2016 Supercars Dunlop Series
The 2016 Supercars Dunlop Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, staged as a support series to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. It was the seventeenth annual Supercars Development Series and the fifth to be contested under the "Dunlop Series" name. The season was also the first in which Holden VF Commodores and Ford FG X Falcons built to 'Car of the Future' specifications are eligible for the series, racing alongside previous generation VE Commodore and FG Falcon models.
The series was won by Garry Jacobson driving for Prodrive Racing Australia in a Ford FG X Falcon.
Teams and drivers[]
The following teams and drivers competed in the series.[1]
Team | Vehicle | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Image Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 2 | 1–3 | |
10 | Steve Owen | 1 | ||
Dean Fiore | 2 | |||
3 | ||||
58 | 6 | |||
98 | Renee Gracie | 7 | ||
Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 5 | Jack Le Brocq | All |
6 | Garry Jacobson | All | ||
Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 8 | Andrew Jones | All |
14 | Macauley Jones | All | ||
21 | Josh Kean | All | ||
Matt Stone Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 15 | Adam Marjoram | All |
Holden VF Commodore | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | All | |
MW Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 16 | Bryce Fullwood | All |
26 | Shae Davies | 1–6 | ||
28 | Jesse Dixon | 1 | ||
Chelsea Angelo[2] | 5–7 | |||
Matt Chahda Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 18 | Matt Chahda | All |
Dragon Motor Racing Garry Rogers Motorsport |
Holden VE Commodore | 34 | Chelsea Angelo | 1–3 |
Holden VF Commodore | 44 | Richard Muscat | All | |
99 | James Golding | All | ||
Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 38 | 1–3, 5 | |
Taz Douglas | 4, 7 | |||
54 | Taz Douglas[3] | 2–3, 5–6 | ||
Grant Denyer | 6 | |||
88 | Paul Dumbrell | 1–6 | ||
THR Developments | Holden VE Commodore | 45 | Taz Douglas | 1 |
STR Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 48 | Matt Palmer | All |
Drew Russell | 6 | |||
Kostecki Brothers Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 55 | Kurt Kostecki | 1–3, 5–7 |
56 | Jake Kostecki | All | ||
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 62 | Alex Rullo | All |
Warrin Mining | Holden VE Commodore | 64 | 1 | |
Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 67 | Anton de Pasquale | All |
98 | Renee Gracie | 1–5, 7 | ||
Jack Smith[4] | 6 | |||
Action Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 71 | 2, 5 |
Calendar[]
The 2016 calendar was released on 29 October 2015.[5]
Series standings[]
Points system[]
Points were awarded in each race as follows.
Round format | Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | |
Three races | 100 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Two races | 150 | 138 | 129 | 120 | 111 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
One race | 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 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 30 |
Points standings[]
The series was won by Garry Jacobson driving for Prodrive Racing Australia in a Ford FG X Falcon.
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Bold - Pole position |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Dunlop Series opener draws 27 entries". Speedcafe. 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Chelsea Angelo set for Dunlop Series return". Speedcafe.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Douglas joins Eggleston for Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Jack Smith makes his Dunlop Series debut at Bathurst". v8superfans.co.nz. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Dunlop Series returns to Phillip Island, Sandown". Speedcafe. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
External links[]
- Supercars Development Series
- 2016 in Supercars