2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship

The 2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2017–18 BNT V8s Championship) is the nineteenth season of the series, and the third under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprises three classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two and three consists of older NZV8 TL and varying touring cars.

2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship
Previous: 2016–17 Next: 2018–19

Entrants
Team Vehicle No. Driver Events
Class One
Concept Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 007 New Zealand Nick Ross[1] All
JumpFlex Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 42 New Zealand Matthew Tubbs 2–6
Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry (XV50) 71 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner[2] All
97 Australia Jason Bargwanna All
222 Australia Scott Taylor 6
Lathrope Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 73 New Zealand Brad Lathrope[3] 1–2, 5–6
Hamilton Motorsports Holden Commodore (VE) 84 New Zealand Lance Hughes All
85 Australia Jack Smith[4] 1–3, 5–6
Class Two
Alan McCarrison Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 9 New Zealand Alan McCarrison 1
Digga Ford Falcon (BF) 11 New Zealand Justin Ashwell All
Bronson Porter Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 40 New Zealand Bronson Porter 1–2
Brock Timperley Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 59 New Zealand Brock Timperley All
Chelsea Herbert Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 62 New Zealand Chelsea Herbert All
Nick Farrier Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 63 New Zealand Nick Farrier 1–2, 6
Liam MacDonald Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 69 New Zealand Liam MacDonald All
Grand Design Timber Ford Falcon (BF) 77 New Zealand Rob Wallace 1–2, 5–6
Dign4U Ford Falcon (BF) 777 New Zealand Matt Podjursky[5] 1–2, 5–6
Invitational
Nigel Karl Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 17
171		 New Zealand Nigel Karl 1–2, 5–6
Motorsport Services Hyundai i45 17 New Zealand Todd Murphy 6
Thirsty Liquor Ford Falcon (BF) 18
117		 New Zealand Shane Whitley 1
2
Shaws Asphalters Holden Commodore (VE) 23 New Zealand John de Veth 6
AV8 Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 3 New Zealand Tony Anderson 2
Ford Falcon (BA) 32 6
McDonald Kerbing Specialists Holden Commodore (VE) 50 New Zealand Blair McDonald 6
4H Investments Holden Commodore (VE) 57 New Zealand Eric Hennephof 6
DFM Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 80 New Zealand Jono Lester 6
BM Racing BMW M3 (E92) 98 New Zealand Andrew Nugent 1
Mortimer Motorsport BMW M3 (E46) 177 New Zealand Matt Griffin[6] 1
BMW M3 (E92) 197 New Zealand Warwick Mortimer[6] 1

Calendar

Round 1 will be held in support of the 2017 ITM Auckland SuperSprint while Round 5 will be in support of the 2018 New Zealand Grand Prix.[7]

Rnd Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Class 1 Winner Class 2 Winner Invitational Winner
2017
1 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway 3–5 November New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Liam MacDonald New Zealand Andrew Nugent
R2 New Zealand Nick Ross Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Liam MacDonald New Zealand Matt Griffin
R3 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Liam MacDonald New Zealand Andrew Nugent
2 R1 Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park 1–3 December New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Chelsea Herbert New Zealand Nigel Karl
R2 Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Liam MacDonald New Zealand Nigel Karl
R3 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Brock Timperley no starters
2018
3 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park 12–14 January New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Chelsea Herbert no entrants
R2 Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Liam MacDonald no entrants
R3 New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Justin Ashwell no entrants
4 R1 Teretonga Park 19–21 January New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Brock Timperley no entrants
R2 Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Liam MacDonald no entrants
R3 Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Brock Timperley no entrants
5 R1 Circuit Chris Amon 9–11 February New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Andre Heimgartner New Zealand Brock Timperley no starters
R2 Australia Jack Smith New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Brock Timperley no starters
R3 Australia Jack Smith Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Brock Timperley no starters
6 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park 9–11 March Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Brock Timperley New Zealand John de Veth
R2 Australia Jack Smith New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Liam MacDonald New Zealand John de Veth
R3 Australia Jack Smith Australia Jack Smith New Zealand Brock Timperley New Zealand Nigel Karl

Championship standings
Pos Driver PUK TAU RUA TER MAN HAM Pen. Pts
Class One
1 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner 18 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 10 2 4 4 1179
2 Australia Jason Bargwanna 1 1 4 2 1 2 2 Ret 2 2 1 3 12 5 1 1 10 3 1106
3 New Zealand Nick Ross 3 17 2 4 2 3 3 2 3 Ret 3 1 2 1 3 17 1 2 1065
4 New Zealand Lance Hughes 2 4 Ret 5 5 4 4 9 4 3 4 9 4 4 2 3 18 15 873
5 Australia Jack Smith 8 5 12 3 3 5 9 3 Ret 3 2 4 5 2 1 817
6 New Zealand Matthew Tubbs 7 7 10 10 4 7 7 5 6 10 13 11 9 5 6 704
7 New Zealand Brad Lathrope Ret 6 Ret 6 6 6 5 6 13 8 6 5 463
8 Australia Scott Taylor 7 8 7 136
Class Two
1 New Zealand Liam MacDonald 6 8 3 13 8 8 6 5 Ret DSQ 6 5 7 9 6 15 11 9 1090
2 New Zealand Brock Timperley 12 16 6 Ret 10 7 8 7 Ret 4 7 4 6 7 5 11 12 8 1055
3 New Zealand Chelsea Herbert 9 9 7 8 Ret 11 5 6 6 5 8 7 8 8 8 13 15 14 1041
4 New Zealand Justin Ashwell 11 15 14 12 13 13 7 8 5 6 9 8 9 11 9 16 14 11 948
5 New Zealand Matt Podjurksy 10 Ret Ret 9 14 14 11 10 7 12 13 10 555
6 New Zealand Robert Wallace 7 11 5 Ret 11 Ret DNS 12 12 14 16 18 431
7 New Zealand Nick Farrier 13 10 8 14 9 9 20 17 13 418
8 New Zealand Bronson Porter Ret 12 13 Ret 12 12 192
9 New Zealand Alan McCarrison 15 Ret Ret 39
Invitational
- New Zealand John DeVeth 4 3 16 -
- New Zealand Matt Griffin 5 3 Ret -
- New Zealand Andrew Nugent 4 Ret 9 -
- New Zealand Blair McDonald 6 7 19 -
- New Zealand Warwick Mortimer 17 7 10 -
- New Zealand Jono Lester 10 9 17 -
- New Zealand Nigel Karl 14 13 11 10 15 DNS DNS DNS DNS 19 DNS 12 -
- New Zealand Shane Whitley 16 14 15 11 Ret DNS -
- New Zealand Eric Hennephof 18 DNS DNS -
- New Zealand Tony Anderson DNS DNS DNS -
Pos Driver PUK TAU RUA TER MAN HAM Pen. Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

References
  1. "NICK ROSS READY FOR MILESTONE BNT V8S SEASON". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. "ANDRÉ HEIMGARTNER RETURNS TO BNT V8S IN RTM TOYOTA CAMRY". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "BRAD LATHROPE READY FOR BNT V8S CLASS ONE DEBUT". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. "AUSTRALIAN V8 CHAMPION JOINS BNT V8 GRID FOR ITM AUCKLAND SUPERSPRINT". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. "YOUNG GUN MATT PODJURSKY CONFIRMED FOR NZ TOURING CAR DEBUT". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. "MATT GRIFFIN BRINGS BMW M3 TO BNT V8S GRID FOR CLASS THREE TILT". Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. "NZ V8 Touring Cars - 2017/18 Calendar". NZ Touring Cars Championship. NZ V8 Touring Cars. 5 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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