The 2023 V8 SuperUte Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 SuperUtes. It was the fifth running of the SuperUtes Series.
The series was won by Aaron Borg [1] driving an Isuzu D-Max.
The 2023 SuperUtes calendar was confirmed on 12 December 2022. [2] A non-championship round in Adelaide was added in October 2023. [3]
Rd. | Circuit | City / State | Date | Map |
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1 | Wanneroo Raceway | Neerabup, Western Australia | 28–30 April | |
2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 28–30 July | |
3 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 18–20 August | |
4 | Sandown Raceway | Springvale, Victoria | 15–17 September | |
5 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 5–8 October | |
6 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Gold Coast, Queensland | 27–29 October | |
NC | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 25–26 November | |
Source: [4] |
Manufacturer | Model | Entrant | No. | Driver Name | Rounds |
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Ford | Ranger | Allgate Motorsport | 49 | Christopher Formosa | 2 |
EFS 4x4 Accessories | 58 | Ryal Harris | 4-6 | ||
World's Best Technology | 68 | Gerard Maggs | 1–2 | ||
Holden | Colorado | Go Sunny Solar | 19 | George Gutierrez | All |
41 | Adrian Cottrell | All | |||
Isuzu | D-Max | Sieders Racing Team | 1 | Aaron Borg | 1–2, 4-6 |
Bendix Racing | 5 | David Casey | All | ||
Craig Jenner Racing | 10 | Craig Jenner | 1 | ||
Holly Espray Racing | 777 | Holly Espray | 2 | ||
Mazda | BT-50 | Sieders Racing Team | 3 | David Sieders | 1–2 |
Peters Motorsport | 75 | Richard Mork | 1–2 | ||
Triple Three Racing | 333 | Robert McMahon | 1 | ||
Roo Systems Australia | 707 | Lachlan Gardner | 2 | ||
Mitsubishi | Triton | Sieders Racing Team | 15 | Adam Marjoram | 1–2 |
Coldmaster Australia / Industrial Batteries | 33 | Harrison Gray | 2 | ||
Hunter Pacific Ceiling Fans | 50 | Jimmy Vernon | 1–2 | ||
Best Leisure Industries | 76 | Ellexandra Best | 1 | ||
World's Best Technology | 96 | Jaiden Maggs | 1–2 | ||
Toyota | Hilux | Western Sydney Motorsport | 8 | Benjamin Walsh | 1–2 |
18 | Cody Brewcynski | 3-6 | |||
64 | Craig Woods | 1–2 | |||
99 | John Steffensen | 1–2 | |||
JKD Racing | 52 | Dean Brooking | 1–2 | ||
65 | Glen Melling | 1 | |||
99 | John Steffensen | 6 | |||
115 | Tom Oliphant | 5 | |||
805 | Jensen Engelhardt | 2 | |||
EFS 4x4 Accessories | 58 | Ryal Harris | 1–3 | ||
Source: [5] [6] |
Round | Event | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning ute | Source | |
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1 | R1 | Perth | Aaron Borg | David Sieders | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [7] |
R2 | David Sieders | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [8] | |||
R3 | George Gutierrez | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [9] | |||
R4 | David Sieders | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [10] | |||
2 | R1 | Eastern Creek | Aaron Borg | David Sieders | David Sieders | Sieders Racing Team | Mazda BT-50 | [11] |
R2 | David Sieders | Ryal Harris | EFS 4x4 Accessories | Toyota Hilux | [12] | |||
R3 | Aaron Borg | David Sieders | Sieders Racing Team | Mazda BT-50 | [13] | |||
R4 | Aaron Borg | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [14] | |||
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6 | R1 | Gold Coast | ||||||
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Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th |
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Qualifying | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Races 1, 3 and 4 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Race 2 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
The series was won by Aaron Borg. [1]
Standings as at the completion of the second round were as follows:
Pos. | Driver | PER | ECK | TLM | SAN | BAT | Pen. | Points | |||||||||||||||
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1 | Aaron Borg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | WD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 974 | ||||
2 | Adam Marjoram | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | C | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 967 | |
3 | Craig Woods | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 811 | |
4 | Ryal Harris | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | C | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 948 | |
5 | David Sieders | Ret | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | C | 4 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 907 | |
6 | David Casey | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 831 | |
7 | George Gutierrez | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 353 | ||||||||||||
8 | Adrian Cottrell | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 336 | ||||||||||||
9 | Jimmy Vernon | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 862 | |
10 | Benjamin Walsh | 3 | Ret | 9 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 285 | ||||||||||||
11 | Gerard Maggs | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 263 | ||||||||||||
12 | Jaiden Maggs | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 261 | ||||||||||||
13 | Ellexandra Best | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 257 | ||||||||||||
14 | John Steffensen | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 250 | |||||||||||||
15 | Richard Mork | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | DNS | DNS | 19 | Ret | 17 | C | Ret | Ret | 178 | |||||||
16 | Harrison Gray | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 178 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Holly Espray | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||
18 | Dean Brooking | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 147 | ||||||||||||
19 | Glen Melling | 15 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 134 | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Craig Jenner | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Christopher Formosa | 20 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Lachlan Gardner | Ret | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 101 | ||||||||||||||
23 | Jensen Engelhardt | 19 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 88 | |||||||||||||||
24 | Robert McMahon | Ret | Ret | 13 | 11 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
25 | Cameron Crick | 2 | 1 | 1 | C | 178 | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Cody Brewczynski | 7 | 7 | 4 | C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 463 |
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