The 2015 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for de-registered V8 Supercars. [1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series, with Tri State Racing Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. [1] The series was the eighth in a sequence of annual Australian V8 Touring Car Series and the fifth to carry sponsorship from Kumho Tyres.
The series was won by Liam McAdam.
The series was contested over five rounds. [1]
Round [1] | Circuit [1] | Date [1] | Format [1] [2] | Round winner [3] | Car [2] |
1 | Sandown Raceway | 27-29 March | Three races | Jack Perkins | Holden VZ Commodore |
2 | Winton Motor Raceway | 12-14 June | Three races | Alex Rullo | Ford BF Falcon |
3 | Queensland Raceway | 7-9 August | Three races | Alex Rullo | Ford BF Falcon |
4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 18-20 September | Three races | Liam McAdam | Holden VZ Commodore |
5 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 13-15 November | Three races | Liam McAdam | Holden VZ Commodore |
Drivers competed in two classes: [4]
Series points were awarded on the following basis at each round: [1]
Position [1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th to last |
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Qualifying [1] | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Races 1 & 2 [1] | 40 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Races 3 [1] | 60 | 53 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Position [3] | Driver [3] | No. [3] | Car [2] | Competitor / Team [2] | San [3] | Win [3] | Que [3] | Phi [3] | Syd [3] | Penalty [3] | Total [3] |
1 | Liam McAdam | 38 | Holden VZ Commodore | Eggleston Motorsport | 119 | 83 | 90 | 143 | 140 | 0 | 575 |
2 | Alex Rullo | 62 | Ford BF Falcon | Performance West | 15 | 130 | 143 | 95 | 122 | 0 | 505 |
3 | Steve Briffa | 8 | Holden VZ Commodore | Poco.com.au | 50 | 109 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 0 | 379 |
4 | Jim Pollicina | 7 | Holden VZ Commodore | Poll Performance / Mocomm | 103 | 60 | 81 | 55 | 73 | 0 | 372 |
5 | Steven Devjak | 88 | Ford BF Falcon | Douglas Barry Specials | 49 | 67 | 62 | 81 | 65 | 0 | 324 |
6 | Matthew Palmer | 48 | Ford BF Falcon | STR Truck Bodies | 81 | 40 | 73 | 39 | 81 | 0 | 314 |
7 | Chris Smerdon | 39 | Ford BA Falcon | Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx | 79 | 68 | 60 | 34 | 64 | 0 | 305 |
8 | Tony Evangelou | 6 | Ford BF Falcon | 501 Performance | 0 | 76 | 0 | 113 | 54 | 0 | 243 |
9 | Jake Kostecki | 56 | Ford BF Falcon | Arcoplate/Penrite Oils | 47 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
10 | Jason Heck | 5 | Ford BF Falcon | JCH Electrical | 35 | 35 | 40 | 34 | 61 | 0 | 205 |
11 | Michael Hector | 49 | Ford BF Falcon | Image Racing | 59 | 49 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
12 | John Vergotis | 12 | Ford BA Falcon | JCV Automotive | 36 | 45 | 21 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 175 |
13 | Jack Perkins | 54 | Holden VZ Commodore | Eggleston Motorsport | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
14 | Brendan Strong | 75 | Holden VZ Commodore | Strong Excavations / Kirra Automotive | 37 | 28 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 137 |
15 | Chris Delfsma | 21 | Ford BF Falcon | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 42 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
16 | Leigh Moran | 16 | Ford BA Falcon | Image Racing / Lubrimaxx | 0 | 26 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
17 | Lyle Kearns | 57 | Holden VZ Commodore | DG Engineering / Precise Precut | 0 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
18 | Scott Loadsman | 9 | Ford BA Falcon | Steve Briffa Racing | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
19 | Jason Leoncini | 45 | Holden VZ Commodore | SA Racing Logistics / THR Developments | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
20 | Darrin Renouf | 15 | Holden VS Commodore | Enviropress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
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Position [5] | Driver [5] | No. [5] | Car [2] | Competitor / Team [2] | San [5] | Win [5] | Que [5] | Phi [5] | Syd [5] | Penalty [5] | Total [5] |
1 | Liam McAdam | 38 | Holden VZ Commodore | Eggleston Motorsport | 123 | 80 | 117 | 143 | 140 | 0 | 603 |
2 | Alex Rullo | 62 | Ford BF Falcon | Performance West | 35 | 130 | 141 | 108 | 123 | 0 | 537 |
3 | Chris Smerdon | 39 | Ford BA Falcon | Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx | 101 | 105 | 115 | 50 | 99 | 0 | 470 |
4 | Tony Evangelou | 6 | Ford BF Falcon | 501 Performance | 0 | 87 | 0 | 113 | 78 | 0 | 278 |
5 | Michael Hector | 49 | Ford BF Falcon | Image Racing | 95 | 91 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 244 |
6 | Leigh Moran | 16 | Ford BA Falcon | Image Racing / Lubrimaxx | 0 | 78 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
7 | Jack Perkins | 54 | Holden VZ Commodore | Eggleston Motorsport | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
8 | Jason Leoncini | 45 | Holden VZ Commodore | SA Racing Logistics / THR Developments | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
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Position [6] | Driver [6] | No. [6] | Car [2] | Competitor / Team [2] | San [6] | Win [6] | Que [6] | Phi [6] | Syd [6] | Penalty [6] | Total [6] |
1 | Jim Pollicina | 7 | Holden VZ Commodore | Poll Performance / Mocomm | 135 | 95 | 101 | 103 | 107 | 0 | 541 |
2 | Steve Briffa | 8 | Holden VZ Commodore | Poco.com.au | 66 | 140 | 95 | 113 | 101 | 0 | 515 |
3 | Steven Devjak | 88 | Ford BF Falcon | Douglas Barry Specials | 81 | 95 | 80 | 120 | 89 | 0 | 465 |
4 | Matthew Palmer | 48 | Ford BF Falcon | STR Truck Bodies | 116 | 67 | 87 | 67 | 57 | 0 | 394 |
5 | Jason Heck | 5 | Ford BF Falcon | JCH Electrical | 58 | 58 | 54 | 64 | 81 | 0 | 315 |
6 | Jake Kostecki | 56 | Ford BF Falcon | Arcoplate/Penrite Oils | 81 | 70 | 70 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 305 |
7 | John Vergotis | 12 | Ford BA Falcon | JCV Automotive | 66 | 76 | 32 | 74 | 55 | 0 | 303 |
8 | Brendan Strong | 75 | Holden VZ Commodore | Strong Excavations / Kirra Automotive | 64 | 53 | 63 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 215 |
9 | Chris Delfsma | 21 | Ford BF Falcon | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 77 | 78 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 |
10 | Lyle Kearns | 57 | Holden VZ Commodore | DG Engineering / Precise Precut | 0 | 0 | 20 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
11 | Scott Loadsman | 9 | Ford BA Falcon | Steve Briffa Racing | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
12 | Darrin Renouf | 15 | Holden VS Commodore | Enviropress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
13 | Peter Rullo | 26 | Ford BF Falcon | Performance West | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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