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. Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship. The championship was promoted as the 2014 Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship with the winner awarded the 58th Australian Drivers' Championship and the 14th Australian Formula 3 Championship.
The championship was won by Simon Hodge, driving a Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz for Team BRM.

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series.
RoundCircuitDateFormatChampionship
Winner
National
Winner
Kumho Cup
Winner
1 Adelaide Street Circuit27 February
–1 March
Three racesSimon Hodge
Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz
Chelsea Angelo
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
not present
2 Sandown Raceway28–30 MarchThree racesBen Gersekowski
Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz
Chelsea Angelo
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
Nathan Gotch
Dallara F304
Renault Sodemo
3 Mount Panorama Circuit18–20 AprilTwo racesChristopher Anthony
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
Chelsea Angelo
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
Roland Legge
Dallara F304
Spiess Opel
4 Hidden Valley Raceway20–22 JuneThree racesSimon Hodge
Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz
Garnet Patterson
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
not present
5 Queensland Raceway8–10 AugustThree racesBen Gersekowski
Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz
Garnet Patterson
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
not present
6 Phillip Island19–21 SeptemberThree racesSimon Hodge
Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz
Chelsea Angelo
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
not present
7 Sydney Motorsport Park31 October–
2 November
Three racesSimon Hodge
Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz
Garnet Patterson
Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
Nathan Gotch
Dallara F304
Renault Sodemo

Note:
The following teams and drivers contested the 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship.
TeamClassChassisEngineDriver
Team BRMGold StarDallara F307
Mygale M11
HWA-Mercedes-Benz3 John Magro
Team BRMGold StarMygale M11HWA-Mercedes-Benz4 Simon Hodge
Team BRMGold StarDallara F307
Mygale M11
HWA-Mercedes-Benz5 Christopher Anthony
R-Tek MotorsportGold StarDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz7 Jon Collins
R-Tek MotorsportNationalDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz7 Roland Legge
R-Tek MotorsportKumho CupDallara F304Spiess-Opel9 Roland Legge
R-Tek MotorsportKumho CupDallara F304Spiess-Opel8 Roman Krumins
Gilmour RacingGold StarDallara F311HWA-Mercedes-Benz17 Ben Gersekowski
Garnet Patterson RacingNationalDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz29 Garnet Patterson
Chelsea Angelo Racing
Evans Motorsport Group
NationalDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz34 Chelsea Angelo
Harvest MotorsportGold StarMygale M11HWA-Mercedes-Benz46 Arrie Maree
AGI SportKumho CupDallara F304Sodemo-Renault66 Nathan Gotch
Modena EngineeringKumho CupDallara F304Spiess-Opel88 Dennie Rumble
Modena EngineeringGold StarDallara F307Mugen-Honda92 Ricky Capo
Varney RacingKumho CupDallara F304Spiess-Opel16 Blake Varney
Scott MotorsportKumho CupDallara F304Sodemo-Renault89 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’.

Classes

Competing cars were nominated into one of four classes:
Championship points were awarded in each class as follows: