2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series
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The 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series was an Australian based motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It began on 15 March 2002 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 1 December at Sandown International Raceway after 13 rounds. It was the fourth V8 Supercar Championship Series but the first to carry that name, previous championships having been contested as the "Shell Championship Series". The winner of the Drivers Championship, Mark Skaife, was also awarded the 43rd Australian Touring Car Championship.
Teams and drivers
The following drivers and teams competed in the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The series consisted of 11 sprint rounds with one driver per car and two endurance rounds (the VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 and the Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000) with each car shared by two drivers.
Team | Make | Vehicle | Drivers | Endurance Event Drivers |
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Holden Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 1 | Mark Skaife | Jim Richards Tomas Mezera |
2 | Jason Bright | |||
02 | Rick Kelly | Nathan Pretty | ||
Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 3 | Cameron McConville | Warren Luff |
23 | Trevor Ashby | |||
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Paul Weel |
9 | David Besnard | Simon Wills* | ||
36 | Wayne Gardner | |||
Glenn Seton Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 5 | Glenn Seton | Owen Kelly* David Besnard** |
Rod Nash Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 05 | Mark Noske* Peter Brock** | |
54 | Craig Baird | |||
Gibson Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 7 | Rodney Forbes | Neal Bates |
27 | Neil Crompton | |||
00 | Craig Lowndes | |||
Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 8 | Russell Ingall | Paul Dumbrell |
11 | Larry Perkins | |||
16 | Steven Richards | |||
Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 10 | Mark Larkham | Will Power |
Imrie Motor Sport | Holden VX Commodore | 13 | Christian D'Agostin Daryl Beattie Tyler Mecklem** David Krause** | |
14 | Tomas Mezera Steve Owen Stephen White Wayne Wakefield Simon Wills | |||
K-mart Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | 15 | Todd Kelly | Yvan Muller Andy Priaulx |
51 | Greg Murphy | |||
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 17 | Steven Johnson | Alan Jones |
18 | Paul Radisich | |||
71 | Greg Ritter | |||
Brad Jones Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 20 | John Cleland Tim Leahey Andrew Jones** Matthew Coleman** | |
21 | Brad Jones | |||
888 | John Bowe | |||
Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 021 | Jason Richards | John McIntyre* Simon Wills** |
McDougall Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 22 | Dugal McDougall | Alan Gurr |
Matthew White Racing | Holden VT Commodore [1] | 24 | Matthew White | |
76 | Matthew White | Andrew Miedecke* Tony Quinn* | ||
Romano Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 24 | Paul Romano | |
M3 Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 24 | Peter Doulman** Bob McDonald** | |
Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 29 | Paul Morris | Wayne Wakefield |
Supercheap Auto Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 31 | Steven Ellery | Luke Youlden |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 34 | Garth Tander | Jamie Whincup Max Dumesny* Mark Noske** |
35 | Jason Bargwanna | |||
427 | Garth Tander | |||
Paragon Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 40 | Cameron McLean | Tony Scott |
Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 43 | Paul Weel | Geoff Full Mark Porter |
John Faulkner Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 46 | John Faulkner | Rick Bates |
Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 50 | Stephen White | |
Michael Simpson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 56 | Michael Simpson** Kevin Mundy** | |
Phoenix Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 59 | Ron Searle** Jamie Miller** | |
Halliday Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 61 | Ross Halliday | Phillip Scifleet |
161 | Greg Crick | |||
Briggs Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 65 | Max Wilson | |
66 | Tony Longhurst | Matthew White | ||
600 | Simon Wills Steve Owen Greg Ritter Dean Canto |
Dale Brede | ||
Paul Little Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 75 | Anthony Tratt Paul Stokell |
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Nilsson Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 87 | Allan Grice** Peter Doulman** Ross Halliday** | |
* = Drove in the VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 only.
** = Drove in the Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000 only.
Race Calendar
The 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds which included 11 sprint rounds of two or three races and two single race endurance rounds.
Rd. | Race Title, Circuit |
City / State | Date | Format | Winner | Car | Team | Report |
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1 | Clipsal 500, Adelaide Parklands Circuit |
Adelaide, South Australia | 14 - 17 Mar | Two races | Mark Skaife | Holden VX Commodore | Holden Racing Team | Report |
2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12 - 14 Apr | Two races | Mark Skaife | Holden VX Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
3 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 26 - 28 Apr | Three races | Mark Skaife | Holden VX Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
4 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | 17–19 May | Three races | Mark Skaife | Holden VX Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
5 | Stegbar 400, Canberra Street Circuit |
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 7–9 June | Three races | Mark Skaife | Holden VX Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
6 | VB 300, Barbagallo Raceway |
Perth, Western Australia | 28 - 30 Jun | Three races | Jason Bright | Holden VX Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
7 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 26 - 28 Jul | Two races | Mark Skaife | Holden VX Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
8 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 16 - 18 Aug | Two races | Jason Bright | Holden VX Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
9 | V.I.P. Petfoods Queensland 500, Queensland Raceway |
Ipswich, Queensland | 13 - 15 Sep | One 500 km race | David Besnard Simon Wills |
Ford AU Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | Report |
10 | Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000, Mount Panorama Circuit |
Bathurst, New South Wales | 10 - 13 Oct | One 1000 km race | Mark Skaife Jim Richards |
Holden VX Commodore | Holden Racing Team | Report |
11 | FAI V8 Supercar Challenge, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit |
Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 25 - 27 Oct | Two races | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VX Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | |
12 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe, New Zealand | 8 - 11 Nov | Three races | Greg Murphy | Holden VX Commodore | K-Mart Racing Team | |
13 | Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate, Sandown International Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria | 29 Nov - 1 Dec | Two races | Marcos Ambrose | Ford AU Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing |
Points system
Championship points were awarded according to the follow table.[2]
Round | Event | Day | Distance | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd |
1 | Clipsal 500 | Sat | 250 km | 200 | 160 | 128 | 104 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Sun | 250 km | 200 | 160 | 128 | 104 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
2 | Phillip Island | Sun | 150 km | 100 | 80 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sun | 150 km | 100 | 80 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
3 | Eastern Creek | Sat | 20 min | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sun | 150 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Sun | 150 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
4 | Hidden Valley | Sat | 20 min | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sun | 100 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Sun | 100 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
5 | Canberra 400 | Sat | 25 laps | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sun | 25 laps | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Sun | 50 laps | 240 | 192 | 154 | 125 | 106 | 96 | 86 | 77 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | ||
6 | VB300 | Sat | 100 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sun | 100 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Sun | 100 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
7 | Oran Park | Sun | 150 km | 100 | 80 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sun | 150 km | 100 | 80 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
8 | Winton | Sun | 100 km | 100 | 80 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sun | 100 km | 100 | 80 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
9 | VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 | Sun | 500 km | 400 | 320 | 256 | 208 | 176 | 160 | 144 | 128 | 120 | 112 | 104 | 96 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
10 | V8 Supercar 1000 | Sun | 1000 km | 400 | 320 | 256 | 208 | 176 | 160 | 144 | 128 | 120 | 112 | 104 | 96 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
11 | Honda Indy 300 | Sat | 100 km | 100 | 80 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sun | 100 km | 100 | 80 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
12 | Boost Mobile NZ V8 International | Sat | 100 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sun | 100 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Sun | 100 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
13 | Sandown V8 Ultimate | Sat | 150 km | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sun | 300 km | 160 | 128 | 102 | 83 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
In rounds 9 & 10 points were split equally between drivers sharing the car, each being awarded half the number of tabled points for the round.[2]
Championship Results
Drivers Championship
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Champion Team of the Series
Champion Team of the Series was won by the Holden Racing Team,[4] which was awarded the title as the team of the winning driver.[5]
Champion Manufacturer of the Series
Champion Manufacturer of the Series was won by Holden Limited,[4] which was awarded the title as the manufacturer with the most round wins.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Natsoft results for the VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 lists car 76 as a Holden Commodore VS, however an image accompanying the race report on page 24 of Australian Auto Action, September 18-24 2002 shows the car to be a Holden Commodore VT.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sporting Rules Retrieved on 21 November 2011
- ↑ racing.natsoft.com.au
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 2002 V8 SUPERCAR AWARD WINNERS at www.motorsportworld.com.au Retrieved on 21 November 2011
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gala Award Winners, 2011 V8 Supercar Operations Manual, page 149
External links
- Official V8 Supercar site
- 2002 Drivers Championship Points Standing at www.v8supercar.com.au
- 2002 Natsoft Racing Results Archive
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