2021 S5000 Tasman Series
{{Motorsport season|year=2021|series=S5000 Tasman Series|previous=1975 (Tasman Series)|previouslink=1975 Tasman Series|next=2022|nextlink=2022 S5000 Tasman Series|subheader=Drivers Champion:
Aaron Cameron}}
The 2021 S5000 Tasman Series, known by its sponsored identity the Shannons S5000 Tasman Series, was the 13th season of the revived Tasman Series that was last held in 1975, and the first Tasman Series using S5000 machinery and therefore the S5000 moniker.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-16|title=Shannons partners with S5000 Tasman Series|url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/11/16/shannons-partners-with-s5000-tasman-series/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=S5000}} It was held in late November and early December 2021. Aaron Cameron, driving for Garry Rogers Motorsport, claimed the Tasman Cup, first awarded in 1964.
Teams and drivers
All teams competed with identical Rogers AF01/V8 single-seater racecars, Ligier/Onroak chassis powered by Ford Coyote V8 engines.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-21|title=INTRODUCING THE ROGERS AF01/V8|url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/04/21/introducing-the-rogers-af01-v8/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=S5000}}
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!Team !{{tooltip|No.|Car Number}} !Driver !Rounds !Ref |
| rowspan="3" |Team BRM
|align=center|1 |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Joey Mawson | align="center" |All | align="center" |{{Cite web|date=2021-08-02|title=Gold Star champions commit to Tasman Series, confirm overseas intent|url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/08/03/gold-star-champions-commit-to-tasman-series-confirm-overseas-intent/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=S5000|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-11-03|title=BRM: Winning Tasman Series would be a 'massive' achievement|url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/11/03/brm-winning-tasman-series-would-be-a-massive-achievement/|access-date=2021-11-03|website=S5000|language=en}} |
| align=center|28
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiaki Katayama |align=center|All |
| align=center|98
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Merhi |align=center|All |
| rowspan="4" |Garry Rogers Motorsport
|align=center|18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Cameron |align=center|All |
| align=center|29
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Herne |align=center|All | rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Cite web|date=2021-09-30|title=GRM Confirms Golding, Herne for S5000 Tasman Series|url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/09/30/grm-confirms-golding-herne-for-s5000-tasman-series/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=S5000|language=en}} |
| align=center|31
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" |All |
| align=center|71
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Ben Bargwanna | align="center" |1 |
| Tim Macrow Racing
| align="center" |23 |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Tim Macrow | align="center" |All |
| rowspan=2|AGI Sport with GRM
|align=center|24 |{{Flagicon|AUS}} John Martin | align="center" |2 |
| align=center|101
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Luis Leeds | align="center" |All |
| Versa Motorsport
| align="center" |37 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cooper Webster | align="center" |1 |
| rowspan="2" |88Racing
|align=center|48 |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Blake Purdie |align=center|All |
| align=center|88
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Boys |align=center|All |
Calendar
Originally, the second S5000 season was planned to start in September 2021, running until early 2022. After the cancellation of the 2021 Australian Grand Prix, it was decided to instead revive the Tasman Series.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-26|title=Iconic Tasman Series to return this summer with S5000|url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/07/27/iconic-tasman-series-to-return-this-summer-with-s5000/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=S5000|language=en}} After the cancellation of the Gold Coast 500, the calendar saw the Tasman Series held over two rounds, the first one at Sydney Motorsports Park and the second one over the Bathurst meeting, which was now a six-day expanded Bathurst 1000 event.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-13|title=Tasman Series on track despite Gold Coast cancellation|url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/09/13/tasman-series-on-track-despite-gold-coast-cancellation/|access-date=2021-09-13|website=S5000|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-09-14|title=Australian Racing Group categories to compete in huge six day Bathurst event|url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/09/15/australian-racing-group-categories-to-compete-in-huge-six-day-bathurst-event/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=S5000|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-09-24|title=S5000 Tasman Series to launch in Sydney|url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/09/25/s5000-tasman-series-to-launch-in-sydney/|access-date=2021-09-25|website=S5000|language=en}}
The second S5000 season started in January 2022.
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!Round !Circuit !Location !Date |
| 1
|{{Flagicon|New South Wales}} Sydney Motorsports Park |Eastern Creek, New South Wales |20–21 November |
|---|
| 2
|{{flagicon|NSW}} Mount Panorama Circuit |2–5 December |
Race results
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! colspan="2" |Round !Circuit !Date !Pole position !Fastest lap !Winning driver !Winning entrant |
| rowspan="3" |1
!R1 | rowspan="3" |{{Flagicon|New South Wales}} Sydney Motorsports Park | rowspan="2" |20 November |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Tim Macrow |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Tim Macrow |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Tim Macrow |
|---|
| R2
! rowspan="2" | |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Merhi |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Merhi |
| R3
|21 November |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Herne |{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Cameron |
| rowspan="4" |2
!R4 | rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|NSW}} Mount Panorama Circuit |2 December |{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Cameron |{{Flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |{{Flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |
| R5
|3 December ! rowspan="3" | |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Tim Macrow |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Tim Macrow |
| R6
|4 December |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Herne |{{Flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |
| R7
|5 December |colspan=3 align=center|race abandoned |
Drivers' standings
Each of the two rounds started with a qualifying session, awarding ten points for pole position down to one point for 10th. The grid of the first race was based on this qualifying result, with 30 points being awarded to the winner. The middle races of each round reversed the qualifying results, with the top 75% reversed for R2 and R5 and the top 50% reversed for R6 respectively, all awarding 20 points to the winner. The last race of each weekend marked the most important one, with a grid based on points scored over all previous weekend sessions and 60 points on offer for the winner.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-08|title=Tasman Series race formats confirmed|url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/11/08/tasman-series-race-formats-confirmed/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=S5000|language=en}}
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!Position !1st !2nd !3rd !4th !5th !6th !7th !8th !9th !10th !11th !Ret |
| Qualifying
| style="background:#dfffdf;" |10 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |9 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |8 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |7 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |6 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |5 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |4 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |3 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |2 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |1 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |0 | style="background:#efcfff;" |0 |
|---|
| First race (R1, R4)
| style="background:#ffffbf;" |30 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" |27 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" |24 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |22 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |20 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |18 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |16 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |14 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |12 | colspan="2" |n/a | style="background:#efcfff;" |0 |
| Reversed grid races (R2, R5, R6)
| style="background:#ffffbf;" |20 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" |18 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" |16 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |14 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |12 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |10 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |9 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |8 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |7 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |6 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |5 | style="background:#efcfff;" |0 |
| Main event (R3, R7)
| style="background:#ffffbf;" |60 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" |50 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" |40 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |32 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |26 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |24 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |22 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |20 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |18 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |16 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |14 | style="background:#efcfff;" |0 |
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! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! rowspan="2" |Driver ! colspan="4" |SYD ! colspan="5" |BAT ! rowspan="2" |Points |
| Q
!R1 !R2 !R3 !Q !R4 !R5 !R6 !R7 |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Cameron | style="background:#dfffdf;" |6 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" |2 | style="background:#ffffbf;" |1 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |1 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |6 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3 |C !165 |
| 2
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Merhi | style="background:#dfffdf;" |5 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |5 | style="background:#ffffbf;" |1 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |6 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" |2 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |5 |C !143 |
| 3
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | style="background:#dfffdf;" |3 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |8 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |6 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |2 | style="background:#ffffbf;" |1 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |5 | style="background:#ffffbf;" |1 |C !136 |
| 4
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Luis Leeds | style="background:#dfffdf;" |2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" |2 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |6 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |5 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |8 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |4 |C !105 |
| 5
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Joey Mawson | style="background:#cfcfff;" |12 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" |9 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" |2 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |3 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |5 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" |9 |C !92 |
| 6
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Tim Macrow | style="background:#dfffdf;" |1 | style="background:#ffffbf;" |1 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |4 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |4 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |7 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#ffffbf;" |1 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |7 |C !{{tooltip|89|Deducted 30 points}} |
| 7
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Herne | style="background:#dfffdf;" |4 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" |5 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" |4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" |2 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" |2 |C !85 |
| 8
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Blake Purdie | style="background:#dfffdf;" |7 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" |7 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |7 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |9 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |7 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |9 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |6 |C !69 |
| 9
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Boys | style="background:#dfffdf;" |8 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |6 | style="background:#000000; color:white;" |DSQ | style="background:#dfffdf;" |9 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |10 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |6 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |8 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret |C !66 |
| 10
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cooper Webster | style="background:#dfffdf;" |9 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |7 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |11 | | | | | !48 |
| 11
| style="text-align:left" nowrap|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiaki Katayama | style="background:#cfcfff;" |11 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |8 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" |8 | DNP | style="background:#dfffdf;" |8 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret |C !48 |
| 12
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Ben Bargwanna | style="background:#dfffdf;" |10 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |9 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |10 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |10 | | | | | !35 |
| 13
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|AUS}} John Martin | | | | | style="background:#dfffdf;" |5 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" |7 | style="background:#dfffdf;" |8 |C !21 |
| style="vertical-align:middle" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! style="vertical-align:middle;background" |Driver ! colspan="4" |SYD ! colspan="5" |BAT ! style="vertical-align:middle" |Points |
Notes
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References
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