The 2013 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series was an Australian motor racing competition for modified V8 engined production utilities.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Series with Australian V8 Ute Racing Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] Promoted as the 2013 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series protected by Armor All, it was the 13th annual Australian V8 Ute Racing Series.[1]
The series was won by Ryal Harris[2] driving a Ford FG Falcon Ute.
Calendar
The series was contested over eight rounds.[1]
Round[1] | Circuit[1] | Date[1] | Format[1][3] |
1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | 28 February - 3 March | Three races |
2 | Barbagallo Raceway | 3 – 5 May | Three races |
3 | Hidden Valley Raceway | 14 – 16 June | Four races |
4 | Townsville Street Circuit | 5 – 7 July | Three races |
5 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | 13 – 15 September | Three races |
6 | Mount Panorama Circuit | 10–13 October | Three races |
7 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | 25–27 October | Three races |
8 | Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit | 6 – 8 December | Three races |
Points system
Series points were awarded on the following basis for each qualifying session and each race in the series.[1]
Position[1] | 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 | 30th | 31st | 32nd |
Points[1] | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The results for each round were determined by the number of points scored by each driver at that round.[1]
The driver gaining the highest points total over all rounds was declared the winner of the Series.[1]
Series standings
Position[4] | Driver[4] | No.[4] | Car[3][1] | Team[4] | Points[4] |
1 | Ryal Harris | 1 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Tapout Energy Racing | 893 |
2 | Nathan Pretty | 56 | Holden VE Ute | Milwaukee Racing | 862 |
3 | David Sieders | 8 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Mine Site Fencing Australia | 836 |
4 | Rhys McNally | 26 | Holden VE Ute | Stratco Racing | 816 |
5 | Kris Walton | 68 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Rentco Transport Equipment Rentals | 815 |
6 | Gary Baxter | 3 | Holden VE Ute | Sage Automation / Roof Seal | 768 |
7 | Kim Jane | 27 | Holden VE Ute | Bob Jane T-Marts | 739 |
8 | Ryan Hansford | 6 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Hawkins Transport - HT Racing | 730 |
9 | Craig Dontas | 22 | Holden VE Ute | Thirsty Camel Racing | 719 |
10 | Andrew Fisher | 9 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Jesus Racing Team | 686 |
11 | Elliot Barbour | 7 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Sieders Racing Team / Guide Dogs Victoria | 656 |
12 | Stephen White | 19 | Holden VE Ute | Dunlop Super Dealer | 581 |
13 | Wayne Wakefield | 13 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Bacardi Oakheart | 513 |
14 | Jesse Dixon | 88 | Holden VE Ute | Hayman Reese Racing | 506 |
15 | Gerard McLeod | 50 | Holden VE Ute | Macmahon Mining | 496 |
16 | Adam Marjoram | 5 | Holden VE Ute | Auto One Racing | 493 |
17 | Jeremy Gray | 67 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | JMG Racing | 457 |
18 | Tony Longhurst | 25 | Holden VE Ute | The Boat Works | 375 |
19 | Cam Wilson | 24 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Go Karting Gold Coast | 372 |
20 | Phonsy Mullan | 20 | Holden VE Ute | Hi-Tech Oils / Ramjet Cold Air Inducition / Ripshift / GM Motorsport | 343 |
21 | Ben Dunn | 99 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | RedAss Mexican Food / BNP Securities | 328 |
22 | Todd Zani | 28 | Holden VE Ute | Ezetax Racing Team | 287 |
23 | Matthew Nolan | 21 | Holden VE Ute | CIGWELD | 269 |
24 | Peter Burnitt | 4 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Forgiven Racing | 234 |
25 | Jack Elsegood | 11 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Fuchs / Hustler Mowers | 228 |
26 | Fanny Buzadzic | 72 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Western General Body Works | 216 |
27 | Noel Edge | 2 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Australian Conveyor Racing | 210 |
28 | Gary MacDonald | 10 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Interior Logistics | 193 |
29 | John Wood | 41 | Holden VE Ute | Battery World / VISA Logistics / Race Fuels | 154 |
30 | Chris Pither | 25 | Holden VE Ute | Insane Racing | 144 |
31 | Glenn McNally | 10 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | JSW Australia | 143 |
32 | Mike Almond | 25 | Holden VE Ute | Williams Race Tech | 135 |
33 | Benn Wilson | 11 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | P.I. Technical Services | 130 |
34 | Richard Bloomfield | 57 | Holden VE Ute | Octane Events | 107 |
35 | Ben Dowley | 43 | Holden VE Ute | Williams Race Tech | 107 |
36 | Peter Major | 41 | Holden VE Ute | Williams Race Tech | 88 |
37 | Charlie O'Brien | 10 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Sieders Racing | 86 |
38 | Rhett Noonan | 99 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Accuweigh / Jaypack Cartons | 85 |
39 | Warren Millett | 18 | Holden VE Ute | Wake-Up Backpackers Racing | 75 |
40 | Grant Bromley | 29 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | HTA / Isuzu Utes / Iseek | 74 |
41 | Graham Edwards | 99 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Sieders Racing | 68 |
42 | Yanis Derums | 41 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Mango credit | 60 |
43 | Dylan Thomas | 11 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | CXC Global Racing | 54 |
44 | George Miedecke | 25 | Holden VE Ute | The Boat Works | 52 |
45 | Troy Wilson | 29 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | HE PARTS | 47 |
46 | Rohan Barry | 11 | Ford FG Falcon Ute | Hutchinson Build / Shake It Up | 42 |
47 | Jack Le Brocq | 18 | Holden VE Ute | Wake-Up Backpackers Racing | 40 |
48 | Allan Letcher | 43 | Holden VE Ute | Revolution Roofing | 38 |
49 | Charlie Kovacs (Jnr) | 43 | Holden VE Ute | Red Express Deliveries / Air Road Freight | 37 |
50 | Stephen Wilson | 20 | Holden VE Ute | Wil-Tow / Hino | 22 |
51 | Troy Dontas | 44 | Holden VE Ute | Brecknock Insurance Brokers | 19 |
52 | Layton Barker | 43 | Holden VE Ute | Bartech Switchboards Racing | 17 |
53 | Denis Cribbin | 41 | Holden VE Ute | Williams Race Tech | 4 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2013 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ Harris Happy with two in a row, v8utes.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 7 June 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 Results - After completion of 2013 Sydney 500 - Race3, v8utes.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org