2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Championship

The 2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Cars Championship is the seventeenth season of the series, and the first under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprises two classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars, while class two consists of older NZV8 TL cars.[1]

Seven events will be played as competition in the 2015-16 season.[2]

Race calendar

Rnd Circuit Date Map
2015
1 Taupo Motorsport Park
(Taupō, Waikato)		 17–18 October
2 Pukekohe Park Raceway
(Pukekohe, Auckland Region)		 6–7 November
3 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
(Hampton Downs, Waikato)		 28–29 November
2016
4 Mike Pero Motorsport Park
(Christchurch, Canterbury Region)		 16–17 January
5 Teretonga Park
(Invercargill, Southland Region)		 23–24 January
6 Manfeild Autocourse
(Feilding, Manawatū District)		 12–14 February
7 Pukekohe Park Raceway
(Pukekohe, Auckland Region)		 16–17 April

Teams and drivers

Class One
Manufacturer Vehicle Team Type No. Driver Events
Ford Falcon (FG) Varney Motorsport NZST 14 New Zealand Gene Rollinson 1
Cunningham Racing NZST 32 New Zealand Mitch Cunningham 1-6
Holden Commodore (VE) Angus Fogg Racing NZST 3 New Zealand Angus Fogg 1-6
Team 4 NZST 4 New Zealand Simon Evans 1-6
Edgell Performance Racing NZST 8 New Zealand Tim Edgell 1-6
NZST 10 New Zealand Andy Higgins 2
M3 Racing NZST 10 New Zealand Richard Moore 3
Hamilton Motorsports TLX 11 New Zealand Tom Alexander 1-6
84 New Zealand Lance Hughes 1-4
Team Kiwi Racing NZST 021 New Zealand Craig Baird 1-2
Andre Heimgartner Racing NZST 022 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner 4-6
NZST 22 Australia Bryce Fullwood 1-3
NZST 50 New Zealand Blair McDonald 1-3
TLX 51 New Zealand James McLaughlin 1
Nissan Altima (L33) Concept Motorsport TLX 007 New Zealand Nick Ross 1-6
Toyota Camry (XV50) Richards Team Motorsport TLX 71 New Zealand Sam Barry 7
97 Australia Jason Bargwanna 1-6
222 Australia Scott Taylor 1-5
Class Two
Manufacturer Vehicle Team Type No. Driver Events
Ford Falcon (BF) TL 46 New Zealand Simon Fleming 1-6
Liam MacDonald Racing 69 New Zealand Liam MacDonald 2, 4-5
71 New Zealand Sam Barry 4, 6
Brad Lathrope Racing 73 New Zealand Brad Lathrope 1-6
Brock Cooley Motorsport 111 New Zealand Brock Cooley 1-6
332 New Zealand Tony Anderson
Holden Commodore (VY) Bronson Porter Racing 40 New Zealand Bronson Porter 6
Nathan Pilcher Racing 55 New Zealand Nathan Pilcher 2-5
63 New Zealand Ian Clapperton 5
Kevin Williams Racing 88 New Zealand Kevin Williams 1-3
Team Kiwi Racing 777 New Zealand Alyssa Clapperton 1-2, 4-6

Results and standings

Season summary

Round 2 was held in support of the 2015 ITM 500 Auckland while Round 6 was in support of the 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix.

Rnd Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Class 1 Winner Class 2 Winner
2015
1 R1 Taupo Motorsport Park New Zealand Tim Edgell New Zealand Simon Evans Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Tony Anderson
R2 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Kevin Williams
R3 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Craig Baird New Zealand Brock Cooley
2 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Kevin Williams
R2 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Kevin Williams
R3 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Craig Baird New Zealand Kevin Williams
3 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park New Zealand Simon Evans Australia Bryce Fullwood Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Brock Cooley
R2 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Brock Cooley
R3 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Kevin Williams
2016
4 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Sam Barry
R2 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Liam MacDonald
R3 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Brock Cooley
5 R1 Teretonga Park New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Liam MacDonald
R2 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Brock Cooley
R3 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Angus Fogg New Zealand Brock Cooley
6 R1 Manfeild Autocourse New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Sam Barry
R2 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Sam Barry
R3 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Brock Cooley
7 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Brock Cooley
R2 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Brad Lathrope
R3 New Zealand Mitch Cunningham New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Brock Cooley

Championship standings

Pos. Driver TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 New Zealand Simon Evans 1372
2 New Zealand Tim Edgell 1073
3 New Zealand Mitch Cunningham 1067
4 Australia Jason Bargwanna 939
5 New Zealand Tom Alexander 865
6 New Zealand Nick Ross 775
7 New Zealand Angus Fogg 691
8 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner 643
9 Australia Bryce Fullwood 407
10 Australia Scott Taylor 399
11 New Zealand Blair McDonald 344
12 New Zealand Lance Hughes 315
13 New Zealand Craig Baird 253
14 New Zealand Richard Moore 194
15 New Zealand Sam Barry 163
16 New Zealand Gene Rollinson 136
17 New Zealand Tony Anderson 87
18 New Zealand John Midgley 81
19 New Zealand Andrew Higgins 72
20 New Zealand James McLaughlin 0
21 New Zealand Simon Richards 0
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1

Class Two standings

Pos. Driver TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 New Zealand Brock Cooley 1407
2 New Zealand Brad Lathrope 1165
3 New Zealand Simon Fleming 892
4 New Zealand Kevin Williams 584
5 New Zealand Alyssa Clapperton 571
6 New Zealand Nathan Pilcher 496
7 New Zealand Liam MacDonald 471
8 New Zealand Sam Barry 292
9 New Zealand Steve Taylor 168
10 New Zealand Bronson Porter 148
11 New Zealand Robert Wallace 140
12 New Zealand Jamie Gaskin 127
13 New Zealand Ian Clapperton 91
14 New Zealand Bruce Verdon 84
15 New Zealand Tony Anderson 0
16 New Zealand Dave Dovey 0
17 New Zealand Michael Starnes 0
18 New Zealand Nikolas Haden 0
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1

References

  1. ↑ "Unified NZ Touring Cars Set to Race - NZ Motor Racing NZ Motor Racing". Nzmotorracing.co.nz. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Motorsport: V8s finally driving in same direction - Sport - NZ Herald News". The New Zealand Herald. 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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