2014 V8SuperTourer season

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2014 V8SuperTourer
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Defending drivers' champion Greg Murphy retained his championship title, finishing over 300 points clear of his nearest rival. Greg Murphy 2013 V8SuperTourers.jpg
Defending drivers' champion Greg Murphy retained his championship title, finishing over 300 points clear of his nearest rival.

The 2014 V8SuperTourer season was a motor racing championship for touring cars held in New Zealand over four events between January and April 2014. All cars used a chassis built by Paul Ceprnich of Pace Innovations in Australia, and were powered by a Chevrolet LS7 7-litre engine.

Contents

The championship consisted of only four rounds, having been reduced from the originally planned seven, as a result of a calendar realignment which will see the series run from September to April from the 2014–15 season onward. The 'sprint' component of the series was kept intact, with the 'endurance' component, which was scheduled to include events at Taupo, Pukekohe and an unconfirmed venue in the South Island, being removed from the 2014 championship and becoming the opening half of the 2014–15 championship. The opening round of the championship saw the series visit Highlands Motorsport Park for the first time.

Greg Murphy entered the season as the defending drivers' champion and claimed victory again, winning 11 of the 13 races in the championship, and scoring 1155 points. Simon Evans claimed second place with 836 points and Richard Moore achieved third place overall with 821 points.

Calendar

The 2014 V8SuperTourer season consisted of four rounds. [1]

Details
Rnd.EventCircuitCity / StateDate
1Fuchs Highlands 250 Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, New Zealand 25–26 January
2Manfeild 350 Manfeild Autocourse Feilding, New Zealand 8–9 February
3Pukekohe 250 Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand 22–23 March
4ITM 500 Auckland Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand 25–27 April

Teams and drivers

Greg Murphy's championship-winning Mike Pero Commodore. Greg Murphy 2014 Car.jpg
Greg Murphy's championship-winning Mike Pero Commodore.
Simon McLennan finished 10th in the 2014 season. Simon McLennon 2014.jpg
Simon McLennan finished 10th in the 2014 season.
Season entries
TeamVehicleNo.DriverRounds
M3 Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy [2] All
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Moore [2] All
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Morgan Haber [2] All
Angus Fogg Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Fogg [2] 1, 3–4
Team 4 Holden Commodore (VE) 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Evans [2] All
AV8 Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 4
Edgell Performance Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Edgell [2] All
iSport Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey 2–4
MPC Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner [2] All
M2 Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 26 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon McLennan [2] All
PSR Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Hanley [3] All
Tasman Motorsports Group Ford Falcon (FG) 31 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Waite 3–4
Cunningham Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 32 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Cunningham [2] All
John McIntyre Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 47 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Gibson [4] All
Eddie Bell Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 69 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eddie Bell [2] 1–2
International Motorsport Ford Falcon (FG) 96 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen [2] All

Event summaries

Fuchs Highlands 250

Greg Murphy dominated the opening round of the 2014 V8SuperTourer season collecting both pole positions, all three race wins and two of the three fastest laps available. One thing which was highlighted in the opening round was the lack of cars on the grid with a record low twelve cars; only ten started the final two races of the weekend. It was also the first ever SuperTourer round held at Highlands Motorsport Park, with the series running as a support category to the Toyota Racing Series. A few young drivers starred over the weekend with teenager Andre Heimgartner finishing second overall, while rookies Mark Gibson and Morgan Haber both showed great speed with Gibson eventually finishing 3rd in the final race.

The Sound Manfeild 250

Round 2 of the series was held at Manfeild Autocourse where the SuperTourers were once again running support to the Toyota Racing Series for the New Zealand Grand Prix. Greg Murphy once again took all three races for the weekend with young Simon Evans starring over the weekend keeping Murphy on his heels the whole way. Ant Pedersen returned to his 2013 pace after a disappointing round 1 but it was short lived. After claiming pole position for the opening two races, Pedersen spun at the first corner of the opening race, ruining any chance of winning. Andre Heimgartner again was very consistent leaving the meeting in second place in the championship standings, behind Murphy.

Championship leader table
RoundChampionship leaderLead
Fuchs Highlands 250 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 63
The Sound Manfeild 250 128
TR Group Pukekohe 250 170
ITM Auckland 500 319

Results

Greg Murphy won eleven of the season's thirteen races, taking podium finishes in every race. Greg Murphy 2014.jpg
Greg Murphy won eleven of the season's thirteen races, taking podium finishes in every race.

The season starts in the South Island at the new Highlands Motorsport Park Track and finishes at Pukekohe Park Raceway supporting the Auckland 400 for V8 Supercars. The season was supposed to run over seven rounds but was reduced to four, after a calendar realignment which will have the next season run from September 2014 to April 2015. [5]

RoundDateCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRound winner(s)
1R125 January Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
R226 January Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing
2R19 February Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Evans Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Evans Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Evans Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing
3R123 March Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Fogg Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Fogg Angus Fogg Racing
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing
4R126 April Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing
R4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Moore Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Moore M3 Racing

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Andre Heimgartner finished 5th in 2014 in his Commodore Andre Heimgartner 2014 Car.jpg
Andre Heimgartner finished 5th in 2014 in his Commodore
Steve Owen finished 15th in 2014 for AV8 Motorsport Steve Owen 2014 V8ST.jpg
Steve Owen finished 15th in 2014 for AV8 Motorsport
PosDriverNo. HIG MAN PUK PUK Pts.
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R4
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 11st1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st2nd1155
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Evans 4Ret3rd9th2nd3rd2nd3rd4th4th6th5th2nd3rd836
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Moore 104th5th2nd3rd4th5th10th8th3rd2nd3rd13th1st821
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen 963rd4th10th5th2nd3rd2nd2nd6th14th13th5th4th817
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner 222nd2nd4th4th5th4th4th5th13th3rd2ndRetDNS732
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Edgell 88th9th7th11th10th11th6thRet5th7th6th6th10th564
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Gibson 476th7th3rd10th9th8th11thRet8th12th8th7th7th549
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Cunningham 32Ret6th6th7thRet7th9th6th11th9th9th12th6th543
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Morgan Haber 155th10th5th9thRet6th13th7th2nd10th7th10thRet537
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon McLennan 267th8th8th13th6thRet8th12th12thRet13th8th8th448
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey 98th11th10th12th9th7th8th14th9th5th408
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Hanley 2712th8th9th14th11th9th11th11th11th9th372
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Fogg 3RetDNSDNS5th1st14th13th10th4thRet314
14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Waite 317th10th10th4thRetDNSDNS189
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 75th4th3rdRet164
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eddie Bell 69DNSDNSDNS6th7th12th148
PosDriverNo. HIG MAN PUK PUK Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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)

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