The 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship was a
CAMS sanctioned
Australia
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n motor racing title, the winner of which was awarded the 2014 CAMS Gold Star. It was the 58th
Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship was a motor racing championship contested annually from 1957 to 2014 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor ...
and the tenth to be contested with open wheel racing cars constructed in accordance with FIA
Formula 3
Formula Three, also called Formula 3, abbreviated as F3, is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One driv ...
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.
[''2014 Championship Schedule'', www.formula3.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org on 5 November 2014]
/ref> Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship.['' 2014 Australian Formula 3 Championship - Sporting and Technical Regulations'', docs.cams.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org on 5 November 2013]
/ref> The championship was promoted as the 2014 Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship with the winner awarded the 58th Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship was a motor racing championship contested annually from 1957 to 2014 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor ...
and the 14th Australian Formula 3 Championship
Australian Formula 3 has been the name applied to two distinctly different motor racing categories, separated by over twenty years.
The original Australian Formula 3 was introduced in 1964 based on the FIA Formula 3 of the period and intended a ...
.''Australian Titles'', docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
/ref>
The championship was won by Simon Hodge
Simon Hodge is a racing driver from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and winner of the 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship. In March 2014 he set a new lap record for the Adelaide Street Circuit and in April 2014 also broke the Mount Panoram ...
, driving a Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartere ...
for Team BRM.
Race calendar
The championship was contested over a seven-round series.[
Note:
* The results for each round of the Championship were determined by the results of the final race at that round.][
* The Kumho Cup was contested only at Rounds 2, 3 and 7.][
]
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship.
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’.[
]
Classes
Competing cars were nominated into one of four classes:[
* 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.][
* 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.][
* 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.][
* Invitational Class.][
]
Points system
Championship points were awarded in each class as follows:[
* One point was awarded to the driver placed in the highest grid position in each class for the first race at each round.][
* 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.][
* 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.][
* 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.][
* One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest lap time in each class in each race.][
]
Championship standings
See also
* Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship was a motor racing championship contested annually from 1957 to 2014 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor ...
* Australian Formula 3
Australian Formula 3 has been the name applied to two distinctly different motor racing categories, separated by over twenty years.
The original Australian Formula 3 was introduced in 1964 based on the FIA Formula 3 of the period and intended a ...
References
External links
*
Online race results at www.natsoft.com.au
{{Australian Formula 3 Seasons
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Drivers' Championship
Australian Formula 3 seasons
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
Australian Formula 3
Australian Formula 3 has been the name applied to two distinctly different motor racing categories, separated by over twenty years.
The original Australian Formula 3 was introduced in 1964 based on the FIA Formula 3 of the period and intended a ...