2015 V8 Supercar season

2015 V8 Supercar season 2014 2016 The 2015 V8 Supercar season was the nineteenth year in which V8 Supercars contested the senior Australian touring car series. It was the 56th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship, and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500. The season began on 26 February at the Adelaide Street Circuit and finished on 6 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. 2015 featured the nineteenth V8 Supercar Championship, consisting of 36 races at 14 events covering all six states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as an event in New Zealand. There was also a stand-alone event supporting the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. The season also featured the sixteenth second-tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, contested over seven rounds. For the eighth time a third-tier series was run, the Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series. The series championships were won by Mark Winterbottom (V8 Supercar Championship), Cameron Waters (Dunlop Series) and Liam McAdam (Kumho KVTC) respectively. Race calendar Dates sourced from:http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/v8-supercars-announces-2015-calendar V8 Supercars announces 2015 calendar V8Supercars.com.au 12 September 2014 28 January 2015http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/date-change-for-perth-2015-event Date change for Perth 2015 event V8Supercars.com.au 17 November 2014 28 January 2015http://v8touringcars.com.au/news/134/29/KUMHO-V8-TOURING-CAR-SERIES-CONFIRMS-2015-RACING-CALENDAR/ Kumho V8 Touring Car Series Confirms 2015 Racing Calendar V8TouringCars.com.au 25 September 2014 28 January 2015 Event titleCircuitCity / stateRace/roundDateWinnerReport South Australia Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia IVC 1IVC 2IVC 3 26 February–1 March Jamie WhincupFabian CoulthardJames Courtney report DVS 1 Paul Dumbrell Victoria MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge Albert Park Street Circuit Melbourne, Victoria IVC NC 12–15 March Mark Winterbottom report Tasmania Tyrepower Tasmania Super Sprint Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania IVC 4IVC 5IVC 6 27–29 March Craig LowndesCraig LowndesJamie Whincup report Victoria Sandown Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria KVTC 1 Jack Perkins Western Australia Ubet Perth Super Sprint Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia IVC 7IVC 8IVC 9 1–3 May Mark WinterbottomMark WinterbottomWill Davison report DVS 2 Cameron Waters Victoria NP300 Navara Winton Super Sprint Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria IVC 10IVC 11IVC 12 15–17 May Chaz MostertMark WinterbottomMark Winterbottom report DVS 3 Cameron Waters Victoria Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria KVTC 2 12–14 June Alex Rullo Northern Territory Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory IVC 13IVC 14IVC 15 19–21 June Chaz MostertCraig LowndesDavid Reynolds report Queensland Castrol Edge Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland IVC 16IVC 17 10–12 July Mark WinterbottomMark Winterbottom report DVS 4 Cameron Waters Queensland Coates Hire Ipswich Super Sprint Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland IVC 18IVC 19IVC 20 31 July–2 August Mark WinterbottomMark WinterbottomChaz Mostert report DVS 5 Cameron Waters Queensland Queensland Raceway Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland KVTC 3 7–9 August Alex Rullo New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales IVC 21IVC 22IVC 23 21–23 August Chaz MostertJamie WhincupChaz Mostert report Victoria Wilson Security Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria IVC 24 11–13 September Mark WinterbottomSteve Owen report Victoria Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria KVTC 4 18–20 September Liam McAdam New South Wales Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales IVC 25 8–11 October Craig LowndesSteven Richards report DVS 6 Paul Dumbrell Queensland Castrol Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland IVC 26IVC 27 23–25 October Shane van GisbergenJonathon WebbJames CourtneyJack Perkins report New Zealand ITM 500 Auckland Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand IVC 28IVC 29IVC 30 6–8 November Jamie WhincupDavid ReynoldsJamie Whincup report New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales KVTC 5 13–15 November Liam McAdam Victoria WD-40 Phillip Island Super Sprint Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria IVC 31IVC 32IVC 33 20–22 November Craig LowndesJamie WhincupCraig Lowndes report New South Wales Coates Hire Sydney 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales IVC 34IVC 35IVC 36 4–6 December Jamie WhincupJamie WhincupShane van Gisbergen report DVS 7 Paul Dumbrell IVC – International V8 Supercar Championship DVS – Dunlop V8 Supercar Series KVTC – Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series NC – Non-championship International V8 Supercars Championship 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship So Dick Johnson Racing Became DJR Team Penske Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 2015 V8 Supercar Dunlop Series MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge 2015 MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge References External links http://www.v8supercar.com.au/ Category:Supercar seasons