# 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

The 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was the twelfth running of the V8 Supercar Development series, an Australian touring car racing series for V8 Supercars. It acted as the principal support category at seven 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship events. The series began on 17 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 3 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 17 races held at seven rounds.
Andrew Thompson, driving a Triple Eight Race Engineering prepared Holden VE Commodore, dominated the series, winning eleven of the 17 races. Thompson won by 306 points over Jack Perkins who drove a Sonic Motor Racing Services Ford BF Falcon. Perkins defeated third placed David Russell (MW Motorsport Ford BF Falcon) by seven points, after winning the final race of the year at the Homebush Street Circuit.
The six races not won by Thompson included Race 2 at the Adelaide Street Circuit which was won in emotional circumstances by Jason Richards driving a Greg Murphy Racing Holden VE Commodore, the Brad Jones Racing driver from the V8 Supercars Championship taking a guest drive during a break in his treatment for a serious illness. Other race wins were attained by Tim Blanchard who won the reverse grid race at the Townsville Street Circuit in a Ford BF Falcon, Scott McLaughlin, who won Race 1 at Queensland Raceway in a Stone Brothers Racing Ford BF Falcon, former series winner Andrew Jones who won the reverse grid race at Queensland Raceway in a Brad Jones Racing prepared Holden VE Commodore and Jack Perkins, who won two late season races at Sandown Raceway and the Homebush Street Circuit.

## Calendar

The 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series was contested over seven rounds:
| Rd. | Event | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner |
| 1 | Clipsal 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 17–20 March | Nick Percat |
| 2 | Trading Post Perth Challenge | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 29 April – 1 May | Andrew Thompson |
| 3 | Sucrogen Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 8–10 July | Andrew Thompson |
| 4 | Coates Hire Ipswich 300 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 19–21 August | Andrew Thompson |
| 5 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 6–9 October | Andrew Thompson |
| 6 | Norton 360 Sandown Challenge | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 18–20 November | Andrew Thompson |
| 7 | Sydney Telstra 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 3–5 December | Andrew Thompson |

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. This was the last season in which the Holden VZ Commodore was eligible to compete.
| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Miles Racing | Ford BF Falcon | 10 | Chaz Mostert | 1–5 |
| Miles Racing | Ford BF Falcon | 10 | Luke Youlden | 6 |
| Miles Racing | Ford BF Falcon | 90 | Ashley Walsh | 1–5 |
| Sieders Racing Team | Ford BF Falcon | 13 | Colin Sieders | 1, 3, 5, 7 |
| Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 20 | Andrew Jones | 3–4, 7 |
| Triple F Racing | Ford BF Falcon | 23 | Todd Fiore | 1–5 |
| Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 24 | Tony Bates | 1, 3–7 |
| Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 24 | Matt Hansen | 2 |
| Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 45 | Jason Richards | 1 |
| Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 45 | James Brock | 3–5 |
| Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 45 | Nick Cassidy | 6–7 |
| Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 48 | Geoff Emery | All |
| Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 51 | Daniel Jilesen | All |
| Paul Freestone Racing | Ford BF Falcon | 25 | Paul Freestone | 1, 5 |
| MW Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 26 | Tom Tweedie | All |
| MW Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 27 | Tim Blanchard | All |
| MW Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 28 | David Russell | All |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 38 | Cameron McConville | 3–4 |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 38 | Gavin Bullas | 5 |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 54 | Lindsay Yelland | 3 |
| Jay Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 43 | Jay Verdnik | 1 |
| Matt Stone Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 50 | Stephen Voight | 5 |
| Matt Stone Racing | Ford BF Falcon | 86 | Robert Cregan | All |
| Ford Performance Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 56 | Chaz Mostert | 6 |
| Ford Performance Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 100 | Chaz Mostert | 7 |
| Novocastrian Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 58 | Drew Russell | All |
| Novocastrian Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 59 | Aaren Russell | All |
| Warrin Mining | Holden VZ Commodore Holden VE Commodore | 62 | Adam Wallis | 1, 4–5 |
| Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 67 | Paul Morris | 2–7 |
| Action Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 71 | Marcus Zukanovic | All |
| Brett Stewart Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 73 | Brett Stewart | 2–7 |
| McGill Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 75 | Aaron McGill | All |
| Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 77 | Grant Denyer | 4 |
| Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 77 | Cameron Waters | 6 |
| Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VE Commodore | 80 | Andrew Thompson | All |
| Tony D'Alberto Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 83 | David Wall | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Tony D'Alberto Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 83 | Dale Wood | 3 |
| Fastaz Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 92 | Taz Douglas | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BF Falcon Ford FG Falcon | 93 | Scott McLaughlin | All |
| Batavia Coast Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 95 | Nathan Vince | 1–2 |
| Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 222 | Nick Percat | All |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Ford FG Falcon | 777 | Rodney Jane | All |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Ford BF Falcon | 999 | Jack Perkins | All |

## Series standings

| Pos. | Driver | No. | ADE | ADE | BAR | BAR | TOW | TOW | TOW | QUE | QUE | QUE | BAT | BAT | SAN | SAN | SAN | SYD | SYD | Pen | Pts |
| 1 | Andrew Thompson | 80 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 1907 |
| 2 | Jack Perkins | 999 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 1601 |
| 3 | David Russell | 28 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 1594 |
| 4 | Scott McLaughlin | 93 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 4 | | 1461 |
| 5 | Tim Blanchard | 27 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 19 | | 1262 |
| 6 | Chaz Mostert | 10/56 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 1253 |
| 7 | Nick Percat | 222 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 50 | 1207 |
| 8 | Paul Morris | 67 | | | 22 | DSQ | 5 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 25 | 944 |
| 9 | Rodney Jane | 777 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 50 | 827 |
| 10 | Daniel Jilesen | 51 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 23 | Ret | Ret | 10 | DNS | 18 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 25 | 816 |
| 11 | David Wall | 83 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 11 | | | | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 18 | | 754 |
| 12 | Robert Cregan | 86 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 17 | | 747 |
| 13 | Aaren Russell | 59 | 21 | Ret | 16 | 10 | Ret | 26 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | | 733 |
| 14 | Geoff Emery | 48 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | 18 | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 732 |
| 15 | Tom Tweedie | 26 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 12 | DNS | DNS | | 696 |
| 16 | Drew Russell | 58 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | DNS | 11 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 9 | 9 | | 670 |
| 17 | Aaron McGill | 75 | Ret | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 7 | | 657 |
| 18 | Tony Bates | 24 | 22 | 11 | | | 20 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 16 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 10 | | 598 |
| 19 | Taz Douglas | 92 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 22 | Ret | 13 | 23 | | | Ret | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 576 |
| 20 | Marcus Zukanovic | 71 | DNS | DNS | 7 | 18 | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 18 | 9 | Ret | 17 | 6 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 25 | 553 |
| 21 | Andrew Jones | 20 | | | | | 15 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | 8 | 13 | 25 | 466 |
| 22 | Brett Stewart | 73 | | | 23 | Ret | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 22 | 15 | 21 | 17 | DNS | 18 | 20 | | 414 |
| 23 | Todd Fiore | 23 | 23 | 10 | 17 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 13 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 16 | | | | | | | 391 |
| 24 | Cameron McConville | 38 | | | | | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 389 |
| 25 | Colin Sieders | 13 | 18 | 20 | | | 17 | 21 | 19 | | | | 19 | Ret | | | | 16 | 12 | | 368 |
| 26 | James Brock | 45 | | | | | Ret | 23 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | 343 |
| 27 | Ashley Walsh | 90 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 22 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 21 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 341 |
| 28 | Adam Wallis | 62 | 19 | 12 | | | | | | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | Ret | | | | | | | 263 |
| 29 | Jason Richards | 45 | 12 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 219 |
| 30 | Nathan Vince | 95 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 186 |
| 31 | Nick Cassidy | 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 13 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 25 | 153 |
| 32 | Luke Youlden | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 4 | 16 | | | | 151 |
| 33 | Grant Denyer | 77 | | | | | | | | 16 | 10 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 129 |
| 34 | Paul Freestone | 25 | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | 105 |
| 35 | Cameron Waters | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 7 | Ret | | | | 86 |
| 36 | Jay Verdnik | 43 | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 63 |
| 37 | Dale Wood | 83 | | | | | Ret | 12 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 61 |
| 38 | Matt Hansen | 24 | | | 18 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 39 | Stephen Voight | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| 40 | Lindsay Yelland | 54 | | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 41 | Gavin Bullas | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| 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) |