2014 International V8 Supercars Championship

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Jamie Whincup won his sixth drivers' championship, a series record. Jamie Whincup 2006 australian grand prix melbourne.jpg
Jamie Whincup won his sixth drivers' championship, a series record.
Triple Eight Race Engineering won the teams' championship for the fifth consecutive season. Triple Eight Race Engineering 2014 Sydney Motorsport Park 400.JPG
Triple Eight Race Engineering won the teams' championship for the fifth consecutive season.

The 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship (often simplified to the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship) was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It was the sixteenth running of the V8 Supercars Championship and the eighteenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title.

Volvo entered the championship with a factory team in a collaboration with Garry Rogers Motorsport and its motorsport arm, Polestar Racing. The team raced the Volvo S60 under the Volvo Polestar Racing brand. It was the first time that Volvo has competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship since Robbie Francevic won the title driving a Volvo 240T in 1986. [1] [N 1]

Jamie Whincup successfully defended his drivers' championship, securing a record sixth title at Phillip Island, surpassing the previous record of five held by Ian Geoghegan, Dick Johnson and Mark Skaife. [2] His team, Triple Eight Race Engineering, also retained the teams' championship. Whincup and co-driver Paul Dumbrell won the Endurance Cup, [3] taking wins at the Sandown 500 and the Gold Coast 600.

Teams and drivers

Twenty-five cars contested the full 2014 championship, down from twenty-eight in 2013. [4]

Season entriesEndurance entries
ManufacturerVehicleTeamNo.DriverEventsCo-driverEvents
Ford Falcon FG [5] Ford Performance Racing 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom [6] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen [7] 10–12
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert [8] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris [9] 10–12
Dick Johnson Racing 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye [10] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Walsh [11] 10–12
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall [12] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson [11] 10–12
Charlie Schwerkolt Racing (FPR)18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins [13] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Waters [14] 10–12
Rod Nash Racing (FPR)55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds [15] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto [9] 10–12
Holden Commodore VF Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup [16] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell [17] 10–12
888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes [18] All Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards [17] 10–12
Holden Racing Team 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander [19] 1–10, 12–14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff [20] 10, 12
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney [21] All Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy [20] 10–12
Brad Jones Racing 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright [22] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones [23] 10–12
14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard [22] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden [23] 10–12
Britek Motorsport (BJR)21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood [24] All Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither [25] 10–12
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall [26] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard [27] 10–12
Walkinshaw Racing (HRT)47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade [28] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto [29] 10–12
Tekno Autosports 97 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen [30] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb [31] 10–12
James Rosenberg Racing (HRT)222 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat [32] All Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin [33] 10–12
Mercedes-AMG E63 W212 Erebus Motorsport 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth [34] All Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird [35] 10–12
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison [36] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison [37] 10–12
Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport [N 2] 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly [38] All Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Buncombe [39] 10–12
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly [38] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell [40] 10–12
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso [38] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore [41] 10–12
360 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat [42] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taz Douglas [41] 10–12
Volvo S60 Mk.2 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin [43] All Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat [39] 10–12
34 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Dahlgren [44] All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter [39] 10–12
Wildcard Entries
Ford Falcon FG Dick Johnson Racing 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose [45] 14—
Super Black Racing [46] 111— Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner [47]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen [47] 		11

Team changes

The new-for-2014 Volvo S60 Mk.2 driven by Scott McLaughlin at the SMP 400. Scott McLaughlin 2014 Sydney Motorsport Park 400.JPG
The new-for-2014 Volvo S60 Mk.2 driven by Scott McLaughlin at the SMP 400.

Driver changes

Season calendar

The 2014 calendar was released on 23 September 2013. [57] [58]

Rnd.Event nameCircuitLocationFormatDate
1 Flag of South Australia.svg Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia ST1–2 March
2 Flag of Tasmania.svg Tyrepower Tasmania 400 [59] Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania SP29–30 March
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton 400 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria SP5–6 April
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg ITM 500 Auckland [57] Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand SP25–27 April
5 Flag of Western Australia.svg Perth 400 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia SP17–18 May
6 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Skycity Triple Crown Darwin Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory SP21–22 June
7 Flag of Queensland.svg Castrol Townsville 500 Reid Park Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland ST5–6 July
8 Flag of Queensland.svg Coates Hire Ipswich 400 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland SP2–3 August
9 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park 400 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales SP23–24 August
10 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Wilson Security Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria EC14 September
11 Flag of New South Wales.svg Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales EC12 October
12 Flag of Queensland.svg Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland EC25–26 October
13 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Plus Fitness Phillip Island 400 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria SP15–16 November
14 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney NRMA 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales ST6–7 December
Sources: [57] [58]
IconMeaning
STSuper Street
SPSuper Sprint
EC Endurance Cup

Calendar changes

The series did not return to the Circuit of the Americas in the United States. The championship returned to Sydney Motorsport Park for the Sydney Motorsport Park 400, having last raced at the circuit in 2012. The event used the Gardner Circuit configuration. [60] The addition of the Sydney Motorsport Park event in August saw the Winton 400 move from August to April. [57]

Format changes

There were two formats used for events outside of the Endurance Cup. "Super Street" events were held at the Clipsal 500, Townsville and Sydney 500 events, with a pair of 125-kilometre races held on Saturday and a 250-kilometre race held on Sunday. [61] All other events featured the "Super Sprint" format, with two 100-kilometre races held on Saturday and a single 200-kilometre race held on Sunday, though the Pukekohe event included an additional 100-kilometre race held on Friday. [58] The Sandown 500, Bathurst 1000 and the Gold Coast 600  – races counting towards the Endurance Cup – retained their respective event formats of a single 500-kilometre, 1000-kilometre and two 300-kilometre races. The 60/60 Sprint format, introduced in 2013, was discontinued. [62]

A number of races. including the first race of the Clipsal 500, were held at twilight, coinciding with prime time television broadcasts. [57] The last event held under lights was the opening round of the 1997 season, held at Calder Park Raceway.

Rule changes

2014 saw practice sessions become time-certain, whereby the session finished after a designated amount of time with no allowance for session interruptions, such as red flags. Qualifying sessions run on the same day as each other were allowed a fifteen-minute extension shared between the sessions if required. Additional practice sessions were held at the Winton, Queensland Raceway and Sydney Motorsport Park events. [63]

The 2014 season saw changes to the regulations regarding abandoned starts which require an additional formation lap and for the suspension and resumption of races in the case of a red flag. The procedure used for safety car restarts was also revised. Previously, the lead car controlled the pace until the safety car entered the pit lane at which point the lead car could accelerate. The new rules dictated that the lead car must maintain a speed between fifty and sixty kilometres-per-hour until it reached the "Acceleration Zone" located before the control line – mimicking the restart procedure used for the second half of the 60/60 Sprint format used in 2013 – at which point the driver could accelerate and racing resumed. This was in response to several incidents where the lead car accelerated too early on the safety car restart, most notably at the 2013 Austin 400 where Fabian Coulthard, Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes were penalised for the infringement. [63]

Following the Clipsal 500, where Jason Bright's car had rolled following a safety car restart, the restart procedure was reviewed and changed for the second event of the championship. The Acceleration Zone was lengthened and the lead-up speed was raised to be between sixty and eighty kilometres-per-hour. Drivers were no longer allowed to overtake prior to the control line. [64] The safety car restart procedure was eventually changed back to the 2013 system, with Todd Kelly stating that the 2014 procedure had been difficult to manage for the drivers. [65]

Cars were required to take on a specified amount of fuel in the Sunday race at all events bar the Endurance Cup events. [63]

Event summaries

Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Scott McLaughlin scored a podium finish in Volvo's return to the series at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide. Scott McLaughlin 2014 Clipsal 500 Volvo S60 V8 002.jpg
Scott McLaughlin scored a podium finish in Volvo's return to the series at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide.

Craig Lowndes left the first event of the championship leading the points standings ahead of Fabian Coulthard and Shane van Gisbergen. [66] Lowndes' teammate Jamie Whincup won the first race of the weekend ahead of Lowndes and van Gisbergen. [67] Lowndes then won the second race ahead of Scott McLaughlin—in a strong début for the Volvo S60—and Whincup. James Courtney lost the passenger-side front door of his car after contact with Lee Holdsworth. [68] Courtney recovered to take the win in the third race ahead of Lowndes and van Gisbergen. The third race saw a number of incidents occur. Will Davison made heavy contact with the wall at turn eight after a touch from James Moffat, sustaining significant damage to his car. After the safety car period to recover Davison's car, Jason Bright rolled at the Senna Chicane following contact with Garth Tander and Tim Slade with Holdsworth, Scott Pye and Chaz Mostert also suffering significant damage. Nick Percat also crashed at turn eight while running third in the closing stages. Controversial penalties were awarded to van Gisbergen and Rick Kelly, who were alleged to be travelling too quickly at the first safety car restart, and to Whincup, whose car controller was deemed to have worked on the car during his second pit stop. Whincup made contact with Michael Caruso while making his way back through the field, forcing both cars to pit for a lengthy period. [66]

Tyrepower Tasmania 400

Triple Eight Race Engineering dominated the second event of the championship. Jamie Whincup took pole position and Craig Lowndes qualified in second for all three races, [69] though Lowndes was disqualified from the second qualifying session due to a technical infringement. [70] Whincup won the first race, after a controversial incident with Lowndes while the pair battled for the lead, ahead of James Courtney and Mark Winterbottom. Todd and Rick Kelly both failed to finish after suspension and brake failures respectively. [71] Whincup also won the second race, ahead of Winterbottom and Fabian Coulthard, while Lowndes made his way from the back of the grid to fifth place. [72] Lowndes recovered to take a strong win in the third race, with Whincup finishing second and Courtney third. Will Davison finished fourth, equalling Erebus Motorsport's best result in the series. Lowndes maintained his lead in the championship, while Whincup moved up from seventh to second, 70 points behind his teammate. [73]

Winton 400

The Winton 400 saw three different drivers and manufacturers win each of the three races. Fabian Coulthard scored pole for both of the Saturday races and went on to win the first race ahead of Shane van Gisbergen and Dale Wood, who achieved his first podium finish in the series. [74] [75] Russell Ingall, after fitting new tyres during a safety car period, received a drive-through penalty while on course for a podium finish, leading to him labelling the race stewards as "peanuts" in a post-race interview. [76] Lee Holdsworth gave Erebus Motorsport and Mercedes-Benz their first victories in the series by winning the second race ahead of Mark Winterbottom and Coulthard. [77] Scott McLaughlin took his maiden pole position in qualifying for the Sunday race but he was one of five drivers to be given a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Winterbottom took his and Ford's first win of the year in front of James Courtney and Tim Slade. Craig Lowndes held on to the championship lead despite a troublesome weekend, with Winterbottom moving up to second, 28 points off the lead. [78]

ITM 500 Auckland

Mark Winterbottom won the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy after dominating the weekend in New Zealand. [79] The 2013 Jason Richards Memorial Trophy winner, Jason Bright, started the event strongly by taking pole for the first race and going on to win after early leader Jamie Whincup had steering problems. Shane van Gisbergen and Craig Lowndes completed the podium, while David Wall was put out for the rest of the weekend after contact with Chaz Mostert at the final corner caused his car to make heavy contact with the wall. [80] Winterbottom won the first of the Saturday races ahead of polesitter James Courtney and Mostert. [81] Van Gisbergen won the second Saturday race, holding off a late charge from Winterbottom, with Scott McLaughlin in third after starting from pole. [82] McLaughlin again took pole for the Sunday race but was beaten by Winterbottom in the race, with Mostert finishing third for the second time during the weekend. Tim Slade had qualified on the front row, but his car had a clutch problem on the formation lap, causing an aborted start and forcing him to start from the pit lane. With Lowndes struggling during the weekend, Winterbottom left the event with a 107-point lead in the championship. [79]

Perth 400

Scott McLaughlin won the first race of the Perth 400, giving Volvo its first win in the series since 1986. Fabian Coulthard and Chaz Mostert completed the podium. [83] Triple Eight Race Engineering returned to form after a run of poor results, with Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup finishing first and third respectively in the second race, split by championship leader Mark Winterbottom. [84] Mostert took his first victory for Ford Performance Racing by winning the third race ahead of Lowndes and Winterbottom. [85] All cars run by the Holden Racing Team and Erebus Motorsport suffered punctures, forcing their drivers down the order. [86] Lowndes trimmed Winterbottom's championship lead to 101 points, while Whincup moved past James Courtney for fourth. [85]

Skycity Triple Crown

Triple Eight Race Engineering dominated the first two races of the Skycity Triple Crown, with Jamie Whincup taking pole position for both races and leading home Craig Lowndes in each. Shane van Gisbergen and Fabian Coulthard completed the podium in each race. [87] [88] Lowndes took pole for the third race, which saw a variety of strategies used by the teams. [89] After using an alternate strategy and starting on hard tyres, as opposed to soft tyres used by most of the frontrunners, Lowndes and Whincup attempted to move forwards in the middle section of the race. Lowndes made contact with the rear of Chaz Mostert's car, puncturing his tyre and dropping him down the order. Mark Winterbottom led in the closing stages, having run soft tyres for the entire race, with Whincup and van Gisbergen behind on fresher soft tyres. Whincup let van Gisbergen through to try to catch Winterbottom but he was not able to do so and Winterbottom held on for the win. With Lowndes finishing seventeenth, Winterbottom extended his championship lead to 161 points. [90]

Castrol Townsville 500

The seventh event in Townsville saw Craig Lowndes lose ground in the championship race. On the opening lap of race one, Lowndes made contact with both Garth Tander and James Courtney before being spun into the wall by Will Davison, failing to finish a race for the first time since 2012. Lowndes and Davison both received points penalties for their roles in each incident, while Todd Kelly also received a points penalty for an incident with Jack Perkins. [91] Lowndes' teammate Jamie Whincup capitalised to win the race ahead of a recovering Tander and Davison. [92] Tander went on to win the second race with Courtney in second place, while polesitter Fabian Coulthard finished third. [93] Lowndes had more problems on Sunday, with a grid penalty dropping him from first to third on the grid, gifting pole to Jason Bright, [94] before an overheating engine dropped him to twenty-third position. Whincup won again, with Tander in second and Shane van Gisbergen in third. Championship leader Mark Winterbottom qualified poorly during the weekend, but managed to finish in the top ten in two of the races to maintain his series lead, with Whincup moving up to second, 96 points behind, and Lowndes dropping to sixth behind Coulthard, van Gisbergen and Courtney. [95]

Coates Hire Ipswich 400

The Ipswich 400 saw the championship lead change hands, with Jamie Whincup moving ahead of Mark Winterbottom. Whincup won both of the Saturday races ahead of his teammate Craig Lowndes. Lowndes had started from pole in the first race but Whincup passed him towards the end of the race to take the win, with Scott McLaughlin finishing behind the pair. [96] McLaughlin, from pole, and Michael Caruso led Whincup and Lowndes for most of the second race. Caruso attempted to pass McLaughlin, but he nudged the Volvo into a spin and received a drive-through penalty. Whincup then held off Lowndes to win the race, with Chaz Mostert finishing third. [97] The Sunday race saw James Moffat take his first career pole position and the first for Nissan since the company returned to the series. [98] James Courtney won the race after starting from second on the grid, with Lowndes in second and Mostert third. Scott Pye scored a career-best result with fourth. Moffat finished fifth after going off the track while attempting to pass Mostert on the final lap. Whincup finished sixth, which was enough to take the championship lead after a tyre puncture for Winterbottom dropped him to twenty-second place. [99]

Sydney Motorsport Park 400

Shane van Gisbergen won two races at Sydney Motorsport Park, coming out on top in wet conditions. Van Gisbergen leads 2014 Sydney Motorsport Park 400.JPG
Shane van Gisbergen won two races at Sydney Motorsport Park, coming out on top in wet conditions.

Jamie Whincup took his 58th career pole position in the first race of the Sydney Motorsport Park 400, breaking Peter Brock's long-standing record of 57, while Scott McLaughlin took pole for the second race. [100] The two Saturday races were the first championship races in nearly three years to be held in wet conditions, with Shane van Gisbergen taking both wins. Garth Tander and Craig Lowndes completed the podium in the first race, with Chaz Mostert and Whincup taking second and third respectively in the second. McLaughlin failed to finish both races: his car suffered an engine failure in the first race while he was running in second and a wheel detached on the opening lap of the second race. [101] [102] Tim Slade and Robert Dahlgren were both eliminated from the weekend after accidents during the two races. [103] [104] McLaughlin bounced back by winning the Sunday race from pole position, ahead of Nick Percat, who scored his first podium finish as a full-time driver, and Fabian Coulthard. Mark Winterbottom was given a drive-through penalty for causing an incident which saw the cars of David Reynolds and Scott Pye suffer significant damage. With Whincup finishing fifth, the end of the weekend saw Whincup leading Winterbottom by 135 points in the championship standings. [105]

Wilson Security Sandown 500

Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell dominated the Wilson Security Sandown 500, securing pole position and leading 150 of the 161 laps on their way to victory. The two Holden Racing Team cars filled the podium, with James Courtney and Greg Murphy finishing ahead of Garth Tander and Warren Luff. Mark Winterbottom fell to third in the championship standings behind Craig Lowndes, after Winterbottom and Steve Owen could only finish tenth while Lowndes and Steven Richards finished fourth. [106] Lee Holdsworth had a high-speed crash when his car suffered a mechanical failure at the end of the back straight, resulting in heavy contact with the tyre barrier. [107] A wheel was torn off in the accident, which was collected by Jason Bright, forcing he and Andrew Jones out of the race. The only other retirement was the car of James Moffat and Taz Douglas, whose car was retired when the team were unable to disconnect the fuel hose from the car during their first pit stop. [106]

Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris won the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 after starting from last place on the grid. Mostert Morris 2014 Bathurst 1000.JPG
Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris won the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 after starting from last place on the grid.

Ford Performance Racing won its second consecutive Bathurst 1000, with Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris taking victory, from last place on the grid, over James Moffat and Taz Douglas, driving for Nissan Motorsport, and Nick Percat and Oliver Gavin, driving for James Rosenberg Racing. Jamie Whincup, driving with Paul Dumbrell, led for most of the final lap but ran out of fuel at Forrest's Elbow and dropped to fifth. [108] The pole-sitting car of Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb were in contention until van Gisbergen stalled in the final pit stop and the car would not restart. [108] [109] Other leading contenders had various issues throughout the day. Scott McLaughlin and Alexandre Prémat led the most laps but were forced out of contention when McLaughlin hit the wall after being passed by van Gisbergen. Craig Lowndes received a drive-through penalty for spinning Mark Winterbottom in the closing stages, with the two cars finishing tenth and sixth respectively. David Reynolds and Dean Canto had an alternator failure while running second. [108] The Holden Racing Team had a difficult weekend, with the car of Garth Tander and Warren Luff being withdrawn from the event after a major crash in Saturday practice, [110] while James Courtney and Greg Murphy suffered electrical problems throughout the race. [108] The race was the longest in history at seven hours and fifty-eight minutes, including a one-hour red flag period in the middle of the race to enable track repairs to be carried out. [108] [111] Despite finishing fifth, Whincup extended his championship lead with Winterbottom overtaking Lowndes for second place. [108]

Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600

The Gold Coast 600 saw Jamie Whincup further extend his championship lead. Whincup and co-driver Paul Dumbrell finished runner-up in the Saturday race before going on to win the Sunday race. Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won from pole on Saturday but incurred a drive-through penalty in the Sunday race and finished fifth. [112] [113] Tony D'Alberto, Alexandre Prémat and Dean Fiore all scored their first podium finish in V8 Supercars during the weekend, with D'Alberto and Tim Slade finishing third on Saturday, while Prémat and Scott McLaughlin finished second on Sunday ahead of Fiore and Michael Caruso. [112] The Sunday result also saw the second podium finish of the season for Nissan. [113] Whincup's championship rivals had difficult weekends, with Mark Winterbottom being relegated from the podium on Saturday after bumping and passing Slade at the final corner and suffering an engine problem late in the Sunday race before being spun by Russell Ingall. Craig Lowndes suffered damage in the Saturday race and finished eighteenth and was hurt by strategy on Sunday. [112] [113] With Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris struggling during the weekend, Whincup and Dumbrell easily secured the Endurance Cup. [113]

Plus Fitness Phillip Island 400

Jamie Whincup secured a record-breaking sixth championship at Phillip Island, with a third place and a victory in the Saturday races giving him an unassailable points lead with four races remaining. [114] Scott McLaughlin won the first of the Saturday races ahead of Craig Lowndes and Whincup, while Whincup's closest championship rival, Mark Winterbottom, finished twenty-fourth after going off the circuit. [115] Winterbottom recovered to finish third behind Whincup and Lowndes in the second race, his first podium finish since Hidden Valley. [114] Shane van Gisbergen and Fabian Coulthard endured a difficult day after a collision in qualifying damaged both of their cars, causing them to start from the back of the grid for both races. [116] Garth Tander was on course to take victory in the Sunday race before running out of fuel coming out of the final corner, allowing McLaughlin to take the win. Tander finished second ahead of Winterbottom and Whincup. [117]

Sydney NRMA 500

Jamie Whincup leads the field at the Sydney NRMA 500. Whincup leads 2014 Sydney NRMA 500.JPG
Jamie Whincup leads the field at the Sydney NRMA 500.

The final round of the championship was affected by storms in and around Sydney, with heavy rain causing two of the three races to be stopped just after half distance. Former series champion Marcos Ambrose returned to the series as a wildcard entry, having last competed in 2005. Ambrose and Craig Lowndes crashed in the first qualifying session. The resulting red flag gave Erebus Motorsport its first pole position, with Will Davison going quickest ahead of Jamie Whincup. [118] Whincup won the first race in dry conditions ahead of Tim Slade and David Reynolds. [119] Despite starting fourth in the second race, Whincup took the lead at the first corner from polesitter Jason Bright. The race was red-flagged after 19 of the 37 laps due to heavy rain before being restarted under safety car conditions to allow the field to complete enough laps for full championship points to be awarded. Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin rounded out the podium with Bright in fourth. [120] McLaughlin took his tenth pole position of the season for the Sunday race but could only manage to finish eighth. [121] Conditions similar to those in the second race caused another red flag after 44 of the 74 laps. The race was eventually abandoned and van Gisbergen was declared the winner ahead of Garth Tander and James Courtney. The result saw van Gisbergen take second in the championship ahead of Mark Winterbottom and Lowndes. [122]

Championship standings

Points system

Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race, up to a maximum of 300 points per event. [123]

Points formatPosition
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th
Short format7569646055514845423936343331302827252422211918161513
Long format1501381291201111029690847872696663605754514845423936333027
Auckland format50464340373432302826242322212019181716151413121110—
Endurance format3002762582402222041921801681561441381321261201141081029690847872666054

Drivers' Championship

Pos.DriverNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg 		SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg 		WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		PUK
Flag of New Zealand.svg 		BAR
Flag of Western Australia.svg 		HID
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg 		TOW
Flag of Queensland.svg 		QLD
Flag of Queensland.svg 		SMP
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		SUR
Flag of Queensland.svg 		PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		SYD
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		Pen.Pts.
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup 113151129191024441017341131711164351521314114253364
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen 97316311117220122514251920372543104101176161524175621252781
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom 54412329721131214236611186662211122010641323332351902768
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes 888212851816731610206122217Ret623222311941017112210132017252659
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin 3372Ret546Ret251686321417458614931919RetRet18177216143802509
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney 2291812103Ret9242121498158115824510188Ret213Ret211313121163252489
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert 6Ret6Ret131814121062131633611414151357143313210716171491615155252451
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard 1455493513117101192559322153144911Ret7311910715151581112252443
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander 2117136625152123995121511225462128892Ret183DNS91244210102252289
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso 361881421141919178172013520151012101310Ret11132485208181553579228Ret01939
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 8821Ret151717474112236131767122071717181117946Ret141518616794901927
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat 2222215Ret17Ret1521151767711222011231923495127716192223181010108121911251921
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly 156115Ret242020181420171581922141722914191811515691413819998115147251921
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 91310Ret7234681851818771824Ret131631610714187511214202011146Ret1310251912
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds 55Ret1972315101145148617109913949111291525Ret13Ret9RetRet6712223121301789
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat 36020129181222186910158162121811Ret7211816Ret1351264Ret213Ret181118141715851734
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade 471514614198Ret11311Ret242123142516819RetRet13151714RetDNSDNS12Ret3412241727601646
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 23121317421111022201519141911101319211017102120211314101714Ret88201823192520501510
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye 161020Ret1071614121918119131871215151412128161242021Ret5RetDSQDSQDSQDSQDSQRet92101407
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth 4171716169125115121417155121810Ret12221515171823101513RetRet11Ret192013172418251395
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall 1714Ret812201313522RetDNSDNSDNS1413718161816132019201218141216Ret16151719Ret7Ret2201349
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly 7169RetRet132117231316131924816162023Ret182019241621Ret1715207Ret198514Ret2314351323
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins 181922112281816142119222218122523242021Ret21Ret2125241516191512Ret1416232016222301280
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood 2123241019222431325232120221623192117112023Ret22232017181619Ret14Ret22211921162401169
25 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Dahlgren 342123Ret201623Ret242422Ret21232424212318Ret19222223221619RetDNS17Ret12162122211818Ret0921
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell 115210810
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 6716170648
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb 97616150579
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 51064130546
30 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat 33817720522
31 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 88841017110522
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 141191070486
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin 22222318100465
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore 361815530462
35 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 22213Ret210450
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell 151381990444
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison 921420200414
38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff 23DNS9120411
39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto 4712Ret340387
40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taz Douglas 360Ret213Ret0342
41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Buncombe 7207Ret190330
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Waters 181512Ret140321
43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard 2314Ret880306
44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto 559RetRet60270
45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 8Ret1415180237
46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 3417Ret12160234
47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson 1716Ret16150231
48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Walsh 165RetDSQDSQ0222
49 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither 2119Ret14Ret0159
50 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner 111110144
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen 111110144
52 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird 4RetRet11Ret072
— Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose 1 6620211600
Pos.DriverNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg 		SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg 		WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		PUK
Flag of New Zealand.svg 		BAR
Flag of Western Australia.svg 		HID
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg 		TOW
Flag of Queensland.svg 		QLD
Flag of Queensland.svg 		SMP
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		SUR
Flag of Queensland.svg 		PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		SYD
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		Pen.Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

  Results count toward the Endurance Cup.

Notes:
^1 – Wildcard entry ineligible for championship points.

Pirtek Enduro Cup

Pos.DriversNo. SAN
500
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		BAT
1000
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		SUR
1
Flag of Queensland.svg 		SUR
2
Flag of Queensland.svg 		Pen.Pts.
1 Jamie Whincup / Paul Dumbrell 115210810
2 Chaz Mostert / Paul Morris 6716170648
3 Shane van Gisbergen / Jonathon Webb 97616150579
4 Mark Winterbottom / Steve Owen 51064130546
5 Scott McLaughlin / Alexandre Prémat 33817720522
6 Craig Lowndes / Steven Richards 88841017110522
7 Fabian Coulthard / Luke Youlden 141191070486
8 Nick Percat / Oliver Gavin 22222318100465
9 Michael Caruso / Dean Fiore 361815530462
10 James Courtney / Greg Murphy 22213Ret210450
11 Rick Kelly / David Russell 151381990444
12 Will Davison / Alex Davison 921420200414
13 Garth Tander / Warren Luff 23DNS9120411
14 Tim Slade / Tony D'Alberto 4712Ret340387
15 James Moffat / Taz Douglas 360Ret213Ret0342
16 Todd Kelly / Alex Buncombe 7207Ret190330
17 Jack Perkins / Cameron Waters 181512Ret140321
18 Russell Ingall / Tim Blanchard 2314Ret8825281
19 David Reynolds / Dean Canto 559RetRet60270
20 Jason Bright / Andrew Jones 8Ret1415180237
21 Robert Dahlgren / Greg Ritter 3417Ret12160234
22 David Wall / Steven Johnson 1716Ret16150231
23 Scott Pye / Ashley Walsh 165RetDSQDSQ0222
24 Dale Wood / Chris Pither 2119Ret14Ret0159
25 Andre Heimgartner / Ant Pedersen 111110144
26 Lee Holdsworth / Craig Baird 4RetRet11Ret072
Pos.DriversNo. SAN
500
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		BAT
1000
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		SUR
1
Flag of Queensland.svg 		SUR
2
Flag of Queensland.svg 		Pen.Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Teams' Championship

Pos.TeamNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg 		SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg 		WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		PUK
Flag of New Zealand.svg 		BAR
Flag of Western Australia.svg 		HID
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg 		TOW
Flag of Queensland.svg 		QLD
Flag of Queensland.svg 		SMP
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		SUR
Flag of Queensland.svg 		PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		SYD
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		Pen.Pts.
1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 11315112919102444101734113171116435152131411406073
888212851816731610206122217Ret623222311941017112210132017
2 Ford Performance Racing 54412329721131214236611186662211122010641323332351905244
6Ret6Ret131814121062131633611414151357143313210716171491615155
3 Holden Racing Team 2117136625152123995121511225462128892Ret183DNS9124421010204828
2291812103Ret9242121498158115824510188Ret213Ret211313121163
4 Brad Jones Racing 8821Ret151717474112236131767122071717181117946Ret141518616794904395
1455493513117101192559322153144911Ret7311910715151581112
5 Nissan Motorsport – Norton Hornets Racing 361881421141919178172013520151012101310Ret11132485208181553579228Ret03758
36020129181222186910158162121811Ret7211816Ret1351264Ret213Ret181118141715
6 Garry Rogers Motorsport 3372Ret546Ret251686321417458614931919RetRet181772161438503380
342123Ret201623Ret242422Ret21232424212318Ret19222223221619RetDNS17Ret12162122211818Ret
7 Erebus Motorsport 4171716169125115121417155121810Ret12221515171823101513RetRet11Ret19201317241803357
91310Ret7234681851818771824Ret131631610714187511214202011146Ret1310
8 Nissan Motorsport – Jack Daniel's Racing 7169RetRet132117231316131924816162023Ret182019241621Ret1715207Ret198514Ret231403304
156115Ret242020181420171581922141722914191811515691413819998115147
9 Tekno Autosports ‡97316311117220122514251920372543104101176161524175621302776
10 Dick Johnson Racing 161020Ret1071614121918119131871215151412128161242021Ret5RetDSQDSQDSQDSQDSQRet92102756
1714Ret812201313522RetDNSDNSDNS1413718161816132019201218141216Ret16151719Ret7Ret22
11 James Rosenberg Racing ‡2222215Ret17Ret152115176771122201123192349512771619222318101010812191101946
12 Rod Nash Racing ‡55Ret1972315101145148617109913949111291525Ret13Ret9RetRet6712223121301789
13 Walkinshaw Racing ‡471514614198Ret11311Ret242123142516819RetRet13151714RetDNSDNS12Ret34122417276301616
14 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport ‡23121317421111022201519141911101319211017102120211314101714Ret8820182319252001560
15 Charlie Schwerkolt Racing ‡181922112281816142119222218122523242021Ret21Ret2125241516191512Ret1416232016222301280
16 Britek Motorsport ‡2123241019222431325232120221623192117112023Ret22232017181619Ret14Ret22211921162401169
Pos.DriverNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg 		SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg 		WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		PUK
Flag of New Zealand.svg 		BAR
Flag of Western Australia.svg 		HID
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg 		TOW
Flag of Queensland.svg 		QLD
Flag of Queensland.svg 		SMP
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		SUR
Flag of Queensland.svg 		PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 		SYD
Flag of New South Wales.svg 		Pen.Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

  Results count toward the Endurance Cup.

Notes:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Volvo previously contested the Australian Super Touring Championship from 1995 to 1999, but this was a separate series to the Australian Touring Car Championship.
  2. ↑ For points-scoring purposes, Nissan Motorsport was divided into two separate teams: "Jack Daniel's Racing", which was made up of car #7 and car #15; and "Norton Hornets Racing", which was made up of car #36 and car #360.

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