2015 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series

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.

Series schedule

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

Drivers competed in two classes: [4]

Points system

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2015 Australian V8 Touring Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 21 January 2016
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2015 Australian V8 Touring Car Series - Series Results, v8touringcars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. 1 2 3 Entry Incentive And TV Deal Confirmed For 2015 Kumho Series, v8touringcars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2015 Australian V8 Touring Car Series - Pro Point Score, v8touringcars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2015 Australian V8 Touring Car Series - Privateer Point Score, v8touringcars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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