2014 V8SuperTourer season

December 2013 November 2013 April 2021 2014 V8SuperTourer 2013 2014–15 thumb|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. 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.http://www.speedcafe.co.nz/2013/12/06/supertourers-added-pukekohe-v8-event/ SuperTourers added Pukekohe V8 Event SpeedCafe 6 December 2013 6 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131209013907/http://www.speedcafe.co.nz/2013/12/06/supertourers-added-pukekohe-v8-event/ 9 December 2013 dead Details Rnd. Round number Event Circuit City / State Date 1 Fuchs Highlands 250 Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, New Zealand 25–26 January 2 Manfeild 350 Manfeild Autocourse Feilding, New Zealand 8–9 February 3 Pukekohe 250 Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand 22–23 March 4 ITM 500 Auckland Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand 25–27 April Teams and drivers thumb|right|Greg Murphy's championship-winning Mike Pero Commodore. thumb|right|Simon McLennan finished 10th in the 2014 season. Season entries Team Vehicle No. Car number Driver Rounds M3 Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1 NZL Greg Murphyhttp://www.v8st.co.nz/calendar/round-1-2014/22-rounds/756-driver-entry-list-for-the-fuchs-250.html Driver entry list for the Fuchs 250 v8st.co.nz 21 January 2014 21 January 2014 2 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202192317/http://www.v8st.co.nz/calendar/round-1-2014/22-rounds/756-driver-entry-list-for-the-fuchs-250.html dead All 10 NZL Richard Moore All 15 AUS Morgan Haber All Angus Fogg Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 3 NZL Angus Fogg 1, 3–4 Team 4 Holden Commodore (VE) 4 NZL Simon Evans All AV8 Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 7 AUS Steve Owen 4 Edgell Performance Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 8 NZL Tim Edgell All iSport Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 9 NZL Dominic Storey 2–4 MPC Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 22 NZL Andre Heimgartner All M2 Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 26 NZL Simon McLennan All PSR Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 27 NZL Chris Hanleyhttp://www.v8st.co.nz/news/news-4/771-hanley-steps-up-to-v8st-in-the-psr-west-team-ford.html Hanley Steps up to V8ST in the PSR West Team Ford v8st.co.nz 4 February 2014 4 February 2014 22 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222022502/http://www.v8st.co.nz/news/news-4/771-hanley-steps-up-to-v8st-in-the-psr-west-team-ford.html dead All Tasman Motorsports Group Ford Falcon (FG) 31 NZL Andrew Waite 3–4 Cunningham Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 32 NZL Mitch Cunningham All John McIntyre Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 47 NZL Mark Gibsonhttp://www.jmr.co.nz/news/1-latest-news/161-john-mcintyre-hands-v8-drive-to-rookie-mark-gibson.html John McIntyre hands v8 drive to rookie Mark Gibson JMR.co.nz John McIntyre Racing 13 January 2014 13 January 2014 16 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116182628/http://www.jmr.co.nz/news/1-latest-news/161-john-mcintyre-hands-v8-drive-to-rookie-mark-gibson.html dead All Eddie Bell Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 69 NZL Eddie Bell 1–2 International Motorsport Ford Falcon (FG) 96 NZL Ant Pedersen All Event summaries Fuchs Highlands 250 Results Event 1 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Poleposition NZL Greg Murphy(M3 Racing) NZL Greg Murphy(M3 Racing) Racewinner NZL Greg Murphy(M3 Racing) NZL Greg Murphy(M3 Racing) NZL Greg Murphy(M3 Racing) 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 Results Event 2 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Poleposition NZL Ant Pedersen(International Motorsport) NZL Ant Pedersen(International Motorsport) Racewinner NZL Greg Murphy(M3 Racing) NZL Greg Murphy(M3 Racing) NZL Greg Murphy(M3 Racing) 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 Round Championship leader Lead Points lead at the end of the race. Fuchs Highlands 250NZL Greg Murphy 63 The Sound Manfeild 250 128 TR Group Pukekohe 250 170 ITM Auckland 500 319 Greg Murphy scored enough points to win the V8 SuperTourer Championship at the ITM Auckland 500. Results thumb|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.http://www.v8st.co.nz/news/news-4/820-murphy-seals-second-straight-bnt-v8-supertourers-championship.html Murphy seals second straight BNT V8 SuperTourers championship v8st.co.nz 26 April 2014 26 April 2014 27 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140427190518/http://www.v8st.co.nz/news/news-4/820-murphy-seals-second-straight-bnt-v8-supertourers-championship.html dead Round Date Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round winner(s) Driver(s), who scored more points in the round than the others 1 R1 25 January Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing NZL Greg Murphy R2 26 January NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing R3 NZL Ant Pedersen NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing 2 R1 9 February Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding NZL Ant Pedersen NZL Simon Evans NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing NZL Greg Murphy R2 NZL Ant Pedersen NZL Simon Evans NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing R3 NZL Simon Evans NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing 3 R1 23 March Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe NZL Ant Pedersen NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing NZL Greg Murphy R2NZL Ant PedersenNZL Angus FoggNZL Angus FoggAngus Fogg Racing R3 NZL Andre Heimgartner NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing 4 R1 26 April Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing NZL Greg Murphy R2 NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing R3 NZL Greg Murphy NZL Greg Murphy M3 Racing R4 NZL Richard Moore NZL Richard Moore M3 Racing Championship standings Drivers' Championship thumb|Andre Heimgartner finished 5th in 2014 in his Commodore thumb|Steve Owen finished 15th in 2014 for AV8 Motorsport Pos Driver No. Car number HIG MAN PUK PUK Pts. Championship points R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 1 NZL Greg Murphy 1 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1155 2 NZL Simon Evans 4 Ret 3rd 9th 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 6th 5th 2nd 3rd 836 3 NZL Richard Moore 10 4th 5th 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th 8th 3rd 2nd 3rd 13th 1st 821 4 NZL Ant Pedersen 96 3rd 4th 10th 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 6th 14th 13th 5th 4th 817 5 NZL Andre Heimgartner 22 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 5th 4th 4th 5th 13th 3rd 2nd Ret DNS 732 6 NZL Tim Edgell 8 8th 9th 7th 11th 10th 11th 6th Ret 5th 7th 6th 6th 10th 564 7 NZL Mark Gibson 47 6th 7th 3rd 10th 9th 8th 11th Ret 8th 12th 8th 7th 7th 549 8 NZL Mitch Cunningham 32 Ret 6th 6th 7th Ret 7th 9th 6th 11th 9th 9th 12th 6th 543 9 AUS Morgan Haber 15 5th 10th 5th 9th Ret 6th 13th 7th 2nd 10th 7th 10th Ret 537 10 NZL Simon McLennan 26 7th 8th 8th 13th 6th Ret 8th 12th 12th Ret 13th 8th 8th 448 11 NZL Dominic Storey 9 8th 11th 10th 12th 9th 7th 8th 14th 9th 5th 408 12 NZL Chris Hanley 27 12th 8th 9th 14th 11th 9th 11th 11th 11th 9th 372 13 NZL Angus Fogg 3 Ret DNS DNS 5th 1st 14th 13th 10th 4th Ret 314 14 NZL Andrew Waite 31 7th 10th 10th 4th Ret DNS DNS 189 15 AUS Steve Owen 7 5th 4th 3rd Ret 164 16 NZL Eddie Bell 69 DNS DNS DNS 6th 7th 12th 148 Pos Driver No. Car number HIG MAN PUK PUK Pts. Championship points References 30em External links V8SuperTourers New Zealand V8SuperTourer News on Speedstuff Category:Auto racing series in New Zealand V8 Super Tourer