The 2019 Super3 Series (known for commercial reasons as the Kumho Tyre Super3 Series) was the twelfth season of the Super3 Series, since its inception in 2008. Following an agreement between V8 Touring Cars and Supercars, the series undertook a name change from the "V8 Touring Car National Series" to "Super3", although the series will continue to be run by category managers Rob and Liam Curkpatrick. [1]
The defending champion for the 2019 season is Tyler Everingham, whilst Jim Pollicina and Andy Cantrell are the respective Kumho and Heritage defending champions. [2]
The following teams and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2019 championship:
Manufacturer | Model | Team | Driver details | |||
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No. | Driver | Class | Rounds | |||
Ford | AU Falcon | Turbo Brisbane | 68 | Jonathan Beikoff | H | 3 |
BA Falcon | Twin City Roller Doors | 19 | Mark Tracey | K | 1 | |
BF Falcon | Edge Consulting Engineers | 3 | Shane Hunt | K | 1, 3 | |
Auddino Racing | 4 | Tony Auddino | K | All | ||
TFMaintenance | 17 | Jason Foley | K | 1–3, 5 | ||
FG Falcon | MW Motorsport | 5 | Hamish Ribarits | C | All | |
48 | Nic Carroll | C | All | |||
78 | Zak Best | C | All | |||
Matt Stone Racing | 9 | Bradley Neill | K | All | ||
16 | Joel Heinrich | C | 4–5 | |||
35 | Jason Gomersall | K | All | |||
39 | Chris Smerdon | K | 1–4 | |||
Anderson Motorsport | 11 | Jayden Ojeda | C | All | ||
Image Racing | 12 | Matt McLean | C | 1–2, 5 | ||
Aussie Driver Search | 37 | Matt Powers | C | 1 | ||
Paul Morris Motorsport | 67 | Broc Feeney | C | All | ||
Mac Motorsport | 69 | Jon McCorkindale | C | All | ||
Holden | Commodore VE | Page Bros Jayco | 2 | Steven Page | K | All |
Pollicina Motorsports | 7 | Jim Pollicina | K | 1, 3–5 | ||
888 | 2 | |||||
15 | Dean Lillie | 5 | ||||
Brad Jones Racing | 8 | Madeline Stewart | C | All | ||
14 | Josh Fife | C | All | |||
KE Motorsport | 21 | Kyle Ensbey | C | 1, 3 | ||
Paul Morris Motorsport | 66 | Jack Sipp | K | 3 | ||
Strong Motorsport | 75 | Brendan Strong | K | 3 | ||
Garry Hills Racing | 76 | Garry Hills | K | 1–2 | ||
Rsport Race Engineering | 84 | Emily Duggan | K | 1–2 | ||
Protrack Automotive Performance | 96 | Gary Collins | K | 4 | ||
Commodore VZ | HF Racing | 23 | Francois Habib | K | 1–2, 4 | |
Source: [3] [4] |
The calendar for the 2019 championship consisted of five rounds, including four that ran in support of Supercars events: [1]
Round | Event name | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | Phillip Island SuperSprint | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 April |
2 | Winton SuperSprint | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 24–26 May |
3 | Ipswich SuperSprint | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 26–28 July |
4 | The Bend SuperSprint | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 23–25 August |
5 | Sandown Shannons Nationals | Sandown Raceway | Springvale, Victoria | 20–22 September |
Source: [1] |
Pos. | Driver | No. | Class | PHI | WIN | QUE | BEN | SAN | Pen. | Points | ||||||||||
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1 | Broc Feeney | 67 | C | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 562 | |
2 | Jayden Ojeda | 11 | C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 538 | |
3 | Hamish Ribarits | 5 | C | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 494 | |
4 | Zak Best | 78 | C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 454 | |
5 | Josh Fife | 14 | C | 12 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 413 | |
6 | Nic Carroll | 48 | C | 5 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 376 | |
7 | Jon McCorkindale | 69 | C | 7 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | 215 | |
8 | Bradley Neill | 9 | K | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 192 | |
9 | Jim Pollicina | 7 | K | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 190 | |
10 | Chris Smerdon | 39 | K | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 178 | ||||
11 | Matt McLean | 12 | C | 8 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 170 | |||||||
12 | Jason Gomersall | 35 | K | 15 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 150 | |
13 | Steven Page | 2 | K | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 139 | ||||
14 | Madeline Stewart | 8 | C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 124 | |
15 | Joel Heinrich | 16 | C | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 124 | ||||||||||
16 | Tony Auddino | 4 | K | Ret | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 95 | |
17 | Matt Powers | 37 | C | 6 | 3 | 4 | 92 | |||||||||||||
18 | Jason Foley | 17 | K | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 13 | 12 | 67 | ||||
19 | Emily Duggan | 84 | K | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 57 | ||||||||||
20 | Dean Lille | 15 | K | 10 | 10 | 8 | 45 | |||||||||||||
21 | Francois Habib | 23 | K | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |||||||
22 | Jack Sipp | 66 | K | 11 | 10 | 8 | 44 | |||||||||||||
23 | Kyle Ensbey | 21 | C | 19 | 10 | 10 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 30 | ||||||||||
24 | Garry Hills | 76 | K | 9 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 17 | DNS | 30 | ||||||||||
25 | Gary Collins | 96 | K | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | |||||||||||||
26 | Shane Hunt | 3 | K | 17 | 14 | 18 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 16 | ||||||||||
27 | Mark Tracey | 19 | K | 10 | Ret | DNS | 11 | |||||||||||||
28 | Brendan Strong | 75 | K | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | |||||||||||||
29 | Jonathan Beikoff | 68 | H | DNS | 15 | Ret | 6 | |||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | No. | Class | PHI | WIN | QUE | BEN | SAN | Pen. | Points | ||||||||||
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