2014 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships season

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The 2014 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships season was the ninth time that the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships were held. The season began 28 March 2014 at Sandown Raceway and finished on 2 November 2014 at Sydney Motorsport Park.

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A total of 14 different series held race weekends as part of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships. Of these, the 2014 seasons of the Australian Manufacturers' Championship, the Australian Production Car Championship, the Australian Saloon Car Series, the Australian Superkart Championship, the Australian Sports Racer Series, the Kerrick Sports Sedan Series and the Kumho V8 Touring Car Series were all held exclusively on the Shannons Nationals calendar. Rounds of the Australian Carrera Cup Championship, the Australian Drivers' Championship, the Australian Formula Ford Series, the Australian GT Championship, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia, the PRB Motorsport Series and the Radical Australia Cup were also part of the Shannons Nationals schedule.

Calendar and round winners

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Australian Production Car champion Beric Lynton, driving for Manufacturers' champion BMW.
Gavin Ross 2014 Wakefield Park.jpg
Australian Saloon Car champion Gavin Ross.
Adam Proctor 2014 SMP.JPG
Australian Sports Racer champion Adam Proctor.
Tony Ricciardello 2014 SMP.JPG
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series winner Tony Ricciardello.
Justin Ruggier 2014 Wakefield.JPG
Kumho V8 Touring Car champion Justin Ruggier.
RoundCircuitLocation / StateDateSeriesWinner
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 28–30 March Australian Drivers' Championship Ben Gersekowski
Australian GT Championship Richard Muscat
Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Australian Production Car Championship 		Mitsubishi
Rob Marshall / Shane Marshall
Australian Saloon Car Series Travis Lindorff
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Fraser Ross
Radical Australia Cup Neale Muston
2 Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 25–27 April Australian Formula Ford Series James Golding
Australian Saloon Car Series Gavin Ross
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series Tony Ricciardello
Kumho V8 Touring Car Series Ryan Simpson
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia John Goodacre
Sports Racer Series Roger I'Anson
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 May Australian Carrera Cup Championship Stephen Grove / Scott McLaughlin
Australian GT Championship Tony Quinn / Garth Tander
Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Australian Production Car Championship		Mitsubishi
Bob Pearson / Glenn Seton
Radical Australia Cup Tim Berryman
4 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 13–15 JuneAustralian Formula Ford Series Jordan Lloyd
Australian Saloon Car SeriesTravis Lindorff
Kerrick Sports Sedan SeriesTony Ricciardello
Kumho V8 Touring Car SeriesRyan Simpson
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge AustraliaFraser Ross
Sports Racer SeriesRoger I'Anson
5 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 11–13 JulyAustralian Manufacturers' Championship
Australian Production Car Championship		Mitsubishi
Garry Holt / Stuart Kostera
Australian Superkart Championship Gary Pegoraro
Radical Australia CupTim Berryman / James Winslow
Sports Racer Series Adam Proctor
6 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 8–10 AugustAustralian Drivers' ChampionshipBen Gersekowski
Australian Formula Ford Series Hamish Hardeman
Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Australian Production Car Championship		Mitsubishi
Garry Holt / Stuart Kostera
Australian Saloon Car Series Kane Baxter-Smith
Kerrick Sports Sedan SeriesTony Ricciardello
Kumho V8 Touring Car SeriesRyan Simpson
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Jon McCorkindale
7 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 19–21 SeptemberAustralian Drivers' Championship Simon Hodge
Australian Saloon Car SeriesGavin Ross
Australian Superkart ChampionshipGary Pegoraro
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series Michael Robinson
Kumho V8 Touring Car Series Cameron McConville
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Matt Campbell
Radical Australia CupTim Berryman
Sports Racer SeriesAdam Proctor
8 Flag of New South Wales.svg Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 17–19 OctoberAustralian Formula Ford SeriesJames Golding
Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Australian Production Car Championship		 BMW
Beric Lynton
Australian Saloon Car SeriesGavin Ross
Kumho V8 Touring Car Series Justin Ruggier
Sports Racer SeriesJon Miles [1]
9 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 31 October–2 NovemberAustralian Drivers' ChampionshipSimon Hodge
Australian Formula Ford SeriesThomas Randle
Kerrick Sports Sedan SeriesTony Ricciardello
Kumho V8 Touring Car SeriesJustin Ruggier
PRB Motorsport SeriesStuart Shirvington
Radical Australia CupTim Berryman
RoundCircuitCity / StateDateSeriesWinner
Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Series champions

SeriesChampionVehicleMain article
Exclusively held at Shannons Nationals events
Australian Manufacturers' Championship BMW BMW 1M
BMW 135i
BMW 335i
BMW M130i
BMW 130i 		2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Australian Production Car Championship Beric Lynton BMW 1M
Australian Saloon Car Series Gavin Ross Holden VT Commodore 2014 Australian Saloon Car Series
Australian Sports Racer Series Adam Proctor Stohr WF-1 Suzuki 2014 Sports Racer Series
Australian Superkart Championship Gary Pegoraro Anderson Maverick-BRC 2014 Australian Superkart Championship
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series Tony Ricciardello Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV-Chevrolet 2014 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
Kumho V8 Touring Car National Series Justin Ruggier Holden VZ Commodore 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
Selected races held at Shannons Nationals events
Australian Carrera Cup Championship Steven Richards Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship Simon Hodge Mygale M11 HWA-Mercedes 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian Formula Ford Series Thomas Randle Mygale SJ13a 2014 Australian Formula Ford Series
Australian GT Championship Richard Muscat Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 2014 Australian GT Championship season
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Fraser Ross Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 3.8 2014 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia season
PRB Motorsport Series Chris Barry PRB Clubman S3 2014 PRB Motorsport Series
Radical Australia Cup Tim Berryman Radical SR8 2014 Radical Australia Cup

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  2. ↑ "Calendar". The Shannons Nationals. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rnd 1 - Sandown". The Shannons Nationals. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rnd 2 - Mallala". The Shannons Nationals. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rnd 3 & 7 - Phillip Island". The Shannons Nationals. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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  7. ↑ "Round 5 & 9 - Sydney Motorsport Pk". The Shannons Nationals. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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