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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Neerabup, Western Australia | 28–30 April | |
| 2 | | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 28–30 July | |
| 3 | | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 18–20 August | |
| 4 | | Springvale, Victoria | 15–17 September | |
| 5 | | Bathurst, New South Wales | 5–8 October | |
| 6 | | Gold Coast, Queensland | 27–29 October | |
| NC | | Adelaide, South Australia | 25–26 November | |
| Source: [4] | ||||
| Manufacturer | Model | Entrant | No. | Driver Name | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | Ranger | Allgate Motorsport | 49 | | 2 |
| EFS 4x4 Accessories | 58 | | 4-6 | ||
| World's Best Technology | 68 | | 1–2 | ||
| Holden | Colorado | Go Sunny Solar | 19 | | All |
| 41 | | All | |||
| Isuzu | D-Max | Sieders Racing Team | 1 | | 1–2, 4-6 |
| Bendix Racing | 5 | | All | ||
| Craig Jenner Racing | 10 | | 1 | ||
| Holly Espray Racing | 777 | | 2 | ||
| Mazda | BT-50 | Sieders Racing Team | 3 | | 1–2 |
| Peters Motorsport | 75 | | 1–2 | ||
| Triple Three Racing | 333 | | 1 | ||
| Roo Systems Australia | 707 | | 2 | ||
| Mitsubishi | Triton | Sieders Racing Team | 15 | | 1–2 |
| Coldmaster Australia / Industrial Batteries | 33 | | 2 | ||
| Hunter Pacific Ceiling Fans | 50 | | 1–2 | ||
| Best Leisure Industries | 76 | | 1 | ||
| World's Best Technology | 96 | | 1–2 | ||
| Toyota | Hilux | Western Sydney Motorsport | 8 | | 1–2 |
| 18 | | 3-6 | |||
| 64 | | 1–2 | |||
| 99 | | 1–2 | |||
| JKD Racing | 52 | | 1–2 | ||
| 65 | | 1 | |||
| 99 | | 6 | |||
| 115 | | 5 | |||
| 805 | | 2 | |||
| EFS 4x4 Accessories | 58 | | 1–3 | ||
| Source: [5] [6] | |||||
| Round | Event | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning ute | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | | | | | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [7] |
| R2 | | | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [8] | |||
| R3 | | | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [9] | |||
| R4 | | | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [10] | |||
| 2 | R1 | | | | | Sieders Racing Team | Mazda BT-50 | [11] |
| R2 | | | EFS 4x4 Accessories | Toyota Hilux | [12] | |||
| R3 | | | Sieders Racing Team | Mazda BT-50 | [13] | |||
| R4 | | | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max | [14] | |||
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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 | BAR | SMP | BEN | SAN | BAT | Pen. | Points | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | WD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 974 | ||||
| 2 | | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | C | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 967 | |
| 3 | | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 811 | |
| 4 | | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | C | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 948 | |
| 5 | | Ret | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | C | 4 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 907 | |
| 6 | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 831 | |
| 7 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 353 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 336 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 862 | |
| 10 | | 3 | Ret | 9 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 285 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 263 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 261 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 257 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 250 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | DNS | DNS | 19 | Ret | 17 | C | Ret | Ret | 178 | |||||||
| 16 | | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 178 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 147 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | | 15 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 134 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | | 20 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | | Ret | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 101 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | | 19 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 88 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | | Ret | Ret | 13 | 11 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | C | 178 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | | 7 | 7 | 4 | C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 463 | |||||||||