# 2014–15 V8SuperTourer season

The 2014–15 BNT NZ SuperTourers season was a motor racing championship for touring cars held in New Zealand. 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, but two rounds were cancelled in February 2015 as teams pulled out of the series.
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:

## Teams and drivers

| Season entries | Season entries | Season entries | Season entries | Endurance entries | Endurance entries |
| Team | No. | Season driver | Rounds | Endurance driver | Rounds |
| M3 Racing | 1 | Greg Murphy | 1–3 | Jack Perkins | 1–3 |
| M3 Racing | 10 | Richard Moore | 1–3 | Tim Slade | 1–3 |
| M3 Racing | 15 | Paul Manuell | 1–3, 5 | Shae Davies | 1–3 |
| Angus Fogg Racing | 3 | Angus Fogg | 1–3 | Tony D'Alberto | 1–3 |
| Angus Fogg Racing | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | 4–5 | Tony D'Alberto | 1–3 |
| Team 4 | 4 | Simon Evans | All | Shane van Gisbergen | 1–3 |
| Team 4 | 5 | Mitch Evans | 4 | — | — |
| Edgell Performance Racing | 8 | Tim Edgell | 1–4 | Steve Owen | 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 |
| Varney Motorsport | 14 | Shaun Varney | 1–4 | Andrew Waite | 2–3 |
| Varney Motorsport | 14 | 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 | 1 |
| PSR Racing | 27 | Chris Hanley | 1–3 | Gene Rollinson | 2–3 |
| Cunningham Racing | 32 | Mitch Cunningham | All | Cameron Waters | 1–3 |
| John McIntyre Racing | 47 | Mark Gibson | 1–3 | John McIntyre | 1–3 |
| International Motorsport | 96 | Ant Pedersen | 1–2 | Jonny Reid | 1–2 |

## Results

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

## Championship standings
### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | No. | TAU | TAU | TAU | HMP | HMP | HMP | PUK | PUK | PUK | HMP | HMP | HMP | PUK | PUK | 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 | TAU | TAU | HMP | HMP | HMP | PUK | PUK | PUK | HMP | HMP | HMP | PUK | PUK | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |