The 2021 S5000 Tasman Series, known by its sponsored identity the Shannons S5000 Tasman Series, was the 13th season of the revived Tasman Series that was last held in 1975, and the first Tasman Series using S5000 machinery and therefore the S5000 moniker.[1] It was held in late November and early December 2021. Aaron Cameron, driving for Garry Rogers Motorsport, claimed the Tasman Cup, first awarded in 1964.

Teams and drivers

All teams competed with identical Rogers AF01/V8 single-seater racecars, Ligier/Onroak chassis powered by Ford Coyote V8 engines.[2]

Team No. Driver Rounds Ref
Team BRM 1 Australia Joey Mawson All [3][4]
28 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama All [5]
98 Spain Roberto Merhi All [5]
Garry Rogers Motorsport 18 Australia Aaron Cameron All [6]
29 Australia Nathan Herne All [7]
31 Australia James Golding All
71 Australia Ben Bargwanna 1 [8]
Tim Macrow Racing 23 Australia Tim Macrow All [9]
AGI Sport with GRM 24 Australia John Martin 2 [10]
101 Australia Luis Leeds All [11]
Versa Motorsport 37 Australia Cooper Webster 1 [12]
88Racing 48 Australia Blake Purdie All [13]
88 Australia Jordan Boys All [14]
  • Volante Rosso Racing were planning an entry, but these plans did not come to fruition.[7]

Calendar

Originally, the second S5000 season was planned to start in September 2021, running until early 2022. After the cancellation of the 2021 Australian Grand Prix, it was decided to instead revive the Tasman Series.[15] After the cancellation of the Gold Coast 500, the calendar saw the Tasman Series held over two rounds, the first one at Sydney Motorsports Park and the second one over the Bathurst meeting, which was now a six-day expanded Bathurst 1000 event.[16][17][18]

The second S5000 season started in January 2022.

Round Circuit Location Date
1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsports Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 20–21 November
2 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 2–5 December

Race results

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning entrant
1 R1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsports Park 20 November Australia Tim Macrow Australia Tim Macrow Australia Tim Macrow Tim Macrow Racing
R2 Spain Roberto Merhi Spain Roberto Merhi Team BRM
R3 21 November Australia Nathan Herne Australia Aaron Cameron Garry Rogers Motorsport
2 R4 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit 2 December Australia Aaron Cameron Australia James Golding Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport
R5 3 December Australia Tim Macrow Australia Tim Macrow Tim Macrow Racing
R6 4 December Australia Nathan Herne Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport
R7 5 December race abandoned

Drivers' standings

Each of the two rounds started with a qualifying session, awarding ten points for pole position down to one point for 10th. The grid of the first race was based on this qualifying result, with 30 points being awarded to the winner. The middle races of each round reversed the qualifying results, with the top 75% reversed for R2 and R5 and the top 50% reversed for R6 respectively, all awarding 20 points to the winner. The last race of each weekend marked the most important one, with a grid based on points scored over all previous weekend sessions and 60 points on offer for the winner.[19]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th Ret
Qualifying 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0
First race (R1, R4) 30 27 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 n/a 0
Reversed grid races (R2, R5, R6) 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 0
Main event (R3, R7) 60 50 40 32 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 0
Pos. Driver SYD BAT Points
Q R1 R2 R3 Q R4 R5 R6 R7
1 Australia Aaron Cameron 6 4 2 1 1 3 6 3 C 165
2 Spain Roberto Merhi 5 5 1 3 6 4 2 5 C 143
3 Australia James Golding 3 3 8 6 2 1 5 1 C 136
4 Australia Luis Leeds 2 2 6 5 8 Ret 3 4 C 105
5 Australia Joey Mawson 12 Ret 9 2 3 5 Ret 9 C 92
6 Australia Tim Macrow 1 1 4 4 7 Ret 1 7 C 89
7 Australia Nathan Herne 4 Ret 5 Ret 4 2 4 2 C 85
8 Australia Blake Purdie 7 Ret 7 7 9 7 9 6 C 69
9 Australia Jordan Boys 8 6 DSQ 9 10 6 8 Ret C 66
10 Australia Cooper Webster 9 7 3 11 48
11 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama 11 8 Ret 8 DNP 8 Ret Ret C 48
12 Australia Ben Bargwanna 10 9 10 10 35
13 Australia John Martin 5 Ret 7 8 C 21
Pos. Driver SYD BAT Points

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Shannons partners with S5000 Tasman Series". S5000. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
    2. ↑ "INTRODUCING THE ROGERS AF01/V8". S5000. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
    3. ↑ "Gold Star champions commit to Tasman Series, confirm overseas intent". S5000. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
    4. ↑ "BRM: Winning Tasman Series would be a 'massive' achievement". S5000. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
    5. 1 2 "International stars confirmed for S5000 Tasman Series". S5000. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
    6. ↑ "Cameron, classic Valvoline livery locked for Tasman Series debut". ARG. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
    7. 1 2 "GRM Confirms Golding, Herne for S5000 Tasman Series". S5000. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
    8. ↑ "Bargwanna to make S5000 debut in Tasman Series opener". S5000. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
    9. ↑ "Second-generation Tasman ace looking for title". S5000. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
    10. ↑ "Martin to join AGI Sport for Bathurst". Speedcafe.com. 2021-11-26.
    11. ↑ "2021 Tasman Series Rd1". S5000. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
    12. ↑ "WEBSTER RETURNS FOR SYDNEY S5000 ROUND - Auto Action". Retrieved 21 March 2023.
    13. ↑ "Blake Purdie locked in for S5000 debut". S5000. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
    14. ↑ "Boys the man for 88 Racing Tasman Series campaign". S5000. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
    15. ↑ "Iconic Tasman Series to return this summer with S5000". S5000. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
    16. ↑ "Tasman Series on track despite Gold Coast cancellation". S5000. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
    17. ↑ "Australian Racing Group categories to compete in huge six day Bathurst event". S5000. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
    18. ↑ "S5000 Tasman Series to launch in Sydney". S5000. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
    19. ↑ "Tasman Series race formats confirmed". S5000. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

    See also

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