2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series


The 2013 Dunlop Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It was the fourteenth running of a V8 Supercar Development Series, with all rounds held in support of 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship events.
The introduction of the "New Generation V8 Supercar" regulations to the V8 Supercar Championship resulted in a number of rule changes which affected the Dunlop Series. Teams were only allowed to compete with one model of the cars raced in V8 Supercars. All teams competing with Fords upgraded to the FG Falcon, whilst the Holden teams continued to use the VE Commodore. With all V8 Supercar teams building brand-new chassis for the 2013 season to comply with the New Generation V8 Supercar regulations, many of the cars they used in the 2012 Supercars Championship were sold to Dunlop Series teams.
Dale Wood won the 2013 series driving a Ford FG Falcon for MW Motorsport.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2013 Dunlop Series:
TeamVehicleDriverRounds
Image RacingFord FG Falcon Taz DouglasAll
Sydney Star RacingHolden VE Commodore11 Aaron Tebb1–3, 5, 7
Sydney Star RacingHolden VE Commodore11 Brett Hobson6
Sydney Star RacingHolden VE Commodore16 Justin Garioch3
Sydney Star RacingHolden VE Commodore16 Aaron Tebb4, 6
Sydney Star RacingHolden VE Commodore16 Brett Hobson5, 7
Brad Jones RacingHolden VE Commodore20 Andrew JonesAll
Brad Jones RacingHolden VE Commodore41 Luke Youlden5
Brad Jones RacingHolden VE Commodore42 Chris PitherAll
Nandi Kiss RacingHolden VE Commodore24 Chris Alajajian1
Nandi Kiss RacingHolden VE Commodore24 Nandi Kiss2–7
MW MotorsportFord FG Falcon26 Dale WoodAll
MW MotorsportFord FG Falcon28 Morgan HaberAll
MW MotorsportFord FG Falcon99 Chaz Mostert1
MW MotorsportFord FG Falcon99 Steve Owen2–7
Triple Eight Race EngineeringHolden VE Commodore27 Casey StonerAll
Tony D'Alberto RacingFord FG Falcon30 Nick McBrideAll
Evans Motorsport GroupFord FG Falcon31 Kristian Lindbom1–4, 6
Evans Motorsport GroupFord FG Falcon31 Daniel Gaunt5
Evans Motorsport GroupHolden VE Commodore48 Geoff EmeryAll
THR DevelopmentsHolden VE Commodore32 Josh Kean5–6
Matt Stone RacingFord FG Falcon35 George MiedeckeAll
Matt Stone RacingFord FG Falcon60 Michael Hector3–7
Matt Stone RacingFord FG Falcon87 Ashley WalshAll
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore38 Daniel Gaunt1–4
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore38 Ant Pedersen5
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore54 Jay Verdnik1
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore54 Jack Perkins2–7
Minda MotorsportHolden VE Commodore43 Sam WalterAll
Minda MotorsportHolden VE Commodore56 Todd Hazelwood7
Minda MotorsportHolden VE Commodore98 Cameron WatersAll
Finance EZI RacingFord FG Falcon44 Josh Hunter1–6
Finance EZI RacingFord FG Falcon44 Maurice Pickering7
Finance EZI RacingFord FG Falcon64 Andre HeimgartnerAll
Poll Performance RacingHolden VE Commodore51 Jim PollicinaAll
Novocastrian MotorsportFord FG Falcon58 Drew RussellAll
Novocastrian MotorsportFord FG Falcon59 Aaren RussellAll
Novocastrian MotorsportFord FG Falcon60 Michael Hector1–2
Warrin MiningHolden VE Commodore62 Adam Wallis1, 4–6
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VE Commodore67 Paul Morris2–7
Action RacingHolden VE Commodore71 Marcus Zukanovic1–6
Action RacingFord FG Falcon71 Marcus Zukanovic7
Formula Tech PerformanceHolden VE Commodore73 Brett StewartAll
Auto Motion AustraliaHolden VE Commodore75 Aaron McGillAll
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesFord FG Falcon777 Rodney JaneAll
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesFord FG Falcon999 Garry JacobsonAll

Team changes

The 2013 Dunlop Series comprised nineteen races within seven rounds at seven circuits, all in support of the International V8 Supercars Championship. The calendar remains unchanged from the 2012 season, with only the Winton event being brought forward, reflecting the change in the V8 Supercar Championship calendar.

Points system

Points were awarded to the driver of a car that had completed 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the final lap. Two different points scales were applied to rounds having two or three races to ensure that a driver would be awarded 300 points for winning all races at any event.
Points were awarded using the following system:
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th
Two-race format
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Three-race format
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Three-race format
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Series standings