2011 Commodore Cup National Series

The 2011 Commodore Cup National Series is an Australian motor racing series. It is the 18th running of the Commodore Cup and runs on the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships calendar. The series began on 3 April 2011, at Wakefield Park and will end on 6 November 2011, at Phillip Island. For the first time, two two-driver endurance rounds will be held during the season; the traditional Ashley Cooper Memorial round at Winton and a new endurance round at the Bathurst Motor Festival.

Tony Bates won the opening round of the season despite nearly failing to make it to the race one starting grid. Ross McGregor and Fujitsu V8 Supercar driver Drew Russell won the first of the two-driver rounds at Bathurst after the pole-sitting car of five-time champion Geoff Emery and V8 Supercar driver Steve Owen encountered mechanical dramas in the first race. Reigning Ashley Cooper Memorial winners Adam Beechey and Dean Crosswell successfully defended their title at Winton, with reigning Commodore Cup champion Beechey taking the championship lead. Beechey won again at Eastern Creek before finishing off the podium for the first time in Commodore Cup at Sandown, where Matt Hayes took the round win and closed Beechey's series lead to just one point with one round remaining. Hayes took pole position at the final round to be level with Beechey on points but he was forced wide at turn two in race one which allowed Beechey ahead. Beechey went on to win the round, securing his second Commodore Cup title in as many years.

Teams and drivers[]

The following drivers and teams competed in the 2011 Commodore Cup National Series.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Team	Car model	No	Driver	Enduro co-drivers
Donut King	VS Commodore	1	Adam Beechey
San Marco Italian Restaurant	VS Commodore	6
Renaissance Homes	VS Commodore	7
On Track Motorsport	VS Commodore	8
Castle Concreting	VH Commodore	10
Octane Alley Race Engines	VS Commodore	12		Tim Blanchard
Aussie NASCAR Tours	VH Commodore	14
Sentinel Fire Services	VS Commodore	16
Aquacity Pool and Spa	VH Commodore	21
Sports Alive	VS Commodore	24		David Russell
Australian Motive Power Systems	VS Commodore	34
Top Shelf Fruits	VS Commodore	40
Anthony Tancredi	VS Commodore	41
National Directory Distribution	VS Commodore	48	Geoff Emery	Steve Owen
Beeps Auto Parts	VS Commodore	58
Western General Bodyworks	VS Commodore	66		Shane Price
Action Racing	VS Commodore	71
Adams Auto Electrics	VS Commodore	77		Ryan McLeod
Aerial Motors Racing	VH Commodore	80
	VS Commodore	88		*
Jason Domaschenz	VS Commodore	85
Automobility	VS Commodore	96		Simon Evans
Powercorp	VH Commodore	98
Southern Star Windows	VS Commodore	99		Drew Russell

* practiced only

Calendar[]

The 2011 Commodore Cup National Series will consist of six rounds.^[7] Two-driver endurance rounds will be held at Bathurst and Winton.

Rd.	Race title	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner
1	Wakefield Park	Wakefield Park	Goulburn, New South Wales	2–3 April
2	Bathurst	Mount Panorama	Bathurst, New South Wales	22–24 April	Drew Russell
3	Ashley Cooper Memorial	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	25–26 June	Adam Beechey
4	Eastern Creek	Eastern Creek Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	16–17 July	Adam Beechey
5	Sandown	Sandown International Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	10–11 September
6	Phillip Island	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	5–6 November	Adam Beechey

Series standings[]

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