The 2014 Great Southern 4 Hour was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 25 May 2014. It was Round 2 of the 2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship and as such it was open to modified production touring cars complying with the technical regulations for that championship.
The race was won by Bob Pearson and Glenn Seton driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, repeating their 2013 Great Southern 4 Hour victory.
Classes
As the race was a round of the 2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, cars competed in the following classes:
- Class A - Extreme Performance
- Class B - High Performance
- Class C - Performance Touring
- Class D - Production Touring
- Class E - Compact Touring (no entries)
- Class F - Hybrid/Alternative Energy (no entries)
- Class I - Invitational
Results
Position | Drivers | No. | Vehicle | Competitor / Team | Class | Laps |
1 | Bob Pearson, Glenn Seton | 33 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Castrol / Turbosmart / DBA / Bilstein | A | 121 |
2 | Beric Lynton, Tim Leahey | 40 | BMW 1M | Alphera Financial Services | A | 121 |
3 | Grant Sherrin, Iain Sherrin | 18 | BMW 135i | Sherrin Rentals | B | 121 |
4 | Shane Marshall, Robert Marshall | 22 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Melbourne Performance Centre | A | 121 |
5 | Colin Osborne, Rick Bates | 13 | Mazda 3 MPS | Osborne Motorsport | C | 116 |
6 | Kevin Herben, Luke King | 14 | Honda Integra (fourth generation) | Kandi Warehousing | D | 115 |
7 | Grant Phillips, Andrew Turpie | 86 | Toyota 86 GTS | Pedders / ToyotasRS Racing | D | 114 |
8 | Nick Lange, Brock Giblin | 31 | Mazda 3 MPS | Osborne Motorsport | C | 114 |
9 | Jake Williams, Geoff Rands | 21 | Honda Integra (fourth generation) | Disc Brakes Australia | D | 114 |
10 | Rick Shaw, Michael Sloss | 35 | BMW 130i | Sennheiser / Ric Shaw Racing | C | 113 |
11 | George Karadimas, Matt Lehmann, Lauren Gray | 34 | Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo | AAW Australian Auto Wreckers | C | 112 |
12 | Daniel Stutterd, Mike Eady | 32 | Mini Challenge | Carter Grange | I | 109 |
13 | Jake Camilleri, Mark Griffin | 36 | Mazda 3 MPS | Grand Prix Mazda | C | 108 |
14 | Michael Sherrin, David Ayres | 19 | BMW 135i | Sherrin Rentals | B | 107 |
15 | Peter O'Donnell, John Bowe | 28 | BMW 335i | GWS Personnel | B | 105 |
16 | Mark Eddy, Francois Jouy | 88 | Renault Megane RS265 | Network Clothing / Dentbuster | C | 97 |
DNF | Garry Holt, Stuart Kostera | 20 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Eastern Creek Karts | A | 97 |
DNF | Tony Alford, Ryan McLeod | 54 | BMW 1M | Donut King | A | 67 |
DNF | Glyn Crimp, Matthew Cherry | 55 | BMW 1M | Kintyre Racing | A | 53 |
Notes:
- Winner's race time: 3:51:04.0546 (140 km/h)
- Fastest race lap: Car no 33: 1:45.2551 (152 km/h)
References
- ^ Champions defend Great Southern crown, www.amchamp.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org
- ^ 2014 Australian Manufacturers Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, www.amchamp.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org
- ^ Natsoft Race Result at www.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > 2014 > 25/05/2014 > 2014 Shannons Australian Motor Racing Nationals - Round 3 > 2014 Australian Manufacturers C'ship - Great Southern 4 Hour Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Australian Manufacturers Championship - Class Points, www.amchamp.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org