The 2011 V8 Supercar season was the fifteenth season of V8 Supercar motor racing and the fifteenth season in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car series. It was the 52nd year of touring car racing in Australia beginning with the 1960 season, which included the first Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship,Top 10 shootouts reduced for 2011 V8s Retrieved from www.speedcafe.com.au on 4 January 2011 and the first Armstrong 500, the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000.

The 2011 season began on 11 February at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi and ended on 4 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. It featured the fifteenth V8 Supercar Championship, consisting of 26 races at 14 events covering all six states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as events in the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand. There was also a stand-alone non-championship event supporting the 2011 Australian Grand Prix. The season also featured the twelfth second-tier V8 Supercar Development Series, this year officially known as the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series and expanded to a seven-round series. The fourth third-tier series, the Kumho V8 Touring Car Series was contested over a five-round series.

Race calendar Dates sourced from:

Event titleCircuitCity / stateRace/roundDateWinnerTeamReport Yas V8 400 Yas Marina Circuit Yas Island, United Arab Emirates VSC 1VSC 2 10–12 February Jamie WhincupJames Courtney Triple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Racing Team report Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia VSC 3VSC 4 17–20 March Garth TanderJamie Whincup Holden Racing TeamTriple Eight Race Engineering report FVS 1 Nick Percat Walkinshaw Performance Albert Park 400 Albert Park Street Circuit Melbourne, Victoria NC 24–27 March Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering report Wakefield Park Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales KVTC 1 1–3 April Scott Loadsman Loadsman Racing Team ITM Hamilton 400 Hamilton Street Circuit Hamilton, New Zealand VSC 5VSC 6 15–17 April Rick KellyShane van Gisbergen Kelly RacingStone Brothers Racing report Trading Post Perth Challenge Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia VSC 7VSC 8VSC 9 6–8 May Jamie WhincupJason BrightJamie Whincup Triple Eight Race EngineeringBrad Jones RacingTriple Eight Race Engineering report FVS 2 Andrew Thompson Triple Eight Race Engineering Mallala Mallala Motorsport Park Mallala, South Australia KVTC 2 14–15 May Chris Smerdon Smerdon Racing Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria VSC 10VSC 11 20–22 May Jamie WhincupJason Bright Triple Eight Race EngineeringBrad Jones Racing report Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory VSC 12VSC 13 17–19 June Rick KellyShane van Gisbergen Kelly RacingStone Brothers Racing report Sucrogen Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland VSC 14VSC 15 8–10 July Garth TanderJamie Whincup Holden Racing TeamTriple Eight Race Engineering report FVS 3 Andrew Thompson Triple Eight Race Engineering Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales KVTC 3 15–17 July Terry Wyhoon Image Racing Coates Hire Ipswich 300 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland VSC 16VSC 17 19–21 August Craig LowndesCraig LowndesCraig Lowndes Triple Eight Race EngineeringTriple Eight Race EngineeringTriple Eight Race Engineering report FVS 4 Andrew Thompson Triple Eight Race Engineering Sandown Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria KVTC 4 9–11 September Scott Loadsman Loadsman Racing Team results L & H 500 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria VSC 18 16–18 September Craig LowndesMark Skaife Triple Eight Race Engineering report Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales VSC 19 6–9 October Garth TanderNick Percat Holden Racing Team report FVS 5 Andrew Thompson Triple Eight Race Engineering Armor All Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland VSC 20VSC 21 21–23 October Jamie WhincupSébastien BourdaisMark WinterbottomRichard Lyons Triple Eight Race EngineeringFord Performance Racing report Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria KVTC 5 4–6 November Terry Wyhoon Image Racing results Falken Tasmania Challenge Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania VSC 22VSC 23 11–13 November Jamie WhincupJamie Whincup Triple Eight Race EngineeringTriple Eight Race Engineering report Norton 360 Sandown Challenge Queensland 300 Melbourne, Victoria VSC 24VSC 25 18–20 November Rick KellyJamie Whincup Kelly RacingTriple Eight Race Engineering report FVS 6 Andrew Thompson Triple Eight Race Engineering Sydney Telstra 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales VSC 26VSC 27 3–5 December Craig LowndesMark Winterbottom Triple Eight Race EngineeringFord Performance Racing report FVS 7 Andrew Thompson Triple Eight Race Engineering

VSC – International V8 Supercar Championship FVS – Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series KVTC – Kumho V8 Touring Car Series NC – Non-championship round

International V8 Supercars Championship

Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

Albert Park 400

Kumho V8 Touring Car Series

References

External links Official V8 Supercar website