2014–15 V8SuperTourer season explained

The 2014–15 BNT NZ SuperTourers season was a motor racing championship for touring cars held in New Zealand.[1] The season started on 27 September at Taupo Motorsport Park and ended on 12 April at Pukekohe Park Raceway. All cars used a chassis built by Paul Ceprnich of Pace Innovations in Australia, and were powered by a Chevrolet LS7 7-litre engine.

Previous NZ SuperTourers seasons ran over the calendar year from January to December but in 2014, the season ran from January to April in order to align with other New Zealand championship series – for 2014–15 – that are contested over the Southern Hemisphere summer. Greg Murphy started the season as the defending drivers' champion.

Team 4 Holden driver Simon Evans wrapped up the championship in an abbreviated season which saw two sprint rounds cancelled late in the season. Evans won the Sprint trophy and shared the endurance trophy with team-mate Shane van Gisbergen.

Calendar

The 2014–15 NZ SuperTourers season consisted of seven rounds when announced in April 2014,[2] but two rounds were cancelled in February 2015 as teams pulled out of the series.[3]

Details
EventCircuitCity / StateDate
1Taupo 400Taupo Motorsport ParkTaupō, New Zealand27–28 September
2Waikato 400Hampton Downs Motorsport ParkNorth Waikato, New Zealand1–2 November
3Fuchs 500Pukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, New Zealand28–30 November
4Waikato 250Hampton Downs Motorsport ParkNorth Waikato, New Zealand31 January – 1 February
cancelledTimaru International Motor RacewayTimaru, New Zealand7–8 March
cancelledMike Pero Motorsport ParkChristchurch, New Zealand21–22 March
5Pukekohe 250Pukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, New Zealand11–12 April

Key:

Teams and drivers

Season entriesEndurance entries
TeamSeason driverRoundsEndurance driverRounds
M3 Racing1 Greg Murphy1–3 Jack Perkins[4] 1–3
10 Richard Moore1–3 Tim Slade1–3
15 Paul Manuell[5] 1–3, 5 Shae Davies1–3
Angus Fogg Racing3 Angus Fogg1–3 Tony D'Alberto[6] 1–3
Tony D'Alberto4–5
Team 44 Simon EvansAll Shane van Gisbergen[7] 1–3
5 Mitch Evans4colspan=2
Edgell Performance Racing8 Tim Edgell1–4 Steve Owen[8] 1–3
iSport Racing9 Dominic Storey1, 3–4 Dale Wood1
Nick Percat3
Varney Motorsport14 Shaun Varney1–4 John Penny1
Andrew Waite2–3
Gene Rollinson5colspan=2
Andre Heimgartner Racing22 Andre HeimgartnerAll Paul Morris1–2
Drew Russell3
PSR Racing27 Chris Hanley1–3 Daniel Gaunt[9] 1
Gene Rollinson2–3
Cunningham Racing32 Mitch CunninghamAll Cameron Waters[10] 1–3
John McIntyre Racing47 Mark Gibson1–3 John McIntyre[11] 1–3
International Motorsport96 Ant Pedersen1–2 Jonny Reid1–2

Results

RoundDateCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R127 September 2014Taupo Motorsport Park
(Taupō)
Simon Evans
Shane van Gisbergen
Shane van Gisbergen Simon Evans
Shane van Gisbergen
Team 4 Simon Evans
Shane van Gisbergen
R228 September 2014 Shane van Gisbergen Simon Evans
Shane van Gisbergen
Team 4
R3 Greg Murphy Mitch Cunningham
Cameron Waters
Cunningham Racing
2R11 November 2014Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
(North Waikato)
Simon Evans
Shane van Gisbergen
Shane van Gisbergen Simon Evans
Shane van Gisbergen
Team 4 Richard Moore
Tim Slade
R22 November 2014 Shane van Gisbergen Richard Moore
Tim Slade
M3 Racing
R3 Shane van Gisbergen Simon Evans
Shane van Gisbergen
Team 4
3R129 November 2014Pukekohe Park Raceway
(Pukekohe)
Simon Evans
Shane van Gisbergen
Shane van Gisbergen Simon Evans
Shane van Gisbergen
Team 4 Tim Edgell
Steve Owen
R230 November 2014 Shane van Gisbergen Simon Evans
Shane van Gisbergen
Team 4
R3 Shane van Gisbergen Mitch Cunningham
Cameron Waters
Cunningham Racing
4R131 January 2015Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
(North Waikato)
Simon Evans Andre Heimgartner Simon EvansTeam 4 Simon Evans
R21 February 2015 Simon Evans Mitch Evans Simon EvansTeam 4
R3 Andre Heimgartner Simon EvansTeam 4
7–8 March 2015Timaru International Motor Raceway
(Timaru)
Meeting cancelled
21–22 March 2015Mike Pero Motorsport Park
(Christchurch)
Meeting cancelled
5R111 April 2015Pukekohe Park Raceway
(Pukekohe)
Andre Heimgartner Andre Heimgartner Andre HeimgartnerAndre Heimgartner Racing Simon Evans
R212 April 2015 Simon Evans Tony D'AlbertoAngus Fogg Racing
R3 Andre Heimgartner Andre HeimgartnerAndre Heimgartner Racing

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

DriverTAUHMPPUKHMPPUK
1 Simon Evans4113181113111222801609
2 Andre Heimgartner223373377572Ret31Ret1301340
3 Tony D'Alberto3779107852Ret3Ret531301155
4 Shane van Gisbergen4113181113801102
5 Paul Manuell1568865698663501019
6 Tim Slade1026551231180973
7 Tim Edgell8DNS9109942627360962
8 Richard Moore1026551231180951
9 Jack Perkins1Ret262236340944
10 Mitch Cunningham32810181010RetRet154Ret55660938
11 Greg Murphy1Ret262236340934
12 John McIntyre4745474587100882
13 Mark Gibson4745474587100874
14 Shae Davies156886569860836
15 Steve Owen8DNS9109942620834
16 Angus Fogg3779107852Ret0737
17 Cameron Waters32810181010RetRet10707
18 Paul Morris223373370634
19 Shaun Varney1411Ret1312Ret12DNS998570622
20 Jonny Reid965424690615
21 Dominic Storey910Ret124456Ret40612
22 Ant Pedersen965424690598
23 Chris Hanley27911111111111010Ret20594
24 Gene Rollinson27
14
1111111010Ret44420553
25 Andrew Waite1412Ret12DNS9910315
26 Nick Percat94450314
27 Drew Russell227570284
28 Mitch Evans54220245
29 Daniel Gaunt27911110237
30 Dale Wood910Ret120141
31 John Penny1411Ret130134
DriverTAUHMPPUKHMPPUK
Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Notes and References

  1. News: Introducing BNT NZ SuperTourers – new name, same spectacular track action. V8SuperTourer. V8SuperTourers New Zealand Ltd.. 5 September 2014. 9 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015154009/http://www.nzsupertourers.co.nz/news-3/845-introducing-bnt-nz-supertourers-new-name-same-spectacular-track-action.html. 15 October 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: 2014 V8SuperTourer Calendar . v8st.co.nz . 28 April 2014 . 28 April 2014 . 30 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140430234443/http://www.v8st.co.nz/calendar/overall.html . dead .
  3. News: BNT NZ SuperTourers Cancels South Island Events. V8SuperTourer. V8SuperTourers New Zealand Ltd.. 19 February 2015. 8 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402085955/http://www.nzsupertourers.co.nz/?news=bnt-nz-supertourers-cancels-south-island-events. 2 April 2015. dead.
  4. Murphy and Perkins aim to build on successful partnership. NZ SuperTourers. 31 August 2014. 17 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015154335/http://www.nzsupertourers.co.nz/news-3/841-murphy-and-perkins-aim-to-build-on-successful-partnership.html. 15 October 2014. dead.
  5. PAUL MANUELL ON HUNT FOR V8ST CO-DRIVER. Speedcafe. 18 August 2014. 17 September 2014.
  6. D'Alberto Joins Fogg For NZST Enduros. Motornews.co.nz. CRC Industries New Zealand Limited. 17 September 2014. 17 September 2014. 16 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016035604/http://www.motornews.co.nz/top-tier/v8-supertourers/dalberto-back-in-nzst-as-angus-foggs-co-driver/. dead.
  7. Van Gisbergen confirms co-drive with Simon Evans. NZ SuperTourers. 27 August 2014. 17 September 2014.
  8. Edgell Secures Ace Co-Driver. NZ SuperTourers. 16 September 2014. 17 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015153336/http://www.nzsupertourers.co.nz/news-3/849-edgell-secures-ace-co-driver.html. 15 October 2014. dead.
  9. From Lamborghini to a Fast Ford. NZ SuperTourers. 11 September 2014. 17 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015153511/http://www.nzsupertourers.co.nz/news-3/847-from-lamborghini-to-a-fast-ford.html. 15 October 2014. dead.
  10. Trans-Tasman partnership in BNT NZ SuperTourers. NZ SuperTourers. 9 September 2014. 17 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015153701/http://www.nzsupertourers.co.nz/news-3/844-trans-tasman-partnership-in-bnt-nz-supertourers.html. 15 October 2014. dead.
  11. Refreshed McIntyre raring to race. NZ SuperTourers. 5 September 2014. 17 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015153515/http://www.nzsupertourers.co.nz/news-3/843-refreshed-mcintyre-raring-to-race.html. 15 October 2014. dead.