2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was an Australian motor racing series for modified production touring cars.[1] It comprised three CAMS sanctioned national championship titles:

  • The 2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship for automobile manufacturers[1]
  • The 2014 Australian Production Car Championship for drivers[1]
  • The 2014 Australian Endurance Championship for drivers[1]

The 2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was the 29th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 20th to be contested under the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name. The 2014 Australian Production Car Championship was the 21st Australian Production Car Championship and the 2014 Australian Endurance Championship was the 12th Australian Endurance Championship.

Australian Manufacturers Championship Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the championship.[1]

The Manufacturers title was won by BMW,[2] the Production Car title by Beric Lynton (BMW 1M),[3] and the Endurance title by Grant Sherrin (BMW 135i).[2]

Class structure

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Beric Lynton (BMW 1M) at the Wakefield Park round. BMW was awarded the Manufacturers' Championship and Lynton won the Production Car Championship title.

Cars competed in the following six classes:[1]

  • Class A : Extreme Performance[1]
  • Class B : High Performance[1]
  • Class C : Performance Touring[1]
  • Class D : Production Touring[1]
  • Class E : Compact Touring[1]
  • Class I : Invitational[1]

A seventh class – Class F – for hybrid or alternative energy vehicles,[1] had no competitors.[4]

Calendar

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The championship was contested over a five round series.[1]

Round[1] Name Circuit[1] Date[1] Format[1] Winning drivers Car[5] Report
1 Sandown 3 Hour Classic[6] Sandown 28–30 March 1 x 3 hours Rob Marshall
Shane Marshall
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X[6]
2 Great Southern Four Hour[7] Phillip Island 23–25 May 1 x 4 hours Bob Pearson
Glenn Seton
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X[7] Report
3 Australian Four Hour[8] Sydney Motorsport Park 11–13 July 1 x 4 hours Garry Holt
Stuart Kostera
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X[8]
4 Queensland Raceway 8–10 August 2 x 200 km Garry Holt
Stuart Kostera
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X[9]
5 Wakefield Park 17–19 October 2 x 200 km Beric Lynton BMW 1M[10]

The results for each Round of the Championship were determined by the number of points scored by each driver at that round.[1]

Points system

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Each manufacturer was able to score points towards the Australian Manufacturers' Championship title from the two highest placed automobiles of its make, in any class, excluding Class I.[1] The title was awarded to the manufacturer scoring the highest total number of class points over all rounds of the championship.[1]

  • In rounds with one scheduled race, points were awarded to manufacturers on a 120–90–72–60–54–48–42–36–30–24–18–12–6 basis for the first thirteen places in each class with 3 points for other finishers.[1]
  • In rounds with two scheduled races, points were awarded to manufacturers on a 60–45–36–30–27–24–21–18–15–12–9–6–3 basis for the first thirteen places in each class in each race with 2 points for other finishers.[1]

Points towards the Australian Production Car Championship outright title were awarded to drivers based on outright finishing positions attained in each race.[1] Points were awarded using the same two scales as used for the Australian Manufacturers' Championship with the addition of two points for the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap in each class at each round.[1]

Points towards the Australian Production Car Championship class titles were awarded to drivers based on class finishing positions attained in each race.[1] Points were awarded using the same two scales as used for the Australian Manufacturers' Championship with the addition of two points for the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap in each class at each round.[1]

Points towards the Australian Endurance Championship outright title were awarded to drivers based on outright finishing positions attained in each of the first three single-race rounds.[1] Points were awarded using the same scale as used for the Australian Manufacturers' Championship with the addition of two points for the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap in each class at each round.[1]

Points towards the Australian Endurance Championship class titles were awarded to drivers based on class finishing positions attained in each of the first three single-race rounds.[1] Points were awarded using the same scale as used for the Australian Manufacturers' Championship with the addition of two points for the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap in each class at each round.[1]

Results

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Australian Manufacturers' Championship

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Position[11] Manufacturer[11] Vehicle[5] San[11] Phi[11] Syd[11] Que[11] Wak[11] Total[11]
1 BMW BMW 1M
BMW 135i
BMW 335i
BMW M130i
BMW 130i
222 162 300 318 486 1488
2 Honda Honda Integra 210 78 48 186 252 774
3 Mazda Mazda 3 MPS
Mazda 323 Astina
192 90 54 186 216 738
4 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 120 180 120 156 90 666
5 Toyota Toyota 86 GTS 72 42 24 96 90 324
6 Renault Renault Mégane RS265[5] 90 3 0 90 0 183
7 Audi Audi TT RS 0 0 30 45 72 147
8 Ford Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo
FPV FG GT
54 18 0 66 0 138

Australian Production Car Championship

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Outright

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Position[12] Driver[12] No.[12] Vehicle[12] Competitor / Team[5] Points[12]
1 Beric Lynton 40 BMW 1M Alphera Financial Services 363
2 Grant Sherrin 18 BMW 135i Sherrin Rentals 356
3 Iain Sherrin 18 BMW 135i Sherrin Rentals 348
4 Stuart Kostera 20 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Eastern Creek Karts 336
5 Garry Holt 20 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Eastern Creek Karts 330
6 Jake Camilleri 36 Mazda 3 MPS Grand Prix Mazda 229
7 Robert Marshall 22 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Melbourne Performance Centre 210
8 Shane Marshall 22 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Melbourne Performance Centre 210
9 Kevin Herben 14 Honda Integra Dynagrip Aust / Kandi Warehousing 185
10 Tim Leahey 40 BMW 1M Alphera Financial Services 180
11 Matthew Cherry 55 BMW 1M
Audi TT RS[5]
Kintyre Racing 165
12 Ric Shaw 35 BMW M130i Sennheiser / Ric Shaw Racing 156
13 Michael Sloss 35 BMW M130i Sennheiser / Ric Shaw Racing 156
14 Nick Lange 31 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne Motorsport 156
15 Luke King 14 Honda Integra Dynagrip Aust / Kandi Warehousing 146
16 Andrew Turpie 86 Toyota 86 GTS Pedders / ToyotsRUs Racing 134
17 Grant Phillips 86 Toyota 86 GTS Pedders / ToyotsRUs Racing 132
18 Colin Osborne 13 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne Motorsport 132
19 Scott Nicholas 36 Mazda 3 MPS Grand Prix Mazda 126
20 Jake Williams 21 Honda Integra Disc Brakes Australia 125
21 Bob Pearson 33 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Castrol / Turbosmart / DBA / Bilstein 122
22 Mark Eddy 88 Renault Mégane RS265[5] Network Clothing/Dentbuster 121
23 Glenn Seton 33 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Castrol / Turbosmart / DBA / Bilstein 120
24 Glyn Crimp 55 BMW 1M
Audi TT RS[5]
Kintyre Racing 120
25 Francois Jouy 88 Renault Mégane RS265[5] Network Clothing / Dentbuster 117
26 Geoff Rands 21 Honda Integra Disc Brakes Australia 84
27 Brock Giblin 31 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne Motorsport 78
28 Luke Searle 62 BMW M135i Roadchill Express 74
29 Barry Graham 62 BMW M135i Roadchill Express 72
30 Peter O'Donnell 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel 63
31 Tony Alford 54 BMW 1M Donut King 60
32 Ryan McLeod 54 BMW 1M Donut King 60
33 George Karadimas 34 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo AAW Australian Auto Wreckers 60
34 Rick Bates 13 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne Motorsport 54
35 Latt Lehmann 34 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo AAW Australian Auto Wreckers 42
36 Richard Gartner 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel 36
37 Michael Caine 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel 36
38 Gus Robbins 42 Mazda 323 Astina Disc Brakes Australia 29
39 Anthony Gilbertson 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel 24
40 Michael Benton 11 FPV FG GT Lovton Coal 21
41 Geoff Russell 11 FPV FG GT Lovton Coal 21
42 Allan Shephard 27 BMW 130i GWS Personnel 21
43 William Gauchi 27 BMW 130i GWS Personnel 21
44 Matthew Mackelden 40 BMW 1M Alphera Financial Services 18
45 Lauren Gray 34 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo AAW Australian Auto Wreckers 18
46 Michael Gray 34 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo AAW Australian Auto Wreckers 18
47 Bronte Michael 21 Honda Integra Disc Brakes Australia 18
48 Terry Conroy 42 Mazda 323 Astina Disc Brakes Australia 9
49 Mark Griffith 36 Mazda 3 MPS Grand Prix Mazda 6
50 Michael Sherrin 19 BMW 135i Sherrin Rentals 6
51 David Ayers 19 BMW 135i Sherrin Rentals 6
52 John Bowe 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel 3

Class

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Position[4] Driver[4] No.[4] Vehicle[4] Competitor / Team[5] Points[4]
Class A
1 Beric Lynton 40 BMW 1M Alphera Financial Services 417
2 Stuart Kostera 20 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Eastern Creek Karts 338
3 Garry Holt 20 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Eastern Creek Karts 330
4 Matthew Cherry 55 BMW 1M
Audi TT RS[5]
Kintyre Racing 267
5 Robert Marshall 22 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Melbourne Performance Centre 228
6 Shane Marshall 22 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Melbourne Performance Centre 228
7 Glyn Crimp 55 BMW 1M
Audi TT RS[5]
Kintyre Racing 222
8 Tim Leahey 40 BMW 1M Alphera Financial Services 180
9 Bob Pearson 33 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Castrol / Turbosmart / DBA / Bilstein 122
10 Glenn Seton 33 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Castrol / Turbosmart / DBA / Bilstein 120
11 Matthew Mackelden 40 BMW 1M Alphera Financial Services 72
12 Tony Alford 54 BMW 1M Donut King 72
13 Ryan McLeod 54 BMW 1M Donut King 72
Class B
1 Grant Sherrin 18 BMW 135i Sherrin Rentals 578
2 Iain Sherrin 18 BMW 135i Sherrin Rentals 570
3 Peter O'Donnell 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel 207
4 Michael Sherrin 19 BMW 135i Sherrin Rentals 135
5 David Ayers 19 BMW 135i Sherrin Rentals 135
6 Luke Searle 62 BMW 135i Roadchill Express 122
7 Barry Graham 62 BMW 135i Roadchill Express 120
8 Richard Gartner 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel 90
9 Michael Caine 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel 90
10 John Bowe 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel 72
11 Anthony Gilbertson 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel 45
12 Michael Benton 11 FPV FG GT Lovton Coal 36
13 Geoff Russell 11 FPV FG GT Lovton Coal 36
Class C
1 Jake Camilleri 36 Mazda 3 MPS Grand Prix Mazda 478
2 Ric Shaw 35 BMW M130i Sennheiser / Ric Shaw Racing 375
3 Michael Sloss 35 BMW M130i Sennheiser / Ric Shaw Racing 375
4 Nick Lange 31 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne Motorsport 324
5 Colin Osborne 13 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne Motorsport 282
6 Scott Nicholas 36 Mazda 3 MPS Grand Prix Mazda 240
7 Mark Eddy 88 Renault Mégane RS265[5] Network Clothing/Dentbuster 232
8 Francois Jouy 88 Renault Mégane RS265[5] Network Clothing/Dentbuster 228
9 George Karadimas 34 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo AAW Australian Auto Wreckers 171
10 Brock Giblin 31 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne Motorsport 162
11 Rick Bates 13 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne Motorsport 120
12 Matt Lehmann 34 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo AAW Australian Auto Wreckers 114
13 Allan Shephard 27 BMW 130i GWS Personnel 63
14 William Gauchi 27 BMW 130i GWS Personnel 63
15 Lauren Gray 34 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo AAW Australian Auto Wreckers 60
16 Michael Gray 34 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo AAW Australian Auto Wreckers 57
17 Mark Griffith 36 Mazda 3 MPS Grand Prix Mazda 54
Class D
1 Kevin Herben 14 Honda Integra Dynagrip Aust / Kandi Warehousing 509
2 Andrew Turpie 86 Toyota 86 GTS Pedders / ToyotsRUs Racing 440
3 Grant Phillips 86 Toyota 86 GTS Pedders / ToyotsRUs Racing 438
4 Luke King 14 Honda Integra Dynagrip Aust / Kandi Warehousing 334
5 Jake Williams 21 Honda Integra Disc Brakes Australia 314
6 Geoff Rands 21 Honda Integra Disc Brakes Australia 192
7 Bronte Michael 21 Honda Integra Disc Brakes Australia 81
8 Gus Robbins 21 Honda Integra Disc Brakes Australia 81
Class E
1 Gus Robbins 42 Mazda 323 Astina Disc Brakes Australia 122
2 Terry Conroy 42 Mazda 323 Astina Disc Brakes Australia 120
Class I
1 Mike Eady 32 Mini Challenge Carter Garage 122
2 Daniel Stutterd 32 Mini Challenge Carter Garage 120
3 Aaron Seton 33 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Castrol / Turbosmart / DBA / Bilstein 62

Australian Endurance Championship

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The Australian Endurance Championship was awarded to the driver who scored the highest total number of outright points over Rounds 1, 2 & 3 of the Championship.[1]

A Class award for the Australian Endurance Championship was presented to each driver who scored the highest total number of points for each Class, excluding Class I over the first three rounds of the Championship.[1]

Class[2][5][8] Driver[2][5][8] No.[5] Vehicle[2][5][8] Competitor / Team[5]
Outright Grant Sherrin 18 BMW 135i Sherrin Rentals
Class A Beric Lynton 40 BMW 1M Alphera Financial Services
Class B Grant Sherrin 18 BMW 135i Sherrin Rentals
Class C Jake Camilleri 36 Mazda 3 MPS Grand Prix Mazda
Class D Luke King 14 Honda Integra Dynagrip Aust / Kandi Warehousing

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