2011 Australian Sports Sedan season

The 2011 Australian Sports Sedan season was the 27th season of Australian Sports Sedan motor racing in which a national championship or national series has been contested. The season featured the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, which began on 14 May 2011 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and ended on 6 November at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after fifteen races. The series was televised on SBS program Speedweek.

After winning four rounds and ten races in the 2011 Series, Western Australian Alfa Romeo GTV driver Tony Ricciardello took his seventh Sports Sedan series victory, expanding his own record. Ricciardello won by 112 points from Queensland Chevrolet Camaro driver Shane Bradford.

Eligible vehicles

Automobiles that complied with the provisions of any one of the following groups were eligible to compete in the Series: [1]

Teams and drivers
Tony Ricciardello (Alfa Romeo GTV) won the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
Shane Bradford (Chevrolet Camaro) placed second in the series
Jeff Barnes (Pontiac Firebird) placed 19th in the series

The following drivers competed in the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

Team Car No Driver
Fuel 2 Race Opel Calibra 1 Chris Jackson
Auto Union Deutsche Audi A4 4 Darren Hossack
B&M Ricciardello Motors Alfa Romeo GTV 5 Tony Ricciardello
Barnes High Performance Pontiac Firebird 6 Jeff Barnes
Menai Blinds Chevrolet Camaro 7 Scott Butler
Centreline Suspension Mazda RX-7 9 Chris Muscat
Unitex Architectural Products Opel Calibra 9 Daniel Tamasi
Industrie Clothing Holden VZ Commodore 11 Simon Copping
Pakenham Tyrepower Holden VN Commodore 12 Chas Talbot
Stuart Inwood Ford AU Falcon 12 Stuart Inwood
Rosemount Smash Repairs Saab 9-3 Aero 14 Anthony Cox
Rocklea Motors Opel Calibra 16 Graham Smith
Johnson Motorsport Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 19 Damien Johnson
P&L Mechanical Mazda RX-7 21 Graeme Gilliland
Glenn Pro Ford Escort MkII 21 Glenn Pro
Reds Racing Services Holden VL Commodore 23 Geoff Whittaker
Jocaro Motors Ford Mustang 25 Neil Bryson
Bell Real Estate Holden Monaro 32 Michael Robinson
Sinoco LED Lighting Holden VK Commodore 35 Grant Doulman
Aston Air Conditioning Ford EB Falcon 43 Chris Donnelly
MR Automotive Rover Vitesse 44 Colin Smith
Campbelltown Frames & Trusses Jaguar XKR 45 Daniel Jameson
Coaststeer Automotive Opel Calibra 46 David McGinniss
Interstate Finance & Leasing Holden VK Commodore 46 Mark Bowen
Pipeline Plumbing Chevrolet Camaro 49 Dave Pettit
Marinelli's Mechanical & Performance Holden VS Commodore 51 Bob McLoughlin
Aston's Pharmacy Holden VC Commodore 55 Chris Aston
BJ Banks Electrical Mazda RX-7 56 Bruce Banks
FM Pumps Mazda RX-7 57 Frank Mascadri
Holton Spares Holden VZ Commodore 59 Jake Williams
Fivestar Fencing & Gates Chevrolet Corvette GTS 66 Dean Camm
Aston Air Conditioning Chevrolet Camaro 68 Shane Bradford
Dandy Engines Ford Cortina 70 Keith Linnell
Ramsdale Wreckers Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 73 Garry Roberts
Ramsdale Wreckers Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 73 Lauren Gray
Dance Expressions Fiat 131 76 Nick Smith
Austrack Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 80 Alfred Axisa
Esjay Commercial Plastering Holden VS Commodore 88 Ian Rice
Glenn White Ford Capri MkI 93 Glenn White
Swedish Prestige Saab 9-3 Aero 93 Dean Randle
Rosemount Smash Repairs Holden Gemini 95 Anthony Cox
Bohler Uddeholm Australia Nissan 300ZX 97 Anthony Macready
Wildridge Fabrications Ford EF Falcon 98 Jeff Brown

Race Calendar
The rolling start for Race 3 of Round 1 at Mallala Motor Sport Park

The 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.[2]

Rd. Circuit Location / State Date Winner
1 Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia 14–15 May Tony Ricciardello
2 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 25–26 June Tony Ricciardello
3 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 16–17 July Tony Ricciardello
4 Morgan Park Raceway Warwick, Queensland 13–14 August Tony Ricciardello
5 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 5–6 November Darren Hossack

Point system

Points were awarded 20–17–15–13–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2 based on the top fifteen race positions in each race, with each other race finisher receiving 1 point. There were two bonus points allocated for pole position. Pole Position is indicated in bold text.

Series standings
Pos Driver Car [3] Round 1 – MalRound 2 – WinRound 3 – EasRound 4 – MorRound 5 – Phi Pts
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
1 Tony Ricciardello [4] Alfa Romeo GTV 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 293
2 Shane Bradford Chevrolet Camaro 4th 5th 9th 7th 6th 4th 8th 10th 7th 2nd 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd 5th 181
3 Dean Camm Chevrolet Corvette 5th 3rd 5th 5th 5th 6th 11th 6th Ret Ret 6th 4th 4th 4th 4th 154
4 Darren Hossack Audi A4 2nd 2nd Ret 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 148
5 Scott Butler Chevrolet Camaro 2nd 2nd 1st 16th 3rd 2nd Ret Ret Ret 4th Ret Ret 100
6 Colin Smith Rover Vitesse Ret 8th 6th 9th Ret 9th 14th 13th 14th 6th 5th 6th 79
7 Bruce Banks Mazda RX-7 Ret 7th DNS 13th 12th 11th 15th 14th 10th 8th Ret Ret 8th 5th 6th 78
8 Bob McLoughlin Holden Commodore VS 3rd 4th 9th 11th 9th 8th 3rd Ret DNS 74
9 Chris Donnelly Ford Falcon EB 7th 2nd 3rd 7th 8th 7th 71
10 Damien Johnson Holden Torana 7th 9th 7th 14th 13th 12th 16th 16th 12th Ret DNS DNS 10th 9th 8th 70
11 Anthony Macready Nissan 300ZX 6th Ret 5th 4th 16th 7th 10th Ret Ret 53
12 Michael Robinson Holden Monaro 8th 7th 5th 6th 7th Ret 52
13 Chris Muscat Mazda RX-7 3rd 4th 3rd 43
14 Daniel Tamasi Holden Calibra 7th 3rd 3rd 40
15 Geoff Whittaker Holden Commodore 4th 4th 5th 38
16 Mark Bowen Holden Commodore 5th 4th 5th 37
17 Dameon Jameson Jaguar XKR 3rd 11th 4th 34
18 Dean Randle Saab 3rd Ret 3rd 30
19 Jeff Barnes Pontiac DNS 6th 2nd 28
Frank Mascadri Mazda RX-7 9th 7th 7th 28
21 Simon Copping Holden Commodore 9th 9th 6th 27
22 Tony Cox Holden Gemini &
Saab		 11th DNS DNS 9th 6th Ret 25
23 Ian Rice Holden Commodore 6th 8th 13th 24
24 David McGinniss Holden Calibra 6th 7th Ret 21
Lauren Gray Holden Torana 11th 10th 9th 21
26 Fred Axisa Holden Commodore Ret 8th 8th 18
Grant Doulman Holden Commodore 12th 12th 9th 18
28 Graeme Gilliland Mazda RX-7 10th 11th 14th 16
Chris Aston Holden Commodore 10th 8th DNS 16
30 Neil Bryson Ford Mustang Ret 10th 10th 14
31 Chris Jackson Holden Calibra Ret 5th Ret 12
Graham Smith Opel Calibra 5th Ret DNS 12
33 Geoff Brown Ford Falcon DNS 15th 11th 8
34 Garry Roberts Holden Torana 12th 15th Ret 7
35 Jake Williams Holden Commodore 17th 17th 13th 6
Dave Pettit Chevrolet Camaro 17th 14th 15th 6
37 Nick Smith Fiat 131 13th Ret DNS 4
38 Chas Talbot Holden Commodore 15th 18th DNS 3
Keith Linnell Ford Cortina 18th 17th 16th 3
40 Glen Pro Ford Escort RS2000 18th Ret DNS 1
Stuart Inwood Ford Falcon AU Ret DNS DNS 0
Glenn White Ford Capri DNS DNS DNS 0
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References
  1. Bulletin B11/037, 2011 Sports Sedan Series – Sporting Regulations – Version 1, as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd
  2. "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  3. Natsoft Race Results Retrieved 4 July 2020
  4. Kerrick Sports Sedan Series - 2011 Pointscore, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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