2014 GT4 European Series explained

The 2014 GT4 European Series season was the seventh season of the GT4 European Cup and the first with the new series denomination, the GT4 European Series. The season began on 10 May at Misano, and finished on 26 October at Monza after six race weekends.[1]

In the main GT4 professional class, the championship title was won by two-time defending champion Ricardo van der Ende and team-mate Bernhard van Oranje for Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport. Van der Ende and van Oranje won five races during the season, and ultimately won the title during the first race at Monza. The runner-up position, 22 points in arrears of van der Ende and van Oranje, was taken by 2013 amateur champion Jörg Viebahn. Viebahn won three races during the season; he won with Bertus Sanders at Misano and Paul Ricard, and partnered Simon Knap to victory at Monza. Although being outscored by Duncan Huisman and Luc Braams on total points, the series' best ten results regulation allowed Marcel Nooren and Jan Joris Verheul to take third in the championship, by a single point. Nooren and Verheul took successive victories at Spa-Francorchamps and Paul Ricard, while Huisman and Braams won at the Nürburgring. The only other entry to win a race was Alfab Racing, with drivers Erik Behrens and Daniel Roos, winning the first race at Monza after Huisman and Braams were given a post-race penalty.

The amateur GT4 class was poorly supported, with only three entries taking part at any point during the 2014 season. With seven victories, André Grammatico was the winner of the championship, and finished 15 points clear – on dropped scores – of Liesette Braams and Rob Severs, who won four races. The remaining race victory was taken by Fabian Lauda, who won at Zandvoort. In the teams' championship, Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport claimed the title by 31 points, ahead of V8 Racing.

Calendar

CircuitDateEvent
1 Misano World Circuit, Italy10–11 MayItalian GT Championship
2 Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands5–6 JulyZandvoort Masters
3 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium25–26 JulyBlancpain Endurance Series, 24 Hours of Spa
4 Circuit Paul Ricard, France30–31 AugustItalian GT Championship
5 Nürburgring, Germany20–21 SeptemberBlancpain Endurance Series, 1000 km Nürburgring
6 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy25–26 OctoberItalian GT Championship

Entry list

2014 Entry List[2]
TeamCarDriversClassRounds
Racing Team Holland by Ekris MotorsportBMW M3 GT41
101
Bernhard van OranjePAll
Ricardo van der Ende
8
108
Simon KnapPAll
Pieter Christiaan van Oranje1–5
Jörg Viebahn6
Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing)Chevrolet Camaro GT42
102
Luc BraamsPAll
Duncan Huisman
3
103
Marcel NoorenPAll
Jan Joris Verheul
Las Moras Racing TeamBMW M3 GT44
104
Liesette BraamsAAll
Rob Severs
Lechner Racing SchoolLotus Evora GT45
105
Fabian Laudaalign=center A1–3
Alfab RacingAston Martin Vantage GT4007
107
Erik BehrensPAll
Daniel Roos
BMW Espace BienvenueBMW M3 GT49
109
André Grammaticoalign=center AAll
PROsport PerformancePorsche 911 GT410
110
Jörg ViebahnP2–5
Bertus Sanders
Nova RaceGinetta G5011 Giampiero CristoniG1, 6
Renato di Amato1
Leif Lødeng6
15
888
Salvador TineoG1, 3–6
Mark Speakerwas1, 3
Jesse Anttila4–6
16
116
G1, 3
Fran Viel Bugliotti1, 3–6
Mark Speakerwas6
18 Jörg ViebahnP1
Bertus Sanders
50 Tiziano Frazzaalign=center G1
121 Andres JosephsonG3
Lorenzo Bontempelli
133 Andrea Perlinialign=center G3
Allied-RacingBMW M3 GT412 Jan KasperlikA6
Dietmar Lackinger
Nova GiudiciGinetta G5012 Claudio Giudicialign=center G1
13 Gianni Giudicialign=center G1
27 Luca Magnonialign=center G1
33 Andrea Perlinialign=center G1
35 Alessandra BrenaG1
Walter Conforti
Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse)Ginetta G5014
114
Manuel LasagniG1, 3–6
Alessandro Bonacini1, 4
24
124
Stefano StefanelliG1, 3–6
Lorenzo Marcucci
27
127
Luca Magnonialign=center G3–6
32 Tiziano CappellettiG1
Angelo Rogari
77
177
Roberto Gentilialign=center G1, 3–6
Ricknäs MotorsportPorsche 911 GT418 Peter LarsenA6
Håkan Ricknäs
117A3
Magnus Holmström
Genesee Reflex RacingGinetta G5028 Marcos VivianP1
Luciano Bacheta
Veloso MotorsportAston Martin Vantage GT433 Eugenio MontezA6
Sergio Montez
Cor Euser RacingLotus Evora GT4106 Marcos VivianP2
Cor Euser
Primus RacingGinetta G50119 Johan RosénA3
Peter Larsen
Optimum MotorsportGinetta G55120 Lee Mowlealign=center A3
Nissan NederlandNissan 370Z GT4123 Frans VerschuurA2
Bernhard ten Brinke
Guest teams and drivers
Sorg RennsportBMW M3 GT4101 Erik BerggrenI5
Thomas Fjordbach
Bremotion SportRoding R1102 Patrick Brenndörferalign=center I5
RijmarracingBMW M3 GT4103 Peter StoxI5
Koen de Wit
104 Marcel van RijswickI5
Andre de Vries
Mathol RacingAston Martin Vantage GT4107 Steffen RetzlaffI5
Hendrick Still
IconClass
align=center PPro
align=center AAm
align=center GGinetta G50
align=center IInvitation

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionPRO Winners
11Misano10 May No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 14 Nova Rangoni
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
Manuel Lasagni
Alessandro Bonacini
R211 May No. 16 Nova Race No. 18 Nova Race No. 18 Nova Race
Jesse Anttila
Fran Viel Bugliotti
Jörg Viebahn
Bertus Sanders
Jörg Viebahn
Bertus Sanders
2R1Zandvoort5 July No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
R26 July No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
3R1Spa-Francorchamps25 July No. 110 PROsport Performance No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport
Jörg Viebahn
Bertus Sanders
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
R226 July No. 102 V8 Racing No. 103 V8 Racing No. 103 V8 Racing
Luc Braams
Duncan Huisman
Marcel Nooren
Jan Joris Verheul
Marcel Nooren
Jan Joris Verheul
4R1Paul Ricard31 August No. 7 Alfab Racing No. 3 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) No. 888 Nova Race
Erik Behrens
Daniel Roos
Marcel Nooren
Jan Joris Verheul
Salvador Tineo
Jesse Anttila
R2 No. 7 Alfab Racing No. 10 PROsport Performance No. 10 PROsport Performance
Erik Behrens
Daniel Roos
Jörg Viebahn
Bertus Sanders
Jörg Viebahn
Bertus Sanders
5R1Nürburgring20 September No. 24 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) No. 2 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) No. 2 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing)
Stefano Stefanelli
Lorenzo Marcucci
Luc Braams
Duncan Huisman
Luc Braams
Duncan Huisman
R2 No. 3 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 16 Nova Race
Marcel Nooren
Jan Joris Verheul
Bernhard van Oranje
Ricardo van der Ende
Fran Viel Bugliotti
6R1Monza25 October No. 7 Alfab Racing No. 7 Alfab Racing No. 7 Alfab Racing
Erik Behrens
Daniel Roos
Erik Behrens
Daniel Roos
Erik Behrens
Daniel Roos
R226 October No. 14 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) No. 8 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 14 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse)
Manuel Lasagni Jörg Viebahn
Simon Knap
Manuel Lasagni

Notes and References

  1. News: Calendar. GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 26 February 2014.
  2. News: Teams. GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 30 April 2014. https://archive.today/20140430012259/http://gt4series.com/teams-drivers/. 2014-04-30. dead.