# 2023 SuperUtes Series

The 2023 V8 SuperUte Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 SuperUtes. It was the fifth running of the SuperUtes Series.
The series was won by Aaron Borg driving an Isuzu D-Max.

## Calendar

The 2023 SuperUtes calendar was confirmed on 12 December 2022. A non-championship round in Adelaide was added in October 2023.
| Rd. | Circuit | City / State | Date | Map |
| 1 | Wanneroo Raceway | Neerabup, Western Australia | 28–30 April | PerthEastern CreekTailem BendSandownBathurstGold CoastAdelaide |
| 2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 28–30 July | PerthEastern CreekTailem BendSandownBathurstGold CoastAdelaide |
| 3 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 18–20 August | PerthEastern CreekTailem BendSandownBathurstGold CoastAdelaide |
| 4 | Sandown Raceway | Springvale, Victoria | 15–17 September | PerthEastern CreekTailem BendSandownBathurstGold CoastAdelaide |
| 5 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 5–8 October | PerthEastern CreekTailem BendSandownBathurstGold CoastAdelaide |
| 6 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Gold Coast, Queensland | 27–29 October | PerthEastern CreekTailem BendSandownBathurstGold CoastAdelaide |
| NC | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 25–26 November | PerthEastern CreekTailem BendSandownBathurstGold CoastAdelaide |
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## Entries

| Manufacturer | Model | Entrant | No. | Driver Name | Rounds |
| Ford | Ranger | Allgate Motorsport | 49 | Christopher Formosa | 2 |
| Ford | Ranger | EFS 4x4 Accessories | 58 | Ryal Harris | 4-6 |
| Ford | Ranger | World's Best Technology | 68 | Gerard Maggs | 1–2 |
| Holden | Colorado | Go Sunny Solar | 19 | George Gutierrez | All |
| Holden | Colorado | Go Sunny Solar | 41 | Adrian Cottrell | All |
| Isuzu | D-Max | Sieders Racing Team | 1 | Aaron Borg | 1–2, 4-6 |
| Isuzu | D-Max | Bendix Racing | 5 | David Casey | All |
| Isuzu | D-Max | Craig Jenner Racing | 10 | Craig Jenner | 1 |
| Isuzu | D-Max | Holly Espray Racing | 777 | Holly Espray | 2 |
| Mazda | BT-50 | Sieders Racing Team | 3 | David Sieders | 1–2 |
| Mazda | BT-50 | Peters Motorsport | 75 | Richard Mork | 1–2 |
| Mazda | BT-50 | Triple Three Racing | 333 | Robert McMahon | 1 |
| Mazda | BT-50 | Roo Systems Australia | 707 | Lachlan Gardner | 2 |
| Mitsubishi | Triton | Sieders Racing Team | 15 | Adam Marjoram | 1–2 |
| Mitsubishi | Triton | Coldmaster Australia / Industrial Batteries | 33 | Harrison Gray | 2 |
| Mitsubishi | Triton | Hunter Pacific Ceiling Fans | 50 | Jimmy Vernon | 1–2 |
| Mitsubishi | Triton | Best Leisure Industries | 76 | Ellexandra Best | 1 |
| Mitsubishi | Triton | World's Best Technology | 96 | Jaiden Maggs | 1–2 |
| Toyota | Hilux | Western Sydney Motorsport | 8 | Benjamin Walsh | 1–2 |
| Toyota | Hilux | Western Sydney Motorsport | 18 | Cody Brewcynski | 3-6 |
| Toyota | Hilux | Western Sydney Motorsport | 64 | Craig Woods | 1–2 |
| Toyota | Hilux | Western Sydney Motorsport | 99 | John Steffensen | 1–2 |
| Toyota | Hilux | JKD Racing | 52 | Dean Brooking | 1–2 |
| Toyota | Hilux | JKD Racing | 65 | Glen Melling | 1 |
| Toyota | Hilux | JKD Racing | 99 | John Steffensen | 6 |
| Toyota | Hilux | JKD Racing | 115 | Tom Oliphant | 5 |
| Toyota | Hilux | JKD Racing | 805 | Jensen Engelhardt | 2 |
| Toyota | Hilux | EFS 4x4 Accessories | 58 | Ryal Harris | 1–3 |
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## Results and standings
### Summary

| Round | Round | Event | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning ute |
| 1 | R1 | Perth | Aaron Borg | David Sieders | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max |
| 1 | R2 | Perth | | David Sieders | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max |
| 1 | R3 | Perth | | George Gutierrez | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max |
| 1 | R4 | Perth | | David Sieders | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max |
| 2 | R1 | Eastern Creek | Aaron Borg | David Sieders | David Sieders | Sieders Racing Team | Mazda BT-50 |
| 2 | R2 | Eastern Creek | | David Sieders | Ryal Harris | EFS 4x4 Accessories | Toyota Hilux |
| 2 | R3 | Eastern Creek | | Aaron Borg | David Sieders | Sieders Racing Team | Mazda BT-50 |
| 2 | R4 | Eastern Creek | | Aaron Borg | Aaron Borg | Sieders Racing Team | Isuzu D-Max |
| 3 | R1 | Tailem Bend | | | | | |
| 3 | R2 | Tailem Bend | | | | | |
| 3 | R3 | Tailem Bend | | | | | |
| 3 | R4 | Tailem Bend | | | | | |
| 4 | R1 | Sandown | | | | | |
| 4 | R2 | Sandown | | | | | |
| 4 | R3 | Sandown | | | | | |
| 4 | R4 | Sandown | | | | | |
| 5 | R1 | Bathurst | | | | | |
| 5 | R2 | Bathurst | | | | | |
| 5 | R3 | Bathurst | | | | | |
| 5 | R4 | Bathurst | | | | | |
| 6 | R1 | Gold Coast | | | | | |
| 6 | R2 | Gold Coast | | | | | |
| 6 | R3 | Gold Coast | | | | | |
| 6 | R4 | Gold Coast | | | | | |

### Points system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th |
| Qualifying | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Races 1, 3 and 4 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
| Race 2 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |

### Series standings

The series was won by Aaron Borg.
Standings as at the completion of the second round were as follows:
| Pos. | Driver | PER | PER | PER | PER | ECK | ECK | ECK | ECK | TLM | TLM | TLM | TLM | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN | BAT | BAT | BAT | BAT | Points |
| 1 | Aaron Borg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | WD | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 974 |
| 2 | Adam Marjoram | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | C | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 967 |
| 3 | Craig Woods | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 811 |
| 4 | Ryal Harris | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | C | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 948 |
| 5 | David Sieders | Ret | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | C | 4 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 907 |
| 6 | David Casey | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 831 |
| 7 | George Gutierrez | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 353 |
| 8 | Adrian Cottrell | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 336 |
| 9 | Jimmy Vernon | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 862 |
| 10 | Benjamin Walsh | 3 | Ret | 9 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 285 |
| 11 | Gerard Maggs | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 263 |
| 12 | Jaiden Maggs | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 261 |
| 13 | Ellexandra Best | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | 257 |
| 14 | John Steffensen | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 250 |
| 15 | Richard Mork | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | DNS | DNS | 19 | Ret | 17 | C | | | | | | Ret | | Ret | 178 |
| 16 | Harrison Gray | | | | | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 178 |
| 17 | Holly Espray | | | | | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | 172 |
| 18 | Dean Brooking | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 147 |
| 19 | Glen Melling | 15 | 13 | 17 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 134 |
| 20 | Craig Jenner | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 116 |
| 21 | Christopher Formosa | | | | | 20 | Ret | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 106 |
| 22 | Lachlan Gardner | | | | | Ret | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 101 |
| 23 | Jensen Engelhardt | | | | | 19 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 88 |
| 24 | Robert McMahon | Ret | Ret | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84 |
| 25 | Cameron Crick | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | C | | | | | | | | | 178 |
| 26 | Cody Brewczynski | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 4 | C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 463 |