2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship

The 2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2017–18 BNT V8s Championship) is the nineteenth season of the series, and the third under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprises three classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two and three consists of older NZV8 TL and varying touring cars.

2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship
Previous: 2016–17 Next: 2018–19

Entrants
Team Vehicle No. Driver Events
Class One
Concept Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 007 Nick Ross[1] All
JumpFlex Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 42 Matthew Tubbs 2–6
Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry (XV50) 71 Andre Heimgartner[2] All
97 Jason Bargwanna All
222 Scott Taylor 6
Lathrope Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 73 Brad Lathrope[3] 1–2, 5–6
Hamilton Motorsports Holden Commodore (VE) 84 Lance Hughes All
85 Jack Smith[4] 1–3, 5–6
Class Two
Alan McCarrison Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 9 Alan McCarrison 1
Digga Ford Falcon (BF) 11 Justin Ashwell All
Bronson Porter Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 40 Bronson Porter 1–2
Brock Timperley Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 59 Brock Timperley All
Chelsea Herbert Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 62 Chelsea Herbert All
Nick Farrier Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 63 Nick Farrier 1–2, 6
Liam MacDonald Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 69 Liam MacDonald All
Grand Design Timber Ford Falcon (BF) 77 Rob Wallace 1–2, 5–6
Dign4U Ford Falcon (BF) 777 Matt Podjursky[5] 1–2, 5–6
Invitational
Nigel Karl Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 17
171		 Nigel Karl 1–2, 5–6
Motorsport Services Hyundai i45 17 Todd Murphy 6
Thirsty Liquor Ford Falcon (BF) 18
117		 Shane Whitley 1
2
Shaws Asphalters Holden Commodore (VE) 23 John de Veth 6
AV8 Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 3 Tony Anderson 2
Ford Falcon (BA) 32 6
McDonald Kerbing Specialists Holden Commodore (VE) 50 Blair McDonald 6
4H Investments Holden Commodore (VE) 57 Eric Hennephof 6
DFM Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 80 Jono Lester 6
BM Racing BMW M3 (E92) 98 Andrew Nugent 1
Mortimer Motorsport BMW M3 (E46) 177 Matt Griffin[6] 1
BMW M3 (E92) 197 Warwick Mortimer[6] 1

Calendar

Round 1 will be held in support of the 2017 ITM Auckland SuperSprint while Round 5 will be in support of the 2018 New Zealand Grand Prix.[7]

Rnd Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Class 1 Winner Class 2 Winner Invitational Winner
2017
1 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway 3–5 November Andre Heimgartner Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Liam MacDonald Andrew Nugent
R2 Nick Ross Jason Bargwanna Liam MacDonald Matt Griffin
R3 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Liam MacDonald Andrew Nugent
2 R1 Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park 1–3 December Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Chelsea Herbert Nigel Karl
R2 Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Liam MacDonald Nigel Karl
R3 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Timperley no starters
2018
3 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park 12–14 January Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Chelsea Herbert no entrants
R2 Jason Bargwanna Andre Heimgartner Liam MacDonald no entrants
R3 Nick Ross Andre Heimgartner Justin Ashwell no entrants
4 R1 Teretonga Park 19–21 January Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Timperley no entrants
R2 Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Liam MacDonald no entrants
R3 Jason Bargwanna Nick Ross Brock Timperley no entrants
5 R1 Circuit Chris Amon 9–11 February Nick Ross Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Timperley no starters
R2 Jack Smith Nick Ross Brock Timperley no starters
R3 Jack Smith Jason Bargwanna Brock Timperley no starters
6 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park 9–11 March Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Brock Timperley John de Veth
R2 Jack Smith Nick Ross Liam MacDonald John de Veth
R3 Jack Smith Jack Smith Brock Timperley Nigel Karl

Championship standings
Pos Driver PUK TAU RUA TER MAN HAM Pen. Pts
Class One
1 Andre Heimgartner 18 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 10 2 4 4 1179
2 Jason Bargwanna 1 1 4 2 1 2 2 Ret 2 2 1 3 12 5 1 1 10 3 1106
3 Nick Ross 3 17 2 4 2 3 3 2 3 Ret 3 1 2 1 3 17 1 2 1065
4 Lance Hughes 2 4 Ret 5 5 4 4 9 4 3 4 9 4 4 2 3 18 15 873
5 Jack Smith 8 5 12 3 3 5 9 3 Ret 3 2 4 5 2 1 817
6 Matthew Tubbs 7 7 10 10 4 7 7 5 6 10 13 11 9 5 6 704
7 Brad Lathrope Ret 6 Ret 6 6 6 5 6 13 8 6 5 463
8 Scott Taylor 7 8 7 136
Class Two
1 Liam MacDonald 6 8 3 13 8 8 6 5 Ret DSQ 6 5 7 9 6 15 11 9 1090
2 Brock Timperley 12 16 6 Ret 10 7 8 7 Ret 4 7 4 6 7 5 11 12 8 1055
3 Chelsea Herbert 9 9 7 8 Ret 11 5 6 6 5 8 7 8 8 8 13 15 14 1041
4 Justin Ashwell 11 15 14 12 13 13 7 8 5 6 9 8 9 11 9 16 14 11 948
5 Matt Podjurksy 10 Ret Ret 9 14 14 11 10 7 12 13 10 555
6 Robert Wallace 7 11 5 Ret 11 Ret DNS 12 12 14 16 18 431
7 Nick Farrier 13 10 8 14 9 9 20 17 13 418
8 Bronson Porter Ret 12 13 Ret 12 12 192
9 Alan McCarrison 15 Ret Ret 39
Invitational
- John DeVeth 4 3 16 -
- Matt Griffin 5 3 Ret -
- Andrew Nugent 4 Ret 9 -
- Blair McDonald 6 7 19 -
- Warwick Mortimer 17 7 10 -
- Jono Lester 10 9 17 -
- Nigel Karl 14 13 11 10 15 DNS DNS DNS DNS 19 DNS 12 -
- Shane Whitley 16 14 15 11 Ret DNS -
- Eric Hennephof 18 DNS DNS -
- Tony Anderson DNS DNS DNS -
Pos Driver PUK TAU RUA TER MAN HAM Pen. Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

References
  1. "NICK ROSS READY FOR MILESTONE BNT V8S SEASON". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. "ANDRÉ HEIMGARTNER RETURNS TO BNT V8S IN RTM TOYOTA CAMRY". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "BRAD LATHROPE READY FOR BNT V8S CLASS ONE DEBUT". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. "AUSTRALIAN V8 CHAMPION JOINS BNT V8 GRID FOR ITM AUCKLAND SUPERSPRINT". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. "YOUNG GUN MATT PODJURSKY CONFIRMED FOR NZ TOURING CAR DEBUT". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. "MATT GRIFFIN BRINGS BMW M3 TO BNT V8S GRID FOR CLASS THREE TILT". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. "NZ V8 Touring Cars - 2017/18 Calendar". NZ Touring Cars Championship. NZ V8 Touring Cars. 5 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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