Super3 Series

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Super3 Series
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Category Touring car racing
Country Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Inaugural season 2008
DriversSuper3 Series: 12
V8 Touring Car Series: 13
TeamsSuper3 Series: 12
V8 Touring Car Series: 15
ConstructorsSuper3 Series:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Holden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ford
Flag of Japan.svg Nissan

V8 Touring Car Series:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Holden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ford
Tyre suppliersSuper3 Series:
Dunlop Tyres

V8 Touring Car Series:
Kumho Tyres
Drivers' championSuper3 Series:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jobe Stewart

V8 Touring Car Series:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jude Bargwanna
Teams' championSuper3 Series:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Image Racing

V8 Touring Car Series:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anderson Motorsport
Official website Supercars.com
V8 Touring Cars Series
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The Super3 Series & V8 Touring Car Series (formerly the Kumho Tyres Super3 Series, Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series and V8 Touring Car National Series) are two Australian motor racing competitions for touring cars. In 2019 it became the official third tier series for Supercars competitors, while the series itself remains independently owned and managed from Supercars. The cars must be deregistered cars from official Supercar teams and series, this is mainly as a preventive measure against a team building a brand new car to suit the regulations. In 2023 the V8 Touring Car Series would be revived to create a standalone unofficial fourth tier level V8 Supercars category. The two series is currently known by the commercial identities of the Dunlop Super3 Series & Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series.

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History

The series came into existence as an acknowledgement that there are many old V8 Supercars no longer eligible or competitive in the second-tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series and, other than as overweight and uncompetitive Sports Sedans, had nowhere else to race. The series has also attracted competitors from the now defunct Australian Touring Car Challenge which had run on the now collapsed Australian Motor Racing Championships program.

The inaugural series was held in 2008 as a completely new category, running on the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships schedule. The series struggled to find a grid in its opening year, with the low point coming in the second round at Eastern Creek where just three cars were entered. The series has since swollen with the deregistration of the Ford AU Falcon and Holden VX Commodore from the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, with a number of fresh cars and teams stepping straight out of the second-tier series.

Chris Smerdon, a former V8 Supercar driver, was the inaugural series champion, dominating the 2008 series in an ex-Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon. The 2009 series saw former Fujitsu Series drivers Adam Wallis and Terry Wyhoon battle with Smerdon for the crown, with Wallis coming out on top over Wyhoon and Smerdon. Another former Fujitsu Series driver, Tony Evangelou, won the 2010 series, being the only driver to compete in all five rounds. Wyhoon won the series in 2011 after a close battle with Smerdon and Scott Loadsman.

In 2019, the series was rebranded to Super3. [1]

In 2020, only two rounds of the series were completed - therefore no champion was awarded.

In 2021 the Super3 Series sat to join alongside the Dunlop Super2 Series for the first time as a class.

In the year 2023 season Car of the Future also known later as New Generation V8 Supercar built cars were set to become eligible in the Super3 Series class of the Dunlop Super2 & Super3 Series alongside Project Blueprint built specification cars purchased from teams in the Super2 Series Class of the Dunlop Super2 & Super3 Series. In the same year of 2023 the V8 Touring Car Series would be revived to create a standalone unofficial fourth tier V8 Supercars category for Pre-Car of The Future Specification built cars to be eligible. [2]

Format

Each weekend consist of two races, the first usually held on Saturday and the second on Sunday. To score points, the driver must complete at least 75% of the race distance and must cross the finish line at the completion of the race. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for the result to be valid and championship points awarded.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th
Points1501381291201111029690847872696663605754

Series winners

Shae Davies won the 2013 series driving a Ford BF Falcon Ford BF Falcon of Shae Davies 2013.jpg
Shae Davies won the 2013 series driving a Ford BF Falcon
Australian V8 Touring Car Series
YearDriverCarTeam
2008 Chris Smerdon Ford AU Falcon Challenge Motorsport
2009 Adam Wallis Holden VX Commodore Warrin Mining
2010 Tony Evangelou Ford BA Falcon ANT Racing
2011 Terry Wyhoon Ford BA Falcon Image Racing
2012 Josh Hunter Ford BA Falcon Fernandez Motorsport
2013 Shae Davies Ford BF Falcon Fernandez Motorsport
2014 Justin Ruggier Holden VZ Commodore Eggleston Motorsport
2015 Liam McAdam Holden VZ Commodore Eggleston Motorsport
2016 Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore THR Racing Developments
2017 Jack Smith Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing
2018 Tyler Everingham Ford FG Falcon MW Motorsport
2019 Broc Feeney Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport
2020no champion awarded
2021 Nash Morris Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport
2022 Kai Allen Holden Commodore VE Eggleston Motorsport
2023 Jude Bargwanna Ford FG Falcon Anderson Motorsport
Super3 Series
YearDriverCarTeam
2019 Broc Feeney Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport
2020no champion awarded
2021 Nash Morris Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport
2022 Brad Vaughan Ford FG Falcon Anderson Motorsport
2023 Jobe Stewart Holden VF Commodore Image Racing

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