2023 SuperUtes Series
Appearance
The 2023 V8 SuperUte Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 SuperUtes. It was the fifth running of the SuperUtes Series.
The series was won by Aaron Borg [1] driving an Isuzu D-Max.
Calendar
[edit]The 2023 SuperUtes calendar was confirmed on 12 December 2022.[2] A non-championship round in Adelaide was added in October 2023.[3]
Rd. | Circuit | City / State | Date | Map |
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1 | Wanneroo Raceway | Neerabup, Western Australia | 28–30 April | |
2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 28–30 July | |
3 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 18–20 August | |
4 | Sandown Raceway | Springvale, Victoria | 15–17 September | |
5 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 5–8 October | |
6 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Gold Coast, Queensland | 27–29 October | |
NC | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 25–26 November | |
Source:[4] |
Entries
[edit]Manufacturer | Model | Entrant | No. | Driver Name | Rounds |
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Ford | Ranger | Allgate Motorsport | 49 | Christopher Formosa | 2 |
EFS 4x4 Accessories | 58 | Ryal Harris | 4-6 | ||
World's Best Technology | 68 | Gerard Maggs | 1–2 | ||
Holden | Colorado | Go Sunny Solar | 19 | George Gutierrez | All |
41 | Adrian Cottrell | All | |||
Isuzu | D-Max | Sieders Racing Team | 1 | Aaron Borg | 1–2, 4-6 |
Bendix Racing | 5 | David Casey | All | ||
Craig Jenner Racing | 10 | Craig Jenner | 1 | ||
Holly Espray Racing | 777 | Holly Espray | 2 | ||
Mazda | BT-50 | Sieders Racing Team | 3 | David Sieders | 1–2 |
Peters Motorsport | 75 | Richard Mork | 1–2 | ||
Triple Three Racing | 333 | Robert McMahon | 1 | ||
Roo Systems Australia | 707 | Lachlan Gardner | 2 | ||
Mitsubishi | Triton | Sieders Racing Team | 15 | Adam Marjoram | 1–2 |
Coldmaster Australia / Industrial Batteries | 33 | Harrison Gray | 2 | ||
Hunter Pacific Ceiling Fans | 50 | Jimmy Vernon | 1–2 | ||
Best Leisure Industries | 76 | Ellexandra Best | 1 | ||
World's Best Technology | 96 | Jaiden Maggs | 1–2 | ||
Toyota | Hilux | Western Sydney Motorsport | 8 | Benjamin Walsh | 1–2 |
18 | Cody Brewcynski | 3-6 | |||
64 | Craig Woods | 1–2 | |||
99 | John Steffensen | 1–2 | |||
JKD Racing | 52 | Dean Brooking | 1–2 | ||
65 | Glen Melling | 1 | |||
99 | John Steffensen | 6 | |||
115 | Tom Oliphant | 5 | |||
805 | Jensen Engelhardt | 2 | |||
EFS 4x4 Accessories | 58 | Ryal Harris | 1–3 | ||
Source:[5][6] |
Results and standings
[edit]Summary
[edit]Round | Event | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning ute | Source | |
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1 | R1 | Perth | Aaron Borg | David Sieders | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [7] |
R2 | David Sieders | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [8] | |||
R3 | George Gutierrez | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [9] | |||
R4 | David Sieders | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [10] | |||
2 | R1 | Eastern Creek | Aaron Borg | David Sieders | David Sieders | Sieders Racing Team | Mazda BT-50 | [11] |
R2 | David Sieders | Ryal Harris | EFS 4x4 Accessories | Toyota Hilux | [12] | |||
R3 | Aaron Borg | David Sieders | Sieders Racing Team | Mazda BT-50 | [13] | |||
R4 | Aaron Borg | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [14] | |||
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5 | R1 | Bathurst | ||||||
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6 | R1 | Gold Coast | ||||||
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Points system
[edit]Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th |
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Qualifying | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Races 1, 3 and 4 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Race 2 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Series standings
[edit]The series was won by Aaron Borg.[1]
Standings as at the completion of the second round were as follows:
Pos. | Driver | PER |
ECK |
TLM |
SAN |
BAT |
Pen. | Points | |||||||||||||||
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1 | Aaron Borg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | WD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 974 | ||||
2 | Adam Marjoram | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | C | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 967 | |
3 | Craig Woods | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 811 | |
4 | Ryal Harris | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | C | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 948 | |
5 | David Sieders | Ret | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | C | 4 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 907 | |
6 | David Casey | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 831 | |
7 | George Gutierrez | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 353 | ||||||||||||
8 | Adrian Cottrell | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 336 | ||||||||||||
9 | Jimmy Vernon | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 862 | |
10 | Benjamin Walsh | 3 | Ret | 9 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 285 | ||||||||||||
11 | Gerard Maggs | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 263 | ||||||||||||
12 | Jaiden Maggs | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 261 | ||||||||||||
13 | Ellexandra Best | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 257 | ||||||||||||
14 | John Steffensen | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 250 | |||||||||||||
15 | Richard Mork | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | DNS | DNS | 19 | Ret | 17 | C | Ret | Ret | 178 | |||||||
16 | Harrison Gray | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 178 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Holly Espray | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||
18 | Dean Brooking | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 147 | ||||||||||||
19 | Glen Melling | 15 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 134 | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Craig Jenner | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Christopher Formosa | 20 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Lachlan Gardner | Ret | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 101 | ||||||||||||||
23 | Jensen Engelhardt | 19 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 88 | |||||||||||||||
24 | Robert McMahon | Ret | Ret | 13 | 11 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
25 | Cameron Crick | 2 | 1 | 1 | C | 178 | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Cody Brewczynski | 7 | 7 | 4 | C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 463 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Thomas Miles, October 29, 2023, Borg bests Majoram in V8 SuperUte Series showdown, autoaction.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ "SuperUtes announces 2023 calendar". Speedcafe. 12 December 2022.
- ^ "V8 SuperUtes complete Adelaide 500 programme". Speedcafe. 13 October 2023.
- ^ "SuperUtes announces 2023 calendar". Speedcafe. 12 December 2022.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (24 April 2023). "Perth Entries". V8 Sleuth.
- ^ "RECORD-BREAKING ROUND FOR V8 SUPERUTES IN SYDNEY". SuperUtes Series. 21 July 2023.
- ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 1 Barbagallo 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 2 Barbagallo 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 3 Barbagallo 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 4 Barbagallo 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 5 Sydney Motorsport Park 2023". Driver Database. 29 July 2023.
- ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 6 Sydney Motorsport Park 2023". Driver Database. 29 July 2023.
- ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 7 Sydney Motorsport Park 2023". Driver Database. 30 July 2023.
- ^ "V8 SuperUtes Series 2023 – Round 8 Sydney Motorsport Park 2023". Driver Database. 30 July 2023.