2017 Super2 Series

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Todd Hazelwood won the 2017 Dunlop Super2 Series Todd Hazelwood, getting prepped for practise 2 at Newcastle.jpg
Todd Hazelwood won the 2017 Dunlop Super2 Series

The 2017 Super2 Series (known for commercial reasons as the 2017 Dunlop Super2 Series) was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, staged as a support series to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. It was the eighteenth annual Supercars Development Series.

Contents

The series was won by Todd Hazelwood, driving a Holden VF Commodore for Matt Stone Racing.

A few substantial changes were seen for the 2017 season including the new rules of the Super2 program. This saw the opportunity for Dunlop Series teams to field a Wildcard entry in up to two of the four Virgin Australia Supercars Championship events at Winton, Barbagallo Raceway, Hidden Valley and Queensland Raceway. This program was developed to encourage more cars and teams to get involved in the Supercars Championship. [1] The Bathurst round of the Super2 Series became a non-pointscoring round for the first time since 2004, to encourage more cars and teams to submit wildcard entries for the Bathurst 1000.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the series.

Paul Dumbrell placed second driving a Holden Commodore VF 2017 Paul Dumbrell.jpg
Paul Dumbrell placed second driving a Holden Commodore VF
Jack LeBrocq placed third driving a Nissan Altima Jack LeBrocq at Newcastle, 2017.jpg
Jack LeBrocq placed third driving a Nissan Altima
Garry Jacobson placed sixth in the series driving a Ford Falcon FG X Ford Falcon FG X of Garry Jacobson (2017).jpg
Garry Jacobson placed sixth in the series driving a Ford Falcon FG X
Richie Stanaway in his one-off Super2 appearance at Sydney Motorsport Park Richie Stanway at Eastern Creek.jpg
Richie Stanaway in his one-off Super2 appearance at Sydney Motorsport Park
ManufacturerModelTeamNo.DriverRounds
Ford Falcon FG X Prodrive Racing Australia 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson [2] All
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Kean [2] All
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway [3] 5
Paul Morris Motorsport 67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale [4] All
Falcon FG MW Motorsport 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood [5] 1–3
Dragon Motor Racing 48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Palmer [5] All
Sherriff Electrical/ABC Towing50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerard McLeod [6] 4
Matt Stone Racing 57 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki [7] All
Holden Commodore VF Dragon Motor Racing
Image Racing [8]
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins [9] All
98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renee Gracie [10] 15
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys [11] 67
Brad Jones Racing 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones [12] All
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones [13] All
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Smith [14] All
Matt Stone Racing 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Marjoram [7] All
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood [7] All
Matt Chahda Motorsport 18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Chahda [15] All
Eggleston Motorsport 38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown [16] All
54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Morcom [17] All
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell [18] All
Garry Rogers Motorsport 44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Muscat [19] All
99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mason Barbera [20] All
Kostecki Brothers Racing 55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kostecki [21] All
56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Kostecki [21] 16
Nissan Altima L33 MW Motorsport 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood [5] 4–7
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies [22] All
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq [23] All

Calendar

The 2017 calendar was released on 27 September 2016. [24]

RoundEvent nameCircuitLocationDateRace winnerRound winner
11 Flag of South Australia.svg Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 3 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
24 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
35 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood
24 Flag of Tasmania.svg Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 7 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
58 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood
79 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq
38 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg WD-40 Phillip Island 500 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 21 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale
922 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq
1123 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale
412 Flag of Queensland.svg Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 8 July Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood
139 July Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood
514 Flag of New South Wales.svg Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale
1519 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale
1720 August Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway
618 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Wilson Security Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 16 September Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq
1917 September Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq
NC Flag of New South Wales.svg Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 7 October Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones Non-championship round
720 Flag of New South Wales.svg Coates Hire Newcastle 500 Newcastle Street Circuit Newcastle, New South Wales 25 November Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood
2126 November Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood

Points system

Points were awarded in each race as follows. [25]

Round
format
Position
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th
Four races7569646055514845423936343331302827252422211918161513121097
Three races1009286807468646056524846444240383634323028262422201816141210
Two races150138129120111102969084787269666360575451484542393633302724211815

Series standings

Pos. [26] Driver [26] No. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
TOW
Flag of Queensland.svg
SMP
Flag of New South Wales.svg
SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
NEW
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Pen.Points [26]
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood 3522122135574117928371101808
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell 881121142624321511451381301713
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq 28333432121119513466Ret214Ret351481
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale 67Ret1396820104421622214416Ret501322
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies 265Ret12543143332979718Ret817311151216
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson 111771017751Ret854Ret5353182021701166
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones 1444412RetDNSDNS98109712658291917201154
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kostecki 551710Ret97915Ret1197114101410167415601083
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown 38106635820766610Ret1213965116Ret01078
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Muscat 446RetRet201061287583171187206Ret11401038
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood 16812817RetDNSDNS18102115153131013721253351035
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 8755111410617141312RetRet815121210121090946
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Morcom 541611131391171112141616Ret17221518209980876
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins 498177654Ret17Ret1385DNSDNSDNSDNSRet5Ret180789
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki 57DNS16Ret16131381915121114Ret161119141613770781
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Chahda 181217151812181820181917171121RetDNS151115121435735
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mason Barbera 9913911RetRet151314161818218Ret1816101710Ret1535706
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Marjoram 1518RetDNSRet111611Ret19161412620201711122113Ret0675
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Kean 52018Ret8Ret121910211510RetRet1419Ret915614Ret0623
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Palmer 481919181915171715Ret22212210Ret212019Ret1418160607
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Smith 2115Ret1615RetDNSDNS121317221914151214131918Ret120605
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Kostecki 56Ret141014Ret149139112313Ret1816112114Ret0564
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renee Gracie 98141514Ret16191616202020189191721170534
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys 981381670309
25 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway 634310263
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerard McLeod5020160102
Pos.DriverNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
TOW
Flag of Queensland.svg
SMP
Flag of New South Wales.svg
SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
NEW
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Pen.Points

See also

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