2014 Auto GP Series

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

TeamNo.DriverRounds
United Kingdom Super Nova International[2]1Germany Markus Pommer[3]All
2Angola Ricardo Teixeira[4]2
Italy Francesco Dracone[5]4–5, 7–8
Italy Vittorio Ghirelli[6]3
88Italy Michela Cerruti[2]1–7
Italy Vittorio Ghirelli8
United Kingdom Virtuosi UK[7]4Italy Andrea Roda[7]All
6Slovakia Richard Gonda[8]1–2
11Belgium Sam Dejonghe[8]1–3
Norway Pål Varhaug[9]5
Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss[10]6–8
Spain Ibiza Racing[11]7Italy Giuseppe Cipriani[12]1–7
20Italy Francesco Dracone[8]1
Italy Niccolò Schirò[4]2
Austria Zele Racing[13]8Italy Sergio Campana[14]1
Japan Yoshitaka Kuroda[4]2–3
Switzerland Christof von Grünigen[15]4–6
Brazil Antônio Pizzonia[16]8
9Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss[17]1–5
Angola Luís Sá Silva[18]8
10Venezuela Samin Gómez[19]4–5
Italy Euronova Racing[20]15Japan Yoshitaka Kuroda[8]1, 7
Japan Shinya Michimi[21]4, 8
16Japan Kimiya Sato[22]1–3, 5–7
Japan Yoshitaka Kuroda4
77Italy Salvatore de Plano[23]5
Japan Shinya Michimi6
ItalyEurotech Engineering[20]
FMS Racing[24]
28Italy Kevin Giovesi[25]All
69Italy Loris Spinelli[25]1–5
99Italy Vittorio Ghirelli[24]5
Italy Salvatore de Plano6–8
Italy MLR 71 by Euronova[26]71Italy 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]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamSupporting
1R1Morocco Marrakech Street Circuit12 AprilItaly Kevin GiovesiGermany Markus PommerJapan Kimiya SatoItaly Euronova RacingFIA WTCC Race of Morocco
R213 AprilGermany Markus PommerGermany Markus PommerUnited Kingdom Super Nova International
2R3France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet19 AprilItaly Kevin GiovesiJapan Kimiya SatoHungary Tamás Pál KissAustria Zele RacingFIA WTCC Race of France
R420 AprilGermany Markus PommerItaly Kevin GiovesiItaly Eurotech Engineering
3R5Hungary Hungaroring3 MayGermany Markus PommerHungary Tamás Pál KissJapan Kimiya SatoItaly Euronova RacingFIA WTCC Race of Hungary
R64 MayJapan Kimiya SatoJapan Kimiya SatoItaly Euronova Racing
4R7Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza31 MayGermany Markus PommerJapan Shinya MichimiGermany Markus PommerUnited Kingdom Super Nova InternationalItalian GT Championship
R81 JuneGermany Markus PommerItaly Kevin GiovesiItaly Eurotech Engineering
5R9Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari28 JuneGermany Markus PommerJapan Kimiya SatoJapan Kimiya SatoItaly Euronova RacingACI Racing Weekend
R1029 JuneJapan Kimiya SatoItaly Michela CerrutiUnited Kingdom Super Nova International
6R11Austria Red Bull Ring20 JulyJapan Kimiya SatoJapan Kimiya SatoJapan Kimiya SatoItaly Euronova Racing4 Hours of Red Bull Ring
R12Japan Shinya MichimiItaly Andrea RodaUnited Kingdom Virtuosi UK
7R13Germany Nürburgring16 AugustGermany Markus PommerJapan Kimiya SatoJapan Kimiya SatoItaly Euronova RacingDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters
R1417 AugustJapan Kimiya SatoHungary Tamás Pál KissUnited Kingdom Virtuosi UK
8R15Portugal Autódromo do Estoril19 OctoberHungary Tamás Pál KissBrazil Antônio PizzoniaHungary Tamás Pál KissUnited Kingdom Virtuosi UK4 Hours of Estoril
R16Japan Shinya MichimiJapan Shinya MichimiItaly Euronova Racing

Championship standings

  • Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
Race
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Race One251815121086421
Race Two20151210864321

In addition:

  • Two points were awarded for Pole position for Race One
  • One point were awarded for fastest lap in each race

Drivers' championship

PosDriverMAR
Morocco
LEC
France
HUN
Hungary
MNZ
Italy
IMO
Italy
RBR
Austria
NÜR
Germany
EST
Portugal
Points
1Japan Kimiya Sato1233111418†13221
2Hungary Tamás Pál KissRet312272599224114207
3Germany Markus Pommer81249613Ret55Ret3235180
4Italy Andrea Roda7†457354238315458166
5Italy Kevin GiovesiRetRet4144812247†26WDWD155
6Italy Michela Cerruti457510103751Ret365113
7Italy Michele La Rosa2699795Ret12†1185988673
8Japan Shinya Michimi116646155
9Italy Vittorio Ghirelli821062Ret44
10Belgium Sam Dejonghe58†Ret65341
11Italy Giuseppe Cipriani37101012†Ret788Ret9RetRet938
12Japan Yoshitaka KurodaWDWD886111047736
13Italy Francesco Dracone9†9†610610810Ret731
14Brazil Antônio Pizzonia4325
15Norway Pål Varhaug4324
16Angola Luís Sá Silva7221
17Italy Loris Spinelli6Ret6Ret118Ret11WDWD19
18Switzerland Christof von GrünigenRet9777Ret18
19Italy Salvatore de Plano1112106Ret119911
20Venezuela Samin Gómez9RetWDWD2
21Italy Sergio Campana10†Ret1
22Slovakia Richard Gonda11†RetWDWD0
Italy Niccolò SchiròRetRet0
Angola Ricardo TeixeiraWDWD0
PosDriverMAR
Morocco
LEC
France
HUN
Hungary
MNZ
Italy
IMO
Italy
RBR
Austria
NÜR
Germany
EST
Portugal
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole for Race One
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

PosTeamMAR
Morocco
LEC
France
HUN
Hungary
MNZ
Italy
IMO
Italy
RBR
Austria
NÜR
Germany
EST
Portugal
Points
1United Kingdom Super Nova International4124821351533235339
8575963765RetRet8527
2United Kingdom Virtuosi UK5456334233214114333
78Ret75548325458
3Italy Euronova Racing12331110414141361297
WDWD116111268†77
4Italy Eurotech Engineering
Italy FMS Racing
6Ret41448122462699190
RetRet6Ret118Ret11106107†RetRetWDWD
5Austria Zele Racing10†3122625777Ret42187
RetRet88711999973
6Italy MLR 71 by Euronova2699795Ret12†1185988673
7Spain Ibiza Racing37101012Ret788Ret9RetRet942
9†9†RetRet
PosTeamMAR
Morocco
LEC
France
HUN
Hungary
MNZ
Italy
IMO
Italy
RBR
Austria
NÜR
Germany
EST
Portugal
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole for Race One
Italics – Fastest Lap

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