2015 V8 Supercar season

The 2015 V8 Supercar season was the nineteenth year in which V8 Supercars contested the senior Australian touring car series. It was the 56th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship, and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.

The season began on 26 February at the Adelaide Street Circuit and finished on 6 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. 2015 featured the nineteenth V8 Supercar Championship, consisting of 36 races at 14 events covering all six states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as an event in New Zealand. There was also a stand-alone event supporting the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. The season also featured the sixteenth second-tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, contested over seven rounds. For the eighth time a third-tier series was run, the Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series.

The series championships were won by Mark Winterbottom (V8 Supercar Championship), Cameron Waters (Dunlop Series) and Liam McAdam (Kumho KVTC) respectively.

Race calendar

Dates sourced from:[1][2][3]

Event title Circuit City / state Race/round Date Winner Report
South Australia Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia IVC 1
IVC 2
IVC 3		 26 February–1 March Jamie Whincup
Fabian Coulthard
James Courtney		 report
DVS 1 Paul Dumbrell
Victoria (state) MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge Albert Park Street Circuit Melbourne, Victoria IVC NC 12–15 March Mark Winterbottom report
Tasmania Tyrepower Tasmania Super Sprint Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania IVC 4
IVC 5
IVC 6		 27–29 March Craig Lowndes
Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup		 report
Victoria (state) Sandown Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria KVTC 1 Jack Perkins
Western Australia Ubet Perth Super Sprint Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia IVC 7
IVC 8
IVC 9		 1–3 May Mark Winterbottom
Mark Winterbottom
Will Davison		 report
DVS 2 Cameron Waters
Victoria (state) NP300 Navara Winton Super Sprint Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria IVC 10
IVC 11
IVC 12		 15–17 May Chaz Mostert
Mark Winterbottom
Mark Winterbottom		 report
DVS 3 Cameron Waters
Victoria (state) Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria KVTC 2 12–14 June Alex Rullo
Northern Territory Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory IVC 13
IVC 14
IVC 15		 19–21 June Chaz Mostert
Craig Lowndes
David Reynolds		 report
Queensland Castrol Edge Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland IVC 16
IVC 17		 10–12 July Mark Winterbottom
Mark Winterbottom		 report
DVS 4 Cameron Waters
Queensland Coates Hire Ipswich Super Sprint Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland IVC 18
IVC 19
IVC 20		 31 July–2 August Mark Winterbottom
Mark Winterbottom
Chaz Mostert		 report
DVS 5 Cameron Waters
Queensland Queensland Raceway Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland KVTC 3 7–9 August Alex Rullo
New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales IVC 21
IVC 22
IVC 23		 21–23 August Chaz Mostert
Jamie Whincup
Chaz Mostert		 report
Victoria (state) Wilson Security Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria IVC 24 11–13 September Mark Winterbottom
Steve Owen		 report
Victoria (state) Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria KVTC 4 18–20 September Liam McAdam
New South Wales Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales IVC 25 8–11 October Craig Lowndes
Steven Richards		 report
DVS 6 Paul Dumbrell
Queensland Castrol Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland IVC 26

IVC 27		 23–25 October Shane van Gisbergen
Jonathon Webb
James Courtney
Jack Perkins		 report
New Zealand ITM 500 Auckland Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand IVC 28
IVC 29
IVC 30		 6–8 November Jamie Whincup
David Reynolds
Jamie Whincup		 report
New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales KVTC 5 13–15 November Liam McAdam
Victoria (state) WD-40 Phillip Island Super Sprint Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria IVC 31
IVC 32
IVC 33		 20–22 November Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup
Craig Lowndes		 report
New South Wales Coates Hire Sydney 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales IVC 34
IVC 35
IVC 36		 4–6 December Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup
Shane van Gisbergen		 report
DVS 7 Paul Dumbrell
  • IVC – International V8 Supercar Championship
  • DVS – Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
  • KVTC – Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
  • NC – Non-championship

International V8 Supercars Championship
Main article: 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship

So Dick Johnson Racing Became DJR Team Penske

Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
Main article: 2015 V8 Supercar Dunlop Series

References
  1. "V8 Supercars announces 2015 calendar". V8Supercars.com.au. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. "Date change for Perth 2015 event". V8Supercars.com.au. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "Kumho V8 Touring Car Series Confirms 2015 Racing Calendar". V8TouringCars.com.au. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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