2019 Super2 Series
The 2019 Super2 Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, a support series to the 2019 Supercars Championship. It was the twentieth running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing.
2019 Super2 Series | |||
Previous: | 2018 | Next: | 2020 |
Parent series: Supercars Championship Support series: Super3 Series |
Bryce Fullwood won the championship with one round to spare in the MW Motorsport prepared Nissan Altima L33.
Entries
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2019 championship:
Manufacturer | Model | Team | Driver details | ||
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No. | Driver | Rounds | |||
Ford | Ford FG X Falcon | Tickford Racing | 5 | Thomas Randle | All |
Matt Chahda Motorsport | 18 | Matt Chahda | All | ||
Matt Stone Racing | 47 | Joel Heinrich | 1–2 | ||
Holden | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 10 | Brenton Grove | All |
55 | Kurt Kostecki | All | |||
Image Racing | 15 | Adam Marjoram | All | ||
49 | Jordan Boys | All | |||
Brad Jones Racing | 21 | Jack Smith | All | ||
77 | Tim Blanchard | 3 | |||
Matt Stone Racing | 33 | Abbie Eaton | 1 | ||
David Russell | 5 | ||||
35 | Ashley Walsh | All | |||
Eggleston Motorsport | 38 | Will Brown | All | ||
54 | Dean Fiore | 1–2 | |||
Jack Perkins | 3–7 | ||||
88 | Justin Ruggier | All | |||
Garry Rogers Motorsport | 44 | Dylan O'Keeffe | All | ||
99 | Mason Barbera | 1–4 | |||
Kostecki Brothers Racing | 56 | Jake Kostecki | 1–4 | ||
57 | Brodie Kostecki | 1–2 | |||
Nissan | Nissan Altima L33 | MW Motorsport | 16 | Bryce Fullwood | All |
27 | Tyler Everingham | All | |||
28 | Zane Goddard | All | |||
Source:[1][2] |
Team changes
- Brad Jones Racing scaled back to a single-car team, after having previously run three cars.[3]
- Image Racing formed a partnership with Erebus Motorsport, expanding to a two-car operation.[4]
- Kali Motorsport withdrew from the championship citing a lack of sponsorship, but retained its entry and cars with a view to re-joining the series in the future.[1]
- Matt Chahda Motorsport switched from running a Holden VF Commodore to a Ford FG X Falcon.[5]
- Paul Morris Motorsport withdrew from the championship to focus on its Super3 Series entry.[1]
- Triple Eight Race Engineering returned to the Super2 series for the first time since 2013, entering two VF Commodores.[6]
Driver changes
- Paul Dumbrell retired from the Super2 Series at the end of 2018.[7]
- The Grand Tour test driver Abbie Eaton made her Super2 début with Matt Stone Racing.[8]
- Reigning Super3 Series champion Tyler Everingham graduated to the Super2 Series with MW Motorsport.[9]
- Dean Fiore moved to Eggleston Motorsport on a 2 round deal, replacing Nathan Morcom.[10]
- Bryce Fullwood returned to MW Motorsport after racing with Matt Stone Racing in 2018.[11]
- Zane Goddard left Brad Jones Racing and joined MW Motorsport.[12]
- Kurt Kostecki and Brenton Grove left Kostecki Brothers Racing and Grove Motorsport respectively to join Triple Eight Race Engineering.[6]
- 2018 Aussie Racing Cars champion Joel Heinrich made his Super2 début with Matt Stone Racing.[13]
- Garry Jacobson and Macauley Jones left the series as they graduated to the Supercars Championship, with Kelly Racing and Tim Blanchard Racing respectively.[14][15]
- Porsche Carrera Cup driver Dylan O'Keeffe made his Super2 début with Garry Rogers Motorsport, replacing 2018 champion Chris Pither.[16]
- Aussie Racing Cars race winner Justin Ruggier made his Super2 début with Eggleston Motorsport.[17]
- Ashley Walsh returned to the series for the first time since 2014, driving for Matt Stone Racing.[18]
Mid-season changes
- Abbie Eaton withdrew from the championship following the Adelaide round due to sponsorship issues.
- Joel Heinrich withdrew from the championship following the Barbagallo round due to sponsorship issues.
- Brodie Kostecki withdrew from the championship following the Barbagallo round to focus on his, and Kostecki Brothers Racing's Enduro Cup début.
- Tim Blanchard made a one-off appearance for Brad Jones Racing in Townsville in preparation for the Enduro Cup.[19]
- Mason Barbera withdrew from the championship following the Queensland round due to sponsorship issues.
- Jake Kostecki withdrew from the championship following the Queensland round to focus on his, and Kostecki Brothers Racing's Enduro Cup début.
- David Russell made a one-off appearance for Matt Stone Racing at the Bathurst Round.
- Jack Perkins withdrew from the Bathurst round due to illness.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2019 championship will consist of seven rounds:
Round | Event name | Circuit | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adelaide 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 1–3 March |
2 | Perth SuperSprint | Barbagallo Wanneroo Raceway | Neerabup, Western Australia | 3–4 May |
3 | Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 6–7 July |
4 | Ipswich SuperSprint | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 27–28 July |
5 | Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 12 October |
6 | Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Springvale, Victoria | 9–10 November |
7 | Newcastle 500 | Newcastle Street Circuit | Newcastle, New South Wales | 23–24 November |
Source:[20] |
Calendar changes
- The category will return to Queensland Raceway for the first time since 2015.[20] The Symmons Plains round was removed from the schedule.
Results and standings
Season summary
Points system
Points were awarded in each race as follows.
Round format |
Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Three races | 100 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Two races | 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 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
One race | 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 | 42 | 36 | 30 |
Series standings
Pos. | Driver | No. | ADE |
BAR |
TOW |
QLD |
BAT |
SAN |
NEW |
Pen. | Points | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bryce Fullwood | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1924 |
2 | Kurt Kostecki | 55 | Ret | DSQ | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 1502 |
3 | Thomas Randle | 5 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1396 |
4 | Zane Goddard | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1347 |
5 | Dylan O'Keeffe | 44 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1142 |
6 | Tyler Everingham | 27 | DNS | Ret | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1111 |
7 | Jordan Boys | 49 | Ret | 11 | 20 | 9 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1062 |
8 | Brenton Grove | 10 | 10 | DSQ | 13 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1062 |
9 | Ashley Walsh | 35 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1059 |
10 | Jack Smith | 21 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1022 |
11 | Justin Ruggier | 88 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1010 |
12 | Will Brown | 38 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 16 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 0 | 960 |
13 | Adam Marjoram | 15 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 0 | 890 |
14 | Jack Perkins | 54 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 15 | WD | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 759 | |||||
15 | Matt Chahda | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 0 | 755 |
16 | Jake Kostecki | 56 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 722 | |||||
17 | Mason Barbera | 99 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 590 | |||||
18 | Brodie Kostecki | 57 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 434 | |||||||||
19 | Dean Fiore | 54 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 310 | |||||||||
20 | Tim Blanchard | 77 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | ||||||||||||
21 | Joel Heinrich | 47 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 224 | |||||||||
22 | David Russell | 33 | 8 | 0 | 180 | |||||||||||||
23 | Abbie Eaton | 33 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 0 | 76 | |||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | No. | ADE |
BAR |
TOW |
QLD |
BAT |
SAN |
NEW |
Pen. | Points | |||||||
References
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- Adam, Mitchell (13 February 2019). "Goddard switches to MW Nissan in Super2". Supercars.con. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Bartholomaeus, Stefan (5 January 2019). "Super2 seat for Aussie Racing Car champ". Supercars.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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- Bartholomaeus, Stefan (7 December 2018). "O'Keeffe replaces Pither in GRM Super2 line-up". Supercars.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- https://www.speedcafe.com/2019/02/21/ruggier-returns-to-eggleston-for-super2-opener/
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