2016 Supercars Dunlop Series
# 2016 Supercars Dunlop Series

The 2016 Supercars Dunlop Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, staged as a support series to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. It was the seventeenth annual Supercars Development Series and the fifth to be contested under the "Dunlop Series" name. The season was also the first in which Holden VF Commodores and Ford FG X Falcons built to 'Car of the Future' specifications are eligible for the series, racing alongside previous generation VE Commodore and FG Falcon models.

The series was won by Garry Jacobson driving for Prodrive Racing Australia in a Ford FG X Falcon.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the series.

| Team | Vehicle | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Image Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 2 | Dan Day | 1–3 |
| Image Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 10 | Steve Owen | 1 |
| Image Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 10 | Dean Fiore | 2 |
| Image Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 10 | Garry Hills | 3 |
| Image Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 58 | Ryal Harris | 6 |
| Image Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 98 | Renee Gracie | 7 |
| Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 5 | Jack Le Brocq | All |
| Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 6 | Garry Jacobson | All |
| Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 8 | Andrew Jones | All |
| Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 14 | Macauley Jones | All |
| Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 21 | Josh Kean | All |
| Matt Stone Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 15 | Adam Marjoram | All |
| Matt Stone Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | All |
| MW Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 16 | Bryce Fullwood | All |
| MW Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 26 | Shae Davies | 1–6 |
| MW Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 28 | Jesse Dixon | 1 |
| MW Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 28 | Chelsea Angelo | 5–7 |
| Matt Chahda Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 18 | Matt Chahda | All |
| Dragon Motor Racing Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 34 | Chelsea Angelo | 1–3 |
| Dragon Motor Racing Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 44 | Richard Muscat | All |
| Dragon Motor Racing Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 99 | James Golding | All |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 38 | Liam McAdam | 1–3, 5 |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 38 | Taz Douglas | 4, 7 |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 54 | Taz Douglas | 2–3, 5–6 |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 54 | Grant Denyer | 6 |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 88 | Paul Dumbrell | 1–6 |
| THR Developments | Holden VE Commodore | 45 | Taz Douglas | 1 |
| STR Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 48 | Matt Palmer | All |
| STR Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 48 | Drew Russell | 6 |
| Kostecki Brothers Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 55 | Kurt Kostecki | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Kostecki Brothers Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 56 | Jake Kostecki | All |
| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 62 | Alex Rullo | All |
| Warrin Mining | Holden VE Commodore | 64 | Adam Wallis | 1 |
| Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 67 | Anton de Pasquale | All |
| Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 98 | Renee Gracie | 1–5, 7 |
| Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 98 | Jack Smith | 6 |
| Action Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 71 | Marcus Zukanovic | 2, 5 |

## Calendar

The 2016 calendar was released on 29 October 2015.

| Rnd. | Race | Event name | Circuit | Location | Date | Race winner | Round winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Clipsal 500 Adelaide | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 4 March | Paul Dumbrell | Garry Jacobson |
| 1 | 2 | Clipsal 500 Adelaide | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 5 March | Garry Jacobson | Garry Jacobson |
| 2 | 1 | WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 16 April | Garry Jacobson | Garry Jacobson |
| 2 | 2 | WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 17 April | James Golding | Garry Jacobson |
| 2 | 3 | WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 17 April | Garry Jacobson | Garry Jacobson |
| 3 | 1 | Perth SuperSprint | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 7 May | Jack Le Brocq | Jack Le Brocq |
| 3 | 2 | Perth SuperSprint | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 8 May | Jack Le Brocq | Jack Le Brocq |
| 3 | 3 | Perth SuperSprint | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 8 May | Jack Le Brocq | Jack Le Brocq |
| 4 | 1 | Castrol Edge Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 9 July | Jack Le Brocq | Jack Le Brocq |
| 4 | 2 | Castrol Edge Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 10 July | Jack Le Brocq | Jack Le Brocq |
| 5 | 1 | Wilson Security Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 17 September | Garry Jacobson | Garry Jacobson |
| 5 | 2 | Wilson Security Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 17 September | Paul Dumbrell | Garry Jacobson |
| 5 | 3 | Wilson Security Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 18 September | James Golding | Garry Jacobson |
| 6 | 1 | Bathurst 250 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 6–9 October | Paul Dumbrell | Paul Dumbrell |
| 7 | 1 | Coates Hire Sydney 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 3 December | Jack Le Brocq | Jack Le Brocq |
| 7 | 2 | Coates Hire Sydney 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 4 December | Jack Le Brocq | Jack Le Brocq |

## Series standings

### Points system

Points were awarded in each race as follows.

| Round format | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round format | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th |
| Three races | 100 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Two races | 150 | 138 | 129 | 120 | 111 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| One race | 300 | 276 | 258 | 240 | 222 | 204 | 192 | 180 | 168 | 156 | 144 | 138 | 132 | 126 | 120 | 114 | 108 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 30 |

### Points standings

The series was won by Garry Jacobson driving for Prodrive Racing Australia in a Ford FG X Falcon.

| Pos. | Driver | No. | ADE | ADE | PHI | PHI | PHI | BAR | BAR | BAR | TOW | TOW | SAN | SAN | SAN | BAT | SYD | SYD | Pen. | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Garry Jacobson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1738 |
| 2 | Jack Le Brocq | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1650 |
| 3 | Todd Hazelwood | 35 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1418 |
| 4 | James Golding | 99 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1404 |
| 5 | Taz Douglas | 45/54 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1294 |
| 6 | Andrew Jones | 8 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1254 |
| 7 | Paul Dumbrell | 88 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | | | 0 | 1216 |
| 8 | Richard Muscat | 44 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | DSQ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1124 |
| 9 | Macauley Jones | 14 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 0 | 1111 |
| 10 | Shae Davies | 26 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | 25 | 1100 |
| 11 | Anton de Pasquale | 67 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 14 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 1042 |
| 12 | Josh Kean | 21 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 924 |
| 13 | Adam Marjoram | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 0 | 803 |
| 14 | Bryce Fullwood | 16 | DNS | DNS | 11 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 802 |
| 15 | Matt Palmer | 48 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 778 |
| 16 | Kurt Kostecki | 55 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 13 | | | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 25 | 733 |
| 17 | Alex Rullo | 62 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 19 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 16 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 686 |
| 18 | Jake Kostecki | 56 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 683 |
| 19 | Renee Gracie | 98 | 12 | Ret | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | | 13 | 15 | 25 | 594 |
| 20 | Matt Chahda | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 14 | DSQ | DSQ | DNS | 18 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 585 |
| 21 | Chelsea Angelo | 34/28 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | | | Ret | 10 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 583 |
| 22 | Liam McAdam | 38 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 14 | Ret | | | 19 | Ret | 15 | DNS | | | 0 | 442 |
| 23 | Dan Day | 2 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 | 249 |
| 24 | Marcus Zukanovic | 71 | | | 25 | 17 | 22 | | | | | | 18 | 11 | 18 | | | | 0 | 198 |
| 25 | Steve Owen | 10 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 192 |
| 26 | Jesse Dixon | 28 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 168 |
| 27 | Grant Denyer | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 0 | 156 |
| 28 | Drew Russell | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | 0 | 144 |
| 29 | Adam Wallis | 64 | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 111 |
| 30 | Dean Fiore | 10 | | | 14 | 11 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 110 |
| 31 | Ryal Harris | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | 0 | 108 |
| 32 | Garry Hill | 10 | | | | | | 24 | 22 | 20 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 78 |
| — | Jack Smith | 98 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | No. | ADE | ADE | PHI | PHI | PHI | BAR | BAR | BAR | TOW | TOW | SAN | SAN | SAN | BAT | SYD | SYD | Pen. | Pts. |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
