2014 Euroformula Open Championship Explained

The 2014 Euroformula Open Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that was held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Italian constructor Dallara which conformed to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It was the first edition of the Euroformula Open Championship – following a name change in February 2014 – after five seasons at the European F3 Open Championship.^[1] It is also included a revived three-round Spanish Formula Three Championship, held within the season calendar.

Sandy Stuvik dominated the championship and clinched the title with a round to spare, collecting eleven wins in sixteen races.^[2] His RP Motorsport team-mate Artur Janosz was victorious at Portimão and the Hungaroring, finishing the season as runner-up. Campos Racing driver Álex Palou bookended the season, winning the opening race at the Nürburgring and the final race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. He also won a race at the Hungaroring and completed the top three in the standings, finishing a point behind Janosz.^[3]

A Championship Cup class was also held for older machinery, with Costantino Peroni taking the title after three race victories from four attempts. Both Peroni and Saud Al Faisal moved up to Dallara F312 chassis, and there were no further competitors in the class for the remainder of the season. RP Motorsport won the teams' championship, after the 13 wins for Stuvik and Janosz, while Palou's victories helped Campos Racing to the runner-up position. All three title winners repeated their titles in the Spanish championship standings. Stuvik won the drivers' title by 13 points from Palou, after 4 victories from the 6 counting races. Peroni was the only competitor in the Cup class, winning both races at Portimão, while RP Motorsport won 5 of 6 races to take the teams' standings.

Teams and drivers

• All cars were powered by Toyota engines. All Championship Class cars were equipped with the Dallara F312 chassis, while Championship Cup Class cars were equipped with the Dallara F308 chassis.

Team Driver Rounds Championship Class RP Motorsport^[4] 1 Sandy Stuvik^[5] All 2 Artur Janosz All 3 Andrés Saravia^[6] All 4 Dzhon Simonyan All 24 Saud Al Faisal 2–8 Team West-Tec F3^[7] 5 Yarin Stern^[8] All 6 Cameron Twynham^[9] 1–4 Igor Waliłko^[10] 8 7 Nicolas Pohler^[11] 1–7 Fabian Schiller^[12] 8 8 Tanart Sathienthirakul^[13] All 9 Wei Fung Thong All EmiliodeVillota Motorsport^[14] 10 Igor Urien^[15] 1 Alexander Toril^[16] 6 Nelson Mason 8 11 Yu Kanamaru All 12 Che-One Lim All BVM Racing^[17] 15 Christopher Höher 4–7 Michele Beretta 8 16 Damiano Fioravanti^[18] 7–8 DAV Racing^[19] 18 Leonardo Pulcini^[20] 6, 8 19 Henrique Baptista^[21] All 25 Tommaso Menchini 1 Gerardo Nieto^[22] 2–4 Costantino Peroni^[23] 6–7 26 Kevin Giovesi^[24] 7 29 Igor Urien^[25] 8 Campos Racing^[26] 20 nowrap Konstantin Tereshchenko^[27] All 21 Sean Walkinshaw All 22 Álex Palou^[28] All Corbetta Competizioni^[29] 23 Damiano Fioravanti 1–2 Costantino Peroni^[30] 3 Alessio Rovera^[31] 8 28 William Barbosa^[32] 1–4, 6–8 Championship Cup Class RP Motorsport^[33] 30 Saud Al Faisal 1 31 Costantino Peroni 1–2 Race calendar and results An eight-round provisional calendar was revealed on 6 November 2013.^[34] The calendar was altered on 23 January 2014.^[35] All rounds supported the International GT Open series. Rounds denoted with a blue background were a part of the Spanish Formula Three Championship. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Nürburgring 3 May Álex Palou Álex Palou Álex Palou nowrap Campos Racing nowrap Costantino Peroni R2 4 May nowrap Sandy Stuvik Yu Kanamaru nowrap Sandy Stuvik nowrap RP Motorsport Saud Al Faisal 2 R1 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão 7 June Sandy Stuvik Sandy Stuvik Artur Janosz RP Motorsport Costantino Peroni R2 8 June Sandy Stuvik Yu Kanamaru Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport Costantino Peroni 3 R1 Circuito de Jerez 21 June Sandy Stuvik Artur Janosz Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport align=center rowspan=2 No competitors R2 22 June Artur Janosz Artur Janosz Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport 4 R1 Hungaroring 5 July Artur Janosz Artur Janosz Artur Janosz RP Motorsport align=center rowspan=2 No competitors R2 6 July Artur Janosz Álex Palou Álex Palou Campos Racing 5 R1 Silverstone Circuit 19 July Álex Palou Sandy Stuvik Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport align=center rowspan=2 No competitors R2 20 July Sandy Stuvik Sandy Stuvik Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport 6 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 September Sandy Stuvik Artur Janosz Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport align=center rowspan=2 No competitors R2 7 September Sandy Stuvik Sandy Stuvik Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport 7 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 27 September Sandy Stuvik nowrap Artur Janosz^[36] Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport align=center rowspan=2 No competitors R2 nowrap 28 September Sandy Stuvik Álex Palou Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport 8 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 November Sandy Stuvik Sandy Stuvik Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport align=center rowspan=2 No competitors R2 2 November Álex Palou Álex Palou Álex Palou Campos Racing Notes Championship standings Euroformula Open Championship Drivers' championship Points were awarded as follows: Pos Driver NÜR ALG JER HUN SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts 1 Sandy Stuvik 2 1 12 1 1 1 4 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 332 2 Artur Janosz 4 2 1 2 2 Ret 1 2 5 5 14 2 2 2 4 4 243 3 Álex Palou 1 Ret 3 3 4 2 2 1 2 2 2 5 Ret 16 2 1 242 4 Yu Kanamaru 3 16 2 16 6 12 13 5 4 4 10 3 3 14 5 6 128 5 Yarin Stern 7 Ret Ret 17 3 3 Ret 7 3 3 Ret 4 7 Ret 3 3 125 6 align=left nowrap Konstantin Tereshchenko 8 7 5 7 5 11 12 3 6 8 13 Ret 5 17 16 16 75 7 align=left nowrap Tanart Sathienthirakul 5 4 6 9 9 Ret 11 14 10 7 5 Ret 10 8 8 9 69 8 Andrés Saravia 13 8 Ret Ret 8 10 3 6 Ret 6 11 6 15 6 11 12 61 9 Cameron Twynham 6 3 4 6 11 5 Ret 13 53 10 Sean Walkinshaw 11 11 7 12 10 7 5 10 7 12 8 10 6 9 9 Ret 53 11 Dzhon Simonyan Ret 18 Ret Ret 16 4 9 Ret 12 10 3 16 Ret 13 Ret 7 38 12 Nicolas Pohler Ret 9 Ret 8 7 6 Ret 8 Ret 9 7 13 8 Ret 38 13 Christopher Höher Ret 4 Ret 15 6 15 14 3 35 14 Che One Lim 17 5 Ret 5 12 Ret Ret Ret 9 13 Ret 8 Ret 7 13 Ret 35 15 Gerardo Nieto 8 4 14 9 7 9 26 16 Damiano Fioravanti 12 6 Ret 13 9 5 20 11 26 17 Alexander Toril 4 7 18 18 Wei Fung Thong 10 10 9 11 13 8 8 Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 17 Ret 15 17 16 19 Leonardo Pulcini DNS DNS 7 8 14 20 Henrique Baptista 15 13 Ret 10 17 Ret 6 12 Ret 11 12 14 11 11 18 Ret 11 21 Saud Al Faisal Ret 14 10 Ret 19 Ret 10 Ret 11 14 9 9 13 15 19 19 6 22 Igor Urien 9 12 Ret 15 2 23 Costantino Peroni 16 15 11 14 15 13 Ret 11 12 10 2 24 William Barbosa 14 Ret Ret 15 18 Ret 14 11 Ret Ret 16 12 17 18 0 25 Tommaso Menchini Ret 17 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score points Nelson Mason 12 2 0 Kevin Giovesi 4 4 0 Alessio Rovera 6 Ret 0 Fabian Schiller 10 13 0 Michele Beretta Ret 10 0 Igor Waliłko 14 14 0 Pos Driver NÜR ALG JER HUN SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Championship Cup Points were awarded as follows: Pos Driver NÜR ALG JER HUN SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts 1 align=left nowrap Costantino Peroni 16 15 11 14 38 2 Saud Al Faisal Ret 14 10 Teams' championship Points were awarded as follows: Pos Team NÜR ALG JER HUN SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts 1 RP Motorsport 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 152 2 Campos Racing 1 7 3 3 4 2 2 1 2 2 2 5 5 9 2 1 101 3 Team West-Tec F3 5 3 4 6 3 3 8 7 3 3 5 4 7 8 3 3 58 4 align=left nowrap EmiliodeVillota Motorsport 3 5 2 5 6 12 13 5 4 4 4 3 3 7 5 6 53 5 BVM Racing Ret 4 Ret 15 6 15 9 3 20 10 10 6 DAV Racing 15 13 8 4 14 9 6 9 Ret 11 12 11 4 4 7 8 4 7 Corbetta Competizioni 12 6 11 13 15 13 14 11 Ret Ret 16 12 6 18 0 Pos Team NÜR ALG JER HUN SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts Spanish Formula Three Championship Drivers' championship Points were awarded as follows: Pos Driver ALG JER CAT Pts 1 Sandy Stuvik 12 1 1 1 1 5 118 2 Álex Palou 3 3 4 2 2 1 105 3 Artur Janosz 1 2 2 Ret 4 4 91 4 Yarin Stern Ret 17 3 3 3 3 63 5 Yu Kanamaru 2 16 6 12 5 6 47 6 Cameron Twynham 4 6 11 5 30 7 align=left nowrap Konstantin Tereshchenko 5 7 5 11 16 16 27 8 Tanart Sathienthirakul 6 9 9 Ret 8 9 26 9 Dzhon Simonyan Ret Ret 16 4 Ret 7 20 10 Sean Walkinshaw 7 12 10 7 9 Ret 19 11 Gerardo Nieto 8 4 14 9 18 12 Nicolas Pohler Ret 8 7 6 18 13 Andrés Saravia Ret Ret 8 10 11 12 13 14 Che One Lim Ret 5 12 Ret 13 Ret 12 15 Wei Fung Thong 9 11 13 8 15 17 7 16 Igor Urien Ret 15 2 17 Henrique Baptista Ret 10 17 Ret 18 Ret 1 18 Saud Al Faisal 10 Ret 19 Ret 19 19 1 19 Costantino Peroni 11 14 15 13 0 20 William Barbosa Ret 15 18 Ret 17 18 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score points Nelson Mason 12 2 Alessio Rovera 6 Ret Leonardo Pulcini 7 8 Fabian Schiller 10 13 Michele Beretta Ret 10 Damiano Fioravanti Ret 13 20 11 Igor Waliłko 14 14 Pos Driver ALG JER CAT Pts Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Championship Cup Points were awarded as follows: Teams' championship Points were awarded as follows: Pos Team ALG JER CAT Pts 1 RP Motorsport 1 1 1 1 1 4 56 2 Campos Racing 3 3 4 2 2 1 42 3 Team West-Tec F3 4 6 3 3 3 3 30 4 align=left nowrap EmiliodeVillota Motorsport 2 5 6 12 5 6 17 5 DAV Racing 8 4 14 9 7 8 4 6 Corbetta Competizioni 11 13 15 13 6 18 0 7 BVM Racing 20 10 0 Pos Team ALG JER CAT Pts External links

Notes and References

1. News: The Euroformula Open is born!. 14 February 2014. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 15 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223011517/http://f3open.net/article.php?cont=515. 23 February 2014. dead.
2. News: Stuvik picks up sixth win in a row to secure EF Open title. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 28 September 2014. Paddock Scout. 11 October 2014.
3. News: Palou takes stirring race win. Janosz finishes runner-up to Stuvik. 2 November 2014. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 23 November 2014.
4. News: Five drivers added to the 2014 F3 Open roster. David. Gruz. 17 January 2014. Paddock Scout. 17 January 2014.
5. News: Sandy Stuvik, confirmed for second season at RP Motorsport. 26 April 2014. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 27 April 2014.
6. News: Saravia secures RP Motorsport drive for 2014. Banerjee. Aditya. 24 February 2014. Paddock Scout. 24 February 2014.
7. News: West-Tec gets Mercedes power for 2014 FIA European Formula 3 move. Simmons. Marcus. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 26 November 2013. 26 November 2013.
8. News: Yarin Stern Switches to Team West-Tec F3 for European F3 Open in 2014. TeamWest-Tec.com. Team West-Tec. 20 January 2014. 20 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202192642/http://www.teamwest-tec.com/Pages/news_stern.aspx. 2014-02-02. dead.
9. News: Cameron Twynham to drive a Team West-Tec Dallara F312 next year. 3 December 2013. European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 3 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131221103508/http://www.f3open.net/article.php?cont=466. 21 December 2013. dead.
10. News: Polish young gun Igor Waliłko joins Team West-Tec in Barcelona. 16 October 2014. European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 18 October 2014.
11. News: Nicolas Pohler to Team West-Tec for this season. 28 January 2014. European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 28 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140220033810/http://www.f3open.net/article_app.php?id=505. 20 February 2014. dead.
12. Web site: Barcelona Entry List. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 29 October 2014. 29 October 2014.
13. News: Sathienthirakul joins F3 Open field with West-Tec. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. 24 January 2014. 24 January 2014.
14. News: Yu Kanamaru, con emiliodevillota MOTORSPORT en 2014. EmiliodeVillota.com. 10 December 2013. 10 December 2013.
15. Web site: Nürburgring GP Strecke Entry List. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 30 April 2014.
16. Web site: Alex Toril and Emilio de Villota Motorsport together for Spa. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 1 September 2014. 1 September 2014.
17. News: Christopher Höher joins BVM for the remainder of the season. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 27 June 2014. 5 July 2014.
18. News: Damiano Fioravanti joins BVM at Monza. 23 September 2014. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 23 September 2014.
19. News: Three Dallara F312s for DAV Racing next season. 25 November 2013. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 25 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222440/http://www.f3open.net/article.php?cont=460. 2 December 2013. dead.
20. News: Pulcini debutta a Spa con DAV. 4 September 2014. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. Italian. 4 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141220105417/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=48060&cat=11. 2014-12-20. dead.
21. News: Henrique Baptista enters Euroformula Open with DAV Racing. David. Gruz. 17 February 2014. Paddock Scout. 18 February 2014.
22. News: Gerardo Nieto is back with DAV Racing in Portugal. 31 May 2014. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 1 June 2014.
23. Web site: SPA FRANCORCHAMPS Entry List. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 4 September 2014.
24. Web site: Kevin Giovesi making his comeback at home event. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 24 September 2014. 24 September 2014.
25. News: Igor Urien back with DAV Racing for Barcelona. 22 October 2014. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 27 October 2014.
26. News: Campos Racing confirms Sean Walkinshaw for 2014. 20 December 2013. European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 20 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131221103458/http://www.f3open.net/article.php?cont=482. 21 December 2013. dead.
27. News: Tereshchenko joins Campos for debut F3 Open season. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 21 January 2014. Paddock Scout. 28 January 2014.
28. News: Palou secures full-time drive with Campos Racing. David. Gruz. 22 April 2014. Paddock Scout. 22 April 2014.
29. News: Corbetta Competizioni targets new season. 8 January 2014. European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 12 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140115065554/http://www.f3open.net/article.php?cont=491. 15 January 2014. dead.
30. Web site: Circuito de JEREZ Entry List. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 20 June 2014.
31. News: Corbetta Competizioni confirm Rovera for EF Open finale. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 28 October 2014. Paddock Scout. 29 October 2014.
32. News: William Barbosa is back with Corbetta this season. 20 January 2014. European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 20 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219033835/http://www.f3open.net/article.php?cont=497. 19 February 2014. dead.
33. News: Five drivers added to the 2014 F3 Open roster. David. Gruz. 17 January 2014. Paddock Scout. 17 January 2014.
34. News: 2013 calendar: 8 stops, Silverstone joins. 2 November 2012. GT Sport. 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112223559/http://www.f3open.net/article.php?cont=442. 12 November 2013. dead.
35. News: Slight change in 2014 Calendar, as Jerez and Portimão switch dates. 23 January 2014. f3open.net. GT Sport. 23 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140220004600/http://www.f3open.net/article_app.php?id=501. 20 February 2014. dead.
36. Fastest lap recorded by Kevin Giovesi, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.