2014 Auto GP Series
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The 2014 Auto GP Series was the fifth year of the Auto GP, and the fifteenth season of the former Euroseries 3000. The championship began on 13 April in Marrakech, Morocco and finished on 19 October at the Autódromo do Estoril, after eight double-header rounds.[1]
Despite missing two rounds during the season, Euronova Racing driver Kimiya Sato was crowned champion, after winning six races over the course of the season. Sato won the championship by 14 points over Tamás Pál Kiss, who was a three-time race winner during the 2014 season. Super Nova International's Markus Pommer completed the championship top three in third position, 27 points in arrears of Pál Kiss, having won races in Marrakech and Monza. Aside from them, other drivers to win races were Andrea Roda at the Red Bull Ring, Kevin Giovesi, who won at Le Castellet and Monza, Shinya Michimi, who won the season's final race at Estoril, while Michela Cerruti became the first woman to win a race in the series, with a victory at Imola. In the teams' championship, Super Nova International fended off Virtuosi UK in a tight title race, with Super Nova prevailing by just six points.
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds | |||
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Super Nova International[2] | 1 | Markus Pommer[3] | All | |||
2 | Ricardo Teixeira[4] | 2 | ||||
Francesco Dracone[5] | 4–5, 7–8 | |||||
Vittorio Ghirelli[6] | 3 | |||||
88 | Michela Cerruti[2] | 1–7 | ||||
Vittorio Ghirelli | 8 | |||||
Virtuosi UK[7] | 4 | Andrea Roda[7] | All | |||
6 | Richard Gonda[8] | 1–2 | ||||
11 | Sam Dejonghe[8] | 1–3 | ||||
Pål Varhaug[9] | 5 | |||||
Tamás Pál Kiss[10] | 6–8 | |||||
Ibiza Racing[11] | 7 | Giuseppe Cipriani[12] | 1–7 | |||
20 | Francesco Dracone[8] | 1 | ||||
Niccolò Schirò[4] | 2 | |||||
Zele Racing[13] | 8 | Sergio Campana[14] | 1 | |||
Yoshitaka Kuroda[4] | 2–3 | |||||
Christof von Grünigen[15] | 4–6 | |||||
Antônio Pizzonia[16] | 8 | |||||
9 | Tamás Pál Kiss[17] | 1–5 | ||||
Luís Sá Silva[18] | 8 | |||||
10 | Samin Gómez[19] | 4–5 | ||||
Euronova Racing[20] | 15 | Yoshitaka Kuroda[8] | 1, 7 | |||
Shinya Michimi[21] | 4, 8 | |||||
16 | Kimiya Sato[22] | 1–3, 5–7 | ||||
Yoshitaka Kuroda | 4 | |||||
77 | Salvatore de Plano[23] | 5 | ||||
Shinya Michimi | 6 | |||||
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28 | Kevin Giovesi[25] | All | |||
69 | Loris Spinelli[25] | 1–5 | ||||
99 | Vittorio Ghirelli[24] | 5 | ||||
Salvatore de Plano | 6–8 | |||||
MLR 71 by Euronova[26] | 71 | Michele La Rosa[26] | All |
Race calendar and results
The provisional calendar for the 2014 season was released on 26 January 2014,[1] with the series' definitive calendar released on 8 March 2014.[27]
Championship standings
- Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
Race | ||||||||||
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Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
Race One | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Race Two | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition:
- Two points were awarded for Pole position for Race One
- One point were awarded for fastest lap in each race
Drivers' championship
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Bold – Pole for Race One |
Teams' championship
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Bold – Pole for Race One |
References
- 1 2 "Auto GP secures Eurosport live coverage, partnerships with WTCC, DTM, ELMS for 2014". Auto GP. Auto GP Organization. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- 1 2 Allen, Peter (30 January 2014). "Cerruti to race for Super Nova in Auto GP". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Markus Pommer joins Super Nova for Auto GP Championship Assault". Super Nova Racing. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (17 April 2014). "Niccolo Schiro joins Auto GP grid for Paul Ricard round". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "Auto GP teams and drivers line-up in Budapest". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- 1 2 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (27 January 2014). "Roda stays with Virtuosi for 2014 Auto GP campaign". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Auto GP set for opener at Marrakech". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "@varhaug: 26 June". Twitter. Twitter Inc. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "@VirtuosiRacing: 16 July". Twitter. Twitter Inc. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Nine teams set for 2014 Auto GP". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Giuseppe Cipriani enters 2014 Auto GP with Ibiza Racing Team". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Zele Racing stays in Auto GP for 2014". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (22 March 2014). "Campana signs with Zele for third year in Auto GP". Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "Von Grunigen a Monza con Zele" [Von Grünigen at Monza with Zele]. Italiaracing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ "Antonio Pizzonia back to Auto GP in Estoril". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ David, Gruz (20 March 2014). "Kiss Pal Tamas set to continue in Auto GP with Zele Racing". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ "Luis Sa Silva to line-up with Zele Racing at Estoril". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "@Auto_GP: 29 May". Twitter. Twitter Inc. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Entry List" (PDF). Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Michimi to make Auto GP debut at Monza". Euronova Racing. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (7 April 2014). "Sato confirmed for Auto GP return at Marrakech opener". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Salvatore De Plano to join Euronova Racing at Imola". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Auto GP returns to Imola this week-end". Auto GP Organisation. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Puma 3 M-Sport by Eurotech to line-up Kevin Giovesi and Loris Spinelli in 2014 Auto GP". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Auto GP campaign confirmed with La Rosa and MLR71". Euronova Racing. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ "Auto GP announces final 2014 schedule". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.