2022 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 2022 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship, known by its sponsored identity the Nulon S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship, was the second season of the S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship. Joey Mawson, last years reigning champion, won the title again, marking only the ninth time in 60 years of Gold Star competition where the championship was successfully defended. [1]

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Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers were competing in the 2022 championship:

TeamNo.DriverRoundsRef
Team BRM 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson All [2]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade 1 [3]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zane Goddard 2–3 [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Berryman5 [5]
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison 3 [6]
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kaleb Ngatoa 1–3, 5 [2]
Versa Motorsport5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Maxwell5 [5]
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies 2–4 [7]
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin 5 [5]
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Webster All [8]
49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys 5 [1]
Valvoline Garry Rogers Motorsport 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Garwood1–3 [9]
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Bargwanna 3 [10]
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron 3–5 [11]
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Herne3–5 [12]
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding All [13]
Amadio Motorsport / GRM 22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sebastien Amadio3, 5 [6]
Tim Macrow Racing 23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow All [14]
88 Racing48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake PurdieAll [15]
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Fife 1 [16]
Somers Motorsport71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Conor Somers3 [6]
Matt Chahda Motorsport81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Chahda 3 [6]

Race calendar

The second S5000 season was originally supposed to start in late 2021, but after multiple postponements and cancellations, the organizers instead decided to hold a revived Tasman Series over the end of 2021, and start the second S5000 season in January 2022. [17] In November 2021, it was announced that the S5000 series would take part in the 2022 Darwin Triple Crown. [18] On December 15, the full calendar was released for the Australian and Tasman Championships. [19] On 17 January 2022, Sydney was confirmed to hold the fourth round of the championship. [20] On June 2, 2022, the sixth round at Sandown Raceway, scheduled for September, was cancelled to avoid a three-month break between the last two rounds. [21]

RoundCircuitFeature RaceLocationDate
1 Flag of Tasmania.svg Symmons Plains Raceway John McCormack Cup Launceston, Tasmania 11–13 February
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Alfredo Costanzo Cup Phillip Island, Victoria 18–20 March
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne Grand Prix Alan Jones Trophy Melbourne, Victoria 7–10 April
4 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsports Park Warwick Brown Cup Eastern Creek, New South Wales 27-29 May
5 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin Triple Crown Darwin, Northern Territory 17–19 June

Race results

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning entrant
1R1 Flag of Tasmania.svg Symmons Plains Raceway 12 February Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Team BRM
R213 February Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Fife 88 Racing
ME Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow Tim Macrow Racing
2R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 19 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Valvoline Garry Rogers Motorsport
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow Tim Macrow Racing
ME20 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Team BRM
3R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 8 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Team BRM
R29 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Webster Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies Versa Motorsport
ME10 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Team BRM
4R1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsports Park 28 May Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Team BRM
R229 May Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Webster Versa Motorsport
ME Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Herne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron Valvoline Garry Rogers Motorsport
5R1 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway 18 June Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Herne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Webster Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Webster Versa Motorsport
R219 June Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys Flag of New Zealand.svg Kaleb Ngatoa Team BRM
ME Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron Valvoline Garry Rogers Motorsport

Season report

The 2022 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship began in February at Symmons Plains, with defending champion Joey Mawson overtaking pole-sitter James Golding at the start of the first race and then leading him to the flag. Josh Fife won the second race, his second-ever S5000 race in the only round he competed in, leading home Tim Macrow, while Mawson retired. This meant his car had to be repaired for the main event, which was done with only seconds to spare. Macrow then won the main event as his closest competitor Golding ran off the circuit in the first part of the race. Mawson's tumultuous weekend meant Macrow led the championship by 13 points after the first round, ahead of Cooper Webster. [22] [23]

As the championship headed to Phillip Island, Golding once again took pole position, this time he was able to hold off Mawson in the first race and became the fourth different winner in as many races. Blake Purdie started first in race two, but was overtaken by Zane Goddard and Macrow, with the former running off the road, handing the latter the lead and the race win. The main event was a close battle between Golding and Mawson, with the latter surviving a late safety car restart to come out on top. Macrow only managed fourth place in race three, which meant his championship lead came down to just a single point over Mawson, with Golding and Webster tied in third. [24] [25]

The round in support of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park saw a surge in entry numbers, almost doubling to 16 drivers. It was still Mawson on top though, first achieving pole position in qualifying and then winning the first race - albeit only just, as new entry and reigning Tasman Series champion Aaron Cameron almost capitalized on a last-lap mistake by the leader. Shae Davies then won a shortened race two that ended under the safety car due to an incident involving James Davison and Goddard. Mawson was back on top for the main event, comfortably leading home Nathan Herne and Macrow and taking the championship lead in the process. [26] [27] [28]

Sydney was the host of the penultimate round of the championship, with only eight cars entered. Mawson continued where he left off in Melbourne, getting pole position again even though he spun in qualifying. He then beat Cameron to win a thrilling first night race in S5000 history as his closest championship rival Golding retired with a broken steering arm. Webster led from lights to flag in race two, achieving his second win in the category. Cameron then finally claimed his first Gold Star win in the main event, charging to the front after a collision with Mawson on lap one. Mawson left Sydney with a 55-point cushion to second-placed man Macrow, who was a further 30 points ahead of Golding. [29] [30]

As the sixth round of the championship was cancelled, the S5000 debut at Hidden Valley Raceway turned into a championship decider. Herne claimed his first pole position in a qualifying interrupted by a heavy crash by Tim Berryman. His triumph didn't even last a single corner though, as Webster took the lead in race one and then won without being challenged again. Kaleb Ngatoa took his third victory in the category in race two, while a conservative sixth place for Mawson was enough to secure his championship defense. Cameron then won his second consecutive main event from pole, as Macrow lost third in the championship due to a non-finish. [31] [32] [33]

Golding, Webster and Macrow had no answer to Mawson's pace over the season, and in the end his advantage was over 70 points to Golding in second. Behind him, it was very competitive though, with only nine points between second and fourth. The upswing in regular entries that was hoped for after 2021 sadly didn't happen, as only five drivers competed for the full season, but the strong field for the Formula 1-supporting third round still showed that interest in the championship was steadily growing.

Drivers' standings

At each meeting, a qualifying session and three races were held. Meeting points were awarded to the fastest ten qualifiers in qualifying, where the grid for Race 1 was set. For Race 2, the top 75% from qualifying were reversed. The grid for the Main Event was defined by the points earned by the drivers across the weekend. [34]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15thRet
Qualifying1098765432100
Race 130272422201816141210864210
Race 22018161412109876543210
Main Event60504032262422201816141210860
Pos.Driver SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg 		PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		MEL
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		SYD
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		HID
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg 		Points
QR1R2MEQR1R2MEQR1R2MEQR1R2MEQR1R2ME
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Mawson 21Ret4223111911162546Ret428
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding 1235115238653Ret237724375
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Webster 445233238637661Ret21Ret2372
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow 55215414654353356103Ret366
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron 227422Ret14341278
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Purdie66Ret675RetRet101426774410676234
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Herne44524477129Ret195
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kaleb Ngatoa 89474886971410881Ret177
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies 866Ret11151148556119
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zane Goddard 694553Ret8107
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Garwood98RetRet97771410101391
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Fife 771380
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin 355564
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Boys 998362
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Bargwanna 798942
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade 336Ret42
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sebastien Amadio161211Ret1111Ret839
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Berryman12DNS10728
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Conor Somers1211121224
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison 15RetRet1114
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Chahda 131313Ret7
— Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas MaxwellWDWDWDWD—
Pos.DriverQR1R2MEQR1R2MEQR1R2MEQR1R2MEQR1R2MEPoints
SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg 		PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		MEL
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		SYD
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		HID
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg

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