The 2018 ECB SuperUtes Series was an Australian motor racing competition for SuperUtes.[1] It was inaugural running of the series. It commenced at the Adelaide Street Circuit on March 1 and concluded at the Newcastle Street Circuit on November 25.

Ryal Harris won the series in a Mazda BT-50
Craig Woods finished runner-up in a Toyota Hilux
Tom Alexander finished 3rd in a Holden Colorado

The series was won by Ryal Harris[2] driving a Mazda BT-50.

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers contested the series.

Manufacturer Vehicle Team No Drivers Rounds
Ford Ford Ranger (T6) Sieders Racing Team 34   David Sieders 6
Ranger Racing 49   Christopher Formosa[3] All
94   Richard Mork 7–8
Holden Holden Colorado Team 18 18   Thomas Gasperak[4] 1–7
  Justin Ruggier 8
Ross Stone Racing 22   Tom Alexander[3] All
Isuzu Isuzu D-Max Steve Wilson Racing 1   Kim Jane 6–7
3   Stephen Wilson[3] 2, 4–5, 8
Mazda Mazda BT-50 Peters Motorsport 58   Ryal Harris[3] All
95   Aaron Cameron[3] All
Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Triton Sieders Racing Team 45   Michael Sieders 4–8
  Craig Dontas[3] 2–3
50 1
87   Toby Price[3] 1–2
  Elliot Barbour 3, 5
  Cameron Crick 4, 7
  Craig Dontas 6
  Aaren Russell 8
Toyota Toyota Hilux (AN120) Western Sydney Motorsport 8   Ben Walsh[3] All
52   Charlotte Poynting 6, 8
64   Craig Woods[3] All
Sieders Racing Team 52   Luke van Herwaade 7
99   Matthew MacKelden[3] All

Calendar

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The calendar for the 2018 season was announced at the 2017 Newcastle 500 event. The calendar comprised eight rounds, each supporting a Supercars Championship event, starting at the Adelaide Street Circuit on 1 March and concluding at Newcastle Street Circuit on 25 November.[5]

Rnd Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1   Adelaide Street Circuit
(Adelaide, South Australia)
March 1–4   Ryal Harris   Ryal Harris   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R2   Ryal Harris   Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing
R3   Ryal Harris   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
2 R1   Winton Motor Raceway
(Benalla, Victoria)
May 18–20   Tom Alexander   Tom Alexander   Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing
R2   Tom Alexander   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R3   Toby Price   Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing
3 R1   Townsville Street Circuit
(Townsville, Queensland)
July 6–8   Craig Dontas   Craig Dontas   Craig Dontas Sieders Racing Team
R2   Aaron Cameron   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R3   Aaron Cameron   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
4 R1   Queensland Raceway
(Ipswich, Queensland)
July 20–22   Tom Alexander   Ryal Harris   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R2   Ryal Harris   Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing
R3   Cameron Crick   Craig Woods Western Sydney Motorsport
5 R1   Sandown Raceway
(Melbourne, Victoria)
September 14–16   Elliot Barbour   Elliot Barbour   Elliot Barbour Sieders Racing Team
R2   Tom Alexander   Michael Sieders Sieders Racing Team
R3   Michael Sieders   Elliot Barbour Sieders Racing Team
6 R1   Mount Panorama Circuit
(Bathurst, New South Wales)
October 4–7   Craig Dontas   Ryal Harris   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R2   David Sieders   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R3   Ryal Harris   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
7 R1   Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
(Gold Coast, Queensland)
October 19–21   Ryal Harris   Craig Woods   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R2   Aaron Cameron   Aaron Cameron Peters Motorsport
R3   Ryal Harris   Craig Woods Western Sydney Motorsport
8 R1   Newcastle Street Circuit
(Newcastle, New South Wales)
November 23–25   Tom Alexander   Aaren Russell   Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing
R2   Tom Alexander   Ryal Harris Peters Motorsport
R3   Tom Alexander   Tom Alexander Ross Stone Racing

Series standings

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Standings at the completion of Round 6 were Bathurst

Pos. Driver  
ADE
 
WIN
 
TOW
 
QUE
 
SAN
 
BAT
 
SUR
 
NEW
Pts.
1   Ryal Harris 1 Ret 1 5 1 2 10 1 1 1 2 6 3 11 6 1 1 1 1 2 4 7 1 3 1098
2   Craig Woods 2 2 2 6 3 5 4 4 2 3 4 1 4 3 4 7 4 7 3 5 1 3 9 Ret 1060
3   Tom Alexander 3 1 Ret 1 9 1 5 6 Ret 2 1 5 6 4 5 5 7 4 2 7 2 1 4 1 1023
4   Ben Walsh 7 4 Ret 9 4 7 6 3 5 11 5 4 2 6 2 3 3 5 5 12 5 5 3 2 994
5   Aaron Cameron 5 Ret 3 2 2 4 3 Ret 4 7 10 3 5 10 7 4 8 6 7 1 9 4 Ret 5 935
6   Matthew MacKelden 6 3 6 8 7 8 9 8 8 6 Ret DNS 8 5 8 9 6 8 9 6 7 10 2 6 901
7   Thomas Gasperak 8 7 8 7 5 6 7 5 6 9 6 8 9 8 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 8 714
8   Christopher Formosa Ret Ret 7 DNS 10 10 2 Ret DNS 8 7 7 10 7 11 10 10 10 8 10 6 9 DNS DNS 673
9   Michael Sieders 4 3 Ret 7 1 3 12 9 9 DNS 8 10 6 8 7 483
10   Craig Dontas Ret 6 5 4 Ret Ret 1 7 7 2 2 2 458
11   Steve Wilson 10 8 9 10 8 9 11 9 10 13 Ret DNS 352
12   Elliot Barbour 8 2 3 1 2 1 321
13   Toby Price 4 5 4 3 6 3 295
14   Cameron Crick 5 9 2 4 4 Ret 146
15   Richard Mork 10 11 Ret 11 5 9 144
16   Charlotte Poynting 11 11 12 12 10 8 115
17   Kim Jane 8 Ret 11 94
18   David Sieders 6 5 3 0
19   Justin Ruggier 8 6 4 0
20   Luke van Herwaarde 6 3 3 0
21   Aaren Russell 2 7 Ret 0

References

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  1. ^ "2018 ECB SuperUtes Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  2. ^ ADJUSTED SERIES POINTS REPORT, 2018 ECB SuperUtes Series, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Retrieved 4 February 2019
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "SuperUtes entries falling into place". Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Team 18 reveals Colorado SuperUte program". Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Inaugural SuperUtes calendar confirmed". Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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