2014 Great Southern 4 Hour

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The 2014 Great Southern 4 Hour was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 25 May 2014. [1] It was Round 2 of the 2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship and as such it was open to modified production touring cars complying with the technical regulations for that championship. [2]

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The race was won by Bob Pearson and Glenn Seton driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, repeating their 2013 Great Southern 4 Hour victory. [1]

Classes

As the race was a round of the 2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, cars competed in the following classes: [2]

Results

Position [3] Drivers [3] [4] No. [3] Vehicle [3] Competitor / Team [3] Class [3] Laps [3]
1Bob Pearson, Glenn Seton 33 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Castrol / Turbosmart / DBA / BilsteinA121
2Beric Lynton, Tim Leahey40 BMW 1M Alphera Financial ServicesA121
3Grant Sherrin, Iain Sherrin18 BMW 135i Sherrin RentalsB121
4Shane Marshall, Robert Marshall22 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Melbourne Performance CentreA121
5Colin Osborne, Rick Bates13 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne MotorsportC116
6Kevin Herben, Luke King14 Honda Integra (fourth generation) Kandi WarehousingD115
7Grant Phillips, Andrew Turpie86 Toyota 86 GTS Pedders / ToyotasRS RacingD114
8Nick Lange, Brock Giblin31 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne MotorsportC114
9Jake Williams, Geoff Rands21 Honda Integra (fourth generation) Disc Brakes AustraliaD114
10Rick Shaw, Michael Sloss35 BMW 130i Sennheiser / Ric Shaw RacingC113
11George Karadimas, Matt Lehmann, Lauren Gray34 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo AAW Australian Auto WreckersC112
12Daniel Stutterd, Mike Eady32 Mini Challenge Carter GrangeI109
13Jake Camilleri, Mark Griffin36 Mazda 3 MPS Grand Prix MazdaC108
14Michael Sherrin, David Ayres19 BMW 135i Sherrin RentalsB107
15Peter O'Donnell, John Bowe 28 BMW 335i GWS PersonnelB105
16Mark Eddy, Francois Jouy88 Renault Megane RS265 Network Clothing / DentbusterC97
DNFGarry Holt, Stuart Kostera20 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Eastern Creek KartsA97
DNFTony Alford, Ryan McLeod54 BMW 1M Donut KingA67
DNFGlyn Crimp, Matthew Cherry55 BMW 1M Kintyre RacingA53

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