2020 Boost Mobile Super Trucks season

The 2020 Boost Mobile Super Trucks season is the first for the Boost Mobile Super Trucks, an Australian off-road racing series spawned as an offshoot of the American Stadium Super Trucks.

2020 Boost Mobile Super Trucks season
Previous: none Next: 2021
Companion series:
Stadium Super Trucks

Drivers
No. Driver(s) Round(s) Ref(s)
2 Matt Mingay 1–3 [1]
12 Shaun Richardson 1–3 [2]
50 Paul Weel 1–3 [3]
38 Luke van Herwaarde 1–3 [4]
67 Paul Morris 1–3 [4]
87 Toby Price 1–3 [5]
88 Shae Davies 1–3 [6]
410 Greg Gartner 1–3 [5]

Schedule

During the 2019 Gold Coast 600 in October, the series' first race in Australia since Motorsport Australia lifted its year-long ban, the 2020 Australian schedule was announced under the Boost Mobile Super Trucks name.[7][8] The full schedule was revealed on 21 November 2019, with the series being divided into the American Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks and the Australian Boost Mobile Super Trucks; both championships will also host three companion rounds.[9]

Held over eight races, the Boost Mobile Super Trucks will compete in conjunction with the Supercars Championship starting with the Adelaide 500 in late February.[10] The trucks will also race in New Zealand for the first time, doing so at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park; the event was initially planned to take place at Pukekohe Park Raceway, but Pukekohe legislation forbade motorsports on Anzac Day (25 April).[11][12]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Supercars postponed the Tasmania Super400 at Symmons Plains Raceway (originally scheduled for 4–5 April), the Auckland Super400 at Hampton Downs (25–26 April), and the Perth SuperNight at Wanneroo Raceway (16–17 May). The trucks will follow the Supercars to the races once new dates are finalised.[13]

Round Track Location Date Fastest qualifier Pole position Winning driver Supporting Ref
1 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 21 February Matthew Brabham Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Adelaide 500 [14]
2 22 February Matt Mingay Matthew Brabham [14]
3 23 February Greg Gartner Shae Davies [14]
Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Tasmania Super400 [13]
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Waikato, Auckland Region Auckland Super400
Wanneroo Raceway Neerabup, Western Australia Perth SuperNight
Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 27 June Townsville 400
28 June
Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 18 July Darwin Triple Crown
19 July
Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 29 August Sydney SuperNight 300
30 August
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 31 October Gold Coast 600
1 November
Combination races with Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks listed in bold

Season summary

The Boost Mobile Super Trucks' inaugural race weekend came as an "Australia v USA Series" with the Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks at the Adelaide Street Circuit.[15] Excluding defending SST champion and Australian-American Matthew Brabham, eight drivers represented Australia at Adelaide.[2] Among the Australian drivers were Supercars veteran Paul Weel in his return to racing for the first time since 2008,[3] 2017 Stadium Super Trucks season champion Paul Morris and his driving academy driver Luke van Herwaade under the Team Norwell banner,[4] Super2 Series driver Shae Davies,[6] Shaun Richardson in his first SST race since 2017,[2] SST veterans Toby Price and Greg Gartner,[5] and Matt Mingay racing for the first time since suffering serious injuries in a 2016 SST race.[1] Robby Gordon won the season opener after holding off a last-lap charge by Price.[16] The second race saw Mingay and Morris lead before Gordon and Brabham passed them in the second half, with Brabham edging out Gordon for the victory by .0361 seconds.[17] In the third and final round, Gartner led early while Davies climbed through the field after avoiding wrecks. Davies eventually took the lead after the competition caution and pulled away while the field battled among themselves for position.[18]

Standings
Rank Driver
ADE		 Points
1 Toby Price 2 5 6 71
2 Shae Davies 4 10 1 67
3 Paul Morris 6 3* 5 60
4 Paul Weel 5 4 7 56
5 Greg Gartner 8 12 4* 44
6 Luke Vanna 9 7 8 39
7 Matt Mingay 12 6 12 33
8 Shaun Richardson 11 9 11 32
Stadium Super Trucks drivers
Robby Gordon 1* 2 2
Matthew Brabham 3 1 3
Bill Hynes 7 11 9
Sara Price 10 8 10
Rank Driver
ADE		 Points
Legend
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place (Top 5)
Light Blue 6th–10th place (Top 10)
Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish (DNF)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrew (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Driver replacement (Rpl)
Race not held (NH)
Not competing
In-Line Notation
Bold Pole position
Italics Ran fastest race lap
* Led most race laps
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References
  1. Murray, Brett (19 February 2020). "Mingay to complete incredible comeback in Adelaide this weekend". Speedcafe. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. Nguyen, Justin (19 February 2020). "SST entry list for Adelaide 500 revealed". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. Murray, Brett (6 February 2020). "Paul Weel set to make full-time comeback in SST in Adelaide". Speedcafe. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. Murray, Brett (6 February 2020). "Morris and Van Herwaarde form Team Norwell Stadium Trucks squad". Speedcafe. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. Chapman, Simon (12 February 2020). "Toby Price, Greg Gartner join Stadium Super Trucks in Adelaide". Speedcafe. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. Murray, Brett (6 February 2020). "Shae Davies confirmed for SST season opener in Adelaide". Speedcafe. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. O'Brien, Connor (27 August 2019). "Early return for Stadium Super Trucks". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. O'Brien, Connor (25 October 2019). "SST unveils 2020 Australian calendar". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  9. "2020 Stadium SUPER Trucks Tentative Schedule". Stadium Super Trucks. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. Howard, Tom (26 October 2018). "Stadium Super Trucks to feature at 2020 Adelaide 500". Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  11. Bijoux, Nile (13 September 2019). "Stadium Super Trucks to Debut in New Zealand Next Year". New Zealand Autocar. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  12. Nguyen, Justin (14 January 2020). "SST following Supercar swap from Pukekohe to Hampton Downs". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  13. Nguyen, Justin (18 March 2020). "Tasmania, Auckland, Perth races postponed, SST to follow reschedules". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  14. "2020 Adelaide Results". Stadium Super Trucks. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  15. Murray, Brett (6 February 2020). "Shae Davies confirmed for SST season opener in Adelaide". Speedcafe. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  16. Nguyen, Justin (21 February 2020). "Robby Gordon kicks off 2020 SST season with Adelaide Race 1 win". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  17. "Brabham charges to SST win over Gordon". Speedcafe. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  18. "Debutant Davies takes out final SST race". Speedcafe. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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