2014–15 Toyota Finance 86 Championship

2014–15 Toyota Finance 86 Championship 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–2015 Toyota Finance 86 Championship was the second running of the Toyota Finance 86 Championship. The championship began on 27 September 2014 at Taupo Motorsport Park and ended on 1 March 2015 at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park after eighteen races held at six meetings.http://www.toyota.co.nz/racing/toyota-finance-86-championship/news/new-circuits-to-test-drivers-in-toyota-finance-86-championship/ New circuits to test drivers in Toyota Finance 86 Championship Toyota Racing Series Toyota Racing Management 29 July 2014 15 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150115044052/http://www.toyota.co.nz/racing/toyota-finance-86-championship/news/new-circuits-to-test-drivers-in-toyota-finance-86-championship/ 15 January 2015 dead The championship was won by Ken Smith Motor Racing driver Tom Alexander, after a run of six successive wins – four overall wins plus two class wins, behind the non-scoring Nick Cassidy (Neale Motorsport) at Manfeild – at Teretonga, Manfeild and Hampton Downs. Alexander won the championship by 66 points ahead of defending champion Jamie McNee, who won races at Taupō, Pukekohe and Hampton Downs for ETEC Motorsport. Ash Blewett finished in third place in the series, 52 points in arrears of McNee and 118 of Alexander. He won four races over the course of the season, including a double at Pukekohe. The other drivers to win races were Marcus Armstrong, who won races at each of the first three race meetings, Matt Gibson won the opening race at Taupō, en route to fifth in the championship, while Cassidy won a third race at Teretonga, the only round in which he was eligible for championship points. Race calendar Round Circuit Date Map 2014New Zealand 300 right New Zealand -37.2150522 174.9187728 Pukekohe top New Zealand -37.3560950 175.0800450 Hampton Downs bottom New Zealand -38.393359 176.082340 Taupō bottom New Zealand -43.5317881 172.4796010 Ruapuna top New Zealand -40.2352793 175.5587339 Manfeild top New Zealand -46.440556 168.260833 Teretonga right 1 R1 Taupo Motorsport Park(Taupō, Waikato) 27 September R2 28 September R3 2 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 29 November R2 30 November R3 2015 3 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park(Christchurch, Canterbury Region) 17 January R2 18 January R3 4 R1 Teretonga Park(Invercargill, Southland Region) 24 January R2 25 January R3 5 R1 Manfeild Autocourse(Feilding, Manawatū District) 14 February R2 15 February R3 6 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park(Hampton Downs, North Waikato) 28 February R2 1 March R3 Teams and drivers All teams were New-Zealand registered. Team No. Car number Driver Class Rounds ETEC Motorsport 1 NZL Jamie McNee E All 96 AUS Luis Leeds 3 Neale Motorsport 002 NZL Rick Armstrong 3 NZL Nick Cassidy 5 NZL Reid Harker 6 9 NZL Marcus Armstrong 1–3 NZL Nick Cassidy 4 NZL Rick Armstrong 5 Neil Allport Motorsports 8 NZL Neil Allport 1–5 Ken Smith Motor Racing 11 NZL Tom Alexander E All West City Motorsport 15 NZL Bruce Thomlinson 1–2, 6 66 NZL Ash Blewett A All Richards Team Motorsport 58 NZL Cory Holmes 1–2 Matt Gibson Motorsport 88 NZL Matt Gibson A All Quin Motorsport NZ 91 NZL Callum Quin A All Icon Class E Elite A Amateur Results and standings Season summary All rounds were held in New Zealand. Rounds 3, 4 and 5 were held with the Toyota Racing Series. Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round winner(s) Driver(s), who scored more points in the round than the others 2014 1 R1 Taupo Motorsport Park NZL Matt Gibson NZL Ash Blewett NZL Matt Gibson Matt Gibson Motorsport NZL Jamie McNeeNZL Ash Blewett R2 NZL Matt Gibson NZL Jamie McNee Etec Motorsport R3 NZL Matt Gibson NZL Marcus Armstrong Neale Motorsport 2 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway NZL Ash Blewett NZL Ash Blewett NZL Ash Blewett West City Motorsport NZL Ash Blewett R2 NZL Tom Alexander NZL Jamie McNee Etec Motorsport R3 NZL Tom Alexander NZL Ash Blewett West City Motorsport 2015 3 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park NZL Marcus Armstrong NZL Tom Alexander NZL Marcus Armstrong Neale Motorsport NZL Marcus Armstrong R2 NZL Ash Blewett NZL Ash Blewett West City Motorsport R3 NZL Marcus Armstrong NZL Marcus Armstrong Neale Motorsport 4 R1 Teretonga Park NZL Nick Cassidy NZL Tom Alexander NZL Nick Cassidy Neale Motorsport NZL Tom Alexander R2 NZL Nick Cassidy NZL Tom Alexander Ken Smith Motor Racing R3 NZL Nick Cassidy NZL Tom Alexander Ken Smith Motor Racing 5 R1 Manfeild Autocourse NZL Tom Alexander NZL Nick Cassidy NZL Nick Cassidy Neale Motorsport NZL Nick Cassidy R2 NZL Tom Alexander NZL Nick Cassidy Neale Motorsport R3 NZL Nick Cassidy NZL Tom Alexander Ken Smith Motor Racing 6 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park NZL Tom Alexander NZL Tom Alexander NZL Tom Alexander Ken Smith Motor Racing NZL Jamie McNee R2 NZL Ash Blewett NZL Jamie McNee ETEC Motorsport R3 NZL Tom Alexander NZL Ash Blewett West City Motorsport Championship standings In order for a driver to score championship points, they had to complete at least 75% of the race winner's distance, and be running at the finish. All races counted towards the final championship standings. Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Points 75 67 60 54 49 45 42 39 36 Pos. Position Driver TAU PUK RUA TER MAN HAM Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 NZL Tom Alexander (E) 4 5 7 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 6 1162 2 NZL Jamie McNee (E) 2 1 6 2 1 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 5 5 5 2 1 3 1096 3 NZL Ash Blewett (A) 3 3 2 1 3 1 4 1 DNS 5 6 3 4 4 3 7 3 1 1044 4 NZL Callum Quin (A) 5 4 3 5 6 6 9 5 Ret 6 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 2 910 5 NZL Matt Gibson (A) 1 2 Ret 8 7 5 5 6 4 3 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 857 6 NZL Neil Allport 7 7 5 7 9 8 7 Ret 6 7 5 7 8 8 8 596 7 NZL Marcus Armstrong 9 6 1 DNS 5 3 1 2 1 482 8 NZL Bruce Thomlinson 8 9 4 6 8 9 6 7 7 378 9 NZL Rick Armstrong 6 8 7 7 7 7 261 10 NZL Cory Holmes 6 8 Ret 4 4 7 234 11 NZL Nick Cassidy 1 3 2 1 1 2 202 12 NZL Reid Harker 4 5 4 157 13 AUS Luis Leeds 8 7 5 130 Pos. Position Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts TAU PUK RUA TER MAN HAMBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap (E) – Elite (A) – Amateur References External links http://www.toyotaracing.co.nz/ Official website of the Toyota Finance 86 Championship Category:Toyota Finance 86 Championship Toyota Finance 86 Championship Toyota Finance 86 Championship