The 2011 Commodore Cup National Series is an Australian motor racing series. It is the 18th running of the Commodore Cup and runs on the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships calendar. The series began on 3 April 2011, at Wakefield Park and will end on 6 November 2011, at Phillip Island. For the first time, two two-driver endurance rounds will be held during the season; the traditional Ashley Cooper Memorial round at Winton and a new endurance round at the Bathurst Motor Festival.
Tony Bates won the opening round of the season despite nearly failing to make it to the race one starting grid. Ross McGregor and Fujitsu V8 Supercar driver Drew Russell won the first of the two-driver rounds at Bathurst after the pole-sitting car of five-time champion Geoff Emery and V8 Supercar driver Steve Owen encountered mechanical dramas in the first race. Reigning Ashley Cooper Memorial winners Adam Beechey and Dean Crosswell successfully defended their title at Winton, with reigning Commodore Cup champion Beechey taking the championship lead. Beechey won again at Eastern Creek before finishing off the podium for the first time in Commodore Cup at Sandown, where Matt Hayes took the round win and closed Beechey's series lead to just one point with one round remaining. Hayes took pole position at the final round to be level with Beechey on points but he was forced wide at turn two in race one which allowed Beechey ahead. Beechey went on to win the round, securing his second Commodore Cup title in as many years.
Teams and drivers The following drivers and teams competed in the 2011 Commodore Cup National Series. TeamCar modelNoDriverEnduro co-drivers Donut King VS Commodore 1 Adam Beechey Dean Crosswell San Marco Italian Restaurant VS Commodore 6 Matthew Hayes Christian D'Agostin Renaissance Homes VS Commodore 7 Matthew Chick Scott Andrews On Track Motorsport VS Commodore 8 Garry Mennell Steve Briffa Castle Concreting VH Commodore 10 Geoff Cowie Bruce Panting Octane Alley Race Engines VS Commodore 12 Josh Hughes Tim Blanchard Aussie NASCAR Tours VH Commodore 14 David Ling Steven Ling Sentinel Fire Services VS Commodore 16 Andrew Parker Aquacity Pool and Spa VH Commodore 21 Graeme Meer Neil Crowe Sports Alive VS Commodore 24 Tony Bates David Russell Australian Motive Power Systems VS Commodore 34 Stephen Yates Top Shelf Fruits VS Commodore 40 Michael Tancredi Anthony Tancredi VS Commodore 41 Anthony Tancredi Duane Preece National Directory Distribution VS Commodore 48 Geoff Emery Steve Owen Beeps Auto Parts VS Commodore 58 Jordan Symes Steve Courtis Western General Bodyworks VS Commodore 66 Danny Buzadzic Nick Parker Shane Price Action Racing VS Commodore 71 Marcus Zukanovic Gerrard McLeod Adams Auto Electrics VS Commodore 77 Adam Lloyd Ryan McLeod Aerial Motors Racing VH Commodore 80 David Stevenson Glen Holdsworth VS Commodore 88 Chris Stevenson Neil Crowe Kane Millier* Brett Holdsworth Jason Domaschenz VS Commodore 85 Jason Domaschenz Craig Domaschenz Automobility VS Commodore 96 Jeff Watters Simon Evans Powercorp VH Commodore 98 Alan Langworthy Chris Langworthy Southern Star Windows VS Commodore 99 Ross McGregor Drew Russell
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Calendar The 2011 Commodore Cup National Series will consist of six rounds. Two-driver endurance rounds will be held at Bathurst and Winton. Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / StateDateWinner 1 Wakefield Park Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 2–3 April Tony Bates 2 Bathurst Mount Panorama Bathurst, New South Wales 22–24 April Ross McGregorDrew Russell 3 Ashley Cooper Memorial Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 25–26 June Adam BeecheyDean Crosswell 4 Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 16–17 July Adam Beechey 5 Sandown Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 10–11 September Matthew Hayes 6 Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 5–6 November Adam Beechey
Series standings Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Pts 1 Adam Beechey 115 119 143 143 109 140 769 2 Matthew Hayes 101 119 124 143 141 134 762 3 Marcus Zukanovic 131 121 111 114 108 111 696 4 Ross McGregor 105 137 122 105 91 102 662 5 Chris Stevenson 99 101 90 103 122 108 623 6 Matthew Chick 99 78 104 110 100 113 604 7 Danny Buzadzic 84 105 83 85 112 104 573 8 Tony Bates 135 86 99 116 106 542 9 Geoff Emery 103 108 93 92 87 483 10 Graeme Meer 81 98 40 91 47 357 11 Jeff Watters 66 83 94 99 342 12 Jordan Symes 34 38 101 101 274 13 Dean Crosswell 119 143 262 14 Drew Russell 137 122 259 15 Christian D'Agostin 119 124 243 16 Gerrard McLeod 121 111 232 17 Steve Owen 108 93 201 18 Adam Lloyd 114 85 DNS 199 Neil Crowe 101 98 199 20 David Russell 86 99 185 21 Scott Andrews 78 104 182 22 Michael Tancredi 91 79 170 23 Simon Evans 66 83 149 24 Anthony Tancredi 98 50 148 25 Nick Parker 105 105 26 David Ling 98 98 Steven Ling 98 98 Duane Preece 98 98 29 Garry Mennell 94 94 Steve Briffa 94 94 31 Glen Holdsworth 92 92 David Stevenson 92 92 33 Brett Holdsworth 90 90 34 Geoff Cowie 89 89 Bruce Panting 89 89 36 Ryan McLeod 85 DNS 85 Josh Hughes 85 EX 85 38 Shane Price 83 83 39 Alan Langworthy 76 76 Chris Langworthy 76 76 41 Stephen Yates 65 65 42 Steve Courtis 34 34 43 Jason Domaschenz 29 29 Craig Domaschenz 29 29 45 Andrew Parker 17 17 — Tim Blanchard EX 0Bold indicates 1 bonus point for pole.
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