2014 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series

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The 2014 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Sports Sedans and Trans Am style cars. [1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series [1] and was the eleventh National Series for Sports Sedans contested following the discontinuation of the Australian Sports Sedan Championship at the end of 2003. The 2014 series was won by Tony Ricciardello driving an Alfa Romeo GTV.

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Tony Ricciardello placed first in the series driving an Alfa Romeo GTV Tony Ricciardello 2014 SMP.JPG
Tony Ricciardello placed first in the series driving an Alfa Romeo GTV
Colin Smith placed second driving a Holden Monaro Holden Monaro of Colin Smith.JPG
Colin Smith placed second driving a Holden Monaro
Darren Hossack placed third driving an Audi A4 Audi A4 of Darren Hossack 2014.JPG
Darren Hossack placed third driving an Audi A4

The 2014 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds. [2]

Round [1] Circuit [1] [3] Date [1] [3] Format [1] [3] Round winner [2] Car [3]
1 Mallala Motor Sport Park 26 – 27 AprilThree races Tony Ricciardello Alfa Romeo GTV
2 Winton Motor Raceway 14 – 15 JuneThree races Tony Ricciardello Alfa Romeo GTV
3 Queensland Raceway 9 – 10 AugustThree races Tony Ricciardello Alfa Romeo GTV
4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 20 – 21 SeptemberThree racesMichael Robinson Holden Monaro
5 Sydney Motorsport Park 1 – 2 NovemberThree races Tony Ricciardello Alfa Romeo GTV

The results for each round were determined by the number of points scored by each driver at that round. [1]

Classes structure

Cars competed in two classes: [1]

Points system

Series points were awarded to drivers for their outright finishing positions in each race on the following basis: [1]

Position [1] 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
& below
Race 1 [1] 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Race 2 [1] 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3
Race 3 [1] 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4

Series standings

Final series standings were as follows:

Pos. [2] Driver [2] No. [2] Car [3] Class [3] Competitor / Team [3] Mal [2] Win [2] Que [2] Phi [2] Syd [2] Total [2]
1 Tony Ricciardello 5 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV SSB&M Ricciardello Motors13513513580133618
2Colin Smith44 Holden Monaro SSMR Automotive101101927689459
3 Darren Hossack 4 Audi A4 SSAuto Union Deutsche1222812630128434
4Michael Robinson32 Holden Monaro SSBell Real Estate86481008472390
5Bruce Henley67 Mazda RX-8 SSStawell Cartage8588746677390
6Steven Tamasi9 Holden Calibra SSDomain Prestige Homes117124262691384
7Bruce Banks1 Mazda RX-7 SSBJ Banks Electrical11011093220335
8Phil Crompton12 Ford Mustang TAMoonbi Oil Traders001150106221
9Shane Bradford68 Chevrolet Camaro TAAston Air Conditioning01074900156
10Simon Pfitzner8 Ford EF Falcon SSPfitzner Performance Gearbox6348000111
11Ron Moller7 Chevrolet Camaro TAAMS Racing00009292
12Charlie Senese81 Chevrolet Corvette TAThe Car Mine / Liqui Moly / Meguia72400076

Race two at Phillip Island was cancelled due to an accident and no points were awarded. [4]

Class TA award

Reference was made in the sporting regulations regarding a Class TA award [1] however results for this were not included with the official published series points table. [2]

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