2022 Super2 Series
The 2022 Super2 & Super3 Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars as a support series. It was the twenty-third running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing. Since joining as a class in 2021 this also marked at the same time as the fifteenth running of the Super3 Series, the third tier of competition in Supercars racing (Officially in 2019 as the Kumho Tyre Super3 Series).
Entries
[edit]Classes
[edit]Name | Regulation | Example Vehicles |
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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 AU Falcon Ford BA Falcon Holden Commodore VE Ford FG Falcon |
Entry list
[edit]Team Changes
[edit]Super2
[edit]Matt Stone Racing fielded two Super2 cars, expanding from running a single car in 2021.[4]
Grove Junior Team joined the championship fielding a single Nissan Altima L33 for Matthew Payne.[26]
Brad Jones Racing returns to the championship after a year's absence fielding a Holden Commodore VF for Elly Morrow.[13]
Paul Morris Motorsport returned to the championship after last competing in 2018 fielding a single Ford FG X Falcon for current Super3 Series Champion Nash Morris.
Eggleston Motorsport scaled down its commitment to the series from three cars to two.
MW Motorsport scaled down its commitment to the series from four cars to three.
Super3
[edit]Eggleston Motorsport scaled there operation up to three cars, running two Holden VE Commodores for Steven Page and Kai Allen and a Ford FG Falcon for David Murphy.
Driver Changes
[edit]Super2
[edit]Triple Eight Race Engineering fielded a new driver lineup with Cameron Hill who graduated from Porsche Carrera Cup Australia to replace Broc Feeney graduated to the Supercars Championship to replace Jamie Whincup.[19] Declan Fraser left MW Motorsport to replace Angelo Mouzouris who took over his spot at MW Motorsport.
Matthew Payne, who graduated from Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, joined Grove Racing on a full time basis.[26]
Brad Jones Racing driver Elly Morrow graduated from Super3 Series.[13]
Cameron Crick graduated from SuperUtes Series to join Eggleston Motorsport.
Ryal Harris graduated from SuperUtes Series to join Matt Stone Racing.
Jay Hanson graduated from TCR Australia to join Image Racing.
Thomas Maxwell joined MW Motorsport.
Nash Morris graduated from Super3 Series to join Paul Morris Motorsport.
Super3
[edit]Brad Vaughan graduated from Toyota 86 Racing Series to join Anderson Motorsport.[3]
Bradley Neill returned to Super3 to join Matt Stone Racing.[1]
Kai Allen graduated from Toyota 86 Racing Series to join Eggleston Motorsport.
Calendar
[edit]Six rounds hosted a round of the 2022 championship:
Round | Event | Circuit | Location | Dates |
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1 | Sydney SuperNight | ![]() |
Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 5–6 March |
2 | Perth SuperNight | ![]() |
Neerabup, Western Australia | 30 April – 1 May |
3 | Townsville 500 | ![]() |
Townsville, Queensland | 9–10 July |
4 | Sandown SuperSprint | ![]() |
Springvale, Victoria | 20–21 August |
5 | Bathurst 1000 | ![]() |
Bathurst, New South Wales | 7–8 October |
6 | Adelaide 500[27] | ![]() |
Adelaide, South Australia | 3–4 December |
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Results and standings
[edit]Season summary
[edit]Super2 Series
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Triple Eight Race Engineering |
Super3 Series
[edit]Round | Event | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Round Winner | |
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Anderson Motorsport | ![]() | |
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Anderson Motorsport | ||||
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Anderson Motorsport |
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.
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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
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Super3 Series
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Matthew Payne was on Pole Position but set a fastest sector under a yellow flag and was given a three-spot grid penalty which sent him back to fourth and elevating Tyler Everingham to pole[28]
- ^ a b Race 10 was cancelled due to torrential rain, no points were awarded.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-18). "Super2 Grid set for Sydney". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ a b Seven former winners in Sandown Super2 field Supercars 12 August 2022
- ^ a b Herrero, Daniel (2022-02-15). "Anderson Motorsport confirms Super3 Entry". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ a b c "MSR flags Super2 expansion". 19 October 2021.
- ^ Kiwi joins competitive Super3 grid Speedcafe 15 August 2022
- ^ a b Bullis, Charlie (2022-02-17). "Super2 grid is taking shape". Supercars Championship.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (2022-02-15). "Tickford confirms Best for Super2". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-19). "Eggleston confirms Allen signing". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (2022-02-02). "Crick swaps Superutes for Super2". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ "Perkins honours father with special livery".
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-01-18). "McLean re-signs with Eggleston Motorsport". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ Bullis, Charlie (2022-06-30). "Blanchard confirmed to replace McLean for Townsville". Supercars Championship.
- ^ a b c Bullis, Charlie (2022-02-02). "BJR confirms Morrow for 2022 Super2". Supercars Championship.
- ^ [https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/11/24/ambrose-protege-joins-adelaide-super2-grid/ Ambrose protege joins Adelaide Super2 grid Speedcafe.com 24 November 2022
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (2021-12-10). "Morse to continue in Super2". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-16). "MSR confirms Harris signing". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-16). "Erebus confirms Hanson signing for Super2". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ McCarthy confirmed to replace Robotham for Bathurst
- ^ a b "Whincup: Triple Eight in the 2022 Super2 driver market". 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Triple Eight signs title winner to Super2 programme".
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (2021-12-15). "Triple Eight signs Fraser for Super2". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ [https://www.supercars.com/news/super2/super2-super3-grid-locked-in-for-adelaide-return/ Super2/Super3 grid locked in for Adelaide return Speedcafe.com 24 November 2022
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (2021-12-17). "MW Motorsport confirms first driver signing for 2022 Super2 Series". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-17). "Mouzouris joins MW Motorsport". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-17). "MW Motorsports confirms Everingham Resigning". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ a b c Bullis, Charlie (2021-12-16). "Payne confirms 2022 Super2 Campaign". Supercars.com.
- ^ Super2 to race at Adelaide 500 Speedcafe 23 June 2022
- ^ "Payne stripped of Sandown Super2 pole".