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]

2015–16 NZ Touring Cars
Previous: 2014–15 Next: 2016–17

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

Entrants

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

Calendar

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 Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Class 1 Winner Class 2 Winner
2015
1 R1 Taupo Motorsport Park 17–18 October Tim Edgell Simon Evans Jason Bargwanna Tony Anderson
R2 Simon Evans Simon Evans Kevin Williams
R3 Simon Evans Craig Baird Brock Cooley
2 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway 6–7 November Simon Evans Simon Evans Simon Evans Kevin Williams
R2 Simon Evans Simon Evans Kevin Williams
R3 Simon Evans Craig Baird Kevin Williams
3 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park 28–29 November Simon Evans Bryce Fullwood Jason Bargwanna Brock Cooley
R2 Simon Evans Simon Evans Brock Cooley
R3 Simon Evans Simon Evans Kevin Williams
2016
4 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park 16–17 January Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Sam Barry
R2 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Liam MacDonald
R3 Andre Heimgartner Simon Evans Brock Cooley
5 R1 Teretonga Park 23–24 January Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Liam MacDonald
R2 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Cooley
R3 Andre Heimgartner Angus Fogg Brock Cooley
6 R1 Manfeild Autocourse 12–14 February Simon Evans Simon Evans Simon Evans Sam Barry
R2 Andre Heimgartner Simon Evans Sam Barry
R3 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Cooley
7 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway 16–17 April Simon Evans Simon Evans Simon Evans Brock Cooley
R2 Simon Evans Simon Evans Brad Lathrope
R3 Mitch Cunningham Nick Ross Brock Cooley

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". Nzherald.co.nz. 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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