2014 GT4 European Series
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The 2014 GT4 European Series season was the seventh season of the GT4 European Cup and the first with the new series denomination, the GT4 European Series. The season began on 10 May at Misano, and finished on 26 October at Monza after six race weekends.[1]
In the main GT4 professional class, the championship title was won by two-time defending champion Ricardo van der Ende and team-mate Bernhard van Oranje for Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport. Van der Ende and van Oranje won five races during the season, and ultimately won the title during the first race at Monza. The runner-up position, 22 points in arrears of van der Ende and van Oranje, was taken by 2013 amateur champion Jörg Viebahn. Viebahn won three races during the season; he won with Bertus Sanders at Misano and Paul Ricard, and partnered Simon Knap to victory at Monza. Although being outscored by Duncan Huisman and Luc Braams on total points, the series' best ten results regulation allowed Marcel Nooren and Jan Joris Verheul to take third in the championship, by a single point. Nooren and Verheul took successive victories at Spa-Francorchamps and Paul Ricard, while Huisman and Braams won at the Nürburgring. The only other entry to win a race was Alfab Racing, with drivers Erik Behrens and Daniel Roos, winning the first race at Monza after Huisman and Braams were given a post-race penalty.
The amateur GT4 class was poorly supported, with only three entries taking part at any point during the 2014 season. With seven victories, André Grammatico was the winner of the championship, and finished 15 points clear – on dropped scores – of Liesette Braams and Rob Severs, who won four races. The remaining race victory was taken by Fabian Lauda, who won at Zandvoort. In the teams' championship, Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport claimed the title by 31 points, ahead of V8 Racing.
Calendar
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| 1 | Italy Misano World Circuit, Italy | 10–11 May | Italian GT Championship |
| 2 | Netherlands Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands | 5–6 July | Zandvoort Masters |
| 3 | Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium | 25–26 July | Blancpain Endurance Series, 24 Hours of Spa |
| 4 | France Circuit Paul Ricard, France | 30–31 August | Italian GT Championship |
| 5 | Germany Nürburgring, Germany | 20–21 September | Blancpain Endurance Series, 1000 km Nürburgring |
| 6 | Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy | 25–26 October | Italian GT Championship |
Entry list
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- Drivers competing in the Ginetta G50 class were ineligible for points.
Race calendar and results
[edit ]| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | PRO Winners | Overall Winners | |
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| 1 | R1 | Misano | 10 May | Netherlands No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport | Netherlands No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport | Italy No. 14 Nova Rangoni |
| Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende |
Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende |
Italy Manuel Lasagni Italy Alessandro Bonacini | ||||
| R2 | 11 May | Italy No. 16 Nova Race | Italy No. 18 Nova Race | Italy No. 18 Nova Race | ||
| Finland Jesse Anttila Argentina Fran Viel Bugliotti |
Germany Jörg Viebahn Netherlands Bertus Sanders |
Germany Jörg Viebahn Netherlands Bertus Sanders | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Zandvoort | 5 July | Netherlands No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport | Netherlands No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport | Netherlands No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport |
| Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende |
Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende |
Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende | ||||
| R2 | 6 July | Netherlands No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport | Netherlands No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport | Netherlands No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport | ||
| Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende |
Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende |
Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende | ||||
| 3 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | 25 July | Germany No. 110 PROsport Performance | Netherlands No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport | Netherlands No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport |
| Germany Jörg Viebahn Netherlands Bertus Sanders |
Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende |
Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende | ||||
| R2 | 26 July | Netherlands No. 102 V8 Racing | Netherlands No. 103 V8 Racing | Netherlands No. 103 V8 Racing | ||
| Netherlands Luc Braams Netherlands Duncan Huisman |
Netherlands Marcel Nooren Netherlands Jan Joris Verheul |
Netherlands Marcel Nooren Netherlands Jan Joris Verheul | ||||
| 4 | R1 | Paul Ricard | 31 August | Sweden No. 7 Alfab Racing | Netherlands No. 3 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) | Italy No. 888 Nova Race |
| Sweden Erik Behrens Sweden Daniel Roos |
Netherlands Marcel Nooren Netherlands Jan Joris Verheul |
Spain Salvador Tineo Finland Jesse Anttila | ||||
| R2 | Sweden No. 7 Alfab Racing | Germany No. 10 PROsport Performance | Germany No. 10 PROsport Performance | |||
| Sweden Erik Behrens Sweden Daniel Roos |
Germany Jörg Viebahn Netherlands Bertus Sanders |
Germany Jörg Viebahn Netherlands Bertus Sanders | ||||
| 5 | R1 | Nürburgring | 20 September | Italy No. 24 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) | Netherlands No. 2 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) | Netherlands No. 2 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) |
| Italy Stefano Stefanelli Italy Lorenzo Marcucci |
Netherlands Luc Braams Netherlands Duncan Huisman |
Netherlands Luc Braams Netherlands Duncan Huisman | ||||
| R2 | Netherlands No. 3 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) | Netherlands No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport | Italy No. 16 Nova Race | |||
| Netherlands Marcel Nooren Netherlands Jan Joris Verheul |
Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende |
Argentina Fran Viel Bugliotti | ||||
| 6 | R1 | Monza | 25 October | Sweden No. 7 Alfab Racing | Sweden No. 7 Alfab Racing | Sweden No. 7 Alfab Racing |
| Sweden Erik Behrens Sweden Daniel Roos |
Sweden Erik Behrens Sweden Daniel Roos |
Sweden Erik Behrens Sweden Daniel Roos | ||||
| R2 | 26 October | Italy No. 14 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) | Netherlands No. 8 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport | Italy No. 14 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) | ||
| Italy Manuel Lasagni | Germany Jörg Viebahn Netherlands Simon Knap |
Italy Manuel Lasagni | ||||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Calendar". GT4 European Series . Stéphane Ratel Organisation . Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Teams". GT4 European Series . Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Archived from the original on 2014年04月30日. Retrieved 30 April 2014.