The Dunlop Super2 Series (formerly known as Dunlop Series, Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, HPDC V8 Supercars Series, Konica Minolta V8 Supercars Series and Konica V8 Supercars/Lites Series) is an Australian touring car racing competition, specifically the second tier series for Supercars competitors. Competing vehicles are older than those utilised in the Supercars Championship series and are usually run by smaller teams with lower budgets. The series is a critical stepping stone in driver development, the pathway to the Repco Supercars Championship and a place where young drivers can hone their skills and showcase their talent in front of the championship teams.
The series was first held in 2000 as the 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series and this inaugural contest was won by Dean Canto. Towards the end of the season Stone Brothers Racing entered a car for David Besnard as preparation for the long distance races, in the main V8 Supercar series, the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000, which unlike the other races require two drivers for each competing vehicle. Since then main series teams have used the series to help get their endurance co-drivers up-to-speed, or have employed drivers competing for other Fujitsu Series teams. While originally Fujitsu Series teams were allowed to enter main series events, this has since been discontinued as all main series events are limited to those teams carrying valid franchise slots for the main series, although in limited circumstances Fujitsu series teams have been able to lease entries from main series teams.
The 2007 champion, Tony D'Alberto, drove for the Tony D'Alberto Racing team, and like many of his predecessors, graduated to the V8 Supercar series in 2008, again with the family team.
From 2009 onward all Super2 Series have run on the Supercars calendar.
This series carries the colloquial title of 'Development Series' which was the name given to the series by V8 Supercar Australia between the 2004 and 2005 seasons. The colloquial title is referred to in many conversations, even though there has never been a Development Series race because a naming rights sponsor was found before the start of the 2005 season.
Started during the 2016 year season of the Dunlop Super2 Series (Named as Supercars Dunlop Series) Car of The Future specification cars were eligible in the series.
In the 2021 season of the series. The Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series (Later named as Kumho Tyre Super3 Series in 2019 before being named as Dunlop Super3 Series) joined alongside the Dunlop Super2 Series category for the first time as a class racing on track at the same time.
Note: bold text indicates active drivers and teams.
References
External links
Dunlop Super2 Series website
April 10, 2023
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The Dunlop Super2 Series formerly known as Dunlop Series Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series HPDC V8 Supercars Series Konica Minolta V8 Supercars Series and Konica V8 Supercars Lites Series is an Australian touring car racing competition specifically the second tier series for Supercars competitors Competing vehicles are older than those utilised in the Supercars Championship series and are usually run by smaller teams with lower budgets The series is a critical stepping stone in driver development the pathway to the Repco Supercars Championship and a place where young drivers can hone their skills and showcase their talent in front of the championship teams Super2 SeriesCategoryTouring car racingCountryAustraliaInaugural season2000Drivers18Teams10ConstructorsFord Holden NissanTyre suppliersDunlopDrivers championDeclan FraserMakes championHoldenTeams championTriple Eight Race EngineeringOfficial websitewww supercars comCurrent season Contents 1 Events 2 Series winners 2 1 Rookie of the Year Winners 3 Records Top 5 4 References 5 External linksEvents EditThe series was first held in 2000 as the 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series and this inaugural contest was won by Dean Canto Towards the end of the season Stone Brothers Racing entered a car for David Besnard as preparation for the long distance races in the main V8 Supercar series the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000 which unlike the other races require two drivers for each competing vehicle Since then main series teams have used the series to help get their endurance co drivers up to speed or have employed drivers competing for other Fujitsu Series teams While originally Fujitsu Series teams were allowed to enter main series events this has since been discontinued as all main series events are limited to those teams carrying valid franchise slots for the main series although in limited circumstances Fujitsu series teams have been able to lease entries from main series teams The 2007 champion Tony D Alberto drove for the Tony D Alberto Racing team and like many of his predecessors graduated to the V8 Supercar series in 2008 again with the family team From 2009 onward all Super2 Series have run on the Supercars calendar This series carries the colloquial title of Development Series which was the name given to the series by V8 Supercar Australia between the 2004 and 2005 seasons The colloquial title is referred to in many conversations even though there has never been a Development Series race because a naming rights sponsor was found before the start of the 2005 season Started during the 2016 year season of the Dunlop Super2 Series Named as Supercars Dunlop Series Car of The Future specification cars were eligible in the series In the 2021 season of the series The Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series Later named as Kumho Tyre Super3 Series in 2019 before being named as Dunlop Super3 Series joined alongside the Dunlop Super2 Series category for the first time as a class racing on track at the same time Series winners Edit The Holden VZ Commodore of Marcus Zukanovic at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit for the opening round of the 2010 Dunlop Super2 Series Back then as the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series The Ford BF Falcon of John McIntyre at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit for the opening round of the 2010 Dunlop Super2 Series Back then as the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series The Holden VE Commodore of Paul Dumbrell at the 2014 Sydney NRMA 500 The Nissan Altima L33 of Jack Le Brocq at the Newcastle Street Circuit for the 2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 Season Series Name Series Winner Car Team2000 Konica V8 Lites Series Dean Canto Ford EL Falcon Dean Canto Racing2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series Simon Wills Holden VT Commodore Team Dynamik2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series Paul Dumbrell Holden VX Commodore Independent Race Cars Australia2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series Mark Winterbottom Ford AU Falcon Stone Brothers Racing2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series Andrew Jones Ford AU Falcon Brad Jones Racing2005 HPDC V8 Supercar Series Dean Canto Ford BA Falcon Dick Johnson Racing2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Adam Macrow Ford BA Falcon Howard Racing2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Tony D Alberto Holden VZ Commodore Tony D Alberto Racing2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Steve Owen Holden VZ Commodore Scott Loadsman Racing2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Jonathon Webb Ford BF Falcon MW Motorsport2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Steve Owen Holden VE Commodore Greg Murphy Racing2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Andrew Thompson Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series Scott McLaughlin Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers RacingMatt Stone Racing2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series Dale Wood Ford FG Falcon MW Motorsport2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series Paul Dumbrell Holden VE Commodore Eggleston Motorsport2015 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series Cameron Waters Ford FG Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia2016 Supercars Dunlop Series Garry Jacobson Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia2017 Dunlop Super2 Series Todd Hazelwood Holden VF Commodore Matt Stone Racing2018 Dunlop Super2 Series Chris Pither Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport2019 Dunlop Super2 Series Bryce Fullwood Nissan Altima L33 MW Motorsport2020 Dunlop Super2 Series Thomas Randle Nissan Altima L33 MW Motorsport2021 Dunlop Super2 Series Broc Feeney Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering2022 Dunlop Super2 Series Declan Fraser Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race EngineeringRookie of the Year Winners Edit Season Winner Car Team2021 Matt McLean Holden Commodore VF Eggleston Motorsport2022 Matthew Payne Nissan Altima L33 Grove RacingRecords Top 5 EditSeries wins Driver starts Driver round wins Driver race wins Team round winsPos Driver Titles Pos Driver Starts Pos Driver Wins Pos Driver Wins Pos Team Wins1 Dean Canto 2 1 Aaron McGill 68 1 Steve Owen 10 1 Dean Canto 21 1 Tickford Racing 13Steve Owen 2 2 Geoff Emery 55 2 Dean Canto 9 Paul Dumbrell 21 MW Motorsport 13Paul Dumbrell 2 3 Marcus Zukanovic 53 3 Andrew Thompson 8 3 Steve Owen 20 Eggleston Motorsport 134 16 drivers with single series wins 4 Mark Howard 39 Paul Dumbrell 8 4 Andrew Thompson 16 4 Howard Racing 11Drew Russell 39 5 Adam Macrow 7 5 Owen Kelly 13 5 Dick Johnson Racing 9Note bold text indicates active drivers and teams References EditExternal links EditDunlop Super2 Series website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Super2 Series amp oldid 1146251449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
