2014 V8SuperTourer season
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The 2014 V8SuperTourer season was a motor racing championship for touring cars held in New Zealand over four events between January and April 2014. All cars used a chassis built by Paul Ceprnich of Pace Innovations in Australia, and were powered by a Chevrolet LS7 7-litre engine.
The championship consisted of only four rounds, having been reduced from the originally planned seven, as a result of a calendar realignment which will see the series run from September to April from the 2014–15 season onward. The 'sprint' component of the series was kept intact, with the 'endurance' component, which was scheduled to include events at Taupo, Pukekohe and an unconfirmed venue in the South Island, being removed from the 2014 championship and becoming the opening half of the 2014–15 championship. The opening round of the championship saw the series visit Highlands Motorsport Park for the first time.
Greg Murphy entered the season as the defending drivers' champion and claimed victory again, winning 11 of the 13 races in the championship, and scoring 1155 points. Simon Evans claimed second place with 836 points and Richard Moore achieved third place overall with 821 points.
Calendar
The 2014 V8SuperTourer season consisted of four rounds.[1]
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Rnd. | Event | Circuit | City / State | Date |
1 | Fuchs Highlands 250 | Highlands Motorsport Park | Cromwell, New Zealand | 25–26 January |
2 | Manfeild 350 | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding, New Zealand | 8–9 February |
3 | Pukekohe 250 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe, New Zealand | 22–23 March |
4 | ITM 500 Auckland | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe, New Zealand | 25–27 April |
Teams and drivers
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Season entries | ||||
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Team | Vehicle | No. | Driver | Rounds |
M3 Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | 1 | ![]() | All |
10 | ![]() | All | ||
15 | ![]() | All | ||
Angus Fogg Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | 3 | ![]() | 1, 3–4 |
Team 4 | Holden Commodore (VE) | 4 | ![]() | All |
AV8 Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | 7 | ![]() | 4 |
Edgell Performance Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | 8 | ![]() | All |
iSport Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | 9 | ![]() | 2–4 |
MPC Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | 22 | ![]() | All |
M2 Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | 26 | ![]() | All |
PSR Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | 27 | ![]() | All |
Tasman Motorsports Group | Ford Falcon (FG) | 31 | ![]() | 3–4 |
Cunningham Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | 32 | ![]() | All |
John McIntyre Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | 47 | ![]() | All |
Eddie Bell Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | 69 | ![]() | 1–2 |
International Motorsport | Ford Falcon (FG) | 96 | ![]() | All |
Event summaries
Fuchs Highlands 250
Results | |||
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Event 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
Pole position | ![]() (M3 Racing) | ![]() (M3 Racing) | |
Race winner | ![]() (M3 Racing) | ![]() (M3 Racing) | ![]() (M3 Racing) |
Greg Murphy dominated the opening round of the 2014 V8SuperTourer season collecting both pole positions, all three race wins and two of the three fastest laps available. One thing which was highlighted in the opening round was the lack of cars on the grid with a record low twelve cars; only ten started the final two races of the weekend. It was also the first ever SuperTourer round held at Highlands Motorsport Park, with the series running as a support category to the Toyota Racing Series. A few young drivers starred over the weekend with teenager Andre Heimgartner finishing second overall, while rookies Mark Gibson and Morgan Haber both showed great speed with Gibson eventually finishing 3rd in the final race.
The Sound Manfeild 250
Results | |||
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Event 2 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
Pole position | ![]() (International Motorsport) | ![]() (International Motorsport) | |
Race winner | ![]() (M3 Racing) | ![]() (M3 Racing) | ![]() (M3 Racing) |
Round 2 of the series was held at Manfeild Autocourse where the SuperTourers were once again running support to the Toyota Racing Series for the New Zealand Grand Prix. Greg Murphy once again took all three races for the weekend with young Simon Evans starring over the weekend keeping Murphy on his heels the whole way. Ant Pedersen returned to his 2013 pace after a disappointing round 1 but it was short lived. After claiming pole position for the opening two races, Pedersen spun at the first corner of the opening race, ruining any chance of winning. Andre Heimgartner again was very consistent leaving the meeting in second place in the championship standings, behind Murphy.
Championship leader table | ||
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Round | Championship leader | Lead |
Fuchs Highlands 250 | ![]() | 63 |
The Sound Manfeild 250 | 128 | |
TR Group Pukekohe 250 | 170 | |
ITM Auckland 500 | 319 |
Results
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The season starts in the South Island at the new Highlands Motorsport Park Track and finishes at Pukekohe Park Raceway supporting the Auckland 400 for V8 Supercars. The season was supposed to run over seven rounds but was reduced to four, after a calendar realignment which will have the next season run from September 2014 to April 2015.[5]
Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Round winner(s) | |
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1 | R1 | 25 January | Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | ![]() |
R2 | 26 January | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | |||||
2 | R1 | 9 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | ||||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | |||||
3 | R1 | 23 March | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Angus Fogg Racing | ||||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | |||||
4 | R1 | 26 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | |||||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing | |||||
R4 | ![]() | ![]() | M3 Racing |
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
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References
- ^ "SuperTourers added Pukekohe V8 Event". SpeedCafe. 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Driver entry list for the Fuchs 250". v8st.co.nz. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Hanley Steps up to V8ST in the PSR West Team Ford". v8st.co.nz. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "John McIntyre hands v8 drive to rookie Mark Gibson". JMR.co.nz. John McIntyre Racing. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Murphy seals second straight BNT V8 SuperTourers championship". v8st.co.nz. 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
External links
- V8SuperTourers New Zealand
- V8SuperTourer News on Speedstuff
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