# 2013 New Zealand V8 season

The 2013 New Zealand V8 season was the fourteenth season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at Teretonga Park on 11 January and finished at the Pukekohe Park Raceway ITM Auckland 400 V8 Supercars event on 14 April after five championship meetings. The TLX Championship was won by Jason Bargwanna and the TL Championship was won by AJ Lauder.

## Teams and drivers

TLX Championship :
| Team | Vehicle | # | Driver | Rounds |
| Tulloch Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | 2 | Jason Bargwanna | All |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry | 5 | Martin Short | All |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry | 44 | Brent Collins | 4–5 |
| Concept Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | 007 | Nick Ross | All |
| Haydn Mackenzie Motorsport | Ford Falcon (FG) | 20 | Haydn Mackenzie | 3, 5 |
TL Championship :
| Team | Vehicle | # | Driver | Rounds |
| Lance Hughes Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 3 | Lance Hughes | 5 |
| Glenn Inkster Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 4 | Glenn Inkster | 5 |
| Kevin Williams Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 8 | Kevin Williams | 3, 5 |
| Alan McCarrison Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 9 | Alan McCarrison | 3 |
| Tom Alexander Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 11 | Tom Alexander | 5 |
| Straun Robinson Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 12 | Straun Robinson | All |
| Shaun Varney Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 14 | Shaun Varney | All |
| Team Aegis Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 15 | Brad Lauder | All |
| Team Aegis Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 87 | AJ Lauder | All |
| Nigel Karl Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 17 | Nigel Karl | 4–5 |
| Malcolm Finch Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 21 | Malcolm Finch | 5 |
| Matt Booth Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 22 | Matt Booth | 5 |
| Ian Booth Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 28 200 | Ian Booth | 3–5 |
| Ian Booth Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 28 200 | Ian Booth | 3–5 |
| Mark Gibson Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 35 | Mark Gibson | 5 |
| Holden Haven Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 40 | Bronson Porter | 2–5 |
| Jamie Gaskin Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 41 | Jamie Gaskin | 5 |
| Paul Irwin Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 45 | Paul Irwin | 5 |
| John McIntyre Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 47 | John McIntyre | 5 |
| James McLaughlin Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 51 | James McLaughlin | 3–5 |
| Nicholas Farrier Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 63 | Nicholas Farrier | 5 |
| Liam McDonald Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 69 | Liam McDonald | 1–2, 5 |
| ITM Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 70 | Andrew Anderson | 3, 5 |
| Ross Cameron Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 74 | Ross Cameron | 4 |
| Grant Molloy Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 99 | Grant Molloy | 1 |
| Todd Pelham Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 111 | Todd Pelham | 4–5 |
| Jack Kofoed Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 555 | Jack Kofoed | 5 |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | 12–13 January | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | Martin Short | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | 12–13 January | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 1 | R3 | 12–13 January | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | 19–20 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 2 | R2 | 19–20 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 2 | R3 | 19–20 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Martin Short | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 3 | R1 | 9–10 February | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | 9–10 February | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 3 | R3 | 9–10 February | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Andrew Anderson | ITM Racing |
| 4 | R1 | 9–10 March | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 4 | R2 | 9–10 March | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| 4 | R3 | 9–10 March | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| 5 | R1 | 13–14 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | 13–14 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | Martin Short | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 5 | R3 | 13–14 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |

## Championship standings
### TLX Championship

| Pos | Driver | TER | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | MAN | MAN | MAN | TAU | TAU | TAU | PUK | PUK | PUK | Pts |
| 1 | Jason Bargwanna | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | Ret | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1016 |
| 2 | Nick Ross | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | Ret | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 935 |
| 3 | Martin Short | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | Ret | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 935 |
| 4 | Haydn Mackenzie | | | | | | | 4th | 4th | 3rd | | | | 5th | 5th | 4th | 320 |
| 5 | Brent Collins | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | Ret | 294 |

### TL Championship

| Pos | Driver | TER | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | MAN | MAN | MAN | TAU | TAU | TAU | PUK | PUK | PUK | Pts |
| 1 | AJ Lauder | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 6th | Ret | 906 |
| 2 | Brad Lauder | 6th | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 1st | Ret | 11th | 8th | 9th | 748 |
| 3 | Shaun Varney | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 5th | Ret | 8th | Ret | 6th | 3rd | 21st | 15th | 10th | 639 |
| 4 | Struan Robertson | 4th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | Ret | 6th | 7th | 4th | 8th | 4th | 16th | 14th | 11th | 613 |
| 5 | Kevin Williams | | | | | | | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | | | | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 403 |
| 6 | Andrew Anderson | | | | | | | 1st | 1st | 1st | | | | 3rd | 11th | 2nd | 382 |
| 7 | James McLaughlin | | | | | | | 8th | 4th | 6th | Ret | 4th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 374 |
| 8 | Bronson Porter | | | | DNS | 4th | 5th | 6th | Ret | DNS | 2nd | 3rd | Ret | 5th | Ret | 7th | 366 |
| 9 | Liam McDonald | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | | | | | | | 23rd | 13th | 15th | 362 |
| 10 | Ian Booth | | | | | | | Ret | 7th | 4th | 7th | 5th | Ret | 10th | 12th | 17th | 266 |
| 11 | Todd Pelham | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | 7th | 7th | 21st | 263 |
| 12 | John McIntyre | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 217 |
| 13 | Grant Molloy | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | 174 |
| 14 | Mark Gibson | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 168 |
| 15 | Glenn Inkster | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 4th | 5th | 139 |
| 16 | Ross Cameron | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 9th | 7th | | | | 123 |
| 17 | Nigel Karl | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10th | 6th | 20th | 18th | 20th | 118 |
| 18 | Jamie Gaskin | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 10th | 8th | 94 |
| 19 | Matt Booth | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 9th | 14th | 84 |
| 20 | Malcolm Finch | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 16th | 12th | 62 |
| 21 | Jack Kofoed | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | DNS | 13th | 54 |
| 22 | Lance Hughes | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 19th | 16th | 52 |
| 23 | Nicholas Farrier | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 20th | 18th | 44 |
| 24 | Alan McCarrison | | | | | | | 7th | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 42 |
| 25 | Paul Irwin | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 17th | 19th | 41 |
| 26 | Tom Alexander | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 21st | Ret | 36 |
| | Greg Browne | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |