By Matthew Agius
The points system utilised by the V8 Supercar Championship Series has again been altered for the forthcoming 2008 season, which gets underway in little over a month.
The new system maintains the principles utilised by its predecessor – designed to reward winning and passing – whilst also awarding points to the top thirty runners – similar to the structure used during championships between 2003 and 2006.
After several unforced retirements during 2007, where competitors outside the top fifteen parked their entries to reduce tyre wear and avoid the risk of collisions, the system encourages all entries to finish as high as possible in every race of the championship.
A maximum of 100 points is on offer for sprint rounds, with 150 points offered for each leg of the Clipsal 500 Adelaide, and 300 points for drivers winning endurance races such as the Phillip Island 500 or Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama.
The system comes into effect immediately and will be used at the series opening Clipsal 500 Adelaide from February 21-24.
Position Sprint points , Clipsal , Enduros
1st: 100 , 150 , 300
2nd 92 , 138 , 276
3rd: 86 , 129 , 258
4th 80 , 120 , 240
5th 74 , 111 , 222
6th 68 , 102 , 204
7th 64 , 96 , 192
8th 60 , 90 , 180
9th 56 , 84 , 168
10th 52 , 78 , 156
11th 48 , 72 , 144
12th 46 , 69 , 138
13th 44 , 66 , 132
14th 42 , 63 , 126
15th 40 , 60 , 120
16th 38 , 57 , 114
17th 36 , 54 , 108
18th 34 , 51 , 102
19th 32 , 48 , 96
20th 30 , 45 , 90
21st 28 , 42 , 84
22nd 26 , 39 , 78
23rd 24 , 36 , 72
24th 22 , 33 , 66
25th 20 , 30 , 60
26th 18 , 27 , 54
27th 16 , 24 , 48
28th 14 , 21 , 42
29th 12 , 18 , 36
30th 10 , 15 , 30
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