Australian Superkart Championship
Category | Single seaters |
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Country | Australia |
Inaugural season | 1989 |
Drivers | 55 |
Teams | 41 |
Constructors | 14 |
Drivers' champion | Warren McIlveen |
Makes' champion | Stockman Superkarts |
Teams' champion | Stockman Superkarts |
Official website | Superkarts Australia |
Current season |
The Australian Superkart Championship is a motor racing series run in Australia under the auspicies of CAMS under their Superkart regulations. The karts race on full size Australian circuits and in 2010 the series is scheduled to race at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Morgan Park Raceway and Mallala Motor Sport Park. The series presently races as part of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships. The series is one of nine that enjoy full CAMS Australian Championship status.[1]
Classes
As of 2008 six different classes of Superkart race, three gearbox equipped classes: 250 International (for two cylinder 250cc engines), 250 National (for single cylinder 250cc engines), 125 Gearbox (for 125cc engines), and three non-gearbox classes based on Rotax Max Sprintkarts, Rotax Light and Rotax Heavy, both weight based categories, and Rotax Junior for drivers of the ages 12-16, and they run their Rotax 125cc engines without a power valve, reducing the power output of the class relative to Rotax Light and Rotax Heavy. While all classes compete for a national title, because of regulations in 2008 only the winners of the 250 International and 125 Gearbox classes can claim to be Australian Champion. Prior to the widespread popularity of Rotax Max the non-gearbox classes were 100cc engine capacity. Previously there was also a fourth gearbox class for 80cc engines Superkarts but numbers have dwindled in recent times to the point that 80cc class has been folded into 125cc class at national level and today only survives in limited numbers at state level.
Champions
Since 1989 Superkart Championships have been run under CAMS regulation. The most successful driver in Superkart racing is Warren McIlveen who has won eight titles, seven of them in the top class, 250 International. The most successful cross-class driver has been Brian Stockman who has won six titles across three classes. Jason McIntyre, Luke May and Jeff Reed are the only drivers to have won both Gearbox and non-Gearbox titles. Both the non-gearbox classes 100cc and Rotax Max have both used Light, Heavy and Junior classes to further sub-divide their numbers on occasion. They are indicate L: Light, H: Heavy and J: Junior.[2]
Due to falling numbers not all have been recognised as Australian Champions, some only as national series winners. In 2009 only the 250 International class was recognised with the status of Australian Champion. Numbers have since rebounded strongly.
Year | 250cc International | 250cc National | 125cc Gearbox | 80cc Gearbox | 100cc non-Gearbox | Rotax Max | ||||||
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Driver | Kart-Engine | Driver | Kart-Engine | Driver | Kart-Engine | Driver | Kart-Engine | Driver | Kart-Engine | Driver | Kart-Engine | |
1989 | Paul Lawson | Zip | Barry Thomas | Zip | Bruce Jolly | Zip | Gerard Skelly | TonyKart | ||||
1990 | Gerard Siebert | Zip Eagle-Rotax | Rob Lindsay | Anderson-Husqvarna | Glen Robertson | Eliminator-Yamaha | ||||||
1991 | Les May | Zip Eagle-Rotax | Rob Lindsay | Anderson-Husqvarna | Paul Hillman | Centreline-Honda | Cameron Kerr | Talbot-Yamaha | ||||
1992 | Shane Wilson | Anderson-Rotax | Brian Stockman | Stockman-Kawasaki | Paul Hillman | Centreline-Honda | Chryss Jamieson | Gladiator-Yamaha | Dale Harris | Sprinter-Yamaha | ||
1993 | Gerard Siebert | Zip Eagle-Rotax | Brian Stockman | Stockman-Kawasaki | Paul Hillman | Centreline-Honda | Brett Anderson | Minarelli-Yamaha | Jeff Reed | Sprinter-Yamaha | ||
1994 | Les May | Anderson-Rotax | John Pellicano | Stockman-Kawasaki | Matthew Campbell | Centreline-Honda | Bernie Walsh | Gladiator-Yamaha | Kerryn Brewer | Benson-Yamaha | ||
1995 | John Barabasz | Kustom-Rotax | Graeme Williams | Stockman-Yamaha | Peter Worrall | Centreline-Honda | Bernie Walsh | Gladiator-Yamaha | Les Prziovski | Speed-Yamaha | ||
1996 | Gerard Siebert | Zip Eagle-Rotax | Paul Hillman | Centreline-Yamaha | Warren McIlveen | Stockman-Honda | Troy Byron | Centreline-Yamaha | Les Prziovski | Speed-Yamaha | ||
1997 | David Baker | PVP-Rotax | Chris Staff | Stockman-Kawasaki | Peter Worrall | Centreline-Honda | Troy Byron | Centreline-Yamaha | Ian Lennox | Mac-Mineralli | ||
1998 | Brian Stockman | Stockman-Yamaha | Michael Crossland | Stockman-Kawasaki | Peter Carter | Centreline-Honda | Ross Hansen | Centreline-Yamaha | L: Ray Collier H: Ken Knight |
Arrow AX5 |
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1999 | Warren McIlveen | Stockman-Honda | Gary Brookes | Centreline-Honda | Brian Stockman | Stockman-Honda | Chryss Jamieson | Gladiator-Yamaha | L: Jason McIntyre H: Gary Pegoraro J: Luke May |
DAP-Yamaha CRG-Yamaha CRG-Yamaha |
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2000 | Brian Stockman | Stockman-Honda | Steven Tapper | Stockman-kawasaki | Roy Francescato | Centreline-Honda | Chryss Jamieson | Gladiator-Yamaha | L: Ray Collier H: Gary Pegoraro |
KCM-Yamaha Azzurro-Yamaha |
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2001 | Warren McIlveen | Stockman-Honda | Steven Tapper | Stockman-kawasaki | Darren Dunn | Topkart-Honda | Anthony Lappas | Eliminator-Yamaha | L: Michael Rogers H: Andrew Davison |
Arrow-Yamaha KCM-Yamaha |
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2002 | Sam Zavaglia | Stockman-Honda | Colin McIntyre | Anderson-KTM | Darren Dunn | Topkart-Honda | Ross Hansen | Centreline-Yamaha | Gary Pegoraro | Azzuro-Yamaha | Tracey O'Rourke | |
2003 | Warren McIlveen | Stockman MR2-Honda | Anthony Zulian | Stockman MR2-Honda | Chryss Jamieson | Gladiator-Honda | Gary Pegoraro | Azzuro-Yamaha | Shane Wright | |||
2004 | Brian Stockman | Stockman MR2-Honda | Sam Zavaglia | Stockman MR2-Honda | Nathen Bey | Monaco-Rotax | ||||||
2005 | Warren McIlveen | Stockman MR2-Honda | Jason McIntyre | Anderson-KTM | Sam Zavaglia | Stockman MR2-Honda | Doug Ward | Centreline-Yamaha | Darren Tyler | Birel-Rotax | ||
2006 | Warren McIlveen | Stockman MR2-Honda | Jason McIntyre | Anderson-KTM | Russell Jamieson | Stockman Laydown-Honda | Robert Trimmer | Centreline-Yamaha | ||||
2007 | Warren McIlveen | Stockman MR2-Honda | Jason McIntyre | Anderson-KTM | Kristian Stebbing | Stockman MR2-Honda | L: Michael Rogers H: Ron Goldfinch J: Sean Whitfield |
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2008 | Darren Hossack | Anderson-Safe | Martin Latta | Stockman-Yamaha | Brad Stebbing | Stockman MR2-Honda | L: Michael Rogers H: Mark Wicks J: Sean Whitfield |
Arrow-Rotax Hypermax-Rotax Hypermax-Rotax | ||||
2009 | Sam Zavaglia | Stockman MR2-Yamaha | Steven Tamasi | Stockman MR2-Honda | ||||||||
2010 | Darren Hossack | Anderson-Safe | Martin Latta | Anderson-Honda | Steven Tamasi | Stockman MR2-Honda | ||||||
2011 | Warren McIlveen | Stockman MR2-Honda | Luke May | Anderson-Honda | Jeff Reed | Stockman MR2-Honda | ||||||
Year | Driver | Kart-Engine | Driver | Kart-Engine | Driver | Kart-Engine | Driver | Kart-Engine | Driver | Kart-Engine | Driver | Kart-Engine |
250cc International | 250cc National | 125cc Gearbox | 80cc Gearbox | 100cc non-Gearbox | Rotax Max |
References
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- ^ "Online Manual of Motor Sport: Section 14: Titles" (PDF). Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. 2008-10-01. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2008-12-01. [dead link]