2011 Australian Sports Sedan season

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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.

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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]

Teams and drivers

Tony Ricciardello (Alfa Romeo GTV) won the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series Alfa Romeo GTV of Tony Ricciardello 2011.jpg
Tony Ricciardello (Alfa Romeo GTV) won the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
Shane Bradford (Chevrolet Camaro) placed second in the series Chevrolet Camaro of Shane Bradford.jpg
Shane Bradford (Chevrolet Camaro) placed second in the series
Jeff Barnes (Pontiac Firebird) placed 19th in the series Pontiac Firebird of Jeff Barnes.jpg
Jeff Barnes (Pontiac Firebird) placed 19th in the series

The following drivers competed in the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

TeamCarNoDriver
Fuel 2 Race Opel Calibra 1Chris Jackson
Auto Union Deutsche Audi A4 4 Darren Hossack
B&M Ricciardello Motors Alfa Romeo GTV 5 Tony Ricciardello
Barnes High Performance Pontiac Firebird 6Jeff Barnes
Menai Blinds Chevrolet Camaro 7Scott Butler
Centreline Suspension Mazda RX-7 9Chris Muscat
Unitex Architectural Products Opel Calibra 9Daniel Tamasi
Industrie Clothing Holden VZ Commodore 11Simon Copping
Pakenham Tyrepower Holden VN Commodore 12Chas Talbot
Stuart Inwood Ford AU Falcon 12Stuart Inwood
Rosemount Smash Repairs Saab 9-3 Aero 14Anthony Cox
Rocklea Motors Opel Calibra 16Graham Smith
Johnson Motorsport Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 19Damien Johnson
P&L Mechanical Mazda RX-7 21Graeme Gilliland
Glenn Pro Ford Escort MkII 21Glenn Pro
Reds Racing Services Holden VL Commodore 23Geoff Whittaker
Jocaro Motors Ford Mustang 25Neil Bryson
Bell Real Estate Holden Monaro 32Michael Robinson
Sinoco LED Lighting Holden VK Commodore 35Grant Doulman
Aston Air Conditioning Ford EB Falcon 43Chris Donnelly
MR Automotive Rover Vitesse 44Colin Smith
Campbelltown Frames & Trusses Jaguar XKR 45Daniel Jameson
Coaststeer Automotive Opel Calibra 46David McGinniss
Interstate Finance & Leasing Holden VK Commodore 46Mark Bowen
Pipeline Plumbing Chevrolet Camaro 49Dave Pettit
Marinelli's Mechanical & Performance Holden VS Commodore 51Bob McLoughlin
Aston's Pharmacy Holden VC Commodore 55Chris Aston
BJ Banks Electrical Mazda RX-7 56Bruce Banks
FM Pumps Mazda RX-7 57Frank Mascadri
Holton Spares Holden VZ Commodore 59Jake Williams
Fivestar Fencing & Gates Chevrolet Corvette GTS 66Dean Camm
Aston Air Conditioning Chevrolet Camaro 68Shane Bradford
Dandy Engines Ford Cortina 70Keith Linnell
Ramsdale Wreckers Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 73Garry Roberts
Ramsdale Wreckers Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 73Lauren Gray
Dance Expressions Fiat 131 76Nick Smith
Austrack Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 80Alfred Axisa
Esjay Commercial Plastering Holden VS Commodore 88Ian Rice
Glenn White Ford Capri MkI 93Glenn White
Swedish Prestige Saab 9-3 Aero 93Dean Randle
Rosemount Smash Repairs Holden Gemini 95Anthony Cox
Bohler Uddeholm Australia Nissan 300ZX 97Anthony Macready
Wildridge Fabrications Ford EF Falcon 98Jeff Brown

Race calendar

The rolling start for Race 3 of Round 1 at Mallala Motor Sport Park 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series Round 1, Race 3.jpg
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.CircuitLocation / stateDateWinner
1 Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia 14–15 May Tony Ricciardello
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 25–26 June Tony Ricciardello
3 Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 16–17 July Tony Ricciardello
4 Flag of Queensland.svg Morgan Park Raceway Warwick, Queensland 13–14 August Tony Ricciardello
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 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

PosDriverCar [3] Round 1 – Mal Round 2 – Win Round 3 – Eas Round 4 – Mor Round 5 – Phi Pts
Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3
1 Tony Ricciardello [4] Alfa Romeo GTV 1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st2nd2nd2nd293
2Shane Bradford Chevrolet Camaro 4th5th9th7th6th4th8th10th7th2nd3rd2nd5th3rd5th181
3Dean Camm Chevrolet Corvette 5th3rd5th5th5th6th11th6thRetRet6th4th4th4th4th154
4 Darren Hossack Audi A4 2nd2ndRet2nd2nd1st1st1st1st148
5Scott Butler Chevrolet Camaro 2nd2nd1st16th3rd2ndRetRetRet4thRetRet100
6Colin Smith Rover Vitesse Ret8th6th9thRet9th14th13th14th6th5th6th79
7Bruce Banks Mazda RX-7 Ret7thDNS13th12th11th15th14th10th8thRetRet8th5th6th78
8Bob McLoughlin Holden Commodore VS 3rd4th9th11th9th8th3rdRetDNS74
9Chris Donnelly Ford Falcon EB 7th2nd3rd7th8th7th71
10Damien Johnson Holden Torana 7th9th7th14th13th12th16th16th12thRetDNSDNS10th9th8th70
11Anthony Macready Nissan 300ZX 6thRet5th4th16th7th10thRetRet53
12Michael Robinson Holden Monaro 8th7th5th6th7thRet52
13Chris Muscat Mazda RX-7 3rd4th3rd43
14Daniel Tamasi Holden Calibra 7th3rd3rd40
15Geoff Whittaker Holden Commodore 4th4th5th38
16Mark Bowen Holden Commodore 5th4th5th37
17Dameon Jameson Jaguar XKR 3rd11th4th34
18Dean Randle Saab 3rdRet3rd30
19Jeff Barnes Pontiac DNS6th2nd28
Frank Mascadri Mazda RX-7 9th7th7th28
21Simon Copping Holden Commodore 9th9th6th27
22Tony Cox Holden Gemini &
Saab
11thDNSDNS9th6thRet25
23Ian Rice Holden Commodore 6th8th13th24
24David McGinniss Holden Calibra 6th7thRet21
Lauren Gray Holden Torana 11th10th9th21
26Fred Axisa Holden Commodore Ret8th8th18
Grant Doulman Holden Commodore 12th12th9th18
28Graeme Gilliland Mazda RX-7 10th11th14th16
Chris Aston Holden Commodore 10th8thDNS16
30Neil Bryson Ford Mustang Ret10th10th14
31Chris Jackson Holden Calibra Ret5thRet12
Graham Smith Opel Calibra 5thRetDNS12
33Geoff Brown Ford Falcon DNS15th11th8
34Garry Roberts Holden Torana 12th15thRet7
35Jake Williams Holden Commodore 17th17th13th6
Dave Pettit Chevrolet Camaro 17th14th15th6
37Nick Smith Fiat 131 13thRetDNS4
38Chas Talbot Holden Commodore 15th18thDNS3
Keith Linnell Ford Cortina 18th17th16th3
40Glen Pro Ford Escort RS2000 18thRetDNS1
Stuart Inwood Ford Falcon AU RetDNSDNS0
Glenn White Ford Capri DNSDNSDNS0
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)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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