2016–17 NZ Touring Cars Championship

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

Six events will complete the 2016–17 season.

Entrants

Class One
Team Vehicle Type No. Driver Events
Team 4 Holden VE Commodore NZST 1 New Zealand Simon Evans 1–4
Concept Motorsport Nissan Altima TLX 007 New Zealand Nick Ross 1–4
Hamilton Motorsports Holden VE Commodore TLX 11 New Zealand Tom Alexander 1–4
84 New Zealand Lance Hughes 1–4
John Midgley Racing Ford FG Falcon NZST 19 New Zealand John Midgley 1
Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry TLX 71 New Zealand Sam Barry 1–3
Ford FG Falcon 97 Australia Jason Bargwanna 1–4
Quin Motorsport Holden VE Commodore NZST 91 New Zealand Callum Quin 2
Brock Cooley Motorsport Ford FG Falcon NZST 111 New Zealand Brock Cooley 1–4
Class Two
Team Vehicle Type No. Driver Events
Jamie Conroy Racing Ford BF Falcon TL 16 New Zealand Jamie Conroy 1–4
Brendon Murphy Motorsport Holden VY Commodore TL 23 New Zealand Brendon Murphy 1
Steve Taylor Racing Ford BF Falcon TL 33 New Zealand Steve Taylor 1–2
Bronson Porter Racing Holden VY Commodore TL 40 New Zealand Bronson Porter 1
Average Joe Racing Ford BF Falcon TL 46 New Zealand Simon Fleming 1–4
Cheslea Herbert Racing Ford BF Falcon TL 62 New Zealand Chelsea Herbert 1–4
Nick Farrier Motorsport Ford BF Falcon TL 63 New Zealand Nick Farrier 1–4
Liam MacDonald Racing Ford BF Falcon TL 69 New Zealand Liam MacDonald 1–4
Brad Lathrope Racing Ford BF Falcon TL 73 New Zealand Brad Lathrope 1–4
Robert Wallace Racing Ford BF Falcon TL 77 New Zealand Robert Wallace 1–2

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 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 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 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 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 Circuit Chris Amon 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 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 1 450
2 New Zealand Tom Alexander 4 2 4 3 4 6 334
3 New Zealand Lance Hughes 6 5 3 5 5 7 299
4 New Zealand Sam Barry 3 Ret 2 4 3 4 295
5 New Zealand Nick Ross 2 Ret Ret 2 2 5 250
6 New Zealand Brock Cooley Ret 4 6 6 7 13 235
7 Australia Jason Bargwanna 5 Ret DNS DNS 6 2 161
8 New Zealand Callum Quin 7 11 3 141
9 New Zealand John Midgley 8 DNS DNS 42
Class Two
1 New Zealand Liam MacDonald 13 6 7 9 13 8 414
2 New Zealand Brad Lathrope 9 16 8 12 10 12 351
3 New Zealand Jamie Conroy 19 11 11 10 9 9 341
4 New Zealand Steve Taylor 12 7 10 16 16 DNS 277
4 New Zealand Robert Wallace 15 15 15 13 15 11 277
6 New Zealand Nick Farrier 10 10 18 Ret 14 10 263
7 New Zealand Chelsea Herbert 14 8 13 14 18 Ret 245
8 New Zealand Simon Fleming 18 13 12 17 Ret DNS 166
9 New Zealand Bronson Porter 16 9 14 138
10 New Zealand Brendan Murphy 17 12 16 117
Pos Driver PUK TAU RUA TER MAN HAM Pen. Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

References

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