# 2016 Sports Racer Series

The 2016 Sport Racer Series is an Australian motor racing competition sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport for prototype sports cars. The series is made up of three classes, Sport Racer, Formula 1000 and Radical/Supersports.

## Team and drivers

| Team | Car | Class | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Taylor Collision/Laucke Flour Mills | West WX10RS | SR1 | 1 | Mark Laucke | 3 |
| Taylor Collision/Laucke Flour Mills | West WR1000 | SR1 | 1 | Mark Laucke | 4 |
| Taylor Collision/Laucke Flour Mills | West WR1000 | SR2 | 33 | Michael Whiting | 1,3 |
| Taylor Collision/Laucke Flour Mills | West WX10RS | SR1 | 55 | Mark Laucke | 1-2 |
| West Race Cars Marina Mirage | RFR F1000 | F1K | 2 | Aaron Steer | 1 |
| West Race Cars Marina Mirage | RFR F1000 | F1K | 2 | Greg Steer | 2-4 |
| West Race Cars Marina Mirage | RFR F1000 | F1K | 5 | Joshua Cranston | 1 |
| West Race Cars Marina Mirage | West LMP4 | SR1 | 27 | Aaron Steer | 2,4 |
| West Race Cars Marina Mirage | West LMP4 | SR1 | 27 | John-Paul Drake | 3 |
| West Race Cars Marina Mirage | West WX10 | SR1 | 44 | Jason Makris | 1-3 |
| West Race Cars Marina Mirage | West WR1000 | SR2 | 56 | Adam Cranston | 1-3 |
| West Race Cars Marina Mirage | West WX10 | SR2 | 66 | John-Paul Drake | 1-2 |
| West Race Cars Marina Mirage | West WR1000 | SR2 | 66 | John-Paul Drake | 4 |
| Vantage Freight Services | Radical SR3 | RAD | 3 | David Crampton | 1,4 |
| Orlando Phoenix | RFR F1000 | F1K | 4 | Terry Peovitis | 1-4 |
| Aventis Racing | RFR F1000 | F1K | 5 | Josh Cranston | 2-4 |
| DSR Downunder | Nova Race LSR F1000 | F1K | 9 | Joshua Townsend | 1,3 |
| Driving Events | Radical SR3 | RAD | 10 | Grant Green | 3 |
| Ken's Exhaust Systems Berri Rivergraphics | West WR 1000 | SR1 | 14 | Roger I'Anson | 1-4 |
| Motorsport Leasing P/L | Radical SR3 | RAD | 15 | Rob Knight | 1 |
| Motorsport Leasing P/L | Radical SR3 | RAD | 34 | John Morriss | 1-4 |
| MSR Motorsport Fabrication | Prince LSR | SR2 | 16 | Mark Short | 1 |
| PJS Air | Radical SR3 | RAD | 17 | Peter Johnston | 1-4 |
| Hughes Motorsport/Pro Vinyl | Radical SR3 | RAD | 32 | Sue Hughes | 2-3 |
| Sutto's Motorcycle Supply | Radical SR3 | RAD | 35 | Chris Sutton | 1-2 |
| Hughes Supercar Services | Radical SR3 | RAD | 42 | Philip Hughes | 2,4 |
| Bryan Stoeckel | West WR1000 | SR2 | 53 | Jonathan Stoeckel | 1,4 |

## Race calendar

The series is being contested over five rounds, each consisting of three races.
| Round | Circuit | City / state | Date | Round winner |
| 1 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 1–3 April | Joshua Townsend |
| 2 | Winton Raceway | Winton, Victoria | 10–12 June | Roger I'Anson |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 29–31 July | Roger I'Anson |
| 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 9–11 September | Aaron Steer |
| 5 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 11–13 November | |

## Series standings

| Pos. | Driver | SAN | SAN | SAN | WIN | WIN | WIN | QLD | QLD | QLD | PHI | PHI | PHI | SMP | SMP | SMP | Pts. |
| 1 | Roger I'Anson | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 501 |
| 2 | Peter Johnston | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 398 |
| 3 | Josh Cranston | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 3 | 397 |
| 4 | Mark Laucke | 5 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 377 |
| 5 | Terry Peovitis | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 376 |
| 6 | John-Paul Drake | Ret | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 331 |
| 7 | John Morriss | 3 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | 315 |
| 8 | Greg Steer | | | | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 313 |
| 9 | Jason Makris | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 279 |
| 10 | Aaron Steer | 6 | DNS | DNS | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | 243 |
| 11 | Philip Hughes | | | | 9 | 10 | 10 | | | | DNS | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 227 |
| 12 | Adam Cranston | Ret | Ret | DNS | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | DNS | | | | 7 | Ret | 8 | 177 |
| 13 | Chris Sutton | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 168 |
| 14 | David Crampton | 8 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | 6 | 10 | 7 | | | | 164 |
| 15 | Joshua Townsend | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | 2 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 140 |
| 16 | Jonathan Stoeckel | 9 | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 9 | | | | 108 |
| 17 | Mark Short | 10 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90 |
| 18 | Grant Green | | | | | | | 12 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | 80 |
| 19 | Rob Knight | 11 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 |
| 20 | Sue Hughes | | | | 12 | 13 | 13 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 70 |
| 21 | Michael Whiting | Ret | Ret | 11 | | | | 10 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 51 |
| 22 | Glenn Cooper | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | Ret | 31 |
| - | Gerrit Ruff | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |