The confederation of australian motor sport awarded the australian touring car championship title to the winner of the v8 supercar championship series from 1999 to 2010, and to the winner of the international v8 supercars championship since 2011. Oct 08, 2014 drivers, bathurst, v8 supercars, 2014, mount panorama. V8 supercars drivers are wasting no time in their pursuit of prized seats in the bathurst 12 hour following confirmation of the events ownership change. Volvos dahlgren leaving v8 supercars championship nz herald.
Jun 17, 20 volvo car australia has confirmed it will start the 2014 v8 supercars championship at the clipsal 500, with two volvo s60styled factorybacked v8 racecars to race through garry rogers motorsport. Despite the consistent failure of international drivers to adapt to v8 supercars, volvo polestar racing has signed swede robert dahlgren for its debut season, joining kiwi star scott mclaughlin in the grmrun s60s. The season weve all been waiting for has finally arrived. V8 supercars codriver market in full swing speedcafe. V8 supercars has set the grid for the 2014 championship with 25 entrants confirmed for the season opener, the clipsal 500, in adelaide from february 27 to march 2. Eighteen drivers, including craig lowndes and scott mclaughlin, will lineup in adelaide with their 2014 teams. Erebus motorsport has officially confirmed will davison will join its driver lineup for the 2014 v8 supercars championship. The volvo emblem and grille sash are set to adorn a pair of s60 v8 supercars in 2014. Driver lineup confirmed for the 2016 clipsal 500 adelaide.
The 25 entrants, including the return of volvo to the sport with two volvo s60s, will be seen for the first time at the v8 supercars test day at sydney motorsport park. Robert dahlgren to leave v8 supercars after sydney. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. The latest supercars news, analysis and stats from autosports team of supercars correspondents and experts. He finished third with mark skaife at bathurst in that year. Nissan motorsport has stepped out in style at the teams launch, unveiling its altima v8 supercars in 20 race colours, and driver line up at the melbourne showgrounds. Since the series began in 2000, the race number pool was shared with the main v8 supercar series, meaning that numbers used in the main championship could not be. Alex buncombe, katsumasa chiyo and wolfgang reip to join nissan motorsport v8 supercar driver and twotime bathurst winner rick kelly. The 2015 dunlop v8 supercar series will be the sixteenth running of the v8 supercar development series, a support series to the international v8 supercars championship the 2015 season will feature a new number allocation system. Volvo reveals engine for its 2014 v8 supercars race car. Volvo car australia has confirmed it will start the 2014 v8 supercars championship at the clipsal 500, with two volvo s60styled factorybacked v8. Jamie whincup has cemented his place as the most successful driver in australian touring car history with a record sixth v8 supercars title in seven years. By the end of 2014, caruso was tenth in the points, the best ever finish for a nissan driver in the modern era of v8 supercar racing. Nismo sends brit alex buncombe to codrive v8 supercar.
Racing team has revealed how its two factory commodores v8 supercars will look this season, and confirmed its entire driver lineup for 2016. His team, triple eight race engineering, also retained the teams championship. Dunlop v8 supercars series 2014 standings driver database. Jamie whincup won his sixth drivers championship, a series record. It was the eighteenth running of the v8 supercars championship and the eighteenth series in which v8 supercars have contested the premier australian touring car title. The holden racing team has revealed a revised livery and sponsor lineup ahead of the squads first track action of the season today at calder park the holden racing team has revealed how its two factory commodores v8 supercars will look this season, and confirmed its entire driver.
The category also adopted the name v8 supercars at this. The supercars grid has been rattled after one star driver pulled the pin on a brand new partnership, only one race into the season. Jan 17, 2014 nissan global motorsport and performance division nismo confirms fourdriver line up for the 2014 bathurst 12 hour. For the 2015 season, tim blanchard and former james rosenberg racing driver and 2011 bathurst winner nick percat were. Infobox motorsport championship v8 supercars is a touring car. Mclaren gt strengthens driver lineup with shane van gisbergen. Adam johnson presents your onestop guide to all of the team, driver and manufacturer changes ahead of the 2014 v8 supercars season. Road test editor matt prior summed the car up best. It lets go everywhere including in fourth gear, in a straight line, at. The mclaren gt factory driver line up has been further strengthened with the addition of v8 supercars star, shane van gisbergen for the 2015 season. When nissan entered the fray of v8 supercar racing they were the fifth manufacturer to enter a team in the series.
Despite webbs confident talk, its unclear when the driver and engineering line up for the teams second car will be announced with just four days until tuesdays preseason test at the bend. From 2011 to 2014, an online championship sanctioned by supercars was. In the first race of the 2014 tyrepower tasmania 400, ingall finished in 4th. The virgin australia supercar championship is a touring car series based in australia which debuted in 1997 it was formerly known as the australian touring car championship 19601998, shell championship series 19992001, v8 supercar championship series 20022010 and international v8 supercars championship 2011june 2016. Race driver, the fourth game in codemasters series. Volvo announces v8 supercars program, using yamaha v8. The leading v8 supercars teams have moved early to secure co drivers ahead of the 2015 pirtek enduro cup. By adrian padeanu feb 14, 20 driver runs from buring v8. Another year down and another year of amazing supercars. It was always going to be hard for 2014s best cars to match the loaded 20 supercars with the laferrari, porsche 918 and mclaren p1 trifecta plus a host of other tremendous cars. V8 supercars stars line up for bathurst 12 hour speedcafe. From 2000, morris again competed in the v8 supercar series fulltime. Individual driver statistics for the 2014 dunlop v8 supercars series.
He is a former v8 supercars champion and winner of the bathurst in 2003 and 2004. They are also competing in the secondtier dunlop super2 series with ash walsh in the no. The category had changed its name to v8 supercars in 1997, but the championship was still called the atcc for 1997 and 1998. Britains best drivers car 2014 the v8 muscle cars autocar. Today red bull racing australia unveiled its allnew v8 supercars team including driver line up. The 2020 supercars championship known for commercial reasons as the 2020 virgin australia supercars championship is a motor racing series for supercars. In april 2016, the series reached an agreement with virgin australia to rename the series to the virgin australia supercars championship on 1 july. The team raced the volvo s60 under the volvo polestar racing brand. Supercars have made several licensed appearances in video games, including in codemasters v8 supercars series in the 2000s and turn 10 studios forza series in the 2010s. Nissan gtr nismo gt3 driver lineup confirmed for 2014 bathurst 12 hour.
See more ideas about v8 supercars, super cars and race cars. Nov 15, 2014 the end of the 2014 v8 supercars season is almost upon us, following a cracking and controversial bathurst that saw ford win for the second year in a row and nissan claim its first podium. Enduro driver lineup list nearing completion 7 years ago. The make up of the 2015 v8 supercars championship grid is edging towards completion ahead of next months initial entry deadline. They are the rare times that a v8 supercars driver gets to really strut their stuff. V8 supercars takeover of the 12 hour has opened the floodgates for its drivers. The 2020 virgin australia supercars championship driver line up is almost fully locked in, following yet another chaotic silly season. The 2014 season featured a new format for the dunlop series weekends. Djr not only starts 2014 with a new driver lineup it has also reshaped its technical team. V8 supercars champion scott mclaughlin reveals extent of bitter rivalry with shane van gisbergen. Driving the s60 race car was scott mclaughlin who won the fourth and final race of v8 supercars second round, which coincided with this past weekends 2014 formula one australian grand prix.
Volvo want to share with us the polestar racing v8 engine for the 2014 v8 supercars. Fabulous news for nzgp and v8 supercars events scoop. The 35 yearold has never competed fulltime in the category, however he has extensive experience with ford performance racing since. The end of the 2014 v8 supercars season is almost upon us, following a cracking and controversial bathurst that saw ford win for the second year in a. The nismo global driver exchange program will again involve v8 supercars in 2014, with british gt driver alex buncombe confirmed as todd kellys codriver for jack daniels racing at this years. The v8 supercars roar from the start of the bathurst at the mount panorama. Mclaren zak brown says walkinshaw andretti uniteds allnew driver lineup is having. Volvo polestar racing 2014 v8 supercars championship. In december 2014, supercars released details concerning the future of the category. Despite webbs confident talk, its unclear when the driver and engineering lineup for the teams second car will be announced with just four days until tuesdays preseason test at the bend. The toyo tires stadium super trucks race will see high profile local and international drivers racing side by side in 11 high powered offroad trucks.
Ford pepsi max crew will marry a fresh new ontrack look with a driver lineup providing the important mix of experience and youth for the 2014 v8 supercars season and beyond. Djr lock in david wall and wilson security the supercars. Mar 02, 2014 2014 v8supercars clipsal 500 race 2 finish scott mclaughlin vs jamie whincup. Originally sponsored by big kev, he was involved in a major start line accident at the oran park round in 2000. V8 supercars champion driver will davison took to barbagallo raceway this morning to test out the track ahead of this weekends perth 400. Dick johnson racing has finalised its 2014 v8 supercars lineup signing david wall along with sponsors wilson security and payce consolidated. Championship points standings for the dunlop v8 supercars series 2014.
List of australian touring car and v8 supercar champions. Kelly racing has downsized to just two cars now ford mustangs instead of nissans, brad jones racing has signed on todd hazelwood and jack smith leaving tim slade to partner scott mclaughlin for the enduros, garry rogers motorsport has left the building. Luke youlden, a veteran co driver in the v8 supercars since 2001, has signed to drive alongside fabian coulthard in the lockwood racing commodore. Chaz mostert will replace will davison in the ford performance racing v8 supercars line up from 2014. The 2014 dunlop series was an australian motor racing competition for v8 supercars. The upcoming virgin australia supercars championship silly season is shaping up to be one of the silliest in the categorys history. They were the two drivers that set the pace in 2018 but this v8.
Future in doubt for supercars champion as sydney team. Wau driver shake up reminiscent of mclaren zak brown says walkinshaw andretti uniteds allnew driver line up is having the same positive. Motorsport new zealands most significant events on the 2014 calendar the new zealand grand prix at manfeild park in february. Feb, 2014 youth, experience drive v8 supercar pepsi max crew ford performance racing press release ford pepsi max crew will marry a fresh new ontrack look with a driver line up providing the important mix of experience and youth for the 2014 v8 supercars season and beyond. Volvo entered the championship with a factory team in a collaboration with garry rogers motorsport and its motorsport arm, polestar racing. V8 sleuth is your online home for motorsport history and heritage, celebrating the cars and stars of the.
The deal, which was announced in june, will see volvo return to aussie tintop racing after an absence of more than a decade and marks the first entry into the category by a factory luxurycar team. Whincup celebrates after sydney 500 abandoned fox sports. Volvo to enter v8 supercars in 2014 supercars autosport. The following teams and drivers competed in the 2014 series. This is how red bull australia introduces a new driver and livery. Nissan has introduced the fourcar altima v8 supercars lineup, ahead of this weekends preseason testing. Volvo announces v8 supercars program, using yamaha v8 caradvice. It was the fifteenth running of the v8 supercar development series, a support series to the international v8 supercars championship.
Pro drivers turn to virtual racing as real motorsports halt in wake of coronavirus. The second rec was returned to v8 supercars australia. Leading teams lock in endurance codrivers speedcafe. This saw nissan with its altima and a private entity racing a mercedes. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. So two teams one with the fastest codriver in the field, one with the slowest headed to bathurst for an unlikely showdown. M c laren gt strengthens driver lineup with shane van gisbergen the m c laren gt factory driver line up has been further strengthened with the addition of v8 supercars star, shane van gisbergen for the 2015 season mar 9, 2015. Kelly needs no introduction on australian shores, having been one of the leading v8 supercars drivers over the past decade. It is the twentyfourth running of the supercars championship and the twentyfourth series in which supercars have contested the australian touring car championship, the premier title in australian motorsport. Matt stone racing is an australian racing team competing in the virgin australia supercars championship with two holden zb commodores. Longtime fpr protege mostert stepped up from the development series to replace jonny reid at. Adelaide, south australia february 25, 2016 clipsal 500 adelaide organizers announced the full driver lineup for the toyo tires stadium super trucks presented by traxxas sst race. From 2011 to 2014, an online championship, sanctioned by supercars, was contested on iracing.
Paul morris, a former v8 supercars driver, was codriver with mostert in that 2014 bathurst. In june 20, volvo announced it would enter the series in 2014 in a collaboration. V8 supercars driver will davison drives a transperth bus on. The 2014 international v8 supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international motor racing series for v8 supercars. Morris codrove with the holden racing team in the 1999 endurance events. Triple 8 has one of the best driver lineups in the field. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. As the annual battle for the mountain approaches, which is the pinnacle race for the v8 supercar series at mount panorama in bathurst, all teams line up for the title of king of the mountain at this 56th great race. Race down under with v8 supercars australia in the forza. Aug 24, 2015 when nissan entered the fray of v8 supercar racing they were the fifth manufacturer to enter a team in the series. Following the teams recent purchase of the paul morris racing entitlements contract and the signing of scott pye, wall will replace tim blanchard in the team which will officially be referred to as wilson security racing from 2014.
The 2015 volvo polestar racing v8 supercars driver line up will be announced before the start of the season. They are not yet interested in showing you it running in their v8 supercar, they just want you to take a moment to soak in that amazing sound from the 650 hp 5. Go back to top of this page nissan gtr50 by italdesign first track drive at spa. With the addition of the all new holden commodore vf to the v8 supercars series line up, the category is alive and well as participation numbers soared during week 1 at okayama. While over 10 months remain until the sandown 500, the majority of the most fancied seats. News, video highlights, calendar, results and live timing from the virgin australia supercars championship, formerly the v8 supercars championship. As the final pieces of the 2014 v8 supercars championship grid puzzle fall into place, the categorys top teams are working hard to lock down their lineups for the pirtek enduro cup. Walsh lines up for his first fulltime v8 supercars championship season after four years in the dunlop series. Volvo polestar racing driver robert dahlgrens last race in the v8 supercars championship will be next months season finale at sydney olympic park, with the team choosing a different direction for the 2015 season, with their driver lineup to be confirmed at a later date. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Seats fill for expanded 2015 v8 supercars grid speedcafe.
With 480ps of fourwheeldrive hybrid boost in addition to the 520ps 3. Mostert replaces davison in fpr v8 supercars lineup. Volvo entered the series in 2014 with garry rogers motorsport racing the volvo s60. Thunder in the park to bring greatest ever lineup the 2014 version of new zealands famous gt radial thunder in the park has attracted a mammoth lineup of 11 competitive classes for its annual event, taking place on december 57 at pukekohe. Approximately half of the grids drivers are set to come off contract, which could mean comprehensive chopping and changing in where drivers and sponsors fit into next years pitlane make up. After being dominated for years by holden and ford, australias v8 supercars this year opened up the series to more brands.
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