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The 2019 Super2 Series was an Australian motor racing competition for
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, a support series to the
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. It was the twentieth running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing. Bryce Fullwood won the championship with one round to spare in the MW Motorsport prepared Nissan Altima L33.


Entries

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2019 championship:


Team changes

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Brad Jones Racing Brad Jones Racing is an Australian motor racing team owned by Brad Jones based in Albury. The team competes in the Supercars Championship and the Super2 Series. Recently they have also returned to Australian Formula Ford where Brad and Kim ...
scaled back to a single-car team, after having previously run three cars. * Image Racing formed a partnership with Erebus Motorsport, expanding to a two-car operation. * Kali Motorsport withdrew from the championship citing a lack of sponsorship, but retained its entry and cars with a view to re-joining the series in the future. * Matt Chahda Motorsport switched from running a
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to a Ford FG X Falcon. *
Paul Morris Motorsport Paul Morris Motorsport, also known as its business name of Nemo Racing, is an Australian motor racing team that competed in V8 Supercars between 2000 and 2012. The team also won the 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 and four Australian Super Touring Cha ...
withdrew from the championship to focus on its Super3 Series entry. * Triple Eight Race Engineering returned to the Super2 series for the first time since
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, entering two VF Commodores.


Driver changes

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Paul Dumbrell Paul Dumbrell (born 1 September 1982) is an Australian business executive and retired racing driver. Racing history Junior career Son of former racing driver Garry Dumbrell, Paul Dumbrell started racing in karts in 1996 and by the end of 1997 ...
retired from the Super2 Series at the end of 2018. * ''
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'' test driver
Abbie Eaton Abigail Eaton (born 2 January 1992) is a British racing driver from the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. She starred as the test driver for the second and third series of ''The Grand Tour'', an Amazon Prime Video-exclusive motoring series. ...
made her Super2 début with
Matt Stone Racing Matt Stone Racing is an Australian racing team competing in the Supercars Championship with two Holden ZB Commodores. Jack Le Brocq drives the No. 34 car, while Todd Hazelwood drives the No. 35 car. They are also competing in the second-tier ...
. * Reigning Super3 Series champion Tyler Everingham graduated to the Super2 Series with MW Motorsport. *
Dean Fiore Dean Fiore (born 1 December 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver. Fiore competed in the 2022 Bathurst 1000 for Brad Jones Racing as a co-driver alongside Bryce Fullwood in the No. 14 Holden Commodore (ZB). Racing career Fiore is ...
moved to
Eggleston Motorsport Eggleston Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team which is currently competing in the Dunlop Super2 Series, Dunlop Super3 Series and the Australian GT Championship. The team's current Super2 drivers are Matt McLean and Jack Sipp, with ...
on a 2 round deal, replacing Nathan Morcom. * Bryce Fullwood returned to MW Motorsport after racing with
Matt Stone Racing Matt Stone Racing is an Australian racing team competing in the Supercars Championship with two Holden ZB Commodores. Jack Le Brocq drives the No. 34 car, while Todd Hazelwood drives the No. 35 car. They are also competing in the second-tier ...
in 2018. * Zane Goddard left
Brad Jones Racing Brad Jones Racing is an Australian motor racing team owned by Brad Jones based in Albury. The team competes in the Supercars Championship and the Super2 Series. Recently they have also returned to Australian Formula Ford where Brad and Kim ...
and joined MW Motorsport. * Kurt Kostecki and Brenton Grove left Kostecki Brothers Racing and Grove Racing respectively to join Triple Eight Race Engineering. * 2018 Aussie Racing Cars champion Joel Heinrich made his Super2 début with
Matt Stone Racing Matt Stone Racing is an Australian racing team competing in the Supercars Championship with two Holden ZB Commodores. Jack Le Brocq drives the No. 34 car, while Todd Hazelwood drives the No. 35 car. They are also competing in the second-tier ...
. * Garry Jacobson and Macauley Jones left the series as they graduated to the
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, with
Kelly Racing Kelly Grove Racing (formerly known as Kelly Racing and Nissan Motorsport) was an Australian motor racing team which competes in the Supercars Championship. The team made its debut in 2009, and raced Holden VE Commodores until the end of the ...
and Tim Blanchard Racing respectively. *
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driver Dylan O'Keeffe made his Super2 début with
Garry Rogers Motorsport Garry Rogers Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team. It is owned by retired racing driver Garry Rogers who began the team to further his own racing efforts. Based in Melbourne, originally out of a Nissan dealership owned by Rogers, the te ...
, replacing 2018 champion
Chris Pither Chris Pither (born 3 December 1986) is a New Zealand professional racing driver, currently competing in the Supercars Championship driving the No. 22 Holden ZB Commodore for PremiAir Racing. Pither has won eight national championships includi ...
. * Aussie Racing Cars race winner Justin Ruggier made his Super2 début with
Eggleston Motorsport Eggleston Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team which is currently competing in the Dunlop Super2 Series, Dunlop Super3 Series and the Australian GT Championship. The team's current Super2 drivers are Matt McLean and Jack Sipp, with ...
. * Ashley Walsh returned to the series for the first time since 2014, driving for
Matt Stone Racing Matt Stone Racing is an Australian racing team competing in the Supercars Championship with two Holden ZB Commodores. Jack Le Brocq drives the No. 34 car, while Todd Hazelwood drives the No. 35 car. They are also competing in the second-tier ...
.


Mid-season changes

*
Abbie Eaton Abigail Eaton (born 2 January 1992) is a British racing driver from the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. She starred as the test driver for the second and third series of ''The Grand Tour'', an Amazon Prime Video-exclusive motoring series. ...
withdrew from the championship following the Adelaide round due to sponsorship issues. * Joel Heinrich withdrew from the championship following the Barbagallo round due to sponsorship issues. * Brodie Kostecki withdrew from the championship following the Barbagallo round to focus on his, and Kostecki Brothers Racing's Enduro Cup début. * Tim Blanchard made a one-off appearance for
Brad Jones Racing Brad Jones Racing is an Australian motor racing team owned by Brad Jones based in Albury. The team competes in the Supercars Championship and the Super2 Series. Recently they have also returned to Australian Formula Ford where Brad and Kim ...
in Townsville in preparation for the Enduro Cup. * Mason Barbera withdrew from the championship following the Queensland round due to sponsorship issues. * Jake Kostecki withdrew from the championship following the Queensland round to focus on his, and Kostecki Brothers Racing's Enduro Cup début. * David Russell made a one-off appearance for
Matt Stone Racing Matt Stone Racing is an Australian racing team competing in the Supercars Championship with two Holden ZB Commodores. Jack Le Brocq drives the No. 34 car, while Todd Hazelwood drives the No. 35 car. They are also competing in the second-tier ...
at the Bathurst Round. * Jack Perkins withdrew from the Bathurst round due to illness.


Calendar

The calendar for the 2019 championship consisted of seven rounds:


Calendar changes

* The category returned to
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for the first time since 2015. The Symmons Plains round was removed from the schedule.


Results and standings


Season summary


Points system

Points were awarded in each race as follows.


Series standings


References


External links

* {{Super2 Series Supercars Development Series
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