The 2022 National Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3D Sports Sedans, Trans Am type automobiles and other invited automobiles.[1] It was sanctioned by Motorsport Australia as an Authorised Series with Sports Sedans Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] It was the 37th National Sports Sedan Series.
Race calendar
editThe series was contested over five rounds,[1] each comprising three races.[3]
| Round [1] | Circuit [1] | Date [1] |
| 1 | Phillip Island | 18-20 March |
| 2 | Winton Raceway | 20-22 May |
| 3 | The Bend Motorsport Park | 29-31 July |
| 4 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 2-4 September |
| 5 | Sandown | 4-6 November |
Points system
editPoints were awarded to drivers for each race in each round on their outright finishing position except for a driver of any invited automobile.[1]
| Position [1] | Race 1 [1] | Race 2 [1] | Race 3 [1] |
| 1st | 30 | 45 | 60 |
| 2nd | 28 | 42 | 56 |
| 3rd | 26 | 39 | 52 |
| 4th | 24 | 36 | 48 |
| 5th | 22 | 33 | 44 |
| 6th | 20 | 30 | 40 |
| 7th | 18 | 27 | 36 |
| 8th | 16 | 24 | 32 |
| 9th | 14 | 21 | 28 |
| 10th | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| 11th | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| 12th | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| 13th | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| 14th | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 15th and below | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Series standings
edit| Pos. | Driver [4] | No.[4] | Car [4] | Competitor/Team [3] | Phi.[4] | Win.[4] | Syd.[4] | Phi.[4] | San.[4] | Total [4] |
| 1 | Jordan Casuso | 4 | Audi A4 | John Gourlay | 133 | 133 | 135 | 131 | 135 | 667 |
| 2 | Steven Tamasi | 9 | Holden Calibra | Precision International | 128 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 0 | 505 |
| 3 | Shane Woodman | 16 | BMW M3 GTR | Landells Signs | 115 | 77 | 112 | 71 | 99 | 474 |
| 4 | Michael Robinson | 32 | Holden Monaro | Poletek/Bell Real Estate | 66 | 98 | 92 | 51 | 96 | 403 |
| 5 | Shane Bradford | 68 | Chevrolet Camaro | Aston Air Conditioning | 89 | 54 | 51 | 0 | 112 | 306 |
| 6 | Ashley Jarvis | 44 | Holden Monaro | M R Automotive | 0 | 0 | 74 | 98 | 124 | 296 |
| 7 | Daniel Crompton | 12 | Ford Mustang | Performance Tower Hire | 96 | 90 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 252 |
| 8 | Geoffrey Taunton | 95 | MARC II V8 | Tauntons Excavations/EEA Group | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 218 |
| 9 | Scott Cameron | 111 | Holden Commodore VS | Link Propert Service/DCR | 43 | 3 | 73 | 62 | 0 | 181 |
| 10 | Anthony Cox | 14 | Saab 9-3 | RSR Mechanical | 36 | 49 | 57 | 37 | 0 | 179 |
| 11 | Ryan Humfrey | 30 | Ford Falcon XE | Carlden Wines | 0 | 93 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 12 | Andre Heimgartner | 58 | Aston Martin | Duggan Family Hotels | 26 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 146 |
| 13 | Liam Hooper | 441 | Nissan Skyline GTST | Racetech Performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 103 | 145 |
| 14 | Andrew Brown | 60 | Chevrolet Camaro | Andrew Brown | 80 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| 15 | Mason Kelly | 90 | MARC Mazda 3 | Mason Kelly | 0 | 64 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 123 |
| 16 | Alex Williams | 37 | Mazda RX-7 | Rebound Injury Movement | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| 17 | Allen Nash | 11 | Holden Commodore VE | Nash Painting | 62 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 18 | Travis Condon | 177 | Toyota Corolla | Victorian Door Automation | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 87 | 96 |
| 19 | Lloyd Godfrey | 29 | Honda Integra | Futura Trailers | 31 | 15 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 92 |
| 20 | Tony Groves | 80 | Mazda 3 | Mornington Mazda/ Valvoline | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 21 | Rick Newman | 65 | Ford Falcon | Nuline Homes | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 22 | Keven Stoopman | 2 | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO | Tyrepower | 48 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 23 | Dean Lillie | 3 | Ford Falcon BA | HF Motorsport | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 24 | R Maclurkin Jnr. | 54 | Nissan 180SX | Machinecult Motorsports | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 49 |
| 25 | Damian Johnson | 19 | Holden Torana | "For Andrea" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 26 | Mark Tracey | 15 | BMW E36 | Tracey Motorsport | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 27 | Nick Smith | 69 | Mazda RX-7 | Ramsay Surveyors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 28 | Ranald Maclurkin Snr. | 56 | Aston Martin Vantage | Machinecult Motorsports | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| 29 | Scott Stephenson | 41 | Mazda RX-8 | Scotty's Motorsport Services | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 30 | Graeme Gilliland | 21 | Mazda RX-7 | P&L Mechanical / Elite Sheds | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| = | Josh Pickert | 45 | Holden Monaro | Natrad/Aquest Electrical/ D&S | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 32 | Francois Habib | 23 | Holden Commodore VZ | HF Motorsport | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 33 | Damien Gambold | 7 | Ford Falcon | Gambold Mechanical | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| = | Ryan Smith | 34 | Nissan Skyline | Wing It Garage/Phoenix Lining | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 35 | Matthew Wildy | 7 | Ford Mustang | Performance Tower Hire | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 2022 National Sports Sedan Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Jordan Caruso wins 2022 Title, www.sportssedansnational.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b Natsoft Race Results > Circuit Racing > Year = 2022 Retrieved 9 June 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 2022 Precision National Sports Sedan Series Pointscore, www.sportssedansnational.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org