# 2019 Super2 Series

The 2019 Super2 Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, a support series to the 2019 Supercars Championship. It was the twentieth running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing. The series was promoted as the 2019 Dunlop Super2 Series.
Bryce Fullwood won the series with one round to spare in the MW Motorsport prepared Nissan Altima L33

## Entries

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2019 series:
| Manufacturer | Model | Team | Driver details | Driver details | Driver details |
| Manufacturer | Model | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Ford | FG X Falcon | Tickford Racing | 5 | Thomas Randle | All |
| Ford | FG X Falcon | Matt Chahda Motorsport | 18 | Matt Chahda | All |
| Ford | FG X Falcon | Matt Stone Racing | 47 | Joel Heinrich | 1–2 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 10 | Brenton Grove | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 55 | Kurt Kostecki | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Image Racing | 15 | Adam Marjoram | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Image Racing | 49 | Jordan Boys | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Brad Jones Racing | 21 | Jack Smith | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Brad Jones Racing | 77 | Tim Blanchard | 3 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Matt Stone Racing | 33 | Abbie Eaton | 1 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Matt Stone Racing | 33 | David Russell | 5 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Matt Stone Racing | 35 | Ashley Walsh | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Eggleston Motorsport | 38 | Will Brown | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Eggleston Motorsport | 54 | Dean Fiore | 1–2 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Eggleston Motorsport | 54 | Jack Perkins | 3–7 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Eggleston Motorsport | 88 | Justin Ruggier | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 44 | Dylan O'Keeffe | All |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 99 | Mason Barbera | 1–4 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Kostecki Brothers Racing | 56 | Jake Kostecki | 1–4 |
| Holden | Commodore VF | Kostecki Brothers Racing | 57 | Brodie Kostecki | 1–2 |
| Nissan | Altima L33 | MW Motorsport | 16 | Bryce Fullwood | All |
| Nissan | Altima L33 | MW Motorsport | 27 | Tyler Everingham | All |
| Nissan | Altima L33 | MW Motorsport | 28 | Zane Goddard | All |
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### Team changes

* Brad Jones Racing scaled back to a single-car team, after having previously run three cars.
* Image Racing formed a partnership with Erebus Motorsport, expanding to a two-car operation.
* Kali Motorsport withdrew from the series citing a lack of sponsorship, but retained its entry and cars with a view to re-joining the series in the future.
* Matt Chahda Motorsport switched from running a Holden VF Commodore to a Ford FG X Falcon.
* Paul Morris Motorsport withdrew from the series to focus on its Super3 Series entry.
* Triple Eight Race Engineering returned to the Super2 series for the first time since 2013, entering two VF Commodores.

### Driver changes

* Paul Dumbrell retired from the Super2 Series at the end of 2018.
* The Grand Tour test driver Abbie Eaton made her Super2 début with Matt Stone Racing.
* Reigning Super3 Series champion Tyler Everingham graduated to the Super2 Series with MW Motorsport.
* Dean Fiore moved to Eggleston Motorsport on a 2 round deal, replacing Nathan Morcom.
* Bryce Fullwood returned to MW Motorsport after racing with Matt Stone Racing in 2018.
* Zane Goddard left Brad Jones Racing and joined MW Motorsport.
* Kurt Kostecki and Brenton Grove left Kostecki Brothers Racing and Grove Racing respectively to join Triple Eight Race Engineering.
* 2018 Aussie Racing Cars champion Joel Heinrich made his Super2 début with Matt Stone Racing.
* Garry Jacobson and Macauley Jones left the series as they graduated to the Supercars Championship, with Kelly Racing and Tim Blanchard Racing respectively.
* Porsche Carrera Cup driver Dylan O'Keeffe made his Super2 début with Garry Rogers Motorsport, replacing 2018 champion Chris Pither.
* Aussie Racing Cars race winner Justin Ruggier made his Super2 début with Eggleston Motorsport.
* Ashley Walsh returned to the series for the first time since 2014, driving for Matt Stone Racing.

### Mid-season changes

* Abbie Eaton withdrew from the series following the Adelaide round due to sponsorship issues.
* Joel Heinrich withdrew from the series following the Barbagallo round due to sponsorship issues.
* Brodie Kostecki withdrew from the series following the Barbagallo round to focus on his, and Kostecki Brothers Racing's Enduro Cup début.
* Tim Blanchard made a one-off appearance for Brad Jones Racing in Townsville in preparation for the Enduro Cup.
* Mason Barbera withdrew from the series following the Queensland round due to sponsorship issues.
* Jake Kostecki withdrew from the series following the Queensland round to focus on his, and Kostecki Brothers Racing's Enduro Cup début.
* David Russell made a one-off appearance for Matt Stone Racing at the Bathurst Round.
* Jack Perkins withdrew from the Bathurst round due to illness.

## Calendar

The calendar for the 2019 series consisted of seven rounds:
| Round | Event name | Circuit | Location | Date |
| 1 | Adelaide 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 1–3 March |
| 2 | Perth SuperSprint | Barbagallo Raceway | Neerabup, Western Australia | 3–4 May |
| 3 | Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 6–7 July |
| 4 | Ipswich SuperSprint | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 27–28 July |
| 5 | Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 12 October |
| 6 | Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Springvale, Victoria | 9–10 November |
| 7 | Newcastle 500 | Newcastle Street Circuit | Newcastle, New South Wales | 23–24 November |
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### Calendar changes

* The category returned to Queensland Raceway for the first time since 2015. The Symmons Plains round was removed from the schedule.

## Results and standings
### Season summary

| Round | Round | Event | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Round winner |
| 1 | 1 | Adelaide 500 | Mason Barbera | Brodie Kostecki | Bryce Fullwood | MW Motorsport | Bryce Fullwood |
| 1 | 2 | Adelaide 500 | Bryce Fullwood | Bryce Fullwood | Brodie Kostecki | Kostecki Brothers Racing | Bryce Fullwood |
| 1 | 3 | Adelaide 500 | Brodie Kostecki | Bryce Fullwood | Bryce Fullwood | MW Motorsport | Bryce Fullwood |
| 2 | 4 | Perth SuperNight | Zane Goddard | Zane Goddard | Will Brown | Eggleston Motorsport | Ashley Walsh |
| 2 | 5 | Perth SuperNight | Zane Goddard | Bryce Fullwood | Ashley Walsh | Matt Stone Racing | Ashley Walsh |
| 3 | 6 | Townsville 400 | Kurt Kostecki | Kurt Kostecki | Bryce Fullwood | MW Motorsport | Bryce Fullwood |
| 3 | 7 | Townsville 400 | Jake Kostecki | Bryce Fullwood | Bryce Fullwood | MW Motorsport | Bryce Fullwood |
| 4 | 8 | Ipswich SuperSprint | Thomas Randle | Thomas Randle | Thomas Randle | Tickford Racing | Bryce Fullwood |
| 4 | 9 | Ipswich SuperSprint | Kurt Kostecki | Thomas Randle | Bryce Fullwood | MW Motorsport | Bryce Fullwood |
| 5 | 10 | Bathurst 1000 | Bryce Fullwood | Bryce Fullwood | Thomas Randle | Tickford Racing | Thomas Randle |
| 6 | 11 | Sandown 500 | Bryce Fullwood | Jordan Boys | Tyler Everingham | MW Motorsport | Jack Perkins |
| 6 | 12 | Sandown 500 | Jordan Boys | Will Brown | Jordan Boys | Image Racing | Jack Perkins |
| 7 | 13 | Newcastle 500 | Thomas Randle | Bryce Fullwood | Bryce Fullwood | MW Motorsport | Bryce Fullwood |
| 7 | 14 | Newcastle 500 | Bryce Fullwood | Jordan Boys | Jordan Boys | Image Racing | Bryce Fullwood |

### 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 | BAR | BAR | TOW | TOW | QLD | QLD | BAT | SAN | SAN | NEW | NEW | Pen. | Points |
| 1 | Bryce Fullwood | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1924 |
| 2 | Kurt Kostecki | 55 | Ret | DSQ | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 1502 |
| 3 | Thomas Randle | 5 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1396 |
| 4 | Zane Goddard | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1347 |
| 5 | Dylan O'Keeffe | 44 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1142 |
| 6 | Tyler Everingham | 27 | DNS | Ret | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1111 |
| 7 | Jordan Boys | 49 | Ret | 11 | 20 | 9 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1062 |
| 8 | Brenton Grove | 10 | 10 | DSQ | 13 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1062 |
| 9 | Ashley Walsh | 35 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1059 |
| 10 | Jack Smith | 21 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1022 |
| 11 | Justin Ruggier | 88 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1010 |
| 12 | Will Brown | 38 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 16 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 0 | 960 |
| 13 | Adam Marjoram | 15 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 0 | 890 |
| 14 | Jack Perkins | 54 | | | | | | 10 | 8 | 5 | 15 | WD | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 759 |
| 15 | Matt Chahda | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 0 | 755 |
| 16 | Jake Kostecki | 56 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 0 | 722 |
| 17 | Mason Barbera | 99 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 7 | | | | | | 0 | 590 |
| 18 | Brodie Kostecki | 57 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 434 |
| 19 | Dean Fiore | 54 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 310 |
| 20 | Tim Blanchard | 77 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | 0 | 258 |
| 21 | Joel Heinrich | 47 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 224 |
| 22 | David Russell | 33 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | 0 | 180 |
| 23 | Abbie Eaton | 33 | 14 | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 76 |
| Pos. | Driver | No. | ADE | ADE | ADE | BAR | BAR | TOW | TOW | QLD | QLD | BAT | SAN | SAN | NEW | NEW | Pen. | Points |