2020 Super2 Series

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The 2020 Super2 Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, which was staged as a support series to the 2020 Supercars Championship. It was the twenty-first running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing.

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Entries

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2020 championship:

ManufacturerModelTeamNo.Driver nameClassRoundsRef.
Ford FG X Falcon Tickford Racing 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Feeney RAll [1]
Matt Chahda Motorsport 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt McLean R3 [2]
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Chahda All [3]
Holden Commodore VF Anderson Motorsport 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Everingham 2 [4]
Triple Eight Race Engineering 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angelo Mouzouris RAll [5]
Brema Group Racing 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zane Morse RAll [6]
Brad Jones Racing 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Fife RAll [7]
Eggleston Motorsport 38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki 1–2 [8]
54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins 1–2 [9]
Image Racing 49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys All [10]
999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown All [11]
Kostecki Brothers Racing 55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kostecki 1 [12]
Nissan Altima L33 MW Motorsport 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle All [13]
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Ojeda RAll [14]
78 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zak Best RAll [15]
Source: [16]
IconClass
RRookie driver

Team changes

Driver changes

Calendar

The calendar for the 2020 championship was expected to consist of five rounds, but only three were run as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the running of the championship.

RoundEvent nameCircuitLocationDate
1 Adelaide 500 Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 21–23 February
2 Sydney SuperSprint Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–19 July
3 Bathurst 1000 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 16–17 October
Source: [16]

Calendar changes

Rule changes

Sporting regulations

The series was to have seen an increase in the prize money awarded, with the champion to be given $400,000 as a way to secure funding into the Supercars Championship. A "Rookie" class aimed at drivers under the age of 25 was planned, with the winner to be awarded $100,000 to secure a second year in the series. This was done to help young drivers into the Supercars Championship as part of the Junior Development Program. [17] As a result the COVID-19 pandemic, both were shelved. [26]

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundEvent Pole position Fastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamRound Winner
1 Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide 500 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Eggleston Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Eggleston Motorsport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle MW Motorsport
2 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney SuperSprint Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown Image Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle MW Motorsport
3 Flag of New South Wales.svg Bathurst 1000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown Image Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle MW Motorsport

Points system

Points were awarded in each race as follows.

Round
format
Position
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th
Three races100928680746864605652484644
Two races15013812912011110296908478726966

Drivers' championship

Pos.DriverNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
SYD
Flag of New South Wales.svg
BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Pen.Points
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle 1622121210860
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown 99933214130813
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys 4956489340645
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Ojeda 3194532Ret20615
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Chahda 187561210560566
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zak Best 788811117650549
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Feeney 51077484DNS0510
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki 38113930499
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angelo Mouzouris 1012109657DNS0463
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Fife 14119Ret1013870434
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zane Morse 1113Ret101312980405
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins 546RetRet7630236
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kostecki 5541180188
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Everingham 75110183
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt McLean 1710Ret078
Pos.DriverNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
SYD
Flag of New South Wales.svg
BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Pen.Points

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