2016–17 NZ Touring Cars Championship

2016–17 NZ Touring Cars
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The 2016–17 NZ Touring Cars Championship was the eighteenth season of the series, and the second under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprised three classes racing on the same grid. Class one featured both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two and three consisted of older NZV8 TL cars.

Simon Evans successfully defended the title with another dominant display throughout the championship, whilst Liam MacDonald won the Class Two category.[1]

Entrants

Team Vehicle No. Driver Rounds
Class One
Team 4 Holden Commodore (VE) 1 New Zealand Simon Evans All
Concept Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 007 New Zealand Nick Ross All
Hamilton Motorsports Holden Commodore (VE) 11 New Zealand Tom Alexander All
84 New Zealand Lance Hughes All
John Midgley Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 19 New Zealand John Midgley 1, 6
Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry (XV50) 71 New Zealand Sam Barry All
Ford Falcon (FG) 97 Australia Jason Bargwanna All
Quin Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 91 New Zealand Callum Quin 2, 5
Brock Cooley Motorsport Ford Falcon (FG) 111 New Zealand Brock Cooley All
Class Two
Jamie Conroy Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 16 New Zealand Jamie Conroy All
Brendon Murphy Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 23 New Zealand Brendon Murphy 1
Steve Taylor Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 33 New Zealand Steve Taylor 1–2
Bronson Porter Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 40 New Zealand Bronson Porter 1
Average Joe Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 46 New Zealand Simon Fleming All
Cheslea Herbert Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 62 New Zealand Chelsea Herbert All
Nick Farrier Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 63 New Zealand Nick Farrier All
Liam MacDonald Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 69 New Zealand Liam MacDonald All
Brad Lathrope Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 73 New Zealand Brad Lathrope All
Robert Wallace Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 77 New Zealand Robert Wallace 1–2, 5–6

Calendar

Round 1 will be held in support of the 2016 ITM Auckland SuperSprint while Round 5 will be in support of the 2017 New Zealand Grand Prix.

Rnd Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Class 1 Winner Class 2 Winner
2016
1 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway
(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 		4–6 November New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Brad Lathrope
R2 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Liam MacDonald
R3 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Liam MacDonald
2 R1 Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park
(Taupō, Taupō District) 		10–11 December New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Liam MacDonald
R2 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Jamie Conroy
R3 Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Liam MacDonald
2017
3 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park
(Christchurch, Canterbury) 		13–15 January New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Liam MacDonald
R2 Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Liam MacDonald
4 R1 Teretonga Park
(Invercargill, Southland) 		21–22 January New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Liam MacDonald
R2 New Zealand Simon Evans Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Liam MacDonald
R3 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Liam MacDonald
5 R1 Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon
(Feilding, Manawatū District) 		11–12 February New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Brad Lathrope
R2 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Jamie Conroy
R3 New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Sam Barry New Zealand Liam MacDonald
6 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
(Hampton Downs, North Waikato) 		11–12 March New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Liam MacDonald
R2 New Zealand Simon Evans Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Nick Farrier
R3 Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Simon Evans New Zealand Jamie Conroy

Championship standings

Pos Driver PUK TAU RUA TER MAN HAM Pen. Pts
Class One
1 New Zealand Simon Evans 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1272
2 New Zealand Tom Alexander 4 2 4 3 4 6 4 2 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 Ret 4 7 965
3 Australia Jason Bargwanna 5 Ret DNS DNS 6 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 Ret DNS 2 1 2 848
4 New Zealand Sam Barry 3 Ret 2 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 Ret 10 Ret 2 1 5 5 9 846
5 New Zealand Lance Hughes 6 5 3 5 5 7 7 Ret 7 Ret 5 15 5 5 5 4 3 4 802
6 New Zealand Nick Ross 2 Ret Ret 2 2 5 3 Ret DNS 1 2 9 2 Ret 7 3 Ret Ret 670
7 New Zealand Brock Cooley Ret 4 6 6 7 13 6 DNS DNS 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 8 Ret 646
8 New Zealand Callum Quin 7 11 3 6 3 4 300
9 New Zealand John Midgley 8 DNS DNS Ret Ret 3 42
Class Two
1 New Zealand Liam MacDonald 13 6 7 9 13 8 8 5 5 7 7 4 15 10 8 9 12 8 1234
2 New Zealand Brad Lathrope 9 16 8 12 10 12 11 6 8 8 11 8 8 8 9 Ret DNS DNS 911
3 New Zealand Jamie Conroy 19 11 11 10 9 9 Ret Ret 6 Ret 8 5 DNS 7 11 14 10 6 858
4 New Zealand Chelsea Herbert 14 8 13 14 18 Ret 12 9 10 10 12 13 9 11 Ret 13 11 10 814
5 New Zealand Nick Farrier 10 10 18 Ret 14 10 10 Ret Ret 12 10 11 10 13 10 10 9 Ret 778
6 New Zealand Simon Fleming 18 13 12 17 Ret DNS 13 7 11 9 13 14 11 Ret 13 12 13 11 721
7 New Zealand Robert Wallace 15 15 15 13 15 11 12 9 Ret 11 Ret DNS 446
8 New Zealand Justin Ashwell 9 8 9 11 9 7 344
9 New Zealand Steve Taylor 12 7 10 16 16 DNS 322
10 New Zealand Bronson Porter 16 9 14 138
11 New Zealand Ian Clapperton Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 12 129
12 New Zealand Brendan Murphy 17 12 16 117
Pos Driver PUK TAU RUA TER MAN HAM Pen. 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)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

References

  1. ^ Hansen, Matthew (10 March 2017). "Simon Evans claims NZ Touring Car crown". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2024.