2014 SEAT León Eurocup

The 2014 SEAT León Eurocup was the fourth season of the SEAT León Eurocup,[1] and the first since 2010. The season was contested over six race meetings – with two races at each meeting – starting on 3 May at the Nürburgring and concluding on 2 November at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Baporo Motorsport drivers were able to take the top two places in the drivers' championship, with Pol Rosell taking the championship after a second-place finish in the first race at the final round of the season. Rosell achieved six podium finishes during the season, with only one win at the Salzburgring, but only missed the points on two occasions. His team-mate Manuel Gião also scored points in ten races, taking five podium finishes and two victories, coming at Monza and at the final round. Gião's final round victory allowed him to overtake Julien Briché, driving for his eponymous JSB Compétition team, for the runner-up position. Briché won races at Spa-Francorchamps and Monza, but finished fewer races. Stefano Comini and Stian Paulsen each won three races during the season, but runs of non-scoring races each cost them a shot at the championship, while the only other race winner was Ferenc Ficza, who won at Silverstone.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
  B3R Hungary KFT 1   Gábor Wéber All
10   Mauricio Hernández 6
87   Edina Bús All
  JSB Compétition 2   Julien Briché All
6   Thibaut Morgues 5–6
21   Marie Baus-Coppens All
  Monlau Competición 3   Jaume Font Casas 3
4   Alex Carbonell All
28   Fran Rueda All
  Dinamic SRL 3   Piero Foglio 1, 4
67   Marco Pellegrini All
69   Stefano Zanini All
  Baporo Motorsport 5   Manuel Gião All
12   Pol Rosell All
13   Amalia Vinyes All
99   Joan Vinyes[2] 4
  Target Competition 7   Lorenzo Veglia All
10   Mauricio Hernández 5
11   Jürgen Schmarl All
24   Stéphane Kox[2] 4
25   Stefano Comini All
  PCR Sport 8   Harriet Arruabarrena 6
33   Jordi Oriola All
  LEIN Racing 17   Mladen Lalušić[2] 4–6
26   Dejan Bulatovič[2] 4–6
  Pujolar Racing 20   Marcos de Diego All
54   Thomas Fjordbach 1–2
  Antonio Martínez 3–6
  Stian Paulsen Racing 34   Stian Paulsen All
  Gaspar Racing 47   Norbert Tóth 3–6
55   Ferenc Ficza All
  Veloso Motorsport 88   José Monroy 1–5
  Mikkel Mac 6
  SEAT 91   Piers Ward 3
97   Sebastian Stahl 6
98   Roberto Ferri 5
  Laia Sanz 6
99   Aku Pellinen 5

Race calendar and results

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The series supported the Euroformula Open and International GT Open championships at all events except the Salzburgring, where the Eurocup was part of the support package for the World Touring Car Championship, at the FIA WTCC Race of Austria.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner Winning Team
1 R1   Nürburgring 3 May   Stefano Comini   Julien Briché   Stefano Comini   Target Competition
R2 4 May   Pol Rosell   Stian Paulsen   Stian Paulsen Racing
2 R1   Salzburgring 24 May   Pol Rosell   Pol Rosell   Stian Paulsen   Stian Paulsen Racing
R2 25 May   Marcos de Diego   Pol Rosell   Baporo Motorsport
3 R1   Silverstone Circuit 19 July   Ferenc Ficza   Stian Paulsen   Ferenc Ficza   Gaspar Racing
R2 20 July   Stefano Comini   Stefano Comini   Target Competition
4 R1   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 September   Julien Briché   Gábor Wéber   Julien Briché   JSB Compétition
R2 7 September   Pol Rosell   Stian Paulsen   Stian Paulsen Racing
5 R1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza 27 September   Manuel Gião   Julien Briché   Manuel Gião   Baporo Motorsport
R2 28 September   Manuel Gião   Julien Briché   JSB Compétition
6 R1   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 November   Pol Rosell   Stefano Comini   Stefano Comini   Target Competition
R2 2 November   Marcos de Diego   Manuel Gião   Baporo Motorsport

Championship standings

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Pos Driver NÜR
 
SAL
 
SIL
 
SPA
 
MNZ
 
CAT
 
Pts
1   Pol Rosell 7 Ret 151 1 62 2 3 3 5 2 21 4 68
2   Manuel Gião 6 2 9 6 73 4 2 12 11 3 7 1 61
3   Julien Briché 23 Ret 2 Ret 8 Ret 11 7 152 1 42 3 58
4   Stefano Comini 11 13 72 5 4 1 Ret Ret Ret 8 13 2 56
5   Stian Paulsen 3 1 13 Ret 2 20† 183 1 16 Ret 3 Ret 52
6   Ferenc Ficza 9 4 Ret 2 11 5 5 2 33 7 12 16 51
7   Marcos de Diego Ret 6 4 3 5 6 9 14 2 6 DNS 5 37
8   Fran Rueda 42 3 Ret 7 9 8 10 5 10 21† 5 Ret 24
9   Jordi Oriola 5 10 6 4 20† 7 6 9 6 9 24† Ret 20
10   Gábor Wéber Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 3 Ret2 6 8 4 9 12 18
11   Norbert Tóth 10 12 4 4 4 Ret 20 Ret 15
12   Lorenzo Veglia 8 5 3 Ret 19† 16 7 23 14 22† Ret 14 13
13   Jürgen Schmarl 14 7 10 11 21† 14 13 15 13 11 6 6 8
14   Antonio Martínez 3 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret NC 10 7
15   Amalia Vinyes 15 Ret 11 10 13 9 20 Ret 21 5 10 9 4
16   Thomas Fjordbach Ret Ret 5 9 4
17   Alex Carbonell Ret 11 Ret Ret 12 11 11 10 Ret Ret 21 7 2
18   Thibaut Morgues 7 20† 16 Ret 2
19   Mauricio Hernández 20 12 8 8 2
20   Edina Bús 13 9 13 8 16 17 16 17 Ret 16 22 18 1
21   Marie Baus-Coppens 16 8 12 12 Ret 15 17 19 11 15 23 13 1
22   José Monroy 10 Ret Ret 13 11 10 12 11 9 19† 0
23   Stefano Zanini 11 Ret 14 14 14 13 21 20 Ret 10 15 17 0
24   Marco Pellegrini 12 12† Ret Ret 15 19 15 16 12 13 17 Ret 0
25   Mikkel Mac 13 22 0
26   Harriet Arruabarrena 14 15 0
27   Dejan Bulatovič 19 21 17 14 18 19 0
28   Stéphane Kox 14 18 0
29   Jaume Font Casas 17 18 0
30   Mladen Lalušić 22 22 19 18 Ret 21 0
  Piero Foglio DNS DNS DNS DNS 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Joan Vinyes 8 13
  Sebastian Stahl 11 11
  Roberto Ferri 18 17
  Piers Ward 18 Ret
  Laia Sanz 19 20
  Aku Pellinen Ret Ret
Pos Driver NÜR
 
SAL
 
SIL
 
SPA
 
MNZ
 
CAT
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ "Seat announces Leon Eurocup race series for 2014". 2013-11-29.
  2. ^ a b c d "Entry list – SEAT León Eurocup: Rounds 7–8 – Spa; 6 & 7 September 2014" (PDF). SEAT Sport. SEAT, S.A. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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