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Supercars boss calls for Superlicence review

Supercars series boss James Warburton has called for a review of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport’s controversial Superlicence system.

Craig Lowndes, Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden

Craig Lowndes, Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden

Dirk Klynsmith

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David Reynolds, Erebus Motorsport Holden
Mark Winterbottom, Prodrive Racing Australia Ford, Rick Kelly, Nissan Motorsports
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CAMS announced last year that it would introduce a new Superlicence system for the 2017 season, the primary two requirements being an age limit of 17, and the accumulation of 13 Superlicence points over the last five seasons.

The concept was shrouded in controversy from the word go, not least due to the fact that the struggling CAMS-owned and run Formula 4 series is as high as the Dunlop Series or Carrera Cup, while rival open-wheelers series are either ranked lower (like TRS and Formula 3), or omitted entirely (like the Australian Formula Ford Series).

Earlier today, Matt Chahda was denied a Superlicence by CAMS right as the was taking part in the Supercars season launch in Adelaide, and expected to be confirmed as an LD Motorsport driver for 2017.

That decision came just 24 hours after Alex Rullo was given a dispensation by CAMS, the fresh controversy leading to Supercars boss Warburton to call for a review of the system.

“Clearly implementing the Superlicence, having the points system and a minimum age is relevant,” Warburton told the official Supercars website.

“But a 16 week roll-out when Formula 1 has rolled it out over 14 months, I have sympathy for [LD Motorsport owner] Lucas [Dumbrell] on this occasion.

“We need to review the Superlicence because there is self-interest and the points are way too skewed towards Formula 4.”

Motorsport.com is waiting on an official comment from LD Motorsport.

Superlicence Structure

Category 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Supercars 13 11 9 6 4 3 2 1 0 0
Dunlop Super2 Series 12 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
GT Endurance 12 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
GT 12 10 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Formula 4 12 10 7 5 3 2 1 0 0 0
Carrera Cup  12 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Toyota Racing Series 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
NZ Touring Cars 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Formula Ford (State) 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Formula Ford (NZ) 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Production Cars 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
V8 Touring Cars  5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Touring Car Masters 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aussie Racing Cars 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
GT3 Cup Challenge 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
GT Trophy 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radicals/Sports Racers 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sports Sedans 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Formula 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karting (KZ2, KA1) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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