2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Championship

NZ Touring Cars Championship NZ Touring Cars 2015–16 2014–15 New Zealand V8 season 2014–15 2016–17 Class One champion:Simon EvansClass Two champion:Brock Cooley The 2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Cars Championship is the seventeenth season of the series, and the first under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprises two classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars, while class two consists of older NZV8 TL cars. http://nzmotorracing.co.nz/2015/09/29/unified-nz-touring-cars-set-to-race/ Unified NZ Touring Cars Set to Race - NZ Motor Racing NZ Motor Racing Nzmotorracing.co.nz 2015-09-29 2017-03-05 Seven events will be played as competition in the 2015-16 season.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11530755 Motorsport: V8s finally driving in same direction - Sport - NZ Herald News The New Zealand Herald 2015-10-17 2017-03-05 Race calendar Rnd Circuit Date Map 2015New Zealand 300 right New Zealand -37.35508 175.07898 Hampton Downs bottom New Zealand -37.2150522 174.9187728 Pukekohe top New Zealand -43.5317881 172.4796010 Ruapuna top New Zealand -38.393359 176.082340 Taupō bottom New Zealand -40.2375 175.557222 Manfeild top New Zealand -46.440556 168.260833 Teretonga right 1 Taupo Motorsport Park(Taupō, Waikato) 17–18 October 2 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 6–7 November 3 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park(Hampton Downs, Waikato) 28–29 November 2016 4 Mike Pero Motorsport Park(Christchurch, Canterbury Region) 16–17 January 5 Teretonga Park(Invercargill, Southland Region) 23–24 January 6 Manfeild Autocourse(Feilding, Manawatū District) 12–14 February 7 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 16–17 April Teams and drivers Class One Manufacturer Vehicle Team Type No. Car number Driver Events Ford Falcon (FG) Varney Motorsport NZST 14 NZL Gene Rollinson 1 Cunningham Racing NZST 32 NZL Mitch Cunningham 1-6 Holden Commodore (VE) Angus Fogg Racing NZST 3 NZL Angus Fogg 1-6 Team 4 NZST 4 NZL Simon Evans 1-6 Edgell Performance Racing NZST 8 NZL Tim Edgell 1-6 NZST 10 NZL Andy Higgins 2 M3 Racing NZST 10 NZL Richard Moore 3 Hamilton Motorsports TLX 11 NZL Tom Alexander 1-6 84 NZL Lance Hughes 1-4 Team Kiwi Racing NZST 021 NZL Craig Baird 1-2 Andre Heimgartner Racing NZST 022 NZL Andre Heimgartner 4-6 NZST 22 AUS Bryce Fullwood 1-3 NZST 50 NZL Blair McDonald 1-3 TLX 51 NZL James McLaughlin 1 Nissan Altima (L33) Concept Motorsport TLX 007 NZL Nick Ross 1-6 Toyota Camry (XV50) Richards Team Motorsport TLX 71 NZL Sam Barry 7 97 AUS Jason Bargwanna 1-6 222 AUS Scott Taylor 1-5 Class Two Manufacturer Vehicle Team Type No. Car number Driver Events Ford Falcon (BF) TL 46 NZL Simon Fleming 1-6 Liam MacDonald Racing 69 NZL Liam MacDonald 2, 4-5 71 NZL Sam Barry 4, 6 Brad Lathrope Racing 73 NZL Brad Lathrope 1-6 Brock Cooley Motorsport 111 NZL Brock Cooley 1-6 332 NZL Tony Anderson Holden Commodore (VY) Bronson Porter Racing 40 NZL Bronson Porter 6 Nathan Pilcher Racing 55 NZL Nathan Pilcher 2-5 63 NZL Ian Clapperton 5 Kevin Williams Racing 88 NZL Kevin Williams 1-3 Team Kiwi Racing 777 NZL Alyssa Clapperton 1-2, 4-6 Results and standings Season summary Round 2 was held in support of the 2015 ITM 500 Auckland while Round 6 was in support of the 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix. Rnd Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Class 1 Winner Class 2 Winner 2015 1 R1 Taupo Motorsport Park NZL Tim Edgell NZL Simon Evans AUS Jason Bargwanna NZL Tony Anderson R2 NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Kevin Williams R3 NZL Simon Evans NZL Craig Baird NZL Brock Cooley 2 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Kevin Williams R2 NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Kevin Williams R3 NZL Simon Evans NZL Craig Baird NZL Kevin Williams 3 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park NZL Simon Evans AUS Bryce Fullwood AUS Jason Bargwanna NZL Brock Cooley R2 NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Brock Cooley R3 NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Kevin Williams 2016 4 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Sam Barry R2 NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Liam MacDonald R3 NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Simon Evans NZL Brock Cooley 5 R1 Teretonga Park NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Liam MacDonald R2 NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Brock Cooley R3 NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Angus Fogg NZL Brock Cooley 6 R1 Manfeild Autocourse NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Sam Barry R2 NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Simon Evans NZL Sam Barry R3 NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Brock Cooley 7 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Brock Cooley R2 NZL Simon Evans NZL Simon Evans NZL Brad Lathrope R3 NZL Mitch Cunningham NZL Nick Ross NZL Brock Cooley Championship standings Pos. Driver TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 NZL Simon Evans 1372 2 NZL Tim Edgell 1073 3 NZL Mitch Cunningham 1067 4 AUS Jason Bargwanna 939 5 NZL Tom Alexander 865 6 NZL Nick Ross 775 7 NZL Angus Fogg 691 8 NZL Andre Heimgartner 643 9 AUS Bryce Fullwood 407 10 AUS Scott Taylor 399 11 NZL Blair McDonald 344 12 NZL Lance Hughes 315 13 NZL Craig Baird 253 14 NZL Richard Moore 194 15 NZL Sam Barry 163 16 NZL Gene Rollinson 136 17 NZL Tony Anderson 87 18 NZL John Midgley 81 19 NZL Andrew Higgins 72 20 NZL James McLaughlin 0 21 NZL Simon Richards 0 Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1 Class Two standings Pos. Driver TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 NZL Brock Cooley 1407 2 NZL Brad Lathrope 1165 3 NZL Simon Fleming 892 4 NZL Kevin Williams 584 5 NZL Alyssa Clapperton 571 6 NZL Nathan Pilcher 496 7 NZL Liam MacDonald 471 8 NZL Sam Barry 292 9 NZL Steve Taylor 168 10 NZL Bronson Porter 148 11 NZL Robert Wallace 140 12 NZL Jamie Gaskin 127 13 NZL Ian Clapperton 91 14 NZL Bruce Verdon 84 15 NZL Tony Anderson 0 16 NZL Dave Dovey 0 17 NZL Michael Starnes 0 18 NZL Nikolas Haden 0 Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1 References External links Driver standings on Database.com Touring Cars Touring Cars Category:NZ Touring Cars Championship seasons