2014 Legend SuperCup

The 2014 Legend SuperCup season was a legends car racing series that started over 25–27 April in Portimão, Portugal and ended over 17–19 October at the TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands.^[1] Legend SuperCup (LSC) was a part of Acceleration 2014, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment.^[2] Next to LSC, there was the Formula Acceleration 1, based on the former A1 Grand Prix, the MW-V6 Pickup Series, based on the former Dutch racing series BRL V6, and the European Stock 600 and 1000 Series, which featured motorcycle racing for 15- and 16-year-olds. To attract young, yet serious, racing drivers, the 2014 LSC drivers' champion was promised half the budget for the 2015 MW-V6 Pickup Series season plus a test day in the MW-V6 car.^[3] As for the music, on Friday evenings, David Hasselhoff hosted "Celebrate the 80's and the 90's with The Hoff", a dance party featuring 2 Unlimited, Haddaway, Kim Wilde, and others. Saturday evenings saw performances of international DJs.^[4]

The drivers' championship was won by Georgia's Davit Kajaia, after winning 11 races out of 24. Kajaia finished over 400 points clear of his closest rival and fellow Georgian, Konstantin Koliashvili. Koliashvili was the only other driver to compete in every meeting, and his best finish was a third place on two occasions. Third in the championship was Niki Meredith, who won 3 races during the season, all at the Nürburgring. Other race winners during the season were Ferry Monster, Daniel Campos-Hull, and Yannick Mettler. The nations' championship was won by Georgia, finishing over 200 points clear of the Netherlands.

On 22 December 2014, it was announced that the FA1 series would be merged with Auto GP in 2015, to ensure that at least 18 cars participate in each race. The fate of the supporting Acceleration series was not specified.^[5]

Calendar edit

The 2014 calendar consisted of six race weekends. Originally, ten were planned. However, Acceleration in Zolder, Acceleration at Paul Ricard, and Acceleration at Grobnik were cancelled on 27 June 2014^[6] and Acceleration at Hungaroring was cancelled on 20 August 2014.^[7]

Date	Event	Circuit	City
29–30 Nov 2013	Testing	Circuito de Navarra	Navarra, Spain
26–27 Mar 2014	Testing	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	Valencia, Spain
25–27 Apr 2014	Acceleration at Portimão	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve	Portimão, Portugal
2–4 May 2014	Acceleration at Navarra	Circuito de Navarra	Navarra, Spain
23–25 May 2014	Acceleration at Nürburgring	Nürburgring	Nürburg, Germany
6–8 Jun 2014	Acceleration in Monza	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Monza, Italy
4–6 Jul 2014	Acceleration at Slovakia Ring	Automotodróm Slovakia Ring	Orechová Potôň, Slovakia
17–19 Oct 2014	Acceleration in Assen	TT Circuit Assen	Assen, Netherlands

Race format edit

Day	Duration	Event
Friday	30 min	Free practice 1
Friday	30 min	Free practice 2
Saturday	20 min	Race 1 (Rolling start)
Saturday	20 min	Race 2 (Rolling start)
Sunday	20 min	Race 3 (Rolling start)
Sunday	20 min	Race 4 (Rolling start)

Lots were drawn by the drivers during the briefing to determine the starting grid for Sprint Race 1. The starting grid for Sprint Race 2 was the reversed Race 1 starting grid. The starting grid for Sprint Race 3 corresponded to the points scored in Races 1 and 2 (the driver who scored the highest number of points started on pole). In case of even results when adding points of races 1 and 2, the fastest lap of races 1 and 2 decided between the drivers.^[8]

Technical specifications edit

The cars were based on those used in legends car racing.

Engine: Fuel-injected Yamaha 1250 cc (with or without carburretor)
Gearbox: 5-speed sequential
Tubular frame, polyester body
Brakes: 4 Brembo rotors, Willwood callipers
Weight empty: 520 kg
Length, width, height: 3.17 m, 1.52 m, 1.2 m
Power: 136 hp at 10,000 rpm
Acceleration: 0–100 km/h in 3.7 sec
Top speed: 200 km/h
Tyres: Michelin/Falken Tires

Championship standings edit

Points allocation

Points were awarded to the top 25 classified drivers in all four races, even if the driver did not finish the race. The driver that scored the fastest lap of the weekend received one extra point. At the end of the season, the LSC Drivers' title was awarded to the driver with the highest number of points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th
Points	50	40	32	26	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

There was also a Nations' championship, which grouped the represented nations by totalling the average of the points scored by the drivers of the same nationality (e.g.: with 5 Dutch drivers in a race, the Netherlands scored in that race the addition of the points scored by each driver divided by 5).

Drivers' championship edit

Pos.	Driver	No.	Races																								Points
Pos.	Driver	No.	ALG				NAV				NÜR				MNZ				SVK				ASS				Points
1	Davit Kajaia	47	2	1	2	2	3	9	1	1	1	WD	2	2	1	1	1	1	6	1	1	2	3	2	1	8	950
2	Konstantin Koliashvili	48	7	10	6	5	8	6	8	5	6	8	6	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	6	6	7	5	6	6	528
3	Niki Meredith	53	10	4	3	9	2	2	6	7	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	6									516
4	Ferry Monster	5	9	9	8	8	9	7	7	6									1	3	2	4	1	1	2	1	484
5	James Holman	36	3	3	4	3	7	8	9	WD	7	2	3	WD	3	2	2	2									421
6	Daniel Campos-Hull	11	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	2																	363
7	Johan Kraan	44									WD	WD	WD	3	6	5	5	4	7	6	5	7					202
8	Joris Schouten	7									4	4	5	6									4	4	4	9	189
9	Carlos Gonzalez	10	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	8																	172
10	Maik Barten	20																					2	3	3	2	144
11	Yannick Mettler	30																	4	2	7	1					135
12	Jeremiah Wagner	68					4	3	2	3																	130
13	Giorgio Maggi	31																	2	5	3	3					127
14	Frederik Nymark	51									2	3	4	5													120
15	Gian Maria Gabbiani	94									5	5	8	WD	7	7	WD	WD									100
16	Francesc Gutiérrez	12					5	4	5	4																	96
17	Cees Visser	18																					6	7	5	3	93
18	Samuel Sladecka	29																	5	7	4	5					89
19	John Mickel	37	4	7	10	4																					87
20	Claude Watteyene	16																					5	6	7	4	87
21	Jurgen Nel	9													8	6	6	5									80
22	Jan-Paul van Dongen	8													5	8	7	7									78
23	John Paterson	54	6	6	7	7																					78
24	Aart Jan Ringelberg	19																					8	9	9	5	74
25	Frederic Cornec	77																					9	8	8	7	72
26	Emil Andersen	50	8	8	9	10																					69
27	Luca Bettini	15									9	6	WD	7													56
28	Leon Zappij	6										7	7	WD													38
29	Michael Verhagen	6									8																18
30	Thomas David	42					10	WD	WD	WD																	16
–	Fred Depresle	14					WD	WD	WD	WD																	–
–	Danny van Dongen	4																	WD	WD	WD	WD					–
Pos.	Driver	No.	ALG				NAV				NÜR				MNZ				SVK				ASS				Points
Pos.	Driver	No.	Races																								Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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
Underlined – Fastest Lap of the Weekend, one extra point

Nations' championship edit

Pos.	Nation	No.	Races																								Points
Pos.	Nation	No.	ALG				NAV				NÜR				MNZ				SVK				ASS				Points
1	Georgia	47	2	1	2	2	3	9	1	1	1	WD	2	2	1	1	1	1	6	1	1	2	3	2	1	8	748
1	Georgia	48	7	10	6	5	8	6	8	5	6	8	6	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	6	6	7	5	6	6	748
2	Netherlands	5	9	9	8	8	9	7	7	6									1	3	2	4	1	1	2	1	544.17
		6									8	7	7	WD
		7									4	4	5	6									4	4	4	9
		8													5	8	7	7
		9													8	6	6	5
		18																					6	7	5	3
		19																					8	9	9	4
		20																					2	3	3	2
		44									WD	WD	WD	3	5	5	5	4	7	6	5	7
		77																					9	8	8	7
3	Ireland	53	10	4	3	9	2	2	6	7	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	6									516
4	Great Britain	36	3	3	4	3	7	8	9	WD	7	2	3	3	2	2	2										402.5
4	Great Britain	37	4	7	10	4																					402.5
5	Spain	10	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	8																	256.33
		11	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	2
		12					5	4	5	4
6	Denmark	50	8	8	9	10																					189
6	Denmark	51									2	3	4	5													189
7	Switzerland	30																	4	2	7	1					130.5
7	Switzerland	31																	2	5	3	3					130.5
8	United States	68					4	3	2	3																	130
9	Italy	15									9	6	WD	7													96.5
9	Italy	94									5	5	8	WD	7	7	WD	WD									96.5
10	Slovakia	29																	5	7	4	5					89
11	Belgium	16																					5	6	7	4	87
12	Scotland	54	6	6	7	7																					78
13	France	42					10	WD	WD	WD																	16
Pos.	Driver	No.	ALG				NAV				NÜR				MNZ				SVK				ASS				Points
Pos.	Driver	No.	Races																								Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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
Underlined – Fastest Lap of the Weekend, one extra point

References edit

^ "Events Calendar | Acceleration". Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
^ "Welcome to Acceleration | Acceleration". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
^ "Legend Supercup Driver Information" (PDF). Acceleration14.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-21.
^ "Music Festival | Acceleration". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
^ Kaligis, Bas (22 December 2014). "Auto GP en FA1 bundelen krachten in nieuw kampioenschap" [Auto GP and FA1 join forces in new championship] (in Dutch). RaceXpress. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ "Seven events for Acceleration 2014". Acceleration14.com. 2014-06-27. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
^ "Race programme cancelled for Acceleration Hungary". Acceleration14.com. 2014-08-20. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
^ "Legend SuperCup Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Acceleration14.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-21.

External links edit

Official website

[1] "Events Calendar | Acceleration". Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-27.

[2] "Welcome to Acceleration | Acceleration". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-04-27.

[3] "Legend Supercup Driver Information" (PDF). Acceleration14.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-21.

[4] "Music Festival | Acceleration". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-27.

[5] Kaligis, Bas (22 December 2014). "Auto GP en FA1 bundelen krachten in nieuw kampioenschap" [Auto GP and FA1 join forces in new championship] (in Dutch). RaceXpress. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[6] "Seven events for Acceleration 2014". Acceleration14.com. 2014-06-27. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-28.

[7] "Race programme cancelled for Acceleration Hungary". Acceleration14.com. 2014-08-20. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

[8] "Legend SuperCup Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Acceleration14.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-21.

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