2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series

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Mark Skaife became a consecutive three-times V8 Supercar Champion with Holden Racing Team. Mark Skaife.jpg
Mark Skaife became a consecutive three-times V8 Supercar Champion with Holden Racing Team.
Greg Murphy finished second in the championship. Greg murphy 2006 australian grand prix melbourne.jpg
Greg Murphy finished second in the championship.
Marcos Ambrose, finished third in the championship and was the best placed Ford driver. Ambrose 2012 cropped.jpg
Marcos Ambrose, finished third in the championship and was the best placed Ford driver.

The 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series was an Australian based motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It began on 15 March 2002 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 1 December at Sandown International Raceway after 13 rounds. It was the fourth V8 Supercar Championship Series but the first to carry that name, previous championships having been contested as the Shell Championship Series. The winner of the Drivers Championship, Mark Skaife, was also awarded the 43rd Australian Touring Car Championship.

Calendar

The 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds which included 11 sprint rounds of two or three races and two single race endurance rounds.

Rd.Race Title,
Circuit
Location / StateDate
1 Adelaide 500,
Adelaide Street Circuit
Adelaide, South Australia 14 – 17 March
2 Phillip Island V8 Challenge,
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Phillip Island, Victoria 12 – 14 April
3 Sydney V8 Challenge,
Eastern Creek Raceway
Sydney, New South Wales 26 – 28 April
4 Darwin V8 Challenge,
Hidden Valley Raceway
Darwin, Northern Territory 17–19 May
5 Canberra 400,
Canberra Street Circuit
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 7–9 June
6 VB 300,
Wanneroo Raceway
Perth, Western Australia 28 – 30 June
7 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 26 – 28 July
8 Winton Challenge,
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla, Victoria 16 – 18 August
9 Queensland 500,
Queensland Raceway
Ipswich, Queensland 13 – 15 September
10 Bathurst 1000,
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst, New South Wales 10 – 13 October
11 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge,
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Surfers Paradise, Queensland 25 – 27 October
12 Boost Mobile V8 International,
Pukekohe Park Raceway
Pukekohe, Auckland Region, New Zealand 8 – 10 November
13 Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate,
Sandown International Raceway
Melbourne, Victoria 29 November – 1 December

Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 2002 series. The series consisted of 11 sprint rounds with one driver per car and two endurance rounds (the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000) with each car shared by two drivers.

ManufacturerVehicleTeamNo.DriversEventsCo-DriversEvents
Ford Falcon AU 00 Motorsport 00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton 9–10
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neal Bates 9–10
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton 1–8, 11–13
Stone Brothers Racing 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel 9–10
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard All Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner 10
Glenn Seton Racing 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard 10
Larkham Motorsport 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 9–10
Dick Johnson Racing 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson All Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich 9–10
18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich 1–8, 11–13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones 9–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 9–10
Brad Jones Racing 21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones All Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe 9–10
888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe 1–8, 11–13
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Cleland 9–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey 9–10
Steven Ellery Racing 31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 9–10
Paragon Motorsport 40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McLean All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Scott 9–10
Paul Weel Racing 43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel 1–8, 11–13
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Porter 9–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Full 9–10
Briggs Motor Sport 65 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto 9–10
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White 9–10
600 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 1–7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 8–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede 9–10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto 12–13
Paul Little Racing 75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Tratt 1–12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell 9–10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell 13
Holden Commodore VT Team Kiwi Racing 021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards All Flag of New Zealand.svg John McIntyre 9
Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 10
Commodore VX Holden Racing Team 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 9
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards 10
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 1-8, 10-13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera 9–10
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards 9
Holden Young Lions (HRT)02 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Pretty 9–10
Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia (HRT)15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly 1–8, 11–13
Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller 9–10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx 9–10
51 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly 9–10
Lansvale Smash Repairs 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff 9–10
Perkins Engineering 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 1–8, 11–13
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 1–5, 7–13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell 9–10
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 9–10
Imrie Motorsport14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera 1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen White 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Wakefield 5, 7–8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daryl Beattie 9–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian D'Agostin 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Mecklem 10
Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 13
McDougall Motorsport22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dugal McDougall 1–3, 7–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr 9–10
Romano Racing 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano1–4, 7–8
Paul Morris Motorsport 29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 1–10, 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Wakefield 9–10
Garry Rogers Motorsport 34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna 9–10
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna 1–8, 11–13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup 9–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Dumesny 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske 10
John Faulkner Racing 46 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Bates 9–10
Rod Nash Racing 54 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock 10
Wildcard Entries
Ford Falcon AU Brad Jones Racing 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Coleman 10
Stone Brothers Racing 36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner 1, 3–4
Michael Simpson Racing56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Simpson 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Mundy 10
Halliday Motorsport61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Halliday 1
161 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Crick 1, 9–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Scifleet 9–10
Dick Johnson Racing 71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 2–3
Nilsson Motorsport87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Grice 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Halliday
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman 1
10
Holden Commodore VT [1] Matthew White Racing 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White 13
762
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Miedecke 9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Quinn 9
Phoenix Motorsport59 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Searle 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Miller 10
Commodore VX Imrie Motorsport13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Krause 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian D'Agostin 10
Lansvale Smash Repairs 23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby 1
Doulman Automotive 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob McDonald 10
Clive Wiseman Racing50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen White 1

^1 – Ross Halliday was the entered co-driver, but was replaced prior to race start with Peter Doulman.

Team changes

Driver changes

Results and standings

David Besnard and Simon Wills won the 2002 Queensland 500 driving a Ford Falcon AU. The car is pictured in 2018 Ford Falcon AU of David Besnard.jpg
David Besnard and Simon Wills won the 2002 Queensland 500 driving a Ford Falcon AU. The car is pictured in 2018

Results summary

RoundRaceEvent Pole position Race winnersRound winnerReport
1R1Adelaide Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
2R1Phillip Island Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
3R1Eastern Creek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
4R1Darwin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
5R1Canberra Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
6R1Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright
7R1Oran Park Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
8R1Winton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright
9Ipswich Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard
Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills
(Stone Brothers Racing, Ford)
report
10Bathurst Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
11R1Gold Coast Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna
(Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden)
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna
12R1Pukekohe Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
(Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly
13R1Sandown Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose
(Stone Brothers Racing, Ford)
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose

Points system

Championship points were awarded according to the follow table. [6]

RoundEventDayDistance1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th31st32nd
1Clipsal 500Sat250 km2001601281048880726460565248444036343230282624222018161412108642
  Sun250 km2001601281048880726460565248444036343230282624222018161412108642
2Phillip IslandSun150 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
  Sun150 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
3Eastern CreekSat20 min8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun150 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun150 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
4Hidden ValleySat20 min8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
5Canberra 400Sat25 laps8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun25 laps8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun50 laps240192154125106968677726762585348434138363431292624221917141210753
6VB300Sat100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
7Oran ParkSun150 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
  Sun150 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
8WintonSun100 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
  Sun100 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
9VIP Petfoods Queensland 500Sun500 km4003202562081761601441281201121049688807268646056524844403632282420161284
10Bob Jane T-Marts 1000Sun1000 km4003202562081761601441281201121049688807268646056524844403632282420161284
11Honda Indy 300Sat100 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
  Sun100 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
12Boost Mobile NZ V8 InternationalSat100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
13Sandown V8 UltimateSat150 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
  Sun300 km16012810283706458514845423835322927262422211918161413111086532

In rounds 9 & 10 points were split equally between drivers sharing the car, each being awarded half the number of tabled points for the round. [6]

Steven Johnson placed 14th in the championship driving a Ford Falcon AU for Dick Johnson Racing. The car is pictured in 2018 Ford Falcon AU of Steven Johnson (2002).jpg
Steven Johnson placed 14th in the championship driving a Ford Falcon AU for Dick Johnson Racing. The car is pictured in 2018

Drivers Championship

PosDriverCar [7] PenaltyRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Rd 13Pts
1 Mark Skaife Holden VX Commodore 040018024022434010920082Ret2009801632227
2 Greg Murphy Holden VX Commodore 0320161061351251821010856441151861661569
3 Marcos Ambrose Ford AU Falcon 0128100170110105641321328824801252401498
4 Jason Bright Holden VX Commodore 20888249208117208144200Ret12866106831459
5 Todd Kelly Holden VX Commodore 01081448911826677Ret1445644100157421345
6 Steven Richards Holden VX Commodore 0216136610316552116601601608879321310
7 Craig Lowndes Ford AU Falcon 020824139321955660880Ret14450551051
8 David Besnard Ford AU Falcon 0225462881591225458200Ret3030109988
9 Russell Ingall Holden VX Commodore 096344524157428870160160Ret6730973
10 Garth Tander Holden VX Commodore 0160491197358425884128Ret691926885
11 Tony Longhurst Ford AU Falcon 01027644351096952161880606269792
12 John Bowe Ford AU Falcon 0924170381229324586034253488779
13 Jason Bargwanna Holden VX Commodore 0116Ret36667061535128Ret1444955765
14 Steven Johnson Ford AU Falcon 0120605340138188644Ret562657626
15 Brad Jones Ford AU Falcon 0542538688771556603487342621
16 Rick Kelly Holden VX Commodore 0Ret5739210495058Ret1041111570574
17 Neil Crompton Ford AU Falcon 0Ret3955387167643780Ret326521569
18 Larry Perkins Holden VX Commodore 30924033374719367288386432568
19 Jason Richards Holden VT Commodore
Holden VX Commodore
060839241253923232252523641544
20 Simon Wills Ford AU Falcon
Holden VX Commodore
034392628384034200525496
21 Steve Ellery Ford AU Falcon 0Ret204438233772134060263768478
22 Paul Weel Ford AU Falcon 0443418322040Ret18824435668468
23 Mark Larkham Ford AU Falcon 092143252631421145230232631464
24 Glenn Seton Ford AU Falcon 03060356719385219RetRet173249418
25 Cameron McLean Ford AU Falcon 018DNQ1727495714323664343719404
26 Paul Radisich Ford AU Falcon 0Ret10067222626351644Ret58Ret4398
27 Craig Baird Holden VX Commodore 04842203693221632Ret20241512380
28 Cameron McConville Holden VX Commodore 0Ret78422831692016Ret3638152375
29 John Faulkner Holden VX Commodore 0RetRet83896353114Ret56151314365
30 Rodney Forbes Ford AU Falcon 070Ret14193311354840162436337
31 Anthony Tratt Ford AU Falcon 054DNQDNQ27581527224483036321
32 Max Wilson Ford AU Falcon 0Ret1532451653919RetRet326335319
33 Jim Richards Holden VX Commodore 0104200304
34 Tomas Mezera Holden VX Commodore 0DNQDNQ104128232
35 Paul Morris Holden VX Commodore 016DNQDNQ134064201714Ret6190
36 Greg Ritter Ford AU Falcon 0DNQ36647213185
37 Paul Dumbrell Holden VX Commodore 07288160
38 Alan Jones Ford AU Falcon 06472136
39 Nathan Pretty Holden VX Commodore 0Ret104104
40 Tony Scott Ford AU Falcon 03664100
40 Luke Youlden Ford AU Falcon 04060100
42 Matthew White Ford AU Falcon 0DNQ1880Ret98
44 Neal Bates Ford AU Falcon 0484088
45 Dean Canto Ford AU Falcon 0RetRet523486
46 Will Power Ford AU Falcon 0523082
47 Paul Stokell Ford AU Falcon 02448981
48 Steve Owen Ford AU Falcon 0DNQ10283270
48 Wayne Wakefield Holden VX Commodore 02623714Ret70
50 Wayne Gardner Ford AU Falcon 036DNQ26DNS62
51 Dale Brede Ford AU Falcon 0283260
51 John Cleland Ford AU Falcon 0322860
51 Tim Leahey Ford AU Falcon 0322860
54 Rick Bates Holden VX Commodore 0Ret5656
55 Stephen White Holden VX Commodore 032DNQ1143
56 Dugal McDougall Holden VX Commodore 0DNQ24DNQ98RetRet41
57 Christian D'Agostin Holden VX Commodore 0162238
58 Warren Luff Holden VX Commodore 0Ret3636
59 Greg Crick Ford AU Falcon 0DNQ34Ret34
59 Phillip Scifleet Ford AU Falcon 034Ret34
61 Geoff Full Ford AU Falcon 030Ret30
61 Mark Porter Ford AU Falcon 030Ret30
63 Jamie Whincup Holden VX Commodore 026Ret26
63 Max Dumesny Holden VX Commodore 02626
63 Ron Searle Holden VT Commodore 02626
63 Jamie Miller Holden VT Commodore 02626
67 David Krause Holden VX Commodore 02222
67 John McIntyre Holden VX Commodore 02222
69 Peter Brock Holden VX Commodore 02020
69 Andrew Miedecke Holden VT Commodore [1] 02020
69 Tony Quinn Holden VT Commodore [1] 02020
72 Michael Simpson Ford AU Falcon 01818
72 Kevin Mundy Ford AU Falcon 01818
74 Daryl Beattie Holden VX Commodore 016Ret16
Andy Priaulx Holden VX Commodore 0RetRet
Yvan Muller Holden VX Commodore 0RetRet
Mark Noske Holden VX Commodore 0RetRet
Alan Gurr Holden VX Commodore 0RetRet
Owen Kelly Ford AU Falcon 0RetDNS
Allan Grice Ford AU Falcon 0Ret
Peter Doulman Ford AU Falcon 0Ret
Andrew Jones Ford AU Falcon 0Ret
Matthew Coleman Ford AU Falcon 0Ret
Tyler Mecklem Holden VX Commodore 0Ret
Ross Halliday Ford AU Falcon 0DNQDNS
Bob McDonald Holden VX Commodore 0DNS
Trevor Ashby Holden VX Commodore 0DNQ
Paul Romano Holden VX Commodore 1503214DNQ221212-58
PosDriverCarPenaltyRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Rd 13Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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)

Champion Team of the Series

Champion Team of the Series was won by the Holden Racing Team, [8] which was awarded the title as the team of the winning driver. [9]

Champion Manufacturer of the Series

Champion Manufacturer of the Series was won by Holden, [8] which was awarded the title as the manufacturer with the most round wins. [9]

See also

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 The Natsoft results for the Queensland 500 lists car 76 as a Holden Commodore VS, however an image accompanying the race report on page 24 of Auto Action , 18–24 September 2002 shows the car to be a Holden Commodore VT.
    2. Paul Romano Speedcafe 20 May 2011
    3. Gibson Motorsport Merchandise Pty Ltd vs Robert James Forbes & Others Federal Court of Australia
    4. 1 2 About BJR Brad Jones Racing
    5. Tony Longhurst limbering up for last lap Speedcafe 11 October 2013
    6. 1 2 Sporting Rules Retrieved on 21 November 2011
    7. racing.natsoft.com.au
    8. 1 2 2002 V8 SUPERCAR AWARD WINNERS at www.motorsportworld.com.au Retrieved on 21 November 2011
    9. 1 2 Gala Award Winners, 2011 V8 Supercar Operations Manual, page 149