# 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 SBS 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:
* SS: Group 3D Sports Sedans regulations as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
* TA: 2011 SCCA Pro Racing Regulations Article 4 for Trans-am
* TNZ: Schedule TZ regulations published by MotorSport New Zealand

## Teams and drivers

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 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.
| 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 | Round 1 – Mal | Round 1 – Mal | Round 1 – Mal | Round 2 – Win | Round 2 – Win | Round 2 – Win | Round 3 – Eas | Round 3 – Eas | Round 3 – Eas | Round 4 – Mor | Round 4 – Mor | Round 4 – Mor | Round 5 – Phi | Round 5 – Phi | Round 5 – Phi | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | Car | 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 | Pts |
| 1 | Tony Ricciardello | 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 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 24 | Lauren Gray | Holden Torana | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 10th | 9th | 21 |
| 26 | Fred Axisa | Holden Commodore | | | | Ret | 8th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 26 | Grant Doulman | Holden Commodore | | | | | | | 12th | 12th | 9th | | | | | | | 18 |
| 28 | Graeme Gilliland | Mazda RX-7 | | | | 10th | 11th | 14th | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 28 | 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 |
| 31 | 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 |
| 35 | 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 |
| 38 | 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 |
| 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) |