2014 EuroV8 Series season

2014 EuroV8 Series
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The 2014 EuroV8 Series season was the first and only season of the EuroV8 Series, a series formed using the machinery from the Superstars Series,[1] which folded after the 2013 season.[2] The series was re-branded by the FG Group and the Associazione Team Top Car (ATT) for the 2014 season, and is due to become the SuperTouringSeries for the 2015 season.[3] However, it has been canceled.

Three drivers went into the final round at Hockenheim with a chance of winning the drivers' championship title. Audi Sport Italia/SMR driver Tomáš Kostka went into the event with a two-point championship lead over Nicola Baldan of the Roma Racing Team, while Solaris Motorsport's Francesco Sini was also in contention, thirteen points in arrears of Kostka's lead. Kostka extended his lead by adding the pole position point to his tally, but after an eventful race, it was Sini who prevailed. Sini won the race with an extra point for fastest lap, while Kostka finished down in fourth place after contact with Sini's team-mate Giovanni Berton and Diego Romanini – breaking a halfshaft and causing a puncture respectively – which gave Sini the title by one point. Baldan had already been eliminated from contention after being involved in a first lap incident with Team BMW Dinamic team-mates Max Mugelli and Niccolò Mercatali.

Sini and Kostka shared the most wins during the season with three each, while Baldan only won once, at Mugello. Mercatali also won at Mugello, with the only other driver to win a race during the season being Eddie Cheever III, who won both races at the season opening round at Monza. Despite only competing at that event, Cheever was the winner of the Under-25 trophy by a single point from Jonathan Giacon. The teams' championship went to Audi Sport Italia/SMR, as Kostka was supported by four podium finishes for team-mates Davide Stancheris, Ermanno Dionisio and Emanuele Zonzini; they won the title by ten points ahead of Solaris Motorsport. Dionisio accrued the most points in the trophy for gentleman drivers, finishing 11 points clear of Leonardo Baccarelli, while the Speedy Trophy for most fastest laps went to Kostka, with 4.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
San Marino Audi Sport Italia[4] Audi RS5[4] 01 Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka[5] All
02 Italy Davide Stancheris[6] 1–3
San Marino Emanuele Zonzini[7] 4–6
03 Italy Ermanno Dionisio[8] 2–6
Italy Team BMW Dinamic[4] BMW M3 (E92)[4] 04 Italy Niccolò Mercatali[9] 1–4
05 Italy Max Mugelli[10] All
19 Italy Maurizio Copetti[10] 1–4
Italy Francesca Linossi[11] 5
Italy Niccolò Mercatali 6
47 Italy Gianpiero Pindari 6
Italy Scuderia Giudici[4] BMW M3 (E92)[4] 06 Italy Jonathan Giacon[12] 1, 3
09 Italy Gianni Giudici[12] 1, 3
47 Italy Domiziano Giacon[12] 2–3
Italy Tecnodom[13] BMW M3 (E92)[13] 06 Italy Jonathan Giacon[13] 5
47 Italy Domiziano Giacon[13] 5
Audi RS4[13] 48 Italy Kevin Giacon[13] 5
49 Italy Silvano Bolzoni[13] 5
Italy Team MRT[4] Chrysler 300C SRT-8 07 Italy Alessandro Battaglin 1
Italy Kevin Giacon[14] 3
Lexus IS-F 500[4] 46 Italy Giovanni Lavaggi[6] 1–2, 4
Italy Todi Corse[8] BMW M3 (E90)[8] 08 Italy Francesco Ascani[8] 2
Switzerland Solaris Motorsport[4] Chevrolet Lumina CR8[4] 11 Italy Domenico Schiattarella[15] 1, 3
Italy Giovanni Berton[16] 5–6
Chevrolet Camaro SS[4] 12 Italy Francesco Sini[17] All
Denmark Hartmann Racing[18] Mercedes C63 AMG[18] 14 Italy Giuseppe Cipriani[18] 1
15 Denmark Hans Hartmann[18] 1
Italy Roma Racing Team (R.R.T.)[4] Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé[4] 27 Italy Eddie Cheever III[19] 1
Italy Nicola Baldan[20] 2–6
Mercedes C63 AMG[4] 28 1
Italy Nico Caldarola[14] 3–6
Italy CAAL Racing[21] Mercedes C63 AMG[21] 54 Italy Diego Romanini[21] 1–4, 6
58 Italy Leonardo Baccarelli[21] 1–3, 6
Italy Gianpiero Pindari[22] 4
Italy Walter Conforti[23] BMW 550i (E60)[12] 64 Italy Gabriele Volpato[23] 1

Race calendar and results

The championship will be contested over ten races to be held at six circuits in Italy, the Czech Republic and Germany.[4]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 6 April Italy Eddie Cheever III Italy Eddie Cheever III Italy Eddie Cheever III Italy Roma Racing Team
R2 Italy Eddie Cheever III Italy Eddie Cheever III Italy Roma Racing Team
2 R1 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit 4 May Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Italy Francesco Sini Switzerland Solaris Motorsport
R2 Italy Davide Stancheris Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Italy Audi Sport Italia
3 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit 18 May Italy Max Mugelli Italy Davide Stancheris Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Roma Racing Team
R2 Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Niccolò Mercatali Italy Team BMW Dinamic
4 R1 Czech Republic Brno Circuit 22 June Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Italy Audi Sport Italia
R2 Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Italy Francesco Sini Switzerland Solaris Motorsport
5 Germany Sachsenring 21 September Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Italy Audi Sport Italia/SMR
6 Germany Hockenheimring 5 October Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka Italy Francesco Sini Italy Francesco Sini Switzerland Solaris Motorsport

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system

Event
format		 Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   Pole   FL   Start 
Single-race 32 25 21 18 16 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
Two-race 24 19 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1
Pos Driver MNZ
Italy		 VAL
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 BRN
Czech Republic		 SAC
Germany		 HOC
Germany		  Pts 
1 Italy Francesco Sini 5 2 1 6 Ret Ret 2 1 4 1 169
2 Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka 4 4 10 1 6 8 1 Ret 1 4 168
3 Italy Nicola Baldan 2 16† 2 8† 1 2 3 2 7 Ret 147
4 Italy Niccolò Mercatali 9 10 3 4 7 1 6 4 Ret 109
5 Italy Max Mugelli 6 5 Ret WD 2 4 5 3 6 Ret 107
6 Italy Maurizio Copetti 8 8 4 9 5 7 4 5 92
7 Italy Ermanno Dionisio 7 3 11 5 7 8 3 Ret 88
8 Italy Diego Romanini 13† 9 6 Ret 4 Ret 8 6 3 82
9 Italy Davide Stancheris 7 7 5 2 12† 6 71
10 Italy Domenico Schiattarella 3 3 3 3 68
11 Italy Eddie Cheever III 1 1 53
12 Italy Leonardo Baccarelli 10 12 8 Ret 8 Ret 5 49
13 Italy Giovanni Berton 5 2 43
14 Italy Domiziano Giacon 11 7 10 9 12 37
15 San Marino Emanuele Zonzini Ret DNS 2 Ret 28
16 Italy Francesco Ascani 9 5 21
17 Italy Giovanni Lavaggi Ret 15† DNS WD 9 7 21
18 Italy Jonathan Giacon Ret 11 Ret Ret 8 20
19 Italy Giampiero Pindari Ret Ret 6† 17
20 Italy Giuseppe Cipriani Ret 6 12
21 Italy Alessandro Battaglin 11 14 9
22 Denmark Hans Hartmann 12 13 9
23 Italy Gianni Giudici Ret DNS 9 WD 9
24 Italy Silvano Bolzoni 9 9
25 Italy Francesca Linossi 10 8
26 Italy Kevin Giacon Ret WD 11 8
27 Italy Nico Caldarola Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5
28 Italy Gabriele Volpato Ret 17† 2
Pos Driver MNZ
Italy		 VAL
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 BRN
Czech Republic		 SAC
Germany		 HOC
Germany		  Pts 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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 participate
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos Team Manufacturer Points
1 Italy Audi Sport Italia Audi 290
2 Switzerland Solaris Motorsport Chevrolet 280
3 Italy Team BMW Dinamic BMW 270
4 Italy Roma Racing Team Mercedes-Benz 207
5 Italy CAAL Racing Mercedes-Benz 133
6 Italy Scuderia Giudici BMW 49
7 Italy Team MRT Chevrolet / Lexus 31
8 Denmark Hartmann Racing Mercedes-Benz 21
9 Italy Todi Corse BMW 21
10 Italy Tecnodom BMW / Audi 20

References

  1. ↑ Hudson, Neil (25 January 2014). "New EUROV8 SERIES to fill-in for Superstars in 2014". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Casillo, Pietro (8 November 2013). "Superstars Series closes down, citing financial issues". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Hudson, Neil (30 December 2013). "SuperTouringSeries' new teams to defer entry to 2015". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 Casillo, Pietro (12 February 2014). "Six teams already confirmed for new EUROV8 SERIES". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Neil (28 February 2014). "Tomas Kostka joins Audi Sport Italia for 2014 season". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Stancheris con Audi Sport Italia: Volpato da Giudici, Lavaggi in Lexus" [Stancheris with Audi Sport Italy: Giudici with Volpato, Lavaggi in Lexus]. Italiaracing.net (in Italian) (Inpagina). 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Casillo, Pietro (20 June 2014). "Nicola Baldan to defend EUROV8 series lead at Brno". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Vallelunga, qualifica: Kostka nel dominio Audi" [Vallelunga, qualification: Kostka in the dominant Audi]. Italiaracing.net (in Italian) (Inpagina). 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Niccolò Mercatali completa i ranghi del Team Dinamic" [Niccolò Mercatali complete of Team Dinamic]. Omnicorse.it (in Italian) (Edimotive S.r.l.). 27 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Copetti con la BMW della Dinamic" [Copetti in a BMW for the Dynamic team]. Italiaracing.net (in Italian) (Inpagina). 7 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Casillo, Pietro (17 September 2014). "Francesca Linossi to make EUROV8 Series comeback". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Scuderia Giudici announces four BMWs for EUROV8 SERIES". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 "EV8 SACHSENRING RACE". eurov8series.com (ADmo). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Mugello, Libere 1: miglior crono per Max Mugelli" [Mugello Free Practice 1: best time for Max Mugelli]. Omnicorse.it (in Italian) (Edimotive S.r.l.). 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Sini e Schiattarella per Solaris Motorsport" [Sini and Schiattarella for Solaris Motorsport]. Italiaracing.net (in Italian) (Inpagina). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  16. ↑ Hudson, Neil (11 September 2014). "Giovanni Berton joins Solaris at Sachsenring". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "La Solaris conferma Sini e cerca il secondo pilota" [The Solaris team confirms Sini and looks for a second driver]. Omnicorse.it (in Italian) (Edimotive S.r.l.). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Casillo, Pietro (5 April 2014). "Hartmann Racing join Monza grid at the last minute". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  19. ↑ "Cheever raggiunge Baldan da RRT" [Cheever reaches Baldan by RRT]. Italiaracing.net (in Italian) (Inpagina). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "Nicola Baldan a Monza con il Roma Racing Team" [Nicola Baldan at Monza with the Roma Racing Team]. Omnicorse.it (in Italian) (Edimotive S.r.l.). 29 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Casillo, Pietro (1 April 2014). "Romanini and Baccarelli confirmed at CAAL Racing". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Kostka si prende la pole nella gara di casa a Brno" [Kostka takes pole position in his home race at Brno]. Omnicorse.it (in Italian) (Edimotive S.r.l.). 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Una BMW del Team Giudici per Gabriele Volpato" [BMW Team Giudici for Gabriele Volpato]. Omnicorse.it (in Italian) (Edimotive S.r.l.). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

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