Pirtek 2016 v8 supercars fan guide published on mar 3, 2016 as official hose supplier to the v8 supercars championship, pirtek gives the fans great pleasure in making available this free. Twotime defending supercars champion scott mclaughlin has finished second in his third online race in a week. The mustang was first altered before the perth round, with a first round of changes. By comparison to v8 supercars, the production based euro v8 superstars are really. The virgin australia supercars championship formally australian touring car championship is the premier motorsport category in australasia and one of australias biggest sports. Jul 01, 2018 forza 7 super racing in v8 supercars duration. With the supercars season now past the halfway mark, attention is turning to the outlook of the 2020 grid. Mark winterbottom started the season as the defending drivers champion, while triple eight race engineering were the defending teams champions. It was the tenth event of fourteen in the 2016 international v8 supercars championship and hosted race 20 of. In april 2016, the series reached an agreement with virgin australia to rename the series to the virgin australia supercars championship on 1 july. How about this for the opening line, if we must change it. Leading v8 supercars team bosses will call for rule changes in the wake of the chaotic clipsal 500. Supercars virgin australia supercars championship official site.
Both will take to the wheel in the 30minute additional driver practice. The 2016 wilson security sandown 500 was a motor racing event for supercars, held from 16 to 18 september 2016 at the sandown raceway in melbourne, victoria, and consisted of one race of 445 kilometres in length. But when the rain bursts out of nowhere and turns the track into perilous water sport, it can be take your pick a spectacular added bonus, an unwanted intrusion, or a win for the parched local lawns and gardens. Feb 26, 2016 which race is when on the 2018 supercars calendar. Race driver, the fourth game in codemasters series, was released for the playstation 2, windows and xbox. In december 2014, supercars released details concerning the future of the category. Click on the site to see jason brights career results at that track. Sweeping changes herald a new era for australian motorsport. V8 supercars is planning several rule changes for 2016. V8 supercars announces 2016 race formats the supercars.
Its title changed from the traditional australia touring car championship to the shell. Mclaughlin sets alarm for crack at another online win. Team 18 drivers react to intense eseries opener the races were fun and they got crazier as the night went on. Lap 16 lots of cars entering the pit line early and making driver changes. From the sydney telstra 500, garth tander takes cyclist mark renshaw for a spin around the homebush street circuit. V8 supercars ceo james warburton said the tyrepower tasmania supersprint at symmons plains raceway would now be moved to april. Published on oct 4, 2016 i recorded this live for facebook today via iphone 5 of the annual truck and driver parade that happens in bathurst on the wednesday before the big 4 day week. This was intended to be a precursor to the series holding a championship event at the circuit in 2016. V8 supercars has officially announced its condensed calendar for the 2016 season, with malaysia set to host its first ever championship round. The 2016 international v8 supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international motor racing series for supercars.
It was the first game to feature the name v8 supercars in its title and was the first in a series of three games that would be released with such branding. Driver jason bright 2016 virgin australia supercars results. V8 supercars confirms format changes for 2016 speedcafe. V8 supercars will add an extra practice session for nonprimary drivers to this years queensland raceway and sydney motorsport park events. Rhys vandersyde v8 supercars has released details of its new draft regulations for 2016 with changes to testing, tyre allocations and the supersprint weekend format outlined for the upcoming season. Heres a teambyteam rundown of who is set to go where in one of the most significant rejigging. Driver changes will be a hot talking point in the lead up to the wilson security. Its a very simple and neat swap of dates for these two events which wont affect the rhythm of the revamped calendar for 2016, he said. The v8 supercars silly season appears set for an early finish as negotiations over the final seats draw towards their conclusion. Mark fogarty outlines whats new and different in v8 supercars as the season begins at the. Nov 25, 2019 backtoback v8 supercars champion scott mclaughlin has taken a bitter swipe at rivals who have questioned his recordbreaking season as rivals call for changes to bring him back to the pack.
Its kind of become the forgotten element of the 2016 championship, but yeah, in case youve forgotten, the v8 supercars will travel to the openworld sauna known as malaysia in august. Driver chris pither 2016 virgin australia supercars results. Supercars champion scott mclaughlin won a seasonrecord 18 races this season and is chasing a threepeat next year, but admitted the changes were necessary. We believe the 2016 calendar is a major win for fans and the most exciting. A pretty unique opportunity for grm here, recreating the first livery that garth tander had raced in in v8 supercars then atcc back in 1998, which was also for grm. Percat wins v8 supercars clipsal 500, f1 rule changes to. Feb 20, 2020 ford flyer scott mclaughlin cruised to the 2019 supercars championship, but offseason technical changes could pave the way for holden to secure one last title. Browse through latest information on your favorite supercars drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos.
V8 supercars announces 2016 calendar with malaysia in august. Keith mcinnes photography v8 supercars has revealed several tweaks to its race format for the 2016 championship season, with more soft tyres and a single 120km race at saturdays supersprint event the headline changes. The albert park race was originally scheduled for march 31 to april 3 but has been moved to march 1720 as part of a revised 2016 f1 calendar ratified at the fia world motor sport council in paris. The 2016 silly season is on a knife edge at the moment. Courtney led until lap 36, when he aquaplaned going into. Just two rounds left in v8 supercars series last word on. Future in doubt for supercars champion as sydney team reportedly. Teams were able to pair their fulltime drivers in one car until a rule change in 2010 that required each fulltime driver to remain in his own car and be joined by a co driver not competing. V8 supercars driver shane van gisbergen knows this more than most.
The 2016 clipsal 500 adelaide was a motor racing event for v8 supercars, held on the. Of the drivers to have changed teams for 2017, courtneys. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. V8 supercars announces 2016 calendar the supercars. Triple eight race engineering won its eighth teams championship the 2016 international v8 supercars championship often simplified to the 2016 v8 supercars championship and known from 1 july as the 2016 virgin australia supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international motor racing series for supercars. In order to compete in the supercars championship, drivers are required to hold a cams national circuit. Look out for the sneaky gear change on the main straight. The holden racing team today revealed its fresh warpaint for 2016 with the. The driver market has been in full swing in recent months, with movements set to impact almost every team on the grid. The categorys entry deadline was this year moved forward. The field for next years virgin australia supercars championship is taking shape, ahead of the 2019 season finale. This is the fourth inseason aero change supercars has made in 2019.
A simplified v8 supercars championship adopted in 2011 was followed by the. It was the twentieth running of the supercars championship and the twentieth series in which. Fvr v8supercars 2014 to 2016 simulates the 2014, 2015 and 2016 australian v8 supercars championship. V8 supercars has announced a raft of format changes for next season, including the move to a single 120km saturday race at super sprint events. Scott mclaughlin moved from garry rogers motorsport to djr team penske. Details on the new 2016 altima will be available closer to its arrival at nissan dealers nationwide. Craig lowndes becomes the first driver in history to earn 100 v8 supercars. Tyretotyre racing, and with just two rounds left in the v8 supercars series, the title has yet been secured as the standings are, this championship is as tight as ever.
The 29yearold new zealander was locked in a tense battle with countryman scott mclaughlin at the back end of last year with the. Page 3 of 4 2016 australian v8 supercars posted in racing comments. In 2015, five drivers took part in a series of demonstration races. V8 supercars news, chaz mostert 2020, supercars silly season, supercars 2020 drivers. These will include a compulsory pit stop for a minimum change of four tyres. V8 supercars has revealed several tweaks to its race format for the 2016 championship season, with more soft tyres and a single 120km race at saturdays supersprint event the headline changes. In one stint therefore a driver may do one stint of around an hour or 25 laps as an example. Round 10 of 14 in the 2016 international v8 supercars championship. Championship with 2016s namingrights partnership with virgin australia. Wood, who will today have his first run in a nissan altima since 2016. V8 supercars 2016 calendar, races, dates, venues, circuits. The category also adopted the name v8 supercars at this. All of us codrivers need to lift our games more than ever to make sure were competitive and that were helping the main drivers stay where. V8 fireworks its just a request you dont have to do it, but are you going to change the topic title to the.
On the same lap, drivers started to change back to wet tyres as rain had started falling again. In 1998 v8 supercars have undergone its own formula 1 style driver changes, with new drivers, new sponsors and new teams set for a blockbuster v8 season mark oastler reports the changes. Chaz mostert out and thirdyear main game driver jack le brocq in. A 2016 season that included a bathurst victory was hard to match for. Teams move to fill final 2016 v8 supercars seats speedcafe. The 2016 v8 supercars season feels like its taken longer to arrive than winter in game of thrones.
It was the first event of fourteen in the 2016 international v8 supercars championship and hosted races 1, 2 and 3 of the season. On one hand, things could all fall into place and there could be minimal changes over the offseason. For the 2016 season, only 12 drivers are staying put in the 26car field. V8 supercars release draft 2016 regulations the supercars. Just four of the 26 entries are understood to now be without a driver following a recent flurry of signings. And its safe to say djr team penske expected far better results from star signing fabian coulthard. V8 supercars has released its 2016 calendar, one hailed by the categorys chief as the most exciting the sport has seen. V8 supercars has announced a change to its 2016 calendar following the decision by formula one to move the australian grand prix. Shane van gisbergen won his first drivers championship. Shane van gisbergen, driving for triple eight race engineering, secured hi.
Oct 30, 2016 the 2016 calendar has thrown up some great results. Mainly white, with the navy rear split with a curved red line, accompanied by a thin light blue line. Pirtek 2016 v8 supercars fan guide by pirtek issuu. Mclaughlin quickest in fp1 courtney quickest in fp2 hrt on a comeback. A number of driver changes therefore occur as do pit stops to refuel and change tyres. Garth tander takes mark renshaw for a spin youtube. V8 supercars adds extra practice sessions speedcafe. Sep 27, 2017 being a co driver for a fulltime supercars star. After all, the v8 supercars at least until 2017 when engine rules change. V8 supercars confirms 26 entries for 2016 speedcafe. The 2016 clipsal 500 adelaide was a motor racing event for v8 supercars, held on the weekend of 4 to 6 march 2016. But the proposals were not enough to keep ford in v8. The 2016 international v8 supercars championship often simplified to the 2016 v8 supercars championship and known from 1 july as the 2016 virgin australia supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international motor racing series for supercars.
Significant repeated arm and leg force is required to handle the car. Aug 18, 2015 2016 nissan altima in 2015, altima not only remained nissans bestselling vehicle, it continues as one of the nations topselling cars. Jan 15, 2016 v8 supercars is planning several rule changes for 2016. Yep, were seeing lots of redundant v8 supercars driver merchandise following the longest, most elaborate game of musical chairs in memory. The 2016 virgin australia supercars championship continues with race 2 from the coates hire ipswich supersprint. V8 supercars has announced that all 26 racing entitlements contracts have been entered by todays deadline ahead of the 2016 season. Its a very good sign when motor racing doesnt need rain to spice up the racing.
Five things that will happen in the 2016 v8 supercar season. V8 supercars v8 supercars has released its calendar for the 2016 season, with the addition of a championship event in malaysia and a more compact schedule described by the categorys ceo as the most exciting the sport had seen and a major win for fans. While there is only a single change to the tickford lineup, its a major one, with former. While the sls amg was an incredibly rare and expensive supercar, the amg gt is ever so slightly more down to earth. The event was held at the adelaide street circuit in adelaide, south australia, and consisted of two races of 125 kilometres and one race of 155 km in length. While supercars has not publicly released any information regarding the update, roland dane, whose triple eight squad is the official holden homologator, has confirmed that the changes affect the. We have tried to get as much detail in these as we can imagine. The team at inside supercar highlight the driver movements for the upcoming 2016 v8 supercars championship. Watch australian v8 supercars 2016 now on your favorite device. Supercars drivers find information on your favorite. Monster rides with jc in hunt for 2016 v8 supercars crown.
Five things that will happen in the 2016 v8 supercar. And quite frankly, its one of few things were more excited about than the fate of jon snow. Click on the site to see chris pithers career results at that track. I say we come back with a better product for the fans because at the end of the day were in the entertainment business, mclaughlin said. The 2020 virgin australia supercars championship driver lineup is almost fully locked in, following yet another chaotic silly season. Walkinshaw racing ceased at the end of 2015, with its rec sold to super black racing.
The only new zealand team in v8 supercars has also made a driver change, the tony lentinoowned super black team signing v8 utes and dunlop series goer chris pither to replace andre heimgartner who, let it be said, many observers thought did a strong job in his rookie year. The swiss driver, who first appeared in supercars as a wildcard entry for the 2015 and 2016 bathurst. The cup is awarded to the pair of drivers who accumulate the highest points tally across v8 supercars three endurance rounds the sandown 500, the bathurst and the two 300km gold coast 600 races. News, video highlights, calendar, results and live timing from the virgin australia supercars championship, formerly the v8 supercars championship. Monster rides with jc in hunt for 2016 v8 supercars crown feb 17 2016 monster energy will once again partner with one of the most dynamic v8 supercar drivers on the grid as james jc courtney and his hrt commodore challenge for another championship crown in 2016. Although the extra sessions will take place at the events leading up to the pirtek enduro cup, v8 supercars competition director damien white stresses that any nonprimary driver will be eligible. Regulations for these events call for two drivers per car, the regular series driver plus a co driver.
Tell us what your favourite moment in the comments below. The 2016 supercars championship formally the 2016 virgin australia supercars championship and, until july 1st 2016, the 2016 international v8 supercars championship holdenman05 23. We never said anything about using the sponsored name in the title. V8 supercars has announced new race formats for the 2016 championship. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
Just four of the 26 entries are understood to now be without a driver. Soft tyres will be used as standard across the 2016 v8 supercars season, the sports commission confirming key format changes ahead of next years championship. Norm beechey becomes the first driver to win the australian touring car. When the kl city grand prix announcement was made, most grimaced, but i punched the air. After all, the v8 supercars at least until 2017 when engine rules change tend to behave much like one another, such is this parity formula of same base chassis and minimum weight, similar engine output from either quad cam or pushrod 5. The most elaborate game of musical chairs in memory has left a lot of v8 supercars merchandise redundant. Team bosses call for v8 rule changes nine wide world of. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. V8 supercars news, chaz mostert 2020, supercars silly. The silliest v8 supercars silly season sees no less than five race winners on the move for 2016. For the 2016 season, only 12 drivers are staying put in the 26car. This is the weekends main event and all the drivers will be fighting for every championship point during these 65 laps of touring car racing from the queensland raceway in ipswich, australia. Scott mclaughlin has had an interesting journey to become the reigning virgin australia supercars champion. It was the twentieth running of the supercars championship and the twentieth series in which supercars have contested the premier australian touring car title.