palmer 48 Ford BF Falcon STR Truck Bodies 116 67 87 67 57 0 394
5 Jason Heck 5 Ford BF Falcon JCH Electrical 58 58 54 64 81 0 315
6 Jake Kostecki 56 Ford BF Falcon Arcoplate/Penrite Oils 81 70 70 84 0 0 305
7 John Vergotis 12 Ford BA Falcon JCV Automotive 66 76 32 74 55 0 303
8 Brendan Strong 75 Holden VZ Commodore Strong Excavations / Kirra Automotive 64 53 63 0 35 0 215
9 Chris Delfsma 21 Ford BF Falcon Century 21 Hazelbrook 77 78 41 0 0 0 196
10 Lyle Kearns 57 Holden VZ Commodore DG Engineering / Precise Precut 0 0 20 74 0 0 94
11 Scott Loadsman 9 Ford BA Falcon Steve Briffa Racing 0 0 52 0 0 0 52
12 Darrin Renouf 15 Holden VS Commodore Enviropress 0 0 0 0 35 0 35
13 Peter Rullo 26 Ford BF Falcon Performance West 0 23 0 0 0 0 23

References[edit]