# 2018 Super2 Series

The 2018 Super2 Series (known for commercial reasons as the 2018 Dunlop Super2 Series) was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, staged as a support series to the 2018 Supercars Championship. It was the nineteenth running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing.
The series was won by Chris Pither, driving in a Garry Rogers Motorsport prepared Holden VF Commodore.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the series.
| Manufacturer | Model | Team | Driver details | Driver details | Driver details | Bathurst 250 Entries |
| Manufacturer | Model | Team | No. | Name | Rounds | Co-Driver Name |
| Ford | FG X Falcon | Tickford Racing | 5 | Thomas Randle | All | |
| Ford | FG X Falcon | Matt Stone Racing | 16 | Bryce Fullwood | 1–3 |
| Ford | FG X Falcon | Paul Morris Motorsport | 67 | Shae Davies | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Brad Jones Racing | 8 | Zane Goddard | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Brad Jones Racing | 14 | Macauley Jones | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Brad Jones Racing | 21 | Jack Smith | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Grove Racing | 10 | Brenton Grove | All | Earl Bamber |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Matt Stone Racing | 13 | Tyler Greenbury | 1–2 | |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Matt Stone Racing | 16 | Bryce Fullwood | 4–7 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Matt Stone Racing | 98 | Jaie Robson | 3 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Image Racing | 15 | Adam Marjoram | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Image Racing | 49 | Jordan Boys | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Matt Chahda Motorsport | 18 | Matt Chahda | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Eggleston Motorsport | 38 | Will Brown | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Eggleston Motorsport | 54 | Nathan Morcom | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Eggleston Motorsport | 63 | Dominic Storey | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Eggleston Motorsport | 88 | Paul Dumbrell | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 44 | Chris Pither | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 99 | Mason Barbera | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Kali Motorsport | 50 | Gerard McLeod | 4 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Kali Motorsport | 50 | Ricky Capo | 5 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Kali Motorsport | 50 | Kristian Lindbom | 7 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Kostecki Brothers Racing | 55 | Kurt Kostecki | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Kostecki Brothers Racing | 56 | Jake Kostecki | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Kostecki Brothers Racing | 57 | Brodie Kostecki | All |
| Nissan | Altima L33 | MW Motorsport | 23 | Dean Fiore | All |
| Nissan | Altima L33 | MW Motorsport | 26 | Garry Jacobson | All |
| Nissan | Altima L33 | MW Motorsport | 62 | Alex Rullo | All |
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### Team changes

* Eggleston Motorsport expanded to a four-car team after purchasing an extra Holden VF Commodore built by Triple Eight Race Engineering.
* Grove Racing made their series début after purchasing an ex-Triple Eight VF Commodore.
* Kostecki Brothers Racing expanded their operations to become a three-car team.

### Driver changes
#### Entering/rejoining series

* Dean Fiore returned to full-time competition with MW Motorsport in preparation for the 2018 Enduro Cup.
* Formula 4 regular Zane Goddard made his Super2 début, replacing Andrew Jones at Brad Jones Racing.
* Tyler Greenbury, who finished runner-up in the third-tier V8 Touring Car National Series in 2017, was promoted to the Super2 Series in 2018. Greenbury raced for Matt Stone Racing.
* Brenton Grove made his series début with Grove Racing after contesting the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge and Carrera Cup Australia in 2017.
* Chris Pither returned to the series on a full-time basis with Garry Rogers Motorsport.
* Thomas Randle returned to Australia after two years competing in Europe. Randle replaced Josh Kean at Tickford Racing.
* Alex Rullo returned to the series with MW Motorsport after entering in the Supercars series in 2017.
* Reigning Australian Endurance Championship champion Dominic Storey made his Super2 début with Eggleston Motorsport.

#### Changing teams

* Shae Davies moved from MW Motorsport to Paul Morris Motorsport where he replaced Anton de Pasquale.
* Bryce Fullwood moved from MW Motorsport to Matt Stone Racing.
* 2016 series champion Garry Jacobson moved from Tickford Racing to MW Motorsport.
* Brodie Kostecki left Matt Stone Racing to join his cousins Kurt and Jake Kostecki at Kostecki Brothers Racing.
* Adam Marjoram moved from Matt Stone Racing to Image Racing, replacing Jack Perkins.

#### Leaving series

* Anton de Pasquale, Todd Hazelwood and Jack Le Brocq left the series as they graduated to the Supercars Championship with Erebus Motorsport, Matt Stone Racing and Tekno Autosports respectively.
* Andrew Jones, Josh Kean and Matthew Palmer left the championship.
* Richard Muscat left the series to prepare for the Enduro Cup.

#### Mid-season changes

* Tyler Greenbury left the series after three rounds, citing sponsorship issues. He was replaced with Jaie Robson for Barbagallo.

## Calendar

The 2018 Dunlop Super2 Series comprised seven rounds:
| Round | Event name | Circuit | Location | Date |
| 1 | Adelaide 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 2–4 March |
| 2 | Tasmania SuperSprint | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 7–8 April |
| 3 | Perth SuperSprint | Barbagallo Raceway | Neerabup, Western Australia | 5–6 May |
| 4 | Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 7–8 July |
| 5 | Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Springvale, Victoria | 15–16 September |
| 6 | Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 6 October |
| 7 | Newcastle 500 | Newcastle Street Circuit | Newcastle, New South Wales | 24–25 November |
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### Calendar changes

* The Bathurst 1000 support race returned to being a points-paying series round again after the 2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 failed to draw wildcard entries and the accompanying Super2 non-series round saw a downturn in participation from previous years.
* The category returned to Barbagallo Raceway for a series round. The round had been removed from the 2017 Super2 Series schedule to allow teams the opportunity to run wildcard entries in the Supercars Championship event, but no entries were received.
* The series no longer hosted four-race format rounds.

## Rule changes
### Sporting regulations

The "wildcard" programme introduced in 2017 to allows teams from the Dunlop Super2 Series to compete in the Supercars Championship continued in 2018. Entries were open for the Winton, Hidden Valley, Ipswich and Tailem Bend rounds, while the Barbagallo round was discontinued.

### Technical regulations

The Super2 Series no longer allowed "Project Blueprint" cars after fifteen years of use in Supercars and Super2 series. They were replaced by the "New Generation" cars first introduced to Supercars racing in 2013, bringing the Super2 Series in line with the technical regulations of its parent series. The Project Blueprint cars were eligible to compete in the V8 Touring Car National Series, the third tier of the sport.

## Results and standings
### Season summary

| Round | Round | Event | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Round winner |
| 1 | 1 | Adelaide 500 | Garry Jacobson | Kurt Kostecki | Paul Dumbrell | Eggleston Motorsport | Paul Dumbrell |
| 1 | 2 | Adelaide 500 | Paul Dumbrell | Garry Jacobson | Garry Jacobson | MW Motorsport | Paul Dumbrell |
| 1 | 3 | Adelaide 500 | Garry Jacobson | Kurt Kostecki | Paul Dumbrell | Eggleston Motorsport | Paul Dumbrell |
| 2 | 4 | Tasmania SuperSprint | Chris Pither | Paul Dumbrell | Paul Dumbrell | Eggleston Motorsport | Chris Pither |
| 2 | 5 | Tasmania SuperSprint | Chris Pither | Chris Pither | Chris Pither | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Chris Pither |
| 2 | 6 | Tasmania SuperSprint | Chris Pither | Paul Dumbrell | Paul Dumbrell | Eggleston Motorsport | Chris Pither |
| 3 | 7 | Perth SuperSprint | Alex Rullo | Alex Rullo | Alex Rullo | MW Motorsport | Dean Fiore |
| 3 | 8 | Perth SuperSprint | Thomas Randle | Paul Dumbrell | Paul Dumbrell | Eggleston Motorsport | Dean Fiore |
| 3 | 9 | Perth SuperSprint | Alex Rullo | Dean Fiore | Dean Fiore | MW Motorsport | Dean Fiore |
| 4 | 10 | Townsville 400 | Macauley Jones | Macauley Jones | Garry Jacobson | MW Motorsport | Paul Dumbrell |
| 4 | 11 | Townsville 400 | Chris Pither | Macauley Jones | Chris Pither | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Paul Dumbrell |
| 5 | 12 | Sandown 500 | Chris Pither | Garry Jacobson | Brodie Kostecki | Kostecki Brothers Racing | Brodie Kostecki |
| 5 | 13 | Sandown 500 | Garry Jacobson | Garry Jacobson | Brodie Kostecki | Kostecki Brothers Racing | Brodie Kostecki |
| 6 | 14 | Bathurst 1000 | Garry Jacobson | Garry Jacobson | Dean Fiore | MW Motorsport | Dean Fiore |
| 7 | 15 | Newcastle 500 | Chris Pither | Brodie Kostecki | Brodie Kostecki | Kostecki Brothers Racing | Brodie Kostecki |
| 7 | 16 | Newcastle 500 | Chris Pither | race cancelled | race cancelled | race cancelled | | Brodie Kostecki |

### 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 |

### Series standings

| Pos. | Driver | No. | ADE | ADE | ADE | SYM | SYM | SYM | BAR | BAR | BAR | TOW | TOW | SAN | SAN | BAT | NEW | NEW | Pen. | Points |
| 1 | Chris Pither | 44 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | C | 0 | 1522 |
| 2 | Paul Dumbrell | 88 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 5 | C | 0 | 1463 |
| 3 | Garry Jacobson | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | Ret | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | C | 0 | 1393 |
| 4 | Alex Rullo | 62 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | C | 0 | 1328 |
| 5 | Brodie Kostecki | 57 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | C | 35 | 1202 |
| 6 | Will Brown | 38 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 3 | C | 0 | 1068 |
| 7 | Dean Fiore | 23 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 1 | Ret | C | 0 | 1034 |
| 8 | Kurt Kostecki | 55 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 18 | C | 0 | 1010 |
| 9 | Macauley Jones | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 22 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 19 | C | 0 | 968 |
| 10 | Jack Smith | 21 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | C | 0 | 939 |
| 11 | Thomas Randle | 5 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 8 | Ret | C | 35 | 915 |
| 12 | Shae Davies | 67 | 8 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 5 | Ret | C | 35 | 912 |
| 13 | Mason Barbera | 99 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | C | 70 | 849 |
| 14 | Zane Goddard | 8 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 6 | C | 0 | 835 |
| 15 | Dominic Storey | 63 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 16 | C | 0 | 788 |
| 16 | Adam Marjoram | 15 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | C | 0 | 779 |
| 17 | Bryce Fullwood | 16 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 13 | C | 0 | 755 |
| 18 | Jake Kostecki | 56 | 9 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 9 | C | 70 | 719 |
| 19 | Nathan Morcom | 54 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 10 | C | 0 | 691 |
| 20 | Matt Chahda | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 20 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 17 | C | 0 | 688 |
| 21 | Brenton Grove | 10/51 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 21 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 20 | C | 0 | 615 |
| 22 | Jordan Boys | 49 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 19 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 7 | C | 0 | 525 |
| 23 | Tyler Greenbury | 13 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 230 |
| 24 | Earl Bamber | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 0 | 156 |
| 25 | Ricky Capo | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 17 | | | | 0 | 96 |
| 26 | Kristian Lindbom | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | C | 0 | 60 |
| 27 | Gerard McLeod | 50 | | | | | | | | | | 18 | DNS | | | | | | 0 | 51 |
| 28 | Jaie Robson | 98 | | | | | | | 23 | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 | 48 |
| Pos. | Driver | No. | ADE | ADE | ADE | SYM | SYM | SYM | BAR | BAR | BAR | TOW | TOW | SAN | SAN | BAT | NEW | NEW | Pen. | Points |