2014 German Formula Three Championship Explained

The 2014 ATS Formel 3 Cup was the 12th and final edition of the ATS F3 Cup. The final season began on 26 April at Oschersleben and finished on 5 October at Hockenheim after eight race weekends with three races scheduled for each weekend.[1] However, one race was cancelled due to fog, and thus the championship was held over a total of 23 races.

Category veteran Markus Pommer finished the season as the champion, after comfortably winning the most races during the season. Pommer won 14 races for the Motopark Academy-run Lotus team – for a total of 17 podiums – as well as taking 11 pole positions and 10 fastest laps. He finished almost 150 points clear of his nearest rival Nabil Jeffri, who was run by Motopark Academy without Lotus backing. Jeffri won a pair of races at Oschersleben and the first Hockenheim meeting, with his season revolving around consistency, with no fewer than 10 runner-up finishes and 15 podium finishes in total. Jeffri finished 11 points clear of another Lotus driver, Indy Dontje, who was a race winner at the Red Bull Ring, and was the highest finishing rookie in the championship. Dontje was also the winner of the concurrent rookie championship by 45 points.

Three other drivers won races during the season; Van Amersfoort Racing duo Sam MacLeod (three wins) and Weiron Tan (two wins) were joined in victory by Nicolai Sylvest, who won at the Nürburgring for JBR Motorsport & Engineering. With 15 total wins, Lotus were the winners of the teams' championship, 113 points clear of the next best team, Van Amersfoort Racing.

Teams and drivers

TeamChassisEngineDriverStatusRounds
MotoparkDallara F311/002Volkswagen1 Nabil Jeffri[2] All
LotusDallara F309/003Volkswagen2 Andrés Méndez[3] All
Dallara F308/0983 Indy Dontje[4] All
27 Markus Pommer[5] All
Van Amersfoort RacingDallara F308/007Volkswagen5 Weiron Tan[6] All
Dallara F311/0036 Sam MacLeod[7] All
ADM Motorsport[8] Dallara F308/014Volkswagen10 Kang Ling[9] 5–6
11 Dino Zamparelli4
13 Luís Felipe Derani[10] 7
20nowrap Konstantin Tereshchenko8
SMP Racing by ADM Motorsport[11] Dallara F308/029Volkswagen12 Sergey Trofimov1
72 Nikita ZlobinAll
Jo Zeller RacingDallara F305/011Mercedes14 Thomas Amweg4–5
EuroInternational[12] Dallara F311/001Mercedes15 Santino Ferrucci3–4
17 Nicolas Beer[13] 8
JBR Motorsport & EngineeringDallara F309/023Volkswagen23 Nicolai Sylvest[14] All
Amkon Motorsport[15] Dallara F308/096OPC-Challenge25 Maximilian HacklAll
Franz Wöss Racing[16] Dallara F305/040OPC-Challenge38 Luca Iannacone3, 5–8
Dallara F308/05239 Nikolaj Rogivue8

Race calendar and results

The championship was a part of the ADAC Masters weekend at six of the season's eight rounds; additional rounds were held at the Stuttgarter Rössle meeting at Hockenheim in June and a round in support of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at Lausitzring in September.[17] All races were held in Germany, excepting Red Bull Ring round at Austria.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning teamRookie winner
1R1Motorsport Arena Oschersleben26 April Markus Pommer Nabil Jeffri Markus Pommer Lotus Indy Dontje
R2 Nabil Jeffri Nabil Jeffri Motopark Indy Dontje
R327 April Nabil Jeffri Nabil Jeffri Markus Pommer Lotus Indy Dontje
2R1Lausitzring24 Maynowrap Markus Pommernowrap Sam MacLeodnowrap Sam MacLeod Van Amersfoort Racingnowrap Sam MacLeod
R2nowrap Markus Pommernowrap Markus Pommer Lotus Indy Dontje
R325 May Markus Pommer Sam MacLeod Markus Pommer Lotus Sam MacLeod
3R1Red Bull Ring7 June Markus Pommer Sam MacLeod Markus Pommer Lotus Indy Dontje
R2 Markus Pommer Indy Dontje Lotus Indy Dontje
R38 June Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Lotus Indy Dontje
4R1Hockenheimring14 June Nabil Jeffri Markus Pommer Nabil Jeffri Motopark Indy Dontje
R2 Indy Dontje Sam MacLeod Van Amersfoort Racing Sam MacLeod
R315 June Markus Pommer Indy Dontje Markus Pommer Lotus Nicolai Sylvest
5R1Nürburgring30 August Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Lotus Nicolai Sylvest
R231 August Markus Pommer Nicolai Sylvestnowrap JBR Motorsport & Engineering Nicolai Sylvest
R3 Markus Pommer Kang Ling Markus Pommer Lotus Sam MacLeod
6R1Lausitzring14 September Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Lotus Indy Dontje
R2Race cancelled due to fog[18]
R3 Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Lotus Sam MacLeod
7R1Sachsenring20 September Markus Pommer Sam MacLeod Markus Pommer Lotus Weiron Tan
R2 Indy Dontje Sam MacLeod Van Amersfoort Racing Sam MacLeod
R321 September Sam MacLeod Sam MacLeod Markus Pommer Lotus Sam MacLeod
8R1Hockenheimring4 October Indy Dontje Markus Pommer Weiron Tan Van Amersfoort Racing Weiron Tan
R25 October Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Lotus Indy Dontje
R3 Nabil Jeffri Sam MacLeod Weiron Tannowrap Van Amersfoort Racing Weiron Tan

Championship standings

Cup

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Race 125181512108642132
Race 21086543210002
Race 325181512108642102
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1 Markus Pommer1414111312Ret11711C11314112†424
2 Nabil Jeffri612Ret822221Ret22232C225833Ret277
3 Indy Dontje22322431333912†443C6474222266
4 Sam MacLeod33413361077149326C3612Ret73243
5 Weiron Tan9656671044448486RetCRet3231Ret1182
6 Nicolai Sylvest410634611558933155C5546DSQ44182
7 Andrés Méndez777598586Ret5571088C89910585117
8 Nikita ZlobinRet58Ret557999668574C48107RetDNS8109
9899Ret79878107710999C9108979969
10 Santino Ferrucci46DNS52Ret33
11 Sergey Trofimov581012
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Luís Felipe Derani765
Nicolas BeerRet56
Thomas AmwegRetDNS10†51110
Kang Ling66117C7
667
Dino Zamparelli68Ret
Nikolaj Rogivue811†10
Luca Iannaccone9111011121210C1011Ret1191011
valign=middlePosvalign=middleDriverOSCLAU1RBRHOC1NÜRLAU2SACHOC2Pts
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie

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1 Indy Dontje22322431333912†443C6474222365
2 Sam MacLeod33413361077149326C3612Ret73320
3 Nicolai Sylvest410634611558933155C5546DSQ44272
4 Weiron Tan9656671044448486RetCRet3231Ret1263
5 Andrés Méndez777598586Ret5571088C89910585208
6 Santino Ferrucci46DNS52Ret46
7 Sergey Trofimov581024
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Nicolas BeerRet56
Kang Ling66117C7
Konstantin Tereshchenko667
Nikolaj Rogivue811†10
valign=middlePosvalign=middleDriverOSCLAU1RBRHOC1NÜRLAU2SACHOC2Pts

Team

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valign=middlePosvalign=middleTeamOSCLAU1RBRHOC1NÜRLAU2SACHOC2Pts
1 Lotus1212111112311411C1131212429
2 Van Amersfoort Racing3341336444144326C3312171316
3 Motopark612Ret822221Ret22232C225833Ret279
4 JBR Motorsport & Engineering410634611558933155C5546DSQ44225
5 SMP Racing by ADM Motorsport558Ret557999668574C48107RetDNS8175
6 Amkon Motorsport899Ret79878107710999C91089799152
7 EuroInternational46DNS52RetRet5639
Guest teams ineligible for points
ADM Motorsport68Ret66117C7765667
Jo Zeller RacingRetDNS10†51110
Franz Wöss Racing9111011121210C1011Ret1181010
valign=middlePosvalign=middleTeamOSCLAU1RBRHOC1NÜRLAU2SACHOC2Pts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CALENDAR 2014. German Formula Three Championship. Formel-3-Vereinigung e.V.. 30 October 2013.
  2. News: Jeffri switches to Motopark in German F3. David. Gruz. 15 April 2014. Paddock Scout. 15 April 2014.
  3. News: Mendez joins Lotus for German F3 campaign. Goddard. Stephen. Paddock Scout. 26 February 2014. 26 February 2014.
  4. News: Indy Dontje maakt promotie met Team Lotus: "Een mooi deal". Bekking. Casper. 10 March 2014. RaceXpress. Dutch. 11 March 2014. Indy Dontje making promotion with Team Lotus: "A good deal".
  5. News: Markus Pommer aims at winning the title. 18 April 2014. German Formula Three Championship. Formel-3-Vereinigung e.V.. 19 April 2014.
  6. News: Weiron Tan enters German F3 with Van Amersfoort Racing. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. 14 February 2014. 14 February 2014.
  7. News: Sam MacLeod joins British Formula 3 grid with Fortec. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Simmons. Marcus. 7 April 2014. 7 April 2014. The 19-year-old will combine British F3 with a programme in the German F3 Cup with Van Amersfoort Racing..
  8. Web site: Starterliste. 13 June 2014. German. German Formula Three Championship. Formel-3-Vereinigung e.V.. 13 June 2014.
  9. Web site: ADAC GT Masters Nürburgring / DEU 29.-31.08.2014. 29 August 2014. German Formula Three Championship. Formel-3-Vereinigung e.V.. 30 August 2014.
  10. News: Derani con ADM al Sachsenring. 15 September 2014. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. Italian. 16 September 2014. Derani for ADM at Sachsenring. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102247/http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=48249&cat=25. 6 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  11. News: SMP Racing place Zlobin and Trofimov in German F3 with ADM. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. 3 March 2014. 3 March 2014.
  12. News: 15-year-old Santino Ferrucci lands 2014 Euro F3 deal. Simmons. Marcus. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 5 March 2014. 5 March 2014. In common with new team-mate Michele Beretta, Ferrucci will combine this programme with a German F3 Cup campaign, also with EuroInternational..
  13. Web site: Starterliste. 29 September 2014. German Formula Three Championship. Formel-3-Vereinigung e.V.. German. 3 October 2014.
  14. News: First competitors for the 2014 ATS Formula 3 Cup. 28 October 2013. German Formula Three Championship. Formel-3-Vereinigung e.V.. 30 October 2013.
  15. News: Maximilian Hackl to contest for Amkon Motorsport in 2014. 19 December 2013. German Formula Three Championship. Formel-3-Vereinigung e.V.. 19 January 2014.
  16. Web site: Starterliste. German Formula Three Championship. Formel-3-Vereinigung e.V.. 6 June 2014.
  17. News: 2014 ATS Formula 3 Cup calendar finalised. 13 February 2014. German Formula Three Championship. Formel-3-Vereinigung e.V.. 3 August 2014.
  18. News: German F3 Saturday races called off due to fog. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 13 September 2014. Paddock Scout. 13 September 2014.