RuroCar Series Season 5

The Cricket Wireless RuroCar Series Season 5 is the upcoming season of the RuroCar Series.

Team changes

 * Neon Grave Racing have switched from March to Lola and from Ilmor to Cosworth who they were last supplied by in Season 2.
 * Martini Deluxe Friska Motorsport Racing have formed as a result of a merger between Friska Motorsport and Banana Racing. The new team will race under the licence acquired from Banana Racing and be supplied by Orion and Buick.
 * Three new teams joined the series; Sky Racing, British American Racing and Indie Regency Team.
 * Two other teams did not return from Season 4 - with Horizon Motorsport and Project Ruro leaving the series.

Driver changes

 * Reigning Indianapolis 500 and Rookie of the Year Winner Szabolcs Nagy left M♤MøtœrWëřķə to form his own team Sky Racing - where he will be joined by rookie drivers Dinu Štefan and Adam Eckert.
 * Season 2 Drivers' Champion Lewis Collins left Orion Racing to form his own team British American Racing - where he will be joined by rookie drivers Leo Bernardo and Thomas Coombe.
 * Former Project Ruro driver Clyde Springer filled the vacant seat at Orion Racing.
 * Former Friska Motorsport drivers Friska Septiani and Mike Baston moved to the newly formed Martini Deluxe Friska Motorsport Racing team and were joined by former Banana Racing driver Xandra Murtousa.
 * Former Horizon Motorsport team owner Evan Byrne folded his team and joined Ardan Motorsport.
 * Rookie driver Adrian James entered the series with his Indie Regency Team, alongside fellow rookies Caitlin Penny and Jeffrey Smith.
 * Former Banana Racing driver James Fotheringham filled the vacant seat at M♤MøtœrWëřķə.
 * The following drivers did not return from Season 4 - Michael Polasek and Rupesh Shrestha.

Supplier changes

 * Four new chassis models were unveiled: Reynard 03r, Lola R1803, Orion ORC-C2 and March M18C.

Calendar changes

 * The Brahma Ruro 200 made it's debut on the calendar, replacing the NOWTV Ruro 200.
 * The Qantas Ruro 200 made it's return to the calendar - absent since Season 3, replacing the iQmetrix Ruro 200.

Points system
Points are awarded to the top 12 finishers, with a bonus point awarded to the driver who starts the race on pole position and for the driver who leads the most race laps.