The 2011 Commodore Cup National Series is an Australian motor racing series. It is the 18th running of the Commodore Cup

Commodore Cup

The Commodore Cup is an Australian motor racing series. The series, a one-make series originally devised by Victorian racers Maurie Platt and David Gittus, is named for the car all competitors must use in competition, the Holden Commodore. Eligibility is limited to specific Commodore models....

 and runs on the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships

Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships

The Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships is a series of motor racing events held across five states of Australia. It was first held as the CAMS National Racing Championships in 2006 and adopted its present name the following year when it gained Shannons Insurance as a new partner.The...

 calendar. The series began on April 3, 2011, at Wakefield Park and will end on November 6, 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

V8 Supercar

V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...

 driver Steve Owen encountered mehanical 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

2010 Commodore Cup National Series

The 2010 Commodore Cup National Series was the 17th running of the Commodore Cup. It began on 7 March 2010, at Wakefield Park and ended on 24 October 2010, at Sandown Raceway. The series was won by Adam Beechey, winning two rounds during the season, sharing one with Dean Crosswell in the Winton round...

 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.

Team	Car model	No	Driver	Enduro co-drivers
Donut King	VS Commodore Holden VS Commodore The Holden VS Commodore, released in 1995, was the ninth model of the Holden Commodore, a large car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. The VS Commodore served as a mechanical update of the second generation architecture, destined to assist sales before the all-new VT model...	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 Holden VH Commodore The Holden VH Commodore, an evolution of the previous Holden Commodore VC model, was released in October 1981. The frontal appearance was mildly facelifted with a new horizontal-slat grille and new lighting components designed to give a lower, wider look, and for interest of aerodynamics...	10		Geoff Cowie   Bruce Panting
Octane Alley Race Engines	VS Commodore	12	Josh Hughes	Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard is an Australian championship-winning motor racing driver. Blanchard has been a race winning driver in several motor racing series, including racing in Europe, as well as winning the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship.Blanchard presently races in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar...
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 Shane Price Shane Price, second generation racer Shane Price was born with petrol in his blood, being the son of multiple Kart champion Drew Price and nephew to female racer Melinda 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

* practiced only

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 title	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner
1	Wakefield Park	Wakefield Park Wakefield Park Wakefield Park is a motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It is named after Charles Cheers Wakefield, the founder of Castrol Oil...	Goulburn Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn is a provincial city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council Local Government Area. It is located south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway and above sea-level. On Census night 2006, Goulburn had a population of 20,127 people... , New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...	April 2–3	Tony Bates
2	Bathurst	Mount Panorama	Bathurst Bathurst, New South Wales -CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments... , New South Wales	April 22–24	Ross McGregor Drew Russell
3	Ashley Cooper Memorial	Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months...	Benalla Benalla, Victoria Benalla is a city of just over 9,000 people located just off the Hume Freeway in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, about southwest of Wangaratta. Its Local Government Area is the Rural City of Benalla.- Overview :... , Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....	June 25–26	Adam Beechey Dean Crosswell
4	Eastern Creek	Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek , New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sydney International Dragway. It was built and is owned by the New South Wales Government and is operated by the...	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , New South Wales	July 16–17	Adam Beechey
5	Sandown	Sandown International Raceway	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Victoria	September 10–11	Matthew Hayes
6	Phillip Island	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...	Phillip Island, Victoria	November 5–6	Adam Beechey

Series standings

EWLINE 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 Shane Price Shane Price, second generation racer Shane Price was born with petrol in his blood, being the son of multiple Kart champion Drew Price and nephew to female racer Melinda 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 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard is an Australian championship-winning motor racing driver. Blanchard has been a race winning driver in several motor racing series, including racing in Europe, as well as winning the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship.Blanchard presently races in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar... EX 0

Bold indicates 1 bonus point for pole.