2020 Boost Mobile Super Trucks Series

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Although no standings were kept for the season, Toby Price would have recorded the most points under the series' points system Toby Price Australian Sportsperson.jpg
Although no standings were kept for the season, Toby Price would have recorded the most points under the series' points system

The 2020 Boost Mobile Super Trucks Series was the first season for the Boost Mobile Super Trucks, an Australian off-road racing series spawned as an offshoot of the American Stadium Super Trucks.

Contents

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the season's races were cancelled following the opening race at the Adelaide 500. Three of the eight rounds were to be combination races held alongside the Stadium Super Trucks. As a result, the series did not track standings for the season. Shae Davies was the lone Boost Mobile Super Truck driver to win a race.

Drivers

No.DriverRaces
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Mingay All
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shaun Richardson All
50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel All
38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke van Herwaarde All
67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris All
87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toby Price All
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies All
410 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Gartner All
Sources: [lower-alpha 1]

Schedule

During the 2019 Gold Coast 600 in October, the series' first race in Australia since Motorsport Australia lifted its year-long ban, the 2020 Australian schedule was announced under the Boost Mobile Super Trucks name. [2] [3] The full schedule was revealed on 21 November 2019, with the series being divided into the American Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks and the Australian Boost Mobile Super Trucks; both championships intended to run three companion rounds. [4]

RoundTrackLocationDateSupporting
1 Adelaide Street Circuit Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide, South Australia 21–23 February Adelaide 500
Combination races with Boost Mobile Super Trucks listed in bold

Races cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

TrackLocationSupporting
Symmons Plains Raceway Flag of Australia (converted).svg Launceston, Tasmania Tasmania Super400
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Waikato, Auckland Region Auckland Super400
Wanneroo Raceway Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neerabup, Western Australia Perth SuperNight
Townsville Street Circuit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Townsville, Queensland Townsville 400
Hidden Valley Raceway Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin Triple Crown
Sydney Motorsport Park Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eastern Creek, New South Wales Sydney SuperNight 300
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Surfers Paradise, Queensland Gold Coast 600

Season summary

The Boost Mobile Super Trucks' inaugural race weekend came as an "Australia v USA Series" with the Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks at the Adelaide Street Circuit. [5] Excluding defending SST champion and Australian-American Matthew Brabham, eight drivers represented Australia at Adelaide. [1] Among the Australian drivers were Supercars veteran Paul Weel in his return to racing for the first time since 2008, [6] 2017 Stadium Super Trucks Series champion Paul Morris and his driving academy driver Luke van Herwaade under the Team Norwell banner, [7] Super2 Series driver Shae Davies, [5] Shaun Richardson in his first SST race since 2017, [1] SST veterans Toby Price and Greg Gartner, [8] and Matt Mingay racing for the first time since suffering serious injuries in a 2016 SST race. [9] Robby Gordon won the season opener after holding off a last-lap charge by Price. [10] The second race saw Mingay and Morris lead before Gordon and Brabham passed them in the second half, with Brabham edging out Gordon for the victory by .0361 seconds. [11] In the third and final round, Gartner led early while Davies climbed through the field after avoiding wrecks. Davies eventually took the lead after the competition caution and pulled away while the field battled among themselves for position. [12]

Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boost Mobile Super Trucks planned to run an eight-race schedule in conjunction with the Supercars Championship starting with the Adelaide 500 in late February. [13] The trucks also planned to race in New Zealand for the first time at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park; the event was initially planned to take place at Pukekohe Park Raceway, but Pukekohe legislation forbade motorsports on Anzac Day (25 April). [14] [15]

Although the series had hoped to follow the Supercars Championship to postponed races once new races were finalised, [16] the trucks ultimately did not join the Supercars at their revised dates. [17]

Results and standings

Race results

RoundRaceEventFastest qualifierPole positionWinning driverRef
11 Adelaide Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Brabham Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon [18]
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Mingay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Brabham [18]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Gartner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies [18]

Drivers' championship

Points are approximate based on the SST points system and unofficial as the series did not track standings for the 2020 season.

RankDriver Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ADE 		Points
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toby Price 25671
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies 410167
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 63*560
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel 54756
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Gartner 8124*44
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke van Herwaarde 97839
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Mingay 1261233
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shaun Richardson 1191132
Stadium Super Trucks drivers
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon 1*22
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Brabham 313
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Hynes 7119
Flag of the United States.svg Sara Price 10810
RankDriver Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ADE 		Points
Legend
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th–5th place (Top 5)
Light Blue6th–10th place (Top 10)
Dark BlueFinished (Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish (DNF)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
BrownWithdrew (Wth)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled or abandoned (C)
BlankDid not participate (DNP)
Driver replacement (Rpl)
Race not held (NH)
Not competing
In-Line Notation
Bold Pole position
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
*Led most race laps
miscellaneous notation
PointsPosition
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
Heat12108754321
Final25222018161514131211109876
Bonuses
Most laps led3
Position gained1
Fastest qualifier1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Entry lists:
    • Adelaide (Races 1–3) [1]

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