2011 International V8 Supercars Championship

Motor racing competition January 2020 June 2011 V8 Supercars International V8 Supercars Championship Drivers' Champion:Jamie WhincupTeams' Champion:Triple Eight Race EngineeringManufacturers' Championship:Holden 2011 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2010 Support series:Fujitsu SeriesAustralian GT ChampionshipPorsche Carrera Cup AustraliaAustralian V8 Ute Racing SeriesTouring Car Masters The top 4 in the championship, from L to R: Shane van Gisbergen (4th), Jamie Whincup (1st), Mark Winterbottom (3rd), Craig Lowndes (2nd)|thumb The 2011 International V8 Supercar Championship (often simplified to the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship) was an FIA sanctioned international motor racing series for V8 Supercars.V8 Supercars Operations Manual https://web.archive.org/web/20120328032653/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/Portals/v8/RadEditor/Documents/V8Supercars/Tech_Talk/Rules_Regulations/Operations_Manual/Update_1_2010/2010%20Div%20A_Update%201.pdf 28 March 2012 Retrieved from v8supercars.com.au on 23 June 2010 It was the thirteenth V8 Supercar Championship Series and the fifteenth series in which V8 Supercars contested the premier Australian touring car title. It was the first since the series was elevated to the 'International category' status by the FIA.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/v8-supercars-upgrades-status/tabid/70/newsid/10635/default.aspx V8 Supercars upgrades status Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series 8 November 2010 11 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110205747/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/v8-supercars-upgrades-status/tabid/70/newsid/10635/default.aspx 10 November 2010 dead dmy-all The championship began on 10 February in the Middle East at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit and finished on 4 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. It was contested over 28 races at 14 events. These events were held in all states of Australia and in the Northern Territory as well as in the United Arab Emirates, and New Zealand. The 52nd Australian Touring Car Championship title was awarded to Jamie Whincup by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden driver Jamie Whincup won the championship by 35 points over his teammate Craig Lowndes. The best placed Ford driver was Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom, 458 points behind Whincup. Stone Brothers Racing driver Shane van Gisbergen finished in fourth, 38 points behind Winterbottom, with the Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander a further 98 points back in fifth. Whincup won ten races during the course of the season, one shared with French driver Sébastien Bourdais at the Gold Coast. He finished on the podium in nine of the first eleven races, setting up a strong points lead. His teammate Lowndes chipped away at the lead, winning four races in a row in the middle of the season, one with Mark Skaife at Phillip Island, and briefly led the championship after the Bathurst 1000. Lowndes won his fifth race at the title decider in Sydney but this was not enough to take the crown away from Whincup. The other thirteen race wins were shared between eight other drivers. Reigning champion James Courtney won the second race of the year in Abu Dhabi while his teammate Tander won three races, including one race at the Clipsal 500 and the Bathurst 1000 with Nick Percat. Rick Kelly also won three races, taking his first race win since 2008 and the first for Kelly Racing at the Hamilton 400. Van Gisbergen won the first race of his career at the Hamilton 400 before scoring his second at Hidden Valley. Brad Jones Racing were another team to win their first championship race, with Jason Bright taking his first win since 2006 at Barbagallo and backing it up with another win at Winton. Winterbottom took his first win in just under a year at the Gold Coast, winning the Sunday race with British driver Richard Lyons, before winning the final race of the season in Sydney. Teams and drivers thumb|Jamie Whincup won the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship thumb|Craig Lowndes placed 2nd thumb|Mark Winterbottom placed 3rd thumb|Shane van Gisbergen placed 4th thumb|Garth Tander placed 5th thumb|Will Davison placed 7th thumb|Tim Slade placed 9th The following teams and drivers competed in the 2011 championship. Championship entries Endurance entriesManufacturerModelTeamNo. Car NumberDriver nameRoundsPhillip Island/Bathurst Co-drivers who competed at the Phillip Island 500 and Bathurst 1000.Gold Coast International Co-drivers who competed at the Gold Coast 600 only. Ford Falcon FG Tony D'Alberto Racinghttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/03/04/dalberto-secures-official-backing-from-ford/ D’Alberto secures official Ford backing « Speedcafe – Get Your Racing Fix Speedcafe.com.au 4 March 2011 11 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120328175057/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/03/04/dalberto-secures-official-backing-from-ford/ 28 March 2012 3 Australia Tony D'Albertohttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/holding-pattern/tabid/70/newsid/10751/default.aspx Holding pattern 29 November 2010 V8 Supercars Australia 30 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101203015603/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/holding-pattern/tabid/70/newsid/10751/default.aspx 3 December 2010 2–8, 10–14 Australia Dale Woodhttp://www.wilsonsecurityracing.com.au/news_read_more.php?story=dale-wood-confirmed-as-wsr-enduro-driver-1304671693 DALE WOOD CONFIRMED AS WSR ENDURO DRIVER 6 May 2011 Wilson Security Racing 6 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120321114300/http://www.wilsonsecurityracing.com.au/news_read_more.php?story=dale-wood-confirmed-as-wsr-enduro-driver-1304671693 21 March 2012 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzihttps://speedcafe.com/luizzi-set-to-be-first-active-f1-driver-to-race-v8s/ Liuzzi set to be first active F1 driver to race V8s SpeedCafe 28 July 2011 29 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110808083817/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/28/luizzi-set-to-be-first-active-f1-driver-to-race-v8s/ 8 August 2011 AUS Taz Douglashttps://speedcafe.com/chicken-pox-rules-out-tony-dalberto/ Chicken pox virus rules out Tony D'Alberto Speedcafe 17 September 2011 11 December 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120521145815/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/09/17/chicken-pox-rules-out-tony-dalberto/ 21 May 2012 9 Stone Brothers Racing 4 Australia Alex Davisonhttp://www.ozracingwrap.com/v8-supercars/881-irwin-industial-tools-extend-stone-brothers-deal-to-end-of-2011.html Irwin Industrial Tools extend Stone Brothers Deal to end of 2011 8 November 2009 OzRacingWrap 5 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110715031747/http://www.ozracingwrap.com/v8-supercars/881-irwin-industial-tools-extend-stone-brothers-deal-to-end-of-2011.html 15 July 2011 AllAustralia David Brabhamhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/stone-brothers-racing-announce-endurance-lineup/tabid/70/newsid/10992/default.aspx STONE BROTHERS RACING ANNOUNCE ENDURANCE LINEUP 3 March 2011 V8 Supercars Australia 3 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110305043548/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/stone-brothers-racing-announce-endurance-lineup/tabid/70/newsid/10992/default.aspx 5 March 2011 Germany Marc Liebhttps://speedcafe.com/german-ace-joins-alex-davison-for-gold-coast/ German ace joins Alex Davison for Gold Coast SpeedCafe 29 June 2011 30 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110705021012/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/06/29/german-ace-joins-alex-davison-for-gold-coast/ 5 July 2011 9 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergenhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/04/16/sbr-re-signs-van-gisbergen-and-sp-tools/ SBR re-signs Van Gisbergen and SP Tools 16 April 2010 SpeedCafe 5 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111009131118/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/04/16/sbr-re-signs-van-gisbergen-and-sp-tools/ 9 October 2011 AllNew Zealand John McIntyreItaly Emanuele Pirrohttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/stone-brothers-forced-into-enduro-change/tabid/70/newsid/11693/default.aspx Stone Brothers Forced into Enduro Change Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series 28 September 2011 28 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110930130224/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/stone-brothers-forced-into-enduro-change/tabid/70/newsid/11693/default.aspx 30 September 2011 Ford Performance Racing 5 Winterbottom carried the number 95 for the Townsville 400 to celebrate the release of Cars 2. Australia Mark Winterbottomhttp://www.fpr.com.au/2010/01/19/mark-winterbottom-re-signs-with-fpr-until-2013/ Mark Winterbottom re-signs with FPR 19 January 2010 Ford Performance Racing 5 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101015012527/http://www.fpr.com.au/2010/01/19/mark-winterbottom-re-signs-with-fpr-until-2013/ 15 October 2010 dead All New Zealand Steven Richardshttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/richards-and-youlden-confirmed-as-fpr-endurance-signings/tabid/70/newsid/10982/default.aspx Richards and Youlden Confirmed as FPR's Endurance Signings 28 February 2011 V8 Supercars Australia 28 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110302132528/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/richards-and-youlden-confirmed-as-fpr-endurance-signings/tabid/70/newsid/10982/default.aspx 2 March 2011 UK Richard Lyonshttps://speedcafe.com/fpr-replaces-power-with-lyons-for-gc600/ FPR replaces Power with Lyons for GC600 Speedcafe 17 October 2011 11 December 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20111220161844/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/10/17/fpr-replaces-power-with-lyons-for-gc600/ 20 December 2011 Will Power was due to take part in the Gold Coast 600, but was forced to withdraw after sustaining a back injury at the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship. 6 Australia Will Davisonhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/davison-with-a-point-to-prove/tabid/70/newsid/10866/default.aspx/ Davison with a Point To Prove 20 January 2011 The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia 20 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110122092331/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/davison-with-a-point-to-prove/tabid/70/newsid/10866/default.aspx 22 January 2011 All Australia Luke Youlden Finland Mika Salohttps://speedcafe.com/salo-klien-excited-to-join-ford-factory-team/ Salo, Klien excited to join Ford factory team SpeedCafe 28 July 2011 29 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110806090009/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/28/salo-klien-excited-to-join-ford-factory-team/ 6 August 2011 Triple F Racing 12 Australia Dean Fiore All Australia Michael Patrizihttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/triple-f-confirms-patrizi-for-2011-enduros/tabid/70/newsid/11112/default.aspx Triple F Confirms Patrizi For 2011 Enduros 5 April 2011 V8 Supercars 6 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110408002857/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/triple-f-confirms-patrizi-for-2011-enduros/tabid/70/newsid/11112/default.aspx 8 April 2011 http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/05/dean-fiore-confirms-v8-endurance-partner-2/ Dean Fiore confirms V8 endurance partner 5 April 2011 SpeedCafe 6 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110408012214/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/05/dean-fiore-confirms-v8-endurance-partner-2/ 8 April 2011 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Dick Johnson Racing 17 Australia Steven Johnsonhttp://jimbeamracing.com.au/_webapp_678132/STEVEN_JOHNSON_SIGNS_ON_WITH_JIM_BEAM_RACING_FOR_2011 Steven Johnson signs on with Jim Beam Racing for 2011 21 September 2010 Jim Beam Racing 5 November 2010 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes All Australia David Besnardhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/03/16/djr-unveils-2011-livery-confirms-co-drivers/ DJR unveils 2011 livery, confirms co-drivers 16 March 2011 SpeedCafe 5 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110318124203/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/03/16/djr-unveils-2011-livery-confirms-co-drivers/ 18 March 2011 dmy-all http://jimbeamracing.com.au/_webapp_819159/JIM_BEAM_RACING_CONFIRM_ENDURANCE_LINE-UP Jim Beam Racing Confirm Endurance Line-up 16 March 2011 SpeedCafe 5 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110404063708/http://www.jimbeamracing.com.au/_webapp_819159/JIM_BEAM_RACING_CONFIRM_ENDURANCE_LINE-UP 4 April 2011 dmy-all Germany Dirk Müller 18 Australia James Moffathttp://jimbeamracing.com.au/_webapp_773077/JAMES_MOFFAT_SIGNS_WITH_JIM_BEAM_RACING James Moffat Signs with Jim Beam Racing 21 January 2011 Jim Beam Racing 21 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110220030418/http://www.jimbeamracing.com.au/_webapp_773077/JAMES_MOFFAT_SIGNS_WITH_JIM_BEAM_RACING 20 February 2011 All NZL Matt Hallidayhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/05/matt-halliday-aims-high-for-enduros/ Matt Halliday aims high for enduros 5 April 2011 SpeedCafe 6 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110408012721/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/05/matt-halliday-aims-high-for-enduros/ 8 April 2011 dmy-all USA Joey Handhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/bmw-trio-confirmed-for-armor-all-gold-coast-600/tabid/70/newsid/11340/default.aspx BMW Trio Confirmed for Armor All Gold Coast 600 10 June 2011 V8 Supercars 11 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110613132237/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/bmw-trio-confirmed-for-armor-all-gold-coast-600/tabid/70/newsid/11340/default.aspx 13 June 2011 dmy-all https://speedcafe.com/bmws-le-mans-stars-confirmed-for-gc600/ BMW's Le Mans stars confirmed for GC600 10 June 2011 SpeedCafe 11 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110613040251/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/06/10/bmws-le-mans-stars-confirmed-for-gc600/ 13 June 2011 dmy-all Tekno Autosports 19 Australia Jonathon Webbhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/11/15/webb-splits-with-djr-to-run-own-entry/ Webb splits with DJR to run own entry SpeedCafe 15 November 2010 15 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101210022923/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/11/15/webb-splits-with-djr-to-run-own-entry/ 10 December 2010http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/16/jono-webbs-new-team-sorts-key-staff/ Jono Webb’s new team sorts key staff SpeedCafe 16 December 2010 16 December 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101220033354/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/16/jono-webbs-new-team-sorts-key-staff/ 20 December 2010 All GBR Richard Lyonshttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/exclusive-richard-lyons-signs-with-mother-energy-racing-team-for-enduros/tabid/70/newsid/10959/default.aspx EXCLUSIVE: Richard Lyons Signs With Mother Energy Racing Team for Enduros 18 February 2011 V8 Supercars Australia 28 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110225104624/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/exclusive-richard-lyons-signs-with-mother-energy-racing-team-for-enduros/tabid/70/newsid/10959/default.aspx 25 February 2011 BRA Gil de Ferranhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/former-indy-500-winner-completes-gold-coast-field/tabid/70/newsid/11772/default.aspx FORMER INDY 500 WINNER COMPLETES GOLD COAST FIELD V8 Supercars Australia 11 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111011235611/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/former-indy-500-winner-completes-gold-coast-field/tabid/70/newsid/11772/default.aspx 11 October 2011 James Rosenberg Racing (SBR Satellite operation of Stone Brothers Racing) 47 Australia Tim Slade All New Zealand Daniel Gaunt Brazil Hélio Castroneveshttps://speedcafe.com/castroneves-confirmed-for-gold-coast-grid/ Castroneves confirmed for Gold Coast grid SpeedCafe 26 July 2011 26 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110809041127/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/26/castroneves-confirmed-for-gold-coast-grid/ 9 August 2011 Rod Nash Racing (FPR Satellite operation of Ford Performance Racing) 55 Australia Paul Dumbrellhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/shock-pd-stays!/tabid/70/newsid/10677/default.aspx SHOCK: PD stays! 19 January 2010 The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia 14 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110301001033/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/shock-pd-stays!/tabid/70/newsid/10677/default.aspx 1 March 2011 All Australia Dean Cantohttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/canto-returns-to-bottle-o-racing-team/tabid/70/newsid/11032/default.aspx/ Canto Returns To Bottle-O Racing Team 16 March 2011 The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia 16 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113404/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/canto-returns-to-bottle-o-racing-team/tabid/70/newsid/11032/default.aspx/ 6 July 2011 http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/03/16/canto-confirmed-as-bottle-o-co-driver/ Canto confirmed as Bottle-O co-driver 16 March 2011 SpeedCafe 16 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110318170811/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/03/16/canto-confirmed-as-bottle-o-co-driver/ 18 March 2011 Austria Christian Klien Holden Commodore VE Holden Racing Team 1 Australia James Courtneyhttp://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2010/press/default.aspx?ID=1372 https://archive.today/20121231055608/http://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2010/press/default.aspx?ID=1372 dead 31 December 2012 V8 Supercar Champion James Courtney signs with the Toll Holden Racing Team 14 December 2010 hrt.com.au 14 December 2010 All Australia Cameron McConvillehttp://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2011/press/default.aspx?Id=1470&title=Toll%20Holden%20Racing%20Team%20endurance%20line-up Toll Holden Racing Team endurance line-up 9 April 2011 hrt.com.au 9 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720010652/http://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2011/press/default.aspx?Id=1470&title=Toll%20Holden%20Racing%20Team%20endurance%20line-up 20 July 2011 dead GBR Darren Turnerhttp://www.holdenmotorsport.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=68279 Toll HRT Names Darren Turner for Gold Coast 18 October 2011 Holden Motorsport 18 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120326043239/http://www.holdenmotorsport.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=68279 26 March 2012 Dan Wheldon was originally scheduled to drive alongside James Courtney at the Gold Coast 600, but was killed in an accident at the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship one week before the race. 2 Australia Garth Tanderhttp://www.garthtander.com/template11.asp?CategoryId=1525&news=370 Garth re-signs with HRT 27 August 2009 GarthTander.com 5 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110711073456/http://www.garthtander.com/template11.asp?CategoryId=1525&news=370 11 July 2011 All AUS Nick Percat Australia Ryan Briscoehttps://speedcafe.com/team-penske-drivers-confirmed-for-gc600/ Team Penske drivers confirmed for GC600 SpeedCafe 5 July 2011 6 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082711/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/05/team-penske-drivers-confirmed-for-gc600/ 8 July 2011 Tony D'Alberto Racing 3 Australia Tony D'Alberto 1colspan=2 Kelly Racing 7 Australia Todd Kellyhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/10/13/kelly-racing-considers-it-2011-driver-options/ Kelly Racing considers its 2011 driver options 13 October 2010 Speedcafe 14 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101015121302/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/10/13/kelly-racing-considers-it-2011-driver-options/ 15 October 2010 dead All Australia David Russellhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/kelly-racing-lock-in-endurance-drivers/tabid/70/newsid/11108/default.aspx Kelly Racing Lock in Endurance Drivers 4 April 2011 V8 Supercars 5 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110408002812/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/kelly-racing-lock-in-endurance-drivers/tabid/70/newsid/11108/default.aspx 8 April 2011 http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/04/kellys-confirms-its-four-car-enduro-line-up/ Kellys confirms its four-car endurance lineup 4 April 2011 SpeedCafe 5 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110406212420/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/04/kellys-confirms-its-four-car-enduro-line-up/ 6 April 2011 UK Richard Westbrook 11 NZL Greg MurphyFIRST PICS: Murphy’s Pepsi Commodore http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/01/27/first-pics-murphys-pepsi-commodore/ SpeedCafe.com.au SpeedCafe 27 January 2011 27 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110129083849/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/01/27/first-pics-murphys-pepsi-commodore/ 29 January 2011 All Denmark Allan Simonsenhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/04/simonsen-confident-alongside-murphy-for-enduros/ Simonsen confident with Murphy for enduros 4 April 2011 SpeedCafe 5 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110408191629/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/04/simonsen-confident-alongside-murphy-for-enduros/ 8 April 2011 UK Oliver Gavinhttps://speedcafe.com/oliver-gavin-to-partner-greg-murphy-for-gc600/ Oliver Gavin to partner Greg Murphy for GC600 SpeedCafe 25 July 2011 26 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110808133914/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/25/oliver-gavin-to-partner-greg-murphy-for-gc600/ 8 August 2011 15 Australia Rick Kelly All Australia Owen Kelly Germany Jörg Bergmeisterhttps://speedcafe.com/sportscar-stars-secure-seats-at-jack-daniels/ Sportscar stars secure seats at Jack Daniel's SpeedCafe 15 July 2011 15 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110717220033/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/15/sportscar-stars-secure-seats-at-jack-daniels/ 17 July 2011 16 Australia David Reynoldshttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/09/reynolds-confirmed-at-kelly-racing-for-2011/ Reynolds confirmed at Kelly Racing for 2011 9 December 2010 Speedcafe 9 December 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101210214708/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/09/reynolds-confirmed-at-kelly-racing-for-2011/ 10 December 2010 All Australia Tim Blanchard Canada Alex Taglianihttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/05/29/tagliani-confirmed-at-kelly-racing-for-gc600/ Tagliani confirmed at Kelly Racing for GC600 29 May 2011 SpeedCafe 31 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110530224837/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/05/29/tagliani-confirmed-at-kelly-racing-for-gc600/ 30 May 2011 http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/indy-500-polesitter-alex-tagliani-to-return-to-armor-all-gold-coast-600/tabid/70/newsid/11308/default.aspx Indy 500 Polesitter Alex Tagliani To Return To Armor All Gold Coast 600 29 May 2011 V8 Supercars 31 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121014143609/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/indy-500-polesitter-alex-tagliani-to-return-to-armor-all-gold-coast-600/tabid/70/newsid/11308/default.aspx 14 October 2012 Brad Jones Racing 8 Australia Jason Brighthttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/hrt-starts-driver-search/tabid/70/newsid/10533/default.aspx HRT starts driver search The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia 9 October 2010 29 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112170311/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/hrt-starts-driver-search/tabid/70/newsid/10533/default.aspx 12 November 2010 dead 1–12, 14 AUS Andrew Joneshttp://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/v8-supercars/david-wall-jason-richards-and-andrew-jones-signed-for-v8-supercars-enduro-races-with-team-boc/story-fn2ms9um-1226017648985 Jason Richards final piece in BJR enduro puzzle Fox Sports 5 April 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20121006065731/http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/v8-supercars/david-wall-jason-richards-and-andrew-jones-signed-for-v8-supercars-enduro-races-with-team-boc/story-fn2ms9um-1226017648985 6 October 2012 FRA Stéphane Sarrazinhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/armor-all-gold-coast-600-field-full/tabid/70/newsid/11774/default.aspx Armor All Gold Coast 600 field full The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia 12 October 2011 12 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111013031305/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/armor-all-gold-coast-600-field-full/tabid/70/newsid/11774/default.aspx 13 October 2011 AUS Cameron McConvillehttps://speedcafe.com/mcconville-to-replace-bright-for-race-24/ McConville to replace Bright for Race 24 Speedcafe 13 November 2011 11 December 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120611072119/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/11/13/mcconville-to-replace-bright-for-race-24/ 11 June 2012 12colspan=2 rowspan=2 AUS Andrew Joneshttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/jason-bright-withdraws-from-sandown/tabid/70/newsid/11921/default.aspx Jason Bright withdraws from Sandown V8 Supercars BigPond 18 November 2011 18 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111120174057/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/jason-bright-withdraws-from-sandown/tabid/70/newsid/11921/default.aspx 20 November 2011 13 14 Australia Jason Bargwannahttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/bargwanna-joins-bjr/tabid/70/newsid/10886/default.aspx Bargwanna Joins BJR The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia 27 January 2011 27 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120328034307/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/bargwanna-joins-bjr/tabid/70/newsid/10886/default.aspx 28 March 2012 All Australia Shane Pricehttps://speedcafe.com/shane-price-added-to-bjrs-enduro-line-up/ Shane Price added to BJR's enduro line-up 6 May 2011 SpeedCafe 6 May 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110608002713/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/06/06/shane-price-added-to-bjrs-enduro-line-up/ 8 June 2011 Denmark Allan Simonsenhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/simonsen-replaces-kanaan-at-armor-all-gold-coast-600/tabid/70/newsid/11792/default.aspx Simonsen Replaces Kanaan at 600 The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia 17 October 2011 17 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111019144756/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/simonsen-replaces-kanaan-at-armor-all-gold-coast-600/tabid/70/newsid/11792/default.aspx 19 October 2011Tony Kanaan decided not to participate in the Gold Coast 600 following the death of Dan Wheldon.https://twitter.com/TonyKanaan/statuses/125863835331592192 Tony Kanaan on Twitter twitter.com 24 April 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170614073105/https://twitter.com/TonyKanaan/statuses/125863835331592192 14 June 2017 Britek Motorsport (BJR Satellite operation of Brad Jones Racing) 21 Australia Karl Reindlerhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/06/2011-v8-grid-starts-to-take-shape/ 2011 V8 grid starting to take shape SpeedCafe 6 December 2010 6 December 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101210022521/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/06/2011-v8-grid-starts-to-take-shape/ 10 December 2010 All Australia David Wall Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 30 Australia Warren Luffhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/10/28/luff-scores-gulf-western-oils-seat-for-2011/ Luff gets Gulf Western Oils seat for 2011 SpeedCafe 28 October 2010 5 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101030135455/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/10/28/luff-scores-gulf-western-oils-seat-for-2011/ 30 October 2010 dead AllAustralia Nathan Prettyhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/pretty-re-joins-gulf-western-oil-racing-for-endurance-races/tabid/70/newsid/10986/default.aspx Pretty Re-Joins Gulf Western Oil Racing For Endurance Races 28 February 2011 V8 Supercars Australia 28 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113317/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/pretty-re-joins-gulf-western-oil-racing-for-endurance-races/tabid/70/newsid/10986/default.aspx 6 July 2011 http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/02/28/nathan-pretty-re-signs-with-ldm-for-enduros/ Nathan Pretty resigns with LDM for enduros 28 February 2011 SpeedCafe 1 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110303140343/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/02/28/nathan-pretty-re-signs-with-ldm-for-enduros/ 3 March 2011 UK Marino Franchittihttps://www.speedcafe.com/marino-franchitti-scores-v8-debut-with-luff/ Marino Franchitti scores V8 debut with Luff SpeedCafe 21 July 2011 22 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110724173420/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/21/marino-franchitti-scores-v8-debut-with-luff/ 24 July 2011 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 Australia Lee Holdsworthhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/holdsworth-at-grm-until-2011/tabid/70/newsid/9554/default.aspx Holdsworth at GRM until 2011 The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia 25 January 2010 5 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120328033634/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/holdsworth-at-grm-until-2011/tabid/70/newsid/9554/default.aspx 28 March 2012 All Australia Greg Ritterhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/03/14/grm-and-djrs-co-driver-swap-on-the-cards/ GRM and DJR co-driver swap on the cards 14 March 2011 SpeedCafe 14 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110317014012/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/03/14/grm-and-djrs-co-driver-swap-on-the-cards/ 17 March 2011 FRA Simon Pagenaudhttp://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/v8-pagenaud-set-for-gold-coast-600-drive/ Pagenaud Set For Gold Coast 600 Drive 19 May 2011 SpeedTV 19 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110519235325/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/v8-pagenaud-set-for-gold-coast-600-drive/ 19 May 2011 34 Australia Michael Caruso All Australia Marcus Marshallhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/05/11/garry-rogers-confirms-endurance-race-pairings/ Garry Rogers confirms endurance race pairings 11 May 2011 SpeedCafe 11 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110513151440/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/05/11/garry-rogers-confirms-endurance-race-pairings/ 13 May 2011 http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/11/grm-confirms-marcus-marshall-for-enduros/ GRM confirms Marcus Marshall for enduros 11 April 2011 SpeedCafe 12 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110412205026/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/11/grm-confirms-marcus-marshall-for-enduros/ 12 April 2011 Brazil Augusto Farfushttps://speedcafe.com/grm-confirms-pagenaud-and-farfus-for-surfers/ GRM confirms Pagenaud and Farfus for Surfers Speedcafe 14 July 2011 11 December 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110914110451/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/14/grm-confirms-pagenaud-and-farfus-for-surfers/ 14 September 2011 Paul Morris Motorsport 39 Ingall carried the number 200 for the Bathurst 1000 as celebration of 200 V8 Supercar event starts. Australia Russell Ingallhttp://www.holdenmotorsport.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=67357 Supercheap Auto re-signs Paul Morris Motorsports Holden Motorsport 2 September 2009 5 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110927160746/http://www.holdenmotorsport.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=67357 27 September 2011 All Australia Jack Perkinshttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/13/pmm-locks-in-perkins-for-2011-enduros/ PMM locks in Perkins for 2011 enduros SpeedCafe 13 December 2010 28 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110330133717/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/13/pmm-locks-in-perkins-for-2011-enduros/ 30 March 2011 Denmark Jan Magnussenhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/13/pmm-secures-its-gold-coast-600-drivers/ PMM secures its Gold Coast 600 drivers 13 April 2011 SpeedCafe 13 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110415215508/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/13/pmm-secures-its-gold-coast-600-drivers/ 15 April 2011 49 Australia Steve Owenhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/21/biggest-opportunity-of-my-career-owen/ Biggest opportunity of my career: Owen Speedcafe 21 December 2010 21 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110105233003/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/21/biggest-opportunity-of-my-career-owen/ 5 January 2011 dead Two car numbers change for 2011 V8 season http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/01/24/two-car-numbers-change-for-2011-v8-season/ SpeedCafe SpeedCafe 24 January 2011 25 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110226074724/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/01/24/two-car-numbers-change-for-2011-v8-season/ 26 February 2011 All Australia Paul Morrishttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/11/v8-enduro-slots-close-to-confirmed/ V8 enduro slots close to confirmed 11 April 2011 SpeedCafe 12 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110412205057/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/11/v8-enduro-slots-close-to-confirmed/ 12 April 2011 USA Boris Said Walkinshaw Racing (HRT Satellite operation of the Holden Racing Team) 61 New Zealand Fabian Coulthardhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/rec-on-the-market/tabid/70/newsid/10732/default.aspx REC on the market The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia 23 November 2010 23 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101124162110/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/rec-on-the-market/tabid/70/newsid/10732/default.aspx 24 November 2010 AllNew Zealand Craig Bairdhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/craig-baird-reunites-with-fabian-coulthard-for-enduros/tabid/70/newsid/11270/default.aspx Craig Baird reunites with Fabian Coulthard for enduros V8 Supercars 19 April 2011 19 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110521024035/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/craig-baird-reunites-with-fabian-coulthard-for-enduros/tabid/70/newsid/11270/default.aspx 21 May 2011USA Patrick Longhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/american-eyes-bathurst/tabid/70/newsid/11786/default.aspx American Eyes Bathurst V8 Supercars Australia 17 October 2011 17 October 2011 9 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250409184945/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/american-eyes-bathurst/tabid/70/newsid/11786/default.aspx dead Triple Eight Race Engineering 88 Australia Jamie Whincuphttp://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/australian/craig-lowndes-and-jamie-whincup-make-shock-move-to-join-holden/story-fn2ms9um-1225756039136?from=public_rss Lowndes-Whincup Join Holden 29 July 2009 Fox Sports Premier Media Group (News Corporation) 18 October 2010 All Australia Andrew Thompsonhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/skaife-and-thompson-confirmed-with-teamvodafone-for-enduros/tabid/70/newsid/10882/default.aspx Skaife And Thompson Confirmed With TeamVodafone For Enduros 17 January 2011 V8 Supercars Australia 28 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110228214140/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/skaife-and-thompson-confirmed-with-teamvodafone-for-enduros/tabid/70/newsid/10882/default.aspx 28 February 2011 France Sébastien Bourdaishttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/armor-all-gold-coast-600-field-full/tabid/70/newsid/11774/default.aspx Armor All Gold Coast 600 Field Full Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series 12 October 2011 13 October 2011 24 February 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250224013814/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/armor-all-gold-coast-600-field-full/tabid/70/newsid/11774/default.aspx dead 888 Australia Craig Lowndes All Australia Mark Skaife UK Andy Priaulx Wildcard entries Holden Commodore VE Kelly Racinghttps://speedcafe.com/denyer-to-lead-reality-tv-bathurst-1000-entry/ Denyer to lead reality TV Bathurst 1000 entry 22 June 2011 Speedcafe 22 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110625125250/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/06/22/denyer-to-lead-reality-tv-bathurst-1000-entry/ 25 June 2011 77 10Australia Grant DenyerAustralia Cam Watershttps://speedcafe.com/waters-wins-shannons-supercar-showdown/ Waters wins Shannons Supercar Showdown SpeedCafe 2 October 2011 2 October 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20111004010118/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/10/02/waters-wins-shannons-supercar-showdown/ 4 October 2011 dmy-all Team changes Tekno Autosports and driver Jonathon Webb ended their association with Dick Johnson Racing to run the team separately with support from Triple Eight Race Engineering. Walkinshaw Racing downsized to a single-car team, with the #10 Racing Entitlement Contract initially placed for sale. It was subsequently purchased by the category's organising body V8 Supercars Australia to achieve their long-held ambition to reduce the grid to twenty-eight cars. After a long-running dispute over the ownership of Dick Johnson Racing, co-owner Charlie Schwerkolt sold his stake in the team and departed with the No. 18 Racing Entitlement Contract. The REC was later leased back to DJR to continue running two cars. Tony D'Alberto Racing switched from Holden to Ford for the 2011 season. D'Alberto ran a Holden Commodore at the season-opening Abu Dhabi race before switching to Ford ahead of the Adelaide 500. Driver changes James Courtney bought the #1 plate to the Holden Racing Team to replace the outgoing Will Davison. Davison joined Ford Performance Racing in a manufacturer switch, replacing Steven Richards, who retired from full-time driving.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/trading-post-teams-up-with-fpr/tabid/70/newsid/10638/default.aspx Trading Post teams up with FPR The Official V8 Supercar Website 9 November 2010 11 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112000834/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/trading-post-teams-up-with-fpr/tabid/70/newsid/10638/default.aspx 12 November 2010 dead James Moffat then joined Dick Johnson Racing, replacing Courtney. It was the first time in 22 years that the Moffat name had been on the grid.http://jimbeamracing.com.au/_webapp_735183/DICK_JOHNSON_RACING_ANNOUNCES_CHANGE_OF_OWNERSHIP Dick Johnson Racing Announces Change of Ownership Jim Beam Racing 6 December 2010 6 December 2010 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2010 Walkinshaw Racing endurance co-driver David Reynolds joined Kelly Racing in the #16 Commodore, replacing Tony Ricciardello. Greg Murphy also joined Kelly Racing, to replace the departing Jason Bargwanna. Bargwanna joined Brad Jones Racing as a substitute for Jason Richards, who was undergoing treatment for adrenocortical carcinoma during the season. Richards later passed away in December. Reigning Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series champion Steve Owen was confirmed as Murphy's replacement at Paul Morris Motorsport. Mid-season changes Tony D'Alberto was forced to sit out the Phillip Island 500 after being diagnosed with chicken pox. Taz Douglas replaced him for the event. Jason Bright was injured and unable to take part in Race 24 at Symmons Plains. Cameron McConville replaced him for the race. Bright later withdrew from the next race at Sandown, where he was replaced by his endurance co-driver Andrew Jones. Wildcard entries Only two endurance race wild cards were approved for 2011. Fujitsu Series team Miles Racing applied to run Ashley Walsh and Chaz Mostert but the team later elected not to utilise it. Kelly Racing entered a fifth car for the winner of the Shannons Supercar Showdown, who would co-drive with the show's narrator and experienced driver Grant Denyer. At the show's conclusion a week prior to the Bathurst 1000, leading Formula Ford driver Cam Waters was announced as the winner. Race calendar The following circuits hosted a round of the 2011 championship.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/2011-calendar-released/tabid/70/newsid/10615/default.aspx 2011 calendar released Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series 29 October 2010 5 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101023029/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/2011-calendar-released/tabid/70/newsid/10615/default.aspx 1 November 2010 dead dmy-all The event at Barbagallo Raceway was reinstated with the Western Australian Government providing $5 million to redevelop the circuit. The Desert 400 was scrapped with V8 Supercars stating that the decision not to hold the event was because the circuit's international racing calendar was too full for an early season date. EventRaceEventCircuitCity / stateDateWinnerTeamReport 1 1 United Arab Emirates Yas V8 400 Yas Marina Circuit Yas Island, Abu Dhabi 10–12 Feb Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering report 2 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 2 3 South Australia Adelaide 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 17–20 Mar Garth Tander Holden Racing Team report 4 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 3 5 New Zealand Hamilton 400 Hamilton Street Circuit Hamilton, Waikato 15–17 Apr Rick Kelly Kelly Racing report 6 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 4 7 Western Australia Perth Challengehttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/24/new-date-and-name-for-perth-v8s/ New date and name for Perth V8s 13 May 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120328174219/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/24/new-date-and-name-for-perth-v8s/ 28 March 2012 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 29 Apr–1 May Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering report 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 9 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 10 Victoria Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 20–22 May Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering report 11 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 6 12 Northern Territory Darwin Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 17–19 Jun Rick Kelly Kelly Racing report 13 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 7 14 Queensland Townsville 400 Reid Park Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 8–10 Jul Garth Tander Holden Racing Team report 15 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 8 16 Queensland Ipswich 300https://speedcafe.com/coates-hire-takes-naming-rights-of-qr-v8-race/ Coates Hire takes naming-rights of QR V8 race 13 May 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120328173930/http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/05/coates-hire-takes-naming-rights-of-qr-v8-race/ 28 March 2012 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 19–21 Aug Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering report 17 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 18 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 9 19 Victoria Phillip Island 500 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 16–18 Sep Craig LowndesMark Skaife Triple Eight Race Engineering report 10 20 New South Wales Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 6–9 Oct Garth TanderNick Percat Holden Racing Team report 11 21 Queensland Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 21–23 Oct Jamie WhincupSébastien Bourdais Triple Eight Race Engineering report 22 Mark WinterbottomRichard Lyons Ford Performance Racing 12 23 Tasmania Tasmania Challenge Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 11–13 Nov Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering report 24 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 13 25 Victoria Sandown Challenge Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 18–20 Nov Rick Kelly Kelly Racing report 26 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 14 27 New South Wales Sydney 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 2–4 Dec Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering report 28 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Australia 400 left Australian rounds Australia -34.55 138.37 Adelaide left Australia -31.39 115.47 Perth right Australia -36.31 146.05 Winton left Australia -12.36 130.74 Darwin left Australia -19.16 146.48 Townsville left Australia -27.41 152.39 Ipswich top Australia -38.30 145.14 Phillip Island left Australia -33.26 149.33 Bathurst left Australia -27.59 153.25 Gold Coast bottom Australia -41.39 147.15 Launceston bottom Australia -37.87 145.30 Sandown right Australia -33.90 151.03 Homebush bottom New Zealand 250 left New Zealand rounds New Zealand -37.47 175.16 Hamilton left UAE 200 left United Arab Emirates rounds UAE 24.28 54.36 Abu Dhabi bottom Season summary thumb|Alex Davison placed 11th thumb|Fabian Coulthard placed 12th thumb|Greg Murphy placed 13th thumb|Jason Bright placed 16th thumb|David Reynolds placed 19th thumb|Russell Ingall placed 20th thumb|James Moffat placed 23rd thumb|Dean Fiore placed 27th Jamie Whincup won the opening race of the championship at the Yas V8 400, at the time it was his twelfth consecutive victory in races held outside of Australia, taking in wins in New Zealand, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain going back to the 2008 Gulf Air Desert 400. Whincup won by 14 seconds over the close pair of Alex Davison and Mark Winterbottom who in turn lead another pair of Fords in Shane van Gisbergen and Tim Slade. The second race was considerably more chaotic with a multi-car pile up in the opening laps ruling out amongst others Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander. Tander's new team-mate 2010 champion James Courtney, provided HRT with an opposing result, winning a late race battle with Jason Bright to take the second race win and to gain some points back after receiving the 50 point penalty the day before. Whincup was third ahead of David Reynolds completing an impressive return to the series after sitting out 2010. Garth Tander won a shortened first race of the Clipsal 500. The race hinged on two safety car periods late in the race caused by incidents involving Russell Ingall and James Moffat. Tander lead Triple Eight Race Engineering team-mates Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes across the line at the head of a bunched queue. Jason Bright and Fabian Coulthard saw Holden fill the top five places ahead of Mark Winterbottom. The biggest of the incidents in the race saw Steve Owen crash at turn 8 with sufficient force that car would not be repaired in time for the non-championship Albert Park 400 a week later. Whincup became the first repeat winner for the year by winning the Sunday race by 1.3 seconds over Rick Kelly. The second place for Kelly was the best result since the formation of Kelly Racing in 2009. Ford Performance Racing and Holden Racing Team filled the next few positions with Mark Winterbottom taking third over James Courtney, Garth Tander, Paul Dumbrell and Will Davison. Whincup had diced entertainingly with Will Davison early in the wet conditions, while Turn 8 claimed more cars with Lee Holdsworth and Warren Luff both crashing out, while Bright crashed heavily at the Senna Chicane. Championship standings Points system Points are awarded to the driver or drivers of a car that completes 75% of the race distance and is running at the completion of the final lap. The different points scales adapt to each event, having one, two or three races, making sure that a driver gets 300 points if they win all races of the event. Event format Position 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 Std. 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 rowspan="5" Perth 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 Ipswich R16/17 75 69 65 60 56 51 48 45 42 39 36 35 33 32 30 29 27 26 24 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 12 11 Phillip Island 500Qualifying Races 50 46 43 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 Phillip Island 500 200 184 172 160 148 136 128 120 112 104 96 92 88 84 80 76 72 68 64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 Bathurst 1000 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 Notes: Std. denotes all races except the Perth Challenge, Ipswich 300, Phillip Island 500, and the Bathurst 1000. These four events have unique rules. Perth Challenge: This event consisted of three races. The total points were divided between each race evenly. Ipswich 300: This event consisted of three races. Due to their short length, Races 16 and 17 only awarded half the points of a usual race. Race 18 used the standard points system. Phillip Island 500: The Phillip Island event was split into two qualifying races and a 500-kilometre feature race. The two drivers per team were grouped into separate qualifying races that counted towards drivers' individual point totals and towards the starting grid for the feature race. The two drivers then shared one car for the 500-kilometre endurance race. Bathurst 1000: Two drivers shared one car for the race. Drivers' championship Pos. Position Driver No. Car number YMCUAE ADESouth Australia HAMNZL BARWestern Australia WINVictoria HIDNorthern Territory TOWQueensland QLDQueensland PHIVictoria BATNew South Wales SURQueensland SYMTasmania SANVictoria SYDNew South Wales Pen. Penalties Pts. Championship points 1 AUS Jamie Whincup 88 1 3 2 1 23 18 1 2 1 1 2 9 6 2 1 3 2 10 2 21 1 2 1 1 13 1 20 8 25 3168 2 AUS Craig Lowndes 888 7 21 3 12 2 10 2 4 4 11 7 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 20 2 5 6 4 1 2 0 3133 3 AUS Mark Winterbottom 5 3 14 6 3 4 Ret 8 13 26 9 19 15 3 5 3 13 10 19 17 4 3 1 4 3 7 2 5 1 25 2710 4 NZL Shane van Gisbergen 9 4 8 13 18 16 1 4 10 7 14 4 7 1 11 5 11 8 3 5 6 16 16 7 7 5 6 3 3 75 2672 5 AUS Garth Tander 2 6 Ret 1 5 18 3 13 7 3 12 3 18 26 1 26 28 23 6 4 1 11 23 3 6 8 5 2 19 0 2574 6 AUS Rick Kelly 15 13 19 12 2 1 6 9 16 12 4 17 1 20 7 13 4 4 17 8 22 7 5 14 12 1 9 10 12 25 2358 7 AUS Will Davison 6 12 16 9 7 6 4 3 8 15 13 24 5 7 3 18 15 15 21 3 18 2 14 5 2 4 3 Ret Ret 0 2345 8 AUS Lee Holdsworth 33 9 22 20 Ret 22 2 16 9 18 2 15 4 15 6 6 7 11 18 12 17 10 3 16 13 17 8 14 Ret 50 1920 9 AUS Tim Slade 47 5 Ret 8 13 Ret Ret 22 5 9 15 13 21 4 25 7 2 3 2 24 12 12 10 12 27 15 7 6 10 0 1904 10 AUS James Courtney 1 26 1 24 4 11 Ret 10 26 5 8 25 25 24 Ret 19 20 Ret 12 9 7 14 6 10 11 2 11 7 7 75 1869 11 AUS Alex Davison 4 2 7 23 10 10 7 21 6 11 6 16 19 8 26 4 12 22 8 22 16 23 18 6 26 16 15 12 Ret 0 1850 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard 61 8 15 5 9 7 Ret 23 11 13 10 5 13 18 15 8 24 18 7 10 Ret 5 15 8 10 9 12 11 Ret 25 1839 13 NZL Greg Murphy 11 21 9 18 19 8 Ret 15 24 10 18 11 12 22 19 20 6 7 13 13 3 6 4 Ret 14 Ret 21 16 11 25 1750 14 AUS Michael Caruso 34 15 5 16 21 15 Ret 12 18 17 16 6 11 12 16 16 19 19 14 16 10 8 21 9 15 21 22 4 6 100 1729 15 AUS Steven Johnson 17 11 18 11 8 5 9 5 14 6 3 8 2 9 13 12 8 6 9 26 Ret Ret 12 23 21 23 Ret 18 14 75 1708 16 AUS Jason Bright 8 Ret 2 4 23 19 11 6 1 2 7 1 Ret Ret 9 22 21 14 28 7 5 21 Ret 25 DNS Ret 9 25 1633 17 AUS Steve Owen 49 14 13 Ret DNS 20 5 17 Ret DNS 23 10 10 14 8 14 5 5 27 15 11 18 7 17 23 10 10 Ret 15 25 1561 18 AUS Todd Kelly 7 10 Ret 7 Ret 3 15 27 22 16 21 Ret 16 Ret 14 17 17 Ret 15 14 24 13 9 11 8 3 20 9 16 25 1550 19 AUS David Reynolds 16 17 4 22 14 24 20 19 20 24 22 20 Ret 21 24 23 18 18 5 6 19 19 11 22 22 18 13 13 13 0 1519 20 AUS Russell Ingall 39 24 Ret Ret 16 14 8 14 12 19 17 Ret 23 5 10 9 16 12 11 20 8 22 8 Ret 17 14 23 17 5 75 1514 21 AUS Jonathon Webb 19 20 6 14 11 Ret 12 20 15 23 24 12 22 16 21 Ret 26 20 22 18 13 9 13 21 9 11 16 Ret 4 25 1493 22 AUS Jason Bargwanna 14 19 12 10 Ret 13 Ret 11 3 8 Ret 14 8 10 23 11 22 13 17 11 23 17 17 18 25 Ret 14 Ret 17 25 1352 23 AUS James Moffat 18 16 Ret Ret 22 9 17 18 17 21 19 9 14 13 17 15 10 9 4 25 25 4 Ret 20 18 Ret 25 8 Ret 75 1306 24 AUS Paul Dumbrell 55 25 10 25 6 DNS 19 Ret 19 14 5 18 20 11 12 10 14 25 24 23 Ret 15 Ret 13 4 12 Ret Ret Ret 50 1242 25 AUS Karl Reindler 21 Ret 11 19 17 17 13 7 Ret DNS 20 23 Ret 25 22 24 9 16 16 28 14 Ret 22 24 20 20 17 19 18 25 1144 26 AUS Tony D'Alberto 3 18 Ret 17 20 12 Ret 25 23 20 26 21 6 17 18 25 25 17 20 9 Ret 19 15 16 Ret 18 Ret Ret 25 1045 27 AUS Dean Fiore 12 22 20 15 15 21 14 24 21 22 25 Ret 17 19 20 Ret 23 21 25 19 20 20 Ret 19 24 Ret 19 Ret Ret 0 992 28 AUS Warren Luff 30 23 17 21 Ret Ret 16 26 25 25 Ret 22 24 23 Ret 21 27 24 23 27 15 Ret Ret 26 28 22 24 15 Ret 25 809 29 AUS Mark Skaife 888 1 2 0 532 30 AUS Nick Percat 2 4 1 0 527 31 GBR Richard Lyons 19/5 18 13 3 1 0 511 32 DNK Allan Simonsen 11/14 13 3 17 17 0 509 33 AUS Andrew Jones 8 7 5 19 26 0 460 34 AUS Cameron McConville 1/8 9 7 19 0 406 35 NZL John McIntyre 9 5 6 25 393 36 NZL Steven Richards 5 17 4 0 366 37 AUS Luke Youlden 6 3 18 0 344 38 AUS Andrew Thompson 88 2 21 0 334 39 FRA Sébastien Bourdais 88 1 2 0 288 AUS Tim Blanchard 16 6 19 0 288 41 AUS Paul Morris 49 15 11 0 268 42 AUS Jack Perkins 39 20 8 25 255 43 AUS Greg Ritter 33 12 17 0 243 44 AUS Dale Wood 3 21 9 25 236 45 AUS Marcus Marshall 34 16 10 50 229 46 GBR Oliver Gavin 11 6 4 0 222 47 AUS Owen Kelly 15 8 22 25 220 48 NZL Daniel Gaunt 47 24 12 0 219 49 FRA Simon Pagenaud 33 10 3 0 207 DEU Jörg Bergmeister 15 7 5 0 207 51 AUS David Russell 7 14 25 0 202 52 FIN Mika Salo 6 2 14 0 201 53 AUS Shane Price 14 11 23 0 197 54 AUS David Brabham 4 22 16 0 193 55 AUS Nathan Pretty 30 27 15 0 192 56 AUS Michael Patrizi 12 19 20 0 187 57 AUS David Wall 21 28 14 0 185 58 USA Patrick Long 61 5 15 0 171 59 GBR Darren Turner 1 14 6 0 165 60 BRA Gil de Ferran 19 9 13 0 150 GBR Richard Westbrook 7 13 9 0 150 62 NZL Craig Baird 61 10 Ret 0 148 63 USA Boris Said 49 18 7 0 147 BRA Hélio Castroneves 47 12 10 0 147 65 NZL Matt Halliday 18 25 25 0 137 66 BRA Augusto Farfus 34 8 21 0 132 67 DNK Jan Magnussen 39 22 8 0 129 68 USA Joey Hand 18 4 Ret 0 120 CAN Alex Tagliani 16 19 11 0 120 70 ITA Emanuele Pirro 9 16 16 0 114 71 AUS Dean Canto 55 23 Ret 0 109 72 AUS Ryan Briscoe 2 11 23 0 108 73 AUS Taz Douglas 3 21 0 93 74 DEU Marc Lieb 4 23 18 0 87 75 DEU Dirk Müller 17 Ret 12 0 69 76 AUS David Besnard 17 26 Ret 0 66 77 AUT Christian Klien 55 15 Ret 0 60 78 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi 3 Ret 19 0 48 79 ITA Gianni Morbidelli 12 20 Ret 0 45 GBR Andy Priaulx 888 Ret 20 0 45 81 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin 8 21 Ret 0 42 82 ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi 21 Ret 22 0 39 AUS Grant Denyer 77 Ret 0 0 AUS Cam Waters 77 Ret 0 0 GBR Marino Franchitti 30 Ret Ret 0 0 Pos. Position Driver No. Car number YMCUAE ADESouth Australia HAMNZL BARWestern Australia WINVictoria HIDNorthern Territory TOWQueensland QLDQueensland PHIVictoria BATNew South Wales SURQueensland SYMTasmania SANVictoria SYDNew South Wales Pen. Penalties Pts. Championship pointsBold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap Teams' championship Pos. Position Team No. Car number YMCUAE ADESouth Australia HAMNZL BARWestern Australia WINVictoria HIDNorthern Territory TOWQueensland QLDQueensland PHIVictoria BATNew South Wales SURQueensland SYMTasmania SANVictoria SYDNew South Wales Pen. Penalties Pts. Championship points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 88 1 3 2 1 23 18 1 2 1 1 2 9 6 2 1 3 2 10 2 21 1 2 1 1 13 1 20 8 0 6326 888 7 21 3 12 2 10 2 4 4 11 7 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 20 2 5 6 4 1 2 2 Ford Performance Racing 5 3 14 6 3 4 Ret 8 13 26 9 19 15 3 5 3 13 10 19 17 4 3 1 4 3 7 2 5 1 0 5080 6 12 16 9 7 6 4 3 8 15 13 24 5 7 3 18 15 15 21 3 18 2 14 5 2 4 3 Ret Ret 3 Stone Brothers Racing 4 2 7 23 10 10 7 21 6 11 6 16 19 8 26 4 12 22 8 22 16 23 18 6 26 16 15 12 Ret 0 4597 9 4 8 13 18 16 1 4 10 7 14 4 7 1 11 5 11 8 3 5 6 16 16 7 7 5 6 3 3 4 Holden Racing Team 1 26 1 24 4 11 Ret 10 26 5 8 25 25 24 Ret 19 20 Ret 12 9 7 14 6 10 11 2 11 7 7 0 4518 2 6 Ret 1 5 18 3 13 7 3 12 3 18 26 1 26 28 23 6 4 1 11 23 3 6 8 5 2 19 5 Jack Daniels Racing 7 10 Ret 7 Ret 3 15 27 22 16 21 Ret 16 Ret 14 17 17 Ret 15 14 24 13 9 11 8 3 20 9 16 0 3958 15 13 19 12 2 1 6 9 16 12 4 17 1 20 7 13 4 4 17 8 22 7 5 14 12 1 9 10 12 6 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 9 22 20 Ret 22 2 16 9 18 2 15 4 15 6 6 7 11 18 12 17 10 3 16 13 17 8 14 Ret 0 3799 34 15 5 16 21 15 Ret 12 18 17 16 6 11 12 16 16 19 19 14 16 10 8 21 9 15 21 22 4 6 7 Kelly Racing 11 21 9 18 19 8 Ret 15 24 10 18 11 12 22 19 20 6 7 13 13 3 6 4 Ret 14 Ret 21 16 11 0 3295 16 17 4 22 14 24 20 19 20 24 22 20 Ret 21 24 23 18 18 5 6 19 19 11 22 22 18 13 13 13 8 Paul Morris Motorsport 39 24 Ret Ret 16 14 8 14 12 19 17 Ret 23 5 10 9 16 12 11 20 8 22 8 Ret 17 14 23 17 5 0 3175 49 14 13 Ret DNS 20 5 17 Ret DNS 23 10 10 14 8 14 5 5 27 15 11 18 7 17 23 10 10 Ret 15 9 Dick Johnson Racing 17 11 18 11 8 5 9 5 14 6 3 8 2 9 13 12 8 6 9 26 Ret Ret 12 23 21 23 Ret 18 14 0 3164 18 16 Ret Ret 22 9 17 18 17 21 19 9 14 13 17 15 10 9 4 25 25 4 Ret 20 18 Ret 25 8 Ret 10 Brad Jones Racing 8 Ret 2 4 23 19 11 6 1 2 7 1 Ret Ret 9 22 21 14 28 7 5 21 Ret 25 19 19 26 Ret 9 0 3158 14 19 12 10 Ret 13 Ret 11 3 9 Ret 14 8 10 23 11 22 13 17 11 23 17 17 18 25 Ret 14 Ret 17 11 James Rosenberg Racing (s) 47 5 Ret 8 13 Ret Ret 22 5 9 15 13 21 4 25 7 2 3 2 24 12 12 10 12 27 15 7 6 10 0 1904 12 Walkinshaw Racing (s) 61 8 15 5 9 7 Ret 23 11 13 10 5 13 18 15 8 24 18 7 10 Ret 5 15 8 10 9 12 11 Ret 0 1864 13 Tekno Autosports (s) 19 20 6 14 11 Ret 12 20 15 23 24 12 22 16 21 Ret 26 20 22 18 13 9 13 21 9 11 16 Ret 4 0 1518 14 Rod Nash Racing (s) 55 25 10 25 6 DNS 19 Ret 19 14 5 18 20 11 12 10 14 25 24 23 Ret 15 Ret 13 4 12 Ret Ret Ret 0 1292 15 Britek Motorsport (s) 21 Ret 11 19 17 17 13 7 Ret DNS 20 23 Ret 25 22 24 9 16 16 28 14 Ret 22 24 20 20 17 19 18 0 1169 16 Tony D'Alberto Racing (s) 3 18 Ret 17 20 12 Ret 25 23 20 26 21 6 17 18 25 25 17 20 21 9 Ret 19 15 16 Ret 18 Ret Ret 0 1163 17 Triple F Racing (s) 12 22 20 15 15 21 14 24 21 22 25 Ret 17 19 20 Ret 23 21 25 19 20 20 Ret 19 24 Ret 19 Ret Ret 0 992 18 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport (s) 30 23 17 21 Ret Ret 16 26 25 25 Ret 22 24 23 Ret 21 27 24 23 27 15 Ret Ret 26 28 22 24 15 Ret 0 834 Pos. Position Team No. Car number YMCUAE ADESouth Australia HAMNZL BARWestern Australia WINVictoria HIDNorthern Territory TOWQueensland QLDQueensland PHIVictoria BATNew South Wales SURQueensland SYMTasmania SANVictoria SYDNew South Wales Pen. Penalties Pts. Championship pointsBold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap (s) denotes a single-car team. Notes note See also 2011 V8 Supercar season References Category:Supercars Championship seasons International V8 Supercar Championship