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2011 Australian Sports Sedan season

2011 Australian Sports Sedan season

The 2011 Australian Sports Sedan season was the 27th season of Australian Sports Sedan motor racing in which a national championship or national series has been contested. The season featured the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, which began on 14 May 2011 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and ended on 6 November at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after fifteen races. The series was televised on SBS program SBS Speedweek.

After winning four rounds and ten races in the 2011 Series, Western Australian Alfa Romeo GTV driver Tony Ricciardello took his seventh Sports Sedan series victory, expanding his own record. Ricciardello won by 112 points from Queensland Chevrolet Camaro driver Shane Bradford.

Eligible vehicles

Automobiles that complied with the provisions of any one of the following groups were eligible to compete in the Series:

  • SS: Group 3D Sports Sedans regulations as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
  • TA: 2011 SCCA Pro Racing Regulations Article 4 for Trans-am
  • TNZ: Schedule TZ regulations published by MotorSport New Zealand

Teams and drivers

Alfa Romeo GTV]]) won the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
Chevrolet Camaro]]) placed second in the series
Jeff Barnes ([[Pontiac Firebird]]) placed 19th in the series

The following drivers competed in the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

TeamCarNoDriver
Fuel 2 RaceOpel Calibra1Chris Jackson
Auto Union DeutscheAudi A44Darren Hossack
B&M Ricciardello MotorsAlfa Romeo GTV5Tony Ricciardello
Barnes High PerformancePontiac Firebird6Jeff Barnes
Menai BlindsChevrolet Camaro7Scott Butler
Centreline SuspensionMazda RX-79Chris Muscat
Unitex Architectural ProductsOpel Calibra9Daniel Tamasi
Industrie ClothingHolden VZ Commodore11Simon Copping
Pakenham TyrepowerHolden VN Commodore12Chas Talbot
Stuart InwoodFord AU Falcon12Stuart Inwood
Rosemount Smash RepairsSaab 9-3 Aero14Anthony Cox
Rocklea MotorsOpel Calibra16Graham Smith
Johnson MotorsportHolden LJ Torana GTR XU-119Damien Johnson
P&L MechanicalMazda RX-721Graeme Gilliland
Glenn ProFord Escort MkII21Glenn Pro
Reds Racing ServicesHolden VL Commodore23Geoff Whittaker
Jocaro MotorsFord Mustang25Neil Bryson
Bell Real EstateHolden Monaro32Michael Robinson
Sinoco LED LightingHolden VK Commodore35Grant Doulman
Aston Air ConditioningFord EB Falcon43Chris Donnelly
MR AutomotiveRover Vitesse44Colin Smith
Campbelltown Frames & TrussesJaguar XKR45Daniel Jameson
Coaststeer AutomotiveOpel Calibra46David McGinniss
Interstate Finance & LeasingHolden VK Commodore46Mark Bowen
Pipeline PlumbingChevrolet Camaro49Dave Pettit
Marinelli's Mechanical & PerformanceHolden VS Commodore51Bob McLoughlin
Aston's PharmacyHolden VC Commodore55Chris Aston
BJ Banks ElectricalMazda RX-756Bruce Banks
FM PumpsMazda RX-757Frank Mascadri
Holton SparesHolden VZ Commodore59Jake Williams
Fivestar Fencing & GatesChevrolet Corvette GTS66Dean Camm
Aston Air ConditioningChevrolet Camaro68Shane Bradford
Dandy EnginesFord Cortina70Keith Linnell
Ramsdale WreckersHolden LC Torana GTR XU-173Garry Roberts
Ramsdale WreckersHolden LC Torana GTR XU-173Lauren Gray
Dance ExpressionsFiat 13176Nick Smith
Austrack MotorsportHolden VX Commodore80Alfred Axisa
Esjay Commercial PlasteringHolden VS Commodore88Ian Rice
Glenn WhiteFord Capri MkI93Glenn White
Swedish PrestigeSaab 9-3 Aero93Dean Randle
Rosemount Smash RepairsHolden Gemini95Anthony Cox
Bohler Uddeholm AustraliaNissan 300ZX97Anthony Macready
Wildridge FabricationsFord EF Falcon98Jeff Brown

Race calendar

The rolling start for Race 3 of Round 1 at [[Mallala Motor Sport Park

The 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.

Rd.CircuitLocation / stateDateWinner12345
South Australia Mallala Motor Sport ParkAdelaide, South Australia14–15 MayTony Ricciardello
Victoria Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria25–26 JuneTony Ricciardello
New South Wales Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales16–17 JulyTony Ricciardello
Queensland Morgan Park RacewayWarwick, Queensland13–14 AugustTony Ricciardello
Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria5–6 NovemberDarren Hossack

Point system

Points were awarded 20–17–15–13–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2 based on the top fifteen race positions in each race, with each other race finisher receiving 1 point. There were two bonus points allocated for pole position. Pole position is indicated in bold text.

Series standings

PosDriverCarRound 1 – Malcolspan="3"Round 2 – Wincolspan="3"Round 3 – Eascolspan="3"Round 4 – Morcolspan="3"Round 5 – PhiPtsRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3123456789101112131415161718192122232426283031333435373840
Tony RicciardelloAlfa Romeo GTV1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st2nd2nd2nd293
Shane BradfordChevrolet Camaro4th5th9th7th6th4th8th10th7th2nd3rd2nd5th3rd5th181
Dean CammChevrolet Corvette5th3rd5th5th5th6th11th6thRetRet6th4th4th4th4th154
Darren HossackAudi A42nd2ndRet2nd2nd1st1st1st1st148
Scott ButlerChevrolet Camaro2nd2nd1st16th3rd2ndRetRetRet4thRetRet100
Colin SmithRover VitesseRet8th6th9thRet9th14th13th14th6th5th6th79
Bruce BanksMazda RX-7Ret7thDNS13th12th11th15th14th10th8thRetRet8th5th6th78
Bob McLoughlinHolden Commodore VS3rd4th9th11th9th8th3rdRetDNS74
Chris DonnellyFord Falcon EB7th2nd3rd7th8th7th71
Damien JohnsonHolden Torana7th9th7th14th13th12th16th16th12thRetDNSDNS10th9th8th70
Anthony MacreadyNissan 300ZX6thRet5th4th16th7th10thRetRet53
Michael RobinsonHolden Monaro8th7th5th6th7thRet52
Chris MuscatMazda RX-73rd4th3rd43
Daniel TamasiHolden Calibra7th3rd3rd40
Geoff WhittakerHolden Commodore4th4th5th38
Mark BowenHolden Commodore5th4th5th37
Dameon JamesonJaguar XKR3rd11th4th34
Dean RandleSaab3rdRet3rd30
Jeff BarnesPontiacDNS6th2nd28
Frank MascadriMazda RX-79th7th7th28
Simon CoppingHolden Commodore9th9th6th27
Tony CoxHolden Gemini &
Saab11thDNSDNS9th6thRet25
Ian RiceHolden Commodore6th8th13th24
David McGinnissHolden Calibra6th7thRet21
Lauren GrayHolden Torana11th10th9th21
Fred AxisaHolden CommodoreRet8th8th18
Grant DoulmanHolden Commodore12th12th9th18
Graeme GillilandMazda RX-710th11th14th16
Chris AstonHolden Commodore10th8thDNS16
Neil BrysonFord MustangRet10th10th14
Chris JacksonHolden CalibraRet5thRet12
Graham SmithOpel Calibra5thRetDNS12
Geoff BrownFord FalconDNS15th11th8
Garry RobertsHolden Torana12th15thRet7
Jake WilliamsHolden Commodore17th17th13th6
Dave PettitChevrolet Camaro17th14th15th6
Nick SmithFiat 13113thRetDNS4
Chas TalbotHolden Commodore15th18thDNS3
Keith LinnellFord Cortina18th17th16th3
Glen ProFord Escort RS200018thRetDNS1
Stuart InwoodFord Falcon AURetDNSDNS0
Glenn WhiteFord CapriDNSDNSDNS0

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References

References

  1. Bulletin B11/037, 2011 Sports Sedan Series – Sporting Regulations – Version 1, as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd
  2. "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.
  3. [http://racing.natsoft.com.au/results/ Natsoft Race Results] Retrieved 4 July 2020
  4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215180456/http://www.sportssedans.com.au/pdfs/2011%20KSSS%20Pointscore%20round%205%20of%205.pdf Kerrick Sports Sedan Series - 2011 Pointscore, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
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