The 2014–15 BNT NZ SuperTourers season was a motor racing championship for

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held in

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. The season started on 27 September at

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and ended on 12 April at

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. All cars used a chassis built by Paul Ceprnich of Pace Innovations in Australia, and were powered by a

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7-litre engine. Previous NZ SuperTourers seasons ran over the calendar year from January to December but in

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, 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.

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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. Key:

Calendar

Teams and drivers

Results

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

References

External links