2014 Australian Drivers' Championship

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2014 Australian Drivers' Championship
Drivers' Champion: Simon Hodge
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The 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title, the winner of which was awarded the 2014 CAMS Gold Star. It was the 58th Australian Drivers' Championship and the tenth to be contested with open wheel racing cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations. The championship began on 27 February at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit and ended on 2 November at Sydney Motorsport Park after seven rounds across five different states and territories. [1] Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship. [2] The championship was promoted as the 2014 Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship [3] with the winner awarded the 58th Australian Drivers' Championship [4] and the 14th Australian Formula 3 Championship. [5]

Contents

The championship was won by Simon Hodge, driving a Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz for Team BRM.

Race calendar

Simon Hodge won the championship driving a Team BRM entered Mygale M11 (similar to that pictured above) Mygale MII of Trent Shirvington.jpg
Simon Hodge won the championship driving a Team BRM entered Mygale M11 (similar to that pictured above)
Ben Gersekowski placed second in the championship driving a Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz Dallara F311 of Ben Gersekowski.JPG
Ben Gersekowski placed second in the championship driving a Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz

The championship was contested over a seven-round series. [1]

Round [1] CircuitDateFormatChampionship
Winner
National
Winner
Kumho Cup
Winner
1 Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide Street Circuit 27 February
–1 March
Three races Simon Hodge
Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz
Chelsea Angelo
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
not present
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway 28–30 MarchThree races Ben Gersekowski
Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz
Chelsea Angelo
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
Nathan Gotch
Dallara F304
Renault Sodemo
3 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit 18–20 AprilTwo races Christopher Anthony
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
Chelsea Angelo
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
Roland Legge
Dallara F304
Spiess Opel
4 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway 20–22 JuneThree races Simon Hodge
Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz
Garnet Patterson
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
not present
5 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway 8–10 AugustThree races Ben Gersekowski
Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz
Garnet Patterson
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
not present
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island 19–21 SeptemberThree races Simon Hodge
Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz
Chelsea Angelo
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
not present
7 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park 31 October–
2 November
Three races Simon Hodge
Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz
Garnet Patterson
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
Nathan Gotch
Dallara F304
Renault Sodemo

Note:

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship.

TeamClassChassisEngineNo.Driver
Team BRM Gold Star Dallara F307
Mygale M11
HWA-Mercedes-Benz 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Magro
Mygale M114 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Hodge
Dallara F307
Mygale M11
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christopher Anthony
R-Tek MotorsportGold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Collins
National Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roland Legge
Kumho Cup Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 9
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roman Krumins
Gilmour Racing Gold Star Dallara F311 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Gersekowski
Garnet Patterson RacingNational Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garnet Patterson
Chelsea Angelo Racing
Evans Motorsport Group
National Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chelsea Angelo
Harvest MotorsportGold Star Mygale M11 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 46 Flag of South Africa.svg Arrie Maree
AGI SportKumho Cup Dallara F304 Sodemo-Renault 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Gotch
Modena EngineeringKumho Cup Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennie Rumble
Gold Star Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda 92 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricky Capo
Varney RacingKumho Cup Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Varney
Scott MotorsportKumho Cup Dallara F304 Sodemo-Renault 89 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Scott Jr.

Note: All chassis constructed between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2011 were required to be fitted with a HWA Mercedes-Benz series M271 ‘Australian control engine’. [2]

Classes

Competing cars were nominated into one of four classes: [2]

Points system

Championship points were awarded in each class as follows: [2]

Championship standings

 Gold Star    
PositionDriver [6] No. [7] Car [6] [7] Competitor / Team [7] Points [6]
1 Simon Hodge 4 Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz Team BRM 283
2Ben Gersekowski17 Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz McDonald's Gilmour Racing248
3Christopher Anthony5 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz
Team BRM 188
4Ricky Capo92 Dallara F307 Mugen Honda Modena / Bearing Logistics112
5Arrie Maree46 Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz Harvest Motorsport / Forpark67
6John Magro3 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz Team BRM / FNQ Lager40
7Chris Gilmour18 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz McDonald's / Gilmour Racing20
8Jon Collins7 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz R-Tek Motorsport20
9James Winslow6 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz R-Tek Motorsport19
 National    
PositionDriverNo.CarCompetitor / TeamPoints
1Garnet Patterson29 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz Garnet Patterson Racing245
2 Chelsea Angelo 34 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz Ozstaff Racing204
3Roland Legge7 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz R-Tek Motorsport58
 Kumho Cup    
PositionDriver [8] No.CarCompetitor / TeamPoints [8]
1Roland Legge9 Dallara F304 Spiess Opel R-Tek Motorsport110
2Nathan Gotch66 Dallara F304 Renault Sodemo AGI Sport99
3Dennie Rumble88 Dallara F304 Spiess Opel Alpine Motorsport41

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