# 2016–17 NZ Touring Cars Championship

The 2016–17 NZ Touring Cars Championship was the eighteenth season of the series, and the second under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprised three classes racing on the same grid. Class one featured both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two and three consisted of older NZV8 TL cars.
Simon Evans successfully defended the title with another dominant display throughout the championship, whilst Liam MacDonald won the Class Two category.

## Entrants

| Team | Vehicle | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Class One |||||
| Team 4 | Holden Commodore (VE) | 1 | Simon Evans | All |
| Concept Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 007 | Nick Ross | All |
| Hamilton Motorsports | Holden Commodore (VE) | 11 | Tom Alexander | All |
| Hamilton Motorsports | Holden Commodore (VE) | 84 | Lance Hughes | All |
| John Midgley Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | 19 | John Midgley | 1, 6 |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry (XV50) | 71 | Sam Barry | All |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Ford Falcon (FG) | 97 | Jason Bargwanna | All |
| Quin Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | 91 | Callum Quin | 2, 5 |
| Brock Cooley Motorsport | Ford Falcon (FG) | 111 | Brock Cooley | All |
| Class Two |||||
| Jamie Conroy Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 16 | Jamie Conroy | All |
| Brendon Murphy Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VY) | 23 | Brendon Murphy | 1 |
| Steve Taylor Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 33 | Steve Taylor | 1–2 |
| Bronson Porter Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 40 | Bronson Porter | 1 |
| Average Joe Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 46 | Simon Fleming | All |
| Cheslea Herbert Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 62 | Chelsea Herbert | All |
| Nick Farrier Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BF) | 63 | Nick Farrier | All |
| Liam MacDonald Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 69 | Liam MacDonald | All |
| Brad Lathrope Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 73 | Brad Lathrope | All |
| Robert Wallace Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 77 | Robert Wallace | 1–2, 5–6 |

## Calendar

Round 1 will be held in support of the 2016 ITM Auckland SuperSprint while Round 5 will be in support of the 2017 New Zealand Grand Prix.
| Rnd | Rnd | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Class 1 Winner | Class 2 Winner |
| 2016 ||||||||
| 1 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 4–6 November | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Brad Lathrope |
| 1 | R2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 4–6 November | | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Liam MacDonald |
| 1 | R3 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 4–6 November | | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Liam MacDonald |
| 2 | R1 | Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park (Taupō, Taupō District) | 10–11 December | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Liam MacDonald |
| 2 | R2 | Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park (Taupō, Taupō District) | 10–11 December | | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Jamie Conroy |
| 2 | R3 | Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park (Taupō, Taupō District) | 10–11 December | | Jason Bargwanna | Simon Evans | Liam MacDonald |
| 2017 ||||||||
| 3 | R1 | Mike Pero Motorsport Park (Christchurch, Canterbury) | 13–15 January | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Liam MacDonald |
| 3 | R2 | Mike Pero Motorsport Park (Christchurch, Canterbury) | 13–15 January | | Jason Bargwanna | Jason Bargwanna | Liam MacDonald |
| 4 | R1 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 21–22 January | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Nick Ross | Liam MacDonald |
| 4 | R2 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 21–22 January | | Simon Evans | Jason Bargwanna | Liam MacDonald |
| 4 | R3 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 21–22 January | | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Liam MacDonald |
| 5 | R1 | Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 11–12 February | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Brad Lathrope |
| 5 | R2 | Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 11–12 February | | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Jamie Conroy |
| 5 | R3 | Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 11–12 February | | Simon Evans | Sam Barry | Liam MacDonald |
| 6 | R1 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (Hampton Downs, North Waikato) | 11–12 March | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Simon Evans | Liam MacDonald |
| 6 | R2 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (Hampton Downs, North Waikato) | 11–12 March | | Simon Evans | Jason Bargwanna | Nick Farrier |
| 6 | R3 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (Hampton Downs, North Waikato) | 11–12 March | | Jason Bargwanna | Simon Evans | Jamie Conroy |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | PUK | PUK | PUK | TAU | TAU | TAU | RUA | RUA | RUA | TER | TER | TER | MAN | MAN | MAN | HAM | HAM | HAM | Pen. | Pts |
| Class One ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Simon Evans | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1272 |
| 2 | Tom Alexander | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 7 | | 965 |
| 3 | Jason Bargwanna | 5 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 848 |
| 4 | Sam Barry | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | | 846 |
| 5 | Lance Hughes | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 802 |
| 6 | Nick Ross | 2 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | | 670 |
| 7 | Brock Cooley | Ret | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Ret | | 646 |
| 8 | Callum Quin | | | | 7 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 300 |
| 9 | John Midgley | 8 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 3 | | 42 |
| Class Two ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Liam MacDonald | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | | 1234 |
| 2 | Brad Lathrope | 9 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | 911 |
| 3 | Jamie Conroy | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 8 | 5 | DNS | 7 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 6 | | 858 |
| 4 | Chelsea Herbert | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 10 | | 814 |
| 5 | Nick Farrier | 10 | 10 | 18 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Ret | | 778 |
| 6 | Simon Fleming | 18 | 13 | 12 | 17 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | | 721 |
| 7 | Robert Wallace | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | | 446 |
| 8 | Justin Ashwell | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | 344 |
| 9 | Steve Taylor | 12 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 16 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 322 |
| 10 | Bronson Porter | 16 | 9 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 138 |
| 11 | Ian Clapperton | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | 129 |
| 12 | Brendan Murphy | 17 | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 117 |
| Pos | Driver | PUK | PUK | PUK | TAU | TAU | TAU | RUA | RUA | RUA | TER | TER | TER | MAN | MAN | MAN | HAM | HAM | HAM | 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) |