2015 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series

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The 2015 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Sports Sedans and Trans Am style cars. [1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series [1] and was the twelfth National Series for Sports Sedans to be contested following the discontinuation of the Australian Sports Sedan Championship at the end of 2003. The 2015 series was won by Tony Ricciardello driving an Alfa Romeo GTV.

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Tony Ricciardello placed first in the series driving an Alfa Romeo GTV (pictured above in 2014) Tony Ricciardello 2014 SMP.JPG
Tony Ricciardello placed first in the series driving an Alfa Romeo GTV (pictured above in 2014)

The series was contested over five rounds. [1]

Round [1] Circuit [1] [2] Date [1] [2] Format [1] [2] Round winner [3] Car [2]
1 Sandown 27-29 MarchThree races Tony Ricciardello Alfa Romeo GTV
2 Winton 15-17 MayThree races Tony Ricciardello Alfa Romeo GTV
3 Queensland Raceway 7-9 AugustThree races Jack Perkins Audi A4
4 Wakefield Park 16-18 OctoberThree races Jack Perkins Audi A4
5 Sydney Motorsport Park 13-15 NovemberThree races Jack Perkins Audi A4

The results for each round were determined by the number of points scored by each driver at that round. [1]

Classes structure

Cars competed in the following classes: [1]

Points system

Series points were awarded to drivers for their outright finishing positions in each race on the following basis: [1]

Position [1] 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
& below
Race 1 [1] 30282624222018161412108642
Race 2 [1] 454239363330272421181512963
Race 3 [1] 6056524844403632282420161284

Series standings

Final series standings were as follows:

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [3] Car [2] Class [2] Competitor / Team [2] San [3] Win [3] Que [3] Wak [3] Syd [3] Total [3]
1 Tony Ricciardello 1 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV SSB&M Ricciardello Motors13313178122120584
2Steven Tamasi9 Holden Calibra SSDomain Prestige Homes11910711711070523
3 Thomas Randle 93 Saab 9-3 Aero SSKerrick / CKAS115128929584514
4 Jack Perkins 4 Audi A4 SSAuto Union Deutsche00135135135405
5Colin Smith44 Holden Monaro SSMR Automotive63105567962365
6Bruce Banks56 Mazda RX-7 SSBJ Banks Electrical6680597059334
7Shane Woodman16 BMW M3 GTR SSLandells Signs0100601010261
8Michael Robinson32 Holden Monaro SSBell Real Estate06983820234
9Bruce Henley43 Mazda RX-8 SSStawell Cartage51750670193
10Kerry Baily58 Aston Martin DBR9 SSRent Depot11004800158
11Andrew Brown60 Chevrolet Camaro TAAndrew Brown Motorsport7848000126
12Phil Crompton12 Ford Mustang TAMoonbi Oil Traders007402498
13Shane Bradford68 Chevrolet Camaro TAAston Air Conditioning00970097
14 Paul Morris 91 Ford Focus M MARC Cars Australia 96000096
15Dean Camm66 Chevrolet Corvette TAFive Star Fencing & Gates87000087
16Michael Benton92 Ford Focus M MARC Cars Australia 420300072
17Keith Kassulke91 Ford Focus M MARC Cars Australia 00510051
18 Darren Hossack 4 Audi A4 SSAuto Union Deutsche42000042
19Tony Alford54 Ford Focus M MARC Cars Australia 00390039
20 Peter McLeod 50 Mazda RX-7 SSSlick 5001400014

Class TA award

Reference was made in the sporting regulations regarding a Class TA award [1] however results for this were not included with the official published series points table. [3]

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