2012 V8SuperTourer season

The 2012 V8SuperTourer season is a motor racing championship for touring cars held in New Zealand. It began on 17 February at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and ended on the 25 November at Powerbuilt Tools Raceway, Ruapuna after seven rounds. All cars use a chassis built by Paul Ceprnich of Pace Innovations in Australia, and are powered a Mosler 7-litre engine.

While the chassis and engines are the same (to provide a level playing field and hopefully allow the best drivers to succeed due to talent, not equipment), the cars can 'wear' body panels from any suitable model. So far, cars have appeared as either the Ford Falcon or Holden Commodore, but the chassis are a generic enough shape that a manufacturer such as Toyota or BMW could likely fit their bodywork to a Supertourer chassis and race as Lexus or 5 Series model.

16 cars were confirmed to run in the inaugural season. The V8SuperTourer also confirmed an exclusive broadcasting deal with TV3 to screen all of the races live on the Gillette Motorsport show.[1]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed during the 2012 V8SuperTourer season.[2][3]

Team Vehicle No Driver Co-driver Rounds
International Motorsport Ford Falcon (FG) 2 New Zealand Jonny Reid[4] New Zealand Wade Cunningham[5] All
32 New Zealand Mitch Cunningham[6] Australia Dean Canto[6] 5–7
96 New Zealand Ant Pedersen[7] New Zealand Matt Halliday[5]
Australia Alex Davison[8] 		All
Knight Motorsport Ford Falcon (FG) 5 New Zealand Andy Knight[9] — 1–4
Edgell Performance Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 8 New Zealand Tim Edgell[10] New Zealand Nick Chester[11]
New Zealand Chris van der Drift[12] 		All
MPC Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 12 Australia Geoff Emery[13][14] Austria Christian Klien[15]
Australia Steve Owen[16] 		1–2, 4–7
93 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Australia Jonathon Webb[17] 1–2, 4–7
M3 Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 10 New Zealand Richard Moore[9] Australia Owen Kelly[18] All
15 New Zealand Paul Manuell[19][20] New Zealand Scott Harrison[21]
New Zealand John Penny[21] 1 		All
51 New Zealand Greg Murphy
New Zealand Fabian Coulthard[22]
New Zealand Nick Cassidy[23] 		Australia Jack Perkins[24] 1, 3–4, 6–7
2
5
AV8 Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 22 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner
New Zealand Gene Rollinson 		Australia Paul Morris[25]
New Zealand Andy Booth[26] 		All
6
23 New Zealand Andy Booth[19][27] Australia Tony D'Alberto[28] All
M2 Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 26 New Zealand Simon McLennan[29] New Zealand Craig Innes[30]
Australia Cam Waters[31] 		5–7
PSR Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 27 New Zealand Craig Baird[32]
Australia George Miedecke[33] 		New Zealand Chris Pither[34]
 All
Tasman Motorsports Group Ford Falcon (FG) 31 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt[35] New Zealand Andrew Waite[36] 4–7
John McIntyre Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 47 New Zealand John McIntyre[9] New Zealand Jono Lester[37] All
556
70 		New Zealand Steven Richards[38] New Zealand Will Bamber[39]
New Zealand Scott Harrison[40]
New Zealand Dominic Storey[41]
Racing Projects Ford Falcon (FG) 66 New Zealand Colin Corkery[42] Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen[43] 1–3, 5–7
Eddie Bell Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 69 New Zealand Eddie Bell Australia Luke Youlden[44]
New Zealand Will Bamber[45] 		All
Farmer Racing Services[46] Holden Commodore (VE) 99 New Zealand Kayne Scott[46] New Zealand Simon Evans[47] All
Angus Fogg Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 247 New Zealand Angus Fogg[48] New Zealand Hugh Gardiner[49] 4–7

Notes:

  • ^1 – Scott Harrison was Paul Manuell's co-driver for Round 5 at Taupō, and John Penny was driving with Manuell at Pukekohe and Ruapuna.

Calendar

The 2012 V8SuperTourer season consisted of seven rounds.[50] The final three rounds were run under an endurance format akin to that run in the V8 Supercar series in Australia.

Rounds Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
(Hampton Downs, North Waikato) 		18 February New Zealand Kayne Scott New Zealand Scott McLaughlin New Zealand Greg Murphy M3 Racing
2 19 February New Zealand Greg Murphy New Zealand Greg Murphy M3 Racing
3 New Zealand Kayne Scott New Zealand Ant Pedersen International Motorsport
2 4 Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park
(Christchurch, Canterbury) 		7 April New Zealand Fabian Coulthard New Zealand Fabian Coulthard New Zealand Fabian Coulthard M3 Racing
5 8 April New Zealand Fabian Coulthard New Zealand Fabian Coulthard M3 Racing
6 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard New Zealand John McIntyre John McIntyre Racing
3 7 Manfeild Autocourse
(Feilding, Manawatū District) 		28 April New Zealand Jonny Reid New Zealand John McIntyre New Zealand Jonny Reid International Motorsport
8 29 April New Zealand Jonny Reid New Zealand Jonny Reid International Motorsport
9 New Zealand Andy Booth New Zealand Greg Murphy M3 Racing
4 10 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
(Hampton Downs, North Waikato) 		2 June New Zealand Scott McLaughlin New Zealand Scott McLaughlin New Zealand Scott McLaughlin MPC Motorsport
11 3 June New Zealand Scott McLaughlin New Zealand Scott McLaughlin MPC Motorsport
12 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin New Zealand Scott McLaughlin MPC Motorsport

Endurance Series

Rounds Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning drivers Winning team
5 13 Taupo Motorsport Park
(Taupō, Taupō District) 		2 September New Zealand Nick Cassidy
Australia Jack Perkins 		New Zealand Nick Cassidy
Australia Jack Perkins 		New Zealand Nick Cassidy
Australia Jack Perkins 		M3 Racing
14 New Zealand Jonny Reid
New Zealand Wade Cunningham 		New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Jonathon Webb 		MPC Motorsport
6 15 Pukekohe Park Raceway
(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 		28 October New Zealand Greg Murphy
Australia Jack Perkins 		New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Jonathon Webb 		New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Jonathon Webb 		MPC Motorsport
16 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Jonathon Webb 		New Zealand Greg Murphy
Australia Jack Perkins 		M3 Racing
17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Jonathon Webb 		New Zealand Greg Murphy
Australia Jack Perkins 		M3 Racing
7 18 Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park
(Christchurch, Canterbury) 		25 November New Zealand Ant Pedersen
Australia Alex Davison 		New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Jonathon Webb 		New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Jonathon Webb 		MPC Motorsport
19 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Jonathon Webb 		New Zealand Daniel Gaunt
New Zealand Andrew Waite 		Tasman Motorsports

Championship standings

Drivers Championship

Sprint Championship

Pos Driver HAM RUA MAN HAM Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 New Zealand John McIntyre 9th 6th 2nd 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 7th 2nd 5th 3rd 8th 2555
2 New Zealand Jonny Reid 4th 2nd 9th 3rd 2nd 10th 1st 1st 5th 3rd Ret 4th 2334
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin 10th 15th 3rd Ret 7th 15th 1st 1st 1st 2055
4 New Zealand Andy Booth 3rd 4th 11th 7th 8th 4th Ret 5th 12th 2nd 2nd 2nd 1958
5 New Zealand Greg Murphy 1st 1st 7th 3rd 3rd 1st 4th 5th 3rd 1742
6 New Zealand Kayne Scott 2nd 3rd 13th 6th 5th 5th 10th 10th 7th 6th 10th Ret 1695
7 New Zealand Ant Pedersen 8th 9th 1st 5th 6th 6th 4th 6th 9th Ret 14th 6th 1661
8 New Zealand Craig Baird 5th DNF 6th 4th 3rd 3rd 6th 9th 8th Ret 7th Ret 1604
9 New Zealand Steven Richards 13th 10th 4th 11th 9th 7th 8th 4th 6th 10th 15th 10th 1553
10 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner 16th 13th 5th 8th 13th 11th 12th 8th 13th 8th 4th 5th 1461
11 New Zealand Andy Knight 6th 7th 8th 12th Ret Ret 7th 2nd 10th 9th 6th 7th 1277
12 New Zealand Richard Moore 12th 11th Ret 10th 12th 14th 13th 11th 3rd Ret Ret 13th 1220
13 New Zealand Paul Manuell 11th 8th Ret 14th 11th 12th 9th Ret 4th 7th 12th 9th 1184
14 New Zealand Eddie Bell 7th 5th 12th 15th 10th 8th 5th 12th 11th 11th 9th Ret 1039
15 Australia Geoff Emery 15th 12th 10th 9th 14th 9th 12th 11th 12th 639
16 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard 1st 1st 2nd 757
17 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt 14th 8th 11th 570
18 New Zealand Colin Corkery 14th 14th Ret 13th Ret 13th 11th Ret Ret 439
19 New Zealand Angus Fogg 13th 13th 14th 302
20 New Zealand Mitch Cunningham 185
21 New Zealand Simon McLennan 144
22 New Zealand Tim Edgell 124
23 New Zealand Gene Rollinson 0
Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Endurance Championship

Pos. Drivers Team TAU PUK RUA Pts.
R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1 New Zealand Nick Cassidy (Taupō)
New Zealand Greg Murphy (Pukekohe & Ruapuna)
Australia Jack Perkins 		Mike Pero Racing 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 13th 5th 1852
2 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Jonathon Webb 		MPC Motorsport 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 15th 1803
3 New Zealand Richard Moore
Australia Owen Kelly 		M3 Racing 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 10th 13th 1220
4 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt
New Zealand Andrew Waite 		Tasman Motorsports Group 6th 14th 7th 3rd 5th Ret 1st 1162
5 New Zealand Ant Pedersen
New Zealand Matt Halliday (Taupō & Pukekohe)
Australia Alex Davison (Ruapuna) 		International Motorsport 18th 8th 6th 6th 7th 8th 4th 1068
6 New Zealand Craig Baird (Taupō)
Australia George Miedecke (Pukekohe & Ruapuna)
New Zealand Chris Pither 		PSR Racing 8th 7th 10th 12th 11th 3rd 10th 976
7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner
New Zealand Gene Rollinson (Pukekohe R2 & R3)
Australia Paul Morris
New Zealand Andy Booth (Pukekohe R2 & R3) 		AV8 Motorsport 5th Ret 8th 11th 6th 9th 11th 856
8 New Zealand Steven Richards
New Zealand William Bamber (Taupō)
New Zealand Scott Harrison (Pukekohe)
New Zealand Dominic Storey (Ruapuna) 		John McIntyre Racing 7th 9th 14th Ret 9th 7th 8th 795
9 New Zealand Mitch Cunningham
Australia Dean Canto 		International Motorsport 10th 15th 13th 8th 13th 4th 16th 779
10 New Zealand Andy Booth
Australia Tony D'Alberto 		AV8 Motorsport 9th 11th 5th DNS DNS 2nd 14th 777
11 New Zealand John McIntyre
New Zealand Jono Lester 		John McIntyre Racing 3rd 3rd 18th 7th 14th DNS DNS 771
12 Australia Geoff Emery
Austria Christian Klien (Taupō)
Australia Steve Owen (Pukekohe & Ruapuna) 		MPC Motorsport 17th 12th 15th 5th 15th Ret 2nd 755
13 New Zealand Kayne Scott
New Zealand Simon Evans 		Farmer Racing Services Ret 5th 3rd 15th 4th DNS DNS 728
14 New Zealand Simon McLennan
New Zealand Craig Innes (Taupō)
Australia Cam Waters (Pukekohe & Ruapuna) 		M2 Motorsport 12th 18th 17th 13th 10th 5th 12th 692
15 New Zealand Jonny Reid
New Zealand Wade Cunningham 		International Motorsport 13th 6th 9th 14th 16th 11th 17th 690
16 New Zealand Angus Fogg
New Zealand Hugh Gardiner 		Angus Fogg Racing 14th 17th 12th 10th 12th 12th 9th 659
17 New Zealand Paul Manuell
New Zealand Scott Harrison (Taupō)
New Zealand John Penny (Pukekohe & Ruapuna) 		M3 Racing 15th 13th 11th 9th 8th Ret 6th 608
18 New Zealand Tim Edgell
New Zealand Nick Chester (Taupō)
New Zealand Chris van der Drift (Pukekohe & Ruapuna) 		Edgell Performance Racing 16th 16th 16th Ret DNS Ret 3rd 429
19 New Zealand Eddie Bell
Australia Luke Youlden (Taupō & Ruapuna)
New Zealand William Bamber (Pukekohe) 		Eddie Bell Racing Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS 6th 7th 336
20 New Zealand Colin Corkery
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen 		Racing Projects 11th 10th Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS 221
Pos. Drivers Team R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts.
TAU PUK RUA
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

See also

V8SuperTourer

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