2021 Super2 Series

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The 2021 Super2 & Super3 Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, which is being staged as a support series to the 2021 Supercars Championship. It was the twenty-second running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing. 2021 saw Super3 entries competing alongside Super2 Series cars as a class for the first time within the series which also marked at the same time as the fourteenth running of the Super3 Series itself (Formerly the Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series before officially becoming a third-tier Supercars Series in 2019 as the Kumho Tyre Super3 Series).

Broc Feeney won the Super2 Series championship.[1]

Matt McLean won the Rookie of Year and the Mike Kable Young Gun Award.

Nash Morris won the Super3 Series championship with a race to spare.[2]

Entries[edit]

Classes[edit]

Name Regulation Example Vehicles
Super2 2013 to 2017 V8 Supercars Holden VF Commodore
Nissan Altima L33
Ford Falcon FG X
Mercedes-Benz E63 W212
Super3 post 1993 V8 Supercars Ford BA Falcon
Holden Commodore VE
Ford FG Falcon

Entries List[edit]

The following teams and drivers were competing in the 2021 series.

Manufacturer Model Team No. Driver name Rounds Ref.
Ford FG X Falcon Matt Chahda Motorsport 18 Australia Matt Chahda All [3]
Tickford Racing 78 Australia Zak Best All [4]
Holden Commodore VF Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 Australia Angelo Mouzouris All [5]
888 Australia Broc Feeney All [5]
Brema Group Racing 11 Australia Zane Morse All [6]
Eggleston Motorsport 22 Australia Bradley Neill 1 [7]
38 Australia Jack Sipp 1–3 [8]
Australia Tony D'Alberto 4 [9]
Australia Josh Fife 5 [10]
54 Australia Matt McLean All [11]
88 Australia Tim Blanchard 2, 4–5 [12]
Australia Jack Perkins 3 [13]
Matt Stone Racing 30 Australia Aaron Seton All [14]
Image Racing 49 Australia Jordan Boys All [15]
999 Australia Jaylyn Robotham All [16]
Mac Motorsport 69 Australia Jon McCorkindale 2–5 [17]
Nissan Altima L33 Grove Racing 10 New Zealand Matthew Payne 4–5 [9]
MW Motorsport 27 Australia Tyler Everingham All [18]
28 Australia Josh Fife 1–4 [19]
31 Australia Jayden Ojeda All [18]
777 Australia Declan Fraser All [20]

Super3[edit]

The category was open to post 1993 V8 Supercars allowing Ford Falcon EF to FG and Holden Commodore VP to VE2.

Manufacturer Model Team No. Driver name Rounds Ref.
Ford BA Falcon Ray Hislop 23 Australia Ray Hislop 1 [21]
BF Falcon Tony Auddino 4 Australia Tony Auddino 1 [21]
Jason Foley 17 Australia Jason Foley 1, 4–5 [21]
FG Falcon Anderson Motorsport 5 Australia Michael Anderson All [21]
North West Recycling 24 Australia David Murphy 2, 4 [22]
Matt Stone Racing 35 Australia Jason Gommersall 1–4 [23]
39 Australia Chris Smerdon 2–4 [22]
Image Racing 61 Australia Reef McCarthy All [24]
Nemo Racing[a] 67 Australia Nash Morris All [21]
Mac Motorsport 69 Australia Jon McCorkindale 1 [21]
Holden Commodore VE Eggleston Motorsport 2 Australia Steven Page 1–2, 4–5 [21]
Pollicina Motorsports 7 Australia Jim Pollicina 1, 4–5 [21]
Brad Jones Racing 8 Australia Elly Morrow 4–5 [9]
Strong Motorsport 75 Australia Brendan Strong 1–3 [21]
Blake Fardell Racing 77 Australia Blake Fardell 1–4 [21]
Gary Collins 96 Australia Gary Collins 2–4 [21]

Team changes[edit]

Driver changes[edit]

Mid Season Changes[edit]

Calendar[edit]

The calendar for the 2021 championship consisted of five rounds:

Round Event Circuit Location Dates
1 Mount Panorama 500 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 27–28 February
2 Townsville 500 Queensland Reid Park Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 10–11 July
3 Townsville SuperSprint 17–18 July
4 Sydney SuperNight New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 20–21 November
5 Bathurst 1000 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 3–4 December
Source:[25]

Results and standings[edit]

Season summary[edit]

Super2 Series[edit]

Round Race Event Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Mount Panorama 500 Australia Angelo Mouzouris Australia Broc Feeney Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering
2 Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport
2 3 Townsville 500 Australia Broc Feeney Australia Broc Feeney Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering
4 Australia Broc Feeney Australia Broc Feeney Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering
3 5 Townsville SuperSprint Australia Broc Feeney Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering
6 Australia Zak Best Australia Zak Best Australia Zak Best Tickford Racing
4 7 Sydney SuperNight Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport
8 Australia Broc Feeney race abandoned[b]
5 9 Bathurst 1000 Australia Broc Feeney Australia Broc Feeney Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering
10 Australia Jordan Boys Australia Broc Feeney Australia Jordan Boys Image Racing

Super3 Series[edit]

Round Race Event Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Mount Panorama 500 Australia Jon McCorkindale Australia Jon McCorkindale Australia Jon McCorkindale Mac Motorsport
2 Australia Jon McCorkindale Australia Jon McCorkindale Australia Michael Anderson Anderson Motorsport
2 3 Townsville 500 Australia Michael Anderson Australia Michael Anderson Australia Michael Anderson Anderson Motorsport
4 Australia Nash Morris Australia Nash Morris Australia Nash Morris Nemo Racing
3 5 Townsville SuperSprint Australia Nash Morris Australia Nash Morris Australia Nash Morris Nemo Racing
6 Australia Nash Morris Australia Nash Morris Australia Blake Fardell Blake Fardell Racing
4 7 Sydney SuperNight Australia Nash Morris Australia Blake Fardell Australia Nash Morris Nemo Racing
8 Australia Nash Morris race abandoned[b]
5 9 Bathurst 1000 Australia Blake Fardell Australia Nash Morris Australia Nash Morris Nemo Racing
10 Australia Gary Collins Australia Blake Fardell Australia Reef McCarthy Image Racing

Series standings[edit]

Points system[edit]

Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for the result to be valid and championship points awarded. The following points scales apply to both the Super2 and Super3 Series.

Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th
150 138 129 120 111 102 96 90 84 78 72 69 66 63 60 57 54

Super2 Series[edit]

Pos. Driver No. BAT
New South Wales
TOW1
Queensland
TOW2
Queensland
SMP
New South Wales
BAT
New South Wales
Pen. Points
1 Australia Broc Feeney 888 1 8 1 1 1 2 2 C 1 2 0 1254
2 Australia Zak Best 78 4 2 4 4 3 1 15 C 4 4 0 1077
3 Australia Jayden Ojeda 31 5 7 2 3 2 3 8 C 2 Ret 0 969
4 Australia Matt Chahda 18 7 3 5 11 5 9 9 C 9 7 0 867
5 Australia Matt McLean 54 6 5 8 8 6 6 10 C 11 6 0 849
6 Australia Tyler Everingham 27 DNS 1 6 6 4 11 1 C 5 Ret 0 807
7 Australia Jordan Boys 49 3 DSQ 7 5 12 Ret 4 C 3 1 0 804
8 Australia Declan Fraser 777 9 6 10 7 10 10 3 C DNS DNS 0 645
9 Australia Aaron Seton 30 14 10 9 Ret 16 7 5 C 6 3 25 432
10 Australia Josh Fife 28/38 8 Ret Ret 12 7 8 14 C 7 10 0 582
11 Australia Angelo Mouzouris 10/6 2 9 13 Ret 14 4 6 C DNS DNS 0 573
12 Australia Jaylyn Robotham 999 10 4 9 12 12 C 10 12 0 567
13 Australia Zane Morse 11 11 Ret 11 Ret 8 13 11 C 14 9 0 519
14 Australia Tim Blanchard 88 3 2 17 C 8 8 0 501
15 Australia Jon McCorkindale 69 12 9 13 14 13 C 12 11 0 489
16 Australia Jack Sipp 38 12 11 14 10 15 15 0 402
17 New Zealand Matthew Payne 10 16 C 13 5 0 234
18 Australia Jack Perkins 88 11 5 0 183
19 Australia Bradley Neill 22 13 12 0 135
20 Australia Tony D'Alberto 38 7 C 0 96
Pos. Driver No. BAT
New South Wales
TOW1
Queensland
TOW2
Queensland
SMP
New South Wales
BAT
New South Wales
Pen. Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Super3 Series[edit]

Pos. Driver No. BAT
New South Wales
TOW1
Queensland
TOW2
Queensland
SMP
New South Wales
BAT
New South Wales
Pen. Points
1 Australia Nash Morris 67 3 9 2 1 1 2 1 C 1 3 0 1218
2 Australia Michael Anderson 5 6 1 1 2 2 Ret 3 C 4 4 0 1047
3 Australia Reef McCarthy 61 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 C Ret 1 0 1035
4 Australia Blake Fardell 77 2 DNS Ret 5 4 1 4 C 2 2 0 915
5 Australia Jim Pollicina 7 9 5 5 C 3 5 0 546
6 Australia Jason Gomersall 35 7 6 Ret 6 6 4 0 531
7 Australia Brendan Strong 75 4 3 4 4 Ret DNS 0 489
8 Australia David Murphy 24 7 7 6 C 10 6 0 474
9 Australia Steven Page 2 Ret Ret 6 8 10 C 5 Ret 0 381
10 Australia Chris Smerdon 39 5 Ret 5 5 0 324
11 Australia Jason Foley 17 11 Ret 11 C 9 7 0 324
12 Australia Jon McCorkindale 69 1 2 0 288
13 Australia Elly Morrow 8 7 C 6 9 0 282
14 Australia Gary Collins 96 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 C 8 DNS 0 258
15 Australia James Masterton 219 8 C 7 Ret 0 186
16 Australia Ray Hislop 23 8 7 0 186
17 Australia Tony Auddino 4 10 8 Ret C 0 168
18 Australia Paul Boschert 25 Ret C 11 8 0 162
Pos. Driver No. BAT
New South Wales
TOW1
Queensland
TOW2
Queensland
SMP
New South Wales
BAT
New South Wales
Pen. Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Registered for Rounds two to four as 'Flash Bush Motorsport'
  2. ^ a b Race 8 was suspended due to torrential rain and could not be re-started. As less than 50% of the race distance had been completed when the race was abandoned, no points were awarded.

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