# 2011 V8 Supercar season

The 2011 V8 Supercar season was the fifteenth season of V8 Supercar motor racing and the fifteenth season in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car series. It was the 52nd year of touring car racing in Australia beginning with the 1960 season, which included the first Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship, and the first Armstrong 500, the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000.
The 2011 season began on 11 February at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi and ended on 4 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. It featured the fifteenth V8 Supercar Championship, consisting of 26 races at 14 events covering all six states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as events in the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand. There was also a stand-alone non-championship event supporting the 2011 Australian Grand Prix. The season also featured the twelfth second-tier V8 Supercar Development Series, this year officially known as the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series and expanded to a seven-round series. The fourth third-tier series, the Kumho V8 Touring Car Series was contested over a five-round series.

## Race calendar

Dates sourced from:
| Event title | Circuit | City / state | Race/round | Date | Winner | Team | Report |
| Yas V8 400 | Yas Marina Circuit | Yas Island, United Arab Emirates | VSC 1 VSC 2 | 10–12 February | Jamie Whincup James Courtney | Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Racing Team | report |
| Clipsal 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | VSC 3 VSC 4 | 17–20 March | Garth Tander Jamie Whincup | Holden Racing Team Triple Eight Race Engineering | report |
| Clipsal 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | FVS 1 | 17–20 March | Nick Percat | Walkinshaw Performance | |
| Albert Park 400 | Albert Park Street Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | NC | 24–27 March | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | report |
| Wakefield Park | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | KVTC 1 | 1–3 April | Scott Loadsman | Loadsman Racing Team | |
| ITM Hamilton 400 | Hamilton Street Circuit | Hamilton, New Zealand | VSC 5 VSC 6 | 15–17 April | Rick Kelly Shane van Gisbergen | Kelly Racing Stone Brothers Racing | report |
| Trading Post Perth Challenge | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | VSC 7 VSC 8 VSC 9 | 6–8 May | Jamie Whincup Jason Bright Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering Brad Jones Racing Triple Eight Race Engineering | report |
| Trading Post Perth Challenge | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | FVS 2 | 6–8 May | Andrew Thompson | Triple Eight Race Engineering | |
| Mallala | Mallala Motorsport Park | Mallala, South Australia | KVTC 2 | 14–15 May | Chris Smerdon | Smerdon Racing | |
| Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | VSC 10 VSC 11 | 20–22 May | Jamie Whincup Jason Bright | Triple Eight Race Engineering Brad Jones Racing | report |
| Skycity Triple Crown | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | VSC 12 VSC 13 | 17–19 June | Rick Kelly Shane van Gisbergen | Kelly Racing Stone Brothers Racing | report |
| Sucrogen Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | VSC 14 VSC 15 | 8–10 July | Garth Tander Jamie Whincup | Holden Racing Team Triple Eight Race Engineering | report |
| Sucrogen Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | FVS 3 | 8–10 July | Andrew Thompson | Triple Eight Race Engineering | |
| Eastern Creek | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | KVTC 3 | 15–17 July | Terry Wyhoon | Image Racing | |
| Coates Hire Ipswich 300 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | VSC 16 VSC 17 | 19–21 August | Craig Lowndes Craig Lowndes Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering Triple Eight Race Engineering Triple Eight Race Engineering | report |
| Coates Hire Ipswich 300 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | FVS 4 | 19–21 August | Andrew Thompson | Triple Eight Race Engineering | |
| Sandown | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | KVTC 4 | 9–11 September | Scott Loadsman | Loadsman Racing Team | results |
| L & H 500 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | VSC 18 | 16–18 September | Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife | Triple Eight Race Engineering | report |
| Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | VSC 19 | 6–9 October | Garth Tander Nick Percat | Holden Racing Team | report |
| Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | FVS 5 | 6–9 October | Andrew Thompson | Triple Eight Race Engineering | |
| Armor All Gold Coast 600 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | VSC 20 VSC 21 | 21–23 October | Jamie Whincup Sébastien Bourdais Mark Winterbottom Richard Lyons | Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Performance Racing | report |
| Phillip Island | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | KVTC 5 | 4–6 November | Terry Wyhoon | Image Racing | results |
| Falken Tasmania Challenge | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | VSC 22 VSC 23 | 11–13 November | Jamie Whincup Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering Triple Eight Race Engineering | report |
| Norton 360 Sandown Challenge | Queensland 300 | Melbourne, Victoria | VSC 24 VSC 25 | 18–20 November | Rick Kelly Jamie Whincup | Kelly Racing Triple Eight Race Engineering | report |
| Norton 360 Sandown Challenge | Queensland 300 | Melbourne, Victoria | FVS 6 | 18–20 November | Andrew Thompson | Triple Eight Race Engineering | |
| Sydney Telstra 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | VSC 26 VSC 27 | 3–5 December | Craig Lowndes Mark Winterbottom | Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Performance Racing | report |
| Sydney Telstra 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | FVS 7 | 3–5 December | Andrew Thompson | Triple Eight Race Engineering | |
* VSC – International V8 Supercar Championship
* FVS – Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
* KVTC – Kumho V8 Touring Car Series
* NC – Non-championship round