The 2015 V8 Supercar season was the nineteenth year in which V8 Supercars contested the senior Australian touring car series. It was the 56th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship, and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
The season began on 26 February at the Adelaide Street Circuit and finished on 6 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. 2015 featured the nineteenth V8 Supercar Championship, consisting of 36 races at 14 events covering all six states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as an event in New Zealand. There was also a stand-alone event supporting the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. The season also featured the sixteenth second-tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, contested over seven rounds. For the eighth time a third-tier series was run, the Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series.
The series championships were won by Mark Winterbottom (V8 Supercar Championship), Cameron Waters (Dunlop Series) and Liam McAdam (Kumho KVTC) respectively.
Race calendar
Dates sourced from:[1][2][3]
Event title | Circuit | City / state | Race/round | Date | Winner | Report |
Clipsal 500 Adelaide | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | IVC 1 IVC 2 IVC 3 | 26 February–1 March | Jamie Whincup Fabian Coulthard James Courtney | report |
DVS 1 | Paul Dumbrell | |
MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge | Albert Park Street Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | IVC NC | 12–15 March | Mark Winterbottom | report |
Tyrepower Tasmania Super Sprint | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | IVC 4 IVC 5 IVC 6 | 27–29 March | Craig Lowndes Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup | report |
Sandown | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | KVTC 1 | Jack Perkins | |
Ubet Perth Super Sprint | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | IVC 7 IVC 8 IVC 9 | 1–3 May | Mark Winterbottom Mark Winterbottom Will Davison | report |
DVS 2 | Cameron Waters | |
NP300 Navara Winton Super Sprint | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | IVC 10 IVC 11 IVC 12 | 15–17 May | Chaz Mostert Mark Winterbottom Mark Winterbottom | report |
DVS 3 | Cameron Waters | |
Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | KVTC 2 | 12–14 June | Alex Rullo | |
Skycity Triple Crown | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | IVC 13 IVC 14 IVC 15 | 19–21 June | Chaz Mostert Craig Lowndes David Reynolds | report |
Castrol Edge Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | IVC 16 IVC 17 | 10–12 July | Mark Winterbottom Mark Winterbottom | report |
DVS 4 | Cameron Waters | |
Coates Hire Ipswich Super Sprint | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | IVC 18 IVC 19 IVC 20 | 31 July–2 August | Mark Winterbottom Mark Winterbottom Chaz Mostert | report |
DVS 5 | Cameron Waters | |
Queensland Raceway | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | KVTC 3 | 7–9 August | Alex Rullo | |
Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint | Sydney Motorsport Park | Sydney, New South Wales | IVC 21 IVC 22 IVC 23 | 21–23 August | Chaz Mostert Jamie Whincup Chaz Mostert | report |
Wilson Security Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | IVC 24 | 11–13 September | Mark Winterbottom Steve Owen | report |
Phillip Island | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | KVTC 4 | 18–20 September | Liam McAdam | |
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | IVC 25 | 8–11 October | Craig Lowndes Steven Richards | report |
DVS 6 | Paul Dumbrell | |
Castrol Gold Coast 600 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | IVC 26
IVC 27 | 23–25 October | Shane van Gisbergen Jonathon Webb James Courtney Jack Perkins | report |
ITM 500 Auckland | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe, New Zealand | IVC 28 IVC 29 IVC 30 | 6–8 November | Jamie Whincup David Reynolds Jamie Whincup | report |
Sydney Motorsport Park | Sydney Motorsport Park | Sydney, New South Wales | KVTC 5 | 13–15 November | Liam McAdam | |
WD-40 Phillip Island Super Sprint | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | IVC 31 IVC 32 IVC 33 | 20–22 November | Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes | report |
Coates Hire Sydney 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | IVC 34 IVC 35 IVC 36 | 4–6 December | Jamie Whincup Jamie Whincup Shane van Gisbergen | report |
DVS 7 | Paul Dumbrell | |
- IVC – International V8 Supercar Championship
- DVS – Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
- KVTC – Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
- NC – Non-championship
International V8 Supercars Championship
So Dick Johnson Racing Became DJR Team Penske
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge
References
- ^ "V8 Supercars announces 2015 calendar". V8Supercars.com.au. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "Date change for Perth 2015 event". V8Supercars.com.au. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "Kumho V8 Touring Car Series Confirms 2015 Racing Calendar". V8TouringCars.com.au. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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