The 2018 ECB SuperUtes Series was an Australian motor racing competition for SuperUtes. [1] It was inaugural running of the series. It commenced at the Adelaide Street Circuit on March 1 and concluded at the Newcastle Street Circuit on November 25.
The series was won by Ryal Harris [2] driving a Mazda BT-50.
The following teams and drivers contested the series.
| Manufacturer | Vehicle | Team | No | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | Ford Ranger (T6) | Sieders Racing Team | 34 | | 6 |
| Ranger Racing | 49 | | All | ||
| 94 | | 7–8 | |||
| Holden | Holden Colorado | Team 18 | 18 | | 1–7 |
| | 8 | ||||
| Ross Stone Racing | 22 | | All | ||
| Isuzu | Isuzu D-Max | Steve Wilson Racing | 1 | | 6–7 |
| 3 | | 2, 4–5, 8 | |||
| Mazda | Mazda BT-50 | Peters Motorsport | 58 | | All |
| 95 | | All | |||
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Triton | Sieders Racing Team | 45 | | 4–8 |
| | 2–3 | ||||
| 50 | 1 | ||||
| 87 | | 1–2 | |||
| | 3, 5 | ||||
| | 4, 7 | ||||
| | 6 | ||||
| | 8 | ||||
| Toyota | Toyota Hilux (AN120) | Western Sydney Motorsport | 8 | | All |
| 52 | | 6, 8 | |||
| 64 | | All | |||
| Sieders Racing Team | 52 | | 7 | ||
| 99 | | All | |||
The calendar for the 2018 season was announced at the 2017 Newcastle 500 event. The calendar comprised eight rounds, each supporting a Supercars Championship event, starting at the Adelaide Street Circuit on 1 March and concluding at Newcastle Street Circuit on 25 November. [5]
| Rnd | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | (Adelaide, South Australia) | March 1–4 | | | | Peters Motorsport |
| R2 | | | Ross Stone Racing | ||||
| R3 | | | Peters Motorsport | ||||
| 2 | R1 | (Benalla, Victoria) | May 18–20 | | | | Ross Stone Racing |
| R2 | | | Peters Motorsport | ||||
| R3 | | | Ross Stone Racing | ||||
| 3 | R1 | (Townsville, Queensland) | July 6–8 | | | | Sieders Racing Team |
| R2 | | | Peters Motorsport | ||||
| R3 | | | Peters Motorsport | ||||
| 4 | R1 | (Ipswich, Queensland) | July 20–22 | | | | Peters Motorsport |
| R2 | | | Ross Stone Racing | ||||
| R3 | | | Western Sydney Motorsport | ||||
| 5 | R1 | (Melbourne, Victoria) | September 14–16 | | | | Sieders Racing Team |
| R2 | | | Sieders Racing Team | ||||
| R3 | | | Sieders Racing Team | ||||
| 6 | R1 | (Bathurst, New South Wales) | October 4–7 | | | | Peters Motorsport |
| R2 | | | Peters Motorsport | ||||
| R3 | | | Peters Motorsport | ||||
| 7 | R1 | (Gold Coast, Queensland) | October 19–21 | | | | Peters Motorsport |
| R2 | | | Peters Motorsport | ||||
| R3 | | | Western Sydney Motorsport | ||||
| 8 | R1 | (Newcastle, New South Wales) | November 23–25 | | | | Ross Stone Racing |
| R2 | | | Peters Motorsport | ||||
| R3 | | | Ross Stone Racing | ||||
Standings at the completion of Round 6 were Bathurst
| Pos. | Driver | ADE | WIN | TOW | QUE | SAN | BAT | SUR | NEW | Pts. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1098 |
| 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 1060 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1023 |
| 4 | | 7 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 994 |
| 5 | | 5 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 935 |
| 6 | | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 901 |
| 7 | | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 714 | |||
| 8 | | Ret | Ret | 7 | DNS | 10 | 10 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | DNS | DNS | 673 |
| 9 | | 4 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | DNS | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 483 | |||||||||
| 10 | | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 458 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 352 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 321 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 295 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | | 10 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 9 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | | 8 | Ret | 11 | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | | 2 | 7 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||