The 2019–20 NZ Touring Cars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2019–20 BNT V8s Championship) was the twenty-first season of the series, and the fifth under the [NZ Touring Cars name. The field consisted of three classes racing on the same grid. Class one featured both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two consisted of older NZV8 TL cars. There was also a third class run for vehicles ineligible for points.
Andre Heimgartner dominated the season to take his second New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship. Justin McIlroy meanwhile would take the V8 Lites honours. The series was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and forced the cancellation of the final two rounds at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and Pukekohe Park Raceway.
Race calendar Rnd Circuit Date Map 2019 NC Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 14–15 September 1 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 30 November–1 December 2020 2 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 8–9 February 3 Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon(Feilding, Manawatū District) 15–16 February C Hampton Downs Motorsport Park(Hampton Downs, Waikato) 28–29 March C Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 25–26 April
Teams and drivers All teams are based and registered in New Zealand.
Manufacturer Vehicle Team No Drivers Rounds Ford Falcon (FG) Phillips Motorsport 43 Brayden Phillips All Lathrope Racing 73 Brad Lathrope All Holden Commodore (VE) Rob Wallace Racing 51 Rob Wallace All Hamilton Motorsports 84 Lance Hughes All 85 Andre Heimgartner All Nissan Altima (L33) Concept Motorsport 007 Nick Ross All Toyota Camry (XV50) Richards Team Motorsport 6 Alexandra Whitley All V8 Lites Ford Falcon (BF) Thirsty Liquor 18 Shane Whitley 1, 3 Brock Timperley Racing 59 Brock Timperley 3 80 Tony Rutherford 1 Nigel Karl Racing 172 Nigel Karl 1 Holden Commodore (VZ) Precision Concrete & Paving 25 Justin McIlroy All 30 Murray Brook 1 82 Ted Jarvis 1 Open Holden Commodore (VE) McDonald Kerbing Specialist 50 Blair McDonald All 4H Investments- Auto Garage 57 Eric Hennephof 1–2 Ford Ford Mustang (S550( Collins Motorsport 77 Sam Collins All
Driver changes Andre Heimgartner returned to the series to drive with Hamilton Motorsports. Chelsea Herbert was originally slated to drive with the team, but withdrew after announcing her plans to compete in the Toyota Racing Series.
Results and standings Season summary The calendar was announced on April 30, 2019. The calendar was later revised, removing the South Island rounds citing issues surrounding cost.
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver V8 Lites Winner Open Winner 2019 NC R1 Pukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, Auckland Region Nick Chester Simon Evans Nick Chester Field combined for non-championship round R2 Simon Evans Nick Chester R3 Simon Evans Nick Chester 1 R1 Pukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, Auckland Region Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Shayne Whitley Sam Collins R2 Nick Ross Andre Heimgartner Justin McIlroy Sam Collins R3 Race abandoned due to adverse weather conditions. 2020 2 R1 Pukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, Auckland Region Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Justin McIlroy Sam Collins R2 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Justin McIlroy Sam Collins R3 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Justin McIlroy Sam Collins 3 R1 Manfeild: Circuit Chris AmonFeilding, Manawatū District Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Timperley Sam Collins R2 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Timperley Sam Collins R3 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Timperley Blair McDonald
Championship standings Pos Driver PUK1 PUK2 PUK3 MAN Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Andre Heimgartner 1 1 C 2 1 1 1 1 1 525 2 Alexandra Whitley 5 5 C 4 3 4 10 6 5 420 3 Brad Lathrope 7 7 7 6 6 C 6 5 6 5 10 6 375 4 Lance Hughes 3 4 12 3 DNS C Ret 4 5 3 3 2 321 5 Robert Wallace 8 6 8 7 7 C 5 6 7 6 Ret 9 310 6 Brayden Phillips Ret 10 9 8 8 C Ret 7 8 Ret 7 7 229 7 Nick Ross 5 3 6 DNS 2 C Ret Wth Wth 7 5 4 176 V8 Lites 1 Justin McIlroy 12 9 C 9 10 11 9 9 11 269 2 Brock Timperley 8 8 10 150 3 Shane Whitley 10 11 C Ret Wth Wth 142 4 Nigel Karl 13 Ret 11 11 DNS C 67 5 Tony Rutherford 13 Ret C 54 6 Murray Brook 0 7 Ted Jarvis Ret Ret C 0 Open - Nick Chester 1 1 1 0 - Simon Evans 2 2 2 0 - Sam Collins 2 3 C 1 2 2 2 2 8 0 - Blair McDonald 4 4 C 3 Ret 3 4 4 3 0 - Eric Hennephof 9 10 C 7 8 10 0 - Grant Hannah 8 9 9 0 - Paul Radisich 9 5 3 0 - Shaun Varney 6 Ret Ret 0 - Ken Hunter DNS Wth Wth 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts PUK1 PUK2 PUK3 MAN
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