2018 SuperUtes Series

Ryal Harris won the series in a Mazda BT-50
Craig Woods finished runner-up in a Toyota Hilux
Tom Alexander finished 3rd in a Holden Colorado

The 2018 ECB SuperUtes Series was an Australian motor racing competition for SuperUtes.[1] It was inaugural running of the series. It commenced at the Adelaide Street Circuit on March 1 and concluded at the Newcastle Street Circuit on November 25.

The series was won by Ryal Harris[2] driving a Mazda BT-50.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the series.

Manufacturer Vehicle Team No Drivers Rounds
Ford Ford Ranger (T6) Sieders Racing Team 34 Australia David Sieders 6
Ranger Racing 49 Australia Christopher Formosa[3] All
94 Australia Richard Mork 7–8
Holden Holden Colorado Team 18 18 Australia Thomas Gasperak[4] 1–7
Australia Justin Ruggier 8
Ross Stone Racing 22 New Zealand Tom Alexander[3] All
Isuzu Isuzu D-Max Steve Wilson Racing 1 Australia Kim Jane 6–7
3 Australia Stephen Wilson[3] 2, 4–5, 8
Mazda Mazda BT-50 Peters Motorsport 58 Australia Ryal Harris[3] All
95 Australia Aaron Cameron[3] All
Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Triton Sieders Racing Team 45 Australia Michael Sieders 4–8
Australia Craig Dontas[3] 2–3
50 1
87 Australia Toby Price[3] 1–2
Australia Elliot Barbour 3, 5
Australia Cameron Crick 4, 7
Australia Craig Dontas 6
Australia Aaren Russell 8
Toyota Toyota Hilux (AN120) Western Sydney Motorsport 8 Australia Ben Walsh[3] All
52 Australia Charlotte Poynting 6, 8
64 Australia Craig Woods[3] All
Sieders Racing Team 52 Australia Luke van Herwaade 7
99 Australia Matthew MacKelden[3] All

Calendar

The calendar for the 2018 season was announced at the 2017 Newcastle 500 event. The calendar comprised eight rounds, each supporting a Supercars Championship event, starting at the Adelaide Street Circuit on 1 March and concluding at Newcastle Street Circuit on 25 November.[5]

Rnd Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit
(Adelaide, South Australia) 		March 1–4 Australia Ryal Harris Australia Ryal Harris Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R2 Australia Ryal Harris New Zealand Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing
R3 Australia Ryal Harris Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
2 R1 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway
(Benalla, Victoria) 		May 18–20 New Zealand Tom Alexander New Zealand Tom Alexander New Zealand Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing
R2 New Zealand Tom Alexander Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R3 Australia Toby Price New Zealand Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing
3 R1 Queensland Townsville Street Circuit
(Townsville, Queensland) 		July 6–8 Australia Craig Dontas Australia Craig Dontas Australia Craig Dontas Sieders Racing Team
R2 Australia Aaron Cameron Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R3 Australia Aaron Cameron Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
4 R1 Queensland Queensland Raceway
(Ipswich, Queensland) 		July 20–22 New Zealand Tom Alexander Australia Ryal Harris Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R2 Australia Ryal Harris New Zealand Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing
R3 Australia Cameron Crick Australia Craig Woods Western Sydney Motorsport
5 R1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway
(Melbourne, Victoria) 		September 14–16 Australia Elliot Barbour Australia Elliot Barbour Australia Elliot Barbour Sieders Racing Team
R2 New Zealand Tom Alexander Australia Michael Sieders Sieders Racing Team
R3 Australia Michael Sieders Australia Elliot Barbour Sieders Racing Team
6 R1 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit
(Bathurst, New South Wales) 		October 4–7 Australia Craig Dontas Australia Ryal Harris Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R2 Australia David Sieders Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R3 Australia Ryal Harris Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
7 R1 Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
(Gold Coast, Queensland) 		October 19–21 Australia Ryal Harris Australia Craig Woods Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R2 Australia Aaron Cameron Australia Aaron Cameron Peters Motorsport
R3 Australia Ryal Harris Australia Craig Woods Western Sydney Motorsport
8 R1 New South Wales Newcastle Street Circuit
(Newcastle, New South Wales) 		November 23–25 New Zealand Tom Alexander Australia Aaren Russell New Zealand Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing
R2 New Zealand Tom Alexander Australia Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R3 New Zealand Tom Alexander New Zealand Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing

Series standings

Standings at the completion of Round 6 were Bathurst

Pos. Driver South Australia
ADE 		Victoria (state)
WIN 		Queensland
TOW 		Queensland
QUE 		Victoria (state)
SAN 		New South Wales
BAT 		Queensland
SUR 		New South Wales
NEW 		Pts.
1 Australia Ryal Harris 1 Ret 1 5 1 2 10 1 1 1 2 6 3 11 6 1 1 1 1 2 4 7 1 3 1098
2 Australia Craig Woods 2 2 2 6 3 5 4 4 2 3 4 1 4 3 4 7 4 7 3 5 1 3 9 Ret 1060
3 New Zealand Tom Alexander 3 1 Ret 1 9 1 5 6 Ret 2 1 5 6 4 5 5 7 4 2 7 2 1 4 1 1023
4 Australia Ben Walsh 7 4 Ret 9 4 7 6 3 5 11 5 4 2 6 2 3 3 5 5 12 5 5 3 2 994
5 Australia Aaron Cameron 5 Ret 3 2 2 4 3 Ret 4 7 10 3 5 10 7 4 8 6 7 1 9 4 Ret 5 935
6 Australia Matthew MacKelden 6 3 6 8 7 8 9 8 8 6 Ret DNS 8 5 8 9 6 8 9 6 7 10 2 6 901
7 Australia Thomas Gasperak 8 7 8 7 5 6 7 5 6 9 6 8 9 8 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 8 714
8 Australia Christopher Formosa Ret Ret 7 DNS 10 10 2 Ret DNS 8 7 7 10 7 11 10 10 10 8 10 6 9 DNS DNS 673
9 Australia Michael Sieders 4 3 Ret 7 1 3 12 9 9 DNS 8 10 6 8 7 483
10 Australia Craig Dontas Ret 6 5 4 Ret Ret 1 7 7 2 2 2 458
11 Australia Steve Wilson 10 8 9 10 8 9 11 9 10 13 Ret DNS 352
12 Australia Elliot Barbour 8 2 3 1 2 1 321
13 Australia Toby Price 4 5 4 3 6 3 295
14 Australia Cameron Crick 5 9 2 4 4 Ret 146
15 Australia Richard Mork 10 11 Ret 11 5 9 144
16 Australia Charlotte Poynting 11 11 12 12 10 8 115
17 Australia Kim Jane 8 Ret 11 94
18 Australia David Sieders 6 5 3 0
19 Australia Justin Ruggier 8 6 4 0
20 Australia Luke van Herwaarde 6 3 3 0
21 Australia Aaren Russell 2 7 Ret 0

References

  1. ^ "2018 ECB SuperUtes Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  2. ^ ADJUSTED SERIES POINTS REPORT, 2018 ECB SuperUtes Series, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Retrieved 4 February 2019
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "SuperUtes entries falling into place". Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Team 18 reveals Colorado SuperUte program". Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Inaugural SuperUtes calendar confirmed". Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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