2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series

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The 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series was an Australian touring car series held for V8 Supercars. It was the third series held for second tier V8 Supercar teams. The series began on 31 March 2002 at Wakefield Park and finished on 4 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park having been contested over five rounds held across three different states.

The series was dominated by Paul Dumbrell who won twelve races during the course of the 15 race series. Dumbrell finished 484 points clear of the only other driver to win more than one race, Dale Brede.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series.

TeamCarNo.DriverRounds
Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VT) 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 25
Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 4
Terry Wyhoon Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry WyhoonAll
M3 Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob McDonaldAll
Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Thorn1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 2, 5
South Pacific Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VS) 38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Hunt13
Craig Bastian Ford Falcon (EL) 47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Bastian13
Michael Simpson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin MundyAll
Ford Falcon (EL) 93 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael SimpsonAll
94 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark HowardAll
Motorsport Engineering Services Holden Commodore (VT) 58 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Derek van Zelm12
Halliday Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross HallidayAll
161 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg CrickAll
Independent Race Cars Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 64 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell All
Shane Beikoff Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Beikoff1, 3, 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phill Foster2, 4
Spies Hecker Racing Holden Commodore (VS)
Holden Commodore (VX)
69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jones12, 45
Holden Commodore (VS) 79 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Freestone4
Graphic Skills Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 70 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Skillender5
Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert SmithAll
TanderSport Holden Commodore (VS) 74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Ferrier 1, 35
Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew WhiteAll
Holden Commodore (VS) 90 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael TurnerAll
V8 Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Mork1, 34
MSport Ford Falcon (AU) 78 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Porter All
The Race Centre Ford Falcon (AU) 87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon12
Harris Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig HarrisAll
89 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede All
Phoenix Motorsport Holden Commodore (VS) 95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron SearleAll
Sydney Star Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant ElliottAll
AJG Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wesley May13
MoPro Ford Falcon (EL) 110 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant JohnsonAll
Clyde Lawrence Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 140 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clyde Lawrence12, 45
A.N.T. Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 300 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Evangelou2, 4

Race calendar

RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning driver
13031 March Flag of New South Wales.svg Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede
245 May Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
31516 June Flag of New South Wales.svg Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
467 July Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
534 August Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell

Points system

The season consisted of five rounds across three different states. Each round consisted of three races. Points were awarded for the first 32 positions at each race [1] but at no race during the series did more than 22 cars finish. The third race of a race weekend carried approximately 50% more points than each of the first two races.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd
Race 1/2
Points
80645142353229262423222120191817161514131211
Race 3
Points
120967762534843383635333230292726242321201817

Series standings

Points table referenced, in part, as follows: [2]

Pos.DriverNo. WAK
Flag of New South Wales.svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
ORA
Flag of New South Wales.svg
WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
MAL
Flag of South Australia.svg
Points
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell 641421111111111211322
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede 89221252254Ret3Ret813838
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Crick161433334133210203535753
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 131066Ret471422262579
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Porter 786613525525Ret2263Ret6556
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Harris8871647Ret414835597DNS519
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White763114RetRet1666324147Ret8504
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Elliot9897768Ret396564151311477
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Searle9516109111388101071016131115387
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Johnson110138812919118Ret479141013377
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Halliday611715141412101515139121510812357
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Mundy5610915201177182016111311DNSDNS307
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 30743454287
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Turner90Ret17189101312Ret1282110DNS1517284
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Wyhoon2585RetRetRet92079DNS23Ret16914255
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Howard9418RetRet161815181917Ret1612201620226
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Beikoff68191312161314171416193
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Ferrier 74DNSDNSDNS9RetDNS188Ret647182
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clyde Lawrence140212117Ret191712171819Ret19181
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jones69RetRetRet19RetRet6188121210176
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Simpson935125RetRetDNSRetDNSDNSRetRet21RetDNS9163
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob McDonald262220DNSRetRetRet171616Ret14Ret181718156
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smith7220161917RetRet191719RetDNS19DNSDNSDNS139
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Hunt3815DNS1018RetRet141218131
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Mork77RetDNSDNSRet1115131511120
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Bastian47DNSDNSDNS8201810Ret11118
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon871414161515DNS100
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phill Foster68Ret161415192098
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 20179783
30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Evangelou300131411DNSDNSDNS72
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wesley May9912RetDNSDNS1712DNSDNSDNS69
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Freestone7911131766
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Derek van Zelm58Ret1811DNSDNSDNS48
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Thorn301119Ret36
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Skillender70DNSDNSDNS0
Pos.DriverNo. WAK
Flag of New South Wales.svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
ORA
Flag of New South Wales.svg
WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
MAL
Flag of South Australia.svg
Points
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)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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References

  1. Sporting Rules, v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. "2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series points". Official website of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 12 December 2008.[ permanent dead link ]