2016 International V8 Supercars Championship

Motor racing competition September 2015 September 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 2017 Supercars Championship Drivers' Champion:Shane van GisbergenTeams' Champion:Triple Eight Race EngineeringManufacturers' Championship:Holden Support series:Supercars Dunlop SeriesAustralian GT ChampionshipPorsche Carrera Cup AustraliaAustralian V8 Ute Racing SeriesTouring Car Masters 2016 thumb|200px|Shane van Gisbergen won his first drivers' championship. thumb|200px|Triple Eight Race Engineering won its eighth teams' championship. The 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship (often simplified to the 2016 V8 Supercars Championship and known from 1 July as the 2016 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship) was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for Supercars. It was the eighteenth running of the Supercars Championship and the twentieth series in which Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. Mark Winterbottom started the season as the defending drivers' champion, while Triple Eight Race Engineering were the defending teams' champions. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering, secured his first championship title with one race remaining, winning eight races during the season. Triple Eight Race Engineering won the Teams' Championship for the seventh consecutive season.2016 V8 Supercars Championship Points, www.v8supercars.com.au Van Gisbergen, along with Alexandre Prémat, also won the Pirtek Enduro Cup. Teams and drivers Twenty-six cars contested the 2016 season.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/grid-expands-to-26-cars-in-2016 Grid expands to 26 cars in 2016 V8supercars.com.au 16 October 2015 17 October 2015 Holden, Nissan and Volvo were all represented by factory-backed teams.http://www.v8x.com.au/index.php/component/k2/item/1367-holden-announces-multi-year-extension-with-hrt Holden announces multi-year extension with HRT V8X Magazine 14 August 2014 29 April 2015 12 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140912125222/http://www.v8x.com.au/index.php/component/k2/item/1367-holden-announces-multi-year-extension-with-hrt dead https://speedcafe.com/single-year-extension-nissan-v8-program/ Single-year extension for Nissan V8 program Speedcafe 12 September 2014http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/34A3290AB0CF086ACA257DF0007E0BD9 Hopes for Volvo Polestar racing Go Auto 19 February 2015 29 April 2015 28 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150328084941/http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/34A3290AB0CF086ACA257DF0007E0BD9 dead Ford, having scaled back its involvement in 2015, were providing no financial or technical assistance,https://speedcafe.com/ford-announces-2016-v8-supercars-withdrawal/ Ford announces 2016 V8 Supercars withdrawal Speedcafe 1 December 2014 but were still represented by Prodrive Racing Australiahttps://speedcafe.com/prodrive-takes-up-two-year-mostert-contract/ Prodrive takes up two-year Mostert contract Speedcafe 12 May 2015 and DJR Team Penske. The following teams and drivers competed in the 2016 championship. Championship entries Endurance entriesManufacturerModelTeamNo. Car numberDriver nameRoundsCo-driver nameRounds Ford Falcon FG X Prodrive Racing Australia 1AUS Mark Winterbottomhttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/motor-sport/bathurst-champion-mark-winterbottom-signs-upgraded-contract-extension-at-ford-through-to-2016/story-fnibbz2i-1226745522718 Bathurst champ Mark Winterbottom signs deal extension at Ford through to 2016 Herald Sun 24 October 2013 All AUS Dean Cantohttps://speedcafe.com/dean-canto-committed-to-prodrive-co-drive/ Dean Canto committed to Prodrive co-drive Speedcafe 21 November 2015 10–12 6AUS Cam Watershttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/monster-energy-backing-for-waters/ Monster Energy backing for Waters Speedcafe 2 March 2016 2 March 2016 All AUS Jack Le Brocqhttps://speedcafe.com/le-brocq-confirmed-for-enduro-cup-seat/ Le Brocq confirmed for Enduro Cup seat V8Supercars.com.au 18 May 2016 18 May 2016 10–12 DJR Team Penske 12 Used the number 66 at the Sandown 500.NZL Fabian Coulthardhttps://speedcafe.com/djrtp-confirms-coulthard-and-pye-for-2016/ DJRTP confirms Coulthard and Pye for 2016 Speedcafe 13 October 2015 13 October 2015 All AUS Luke Youldenhttps://speedcafe.com/djr-team-penske-confirms-co-drivers/ DJR Team Penske confirms co-drivers Speedcafe 17 February 2016 17 February 2016 10–12 17AUS Scott Pye All AUS Tony D'Alberto 10–12 Rod Nash Racing (PRA Satellite team of Prodrive Racing Australia) 55AUS Chaz Mosterthttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/pit-lane-order-revealed-2/ Pit lane order revealed V8Supercars.com.au 3 February 2016 3 February 2016 All AUS Steve Owen 10–12 Super Black Racing (PRA Satellite team of Prodrive Racing Australia) 111NZL Chris Pitherhttps://speedcafe.com/super-black-confirms-full-time-pither-deal/ Super Black confirms full-time Pither deal Speedcafe 27 November 2015 27 November 2015 All NZL Richie Stanawayhttps://speedcafe.com/international-star-stanaway-joins-super-black/ International star Stanaway joins Super Black Speedcafe 18 May 2016 18 May 2016 10–12 Holden Commodore VF Holden Racing Team 2AUS Garth Tanderhttps://speedcafe.com/new-multi-year-deal-tander-hrt/ New two-year deal for Tander at HRT Speedcafe 14 May 2014 All AUS Warren Luffhttps://speedcafe.com/hrt-launches-latest-v8-supercars-livery/ HRT launches latest V8 Supercars livery Speedcafe 17 February 2016 10–12 22AUS James Courtneyhttps://speedcafe.com/hrt-confirms-new-three-year-courtney-deal/ HRT confirms new three-year Courtney deal Speedcafe 28 July 2013 All AUS Jack Perkins 10–12 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 3NZL Andre Heimgartnerhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/heimgartner-confirmed/ Heimgartner confirmed V8Supercars.com.au 12 February 2016 12 February 2016 All AUS Aaren Russellhttps://speedcafe.com/russell-secures-supercars-return-with-ldm/ Russell secures Supercars return with LDM Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 9 September 2016 9 September 2016 10–12 222 AUS Nick Percathttp://www.ldmotorsport.com.au/christmas-comes-one-day-early-for-rookie-bathurst-winner-nick-percat/ Christmas comes one day early for rookie Bathurst winner Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 24 December 2014 8 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150901073800/http://www.ldmotorsport.com.au/christmas-comes-one-day-early-for-rookie-bathurst-winner-nick-percat/ 1 September 2015 dead All AUS Cameron McConvillehttps://speedcafe.com/gavin-withdraws-pirtek-enduro-cup/ Gavin withdraws from Pirtek Enduro Cup Speedcafe 30 August 2016 30 August 2016 10–12 Erebus Motorsporthttp://erebusmotorsportv8.com/2015/2016/01/13/erebus-motorsport-chooses-to-race-holdens-in-2016/ Erebus Motorsport chooses to race Holdens in 2016 Erebus Motorsport V8 13 January 2016 13 January 2016 September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 4AUS Aaren Russellhttp://erebusmotorsportv8.com/2015/2016/01/12/aaren-russell-joins-forces-with-erebus-motorsport-for-2016/ Aaren Russell joins forces with Erebus Motorsport for 2016 Erebus Motorsport V8 12 January 2016 12 January 2016 September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 1–7colspan=2 rowspan=2 NZL Craig Bairdhttps://speedcafe.com/veteran-baird-replaces-russell-at-erebus/ Veteran Baird to step in for Erebus at Ipswich Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 19 July 2016 19 July 2016 8 AUS Shae Davieshttps://speedcafe.com/davies-secures-full-time-erebus-supercar-seat/ Davies secures full-time Erebus Supercar seat Stefan Bartholomaeus Speedcafe.com Speedcafe 16 August 2016 16 August 2016 9–14 NZL Chris van der Drifthttps://speedcafe.com/erebus-signs-van-der-drift-for-enduro-cup/ Erebus signs van der Drift for Enduro Cup Stefan Bartholomaeus Speedcafe.com Speedcafe 9 September 2016 9 September 2016 10–12 9 Used the number 90 at the Sandown 500.AUS David Reynoldshttps://speedcafe.com/erebus-motorsport-confirms-reynolds-for-2016/ Erebus Motorsport confirms Reynolds for 2016 Speedcafe Lomas Gordon 4 November 2015 4 November 2015 All NZL Craig Bairdhttps://speedcafe.com/baird-returns-to-erebus-enduro-cup-squad/ Baird returns to Erebus Enduro Cup squad Speedcafe 1 June 2016 1 June 2016 10–12 Brad Jones Racing 8AUS Jason Brighthttps://speedcafe.com/blanchard-completes-new-bjr-line-up-for-2016/ Blanchard completes new BJR line-up for 2016 Speedcafe 1 December 2015 1 December 2015 All AUS Andrew Joneshttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/walsh-back-in-a-v8-supercar/?sf23008292=1 Walsh back in a V8 Supercar V8Supercars.com.au 24 March 2016 24 March 2016 10–12 14AUS Tim Sladehttps://speedcafe.com/tim-slade-to-replace-coulthard-at-bjr/ Tim Slade to replace Fabian Coulthard at BJR Speedcafe 13 October 2015 14 October 2015 All AUS Ashley Walsh 10–12 Team 18 18AUS Lee Holdsworthhttps://speedcafe.com/walkinshaw-move-career-defining-holdsworth/ Walkinshaw move career defining for Holdsworth Speedcafe 20 January 2015 1–6, 10–14 AUS Karl Reindlerhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/preston-hire-racing-set-for-strong-debut-2/ Preston Hire Racing set for strong debut V8Supercars.com.au Joining Preston Hire Racing for the Pirtek Enduro Cup will be Karl Reindler as Holdsworth’s endurance driver. 19 February 2016 19 February 2016 10–12AUS Kurt Kosteckihttps://speedcafe.com/lengthy-repair-forces-major-shake-team-18/ Lengthy repair forces major shake-up at Team 18 Speedcafe 29 June 2016 29 June 2016 7–8colspan=2 rowspan=2 AUS Karl Reindlerhttp://www.supercars.com/news/championship/reindlers-green-tyre-challenge/ Reindler's green tyre challenge Supercars 13 August 2016 13 August 2016 9 Tekno Autosports 19 Used the number 40 at the Phillip Island SuperSprint.AUS Will Davisonhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/davison-joins-tekno/ Davison Joins Tekno V8Supercars.com.au 23 October 2015 23 October 2015 All AUS Jonathon Webbhttps://speedcafe.com/whincup-on-top-at-midday-break-at-qr/ Whincup on top at midday break in QR test Speedcafe Davison’s co-driver Jonathon Webb... 18 February 2016 19 February 2016 10–12Britek Motorsport (BJR Satellite team of Brad Jones Racing) 21AUS Tim Blanchard All AUS Macauley Jones 10–12 Triple Eight Race Engineering 88AUS Jamie Whincuphttps://speedcafe.com/jamie-whincup-extends-triple-eight-contract/ Jamie Whincup extends Triple Eight contract Speedcafe 5 February 2015 All AUS Paul Dumbrellhttps://speedcafe.com/premat-completes-red-bull-enduro-line-up/ Premat completes Red Bull Enduro line-up Speedcafe 27 January 2016 10–12 97NZL Shane van Gisbergen AllFRA Alexandre Prémat 10–12 888AUS Craig Lowndeshttps://speedcafe.com/van-gisbergen-to-join-three-car-triple-eight-in-2016/ Van Gisbergen to join three car Triple Eight in 2016 Speedcafe 6 March 2015 All NZL Steven Richards 10–12 Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 7AUS Todd Kellyhttps://speedcafe.com/nissan-confirms-exit-of-volvo-bound-moffat/ Nissan confirms exit of Volvo-bound Moffat Speedcafe 22 October 2015 22 October 2015 All AUS Matt Campbellhttps://speedcafe.com/campbell-confirmed-for-nissan-enduro-seat/ Campbell confirmed for Nissan enduro seat Speedcafe 26 April 2016 26 April 2016 10–12 15AUS Rick Kelly All AUS Russell Ingallhttps://speedcafe.com/nissan-confirms-kellyingall-enduro-cup-pairing/ Nissan confirms Kelly/Ingall Enduro Cup pairing Speedcafe 3 May 2016 3 May 2016 10–12 23AUS Michael Carusohttps://speedcafe.com/caruso-set-stay-nissan-motorsport/ Caruso set to stay at Nissan Motorsport Speedcafe 23 September 2014 All AUS Dean Fiore 10–12 96AUS Dale Woodhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/nissan-signs-wood Nissan signs Wood V8Supercars.com.au 16 November 2015 16 November 2015 All AUS David Russellhttps://speedcafe.com/woodrussell-complete-nissan-enduro-cup-line-up/ Wood/Russell complete Nissan Enduro Cup line-up Speedcafe 4 May 2016 4 May 2016 10–12 Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33NZL Scott McLaughlinhttps://speedcafe.com/mclaughlin-confirms-future-with-volvogrm/ McLaughlin confirms future with Volvo/GRM Speedcafe 22 July 2013 All AUS David Wallhttp://www.supercars.com/news/championship/volvo-line-up-confirmed/ Volvo line-up confirmed Supercars Newton Bruce 30 August 2016 30 August 2016 10–12 34AUS James Moffathttp://www.grmotorsport.com.au/grm-34_seat_2016.php Wilson Security Racing GRM confirms new driver for 2016 Wilson Security Racing GRM 26 October 2015 26 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160222055840/http://www.grmotorsport.com.au/grm-34_seat_2016.php 22 February 2016 dead All AUS James Golding 10–12 Wildcard entries Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 360 colspan="2" AUS Renee Graciehttp://www.supercars.com/news/championship/simona-de-silvestro-signs-with-supercars/ Simona De Silvestro signs with Supercars Supercars 6 September 2016 6 September 2016SUI Simona de Silvestro 11 Team changes right vertical Will Davison Sydney 2015.JPG 200 David Reynolds 2016 Sydney SuperSprint Practice 1.jpg 200 Erebus Motorsport switched from running Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs (top) to Holden Commodore VFs (bottom). Charlie Schwerkolt Racing terminated its customer arrangement with the Holden Racing Team, to field an in-house entry under the new Team 18 name.http://www.v8superfans.co.nz/schwerkolt-and-walkinshaw-breakup-at-end-of-2015/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151122135240/http://www.v8superfans.co.nz/schwerkolt-and-walkinshaw-breakup-at-end-of-2015/ dead 22 November 2015 Schwerkolt and Walkinshaw breakup at the end of 2015 v8superfans.co.nz 20 November 2015 20 November 2015 DJR Team Penske expanded to run two cars, having run a single car in 2015. The team took back the Racing Entitlement Contract (REC) it had leased to Super Black Racing in 2015.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/double-vision Double vision V8Supercars.com.au 13 October 2015 13 October 2015 Erebus Motorsport switched from running Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs to Holden Commodore VFs. Triple Eight Race Engineering expanded to field three cars, purchasing a REC last used in 2014 by James Rosenberg Racing.https://speedcafe.com/triple-eight-secures-26th-v8-supercars-rec/ Triple Eight secures 26th V8 Supercars REC Speedcafe 29 May 2015 Walkinshaw Racing ceased at the end of 2015, with its REC sold to Super Black Racing.https://speedcafe.com/teams-move-to-fill-final-2016-v8-supercars-seats/ Teams move to fill final 2016 V8 Supercars seats Speedcafe Replacing Heimgartner with the Ice Break-backed Pither appears the favoured outcome, with the squad set to stay at Prodrive utilising a Racing Entitlements Contract recently purchased from Walkinshaw Racing. 11 November 2015 11 November 2015 Driver changes Chaz Mostert moved from Prodrive Racing Australia to Rod Nash Racing, replacing David Reynolds. The team cited commercial reasons and not having to share a pit boom with Mark Winterbottom as the reason for the change. Reynolds moved to Erebus Motorsport, replacing Will Davison. 2015 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series champion Cam Waters replaced Mostert at Prodrive Racing Australia. Waters had substituted for Mostert in 2015 while the latter recovered from an injury. Will Davison joined Tekno Autosports, replacing the outgoing Shane Van Gisbergen, who joined an expanded Triple Eight Race Engineering in their third car. Aaren Russell, having raced a wildcard entry at the 2015 Bathurst 1000, joined Erebus Motorsport for his first full-time season, replacing Ashley Walsh. Tim Blanchard moved from Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport to Britek Motorsport. Blanchard was replaced at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport by Andre Heimgartner. Dale Wood then moved to Nissan Motorsport, replacing James Moffat. James Moffat joined Garry Rogers Motorsport to replace David Wall. Wall was left without a full-time drive, and competed for the team at the endurance events. Fabian Coulthard moved from Brad Jones Racing to join the expanded DJR Team Penske. He was replaced by Tim Slade, who moved from Walkinshaw Racing, which had shut down at the end of 2015. Mid-season changes Lee Holdsworth was injured in a heavy crash at the start of Race 13 at the Darwin Triple Crown. His team, Team 18, originally planned to use its endurance co-driver, Karl Reindler, to replace Holdsworth at the Townsville event. However, as the team's car could not be fixed in time for the event, a deal was made with Dunlop Series driver Kurt Kostecki, with Kostecki to race for the team at the Townsville and Ipswich events using his own chassis. The team completed the build of a new car ahead of the Sydney SuperSprint and Reindler drove the car at the event, with Holdsworth making his racing return at the Sandown 500.http://www.supercars.com/news/championship/as-good-as-new/ As good as new supercars.com Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Gadeke Kassie 15 September 2016 18 September 2016 Aaren Russell and his sponsor Plus Fitness split with Erebus Motorsport prior to the Ipswich SuperSprint. He was replaced by Craig Baird, one of the team's endurance co-drivers, for the event. Dunlop Series racer Shae Davies, who was scheduled to contest the Enduro Cup events with the team,http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/davies-to-join-russell-at-erebus-for-v8-enduros-738191/ Davies to join Russell at Erebus for V8 enduros Motorsport.com 19 May 2016 7 August 2016 19 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160807213331/http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/davies-to-join-russell-at-erebus-for-v8-enduros-738191/ dead was announced as the full-time replacement for Russell. Wildcard entries There would be only one wildcard entry for the Bathurst 1000 with Nissan Motorsport entering the "SuperGirls" wildcard for Renee Gracie and Simona De Silvestro. Calendar The 2016 calendar was released on 8 September 2015.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/2016-championship-calendar-released 2016 Championship calendar released V8Supercars.com.au 8 September 2015 8 September 2015 On 1 October 2015 the calendar was revised, with Tasmania and the non-championship Australian Grand Prix races switching dates due to an updated 2016 Formula One calendar.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/v8-supercars-2016-calendar-change V8 Supercars 2016 calendar change V8Supercars.com.au 1 October 2015 1 October 2015 A further revision was made on 22 March 2016, with the Sydney 500 being moved back one week to avoid clashing with other events at Sydney Olympic Park.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/coates-hire-sydney-500-finale-for-sydney-olympic-park/ Coates Hire Sydney 500 finale for Sydney Olympic Park V8Supercars.com.au 22 March 2016 22 March 2016 Rnd. Round number Event name Circuit Location Format Date 1 South Australia Adelaide 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia ST 5–6 March 2 Tasmania Tasmania SuperSprint Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania SP 2–3 April 3 Victoria Phillip Island SuperSprint Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria SP 16–17 April 4 Western Australia Perth SuperSprint Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia SP 7–8 May 5 Victoria Winton SuperSprint Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria SP 21–22 May 6 Northern Territory Darwin Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory SP 18–19 June 7 Queensland Townsville 400 Reid Park Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland ST 9–10 July 8 Queensland Ipswich SuperSprint Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland SP 23–24 July 9 New South Wales Sydney SuperSprint Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales SP 27–28 August 10 Victoria Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria EC 18 September 11 New South Wales Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales EC 9 October 12 Queensland Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland EC 22–23 October 13 NZL Auckland SuperSprint Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand IN 5–6 November 14 New South Wales Sydney 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales ST 3–4 December Icon Meaning ST SuperStreet SP SuperSprint IN International SuperSprint EC Endurance Cup Australia 400 left Australian rounds Australia -34.55 138.37 Adelaide left Australia -41.39 147.15 Launceston bottom Australia -38.30 145.14 Phillip Island 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 -33.98 150.72 Eastern Creek bottom Australia -37.87 145.30 Sandown right Australia -33.26 149.33 Bathurst left Australia -27.59 153.25 Gold Coast bottom Australia -33.90 151.03 Homebush top New Zealand 250 left New Zealand rounds New Zealand -37.12 174.55 Pukekohe left Calendar changes The Phillip Island SuperSprint moved from November to April. The series was scheduled to visit Malaysia for the first time, with a round of the championship to be held as part of the Kuala Lumpur City Grand Prix.https://speedcafe.com/v8-supercars-signs-malaysian-street-race-deal/ V8 Supercars signs Malaysian Street Race Deal Speedcafe 3 June 2015 However, the event was cancelled following a legal dispute involving the event promoters.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/kl-city-400-supercar-extravaganza-cancelled/ KL City 400 Supercar Extravaganza cancelled Supercars 1 June 2016 1 June 2016 Format changes The two 60 kilometre races held on the Saturday of SuperSprint events were replaced by a single 120 km race, with a compulsory pit stop to change tyres.https://speedcafe.com/v8-supercars-confirms-format-changes-for-2016/ V8 Supercars confirms format changes for 2016 Speedcafe 21 October 2015 21 October 2015 The Auckland event used the International SuperSprint format that was also used at the non-championship V8 Supercars Challenge event at the Australian Grand Prix, with four 100 km races held across the weekend. The Sydney 500 reverted to its original two race format, with a single 250 km race held on each of Saturday and Sunday, after a pair of 125 km races were held on Saturday in 2014 and 2015. Soft tyres were used at all events except for the Bathurst 1000 and Phillip Island SuperSprint, with the season allocation increasing from 324 to 400 soft tyres per car. Practice sessions for endurance co-drivers were held at the Winton and Queensland Raceway rounds.http://autoaction.com.au/select-days-race-weekends-2016/ Select two day race weekends in 2016 Auto Action 15 January 2016 20 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118084626/http://autoaction.com.au/select-days-race-weekends-2016/ 18 January 2016 dead dmy-all Testing changes The compulsory pre-season test was scrapped. Teams were allowed three test days, one of which had to be used before the season commences. Rookie drivers and drivers who had not competed in the series for over three years were allowed an additional three days of testing.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/teams-receive-2016-rules/ Teams receive 2016 rules V8 Supercars January 2016 Results and standings Season summary Round Race Event Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report 1 1 Adelaide 500 AUS Scott Pye AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Report 2 AUS Chaz Mostert NZL Shane van Gisbergen AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team 3 NZL Fabian Coulthard NZL Shane van Gisbergen AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 2 4 Tasmania SuperSprint AUS Mark Winterbottom AUS Will Davison NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Report 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom NZL Fabian Coulthard AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports 3 6 Phillip Island SuperSprint NZL Scott McLaughlin NZL Scott McLaughlin NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Report 7 NZL Scott McLaughlin NZL Scott McLaughlin NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport 4 8 Perth SuperSprint AUS Cam Waters AUS James Moffat AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Report 9 AUS Chaz Mostert AUS Chaz Mostert AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 5 10 Winton SuperSprint AUS Tim Slade NZL Fabian Coulthard AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Report 11 AUS Chaz Mostert AUS David Reynolds AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 6 12 Darwin Triple Crown NZL Shane van Gisbergen AUS Michael Caruso AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Report 13 NZL Shane van Gisbergen AUS Jason Bright NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 7 14 Townsville 400 AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Report 15 AUS Mark Winterbottom NZL Shane van Gisbergen NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 8 16 Ipswich SuperSprint NZL Chris Pither AUS Chaz Mostert NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Report 17 AUS Jamie Whincup AUS James Courtney AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 9 18 Sydney SuperSprint AUS Chaz Mostert AUS Michael Caruso NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Report 19 AUS Chaz Mostert AUS Craig Lowndes AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 10 20 Sandown 500 AUS Jamie WhincupAUS Paul Dumbrell AUS Nick Percat AUS Garth TanderAUS Warren Luff Holden Racing Team Report 11 21 Bathurst 1000 AUS Jamie Whincup AUS David Reynolds AUS Will DavisonAUS Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports Report 12 22 Gold Coast 600 NZL Shane van Gisbergen NZL Shane van Gisbergen NZL Shane van GisbergenFRA Alexandre Prémat Triple Eight Race Engineering Report 23 AUS Jamie Whincup NZL Shane van Gisbergen AUS Jamie WhincupAUS Paul Dumbrell Triple Eight Race Engineering 13 24 Auckland SuperSprint NZL Shane van Gisbergen AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Report 25 NZL Shane van Gisbergen NZL Shane van Gisbergen NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 26 NZL Shane van Gisbergen AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 27 AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 14 28 Sydney 500 NZL Shane van Gisbergen NZL Shane van Gisbergen AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Report 29 AUS Garth Tander AUS James Courtney NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Points system Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver or drivers of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race, up to a maximum of 300 points per event.2014 V8 Supercar Operations Manual Division D http://d508o84lonf06.cloudfront.net/live/files/dmfile/2014-Div-D-FINAL.pdf V8 Supercars 24 January 2014 28 February 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140306133912/http://d508o84lonf06.cloudfront.net/live/files/dmfile/2014-Div-D-FINAL.pdf 6 March 2014 dmy Points 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 Short format 75 69 64 60 55 51 48 45 42 39 36 34 33 31 30 28 27 25 24 22 21 19 18 16 15 13 rowspan="2" Long format 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 Endurance format 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 Short format: Used for the first two races at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide and all International SuperSprint races. Long format: Used for all SuperSprint and SuperStreet races, with the exception of the first two races of the Clipsal 500 Adelaide, and for both races of the Gold Coast 600. Endurance format: Used for the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000. Drivers' championship Pos. Position Driver No. Car Number ADESouth Australia SYMTasmania PHIVictoria BARWestern Australia WINVictoria HIDNorthern Territory TOWQueensland QLDQueensland SMPNew South Wales SANVictoria BATNew South Wales SURQueensland PUKNew Zealand SYDNew South Wales Pen. Penalties Pts. Championship points 1 NZL Shane van Gisbergen 97 3 5 10 1 Ret 4 10 2 4 9 4 16 1 2 1 1 12 1 5 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 10 10 points for causing an avoidable collision at Winton (Race 11) 3368 2 AUS Jamie Whincup 88 1 2 14 2 19 2 4 3 11 5 9 2 8 1 4 2 2 2 1 13 11 3 1 1 2 25 1 1 4 0 3168 3 NZL Scott McLaughlin 33 4 4 12 26 4 1 1 11 2 2 11 10 7 24 5 15 6 5 6 4 15 2 3 3 7 7 3 4 5 25 25 points for an unsafe re-entry at Bathurst (Race 21) 2806 4 AUS Craig Lowndes 888 7 10 13 5 2 6 5 1 3 15 8 11 3 12 10 3 1 6 2 8 16 6 4 16 15 4 6 8 9 0 2770 5 AUS Will Davison 19 11 9 15 3 1 16 9 4 10 6 17 4 4 5 11 7 17 21 26 3 1 16 13 10 6 8 13 7 8 0 2589 6 AUS Mark Winterbottom 1 8 11 9 9 3 5 2 22 1 3 2 9 20 3 3 4 5 11 14 23 Ret 4 5 4 5 1 5 23 12 0 2489 7 AUS Chaz Mostert 55 16 3 Ret 10 5 23 8 12 6 7 20 3 23 4 16 5 3 4 3 5 19 9 6 21 3 6 4 17 11 15 15 points for causing an avoidable collision at Adelaide (Race 3) 2361 8 AUS Tim Slade 14 Ret 17 20 8 13 8 13 10 16 1 1 13 2 13 13 6 7 7 12 16 7 11 8 17 23 19 16 9 7 0 2263 9 AUS Garth Tander 2 5 23 3 11 6 9 16 5 7 25 12 23 14 7 20 14 13 8 7 1 Ret 15 11 5 10 10 7 2 2 15 15 points for causing an avoidable collision at Adelaide (Race 3) 2252 10 AUS Michael Caruso 23 13 6 2 21 11 13 6 26 9 8 10 1 6 9 8 22 4 13 10 14 8 17 9 8 9 13 12 13 14 0 2239 11 AUS James Courtney 22 2 1 21 13 7 21 7 6 8 19 25 21 5 6 2 13 Ret 3 8 11 13 20 10 6 13 11 14 5 6 25 25 points for causing an avoidable collision at Bathurst (Race 21) 2162 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard 12 10 14 16 18 8 3 Ret 17 15 17 3 6 Ret 8 15 10 10 10 4 6 6 Ret 15 11 4 5 8 11 21 0 2078 13 AUS Rick Kelly 15 9 13 7 4 Ret 14 11 9 5 4 15 15 15 21 12 8 14 9 11 10 Ret 21 17 7 12 9 24 6 Ret 0 1835 14 AUS Todd Kelly 7 6 16 6 19 12 11 12 7 23 13 13 7 13 10 23 12 9 24 9 7 Ret 8 21 19 16 15 11 12 19 0 1808 15 AUS Scott Pye 17 12 7 17 14 14 26 3 24 19 12 7 5 Ret 18 7 20 24 Ret 15 15 5 18 23 9 11 2 9 14 13 0 1807 16 AUS David Reynolds 9 14 19 5 16 18 12 14 19 21 22 6 17 9 11 14 21 23 17 19 DSQ 18 Ret 20 13 8 17 25 10 3 0 1564 17 AUS Jason Bright 8 19 8 8 6 10 10 Ret 16 13 11 16 12 16 14 9 16 18 18 17 21 Ret 12 19 Ret DNS 16 19 18 Ret 0 1459 18 AUS Nick Percat 222 21 DNS 1 24 15 17 20 20 18 21 23 Ret 17 Ret Ret DSQ 20 16 20 9 3 Ret 16 14 18 18 21 15 16 10 10 points for causing an avoidable collision at Sydney Motorsport Park (Race 18) 1430 19 AUS Cam Waters 6 15 12 4 7 Ret 18 23 13 26 16 5 24 22 16 6 Ret 16 20 16 Ret 4 Ret 14 12 17 20 17 21 Ret 25 15 points for causing an avoidable collision at Barbagallo (Race 9), 10 points for causing an avoidable collision at Ipswich (Race 17) 1423 20 AUS James Moffat 34 17 15 22 20 16 7 15 14 17 26 19 Ret 10 17 19 9 11 12 18 Ret Ret 5 12 20 14 12 10 24 10 0 1419 21 NZL Chris Pither 111 18 Ret DNS 17 Ret 19 24 8 14 18 18 14 11 20 22 11 8 14 13 17 12 10 Ret 24 24 23 22 Ret 18 0 1369 22 AUS Dale Wood 96 20 18 Ret 22 20 20 18 18 20 14 14 20 18 23 18 17 19 15 21 18 9 7 22 Ret 21 21 18 Ret Ret 10 10 points for causing an avoidable collision at Barbagallo (Race 9) 1273 23 AUS Tim Blanchard 21 24 24 11 15 Ret 22 17 23 22 20 22 19 21 19 17 18 25 19 22 20 10 14 18 18 20 26 20 19 Ret 0 1266 24 AUS Lee Holdsworth 18 23 21 18 12 9 15 19 15 12 10 Ret 8 Ret 12 Ret Ret 7 15 19 14 15 16 15 0 1114 25 NZL Andre Heimgartner 3 22 20 19 25 Ret 24 21 21 25 23 21 18 12 15 Ret 19 15 23 24 19 Ret 13 Ret 22 22 22 Ret 20 20 0 1010 26 FRA Alexandre Prémat 97 2 2 1 2 0 840 27 AUS Jonathon Webb 19 3 1 16 13 0 681 28 AUS Aaren Russell 4/3 25 22 DNS 23 17 25 22 25 24 24 24 22 19 22 21 19 Ret 13 Ret 25 25 points for causing an avoidable collision at Adelaide (Race 1) 627 29 AUS David Wall 33 4 15 2 3 25 25 points for co-driver making an unsafe re-entry at Bathurst (Race 21) 602 30 AUS Paul Dumbrell 88 13 11 3 1 0 555 31 NZL Steven Richards 888 8 16 6 4 0 516 32 AUS Steve Owen 55 5 19 9 6 0 504 33 AUS Cameron McConville 222 9 3 Ret 16 0 483 34 AUS Luke Youlden 12 6 6 Ret 15 0 468 35 AUS Ashley Walsh 14 16 7 11 8 0 468 36 AUS Shae Davies 4 25 25 22 17 19 DNS 23 25 24 23 22 17 0 454 37 AUS Dean Fiore 23 14 8 17 9 0 444 38 AUS Warren Luff 2 1 Ret 15 11 0 432 39 AUS Tony D'Alberto 17 15 5 18 20 0 429 40 AUS David Russell 96 18 9 7 22 0 405 41 AUS Jack Perkins 22 11 13 20 10 25 25 points for co-driver causing an avoidable collision at Bathurst (Race 21) 374 42 AUS Macauley Jones 21 20 10 14 18 0 360 43 AUS Matt Campbell 7 7 Ret 8 21 0 324 44 NZL Richie Stanaway 111 17 12 10 Ret 0 324 45 AUS Karl Reindler 18 22 23 12 Ret Ret 7 0 309 46 AUS Jack Le Brocq 6 Ret 4 Ret 14 0 303 47 AUS Dean Canto 1 23 Ret 4 5 0 303 48 AUS Russell Ingall 15 10 Ret 21 17 0 252 49 NZL Chris van der Drift 4 22 17 19 DNS 0 234 50 NZL Craig Baird 4/9 24 22 DSQ 18 Ret 20 0 219 51 AUS Andrew Jones 8 21 Ret 12 19 0 201 52 AUS James Golding 34 Ret Ret 5 12 0 180 53 SUI Simona de Silvestro 360 14 0 126 54 AUS Renee Gracie 360 14 0 126 55 AUS Kurt Kostecki 18 25 Ret 23 21 0 108 Pos. Position Driver No. Car Number ADESouth Australia SYMTasmania PHIVictoria BARWestern Australia WINVictoria HIDNorthern Territory TOWQueensland QLDQueensland SMPNew South Wales SANVictoria BATNew South Wales SURQueensland PUKNew Zealand SYDNew South Wales Pen. Penalties Pts. Championship pointsBold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap #c8c8c8 Results count toward the Enduro Cup. solid 1px #AAAAAA Teams' championship Pos. Position Team No. Car number ADESouth Australia SYMTasmania PHIVictoria BARWestern Australia WINVictoria HIDNorthern Territory TOWQueensland QLDQueensland SMPNew South Wales SANVictoria BATNew South Wales SURQueensland PUKNew Zealand SYDNew South Wales Pen. Penalties Pts. Championship points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 88 1 2 14 2 19 2 4 3 11 5 9 2 8 1 4 2 2 2 1 13 11 3 1 1 2 25 1 1 4 0 6546 97 3 5 10 1 Ret 4 10 2 4 9 4 16 1 2 1 1 12 1 5 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 Holden Racing Team 2 5 23 3 11 6 9 16 5 7 25 12 23 14 7 20 14 13 8 7 1 Ret 15 11 5 10 10 7 2 2 30 30 points for a pit infringement at Townsville (Race 15) 4434 22 2 1 21 13 7 21 7 6 8 19 25 21 5 6 2 13 Ret 3 8 11 13 20 10 6 13 11 14 5 6 3 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 4 4 12 26 4 1 1 11 2 2 11 10 7 24 5 15 6 5 6 4 15 2 3 3 7 7 3 4 5 0 4250 34 17 15 22 20 16 7 15 14 17 26 19 Ret 10 17 19 9 11 12 18 Ret Ret 5 12 20 14 12 10 24 10 4 Prodrive Racing Australia 1 8 11 9 9 3 5 2 22 1 3 2 9 20 3 3 4 5 11 14 23 Ret 4 5 4 5 1 5 23 12 0 3962 6 15 12 4 7 Ret 18 23 13 26 16 5 24 22 16 6 Ret 16 20 16 Ret 4 Ret 14 12 17 20 17 21 Ret 5 DJR Team Penske 12 10 14 16 18 8 3 Ret 17 15 17 3 6 Ret 8 15 10 10 10 4 6 6 Ret 15 11 4 5 8 11 21 30 30 points for a pit infringement at Surfers Paradise (Race 23) 3855 17 12 7 17 14 14 26 3 24 19 12 7 5 Ret 18 7 20 24 Ret 15 15 5 18 23 9 11 2 9 14 13 6 Brad Jones Racing 8 19 8 8 6 10 10 Ret 16 13 11 16 12 16 14 9 16 18 18 17 21 Ret 12 19 Ret DNS 16 19 18 Ret 0 3722 14 Ret 17 20 8 13 8 13 10 16 1 1 13 2 13 13 6 7 7 12 16 7 11 8 17 23 19 16 9 7 7 Nissan Motorsport 7 6 16 6 19 12 11 12 7 23 13 13 7 13 10 23 12 9 24 9 7 Ret 8 21 19 16 15 11 12 19 0 3643 15 9 13 7 4 Ret 14 11 9 5 4 15 15 15 21 12 8 14 9 11 10 Ret 21 17 7 12 9 24 6 Ret 8 Nissan Motorsport 23 13 6 2 21 11 13 6 26 9 8 10 1 6 9 8 22 4 13 10 14 8 17 9 8 9 13 12 13 14 0 3547 96 20 18 Ret 22 20 20 18 18 20 14 14 20 18 23 18 17 19 15 21 18 9 7 22 Ret 21 21 18 Ret Ret 9 Triple Eight Race Engineering 888 7 10 13 5 2 6 5 1 3 15 8 11 3 12 10 3 1 6 2 8 16 6 4 16 15 4 6 8 9 0 2770 10 Tekno Autosports 19 11 9 15 3 1 16 9 4 10 6 17 4 4 5 11 7 17 21 26 3 1 16 13 10 6 8 13 7 8 0 2589 11 Erebus Motorsport 4 25 22 DNS 23 17 25 22 25 24 24 24 22 19 22 21 24 22 25 25 22 17 19 DNS 23 25 24 23 22 17 0 2580 9 14 19 5 16 18 12 14 19 21 22 6 17 9 11 14 21 23 17 19 DSQ 18 Ret 20 13 8 17 25 10 3 12 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 3 22 20 19 25 Ret 24 21 21 25 23 21 18 12 15 Ret 19 15 23 24 19 Ret 13 Ret 22 22 22 Ret 20 20 0 2450 222 21 DNS 1 24 15 17 20 20 18 21 23 Ret 17 Ret Ret DSQ 20 16 20 9 3 Ret 16 14 18 18 21 15 16 13 Rod Nash Racing 55 16 3 Ret 10 5 23 8 12 6 7 20 3 23 4 16 5 3 4 3 5 19 9 6 21 3 6 4 17 11 0 2376 14 Super Black Racing 111 18 Ret DNS 17 Ret 19 24 8 14 18 18 14 11 20 22 11 8 14 13 17 12 10 Ret 24 24 23 22 Ret 18 0 1369 15 Team 18 18 23 21 18 12 9 15 19 15 12 10 Ret 8 Ret 25 Ret 23 21 22 23 12 Ret Ret 7 15 19 14 15 16 15 0 1297 16 Britek Motorsport 21 24 24 11 15 Ret 22 17 23 22 20 22 19 21 19 17 18 25 19 22 20 10 14 18 18 20 26 20 19 Ret 0 1266 17 Nissan Motorsport (w) 360 14 0 126 Pos. Position Team No. Car number ADESouth Australia SYMTasmania PHIVictoria BARWestern Australia WINVictoria HIDNorthern Territory TOWQueensland QLDQueensland SMPNew South Wales SANVictoria BATNew South Wales SURQueensland PUKNew Zealand SYDNew South Wales Pen. Penalties Pts. Championship pointsBold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap (w) denotes wildcard entry Enduro Cup Pos. Position Drivers No. Car number SANVictoria BATNew South Wales SURQueensland Pen. Penalties Pts. Cup points 1 Shane van Gisbergen / Alexandre Prémat 97 2 2 1 2 0 840 2 Will Davison / Jonathon Webb 19 3 1 16 13 0 681 3 Scott McLaughlin / David Wall 33 4 15 2 3 25 25 points for McLaughlin performing an unsafe re-entry at Bathurst (Race 21) 602 4 Jamie Whincup / Paul Dumbrell 88 13 11 3 1 0 555 5 Craig Lowndes / Steven Richards 888 8 16 6 4 0 516 6 Chaz Mostert / Steve Owen 55 5 19 9 6 0 504 7 Nick Percat / Cameron McConville 222 9 3 Ret 16 0 483 8 Fabian Coulthard / Luke Youlden 12 6 6 Ret 15 0 468 9 Tim Slade / Ashley Walsh 14 16 7 11 8 0 468 10 Michael Caruso / Dean Fiore 23 14 8 17 9 0 444 11 Garth Tander / Warren Luff 2 1 Ret 15 11 0 432 12 Scott Pye / Tony D'Alberto 17 15 5 18 23 0 429 13 Dale Wood / David Russell 96 18 9 7 22 0 405 14 James Courtney / Jack Perkins 22 11 13 20 10 25 25 points for Courtney causing an avoidable collision at Bathurst (Race 21) 374 15 Tim Blanchard / Macauley Jones 21 20 10 14 18 0 360 16 Todd Kelly / Matt Campbell 7 7 Ret 8 21 0 324 17 Chris Pither / Richie Stanaway 111 17 12 10 Ret 0 324 18 Cam Waters / Jack Le Brocq 6 Ret 4 Ret 14 0 303 19 Mark Winterbottom / Dean Canto 1 23 Ret 4 5 0 303 20 Rick Kelly / Russell Ingall 15 10 Ret 21 17 0 252 21 Lee Holdsworth / Karl Reindler 18 12 Ret Ret 12 0 234 22 Shae Davies / Chris van der Drift 4 22 17 19 DNS 0 234 23 Jason Bright / Andrew Jones 8 21 Ret 12 19 0 201 24 James Moffat / James Golding 34 Ret Ret 5 12 0 180 25 Andre Heimgartner / Aaren Russell 3 19 Ret 13 Ret 0 162 26 David Reynolds / Craig Baird 9 DSQ 18 Ret 20 0 147 27 Simona de Silvestro / Renee Gracie 360 14 0 126 Pos. Position Drivers No. Car number SANVictoria BATNew South Wales SURQueensland Pen. Penalties Pts. Cup pointsBold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap See also 2016 V8 Supercar season References 30em External links Coates Hire Leaderboard (2016 Drivers Championship & Teams Championship points), www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org Pirtek Enduro Cup (2016 points), www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org collapsed Category:Supercars Championship seasons International V8 Supercars