2014 GP3 Series explained
The 2014 GP3 Series was the fifth season of the third-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fifth season under the moniker of GP3 Series, a motor racing feeder series for Formula One and sister series GP2. The series continued to use Pirelli tyres.[1]
The title was claimed by Red Bull Junior driver Alex Lynn, despite the fact he had fewer wins than Dean Stoneman; Lynn surpassed him by 44 points.[2]
This was also the only season in the GP3 Series in which a team other than ART Grand Prix secured the constructors' title, with Carlin winning the constructors' championship by 17 points over ART.
Teams and drivers
The following teams competed in the 2014 season:[3]
Driver changes
Entering/Re-entering GP3
- German Formula Three driver Emil Bernstorff made his debut in the series, driving for Carlin.[16]
- Former Indy Lights driver Victor Carbone moved to the series with Trident.[28]
- Alfonso Celis Jr. joined the series with Status Grand Prix.[35]
- Having been without a drive for 2013, Roman de Beer joined the series for 2014, racing with Trident.[31]
- German Formula Three champion Marvin Kirchhöfer competes for ART Grand Prix in his first year in the series.[5]
- Alex Lynn, who finished third in the 2013 European Formula 3 Championship, moved into the series – as a Red Bull Junior Team member – with Carlin.[15]
- Jann Mardenborough moved from the FIA European Formula Three Championship to the GP3 Series, racing for Arden International.[10]
- Nelson Mason joined the series with Hilmer Motorsport, after competing in the European F3 Open Championship.[23]
- Denis Nagulin enters the series with Trident, having finished 19th in the 2013 European F3 Open season.[32]
- After competing in the last round of the 2013 GP3 Series season with Koiranen GP, Dean Stoneman move into the series full-time with Marussia Manor Racing.[18]
- Porsche Supercup driver Richie Stanaway returned to the series with Status Grand Prix. Stanaway had a win at Spa with ART in 2011.[34]
- Ivan Taranov graduated from the Protyre Formula Renault Championship to GP3 with Hilmer Motorsport.[20]
- Mathéo Tuscher, who contested a single round of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2013, made his series début with Jenzer Motorsport.[25]
- Santiago Urrutia, who placed fourth in European F3 Open, joined the series with Koiranen GP.[14]
- Pål Varhaug, who won the inaugural GP3 race in 2010, returned to the series with Jenzer Motorsport, the team he competed with in 2010.[25]
- Beitske Visser graduated from the ADAC Formel Masters to the GP3 Series, racing with Hilmer Motorsport.[23]
Changing teams
Leaving GP3
Mid-season changes
Team changes
Calendar
After the final race of the 2013 GP3 season, series organisers announced that the 2014 championship would include an event in Russia, supporting the 2014 Russian Grand Prix. On 6 December 2013, the full 2014 calendar was revealed with nine events, including races in Austria for the first time.[48]
Calendar changes
Results
Championship standings
- Scoring systemPoints were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race 1, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the race 2. The pole-sitter in the race 1 also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the race 1 and race 2. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the race 2.
- Race 1 points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
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- Race 2 pointsPoints were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
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Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
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Drivers' championship
Notes:- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Teams' championship
| Team | | CAT
| RBR
| SIL
| HOC
| HUN
| SPA
| MNZ
| SOC
| YMC
| Points |
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 |
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1 | align=left rowspan=3 | Carlin | 10 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 347 |
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11 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 23† | 14 | 7 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 2 | align=left rowspan=3 | ART Grand Prix | 1 | 11 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 15 | 330 |
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2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 11 | 9 | DNS | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | align=left rowspan=3 | Status Grand Prix | 26 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 254 |
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27 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 28 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 23† | 16 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 7 | 16 | Ret | 4 | align=left rowspan=3 | Koiranen GP | 7 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 21 | 24 | 17 | Ret | 22 | 25 | 25 | 17 | Ret | 20 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 202 |
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8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 15 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 22 | 18 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | align=left rowspan=3 | Arden International | 4 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 8 | 162 |
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5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 7 | DSQ | 6 | 14 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 13 | Ret | 6 | align=left rowspan=3 nowrap | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 24† | 16 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 21 | 7 | Ret | | | | | 117 |
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15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 19 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 16 | | | | | 16 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 18† | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | | | | 7 | align=left rowspan=3 | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 21 | 14 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 61 |
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21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | 22 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 15 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 8 | align=left rowspan=3 | Hilmer Motorsport | 17 | 22† | 20 | 19 | DNS | 22 | Ret | 24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 19† | DNS | Ret | DNS | 19 | Ret | | | 18 |
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18 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 15 | DNS | 17 | 18† | 19 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 9 | align=left rowspan=3 | Trident | 23 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 18 | 23 | Ret | 23 | 20 | | | DNS | DNS | 21 | 13 | | | 20 | 16 | 12 |
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24 | Ret | DSQ | 12 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 20† | 22 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 20 | Ret | | | DNS | DNS | 14 | Ret | 20 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 14 | Ret | Ret | | Team | | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Points |
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CAT
| RBR
| SIL
| HOC
| HUN
| SPA
| MNZ
| SOC
| YMC
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Notes:- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Notes and References
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- News: Hilmer Motorsport joins GP3 Series . 13 March 2014 . . GP2 Motorsport Limited . 13 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313124147/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2014/March/Hilmer-Motorsport-joins-GP3-Series/ . 13 March 2014 .
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- News: Mason and Visser secure Hilmer seats for GP3 opener. Allen. Peter. 8 May 2014. Paddock Scout. 8 May 2014.
- News: Agostini added to Hilmer GP3 line-up for Spielberg. Allen. Peter. Paddock Scout. 18 June 2014. 19 June 2014.
- News: Jenzer confirm GP3 trio of Varhaug, Tuscher and Fong. Allen. Peter. 3 May 2014. Paddock Scout. 3 May 2014.
- News: Hoher to race for Jenzer in Hungary in place of Fong. Allen. Peter. 24 July 2014. Paddock Scout. 24 July 2014.
- News: Jenzer complete GP3 team with addition of Kevin Ceccon . 19 August 2014 . . GP2 Motorsport Limited . 19 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140820005328/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2014/August/Jenzer-complete-GP3-team-with-addition-of-Kevin-Ceccon/ . 20 August 2014 .
- News: Trident sign Victor Carbone for upcoming GP3 season . 15 January 2014 . . GP2 Motorsport Limited . 15 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173657/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2014/January/Trident-sign-Victor-Carbone-for-upcoming-GP3-season/ . 2 April 2015 .
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- News: Ryan Cullen and Kang Ling join Trident for GP3 finale. Allen. Peter. 20 November 2014. Paddock Scout. 20 November 2014.
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