2014 GT4 European Series

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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Rnd Circuit Date Event
1   Misano World Circuit, Italy 10–11 May Italian GT Championship
2   Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands 5–6 July Zandvoort Masters
3   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 25–26 July Blancpain Endurance Series, 24 Hours of Spa
4   Circuit Paul Ricard, France 30–31 August Italian GT Championship
5   Nürburgring, Germany 20–21 September Blancpain Endurance Series, 1000 km Nürburgring
6   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy 25–26 October Italian GT Championship

Entry list

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2014 Entry List[2]
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport BMW M3 GT4 1
101
  Bernhard van Oranje P All
  Ricardo van der Ende
8
108
  Simon Knap P All
  Pieter Christiaan van Oranje 1–5
  Jörg Viebahn 6
  Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) Chevrolet Camaro GT4 2
102
  Luc Braams P All
  Duncan Huisman
3
103
  Marcel Nooren P All
  Jan Joris Verheul
  Las Moras Racing Team BMW M3 GT4 4
104
  Liesette Braams A All
  Rob Severs
  Lechner Racing School Lotus Evora GT4 5
105
  Fabian Lauda A 1–3
  Alfab Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 007
107
  Erik Behrens P All
  Daniel Roos
  BMW Espace Bienvenue BMW M3 GT4 9
109
  André Grammatico A All
  PROsport Performance Porsche 911 GT4 10
110
  Jörg Viebahn P 2–5
  Bertus Sanders
  Nova Race Ginetta G50 11   Giampiero Cristoni G 1, 6
  Renato di Amato 1
  Leif Lødeng 6
15
888
  Salvador Tineo G 1, 3–6
  Mark Speakerwas 1, 3
  Jesse Anttila 4–6
16
116
G 1, 3
  Fran Viel Bugliotti 1, 3–6
  Mark Speakerwas 6
18   Jörg Viebahn P 1
  Bertus Sanders
50   Tiziano Frazza G 1
121   Andres Josephson G 3
  Lorenzo Bontempelli
133   Andrea Perlini G 3
  Allied-Racing BMW M3 GT4 12   Jan Kasperlik A 6
  Dietmar Lackinger
  Nova Giudici Ginetta G50 12   Claudio Giudici G 1
13   Gianni Giudici G 1
27   Luca Magnoni G 1
33   Andrea Perlini G 1
35   Alessandra Brena G 1
  Walter Conforti
  Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) Ginetta G50 14
114
  Manuel Lasagni G 1, 3–6
  Alessandro Bonacini 1, 4
24
124
  Stefano Stefanelli G 1, 3–6
  Lorenzo Marcucci
27
127
  Luca Magnoni G 3–6
32   Tiziano Cappelletti G 1
  Angelo Rogari
77
177
  Roberto Gentili G 1, 3–6
  Ricknäs Motorsport Porsche 911 GT4 18   Peter Larsen A 6
  Håkan Ricknäs
117 A 3
  Magnus Holmström
  Genesee Reflex Racing Ginetta G50 28   Marcos Vivian P 1
  Luciano Bacheta
  Veloso Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT4 33   Eugenio Montez A 6
  Sergio Montez
  Cor Euser Racing Lotus Evora GT4 106   Marcos Vivian P 2
  Cor Euser
  Primus Racing Ginetta G50 119   Johan Rosén A 3
  Peter Larsen
  Optimum Motorsport Ginetta G55 120   Lee Mowle A 3
  Nissan Nederland Nissan 370Z GT4 123   Frans Verschuur A 2
  Bernhard ten Brinke
Guest teams and drivers
  Sorg Rennsport BMW M3 GT4 101   Erik Berggren I 5
  Thomas Fjordbach
  Bremotion Sport Roding R1 102   Patrick Brenndörfer I 5
  Rijmarracing BMW M3 GT4 103   Peter Stox I 5
  Koen de Wit
104   Marcel van Rijswick I 5
  Andre de Vries
  Mathol Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 107   Steffen Retzlaff I 5
  Hendrick Still
Icon Class
P Pro
A Am
G Ginetta G50
I Invitation
  • Drivers competing in the Ginetta G50 class were ineligible for points.

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position PRO Winners Overall Winners
1 R1 Misano 10 May   No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport   No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport   No. 14 Nova Rangoni
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
  Manuel Lasagni
  Alessandro Bonacini
R2 11 May   No. 16 Nova Race   No. 18 Nova Race   No. 18 Nova Race
  Jesse Anttila
  Fran Viel Bugliotti
  Jörg Viebahn
  Bertus Sanders
  Jörg Viebahn
  Bertus Sanders
2 R1 Zandvoort 5 July   No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport   No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport   No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
R2 6 July   No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport   No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport   No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
3 R1 Spa-Francorchamps 25 July   No. 110 PROsport Performance   No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport   No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport
  Jörg Viebahn
  Bertus Sanders
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
R2 26 July   No. 102 V8 Racing   No. 103 V8 Racing   No. 103 V8 Racing
  Luc Braams
  Duncan Huisman
  Marcel Nooren
  Jan Joris Verheul
  Marcel Nooren
  Jan Joris Verheul
4 R1 Paul Ricard 31 August   No. 7 Alfab Racing   No. 3 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing)   No. 888 Nova Race
  Erik Behrens
  Daniel Roos
  Marcel Nooren
  Jan Joris Verheul
  Salvador Tineo
  Jesse Anttila
R2   No. 7 Alfab Racing   No. 10 PROsport Performance   No. 10 PROsport Performance
  Erik Behrens
  Daniel Roos
  Jörg Viebahn
  Bertus Sanders
  Jörg Viebahn
  Bertus Sanders
5 R1 Nürburgring 20 September   No. 24 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse)   No. 2 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing)   No. 2 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing)
  Stefano Stefanelli
  Lorenzo Marcucci
  Luc Braams
  Duncan Huisman
  Luc Braams
  Duncan Huisman
R2   No. 3 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing)   No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport   No. 16 Nova Race
  Marcel Nooren
  Jan Joris Verheul
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ricardo van der Ende
  Fran Viel Bugliotti
6 R1 Monza 25 October   No. 7 Alfab Racing   No. 7 Alfab Racing   No. 7 Alfab Racing
  Erik Behrens
  Daniel Roos
  Erik Behrens
  Daniel Roos
  Erik Behrens
  Daniel Roos
R2 26 October   No. 14 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse)   No. 8 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport   No. 14 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse)
  Manuel Lasagni   Jörg Viebahn
  Simon Knap
  Manuel Lasagni

References

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  1. ^ "Calendar". GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Teams". GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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