2021 S5000 Tasman Series

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The 2021 S5000 Tasman Series, known by its sponsored identity the Shannons S5000 Tasman Series, was the 13th season of the revived Tasman Series that was last held in 1975, and the first Tasman Series using S5000 machinery and therefore the S5000 moniker. [1] It was held in late November and early December 2021. Aaron Cameron, driving for Garry Rogers Motorsport, claimed the Tasman Cup, first awarded in 1964.

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Teams and drivers

All teams competed with identical Rogers AF01/V8 single-seater racecars, Ligier/Onroak chassis powered by Ford Coyote V8 engines. [2]

TeamNo.DriverRoundsRef
Team BRM 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson All [3] [4]
28 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katayama All [5]
98 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi All [5]
Garry Rogers Motorsport 18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron All [6]
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan HerneAll [7]
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding All
71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Bargwanna 1 [8]
Tim Macrow Racing 23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow All [9]
AGI Sport with GRM 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin 2 [10]
101 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luis Leeds All [11]
Versa Motorsport37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Webster 1 [12]
88Racing48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake PurdieAll [13]
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys All [14]

Calendar

Originally, the second S5000 season was planned to start in September 2021, running until early 2022. After the cancellation of the 2021 Australian Grand Prix, it was decided to instead revive the Tasman Series. [15] After the cancellation of the Gold Coast 500, the calendar saw the Tasman Series held over two rounds, the first one at Sydney Motorsports Park and the second one over the Bathurst meeting, which was now a six-day expanded Bathurst 1000 event. [16] [17] [18]

The second S5000 season started in January 2022.

RoundCircuitLocationDate
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsports Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 20–21 November
2 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 2–5 December

Race results

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning entrant
1R1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsports Park 20 November Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow Tim Macrow Racing
R2 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi Team BRM
R321 November Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Herne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron Garry Rogers Motorsport
2R4 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit 2 December Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport
R53 December Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow Tim Macrow Racing
R64 December Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Herne Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport
R75 Decemberrace abandoned

Drivers' standings

Each of the two rounds started with a qualifying session, awarding ten points for pole position down to one point for 10th. The grid of the first race was based on this qualifying result, with 30 points being awarded to the winner. The middle races of each round reversed the qualifying results, with the top 75% reversed for R2 and R5 and the top 50% reversed for R6 respectively, all awarding 20 points to the winner. The last race of each weekend marked the most important one, with a grid based on points scored over all previous weekend sessions and 60 points on offer for the winner. [19]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11thRet
Qualifying1098765432100
First race (R1, R4)302724222018161412n/a0
Reversed grid races (R2, R5, R6)201816141210987650
Main event (R3, R7)60504032262422201816140
Pos.Driver SYD BAT Points
QR1R2R3QR4R5R6R7
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron 64211363C165
2 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi 55136425C143
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding 33862151C136
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luis Leeds 22658Ret34C105
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson 12Ret9235Ret9C92
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow 11447Ret17C89
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Herne4Ret5Ret4242C85
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Purdie7Ret779796C69
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys 86DSQ91068RetC66
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Webster 9731148
11 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katayama 118Ret8DNP8RetRetC48
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Bargwanna 109101035
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin 5Ret78C21
Pos.Driver SYD BAT Points

Notes

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