The 2016 V8 Supercars Championship is an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for Supercars. It is the eighteenth running of the Supercars Championship and the twentieth series in which Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title.
Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering, won his first championship title with one race remaining, winning eight races during the season. Triple Eight Race Engineering won the Teams’ Championship for the seventh consecutive season.
Classic Carlectables releases the Holden VF Commodore V8 Supercars from the Red Bull Racing team – Shane van Gisbergen’s Australia #97, the winning 2016 Championship Series Car.
For years the Holdens were hindered by an aerodynamic package that was found lacking. With the VF came an all-new wing package that is set to make an even more formidable opponent out of the Commodores. The clearest indicator is the rear wing – it is no longer supported by twin stems at the back but instead attached to each side of the rear end.
Powered by a custom built KRE 5.0 Litre V8 engine and producing upwards of 635BHP.