2018 Super2 Series

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The 2018 Super2 Series (known for commercial reasons as the 2018 Dunlop Super2 Series) was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, staged as a support series to the 2018 Supercars Championship. It was the nineteenth running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing.

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The series was won by Chris Pither, driving in a Garry Rogers Motorsport prepared Holden VF Commodore.

Teams and drivers

Paul Dumbrell placed second in the series driving a Holden Commodore VF for Eggleston Motorsport Holden Commodore VF of Paul Dumbrell (Adelaide, 2018).jpg
Paul Dumbrell placed second in the series driving a Holden Commodore VF for Eggleston Motorsport
Macauley Jones placed ninth driving a Holden Commodore VF for Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore VF of Macauley Jones (Adelaide, 2018).jpg
Macauley Jones placed ninth driving a Holden Commodore VF for Brad Jones Racing

The following teams and drivers competed in the series.

ManufacturerModelTeamDriver details Bathurst 250 Entries
No.NameRoundsCo-Driver Name
Ford FG X Falcon Tickford Racing 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle All
Matt Stone Racing 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood 13
Paul Morris Motorsport 67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies All
Holden Commodore VF Brad Jones Racing 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zane Goddard All
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones All
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Smith All
Grove Racing 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Grove All Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Matt Stone Racing 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Greenbury12
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood 47
98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaie Robson3
Image Racing15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Marjoram All
49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys All
Matt Chahda Motorsport18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Chahda All
Eggleston Motorsport 38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown All
54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Morcom All
63 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey All
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell All
Garry Rogers Motorsport 44 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither All
99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mason Barbera All
Kali Motorsport50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerard McLeod4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricky Capo5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristian Lindbom 7
Kostecki Brothers Racing 55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kostecki All
56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Kostecki All
57 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki All
Nissan Altima L33 MW Motorsport 23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore All
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson All
62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Rullo All
Source: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Team changes

Driver changes

Entering/rejoining series

Changing teams

Leaving series

Mid-season changes

  • Tyler Greenbury left the series after three rounds, citing sponsorship issues. [22] He was replaced with Jaie Robson for Barbagallo. [23]

Calendar

The 2018 Dunlop Super2 Series comprised seven rounds:

RoundEvent nameCircuitLocationDate
1 Adelaide 500 Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 24 March
2 Tasmania SuperSprint Flag of Tasmania.svg Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 78 April
3 Perth SuperSprint Flag of Western Australia.svg Barbagallo Raceway Neerabup, Western Australia 56 May
4 Townsville 400 Flag of Queensland.svg Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 78 July
5 Sandown 500 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway Springvale, Victoria 1516 September
6 Bathurst 1000 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 6 October
7 Newcastle 500 Flag of New South Wales.svg Newcastle Street Circuit Newcastle, New South Wales 2425 November
Source: [24]

Calendar changes

Rule changes

Sporting regulations

The "wildcard" programme introduced in 2017 to allows teams from the Dunlop Super2 Series to compete in the Supercars Championship continued in 2018. Entries were open for the Winton, Hidden Valley, Ipswich and Tailem Bend rounds, [24] while the Barbagallo round was discontinued.

Technical regulations

The Super2 Series no longer allowed "Project Blueprint" cars after fifteen years of use in Supercars and Super2 series. [27] They were replaced by the "New Generation" cars first introduced to Supercars racing in 2013, bringing the Super2 Series in line with the technical regulations of its parent series. The Project Blueprint cars were eligible to compete in the V8 Touring Car National Series, the third tier of the sport.

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundEvent Pole position Fastest lap Winning driverWinning teamRound winner
11 Adelaide 500 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kostecki Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Eggleston Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson MW Motorsport
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kostecki Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Eggleston Motorsport
24 Tasmania SuperSprint Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Eggleston Motorsport Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Garry Rogers Motorsport
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Eggleston Motorsport
37 Perth SuperSprint Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Rullo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Rullo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Rullo MW Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Eggleston Motorsport
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Rullo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore MW Motorsport
410 Townsville 400 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson MW Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Garry Rogers Motorsport
512 Sandown 500 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Kostecki Brothers Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Kostecki Brothers Racing
614 Bathurst 1000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore MW Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore
715 Newcastle 500 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Kostecki Brothers Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither race cancelled

Points system

Points were awarded in each race as follows.

Round
format
Position
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th
Three races1009286807468646056524846444240383634323028262422201816141210
Two races150138129120111102969084787269666360575451484542393633302724211815
One race300276258240222204192180168156144138132126120114108102969084787266605448423630

Series standings

Pos.DriverNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg
BAR
Flag of Western Australia.svg
TOW
Flag of Queensland.svg
SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
NEW
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Pen.Points
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither 446772127476116332C01522
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell 8812115114122222Ret5C01463
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson 26212213Ret12341518544C01393
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Rullo 6211191112751693647212C01328
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki 57785426316Ret7311Ret1C351202
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown 385639871820131471710133C01068
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore 23139121510Ret212181219181RetC01034
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kostecki 5533456441531342019Ret18C01010
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones 14456643975Ret2254Ret19C0968
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Smith 21141615391216101215167131111C0939
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle 5RetDNSDNS10128626420388RetC35915
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies 6784RetRet11985165822125RetC35912
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mason Barbera 99Ret11101117Ret58101617111168C70849
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zane Goddard 81614171422141519141191516156C0835
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey 63171382021181718201919820916C0788
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Marjoram 1510RetDNS714101311Ret91314141214C0779
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood 161210191718151113111210109Ret13C0755
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Kostecki 569Ret9Ret13171098101466Ret9C70719
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Morcom 54152016816Ret1914171718RetRet710C0691
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Chahda 181918141615Ret201715Ret119151417C0688
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Grove 10/51Ret1718181916212118Ret2113211020C0615
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys 49201520132311222219Ret1512RetRet7C0525
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Greenbury131812131920130230
24 Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber 10100156
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricky Capo502117096
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristian Lindbom 5015C060
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerard McLeod5018DNS051
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaie Robson982323Ret048
Pos.DriverNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg
BAR
Flag of Western Australia.svg
TOW
Flag of Queensland.svg
SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
NEW
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Pen.Points

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