2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series
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.
Manufacturer | Vehicle | Team | No. | Drivers | Events | Co-Drivers | Events | |
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Ford | Falcon AU | 00 Motorsport | 00 | Craig Lowndes | All | Neil Crompton | 9–10 | |
7 | Rodney Forbes | All | Neal Bates | 9–10 | ||||
27 | Neil Crompton | 1–8, 11–13 | — | |||||
Stone Brothers Racing | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | All | Paul Weel | 9–10 | |||
9 | David Besnard | All | Simon Wills | 9 | ||||
Wayne Gardner | 10 | |||||||
Glenn Seton Racing | 5 | Glenn Seton | All | Owen Kelly | 9 | |||
David Besnard | 10 | |||||||
Larkham Motorsport | 10 | Mark Larkham | All | Will Power | 9–10 | |||
Dick Johnson Racing | 17 | Steven Johnson | All | Paul Radisich | 9–10 | |||
18 | Paul Radisich | 1–8, 11–13 | — | |||||
Alan Jones | 9–10 | Greg Ritter | 9–10 | |||||
Brad Jones Racing | 21 | Brad Jones | All | John Bowe | 9–10 | |||
888 | John Bowe | 1–8, 11–13 | — | |||||
John Cleland | 9–10 | Tim Leahey | 9–10 | |||||
Steven Ellery Racing | 31 | Steven Ellery | All | Luke Youlden | 9–10 | |||
Paragon Motorsport | 40 | Cameron McLean | All | Tony Scott | 9–10 | |||
Paul Weel Racing | 43 | Paul Weel | 1–8, 11–13 | — | ||||
Mark Porter | 9–10 | Geoff Full | 9–10 | |||||
Briggs Motorsport | 65 | Max Wilson | All | Dean Canto | 9–10 | |||
66 | Tony Longhurst | All | Matthew White | 9–10 | ||||
600 | Simon Wills | 1–7 | — | |||||
Steve Owen | 8–10 | Dale Brede | 9–10 | |||||
Greg Ritter | 11 | — | ||||||
Dean Canto | 12–13 | |||||||
Paul Little Racing | 75 | Anthony Tratt | 1–12 | Paul Stokell | 9–10 | |||
Paul Stokell | 13 | — | ||||||
Holden | Commodore VT | Team Kiwi Racing | 021 | Jason Richards | All | John McIntyre | 9 | |
Simon Wills | 10 | |||||||
Commodore VX | Holden Racing Team | 1 | Mark Skaife | All | Jason Bright | 9 | ||
Jim Richards | 10 | |||||||
2 | Jason Bright | 1-8, 10-13 | Tomas Mezera | 9–10 | ||||
Jim Richards | 9 | |||||||
Holden Young Lions (HRT) | 02 | Rick Kelly | All | Nathan Pretty | 9–10 | |||
Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia (HRT) | 15 | Todd Kelly | 1–8, 11–13 | — | ||||
Yvan Muller | 9–10 | Andy Priaulx | 9–10 | |||||
51 | Greg Murphy | All | Todd Kelly | 9–10 | ||||
Lansvale Smash Repairs | 3 | Cameron McConville | All | Warren Luff | 9–10 | |||
Perkins Engineering | 8 | Russell Ingall | 1–8, 11–13 | — | ||||
11 | Larry Perkins | 1–5, 7–13 | Paul Dumbrell | 9–10 | ||||
16 | Steven Richards | All | Russell Ingall | 9–10 | ||||
Imrie Motorsport | 14 | Tomas Mezera | 1–2 | — | ||||
Steve Owen | 3 | |||||||
Stephen White | 4 | |||||||
Wayne Wakefield | 5, 7–8 | |||||||
Daryl Beattie | 9–10 | Christian D'Agostin | 9 | |||||
Tyler Mecklem | 10 | |||||||
Simon Wills | 13 | — | ||||||
McDougall Motorsport | 22 | Dugal McDougall | 1–3, 7–10 | Alan Gurr | 9–10 | |||
Romano Racing | 24 | Paul Romano | 1–4, 7–8 | — | ||||
Paul Morris Motorsport | 29 | Paul Morris | 1–10, 13 | Wayne Wakefield | 9–10 | |||
Garry Rogers Motorsport | 34 | Garth Tander | All | Jason Bargwanna | 9–10 | |||
35 | Jason Bargwanna | 1–8, 11–13 | — | |||||
Jamie Whincup | 9–10 | Max Dumesny | 9 | |||||
Mark Noske | 10 | |||||||
John Faulkner Racing | 46 | John Faulkner | All | Rick Bates | 9–10 | |||
Rod Nash Racing | 54 | Craig Baird | All | Mark Noske | 9 | |||
Peter Brock | 10 | |||||||
Wildcard Entries | ||||||||
Ford | Falcon AU | Brad Jones Racing | 20 | Andrew Jones | 10 | Matthew Coleman | 10 | |
Stone Brothers Racing | 36 | Wayne Gardner | 1, 3–4 | — | ||||
Michael Simpson Racing | 56 | Michael Simpson | 10 | Kevin Mundy | 10 | |||
Halliday Motorsport | 61 | Ross Halliday | 1 | — | ||||
161 | Greg Crick | 1, 9–10 | Phillip Scifleet | 9–10 | ||||
Dick Johnson Racing | 71 | Greg Ritter | 2–3 | — | ||||
Nilsson Motorsport | 87 | Allan Grice | 10 | Ross Halliday Peter Doulman1 | 10 | |||
Holden | Commodore VT[1] | Matthew White Racing | 24 | Matthew White | 13 | — | ||
76 | 2 | — | ||||||
Andrew Miedecke | 9 | Tony Quinn | 9 | |||||
Phoenix Motorsport | 59 | Ron Searle | 10 | Jamie Miller | 10 | |||
Commodore VX | Imrie Motorsport | 13 | David Krause | 10 | Christian D'Agostin | 10 | ||
Lansvale Smash Repairs | 23 | Trevor Ashby | 1 | — | ||||
Doulman Automotive | 24 | Peter Doulman | 10 | Bob McDonald | 10 | |||
Clive Wiseman Racing | 50 | Stephen White | 1 | — |
^1 – Ross Halliday was the entered co-driver, but was replaced prior to race start with Peter Doulman.
Team changes
- Holden Young Lions returned to the series after a year absence. They signed Rick Kelly as the Main Driver and Nathan Pretty for the Enduro Rounds.
- Glenn Seton Racing scaled down to a one car team.
- 00 Motorsport scaled up to a Three Car Team with Neil Crompton joining the team on a full-time basis.
- Perkins Engineering scaled up to a Three Car Team with Steven Richards joining the team after a year with Glenn Seton Racing.
- Brad Jones Racing scaled up to a Two Car Team with John Bowe joining the team after two years with Briggs Motor Sport.
- Briggs Motor Sport expanded to a three car team.
Driver changes
- Rick Kelly graduated to the Supercars Championship with Holden Young Lions
- Steven Richards left Glenn Seton Racing to join Perkins Engineering
- John Bowe left Briggs Motor Sport to join Brad Jones Racing
- Tony Longhurst left Rod Nash Racing to join Briggs Motor Sport
- Craig Baird returned to the Supercars Championship replacing Tony Longhurst at Rod Nash Racing.
- Neil Crompton joined 00 Motorsport on a full time basis.
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.
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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 |
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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 | Bob Jane T-Marts 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
Notes
References
- ^ a b c 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, 18–24 September 2002 shows the car to be a Holden Commodore VT.
- ^ a b Sporting Rules Retrieved on 21 November 2011
- ^ racing.natsoft.com.au
- ^ a b 2002 V8 SUPERCAR AWARD WINNERS at www.motorsportworld.com.au Retrieved on 21 November 2011
- ^ a b 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, as archived at web.archive.org
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