2011 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series
The 2011 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series was a motor racing series for Ford Falcon and Holden utilities (or "utes") built and conforming to V8 Utes series regulations and those holding valid licences to compete as issued by series organisers Spherix and Australian V8 Ute Racing Pty. Ltd. It was the eleventh running of a national racing series for V8 Utes in Australia. The series began on 17 March 2011 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 8 rounds.
The series was won by Kiwi Chris Pither, over former V8 Supercar driver David Sieders and in third place was Ryal Harris.[1]
Teams and drivers[]
The following drivers competed in the 2011 V8 Utes series.[2]
Team | Car | No | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hi-Tech Motorsport | Holden VE SS Ute | 1 | All | |
Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 11 | Jack Elsegood | All | |
Holden VE SS Ute | 26 | All | ||
Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 51 | 2–3 | ||
Holden VE SS Ute | 92 | 1–2 | ||
SEW Eurodrive Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 2 | 1–2 | |
Sage Automation/Roof Seal | Holden VE SS Ute | 3 | All | |
Big Gun Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 4 | 1–2 | |
14 | 1–6 | |||
44 | 2 | |||
58 | All | |||
Priority Engineering Services | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 5 | 1 | |
Truckline Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 6 | 1–2 | |
Tinkler Motorsports | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 7 | 1–2 | |
33 | Nathan Tinkler | 5 | ||
Sieders Racing Team | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 8 | All | |
97 | 6 | |||
Jesus Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 9 | 1–3 | |
Auto One Wildcard | Holden VE SS Ute | 10 | Dean Canto[3] | 4 |
18 | Tim Blanchard[4] | 3 | ||
20 | Adam Macrow[5] | 8 | ||
52 | Tony Longhurst[6] | 7 | ||
71 | [7] | 5 | ||
84 | David Besnard[8] | 6 | ||
Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 15 | Charlie O'Brien[9] | 1 | |
77 | Marcus Marshall[10] | 2 | ||
Wollongong Performance Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 13 | 1–3 | |
Holden VE SS Ute[11] | 4 | |||
Ford FG Falcon XR8[12] | 5–8 | |||
Future Assist Group | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 15 | Charlie O'Brien | 1–2 |
Stephen White Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 19 | 1 | |
Williams Race Tech | Holden VE SS Ute | 21 | 2 | |
30 | 1 | |||
76 | ||||
Craig Dontas Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 22 | 1–2 | |
Workhorse Racing Team | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 23 | 1–2 | |
Eagle Pro Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 24 | 1 | |
Transquip Hire/ECR Group | Holden VE SS Ute | 25 | 2 | |
Bob Jane T-Marts | Holden VE SS Ute | 27 | All | |
No Limit Energy Drink | Holden VE SS Ute | 28 | 1 | |
Calmack Smash Repairs | Holden VE SS Ute | 29 | 2 | |
Cribbin Blencowe Estate Agents | Holden VE SS Ute | 33 | 6, 8 | |
iseek Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 37 | 1 | |
Chris Pither Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 42 | Chris Pither | All |
Giddyup Horsey Production Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 48 | 7 | |
Vittoria Coffee/DIC Australia | Holden VE SS Ute | 55 | 1–2 | |
Monster Energy | Holden VE SS Ute | 56 | Nathan Pretty | All |
Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 61 | Cameron McConville | All |
Mangomedia | Holden VE SS Ute | 66 | ||
Rare Spares | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 68 | 7–8 | |
Red Express Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 69 | 1–2 | |
Western General Body Works | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 72 | 7–8 | |
Wake-Up Backpackers Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 88 | 1–2 | |
Dunn Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 99 | 1–2 |
Race calendar[]
The 2011 V8 Utes Series will consist of eight rounds, all of which will be held on the support programme of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.
Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Clipsal 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 17–20 March | |
2 | Trading Post Perth Challenge | Barbagallo Raceway | Wanneroo, Western Australia | 29 Apr – 1 May | |
3 | Skycity Triple Crown | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | 17–19 June | |
4 | Sucrogen Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 8–10 July | Chris Pither |
5 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 6–9 October | |
6 | Armor All Gold Coast 600 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 21–23 October | |
7 | Norton 360 Sandown Challenge | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 18–20 November | Cameron McConville |
8 | Sydney Telstra 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 2–4 December |
Series Points[]
Pos | Driver | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Chris Pither | 935 |
2 | David Sieders | 908 |
3 | Ryal Harris | 882 |
4 | Grant Johnson | 851 |
5 | Cameron McConville | 805 |
6 | Nathan Pretty | 795 |
7 | Kim Jane | 756 |
8 | Jack Elsegood | 732 |
9 | Ryan Hansford | 703 |
10 | Gary Baxter | 700 |
11 | Craig Dontas | 696 |
12 | Charlie O'Brien | 668 |
13 | Andrew Fisher | 654 |
14 | Rhys McNally | 589 |
15 | Ben Kavich | 493 |
16 | Ben Dunn | 481 |
17 | Nandi Kiss | 407 |
18 | Warren Millett | 389 |
19 | Brad Patton | 388 |
20 | George Elliot | 357 |
References[]
- ^ "Pither takes Ute title from dramatic weekend". Speedcafe. 5 November 2011.
- ^ "V8 Utes 2011 Series Drivers". V8 Utes Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "2011 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series – Townsville 400". Natsoft. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Blanchard gets V8 Utes wildcard berth". SpeedCafe. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Adam Macrow awarded Wildcard V8 Utes berth". Speedcafe. 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Two-time Bathurst Winner Joins V8 Utes". Speedcafe. 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Bathurst Entry List". V8 Utes. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "David Besnard set for V8 Utes debut". Speedcafe. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "V8 Utes announce Wildcard entry for 2011". Speedcafe. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "Marcus Marshall to make V8 Ute debut". SpeedCafe. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "2011 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series – Townsville 400". Natsoft. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Ford FG Ute set to make debut at Bathurst". Speedcafe. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
External links[]
- 2011 in Australian motorsport
- V8 Ute Racing Series