# 2011–12 New Zealand V8 season

The 2011–12 New Zealand V8 season was the thirteenth season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at Pukekohe on 4 November 2011 and finished at the Hamilton Street Circuit on 22 April 2012 after six championship meetings and one non-championship event.

## Teams and drivers

* All teams must adhere to the series' car specification rules. All Holdens must be based upon the body shells of its VT, VX or VY Commodores, with upgrades available to replicate it to a VZ or VE. Similarly for Ford, their cars must be based upon the AU Falcon, with options to replicate the BA.
| Team | Car | # | Driver | Rounds |
| Angus Fogg Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 2 | Angus Fogg | All |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 4 | Simon Richards | All |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 5 | Martin Short | All |
| | Holden VE Commodore | 6 | Geoff Short | NC |
| Concept Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 007 | Nick Ross | All |
| | Holden VE Commodore | 8 | Kevin Williams | NC |
| Ezybuy Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 9 | Alan McCarrison | 1, 5, NC |
| Tulloch Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 11 | Simon Evans | All |
| Tulloch Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 12 | Jason Bargwanna | All |
| Paul Manuell Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 15 | Paul Manuell | 1 |
| Phil Blythe Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 16 | Phil Blythe | 1, 5–6 |
| Dwayne Carter Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 19 | Dwayne Carter | All |
| Haydn Mackenzie Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 20 | Haydn Mackenzie | 1–3, 5 |
| | Ford BA Falcon | 20 | Steve Taylor | NC |
| Penny Homes Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 22 | John Penny | 1, 6 |
| Edgell Performance Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 26 | Tim Edgell | All |
| Holden Haven Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 40 | Bronson Porter | 1, 5–6, NC |
| | Holden VZ Commodore | 52 | Trevor Parmenter | 4 |
| | Holden VZ Commodore | 63 | Ian Booth | 1 |
| | Holden VZ Commodore | 63 | Malcolm Budd | 3–4 |
| | Holden VZ Commodore | 63 | Struan Robinson | 6, NC |
| ITM Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 70 | Andrew Anderson | 5, NC |
| | Holden VZ Commodore | 74 | Ross Cameron | 2–6 |
| | Holden VE Commodore | 80 | Matthew Clark | NC |
| Silverfern Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 82 | Michael Bristow | 1 |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Date | Event | Circuit | Location | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | 4–6 November | Fujitsu 200 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | Tim Edgell | Edgell Performance Racing |
| 1 | R2 | 4–6 November | Fujitsu 200 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | Paul Manuell | Paul Manuell Racing |
| 1 | R3 | 4–6 November | Fujitsu 200 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | 9–11 December | Mike Pero 200 | Powerbuilt Tools Raceway | Christchurch | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 2 | R2 | 9–11 December | Mike Pero 200 | Powerbuilt Tools Raceway | Christchurch | Tim Edgell | Edgell Performance Racing |
| 2 | R3 | 9–11 December | Mike Pero 200 | Powerbuilt Tools Raceway | Christchurch | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 3 | R1 | 13–15 January | BNT 200 | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | 13–15 January | BNT 200 | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 3 | R3 | 13–15 January | BNT 200 | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 4 | R1 | 20–22 January | CRC 200 | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 4 | R2 | 20–22 January | CRC 200 | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Simon Richards | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 4 | R3 | 20–22 January | CRC 200 | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 5 | R1 | 10–12 February | Fujitsu 200 | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Tim Edgell | Edgell Performance Racing |
| 5 | R2 | 10–12 February | Fujitsu 200 | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 5 | R3 | 10–12 February | Fujitsu 200 | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Tim Edgell | Edgell Performance Racing |
| 6 | R1 | 9–11 March | Dunlop Grand Finals | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | Martin Short | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | 9–11 March | Dunlop Grand Finals | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | Simon Evans | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 6 | R3 | 9–11 March | Dunlop Grand Finals | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | Tim Edgell | Edgell Performance Racing |
| NC | R1 | 20–22 April | ITM Hamilton 400 | Hamilton Street Circuit | Hamilton | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| NC | R2 | 20–22 April | ITM Hamilton 400 | Hamilton Street Circuit | Hamilton | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Pts |
| 1 | Angus Fogg | 201 | 217 | 199 | 217 | 127 | 150 | 1193 |
| 2 | Jason Bargwanna | 189 | 173 | 202 | 194 | 159 | 181 | 1098 |
| 3 | Tim Edgell | 129 | 195 | 145 | 114 | 217 | 202 | 1002 |
| 4 | Martin Short | 94 | 162 | 194 | 147 | 108 | 163 | 868 |
| 5 | Simon Richards | 135 | 143 | 129 | 171 | 127 | 136 | 841 |
| 6 | Simon Evans | 111 | 139 | 87 | 148 | 148 | 173 | 806 |
| 7 | Nick Ross | 112 | 141 | 168 | 136 | 88 | 139 | 784 |
| 8 | Dwayne Carter | 87 | 108 | 130 | 39 | 108 | 120 | 592 |
| 9 | Ross Cameron | | 99 | 75 | 111 | 80 | 102 | 467 |
| 10 | Haydn Mackenzie | 112 | 123 | | | 90 | | 325 |
| 11 | Bronson Porter | 46 | | | | 66 | 111 | 223 |
| 12 | Phil Blythe | 85 | | | | 86 | 66 | 198 |
| 13 | Paul Manuell | 195 | | | | | | 195 |
| 14 | Alan McCarrison | 66 | | | | 117 | | 183 |
| 15 | John Penny | 127 | | | | | | 127 |
| 16 | Struan Robertson | | | | | | 103 | 103 |
| 17 | Andrew Anderson | 85 | | | | 86 | | 132 |
| 18 | Trevor Parmenter | | | | 85 | | | 85 |
| 19 | Michael Bristow | 78 | | | | | | 78 |
| 20 | Steve Taylor | | | | | 63 | | 63 |
| 21 | Ian Booth | 52 | | | | | | 52 |
| Pos | Driver | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | 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) |