2011 Australian Sports Sedan season

The 2011 Australian Sports Sedan season was the 27th season of Australian Sports Sedan motor racing in which a national championship or national series has been contested. The season featured the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, which began on 14 May 2011 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and ended on 6 November at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after fifteen races. The series was televised on SBS program Speedweek.

After winning four rounds and ten races in the 2011 Series, Western Australian Alfa Romeo GTV driver Tony Ricciardello took his seventh Sports Sedan series victory, expanding his own record. Ricciardello won by 112 points from Queensland Chevrolet Camaro driver Shane Bradford.

Teams and drivers

Tony Ricciardello (Alfa Romeo GTV) won the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
Shane Bradford (Chevrolet Camaro) placed second in the series
Jeff Barnes (Pontiac Firebird) placed 19th in the series

The following drivers competed in the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

Team Car Engine No Driver
Fuel2Race
CSJ Engineering		 Opel Calibra Chevrolet 6.0 V8 1 Australia Chris Jackson
Auto Union Deutsche Audi A4 Chevrolet 6.0 V8 4 Australia Darren Hossack
B&M Ricciardello Motors Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet 6.0 V8 5 Australia Tony Ricciardello
Barnes High Performance Pontiac Firebird Chevrolet 6.0 V8 6 Australia Jeff Barnes
Menai Blinds
Steve's Towing		 Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet 6.0 V8 7 Australia Scott Butler
Centreline Suspension Mazda RX-7 9 Australia Chris Muscat
Unitex Architectural Products Opel Calibra Chevrolet 6.0 V8 9 Australia Daniel Tamasi
Industrie Clothing Holden VZ Commodore Holden 5.0 V8 11 Australia Simon Copping
Ford AU Falcon Ford 5.0 V8 12 Australia Stuart Inwood
Pakenham Tyrepower Holden VN Commodore Chevrolet 6.0 V8 12 Australia Chas Talbot
Rosemount Smash Repairs Isuzu Gemini
Saab 9-3		 Toyota 2.0 I4 Turbo
Chrysler 6.0 V8		 95
14		 Australia Anthony Cox
Johnson Motorsport Holden LJ Torana Holden 3.3 I6 19 Australia Damian Johnson
P&L Mechanical
G&G Engineering		 Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B 21 Australia Graeme Gilliland
Ford Escort Mk.II Nissan 2.0 I4 turbo 21 Australia Glenn Pro
Reds Racing Service Holden VL Commodore Chevrolet 6.0 V8 23 Australia Geoff Whittaker
Jocaro Motors Ford Mustang Ford 6.0 V8 25 Australia Neil Bryson
Bell Real Estate Holden Monaro Chevrolet 6.0 V8 32 Australia Michael Robinson
Sinoco LED Lighting Holden VK Commodore Holden 5.0 V8 35 Australia Grant Doulman
Aston Air Conditioning
Bradford Donnelly Motorsport		 Ford EB Falcon Ford 6.0 V8 43 Australia Chris Donnelly
Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet 6.0 V8 68 Australia Shane Bradford
MR Automotive Rover Vitesse Chevrolet 6.0 V8 44 Australia Colin Smith
Campbelltown Frames & Trusses Jaguar XKR Chevrolet 6.0 V8 45 Australia Dameon Jameson
Interstate Finance & Leasing Holden VK Commodore Chevrolet 6.0 V8 46 Australia Mark Bowen
Coaststeer Automotive Opel Calibra Chevrolet 6.0 V8 46 Australia David McGinniss
Pipeline Plumbing Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet 5.0 V8 49 Australia Dave Pettit
Marinellis Mechanical & Performance Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet 6.0 V8 51 Australia Bob McLoughlin
Aston's Pharmacy Holden VC Commodore Chrysler 2.6 I6 turbo 55 Australia Chris Aston
B J Banks Electrical Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B turbo 56 Australia Bruce Banks
FM Pumps Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B 57 Australia Frank Mascadri
Holton Spares Holden VZ Commodore Chevrolet 5.0 V8 59 Australia Jake Williams
Fivestar Fencing & Gates Chevrolet Corvette GTS Chevrolet 6.0 V8 66 Australia Dean Camm
Dandy Engines Ford Cortina Chevrolet 6.0 V8 70 Australia Keith Linnell
Ramsdale Wreckers
Blush Photography		 Holden LC Torana Buick 4.0 V6 73 Australia Garry Roberts
Australia Lauren Gray
Austrack Motorsport Holden VX Commodore Chevrolet 6.0 V8 80 Australia Fred Axisa
Esjay Commercial Plastering Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet 6.0 V8 88 Australia Ian Rice
Ford Capri Mk.I Chevrolet 6.0 V8 93 Australia Glenn White
Bohler Uddeholm Aust Pty Ltd Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet 6.0 V8 97 Australia Anthony Macready
Wildridge Fabrications Ford EF Falcon Chevrolet 6.0 V8 98 Australia Jeff Brown

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The rolling start for Race 3 of Round 2 at Mallala Motor Sport Park

The 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.[1]

Rd. Circuit City / State Date Winner
1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia 14–15 May Tony Ricciardello
2 Victoria (Australia) Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 25–26 June Tony Ricciardello
3 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 16–17 July Tony Ricciardello
4 Queensland Morgan Park Raceway Warwick, Queensland 13–14 August Tony Ricciardello
5 Victoria (Australia) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 5–6 November Darren Hossack

Drivers Points

Points were awarded 20–17–15–13–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2 based on the top fifteen race positions in each race, with each other race finisher receiving 1 point. There were two bonus points allocated for pole position. Pole Position is indicated in bold text.[2]

Pos Driver Round 1 – MALRound 2 – WINRound 3 – EASRound 4 – MORRound 5 – PHI Pts
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
1 Tony Ricciardello 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 293
2 Shane Bradford 4th 5th 9th 7th 6th 4th 8th 10th 7th 2nd 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd 5th 181
3 Dean Camm 5th 3rd 5th 5th 5th 6th 11th 6th Ret Ret 6th 4th 4th 4th 4th 154
4 Darren Hossack 2nd 2nd Ret 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 148
5 Scott Butler 2nd 2nd 1st 16th 3rd 2nd Ret Ret Ret 4th Ret Ret 100
6 Colin Smith Ret 8th 6th 9th Ret 9th 14th 13th 14th 6th 5th 6th 79
7 Bruce Banks Ret 7th DNS 13th 12th 11th 15th 14th 10th 8th Ret Ret 8th 5th 6th 78
8 Bob McLoughlin 3rd 4th 9th 11th 9th 8th 3rd Ret DNS 74
9 Chris Donnelly 7th 2nd 3rd 7th 8th 7th 71
10 Damien Johnson 7th 9th 7th 14th 13th 12th 16th 16th 12th Ret DNS DNS 10th 9th 8th 70
11 Anthony Macready 6th Ret 5th 4th 16th 7th 10th Ret Ret 53
12 Michael Robinson 8th 7th 5th 6th 7th Ret 52
13 Chris Muscat 3rd 4th 3rd 43
14 Daniel Tamasi 7th 3rd 3rd 40
15 Geoff Whittaker 4th 4th 5th 38
16 Mark Bowen 5th 4th 5th 37
17 Dameon Jameson 3rd 11th 4th 34
18 Dean Randle 3rd Ret 3rd 30
19 Jeff Barnes DNS 6th 2nd 28
Frank Mascadri 9th 7th 7th 28
21 Simon Copping 9th 9th 6th 27
22 Tony Cox 11th DNS DNS 9th 6th Ret 25
23 Ian Rice 6th 8th 13th 24
24 David McGinniss 6th 7th Ret 21
Lauren Gray 11th 10th 9th 21
26 Fred Axisa Ret 8th 8th 18
Grant Doulman 12th 12th 9th 18
28 Graeme Gilliland 10th 11th 14th 16
Chris Aston 10th 8th DNS 16
30 Neil Bryson Ret 10th 10th 14
31 Chris Jackson Ret 5th Ret 12
Graham Smith 5th Ret DNS 12
33 Geoff Brown DNS 15th 11th 8
34 Garry Roberts 12th 15th Ret 7
35 Jake Williams 17th 17th 13th 6
Dave Pettit 17th 14th 15th 6
37 Nick Smith 13th Ret DNS 4
38 Chas Talbot 15th 18th DNS 3
Keith Linnell 18th 17th 16th 3
40 Glen Pro 18th Ret DNS 1
Stuart Inwood Ret DNS DNS 0
Glenn White DNS DNS DNS 0
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

References

  1. ↑ "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. ↑

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