# 2018–19 NZ Touring Cars Championship

The 2018–19 NZ Touring Cars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2018–19 BNT V8s Championship) was the twentieth season of the series, and the fourth under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field consisted of two classes racing on the same grid. Class one featured both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two consisted of older NZV8 TL cars. The series was won by Australian Jack Smith, with Justin Ashwell taking the Class Two championship.

## Entrants

| Entrant | Vehicle | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Class One |||||
| Concept Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 007 | Nick Ross | All |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry (XV50) | 10 | Brenton Grove | All |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry (XV50) | 62 | Chelsea Herbert | All |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry (XV50) | 222 | Scott Taylor | 1–3, 5 |
| JumpFlex Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | 42 | Matt Tubbs | All |
| Rob Wallace Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | 51 | Rob Wallace | All |
| Lathrope Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | 73 | Brad Lathrope | All |
| Hamilton Motorsports | Holden Commodore (VE) | 84 | Lance Hughes | All |
| Hamilton Motorsports | Holden Commodore (VE) | 85 | Jack Smith | All |
| Class Two |||||
| Justin Ashwell Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BF) | 11 | Justin Ashwell | All |
| Brock Timperley Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BF) | 59 | Brock Timperley | 1 |
| Matt Podjursky Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 77 | Matt Podjursky | All |
| Matthew Clarke Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 80 | Matthew Clarke | 1 |
| Class Three |||||
| AV8 Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | 3 | Tony Anderson | 2, 5–6 |
| AV8 Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | 32 | Tony Anderson | 1 |
| Mortimer Motorsport | BMW M3 (E92) | 15 | Kent Baigent | 1 |
| Mortimer Motorsport | BMW M3 (E92) | 98 | Andrew Nugent | 5 |
| Mortimer Motorsport | BMW M3 GTR (E46) | 177 | Matt Griffin | 1 |
| Motorsport Services | Hyundai i45 | 17 | Todd Murphy | 1 |
| Brayden Philips Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 17 | Brayden Philips | 3–4 |
| Shaws Asphalters | Holden Commodore (VE) | 23 | John de Veth | 1 |
| Justin McIllroy Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 25 | Justin McIllroy | 5 |
| McDonald Kerbing Specialist | Holden Commodore (VE) | 50 | Blair McDonald | 2, 6 |
| Darryl Clarke Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 54 | Darryl Clarke | 1 |
| 4H Investments- Auto Garage | Holden Commodore (VE) | 57 | Eric Hennephof | 2, 6 |
| Murray Bell Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 110 | Murray Bell | 5–6 |
| Nigel Karl Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 171 | Nigel Karl | 1 |
| Collins Motorsport | Ford Mustang (S550) | 777 | Sam Collins | 5 |
| Collins Motorsport | Ford Mustang (S550) | 777 | Paul Radisich | 6 |

## Race calendar and results

All rounds are to be held in New Zealand. The first round in Pukekohe Park Raceway will be held in support of the Supercars Championship. Rounds 3, 4 and 5 are to be held with the Toyota Racing Series.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Class Two Winner | Class Three Winner |
| 2018 ||||||||||
| 1 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, Auckland Region | November 2–4 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Hamilton Motorsports | Brock Timperley | John de Veth |
| 1 | R2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, Auckland Region | November 2–4 | | Lance Hughes | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport | Brock Timperely | Tony Anderson |
| 1 | R3 | Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, Auckland Region | November 2–4 | | Jack Smith | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport | Brock Timperely | John de Veth |
| 2 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (short circuit) Pukekohe, Auckland Region | December 7–9 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Hamilton Motorsports | Justin Ashwell | Tony Anderson |
| 2 | R2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (short circuit) Pukekohe, Auckland Region | December 7–9 | | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Hamilton Motorsports | Matt Podjursky | Tony Anderson |
| 2 | R3 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (short circuit) Pukekohe, Auckland Region | December 7–9 | | Jack Smith | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport | Justin Ashwell | Tony Anderson |
| 2019 ||||||||||
| 3 | R1 | Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, Otago | January 11–13 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Hamilton Motorsports | Matt Podjursky | Brayden Philips |
| 3 | R2 | Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, Otago | January 11–13 | | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Hamilton Motorsports | Matt Podjursky | Brayden Philips |
| 3 | R3 | Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, Otago | January 11–13 | | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Hamilton Motorsports | Justin Ashwell | Brayden Philips |
| 4 | R1 | Teretonga Park Invercargill, Southland | January 18–20 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Hamilton Motorsports | Matt Podjursky | Brayden Philips |
| 4 | R2 | Teretonga Park Invercargill, Southland | January 18–20 | | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Hamilton Motorsports | Matt Podjursky | Brayden Philips |
| 4 | R3 | Teretonga Park Invercargill, Southland | January 18–20 | | Jack Smith | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport | Matt Podjursky | Brayden Philips |
| 5 | R1 | Circuit Chris Amon Feilding, Manawatū District | February 8–10 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport | Matt Podjursky | Blair McDonald |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit Chris Amon Feilding, Manawatū District | February 8–10 | | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Hamilton Motorsports | Matt Podjursky | Tony Anderson |
| 5 | R3 | Circuit Chris Amon Feilding, Manawatū District | February 8–10 | | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Hamilton Motorsports | Matt Podjursky | Tony Anderson |
| 6 | R1 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Hampton Downs, North Waikato | March 9–10 | Lance Hughes | Lance Hughes | Lance Hughes | Hamilton Motorsports | Justin Ashwell | Tony Anderson |
| 6 | R2 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Hampton Downs, North Waikato | March 9–10 | | Lance Hughes | Lance Hughes | Hamilton Motorsports | Matt Podjursky | Paul Radisich |
| 6 | R3 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Hampton Downs, North Waikato | March 9–10 | | Lance Hughes | Lance Hughes | Hamilton Motorsports | Matt Podjursky | Paul Radisich |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | PUK1 | PUK1 | PUK1 | PUK2 | PUK2 | PUK2 | HIG | HIG | HIG | TER | TER | TER | CCA | CCA | CCA | HAM | HAM | HAM | Pen. | Pts |
| Class One ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jack Smith | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | | 1181 |
| 2 | Nick Ross | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 1084 |
| 3 | Lance Hughes | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1023 |
| 4 | Brenton Grove | 4 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Ret | | 867 |
| 5 | Robert Wallace | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | Ret | | 833 |
| 6 | Chelsea Herbert | 6 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | | 753 |
| 7 | Brad Lathrope | 10 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | | 733 |
| 8 | Matt Tubbs | 12 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | | | | 8 | Ret | 8 | | 516 |
| 9 | Scott Taylor | 11 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 309 |
| Class Two ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Justin Ashwell | Ret | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 11 | DSQ | 11 | 9 | | 1022 |
| 2 | Matt Podjursky | 17 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | | 1018 |
| 3 | Brock Timperley | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 225 |
| 4 | Matthew Clark | 18 | 18 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 114 |
| Class Three ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Tony Anderson | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | Ret | 4 | 4 | 3 | DNS | DNS | | |
| - | Paul Radisich | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 3 | 3 | | |
| - | John de Veth | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Blair McDonald | | | | 4 | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 6 | Ret | | |
| - | Andrew Nugent | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| - | Matt Griffin | Ret | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Brayden Philips | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Todd Murphy | 8 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Kent Baigent | 13 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Sam Collins | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 10 | 9 | | | | | |
| - | Eric Hennephof | | | | 10 | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | Ret | | |
| - | Darryl Clarke | 14 | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Murray Bell | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | Ret | | |
| - | Justin McIllory | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | 13 | | | | | |
| - | Nigel Karl | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | PUK1 | PUK1 | PUK1 | PUK2 | PUK2 | PUK2 | HIG | HIG | HIG | TER | TER | TER | CCA | CCA | CCA | HAM | HAM | HAM | Pen. | 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) |