2016_Kumho_Tyres_Australian_V8_Touring_Car_Series
2016 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series
Australian motorsport series for V8 cars
The 2016 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series is the 9th running of the series.[1] Defending champion Liam McAdam moved to the V8 Supercars Dunlop Series for 2016.[2]
More information Team, Car ...
| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kustom Workz / Supercar Parts | Ford BF Falcon | 4 | Shane Hunt | 3-4 |
| Haymans Virginia / JCH Electrical | Ford BF Falcon | 5 | Jason Heck | 1-3 |
| 501 Performance | Ford BF Falcon | 6 | David Wright | 2 |
| MoComm Motorsport Communications | Holden VE Commodore | 7 | Jim Pollicina | 1-4 |
| Poco / Simons Earthwork | Holden VZ Commodore | 8 | Steve Briffa | 1,3-4 |
| Kenwood Homes | Ford BF Falcon | 11 | Michael Anderson | 1,3-4 |
| Edge Designer Homes | Ford BF Falcon | 13 | Tyler Greenbury | 1 |
| Image Racing / Lubrimaxx | Ford FG Falcon | 13 | Tyler Greenbury | 2-3 |
| Ford BF Falcon | 4 | |||
| Ford BA Falcon | 16 | Leigh Moran | 1–2,4 | |
| Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 14 | Josh Smith | All |
| Car Advice / Penrite | Holden VE Commodore | 15 | Emily Duggan | 1 |
| Newton Motorsport / Petwell Engineering | Ford EL Falcon | 17 | Troy Stapleton | 2,4 |
| Unichip Dynomotive | Holden VE Commodore | 18 | Jack Sipp | 1 |
| 66 | 2-4 | |||
| Cavalier Homes | Ford BA Falcon | 18 | Matt Chahda | 2 |
| Wake Up/Side Bar | Holden VZ Commodore | 18 | Warren Millett | 3-4 |
| Savs Auto Electric / Westco Automotive | Holden VE Commodore | 25 | Sam Morabito | 1 |
| Dean Vovacevich | 2-4 | |||
| MW Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 26 | Garry Jacobson | 4-5 |
| Tempest Solutions Air & Mechanical | Holden VE Commodore | 37 | Anthony Loscialpo | 1-2 |
| Michael Caine | 3 | |||
| Vectra Corp / Lubrimaxx | Ford FG Falcon | 39 | Chris Smerdon | All |
| SA Racing Logistics / THR Developments | Holden VE Commodore | 45 | Taz Douglas | All |
| BSTRONG ELECTRICAL / Kirra Automotive | Holden VZ Commodore | 75 | Brendan Strong | 1-3 |
| WARLORD / Simon's Earthworks | Holden VZ Commodore | 88 | Simon Emerzidis | All |
| Custom Garage | Ford EL Falcon | 111 | Andy Cantrell | 3 |
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The series is being contested over five rounds with three races at each round.[1]
More information Round, Circuit ...
| Round | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winning driver(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sandown Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria | 1–3 April | Taz Douglas |
| 2 | Winton Motor Raceway |
Winton, Victoria | 20–22 May | Taz Douglas |
| 3 |  Queensland Raceway |
Ipswich, Queensland | 22–24 July | Taz Douglas |
| 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
Phillip Island, Victoria | 9–11 September | Garry Jacobson |
| 5 |  Sydney Motorsport Park |
Sydney, New South Wales | 28–30 October | Garry Jacobson |
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More information Pos., Driver ...
| Pos. | Driver | SAN |
WIN |
QLD |
PHI |
SMP |
Pts. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taz Douglas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 598 |
| 2 | Tyler Greenbury | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 496 |
| 3 | Josh Smith | NC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 489 |
| 4 | Jim Pollicina | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 353 |
| 5 | Chris Smerdon | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 337 |
| 6 | Garry Jacobson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 281 | |||||||||
| 7 | Michael Anderson | 6 | 9 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 277 |
| 8 | Jack Sipp | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 8 | 209 |
| 9 | Simon Emerzidis | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 172 |
| 10 | Dean Kovacevich | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 137 | ||||||
| 11 | Warren Millett | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 114 | ||||||
| 12 | Brendan Strong | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 113 | |||
| 13 | Steve Briffa | 3 | 8 | 7 | EXC | EXC | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 17 | Ret | 113 | |||
| 14 | Jason Heck | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 100 | ||||||
| 15 | Anthony Loscialpo | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 96 | |||||||||
| 16 | Shane Hunt | 10 | 5 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 93 | ||||||
| 17 | Bryce Fullwood | DNS | 2 | 2 | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Tony Evangelou | 7 | 4 | 5 | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Michael Caine | Ret | Ret | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 70 | |||||||||
| 20 | Leigh Moran | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 14 | 67 | ||||||
| 21 | Troy Stapleton | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 65 | |||||||||
| 22 | David Wright | 7 | 11 | 5 | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Jon McCorkindale | 9 | 9 | 6 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Mark Primmer | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 48 | |||||||||
| 25 | Matt Chahda | Ret | DNS | 4 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Isidoro Ambrosio | 13 | 13 | 11 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Andy Cantrell | 9 | Ret | 13 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Sam Morabito | 10 | 11 | Ret | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Emily Duggan | Ret | Ret | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Garry Mennell | Ret | 18 | 16 | 11 | ||||||||||||
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- "Shannons National Motor Racing Championships - Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Cars". Thenationals.com.au. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- "McAdam graduates to Dunlop Series for 2016". Speedcafe. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2016-05-18.