2014 FIA World Endurance Championship explained

2014 FIA World Endurance Championship
Organizer:
Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Discipline:Sports car endurance racing
No Of Races:8
Award1 Champ: Toyota
Award2 Title:GTE Manufacturer
Award2 Champ: Ferrari
Award3 Title:LMP1 Team
Award3 Champ: Rebellion Racing
Award4 Title:LMP2 Team
Award4 Champ: SMP Racing
Award5 Title:LMGTE Pro Team
Award5 Champ: AF Corse
Award6 Title:LMGTE Am Team
Award6 Champ: Aston Martin Racing
Seasonslistnames:FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Link:2013 FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Year:2013
Nextseason Link:2015 FIA World Endurance Championship
Nextseason Year:2015

The 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the third season of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series, co-organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars from four ACO categories. World Championship titles were awarded for Le Mans Prototypes drivers and for LMP1 manufacturers, and several World Endurance Cups and Endurance Trophies were also awarded.[1] The eight race series began in April at the Silverstone Circuit and concluded in November at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

The World Endurance Championship for Drivers was won by Toyota Racing pairing Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Buemi, as they won four of the season's eight races. Davidson and Buemi finished as champions by 39 points,[2] ahead of Audi Sport Team Joest trio Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer, who won successive races at Le Mans and the Circuit of the Americas. Ten points further behind in third place, was the Porsche Team's Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb. With their victory in São Paulo, Dumas, Jani and Lieb gained the tie-break over Audi Sport Team Joest's Lucas di Grassi and Tom Kristensen. The season's other event was won by the sister Toyota team of Mike Conway, Stéphane Sarrazin and Alexander Wurz in Bahrain, while Nicolas Lapierre was a part of the winning team at Silverstone and Spa with Davidson and Buemi. With five wins, Toyota won the World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers, 45 points ahead of Audi.[2] Rebellion Racing won the two privateer trophies on offer for the LMP1-L cars, winning all eight races; five wins for the No. 12 entry of Mathias Beche, Nick Heidfeld and Nicolas Prost, with three wins for the sister No. 13 entry of Andrea Belicchi, Dominik Kraihamer and Fabio Leimer.

Consistent finishing within the LMP2 class was enough to give the No. 27 entry from SMP Racing the FIA Endurance Trophy for the class, while Sergey Zlobin won the drivers' championship. Despite only winning at Le Mans – which awarded double points, where he was partnered with Anton Ladygin and Mika Salo – Zlobin, achieved six podium finishes with four different teammates and won the championship by nine points. G-Drive Racing, with drivers Julien Canal, Olivier Pla and Roman Rusinov won four races, but retirements at Le Mans and São Paulo ultimately denied them the titles. Similarly, seven points further in arrears, KCMG with drivers Richard Bradley and Matthew Howson won three races but also suffered two retirements at Le Mans and Shanghai. Tsugio Matsuda (Circuit of the Americas) and Alexandre Imperatori (Bahrain and São Paulo) were also part of winning KCMG teams, but did not contest the whole season.

In the GT element of the series, the World Endurance Cup was won by AF Corse and drivers Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander. Bruni and Vilander took 4 victories during the season, and finished 33.5 points clear of the next best driver Frédéric Makowiecki, driving for Porsche Team Manthey. Makowiecki won twice during the season, winning with Marco Holzer and Richard Lietz at Silverstone, and with Patrick Pilet in Shanghai. Lietz and Pilet finished third and fourth in the standings respectively. The only other winners in the GT standings as a whole, was Aston Martin Racing at the Circuit of the Americas and São Paulo, with drivers Stefan Mücke and Darren Turner. In the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro teams standings, AF Corse finished 20 points clear of Porsche Team Manthey. In the separate sub-classifications for the LMGTE amateur class, Aston Martin Racing won seven out of the eight races, to take a 1–2 in the teams' championship. In the drivers' championship, David Heinemeier Hansson and Kristian Poulsen won the title with four wins and four second places. They finished 34 points clear of the sister entry of Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy and Christoffer Nygaard, who won a trio of races. Third place went to Nicki Thiim, 20 points further adrift, who was a part of the Heinemeier Hansson-Poulsen entry at 5 events. The season's other winners were AF Corse at Spa, with drivers Marco Cioci, Luis Pérez Companc and Mirko Venturi.

Calendar

A provisional calendar was published by the FIA World Endurance Championship on 20 September 2013.[3] All eight races remained from the 2013 schedule, although with some dates changed. On 18 October, the calendar was revised to avoid some collisions with Formula One races.[4] At the World Motor Sport Council meeting on 4 December 2013 the FIA confirmed the 2014 schedule.[5] The round at Fuji Speedway took place on 12 October, avoiding a clash with the United SportsCar Petit Le Mans, and the provisional round at Interlagos was confirmed. The schedule was revised again on 31 January 2014, moving the São Paulo round to 30 November to avoid clashes with Formula One.[6]

The rounds at the Circuit of the Americas and the Bahrain International Circuit both finished in night-time conditions.[7]

RndRaceCircuitLocationDate
PrologueCircuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, Var28/29 March
16 Hours of SilverstoneSilverstone Circuit Silverstone20 April
2WEC 6 Heures de Spa-FrancorchampsCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot3 May
324 Heures du MansCircuit de la Sarthe Le Mans14–15 June
46 Hours of Circuit of the AmericasCircuit of the Americas Austin, Texas20 September
56 Hours of FujiFuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka12 October
66 Hours of ShanghaiShanghai International Circuit Shanghai2 November
76 Hours of BahrainBahrain International Circuit Sakhir15 November
86 Hours of São PauloAutódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo30 November

Entries

The FIA unveiled an entry of 31 cars for the 2014 season of the World Endurance Championship, divided into five categories: Le Mans Prototype 1-Hybrid (LMP1-H), 1-Lightweight (LMP1-L), and 2 (LMP2), and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Amateur (LMGTE Am).

LMP1-H

LMP1-H became the unique category for the factory prototype teams in 2014 after the LMP1 category was split in two. Audi returned with a revised R18, led by the defending World Champion duo of Tom Kristensen and Loïc Duval, joined by Lucas di Grassi. 2012 World Champions Benoît Tréluyer, Marcel Fässler, and André Lotterer were in the sister Audi, while a third car also entered the Spa and Le Mans rounds. Toyota also returned with an all-new TS040 while retaining the same drivers from their past two seasons. Porsche expanded their World Endurance Championship effort beyond LMGTE with their all-new 919, bringing with them a collection of factory drivers, former Formula One driver Mark Webber, and newcomer to the championship Brendon Hartley.

Entrant/TeamCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 e-tron quattroAudi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Diesel)1 Tom Kristensen[8] All
Lucas di GrassiAll
Loïc Duval1–2, 4–8
Marc Gené[9] 3
2 André LottererAll
Benoît TréluyerAll
Marcel FässlerAll
3 Marco Bonanomi2–3
Filipe Albuquerque2–3
Oliver Jarvis3
Toyota RacingToyota TS040 HybridToyota RV8 3.7 L V87 Alexander Wurz[10] All
Stéphane SarrazinAll
Kazuki Nakajima1–3, 5–6
Mike Conway[11] 4, 7–8
8 Anthony DavidsonAll
Sébastien BuemiAll
Nicolas Lapierre1–4
Porsche TeamPorsche 919 HybridPorsche 2.0 L Turbo V414 Marc LiebAll
Romain DumasAll
Neel JaniAll
20 Timo Bernhard[12] All
Mark WebberAll
Brendon HartleyAll
Key
Full-season entry
* Eligible for all championship points
Additional entry
* Eligible only for Drivers' championship points
Third manufacturer entry
* Eligible for Drivers' championship points
* Only eligible for Manufacturers' championship points at Le Mans

LMP1-L

The new LMP1-L category, designed solely for privateers without hybrid systems in their cars, featured two-time winners of the FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams, Rebellion Racing. The team developed two all-new Toyota-powered R-One chassis, but started the season with their familiar Lolas while they awaited the completion of the R-Ones. Fabio Leimer of Switzerland became the new rookie on the team, replacing Neel Jani, who was promoted to the Porsche factory team. The Kodewa-backed Lotus team moved up from the LMP2 category with their new CLM P1/01 with a new engine in the World Championship from British firm Advanced Engine Research (AER). However, Lotus missed the season's first three races as the car was not yet ready.[13]

Entrant/TeamCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
LotusCLM P1/01AER P60 Turbo V69 James Rossiter4–5
Christophe Bouchut[14] 4–5
Lucas Auer[15] 4, 6, 8
Pierre Kaffer[16] 5–8
Simon Trummer[17] 7
Nathanaël Berthon7
Rebellion RacingLola B12/60[18]
Rebellion R-One
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V812 Nicolas Prost[19] All
Nick Heidfeld[20] All
Mathias BecheAll
13 Dominik Kraihamer[21] All
Andrea Belicchi[22] All
Fabio Leimer[23] All

LMP2

The LMP2 class, nine strong in 2013, saw a significant reduction in its entrant list for 2014, with defending LMP2 champions OAK Racing downsizing their operation to a single Morgan entry, taking over the Russian G-Drive title that came with driver Roman Rusinov, before being replaced mid-season by OAK's newer Ligier JS P2 model. Russian outfit SMP Racing, in conjunction with AF Corse, shifted from the European Le Mans Series with their pair of Orecas, while Hong Kong-based team KCMG moved from the Asian Le Mans Series with a solo Oreca, after running invitational entries in the WEC in 2013. Greaves Motorsport returned to the European Le Mans Series for 2014 after two years in the WEC, while PeCom Racing's LMP2 effort was dissolved. Delta-ADR and Fabien Giroix, formerly of Gulf Racing Middle East, merged their teams under the Millennium Racing name, but the two-car entry withdrew from the series prior to the first round due to financial problems. Strakka Racing announced a switch from the LMP1 category to co-develop an LMP2 coupé with Japanese manufacturer Dome, the S103. However, Strakka's 2014 program was delayed and eventually cancelled after issues with developing the car evolved.[24]

Entrant/TeamCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
G-Drive RacingMorgan LMP2
Ligier JS P2
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V826 Roman Rusinov[25] All
Olivier PlaAll
Julien CanalAll
SMP RacingOreca 03
Oreca 03R
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V827 Sergey Zlobin[26] All
Maurizio Mediani1–2, 4–8
Nicolas Minassian1–2, 4–8
Anton Ladygin3
Mika Salo[27] 3
37 Kirill LadyginAll
Viktor Shaytar1–2, 4–8
Anton Ladygin1–2, 4–8
Maurizio Mediani3
Nicolas Minassian3
KCMGOreca 03
Oreca 03R
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V847 Matthew Howson[28] All
Richard Bradley[29] All
Tsugio Matsuda[30] 1, 4
Alexandre Imperatori[31] 2–3, 5–8

LMGTE Pro

Much remained the same in the LMGTE Pro category, with Porsche, Aston Martin, and AF Corse Ferrari each with two full-season cars. Davide Rigon was promoted within AF Corse following the departures of Giancarlo Fisichella and Kamui Kobayashi, while Frédéric Makowiecki switched allegiances from Aston Martin to Porsche. Fernando Rees, LMGTE Am champion in 2012 with Larbre Compétition, was promoted to LMGTE Pro alongside Darryl O'Young and Alex MacDowall, with their World Touring Car Championship team Bamboo Engineering, associated with Aston Martin to lead one of the company's entries. British privateers Ram Racing moved to the World Endurance Championship after their 2013 European Le Mans Series LMGTE title led by Matt Griffin and Álvaro Parente in the first of the team's Ferraris. However, the team withdrew from the series after Le Mans.

Entrant/TeamCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
AF CorseFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari 4.5 L V851 Gianmaria Bruni[32] All
Toni VilanderAll
Giancarlo Fisichella[33] 3
71 Davide RigonAll
James Calado[34] 1–2, 4–8
Olivier Beretta3
Pierre Kaffer[35] 3
Ram RacingFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari 4.5 L V852 Matt Griffin[36] 1, 3
Álvaro Parente[37] 1, 3
Federico Leo[38] 3
Porsche Team MantheyPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-691 Jörg BergmeisterAll
Patrick Pilet1–3
Nick Tandy1, 3–4
Richard Lietz[39] 5–8
92 Frédéric Makowiecki[40] All
Marco Holzer1–3
Richard Lietz1, 3
Patrick Pilet4–8
Aston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V897 Darren TurnerAll
Stefan MückeAll
Bruno Senna[41] 2–3
99 Alex MacDowall[42] All
Fernando ReesAll
Darryl O'Young1–6, 8
Abdulaziz Al Faisal[43] 7

LMGTE Am

Defending LMGTE Am champions 8 Star returned with their Ferrari, picking up Proton Competition's Paolo Ruberti and Gianluca Roda to co-drive with team owner Enzo Potolicchio. They were joined in the Ferrari camp by AF Corse as well as Ram Racing's second Ferrari, which was also withdrawn after Le Mans. Proton Competition upgraded their Porsche to the 2013-specification 911 RSR, while series newcomers Prospeed Competition bolstered Porsche's efforts. Aston Martin also retained their dual amateur entries, with 2013 LMP2 championship runner-up David Heinemeier Hansson moving to the all Danish squad. Krohn Racing returned to the United States for the United SportsCar Championship, while IMSA Performance entered the European Le Mans Series. 2012 LMGTE Amateur Endurance Trophy winners Larbre Compétition switched to the European Le Mans Series, competing in LMP2; the team had the intention to take part in the WEC rounds following the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but later backed out of these plans.

Entrant/TeamCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
Ram Racing[44] Ferrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari 4.5 L V853 Johnny Mowlem1, 3
Ben Collins1
Mark Patterson1, 3
Archie Hamilton3
AF CorseFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari 4.5 L V860 Peter Ashley Mann2–3
Raffaele Giammaria2–3
Lorenzo Casé2–3
61 Luis Pérez Companc1–4
Marco Cioci1–4
Mirko Venturi1–4
Bret Curtis[45] 5
Mike Skeen5
Jeroen Bleekemolen5
Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.7
Jeff Segal7–8
Alessandro Pier Guidi7–8
Emerson Fittipaldi[46] 8
62 Yannick Mallégol3
Jean-Marc Bachelier3
Howard Blank3
81 Stephen Wyatt1–5, 7–8
Michele Rugolo1–5, 7–8
Sam Bird[47] 1, 3
Andrea Bertolini2, 4–5, 7–8
Prospeed CompetitionPorsche 911 GT3 RSR
Porsche 911 RSR
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-675 François Perrodo[48] All
Emmanuel CollardAll
Matthieu Vaxivière1–2, 4–8
Markus Palttala[49] 3
Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-688 Christian RiedAll
Khaled Al QubaisiAll
Klaus Bachler1–5, 7–8
Wolf Henzler[50] 6
8 Star MotorsportsFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari 4.5 L V890 Gianluca Roda[51] All
Paolo RubertiAll
Enzo Potolicchio1–2
Frankie Montecalvo3
Jeff Segal4–5
Matteo Cressoni6–8
Aston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V895 David Heinemeier Hansson[52] All
Kristian PoulsenAll
Nicki Thiim1, 3, 5, 7–8
Richie Stanaway2, 4, 6
98 Paul Dalla LanaAll
Pedro LamyAll
Christoffer NygaardAll

Results and standings

Race results

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd.CircuitLMP1-H WinnersLMP1-L WinnersLMP2 WinnersLMGTE Pro WinnersLMGTE Am WinnersReport
1Silverstone No. 8 Toyota Racing No. 12 Rebellion Racing No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey No. 95 Aston Martin RacingResults
Sébastien Buemi
Anthony Davidson
Nicolas Lapierre
Mathias Beche
Nick Heidfeld
Nicolas Prost
Julien Canal
Olivier Pla
Roman Rusinov
Marco Holzer
Richard Lietz
Frédéric Makowiecki
David Heinemeier Hansson
Kristian Poulsen
Nicki Thiim
2Spa-Francorchamps No. 8 Toyota Racing No. 12 Rebellion Racing No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 51 AF Corse No. 61 AF CorseResults
Sébastien Buemi
Anthony Davidson
Nicolas Lapierre
Mathias Beche
Nick Heidfeld
Nicolas Prost
Julien Canal
Olivier Pla
Roman Rusinov
Gianmaria Bruni
Toni Vilander
Luis Pérez Companc
Marco Cioci
Mirko Venturi
3Le Mans No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 12 Rebellion Racing No. 27 SMP Racing No. 51 AF Corse No. 95 Aston Martin RacingResults
Marcel Fässler
André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Mathias Beche
Nick Heidfeld
Nicolas Prost
Sergey Zlobin
Anton Ladygin
Mika Salo
Gianmaria Bruni
Giancarlo Fisichella
Toni Vilander
David Heinemeier Hansson
Kristian Poulsen
Nicki Thiim
4Austin No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 12 Rebellion Racing No. 47 KCMG No. 97 Aston Martin Racing No. 98 Aston Martin RacingResults
Marcel Fässler
André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Mathias Beche
Nick Heidfeld
Nicolas Prost
Matthew Howson
Richard Bradley
Tsugio Matsuda
Darren Turner
Stefan Mücke
Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Christoffer Nygaard
5Fuji No. 8 Toyota Racing No. 13 Rebellion Racing No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 51 AF Corse No. 95 Aston Martin RacingResults
Sébastien Buemi
Anthony Davidson
Dominik Kraihamer
Andrea Belicchi
Fabio Leimer
Julien Canal
Olivier Pla
Roman Rusinov
Gianmaria Bruni
Toni Vilander
David Heinemeier Hansson
Kristian Poulsen
Nicki Thiim
6Shanghai No. 8 Toyota Racing No. 12 Rebellion Racing No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey No. 98 Aston Martin RacingResults
Sébastien Buemi
Anthony Davidson
Mathias Beche
Nick Heidfeld
Nicolas Prost
Julien Canal
Olivier Pla
Roman Rusinov
Patrick Pilet
Frédéric Makowiecki
Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Christoffer Nygaard
7Bahrain No. 7 Toyota Racing No. 13 Rebellion Racing No. 47 KCMG No. 51 AF Corse No. 95 Aston Martin RacingResults
Alexander Wurz
Stéphane Sarrazin
Mike Conway
Dominik Kraihamer
Andrea Belicchi
Fabio Leimer
Matthew Howson
Richard Bradley
Alexandre Imperatori
Gianmaria Bruni
Toni Vilander
David Heinemeier Hansson
Kristian Poulsen
Nicki Thiim
8Interlagos No. 14 Porsche Team No. 13 Rebellion Racing No. 47 KCMG No. 97 Aston Martin Racing No. 98 Aston Martin RacingResults
Marc Lieb
Romain Dumas
Neel Jani
Dominik Kraihamer
Andrea Belicchi
Fabio Leimer
Matthew Howson
Richard Bradley
Alexandre Imperatori
Darren Turner
Stefan Mücke
Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Christoffer Nygaard

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race result points allocation was doubled. Furthermore, a race must complete three laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.

Drivers' Championships

Five titles were awarded to drivers in the 2014 season. A World Championship was reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers. A World Cup was available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. Further, three FIA Endurance Trophies were also awarded to drivers in the LMP1-L, LMP2 and LMGTE Am categories.

+Points systems
Duration1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPole
6 Hours2518151210864210.51
24 Hours5036302420161284211

World Endurance Drivers' Championship

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1 Anthony Davidson Toyota Racing113311102166
1 Sébastien Buemi Toyota Racing113311102166
2 André Lotterer Audi Sport Team JoestRet5116445127
2 Benoît Tréluyer Audi Sport Team JoestRet5116445127
2 Marcel Fässler Audi Sport Team JoestRet5116445127
3 Marc Lieb Porsche TeamRet4544321117
3 Romain Dumas Porsche TeamRet4544321117
3 Neel Jani Porsche TeamRet4544321117
4 Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport Team JoestRet2225553117
4 Tom Kristensen Audi Sport Team JoestRet2225553117
5 Alexander Wurz Toyota Racing23Ret62214116
5 Stéphane Sarrazin Toyota Racing23Ret62214116
6 Nicolas Lapierre Toyota Racing113396
7 Loïc Duval Audi Sport Team JoestRet2WD2555381
8 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Racing23Ret2271
9 Timo Bernhard Porsche Team312NC5363Ret64.5
9 Mark Webber Porsche Team312NC5363Ret64.5
9 Brendon Hartley Porsche Team312NC5363Ret64.5
10 Mathias Beche Rebellion Racing47471277864.5
10 Nicolas Prost Rebellion Racing47471277864.5
10 Nick Heidfeld Rebellion Racing47471277864.5
11 Mike Conway Toyota Racing61445
12 Marc Gené Audi Sport Team Joest236
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Bold - Pole position

World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers

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1 Gianmaria Bruni AF Corse41131Ret14168
1 Toni Vilander AF Corse41131Ret14168
2 Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche Team Manthey192211152134.5
3 Richard Lietz Porsche Team Manthey124246111
4 Patrick Pilet Porsche Team Manthey2211211152108.5
5 Darren Turner Aston Martin Racing341019Ret21102
5 Stefan Mücke Aston Martin Racing341019Ret21102
6 Jörg Bergmeister Porsche Team Manthey22114424699
7 Davide Rigon AF Corse53Ret7233394
7 James Calado AF Corse53WD7233394
8 Kristian Poulsen Aston Martin Racing8736566878
8 David Heinemeier Hansson Aston Martin Racing8736566878
9 Marco Holzer Porsche Team Manthey19263
10 Nicki Thiim Aston Martin Racing8356856
11 Christoffer Nygaard Aston Martin Racing9875658756
11 Pedro Lamy Aston Martin Racing9875658756
11 Paul Dalla Lana Aston Martin Racing9875658756
12 Alex MacDowall Aston Martin Racing75WD103412555.5
12 Fernando Rees Aston Martin Racing75WD103412555.5
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LMP1 Private Teams Drivers' Trophy

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1 Mathias Beche Rebellion Racing11112122204
1 Nicolas Prost Rebellion Racing11112122204
1 Nick Heidfeld Rebellion Racing11112122204
2 Andrea Belicchi Rebellion RacingRetRetRetRet121193
2 Dominik Kraihamer Rebellion RacingRetRetRetRet121193
2 Fabio Leimer Rebellion RacingRetRetRetRet121193
3 Lucas Auer Lotus23Ret33
4 Christophe Bouchut Lotus2Ret18
4 James Rossiter Lotus2Ret18
5 Pierre Kaffer LotusRet3RetRet15

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

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1 Sergey Zlobin SMP Racing341232Ret2146
2 Olivier Pla G-Drive Racing11Ret3113Ret137
2 Julien Canal G-Drive Racing11Ret3113Ret137
2 Roman Rusinov G-Drive Racing11Ret3113Ret137
3 Matthew Howson KCMG22Ret12Ret11130
3 Richard Bradley KCMG22Ret12Ret11130
4 Anton Ladygin SMP RacingRet31Ret432Ret110
5 Nicolas Minassian SMP Racing34Ret232Ret296
5 Maurizio Mediani SMP Racing34Ret232Ret296
6 Alexandre Imperatori KCMG2Ret2Ret1187
7 Kirill Ladygin SMP RacingRet3RetRet432Ret60
7 Viktor Shaytar SMP RacingRet3Ret432Ret60

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers

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1 Kristian Poulsen Aston Martin Racing12121212198
1 David Heinemeier Hansson Aston Martin Racing12121212198
2 Christoffer Nygaard Aston Martin Racing23512131164
2 Pedro Lamy Aston Martin Racing23512131164
2 Paul Dalla Lana Aston Martin Racing23512131164
3 Nicki Thiim Aston Martin Racing11112144
4 Christian Ried Proton Competition44234544121
4 Khaled Al Qubaisi Proton Competition44234544121
5 Klaus Bachler Proton Competition4423444111
6 Luis Pérez Companc AF Corse613476
6 Marco Cioci AF Corse613476
6 Mirko Venturi AF Corse613476
7 Stephen Wyatt AF Corse35Ret6Ret2368
7 Michele Rugolo AF Corse35Ret6Ret2368

Manufacturers' Championships

Two manufacturers' championships were held in the FIA WEC, one for sports prototypes and one for grand tourers. The World Manufacturers' Championship was only open to manufacturer entries in the LMP1 category, while the World Cup for GT Manufacturers allowed entries from both LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am to participate. Both titles allowed the top two finishing cars from each manufacturer to earn points toward their total.

World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship

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1 Toyota11331112289
23Ret62264
2 AudiRet2115443244
Ret5226555
3 Porsche34443321193
Ret6NC5463Ret

World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers

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1 Ferrari41131313288
53572734
2 Porsche12224142262
29447256
3 Aston Martin34313421232
75755565

Teams championships

Teams in each of the FIA WEC categories, with the exception of LMP1-H, were eligible for their own FIA Endurance Trophies. Each entry, regardless of team, was scored separately.

FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams

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112 Rebellion Racing11112122204
213 Rebellion RacingRetRetRetRet121193
39 Lotus2Ret3RetRet33

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams

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points
127 SMP Racing341232Ret2146
226 G-Drive Racing11Ret3113Ret137
347 KCMG22Ret12Ret11130
437 SMP RacingRet3RetRet432Ret60

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams

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SPA
LMS
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
SÃO
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points
151 AF Corse41131Ret14168
292 Porsche Team Manthey16226152148
397 Aston Martin Racing34315Ret21138
491 Porsche Team Manthey22444246122
571 AF Corse53Ret5233398
699 Aston Martin Racing75WD6346570
752 Ram Racing6Ret8

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams

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SPA
LMS
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
SÃO
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points
195 Aston Martin Racing12121212198
298 Aston Martin Racing23512131164
388 Proton Competition44234544121
461 AF Corse6134566102
581 AF Corse35Ret6Ret2368
690 8 Star MotorsportsRet745Ret35Ret65
775 Prospeed CompetitionRet6Ret7347558
853 Ram Racing5626

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Watkins. Gary. WEC retains same venues for 2014. racer.com. 20 September 2013.
  4. Web site: Carter. Jeff. Revisions to 2014 FIA WEC calendar announced. fiawec.com. 18 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019110610/http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/revisions-to-2014-fia-wec-calendar-announced_1451.html. 19 October 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: World Motor Sport Council. fia.com. 4 December 2013.
  6. Web site: Dagys. John. Sao Paulo Moved to Season Finale, COTA Confirmed. Sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC.. 31 January 2014.
  7. Web site: COTA, Bahrain Confirmed as Night Races . Sportscar365 . Dagys . John . 23 February 2014 . 6 April 2014.
  8. Web site: Lucas di Grassi takes Allan McNish's seat at Audi for 2014 WEC . Watkins . Gary . . . 3 February 2014 . 4 February 2014.
  9. Web site: Loic Duval ruled out of Le Mans 24 Hours after crash in practice. Watkins . Gary . . . 11 June 2014 . 12 June 2014.
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  11. Web site: 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship - 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas - Provisional Entry List . . 12 August 2014 . 12 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204841/http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2014/rounds/05_6-hours-of-circuit-of-the-americas/FIAWEC2014_6_hours_of_COTA_provisional_entry_list_120814.pdf . 12 August 2014 . dead.
  12. Web site: Webber to share Porsche 919 with Bernhard and Hartley . . . Watkins . Gary . 23 January 2014 . 3 February 2014.
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  15. News: ten Caat. Marcel. Lucas Auer Completes Lotus LMP1 Lineup. 26 August 2014. Sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 26 August 2014.
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  17. Web site: 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship - 6 Hours of Bahrain - Provisional Entry List . . 6 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141106181055/http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/press_area/22/276/FIAWEC2014_Bahrain_051114.pdf . 6 November 2014 . dead.
  18. Web site: Rebellion to Start Season with Lola-Toyotas. Sportscar365 . Dagys . John . 17 March 2014 . 18 March 2014.
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  23. News: GP2 champion Fabio Leimer secures 2014 Rebellion WEC LMP1 seat. Gary. Watkins. 1 April 2014. 1 April 2014. Autosport. Haymarket Publications.
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  28. Web site: 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship — Full Season Entry List . . 13 February 2014 . 13 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222053212/http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/press_area/8/78/+FIAWEC2014_full_season_entry_list_060214_one_driver.pdf . 22 February 2014 . dead.
  29. Web site: KCMG confirms Richard Bradley and Matt Howson for FIA WEC and 24 Hours of Le Mans . Endurance-Info . 21 February 2014 . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429201810/http://www.endurance-info.com/en/kcmg-confirms-richard-bradley-and-matt-howson-for-fia-wec-and-24-hours-of-le-mans/ . 29 April 2014 . dead.
  30. Web site: 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship – 6 Hours of Silverstone – Provisional Entry List . . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141211045151/http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/press_area/15/176/FIAWEC2014_6_hours_of_Silverstone_provisional_entry_list_040414.pdf . 11 December 2014 . dead.
  31. Web site: Alexandre Imperatori returns to KCMG squad for Le Mans 24 Hours . . . Watkins . Gary . 4 April 2014 . 4 April 2014.
  32. Web site: Rigon Promoted to AF Corse Ferrari Drive in GTE-Pro . Sportscar365 . Mercier . Laurent . 3 February 2014 . 3 February 2014.
  33. News: Dagys. John. Fisichella, Beretta Complete AF Corse Lineup for Le Mans. Sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 6 May 2014. 6 May 2014.
  34. News: Calado il pilota scelto per il WEC con AF Corse. Caruccio. Antonio. 13 March 2014. Inpagina. ItaliaRacing.net. it. 13 March 2014. Calado the pilot chosen for the WEC with AF Corse. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313090705/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=43809&cat=69#.UyEoqj9_uT9. 13 March 2014. dead.
  35. Web site: Châssis détruit pour la Ferrari/AF Corse #71, Pierre Kaffer remplace James Calado . New chassis for AF Corse Ferrari #71, Pierre Kaffer replaces James Calado . Endurance-Info . Mercier . Laurent . fr . 12 June 2014 . 12 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140614044807/http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/chassis-detruit-pour-la-ferrariaf-corse-71-pierre-kaffer-remplace-james-calado/ . 14 June 2014 .
  36. Web site: Ram Racing Confirms Driver Lineups . Sportscar365 . Dagys . John . 13 February 2014 . 13 February 2014.
  37. Web site: McLaren loans Alvaro Parente to Ram Ferrari GTE team in 2014 WEC . . . Watkins . Gary . 18 February 2014 . 18 February 2014.
  38. Web site: Federico Leo Completes Ram's Lineup for Le Mans . Dagys . John . Sportscar365 . 13 May 2014 . 13 May 2014.
  39. Web site: Porsche Shuffles GTE-Pro Driver Lineup . Sportscar365 . Dagys . John . 2 September 2014 . 18 September 2014.
  40. Web site: Makowiecki Named Porsche Factory Driver . Sportscar365 . Dagys . John . 14 December 2013 . 3 February 2014.
  41. Web site: WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Official Entry List . . fiawec.com . 24 April 2014 . 25 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426235119/http://www.fiawec.com/races/6-hours-of-spa-francorchamps/official-entry-list.html . 26 April 2014 . dead.
  42. Web site: Bamboo Engineering links up with Aston Martin for 2014 WEC . . . 28 February 2014 . 28 February 2014.
  43. Web site: Al Faisal Joins Aston Martin Racing for Bahrain . Sportscar365 . Dagys . John . 22 October 2014 . 27 October 2014.
  44. Web site: Ram Racing Planning Two Car Ferrari Effort . Sportscar365 . Dagys . John . 8 January 2014 . 3 February 2014.
  45. Web site: Mike Skeen Set To Make FIA WEC Debut with AF Corse in Fuji . Sportscar365 . DiZinno . Tony . 28 September 2014 . 29 September 2014.
  46. Web site: Fittipaldi Confirmed in AF Corse Ferrari for Brazil. John Dagys Media. Dagys . John . 19 November 2014 . 19 November 2014.
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  48. News: ProSpeed Competition joins WEC in LMGTE Am . . fiawec.com . 14 February 2014 . 14 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222052739/http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/prospeed-competition-joins-wec-in-lmgte-am_1668.html . 22 February 2014 . dead.
  49. News: Palttala replaces injured Vaxiviere in ProSpeed Porsche for Le Mans . . . 29 May 2014 . 29 May 2014 .
  50. Web site: Official Entry List . . 31 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141024171832/http://www.fiawec.com/races/6-hours-of-shanghai/official-entry-list.html . 24 October 2014 . dead.
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  52. Web site: David Heinemeier Hansson to drive for Aston Martin . twitter.com . Hanson . David Heinemier . 6 February 2014 . 6 February 2014.