#Australian v8 supercars drivers#
#Australian v8 supercars driver#
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#Australian v8 supercars series#

#Australian v8 supercars driver#

Now if a driver causes a red flag and is able to bring the car back to the pits, their fastest lap gets deleted, but they are now able to resume being a part of the session.

Previously if a driver caused a red flag in the session, their fastest time was deleted and they were ruled out for the remainder of the session. The red flag rule during qualifying was amended. Sydney Motorsport Park hosted the opening round of the championship, as Sydney SuperNight. The Newcastle 500 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Omicron outbreak in New South Wales. The Adelaide 500 returned to the calendar after being cancelled in 2021 following the result of the 2022 South Australian state election. Calendar Ĭlass=notpageimage| New Zealand rounds RoundĪlbert Park, Auckland, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Perth and Winton returned after absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

#Australian v8 supercars full#

Garry Jacobson left PremiAir Racing after the Darwin Triple Crown round and was replaced by James Golding, who last raced full time in 2019. Coulthard joined Walkinshaw Andretti United as an endurance co-driver. Ĭhris Pither returned to the championship, replacing Fabian Coulthard who was dropped from the PremiAir Racing driver line-up.

Īndre Heimgartner left Grove Racing to replace Nick Percat at Brad Jones Racing. īryce Fullwood left Walkinshaw Andretti United to replace Hazelwood at Brad Jones Racing, with Fullwood's seat filled by Nick Percat, who returned to Walkinshaw, a team he last raced for in 2014 under James Rosenberg Racing. He returned as an endurance co-driver for Tickford Racing. Zane Goddard was unable to raise sufficient sponsorship to compete full-time in 2022. Todd Hazelwood also returned to the team, having last raced for them in 2019. Le Brocq joined Matt Stone Racing in a straight driver swap. Jake Kostecki and Zane Goddard left Matt Stone Racing, with Kostecki replacing Jack Le Brocq at Tickford Racing.

#Australian v8 supercars series#

Thomas Randle moved up to the series full time with Tickford Racing, having raced as a wildcard in several events for the team in both 20. Whincup returned as a endurance co-driver alongside Feeney. 2021 Super2 Series champion Broc Feeney graduated to replace Whincup. Jamie Whincup retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2021 season and replaced Roland Dane as team principal and managing director of Triple Eight Race Engineering. Peter Xiberras, managing director of PremiAir Hire, purchased Team Sydney and renamed it PremiAir Racing. The Grove Group took full ownership of Kelly Grove Racing, re-naming the team to Grove Racing. The TRC will be used to run the #56 entry for Jake Kostecki. The field expanded from 24 to 25 cars after Supercars management sold a dormant Teams Racing Charter (TRC) to Tickford Racing.

#Australian v8 supercars drivers#

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2022 championship. Holden won its final Manufacturers' Championship at The Bend SuperSprint. Triple Eight Race Engineering successfully defended the Teams' Championship. In a display of dominance throughout the season, he broke the record for the most wins in a single season with 21 wins, eclipsing Scott McLaughlin's record of 18 wins in 2019. Shane van Gisbergen successfully defended the Drivers' Championship, claiming his third title. It was the twenty-fourth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-sixth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. The 2022 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2022 Repco Supercars Championship) was a motor racing series for Supercars. Super2 Series Shane van Gisbergen successfully defended the Drivers' Championship Triple Eight Race Engineering successfully defended the Teams' Championship