2019 S5000 season

The CAMS Australian S5000 Championship held two "launch events" or exhibition meetings in 2019, prior to the inaugural championship season in 2021. These meetings were held as part of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships,[1] at Sandown Raceway on 21 and 22 September and The Bend Motorsport Park on 16 and 17 November.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the races. As the championship is a spec series, all competitors raced with an identical Onroak-Ligier chassis powered by a naturally-aspirated 5.0-litre Ford Coyote V8 engine.[2][3]

EntrantNo.DriverRoundsRef.
AGI Sport22 Tom Alexander1[4]
24 John MartinAll[5]
Australian Racing Enterprises11 Michael GibsonAll[6]
BW Motorsport89 Braydan Willmington2[7]
Eggleston Motorsport38 Will BrownAll[8]
Garry Rogers Motorsport31 James GoldingAll[9]
Milldun Motorsport27 Barton Mawer1[10]
Modena Engineering34 Ricky CapoAll[11]
MTEC Motorsport23 Tim MacrowAll[12]
83 Matthew Brabham1[13]
97 Taylor Cockerton1[14]
Team BRM8 Alex Davison1[15]
James Winslow2[16]
33 Tim Berryman1[17]
49 Thomas Randle2[18]
99 Anton de Pasquale2[19]
111 Rubens Barrichello1[20]

Race calendar and meeting format

A provisional calendar had initially been announced in 2018, with Sydney Motorsport Park as the season opener and The Bend Motorsport Park as the concluding round.[21] However, after the organisers announced that the series would be delayed four months due to supply issues as well as further S5000 car testing, the first race of the series was pushed back to 22 September, 2019 at Sandown Raceway.[22][23]

RoundCircuitDate
1Sandown Raceway21–22 September
2The Bend Motorsport Park16–17 November

At each meeting, a qualifying session, two qualifying heats and a Main Event were held.[22] Meeting points were awarded to the fastest six qualifiers in qualifying. Drivers in the top 75% of the field then selected their grid position for the first qualifying heat (held on Saturday), with the top ten positions reversed for the second qualifying heat, held on Sunday.[24] The grid for the Main Event was defined by the points earned by the drivers across the weekend, held later on Sunday.[24]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15thRet
Qualifying107532100
Qualifying Heats30272422201816141210864210
  • No meeting points were awarded for the feature races.[25] The winner of the Main Event is deemed the winner of the event as a whole.[26]

Race results

Sandown

RacePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning entrant
Heat 1 John Martin Tim Macrow Tim MacrowMTEC Motorsport
Heat 2 John Martin James GoldingGarry Rogers Motorsport
Main Event James Golding James GoldingGarry Rogers Motorsport

Meeting points

(key)[27]

Pos.DriverQH1H2Points
1 Tim Macrow21264
2 John Martin12361
3 James Golding53156
4 Rubens Barrichello37541
5 Alex Davison76440
6 Will Brown85638
7 Barton Mawer109728
8 Tim Berryman910824
9 Matthew Brabham64Ret23
10 Ricky Capo481223
11 Taylor Cockerton11111018
12 Michael Gibson13121114
13 Tom Alexander12Ret912
Pos.DriverQH1H2Points

Main Event

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
131 James GoldingGarry Rogers Motorsport1119:34.75073
2111 Rubens BarrichelloTeam BRM11+1.40734
324 John MartinAGI Sport11+2.61312
438 Will BrownEggleston Motorsport11+3.80506
583 Matthew BrabhamMTEC Motorsport11+5.84259
633 Tim BerrymanTeam BRM11+6.74568
797 Taylor CockertonMTEC Motorsport11+7.796411
822 Tom AlexanderAGI Sport11+8.432713
927 Barton MawerMilldun Motorsport11+8.79317
1011 Michael GibsonAustralian Racing Enterprises11+9.883312
Ret8 Alex DavisonTeam BRM8Accident5
Ret23 Tim MacrowMTEC Motorsport8Retired1
Ret34 Ricky CapoModena Engineering0Collision10
Fastest lap: James Golding (Garry Rogers Motorsport) – 1:09.4829 (lap 9)
Source:[28]

The Bend Motorsport Park

RacePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning entrant
Heat 1 Anton de Pasquale Thomas Randle Thomas RandleTeam BRM
Heat 2 John Martin Tim MacrowMTEC Motorsport
Main Event Anton de Pasquale John MartinAGI Sport

Meeting points

(key)[29]

Pos.DriverQH1H2Points
1 Thomas Randle21655
2 John Martin33353
3 Anton de Pasquale12753
4 James Golding54251
5 Will Brown45445
6 Tim Macrow78144
7 Ricky Capo67537
8 James Winslow86832
9 Braydan Willmington1010922
10 Michael Gibson991022
Pos.DriverQH1H2Points

Main Event

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
124 John MartinAGI Sport1630:43.20802
249 Thomas RandleTeam BRM16+0.71411
338 Will BrownEggleston Motorsport16+1.89495
499 Anton de PasqualeTeam BRM16+10.1733[a]3
534 Ricky CapoModena Engineering16+11.29917
68 James WinslowTeam BRM16+13.37418
789 Braydan WillmingtonBW Motorsport16+48.04919
Ret11 Michael GibsonAustralian Racing Enterprises13Retired10
Ret23 Tim MacrowMTEC Motorsport1Collision6
Ret31 James GoldingGarry Rogers Motorsport1Collision4
Fastest lap: Anton de Pasquale (Team BRM) – 1:41.4329 (lap 16)
Source:[31]

Notes

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