Expat Wanganui driver Earl Bamber has secured the Rookie of the Championship title after a podium finish in round 8 of the Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup at Italy's famous Monza circuit.
Bamber's third on Sunday was enough for him to win the 2014 Rookie Championship despite battling car set-up problems during qualifying.
From the standing start Bamber (NZ/Fach Auto Tech) got a great run from third on the grid and was able to secure second place.
He held on to second for about three laps before the driver in third bumped his way through.
While Bamber had a couple of looks at second, realistically his car just wasn't up to it. His car was also the only one fitted with in-car cameras and there was a lot of coverage of him during the race.