2013 Suzuki Swift Sport Cup season

The 2013 Suzuki Swift Sport Cup season was the sixth Suzuki Swift Sport Cup season. The season began at Hampton Downs on 16–17 February and finished at Pukekohe on 7–8 December 2013 after seven rounds.

In 2013, the series shifted from the supporting act for the New Zealand V8s to become the supporting class for the V8SuperTourer Championship

Championship calendar

Rd.	Event	Circuit	Location	Date	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
1	Hampton Downs	Hampton Downs Motorsport Park	North Waikato, New Zealand	16–17 Feb	Shaun Lawrence	Andrew Vincent	Shaun Lawrence
2	Ruapuna	Powerbuilt Tools Raceway	Christchurch, New Zealand	9–10 Mar	Andrew Vincent	Cody McMaster	Andrew Vincent
3	Pukekohe Park Raceway	Pukekohe Park Raceway	Auckland, New Zealand	25–26 May	Andrew Vincent	Glen Collinson	Shaun Lawrence
4	Fathers Day 400	Ricoh Taupo Motorsport Park	Taupō, New Zealand	1 Sept	Josh Drysdale	Sam Barry	Shaun Lawrence
5	Ice Breaker	Hampton Downs Motorsport Park	North Waikato, New Zealand	19–20 Oct	Shaun Lawrence	Glen Collinson	Josh Drysdale
6	Pukekohe 500	Pukekohe Park Raceway	Auckland, New Zealand	6–8 Dec	Shaun Lawrence	Shaun Lawrence	Shaun Lawrence

Teams and drivers

Last years champion AJ Lauder will not be returning to the championship after graduating to the New Zealand V8s season.

The following teams and drivers will compete during the 2013 Suzuki Swift Sport Cup season.^[1]

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Chris Cox Motorsport	2	Chris Cox	1
Castrol EDGE Scholarship	6	Josh Drysdale^[2]	1–4
Winger Racing Team	11	Grant Ryan	1–4
GP Team Racing	12	Andrew Vincent	1–4
Shaun Lawrence Racing	14	Shaun Lawrence	1–4
Betta Motorsport	17	Glen Collinson	1–4
Betta Motorsport	71	Sam Barry	1–4
Thomas Joyes Racing	35	Ben Macdonald	3–4
Thomas Joyes Racing	96	Thomas Joyes	1–3
Campbell Christie Racing	55	Campbell Christie	1–3
Robertson Motorsport	63	Blair Robertson	1–4

Championship standings

Pos	Driver	HAM			RUA			PUK			TAU			HAM			Pts
1	Shaun Lawrence	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	7th	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	7th	7th	1st	1st	4th	3rd	504
2	Andrew Vincent	7th	1st	2nd	1st	5th	1st	1st	4th	4th	5th	4th	4th	4th	7th	6th	458.5
3=	Sam Barry	3rd	5th	6th	4th	8th	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	6th	3rd	7th	442
3=	Josh Drysdale	5th	7th	6th	6th	Ret	4th	5th	5th	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	442
5	Glen Collinson	6th	4th	8th	7th	3rd	8th	4th	1st	7th	6th	3rd	8th	5th	1st	2nd	424
6	Grant Ryan	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	5th	Ret	Ret	DNS	8th	5th	5th	8th	5th	4th	324.5
7	Blair Robertson	8th	6th	7th	9th	4th	6th	7th	6th	6th	4th	8th	7th	7th	Ret	5th	300
9	Ben Macdonald							6th	7th	5th	3rd	6th	6th	3rd	6th	8th	234
8	Thomas Joyes	9th	8th	9th	8th	6th	9th	8th	8th	8th				9th	Ret	9th	213
10	Campbell Christie	10th	9th	10th	10th	Ret	10th	9th	Ret	9th							115
11	Cody McMaster				5th	1st	7th										81
12	Chris Cox	4th	Ret	5th													50

References

^ "Suzuki Swift Sport Cup :: Driver Profiles". Swiftcup.co.nz. 30 July 1996. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
^ "Manawatu teen Drysdale wins Castrol Suzuki race car scholarship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

External links

Official website

[1] "Suzuki Swift Sport Cup :: Driver Profiles". Swiftcup.co.nz. 30 July 1996. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

[2] "Manawatu teen Drysdale wins Castrol Suzuki race car scholarship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

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