2014 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title, the winner of which was awarded the 2014 CAMS Gold Star. It was the 58th Australian Drivers' Championship and the tenth to be contested with open wheel racing cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations. The championship began on 27 February at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit and ended on 2 November at Sydney Motorsport Park after seven rounds across five different states and territories.^[1] Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship.^[2] The championship was promoted as the 2014 Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship ^[3] with the winner awarded the 58th Australian Drivers' Championship ^[4] and the 14th Australian Formula 3 Championship.^[5]

The championship was won by Simon Hodge, driving a Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz for Team BRM.

Race calendar

Ben Gersekowski placed second in the championship driving a Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz

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

Round [1]	Circuit	Date	Format	Championship Winner	National Winner	Kumho Cup Winner
1	Adelaide Street Circuit	27 February –1 March	Three races	Simon Hodge Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz	Chelsea Angelo Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	not present
2	Sandown Raceway	28–30 March	Three races	Ben Gersekowski Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	Chelsea Angelo Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Nathan Gotch Dallara F304 Renault Sodemo
3	Mount Panorama Circuit	18–20 April	Two races	Christopher Anthony Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Chelsea Angelo Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Roland Legge Dallara F304 Spiess Opel
4	Hidden Valley Raceway	20–22 June	Three races	Simon Hodge Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz	Garnet Patterson Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	not present
5	Queensland Raceway	8–10 August	Three races	Ben Gersekowski Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	Garnet Patterson Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	not present
6	Phillip Island	19–21 September	Three races	Simon Hodge Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz	Chelsea Angelo Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	not present
7	Sydney Motorsport Park	31 October– 2 November	Three races	Simon Hodge Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz	Garnet Patterson Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Nathan Gotch Dallara F304 Renault Sodemo

Note:

• The results for each round of the Championship were determined by the results of the final race at that round.^[2]
• The Kumho Cup was contested only at Rounds 2, 3 and 7.^[2]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship.

Team	Class	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver
Team BRM	Gold Star	Dallara F307 Mygale M11	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	3	John Magro
		Mygale M11		4	Simon Hodge
		Dallara F307 Mygale M11		5	Christopher Anthony
R-Tek Motorsport	Gold Star	Dallara F307	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	7	Jon Collins
	National				Roland Legge
	Kumho Cup	Dallara F304	Spiess-Opel	9
				8	Roman Krumins
Gilmour Racing	Gold Star	Dallara F311	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	17	Ben Gersekowski
Garnet Patterson Racing	National	Dallara F307	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	29	Garnet Patterson
Chelsea Angelo Racing Evans Motorsport Group	National	Dallara F307	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	34	Chelsea Angelo
Harvest Motorsport	Gold Star	Mygale M11	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	46	Arrie Maree
AGI Sport	Kumho Cup	Dallara F304	Sodemo-Renault	66	Nathan Gotch
Modena Engineering	Kumho Cup	Dallara F304	Spiess-Opel	88	Dennie Rumble
	Gold Star	Dallara F307	Mugen-Honda	92	Ricky Capo
Varney Racing	Kumho Cup	Dallara F304	Spiess-Opel	16	Blake Varney
Scott Motorsport	Kumho Cup	Dallara F304	Sodemo-Renault	89	Paul Scott Jr.

Note: All chassis constructed between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2011 were required to be fitted with a HWA Mercedes-Benz series M271 ‘Australian control engine’.^[2]

Classes

Competing cars were nominated into one of four classes:^[2]

• Australian Formula 3 Championship – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2011.^[2]
• National Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2007.^[2]
• Kumho Cup Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004.^[2]
• Invitational Class.^[2]

Points system

Championship points were awarded in each class as follows:^[2]

• One point was awarded to the driver placed in the highest grid position in each class for the first race at each round.^[2]
• 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 for the first ten finishing positions in each class in each race of a round which comprised two races.^[2]
• 12–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the first ten finishing positions in each class in each of the first two races of a round which comprised three races.^[2]
• 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten finishing positions in each class in the third race of a round which comprised three races.^[2]
• One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest lap time in each class in each race.^[2]

Championship standings

See also

• Australian Drivers' Championship
• Australian Formula 3

References

External links

• Official website
• Online race results at www.natsoft.com.au