# 2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship

The 2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2017–18 BNT V8s Championship) is the nineteenth season of the series, and the third under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprises three classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two and three consists of older NZV8 TL and varying touring cars.

## Entrants

| Team | Vehicle | No. | Driver | Events |
| Class One |||||
| Concept Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 007 | Nick Ross | All |
| JumpFlex Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | 42 | Matthew Tubbs | 2–6 |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry (XV50) | 71 | Andre Heimgartner | All |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry (XV50) | 97 | Jason Bargwanna | All |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry (XV50) | 222 | Scott Taylor | 6 |
| Lathrope Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | 73 | Brad Lathrope | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Hamilton Motorsports | Holden Commodore (VE) | 84 | Lance Hughes | All |
| Hamilton Motorsports | Holden Commodore (VE) | 85 | Jack Smith | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Class Two |||||
| Alan McCarrison Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 9 | Alan McCarrison | 1 |
| Digga | Ford Falcon (BF) | 11 | Justin Ashwell | All |
| Bronson Porter Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 40 | Bronson Porter | 1–2 |
| Brock Timperley Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BF) | 59 | Brock Timperley | All |
| Chelsea Herbert Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 62 | Chelsea Herbert | All |
| Nick Farrier Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 63 | Nick Farrier | 1–2, 6 |
| Liam MacDonald Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 69 | Liam MacDonald | All |
| Grand Design Timber | Ford Falcon (BF) | 77 | Rob Wallace | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Dign4U | Ford Falcon (BF) | 777 | Matt Podjursky | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Invitational |||||
| Nigel Karl Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 17 171 | Nigel Karl | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Motorsport Services | Hyundai i45 | 17 | Todd Murphy | 6 |
| Thirsty Liquor | Ford Falcon (BF) | 18 117 | Shane Whitley | 1 2 |
| Shaws Asphalters | Holden Commodore (VE) | 23 | John de Veth | 6 |
| AV8 Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | 3 | Tony Anderson | 2 |
| AV8 Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BA) | 32 | Tony Anderson | 6 |
| McDonald Kerbing Specialists | Holden Commodore (VE) | 50 | Blair McDonald | 6 |
| 4H Investments | Holden Commodore (VE) | 57 | Eric Hennephof | 6 |
| DFM Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 80 | Jono Lester | 6 |
| BM Racing | BMW M3 (E92) | 98 | Andrew Nugent | 1 |
| Mortimer Motorsport | BMW M3 (E46) | 177 | Matt Griffin | 1 |
| Mortimer Motorsport | BMW M3 (E92) | 197 | Warwick Mortimer | 1 |

## Calendar

Round 1 will be held in support of the 2017 ITM Auckland SuperSprint while Round 5 will be in support of the 2018 New Zealand Grand Prix.
| Rnd | Rnd | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Class 1 Winner | Class 2 Winner | Invitational Winner |
| 2017 |||||||||
| 1 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | 3–5 November | Andre Heimgartner | Jason Bargwanna | Jason Bargwanna | Liam MacDonald | Andrew Nugent |
| 1 | R2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | 3–5 November | | Nick Ross | Jason Bargwanna | Liam MacDonald | Matt Griffin |
| 1 | R3 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | 3–5 November | | Andre Heimgartner | Andre Heimgartner | Liam MacDonald | Andrew Nugent |
| 2 | R1 | Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park | 1–3 December | Andre Heimgartner | Andre Heimgartner | Andre Heimgartner | Chelsea Herbert | Nigel Karl |
| 2 | R2 | Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park | 1–3 December | | Jason Bargwanna | Jason Bargwanna | Liam MacDonald | Nigel Karl |
| 2 | R3 | Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park | 1–3 December | | Andre Heimgartner | Andre Heimgartner | Brock Timperley | no starters |
| 2018 |||||||||
| 3 | R1 | Mike Pero Motorsport Park | 12–14 January | Andre Heimgartner | Andre Heimgartner | Andre Heimgartner | Chelsea Herbert | no entrants |
| 3 | R2 | Mike Pero Motorsport Park | 12–14 January | | Jason Bargwanna | Andre Heimgartner | Liam MacDonald | no entrants |
| 3 | R3 | Mike Pero Motorsport Park | 12–14 January | | Nick Ross | Andre Heimgartner | Justin Ashwell | no entrants |
| 4 | R1 | Teretonga Park | 19–21 January | Andre Heimgartner | Andre Heimgartner | Andre Heimgartner | Brock Timperley | no entrants |
| 4 | R2 | Teretonga Park | 19–21 January | | Jason Bargwanna | Jason Bargwanna | Liam MacDonald | no entrants |
| 4 | R3 | Teretonga Park | 19–21 January | | Jason Bargwanna | Nick Ross | Brock Timperley | no entrants |
| 5 | R1 | Circuit Chris Amon | 9–11 February | Nick Ross | Andre Heimgartner | Andre Heimgartner | Brock Timperley | no starters |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit Chris Amon | 9–11 February | | Jack Smith | Nick Ross | Brock Timperley | no starters |
| 5 | R3 | Circuit Chris Amon | 9–11 February | | Jack Smith | Jason Bargwanna | Brock Timperley | no starters |
| 6 | R1 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | 9–11 March | Jason Bargwanna | Jason Bargwanna | Jason Bargwanna | Brock Timperley | John de Veth |
| 6 | R2 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | 9–11 March | | Jack Smith | Nick Ross | Liam MacDonald | John de Veth |
| 6 | R3 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | 9–11 March | | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Brock Timperley | Nigel Karl |

## 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 | Andre Heimgartner | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | 1179 |
| 2 | Jason Bargwanna | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | | 1106 |
| 3 | Nick Ross | 3 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | | 1065 |
| 4 | Lance Hughes | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | | 873 |
| 5 | Jack Smith | 8 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | Ret | | | | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | 817 |
| 6 | Matthew Tubbs | | | | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | 704 |
| 7 | Brad Lathrope | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | | 463 |
| 8 | Scott Taylor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 7 | | 136 |
| Class Two ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Liam MacDonald | 6 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 9 | | 1090 |
| 2 | Brock Timperley | 12 | 16 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | | 1055 |
| 3 | Chelsea Herbert | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | | 1041 |
| 4 | Justin Ashwell | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 11 | | 948 |
| 5 | Matt Podjurksy | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | | 555 |
| 6 | Robert Wallace | 7 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | DNS | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | | 431 |
| 7 | Nick Farrier | 13 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 17 | 13 | | 418 |
| 8 | Bronson Porter | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 192 |
| 9 | Alan McCarrison | 15 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| Invitational ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | John DeVeth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 16 | | - |
| - | Matt Griffin | 5 | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - |
| - | Andrew Nugent | 4 | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - |
| - | Blair McDonald | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | 19 | | - |
| - | Warwick Mortimer | 17 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - |
| - | Jono Lester | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | 17 | | - |
| - | Nigel Karl | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | DNS | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 19 | DNS | 12 | | - |
| - | Shane Whitley | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - |
| - | Eric Hennephof | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | DNS | DNS | | - |
| - | Tony Anderson | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - |
| 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) |