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 SBS 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.

Eligible vehicles

Automobiles that complied with the provisions of any one of the following groups were eligible to compete in the Series: ^[1]

• SS: Group 3D Sports Sedans regulations as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport ^[1]
• TA: 2011 SCCA Pro Racing Regulations Article 4 for Trans-am ^[1]
• TNZ: Schedule TZ regulations published by MotorSport New Zealand ^[1]

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	No	Driver
Fuel 2 Race	Opel Calibra	1	Chris Jackson
Auto Union Deutsche	Audi A4	4	Darren Hossack
B&M Ricciardello Motors	Alfa Romeo GTV	5	Tony Ricciardello
Barnes High Performance	Pontiac Firebird	6	Jeff Barnes
Menai Blinds	Chevrolet Camaro	7	Scott Butler
Centreline Suspension	Mazda RX-7	9	Chris Muscat
Unitex Architectural Products	Opel Calibra	9	Daniel Tamasi
Industrie Clothing	Holden VZ Commodore	11	Simon Copping
Pakenham Tyrepower	Holden VN Commodore	12	Chas Talbot
Stuart Inwood	Ford AU Falcon	12	Stuart Inwood
Rosemount Smash Repairs	Saab 9-3 Aero	14	Anthony Cox
Rocklea Motors	Opel Calibra	16	Graham Smith
Johnson Motorsport	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	19	Damien Johnson
P&L Mechanical	Mazda RX-7	21	Graeme Gilliland
Glenn Pro	Ford Escort MkII	21	Glenn Pro
Reds Racing Services	Holden VL Commodore	23	Geoff Whittaker
Jocaro Motors	Ford Mustang	25	Neil Bryson
Bell Real Estate	Holden Monaro	32	Michael Robinson
Sinoco LED Lighting	Holden VK Commodore	35	Grant Doulman
Aston Air Conditioning	Ford EB Falcon	43	Chris Donnelly
MR Automotive	Rover Vitesse	44	Colin Smith
Campbelltown Frames & Trusses	Jaguar XKR	45	Daniel Jameson
Coaststeer Automotive	Opel Calibra	46	David McGinniss
Interstate Finance & Leasing	Holden VK Commodore	46	Mark Bowen
Pipeline Plumbing	Chevrolet Camaro	49	Dave Pettit
Marinelli's Mechanical & Performance	Holden VS Commodore	51	Bob McLoughlin
Aston's Pharmacy	Holden VC Commodore	55	Chris Aston
BJ Banks Electrical	Mazda RX-7	56	Bruce Banks
FM Pumps	Mazda RX-7	57	Frank Mascadri
Holton Spares	Holden VZ Commodore	59	Jake Williams
Fivestar Fencing & Gates	Chevrolet Corvette GTS	66	Dean Camm
Aston Air Conditioning	Chevrolet Camaro	68	Shane Bradford
Dandy Engines	Ford Cortina	70	Keith Linnell
Ramsdale Wreckers	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	73	Garry Roberts
Ramsdale Wreckers	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	73	Lauren Gray
Dance Expressions	Fiat 131	76	Nick Smith
Austrack Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	80	Alfred Axisa
Esjay Commercial Plastering	Holden VS Commodore	88	Ian Rice
Glenn White	Ford Capri MkI	93	Glenn White
Swedish Prestige	Saab 9-3 Aero	93	Dean Randle
Rosemount Smash Repairs	Holden Gemini	95	Anthony Cox
Bohler Uddeholm Australia	Nissan 300ZX	97	Anthony Macready
Wildridge Fabrications	Ford EF Falcon	98	Jeff Brown

Race calendar

The rolling start for Race 3 of Round 1 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. ^[2]

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

Point system

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.

Series standings

Pos Driver Car [3] Round 1 – Mal Round 2 – Win Round 3 – Eas Round 4 – Mor Round 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 [4] Alfa Romeo GTV 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 293 2 Shane Bradford Chevrolet Camaro 4th 5th 9th 7th 6th 4th 8th 10th 7th 2nd 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd 5th 181 3 Dean Camm Chevrolet Corvette 5th 3rd 5th 5th 5th 6th 11th 6th Ret Ret 6th 4th 4th 4th 4th 154 4 Darren Hossack Audi A4 2nd 2nd Ret 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 148 5 Scott Butler Chevrolet Camaro 2nd 2nd 1st 16th 3rd 2nd Ret Ret Ret 4th Ret Ret 100 6 Colin Smith Rover Vitesse Ret 8th 6th 9th Ret 9th 14th 13th 14th 6th 5th 6th 79 7 Bruce Banks Mazda RX-7 Ret 7th DNS 13th 12th 11th 15th 14th 10th 8th Ret Ret 8th 5th 6th 78 8 Bob McLoughlin Holden Commodore VS 3rd 4th 9th 11th 9th 8th 3rd Ret DNS 74 9 Chris Donnelly Ford Falcon EB 7th 2nd 3rd 7th 8th 7th 71 10 Damien Johnson Holden Torana 7th 9th 7th 14th 13th 12th 16th 16th 12th Ret DNS DNS 10th 9th 8th 70 11 Anthony Macready Nissan 300ZX 6th Ret 5th 4th 16th 7th 10th Ret Ret 53 12 Michael Robinson Holden Monaro 8th 7th 5th 6th 7th Ret 52 13 Chris Muscat Mazda RX-7 3rd 4th 3rd 43 14 Daniel Tamasi Holden Calibra 7th 3rd 3rd 40 15 Geoff Whittaker Holden Commodore 4th 4th 5th 38 16 Mark Bowen Holden Commodore 5th 4th 5th 37 17 Dameon Jameson Jaguar XKR 3rd 11th 4th 34 18 Dean Randle Saab 3rd Ret 3rd 30 19 Jeff Barnes Pontiac DNS 6th 2nd 28 Frank Mascadri Mazda RX-7 9th 7th 7th 28 21 Simon Copping Holden Commodore 9th 9th 6th 27 22 Tony Cox Holden Gemini & Saab 11th DNS DNS 9th 6th Ret 25 23 Ian Rice Holden Commodore 6th 8th 13th 24 24 David McGinniss Holden Calibra 6th 7th Ret 21 Lauren Gray Holden Torana 11th 10th 9th 21 26 Fred Axisa Holden Commodore Ret 8th 8th 18 Grant Doulman Holden Commodore 12th 12th 9th 18 28 Graeme Gilliland Mazda RX-7 10th 11th 14th 16 Chris Aston Holden Commodore 10th 8th DNS 16 30 Neil Bryson Ford Mustang Ret 10th 10th 14 31 Chris Jackson Holden Calibra Ret 5th Ret 12 Graham Smith Opel Calibra 5th Ret DNS 12 33 Geoff Brown Ford Falcon DNS 15th 11th 8 34 Garry Roberts Holden Torana 12th 15th Ret 7 35 Jake Williams Holden Commodore 17th 17th 13th 6 Dave Pettit Chevrolet Camaro 17th 14th 15th 6 37 Nick Smith Fiat 131 13th Ret DNS 4 38 Chas Talbot Holden Commodore 15th 18th DNS 3 Keith Linnell Ford Cortina 18th 17th 16th 3 40 Glen Pro Ford Escort RS2000 18th Ret DNS 1 Stuart Inwood Ford Falcon AU Ret DNS DNS 0 Glenn White Ford Capri DNS DNS DNS 0

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

References

1. Bulletin B11/037, 2011 Sports Sedan Series – Sporting Regulations – Version 1, as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd
2. "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
3. Natsoft Race Results Retrieved 4 July 2020
4. Kerrick Sports Sedan Series - 2011 Pointscore, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

External links

• Official series website
• Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships
• Natsoft Race Results