The 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series was an Australian touring car series held for V8 Supercars. It was the third series held for second tier V8 Supercar teams. The series began on 31 March 2002 at Wakefield Park and finished on 4 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park having been contested over five rounds held across three different states.
The series was dominated by Paul Dumbrell who won twelve races during the course of the 15 race series. Dumbrell finished 484 points clear of the only other driver to win more than one race, Dale Brede.
Teams and drivers
[edit]The following teams and drivers competed in the 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series.
Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 13 | ![]() |
2–5 |
Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | ![]() |
4 |
Terry Wyhoon Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | 25 | ![]() |
All |
M3 Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 26 | ![]() |
All |
Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 30 | ![]() |
1 |
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2, 5 | |||
South Pacific Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 38 | ![]() |
1–3 |
Craig Bastian | Ford Falcon (EL) | 47 | ![]() |
1–3 |
Michael Simpson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56 | ![]() |
All |
Ford Falcon (EL) | 93 | ![]() |
All | |
94 | ![]() |
All | ||
Motorsport Engineering Services | Holden Commodore (VT) | 58 | ![]() |
1–2 |
Halliday Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 61 | ![]() |
All |
161 | ![]() |
All | ||
Independent Race Cars Australia | Holden Commodore (VX) | 64 | ![]() |
All |
Shane Beikoff Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 68 | ![]() |
1, 3, 5 |
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2, 4 | |||
CarTrek Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) Holden Commodore (VX) |
69 | ![]() |
1–2, 4–5 |
Holden Commodore (VS) | 79 | ![]() |
4 | |
Graphic Skills Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 70 | ![]() |
5 |
Robert Smith Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 72 | ![]() |
All |
TanderSport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 74 | ![]() |
1, 3–5 |
Matthew White Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 76 | ![]() |
All |
Holden Commodore (VS) | 90 | ![]() |
All | |
V8 Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 77 | ![]() |
1, 3–4 |
MSport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | ![]() |
All |
The Race Centre | Ford Falcon (AU) | 87 | ![]() |
1–2 |
Harris Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 88 | ![]() |
All |
89 | ![]() |
All | ||
Phoenix Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 95 | ![]() |
All |
Sydney Star Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 98 | ![]() |
All |
AJG Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 99 | ![]() |
1–3 |
MoPro | Ford Falcon (EL) | 110 | ![]() |
All |
Clyde Lawrence Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 140 | ![]() |
1–2, 4–5 |
A.N.T. Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 300 | ![]() |
2, 4 |
Race calendar
[edit]Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver |
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1 | 30–31 March | ![]() |
Goulburn, New South Wales | ![]() |
2 | 4–5 May | ![]() |
Phillip Island, Victoria | ![]() |
3 | 15–16 June | ![]() |
Sydney, New South Wales | ![]() |
4 | 6–7 July | ![]() |
Benalla, Victoria | ![]() |
5 | 3–4 August | ![]() |
Mallala, South Australia | ![]() |
Points system
[edit]The season consisted of five rounds across three different states. Each round consisted of three races. Points were awarded for the first 32 positions at each race[1] but at no race during the series did more than 22 cars finish. The third race of a race weekend carried approximately 50% more points than each of the first two races.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd |
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Race 1/2 Points |
80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Race 3 Points |
120 | 96 | 77 | 62 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Series standings
[edit]Points table referenced, in part, as follows:[2]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sporting Rules, v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ "2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series points". Official website of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 12 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Race Results - Wakefield Park, www.v8supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- 2002 Racing Results Archive
- 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series points, www.v8supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- Image of Series winner Paul Dumbrell (Holden VX Commodore), www.v8supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org