The 2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Cars Championship is the seventeenth season of the series, and the first under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprises two classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars, while class two consists of older NZV8 TL cars.

Seven events will be played as competition in the 2015-16 season.

Race calendar Rnd Circuit Date Map 2015 1 Taupo Motorsport Park(Taupō, Waikato) 17–18 October 2 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 6–7 November 3 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park(Hampton Downs, Waikato) 28–29 November 2016 4 Mike Pero Motorsport Park(Christchurch, Canterbury Region) 16–17 January 5 Teretonga Park(Invercargill, Southland Region) 23–24 January 6 Manfeild Autocourse(Feilding, Manawatū District) 12–14 February 7 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 16–17 April

Teams and drivers Class One Manufacturer Vehicle Team Type Driver Events Ford Falcon (FG) Varney Motorsport NZST 14 Gene Rollinson 1 Cunningham Racing NZST 32 Mitch Cunningham 1-6 Holden Commodore (VE) Angus Fogg Racing NZST 3 Angus Fogg 1-6 Team 4 NZST 4 Simon Evans 1-6 Edgell Performance Racing NZST 8 Tim Edgell 1-6 NZST 10 Andy Higgins 2 M3 Racing NZST 10 Richard Moore 3 Hamilton Motorsports TLX 11 Tom Alexander 1-6 84 Lance Hughes 1-4 Team Kiwi Racing NZST 021 Craig Baird 1-2 Andre Heimgartner Racing NZST 022 Andre Heimgartner 4-6 NZST 22 Bryce Fullwood 1-3 NZST 50 Blair McDonald 1-3 TLX 51 James McLaughlin 1 Nissan Altima (L33) Concept Motorsport TLX 007 Nick Ross 1-6 Toyota Camry (XV50) Richards Team Motorsport TLX 71 Sam Barry 7 97 Jason Bargwanna 1-6 222 Scott Taylor 1-5 Class Two Manufacturer Vehicle Team Type Driver Events Ford Falcon (BF) TL 46 Simon Fleming 1-6 Liam MacDonald Racing 69 Liam MacDonald 2, 4-5 71 Sam Barry 4, 6 Brad Lathrope Racing 73 Brad Lathrope 1-6 Brock Cooley Motorsport 111 Brock Cooley 1-6 332 Tony Anderson Holden Commodore (VY) Bronson Porter Racing 40 Bronson Porter 6 Nathan Pilcher Racing 55 Nathan Pilcher 2-5 63 Ian Clapperton 5 Kevin Williams Racing 88 Kevin Williams 1-3 Team Kiwi Racing 777 Alyssa Clapperton 1-2, 4-6

Results and standings Season summary Round 2 was held in support of the 2015 ITM 500 Auckland while Round 6 was in support of the 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix.

Rnd Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Class 1 Winner Class 2 Winner 2015 1 R1 Taupo Motorsport Park Tim Edgell Simon Evans Jason Bargwanna Tony Anderson R2 Simon Evans Simon Evans Kevin Williams R3 Simon Evans Craig Baird Brock Cooley 2 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway Simon Evans Simon Evans Simon Evans Kevin Williams R2 Simon Evans Simon Evans Kevin Williams R3 Simon Evans Craig Baird Kevin Williams 3 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Simon Evans Bryce Fullwood Jason Bargwanna Brock Cooley R2 Simon Evans Simon Evans Brock Cooley R3 Simon Evans Simon Evans Kevin Williams 2016 4 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Sam Barry R2 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Liam MacDonald R3 Andre Heimgartner Simon Evans Brock Cooley 5 R1 Teretonga Park Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Liam MacDonald R2 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Cooley R3 Andre Heimgartner Angus Fogg Brock Cooley 6 R1 Manfeild Autocourse Simon Evans Simon Evans Simon Evans Sam Barry R2 Andre Heimgartner Simon Evans Sam Barry R3 Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Brock Cooley 7 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway Simon Evans Simon Evans Simon Evans Brock Cooley R2 Simon Evans Simon Evans Brad Lathrope R3 Mitch Cunningham Nick Ross Brock Cooley

Championship standings Pos. Driver TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Simon Evans 1372 2 Tim Edgell 1073 3 Mitch Cunningham 1067 4 Jason Bargwanna 939 5 Tom Alexander 865 6 Nick Ross 775 7 Angus Fogg 691 8 Andre Heimgartner 643 9 Bryce Fullwood 407 10 Scott Taylor 399 11 Blair McDonald 344 12 Lance Hughes 315 13 Craig Baird 253 14 Richard Moore 194 15 Sam Barry 163 16 Gene Rollinson 136 17 Tony Anderson 87 18 John Midgley 81 19 Andrew Higgins 72 20 James McLaughlin 0 21 Simon Richards 0 Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1

Class Two standings Pos. Driver TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Brock Cooley 1407 2 Brad Lathrope 1165 3 Simon Fleming 892 4 Kevin Williams 584 5 Alyssa Clapperton 571 6 Nathan Pilcher 496 7 Liam MacDonald 471 8 Sam Barry 292 9 Steve Taylor 168 10 Bronson Porter 148 11 Robert Wallace 140 12 Jamie Gaskin 127 13 Ian Clapperton 91 14 Bruce Verdon 84 15 Tony Anderson 0 16 Dave Dovey 0 17 Michael Starnes 0 18 Nikolas Haden 0 Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts TAU PUK1 HAM RUA TER MAN PUK1

References

External links Driver standings on Database.com