The 2014–2015 Toyota Finance 86 Championship was the second running of the Toyota Finance 86 Championship. The championship began on 27 September 2014 at Taupo Motorsport Park and ended on 1 March 2015 at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park after eighteen races held at six meetings.[1]
The championship was won by Ken Smith Motor Racing driver Tom Alexander, after a run of six successive wins – four overall wins plus two class wins, behind the non-scoring Nick Cassidy (Neale Motorsport) at Manfeild – at Teretonga, Manfeild and Hampton Downs. Alexander won the championship by 66 points ahead of defending champion Jamie McNee, who won races at Taupō, Pukekohe and Hampton Downs for ETEC Motorsport. Ash Blewett finished in third place in the series, 52 points in arrears of McNee and 118 of Alexander. He won four races over the course of the season, including a double at Pukekohe. The other drivers to win races were Marcus Armstrong, who won races at each of the first three race meetings, Matt Gibson won the opening race at Taupō, en route to fifth in the championship, while Cassidy won a third race at Teretonga, the only round in which he was eligible for championship points.
In order for a driver to score championship points, they had to complete at least 75% of the race winner's distance, and be running at the finish. All races counted towards the final championship standings.
Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap (E) – Elite (A) – Amateur
Referencesedit
^ ab. Toyota Racing Series. Toyota Racing Management. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
External linksedit
Official website of the Toyota Finance 86 Championship
January 01, 1970
2014, toyota, finance, championship, previous, 2013, next, 2015, 2014, 2015, toyota, finance, championship, second, running, toyota, finance, championship, championship, began, september, 2014, taupo, motorsport, park, ended, march, 2015, hampton, downs, motor. 2014 15 Toyota Finance 86 Championship Previous 2013 14 Next 2015 16 The 2014 2015 Toyota Finance 86 Championship was the second running of the Toyota Finance 86 Championship The championship began on 27 September 2014 at Taupo Motorsport Park and ended on 1 March 2015 at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park after eighteen races held at six meetings 1 The championship was won by Ken Smith Motor Racing driver Tom Alexander after a run of six successive wins four overall wins plus two class wins behind the non scoring Nick Cassidy Neale Motorsport at Manfeild at Teretonga Manfeild and Hampton Downs Alexander won the championship by 66 points ahead of defending champion Jamie McNee who won races at Taupō Pukekohe and Hampton Downs for ETEC Motorsport Ash Blewett finished in third place in the series 52 points in arrears of McNee and 118 of Alexander He won four races over the course of the season including a double at Pukekohe The other drivers to win races were Marcus Armstrong who won races at each of the first three race meetings Matt Gibson won the opening race at Taupō en route to fifth in the championship while Cassidy won a third race at Teretonga the only round in which he was eligible for championship points Contents 1 Teams and drivers 2 Race calendar and results 3 Championship standings 4 References 5 External linksTeams and drivers editAll teams were New Zealand registered Team No Driver Class Rounds ETEC Motorsport 1 nbsp Jamie McNee E All 96 nbsp Luis Leeds 3 Neale Motorsport 002 nbsp Rick Armstrong 3 nbsp Nick Cassidy 5 nbsp Reid Harker 6 9 nbsp Marcus Armstrong 1 3 nbsp Nick Cassidy 4 nbsp Rick Armstrong 5 Neil Allport Motorsports 8 nbsp Neil Allport 1 5 Ken Smith Motor Racing 11 nbsp Tom Alexander E All West City Motorsport 15 nbsp Bruce Thomlinson 1 2 6 66 nbsp Ash Blewett A All Richards Team Motorsport 58 nbsp Cory Holmes 1 2 Matt Gibson Motorsport 88 nbsp Matt Gibson A All Quin Motorsport NZ 91 nbsp Callum Quin A All Icon Class E Elite A AmateurRace calendar and results editAll rounds were held in New Zealand Rounds 3 4 and 5 were held with the Toyota Racing Series 1 Round Date Circuit Pole position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Round winner s 2014 1 R1 27 September Taupo Motorsport Park Taupō nbsp Matt Gibson nbsp Ash Blewett nbsp Matt Gibson Matt Gibson Motorsport nbsp Jamie McNee nbsp Ash Blewett R2 28 September nbsp Matt Gibson nbsp Jamie McNee Etec Motorsport R3 nbsp Matt Gibson nbsp Marcus Armstrong Neale Motorsport 2 R1 29 November Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe nbsp Ash Blewett nbsp Ash Blewett nbsp Ash Blewett West City Motorsport nbsp Ash Blewett R2 30 November nbsp Tom Alexander nbsp Jamie McNee Etec Motorsport R3 nbsp Tom Alexander nbsp Ash Blewett West City Motorsport 2015 3 R1 17 January Ruapuna Park Christchurch nbsp Marcus Armstrong nbsp Tom Alexander nbsp Marcus Armstrong Neale Motorsport nbsp Marcus Armstrong R2 18 January nbsp Ash Blewett nbsp Ash Blewett West City Motorsport R3 nbsp Marcus Armstrong nbsp Marcus Armstrong Neale Motorsport 4 R1 24 January Teretonga Park Invercargill nbsp Nick Cassidy nbsp Tom Alexander nbsp Nick Cassidy Neale Motorsport nbsp Tom Alexander R2 25 January nbsp Nick Cassidy nbsp Tom Alexander Ken Smith Motor Racing R3 nbsp Nick Cassidy nbsp Tom Alexander Ken Smith Motor Racing 5 R1 14 February Manfeild Autocourse Feilding nbsp Tom Alexander nbsp Nick Cassidy nbsp Nick Cassidy Neale Motorsport nbsp Nick Cassidy R2 15 February nbsp Tom Alexander nbsp Nick Cassidy Neale Motorsport R3 nbsp Nick Cassidy nbsp Tom Alexander Ken Smith Motor Racing 6 R1 28 February Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Waikato nbsp Tom Alexander nbsp Tom Alexander nbsp Tom Alexander Ken Smith Motor Racing nbsp Jamie McNee R2 1 March nbsp Ash Blewett nbsp Jamie McNee ETEC Motorsport R3 nbsp Tom Alexander nbsp Ash Blewett West City MotorsportChampionship standings editIn order for a driver to score championship points they had to complete at least 75 of the race winner s distance and be running at the finish All races counted towards the final championship standings Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Points 75 67 60 54 49 45 42 39 36 Pos Driver TAU PUK RUA TER MAN HMP Points 1 nbsp Tom Alexander E 4 5 7 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 6 1162 2 nbsp Jamie McNee E 2 1 6 2 1 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 5 5 5 2 1 3 1096 3 nbsp Ash Blewett A 3 3 2 1 3 1 4 1 DNS 5 6 3 4 4 3 7 3 1 1044 4 nbsp Callum Quin A 5 4 3 5 6 6 9 5 Ret 6 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 2 910 5 nbsp Matt Gibson A 1 2 Ret 8 7 5 5 6 4 3 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 857 6 nbsp Neil Allport 7 7 5 7 9 8 7 Ret 6 7 5 7 8 8 8 596 7 nbsp Marcus Armstrong 9 6 1 DNS 5 3 1 2 1 482 8 nbsp Bruce Thomlinson 8 9 4 6 8 9 6 7 7 378 9 nbsp Rick Armstrong 6 8 7 7 7 7 261 10 nbsp Cory Holmes 6 8 Ret 4 4 7 234 11 nbsp Nick Cassidy 1 3 2 1 1 2 202 12 nbsp Reid Harker 4 5 4 157 13 nbsp Luis Leeds 8 7 5 130 Pos Driver TAU PUK RUA TER MAN HMP Points Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non points finish Non classified finish NC Purple Retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Withdrew WD Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX Bold Pole Italics Fastest Lap E Elite A AmateurReferences edit a b New circuits to test drivers in Toyota Finance 86 Championship Toyota Racing Series Toyota Racing Management 29 July 2014 Archived from the original on 15 January 2015 Retrieved 15 January 2015 External links editOfficial website of the Toyota Finance 86 Championship Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 15 Toyota Finance 86 Championship amp oldid 1170437673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
