2014–15 V8SuperTourer season

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[edit]

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
Rnd.	Event	Circuit	City / State	Date
1	Taupo 400	Taupo Motorsport Park	Taupō, New Zealand	27–28 September
2	Waikato 400	Hampton Downs Motorsport Park	North Waikato, New Zealand	1–2 November
3	Fuchs 500	Pukekohe Park Raceway	Pukekohe, New Zealand	28–30 November
4	Waikato 250	Hampton Downs Motorsport Park	North Waikato, New Zealand	31 January – 1 February
–	cancelled	Timaru International Motor Raceway	Timaru, New Zealand	7–8 March
–	cancelled	Mike Pero Motorsport Park	Christchurch, New Zealand	21–22 March
5	Pukekohe 250	Pukekohe Park Raceway	Pukekohe, New Zealand	11–12 April

Key:

Race forms part of the NZ SuperTourers Championship.

Race forms part of the NZ SuperTourers Championship and the Endurance Series.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Season entries				Endurance entries
Team	No.	Season driver	Rounds	Endurance driver	Rounds
M3 Racing	1	Greg Murphy	1–3	Jack Perkins^[4]	1–3
	10	Richard Moore	1–3	Tim Slade	1–3
	15	Paul Manuell^[5]	1–3, 5	Shae Davies	1–3
Angus Fogg Racing	3	Angus Fogg	1–3	Tony D'Alberto^[6]	1–3
Angus Fogg Racing	3	Tony D'Alberto	4–5	Tony D'Alberto^[6]	1–3
Team 4	4	Simon Evans	All	Shane van Gisbergen^[7]	1–3
Team 4	5	Mitch Evans	4	—
Edgell Performance Racing	8	Tim Edgell	1–4	Steve Owen^[8]	1–3
iSport Racing	9	Dominic Storey	1, 3–4	Dale Wood	1
iSport Racing	9	Dominic Storey	1, 3–4	Nick Percat	3
Varney Motorsport	14	Shaun Varney	1–4	John Penny	1
		Shaun Varney	1–4	Andrew Waite	2–3
		Gene Rollinson	5	—
Andre Heimgartner Racing	22	Andre Heimgartner	All	Paul Morris	1–2
Andre Heimgartner Racing	22	Andre Heimgartner	All	Drew Russell	3
PSR Racing	27	Chris Hanley	1–3	Daniel Gaunt^[9]	1
PSR Racing	27	Chris Hanley	1–3	Gene Rollinson	2–3
Cunningham Racing	32	Mitch Cunningham	All	Cameron Waters^[10]	1–3
John McIntyre Racing	47	Mark Gibson	1–3	John McIntyre^[11]	1–3
International Motorsport	96	Ant Pedersen	1–2	Jonny Reid	1–2

Results[edit]

Round		Date	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Round winner(s)
1	R1	27 September 2014	Taupo Motorsport Park (Taupō)	Simon Evans Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen	Simon Evans Shane van Gisbergen	Team 4	Simon Evans Shane van Gisbergen
	R2	28 September 2014			Shane van Gisbergen	Simon Evans Shane van Gisbergen	Team 4
	R3	28 September 2014			Greg Murphy	Mitch Cunningham Cameron Waters	Cunningham Racing
2	R1	1 November 2014	Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (North Waikato)	Simon Evans Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen	Simon Evans Shane van Gisbergen	Team 4	Richard Moore Tim Slade
	R2	2 November 2014			Shane van Gisbergen	Richard Moore Tim Slade	M3 Racing
	R3	2 November 2014			Shane van Gisbergen	Simon Evans Shane van Gisbergen	Team 4
3	R1	29 November 2014	Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe)	Simon Evans Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen	Simon Evans Shane van Gisbergen	Team 4	Tim Edgell Steve Owen
	R2	30 November 2014			Shane van Gisbergen	Simon Evans Shane van Gisbergen	Team 4
	R3	30 November 2014			Shane van Gisbergen	Mitch Cunningham Cameron Waters	Cunningham Racing
4	R1	31 January 2015	Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (North Waikato)	Simon Evans	Andre Heimgartner	Simon Evans	Team 4	Simon Evans
	R2	1 February 2015		Simon Evans	Mitch Evans	Simon Evans	Team 4
	R3	1 February 2015			Andre Heimgartner	Simon Evans	Team 4
–		7–8 March 2015	Timaru International Motor Raceway (Timaru)	Meeting cancelled
–		21–22 March 2015	Mike Pero Motorsport Park (Christchurch)	Meeting cancelled
5	R1	11 April 2015	Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe)	Andre Heimgartner	Andre Heimgartner	Andre Heimgartner	Andre Heimgartner Racing	Simon Evans
	R2	12 April 2015			Simon Evans	Tony D'Alberto	Angus Fogg Racing
	R3	12 April 2015			Andre Heimgartner	Andre Heimgartner	Andre Heimgartner Racing

Championship standings[edit]

Drivers' championship[edit]

Pos.	Driver	No.	TAU			HMP			PUK			HMP			PUK			Pen.	Pts.
1	Simon Evans	4	1	1	3	1	8	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	80	1609
2	Andre Heimgartner	22	3	3	7	3	3	7	7	5	7	2	Ret	3	1	Ret	1	30	1340
3	Tony D'Alberto	3	7	7	9	10	7	8	5	2	Ret	3	Ret	5	3	1	3	0	1155
4	Shane van Gisbergen	4	1	1	3	1	8	1	1	1	3							80	1102
5	Paul Manuell	15	6	8	8	6	5	6	9	8	6				6	3	5	0	1019
6	Tim Slade	10	2	6	5	5	1	2	3	11	8							0	973
7	Tim Edgell	8	DNS	9	10	9	9	4	2	6	2	7	3	6				0	962
8	Richard Moore	10	2	6	5	5	1	2	3	11	8							0	951
9	Jack Perkins	1	Ret	2	6	2	2	3	6	3	4							0	944
10	Mitch Cunningham	32	8	10	1	8	10	10	Ret	Ret	1	5	4	Ret	5	5	6	60	938
11	Greg Murphy	1	Ret	2	6	2	2	3	6	3	4							0	934
12	John McIntyre	47	4	5	4	7	4	5	8	7	10							0	882
13	Mark Gibson	47	4	5	4	7	4	5	8	7	10							0	874
14	Shae Davies	15	6	8	8	6	5	6	9	8	6							0	836
15	Steve Owen	8	DNS	9	10	9	9	4	2	6	2							0	834
16	Angus Fogg	3	7	7	9	10	7	8	5	2	Ret							0	737
17	Cameron Waters	32	8	10	1	8	10	10	Ret	Ret	1							0	707
18	Paul Morris	22	3	3	7	3	3	7										0	634
19	Shaun Varney	14	11	Ret	13	12	Ret	12	DNS	9	9	8	5	7				0	622
20	Jonny Reid	96	5	4	2	4	6	9										0	615
21	Dominic Storey	9	10	Ret	12				4	4	5	6	Ret	4				0	612
22	Ant Pedersen	96	5	4	2	4	6	9										0	598
23	Chris Hanley	27	9	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	Ret							20	594
24	Gene Rollinson	27 14				11	11	11	10	10	Ret				4	4	4	20	553
25	Andrew Waite	14				12	Ret	12	DNS	9	9							10	315
26	Nick Percat	9							4	4	5							0	314
27	Drew Russell	22							7	5	7							0	284
28	Mitch Evans	5										4	2	2				0	245
29	Daniel Gaunt	27	9	11	11													0	237
30	Dale Wood	9	10	Ret	12													0	141
31	John Penny	14	11	Ret	13													0	134
Pos.	Driver	No.	TAU			HMP			PUK			HMP			PUK			Pen.	Pts.

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

References[edit]

^ "Introducing BNT NZ SuperTourers – new name, same spectacular track action". V8SuperTourer. V8SuperTourers New Zealand Ltd. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
^ "2014 V8SuperTourer Calendar". v8st.co.nz. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
^ "BNT NZ SuperTourers Cancels South Island Events". V8SuperTourer. V8SuperTourers New Zealand Ltd. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ "Murphy and Perkins aim to build on successful partnership". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "PAUL MANUELL ON HUNT FOR V8ST CO-DRIVER". Speedcafe (Press release). 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "D'Alberto Joins Fogg For NZST Enduros". Motornews.co.nz (Press release). CRC Industries New Zealand Limited. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "Van Gisbergen confirms co-drive with Simon Evans". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Edgell Secures Ace Co-Driver". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "From Lamborghini to a Fast Ford". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "Trans-Tasman partnership in BNT NZ SuperTourers". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "Refreshed McIntyre raring to race". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Introducing BNT NZ SuperTourers – new name, same spectacular track action". V8SuperTourer. V8SuperTourers New Zealand Ltd. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

[2] "2014 V8SuperTourer Calendar". v8st.co.nz. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

[3] "BNT NZ SuperTourers Cancels South Island Events". V8SuperTourer. V8SuperTourers New Zealand Ltd. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[4] "Murphy and Perkins aim to build on successful partnership". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

[5] "PAUL MANUELL ON HUNT FOR V8ST CO-DRIVER". Speedcafe (Press release). 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

[6] "D'Alberto Joins Fogg For NZST Enduros". Motornews.co.nz (Press release). CRC Industries New Zealand Limited. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

[7] "Van Gisbergen confirms co-drive with Simon Evans". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] "Edgell Secures Ace Co-Driver". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

[9] "From Lamborghini to a Fast Ford". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

[10] "Trans-Tasman partnership in BNT NZ SuperTourers". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

[11] "Refreshed McIntyre raring to race". NZ SuperTourers (Press release). 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

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