2014 Auto GP Series explained

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		Driver	Rounds
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	1–7
	Vittorio Ghirelli	8
Virtuosi UK^[7]	4	Andrea Roda	All
	6	Richard Gonda^[8]	1–2
	11	Sam Dejonghe	1–3
		Pål Varhaug^[9]	5
		Tamás Pál Kiss^[10]	6–8
Ibiza Racing^[11]	7	Giuseppe Cipriani^[12]	1–7
	20	Francesco Dracone	1
		Niccolò Schirò	2
Zele Racing^[13]	8	Sergio Campana^[14]	1
		Yoshitaka Kuroda	2–3
		nowrap	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	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
Eurotech Engineering FMS Racing^[24]	28	Kevin Giovesi^[25]	All
	69	Loris Spinelli	1–5
	99	Vittorio Ghirelli	5
		Salvatore de Plano	6–8
MLR 71 by Euronova^[26]	71	Michele La Rosa	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]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Supporting
1	R1	Marrakech Street Circuit	12 April	Kevin Giovesi	Markus Pommer	Kimiya Sato	Euronova Racing	FIA WTCC Race of Morocco
	R2		13 April		nowrap	Markus Pommer	nowrap		Markus Pommer	nowrap	Super Nova International
2	R3	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	19 April	Kevin Giovesi	Kimiya Sato	Tamás Pál Kiss	Zele Racing	FIA WTCC Race of France
	R4	20 April		Markus Pommer	Kevin Giovesi	Eurotech Engineering
3	R5	Hungaroring	3 May	nowrap	Markus Pommer	Tamás Pál Kiss	Kimiya Sato	Euronova Racing	FIA WTCC Race of Hungary
	R6		4 May		Kimiya Sato	Kimiya Sato	Euronova Racing
4	R7	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	31 May	Markus Pommer	Shinya Michimi	Markus Pommer	Super Nova International	Italian GT Championship
	R8		1 June		Markus Pommer	Kevin Giovesi	Eurotech Engineering
5	R9	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	28 June	Markus Pommer	Kimiya Sato	Kimiya Sato	Euronova Racing	ACI Racing Weekend
	R10		29 June		Kimiya Sato	Michela Cerruti	Super Nova International
6	R11	Red Bull Ring	20 July	Kimiya Sato	Kimiya Sato	Kimiya Sato	Euronova Racing	4 Hours of Red Bull Ring
	R12				Shinya Michimi	Andrea Roda	Virtuosi UK
7	R13	Nürburgring	16 August	Markus Pommer	Kimiya Sato	Kimiya Sato	Euronova Racing	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
	R14		17 August		Kimiya Sato	Tamás Pál Kiss	Virtuosi UK
8	R15	Autódromo do Estoril	19 October	nowrap	Tamás Pál Kiss	nowrap	Antônio Pizzonia	nowrap	Tamás Pál Kiss	Virtuosi UK	4 Hours of Estoril
	R16			Shinya Michimi	Shinya Michimi	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 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

valign=middle Pos valign=middle Driver MAR LEC HUN MNZ IMO RBR NÜR EST valign=middle Points 1 Kimiya Sato 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 4 1 8† 1 3 221 2 Tamás Pál Kiss Ret 3 1 2 2 7 2 5 9 9 2 2 4 1 1 4 207 3 Markus Pommer 8 1 2 4 9 6 1 3 Ret 5 5 Ret 3 2 3 5 180 4 Andrea Roda 7† 4 5 7 3 5 4 2 3 8 3 1 5 4 5 8 166 5 Kevin Giovesi Ret Ret 4 1 4 4 8 1 2 2 4 7† 2 6 WD WD 155 6 Michela Cerruti 4 5 7 5 10 10 3 7 5 1 Ret 3 6 5 113 7 Michele La Rosa 2 6 9 9 7 9 5 Ret 12† 11 8 5 9 8 8 6 73 8 Shinya Michimi 11† 6 6 4 6 1 55 9 Vittorio Ghirelli 8 2 10 6 2 Ret 44 10 Sam Dejonghe 5 8† Ret 6 5 3 41 11 Giuseppe Cipriani 3 7 10 10 12† Ret 7 8 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 38 12 Yoshitaka Kuroda WD WD 8 8 6 11 10 4 7 7 36 13 Francesco Dracone 9† 9† 6 10 6 10 8 10 Ret 7 31 14 Antônio Pizzonia 4 3 25 15 Pål Varhaug 4 3 24 16 Luís Sá Silva 7 2 21 17 Loris Spinelli 6 Ret 6 Ret 11 8 Ret 11 WD WD 19 18 align=left nowrap Christof von Grünigen Ret 9 7 7 7 Ret 18 19 Salvatore de Plano 11 12 10 6 Ret 11 9 9 11 20 Samin Gómez 9 Ret WD WD 2 21 Sergio Campana 10† Ret 1 22 Richard Gonda 11† Ret WD WD 0 Niccolò Schirò Ret Ret 0 Ricardo Teixeira WD WD 0 valign=middle Pos valign=middle Driver MAR LEC HUN MNZ IMO RBR NÜR EST valign=middle Points

Bold – Pole for Race One Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

valign=middle Pos valign=middle Team MAR LEC HUN MNZ IMO RBR NÜR EST valign=middle Points 1 align=left rowspan=2 nowrap Super Nova International 4 1 2 4 8 2 1 3 5 1 5 3 3 2 3 5 339 8 5 7 5 9 6 3 7 6 5 Ret Ret 8 5 2 7 2 align=left rowspan=2 Virtuosi UK 5 4 5 6 3 3 4 2 3 3 2 1 4 1 1 4 333 7 8 Ret 7 5 5 4 8 3 2 5 4 5 8 3 align=left rowspan=2 Euronova Racing 1 2 3 3 1 1 10 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 6 1 297 WD WD 11† 6 11 12 6 8† 7 7 4 align=left rowspan=2 Eurotech Engineering FMS Racing 6 Ret 4 1 4 4 8 1 2 2 4 6 2 6 9 9 190 Ret Ret 6 Ret 11 8 Ret 11 10 6 10 7† Ret Ret WD WD 5 align=left rowspan=2 Zele Racing 10† 3 1 2 2 6 2 5 7 7 7 Ret 4 2 187 Ret Ret 8 8 7 11 9 9 9 9 7 3 6 MLR 71 by Euronova 2 6 9 9 7 9 5 Ret 12† 11 8 5 9 8 8 6 73 7 align=left rowspan=2 Ibiza Racing 3 7 10 10 12 Ret 7 8 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 42 9† 9† Ret Ret valign=middle Pos valign=middle Team MAR LEC HUN MNZ IMO RBR NÜR EST valign=middle Points

Bold – Pole for Race One Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes and References

1. News: Auto GP secures Eurosport live coverage, partnerships with WTCC, DTM, ELMS for 2014. 26 January 2014. Auto GP. Auto GP Organization. 27 January 2014. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140830095256/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=126. dead.
2. News: Cerruti to race for Super Nova in Auto GP. Allen. Peter. 30 January 2014. Paddock Scout. 30 January 2014.
3. News: Markus Pommer joins Super Nova for Auto GP Championship Assault. 5 April 2014. Super Nova Racing. 5 April 2014.
4. News: Niccolo Schiro joins Auto GP grid for Paul Ricard round. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 17 April 2014. Paddock Scout. 17 April 2014.
5. Web site: Entry List. 28 May 2014. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 29 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529230501/http://www.monzanet.it/get/4630/2066/iscritti_completo.pdf. 29 May 2014. dead. dmy-all.
6. News: Auto GP teams and drivers line-up in Budapest. 1 May 2014. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 2 May 2014. 2 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502223207/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=161. dead.
7. News: Roda stays with Virtuosi for 2014 Auto GP campaign. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 27 January 2014. Paddock Scout. 27 January 2014.
8. News: Auto GP set for opener at Marrakech. 10 April 2014. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 10 April 2014.
9. Web site: @varhaug: 26 June. Twitter. Twitter Inc.. 26 June 2014. 26 June 2014.
10. Web site: @VirtuosiRacing: 16 July. Twitter. Twitter Inc.. 16 July 2014. 17 July 2014.
11. News: Nine teams set for 2014 Auto GP. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 1 February 2014. 1 February 2014. 20 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140220123246/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=128. dead.
12. News: Giuseppe Cipriani enters 2014 Auto GP with Ibiza Racing Team. 25 February 2014. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 26 February 2014. 6 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306123057/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=134. dead.
13. News: Zele Racing stays in Auto GP for 2014. 4 January 2014. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 27 January 2014. 6 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006202703/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=123. dead.
14. News: Campana signs with Zele for third year in Auto GP. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 22 March 2014. 22 March 2014.
15. News: Von Grunigen a Monza con Zele. 23 May 2014. 23 May 2014. Italiaracing.net. Inpagina. Italian. Von Grünigen at Monza with Zele. https://web.archive.org/web/20140626063635/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=44778&cat=33. 26 June 2014. dead. dmy-all.
16. News: Antonio Pizzonia back to Auto GP in Estoril. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 16 October 2014. 16 October 2014. 30 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141030143407/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=203. dead.
17. News: Kiss Pal Tamas set to continue in Auto GP with Zele Racing. David. Gruz. 20 March 2014. Paddock Scout. 20 March 2014.
18. News: Luis Sa Silva to line-up with Zele Racing at Estoril. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 30 September 2014. 30 September 2014. 3 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141003054918/http://autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=197. dead.
19. Web site: @Auto_GP: 29 May. Twitter. Twitter Inc.. 29 May 2014. 29 May 2014.
20. Web site: Entry List. 11 April 2014. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 11 April 2014. 13 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144743/http://www.autogp.net/cms/DocRisultati/Entry%20List.pdf. dead.
21. News: Michimi to make Auto GP debut at Monza. 28 May 2014. Euronova Racing. 28 May 2014.
22. News: Sato confirmed for Auto GP return at Marrakech opener. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 7 April 2014. Paddock Scout. 7 April 2014.
23. News: Salvatore De Plano to join Euronova Racing at Imola. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 10 June 2014. 10 June 2014. 13 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140613140052/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=174. dead.
24. News: Auto GP returns to Imola this week-end . 26 June 2014. Auto GP Organisation. 26 June 2014.
25. News: Puma 3 M-Sport by Eurotech to line-up Kevin Giovesi and Loris Spinelli in 2014 Auto GP. 30 March 2013. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 31 March 2014.
26. News: Auto GP campaign confirmed with La Rosa and MLR71. 21 February 2014. Euronova Racing. 21 February 2014.
27. News: Auto GP announces final 2014 schedule. 8 March 2014. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 8 March 2014. https://archive.today/20140308154747/http://archive.aweber.com/auto_gp_eng/M834r/h/Auto_GP_announces_final_2014.htm. 8 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.