Acceleration 2014 was a multi-day festival combining top class car and bike racing with live music and other entertainment.[1] [2] The festival was organised by the International Sport Racing Association (ISRA), based in the Netherlands, and was held six times in 2014,[3] starting 25–27 April in Portimao, Portugal and ending 17–19 October in Assen, Netherlands. The various racing competitions were Formula Acceleration 1 (FA1),[4] the MW-V6 Pickup Series,[5] the Legend SuperCup (LSC),[6] the European Stock 1000 Series (ACC 1000)[7] and the European Stock 600 Series (ACC 600). Competing drivers in one or more classes each drove a vehicle representing his or her country of origin.
| Date | Event | Circuit | City | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29–30 Nov 2013 | Testing | Circuito de Navarra | Navarra, Spain | ||
| 26–27 Mar 2014 | Testing | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Valencia, Spain | ||
| 10 Apr 2014 | Testing | Circuit Park Zandvoort | Zandvoort, Netherlands | Only MW-V6 | |
| 22–23 Apr 2014 | Testing | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | Portimao, Portugal | ||
| 25–27 Apr 2014 | Acceleration at Portimao | No ACC 1000 and no ACC 600 | |||
| 2–4 May 2014 | Acceleration at Navarra | Circuito de Navarra | Navarra, Spain | ||
| 23–25 May 2014 | Acceleration at Nürburgring | Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | No ACC 1000 and no ACC 600 | |
| 6–8 Jun 2014 | Acceleration in Monza | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Monza, Italy | No ACC 1000 and no ACC 600 | |
| 4–6 Jul 2014 | Acceleration at Slovakia Ring | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring | Orechová Potôň, Slovakia | No FA1 | |
| 17–19 Oct 2014 | Acceleration in Assen | TT Circuit Assen | Assen, Netherlands | No ACC 1000 and no ACC 600 |
The 2014 calendar consisted of six race weekends. Originally, ten were planned. However, Acceleration in Zolder, Acceleration at Paul Ricard, and Acceleration at Grobnik were cancelled on 27 June 2014[8] and Acceleration at Hungaroring was cancelled on 21 August 2014.[9]
See main article: 2014 Formula Acceleration 1 season. Each FA1 team represented a nation. Their drivers may have been a different nationality, but the car represented the country. The winning driver/team was entitled to the full budget for the 2015 FA1 season and a test day in the GP2 Series car in Abu Dhabi.
| Day | Duration | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 30 min | Free practice 1 | |
| 30 min | Free practice 2 | ||
| 30 min | Qualifying for race 1 (1 point for pole position) | ||
| Saturday | 30 min | Qualifying for race 2 (1 point for pole position) | |
| 30 min | Race 1 (1 mandatory pit stop) | ||
| Sunday | 45 min | Race 2 (2 mandatory pit stops) |
All cars were mechanically identical and had been built with reducing costs in mind, which led to an approximate price for the whole season of €450,000. FA1 used the Lola B05/52, which had been used in the A1 Grand Prix between 2005 and 2008.
See main article: 2014 MW-V6 Pickup Series.
| Day | Duration | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 30 min | Free practice 1 | |
| 30 min | Free practice 2 | ||
| 20 min | Qualifying for race 1 (1 point for pole position) | ||
| Saturday | 20 min | Qualifying for race 2 (1 point for pole position) | |
| 25 min | Race 1 (Rolling start) | ||
| 25 min | Race 2 (Rolling start) | ||
| Sunday | 40 min | Race 3 (Rolling start and mandatory pitstop) |
The starting order of race 3 was decided by a combined result of Q1 and Q2 with the first 8 reversed. For race 1 and 2, the top 10 finishers scored points in the following order: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. For race 3, the top 10 finishers scored points in the following order: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.The drivers' champion was entitled to a test day in the 2015 FA1 car plus either half the budget for the 2015 FA1 season or the full budget for the 2015 MW-V6 season.[10]
The cars were based on those used in the Dutch racing series BRL V6 and BRL Light.
See main article: 2014 Legend SuperCup. Each LSC team represented a nation. Their drivers may have been a different nationality, but the car, whose design was derived from legends car racing, represented the country. The winning driver/team was entitled to a test day in the 2015 MW-V6 car and half the budget for the 2015 MW-V6 season.
| Day | Duration | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 30 min | Free practice 1 |
| 30 min | Free practice 2 | |
| Saturday | 20 min | Race 1 (Rolling start) |
| 20 min | Race 2 (Rolling start) | |
| Sunday | 20 min | Race 3 (Rolling start) |
| 20 min | Race 4 (Rolling start) |
Lots were drawn by the drivers during the briefing to determine the starting grid for Sprint Race 1. The starting grid for Sprint Race 2 was the reversed Race 1 starting grid. The starting grid for Sprint Race 3 corresponded to the points scored in Races 1 and 2 (the driver who had scored the highest number of points started on the pole). In the case of even results when adding points of races 1 and 2, the fastest lap of races 1 and 2 was to decide between the drivers.
The top 25 finishers scored points in the following order: 50, 40, 32, 26, 22, 20, 19, 18,..., 3, 2, 1.
The cars were based on those used in legends car racing.
See also: 2014 European Stock 600 Series and 2014 European Stock 1000 Series.
Each ACC 600 and ACC 1000 team represented a nation. Their drivers may have been a different nationality, but the motorcycle represented the country.
The top 15 finishers scored points in the following order: 25, 20, 16, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
European Stock 1000 Series:
European Stock 600 Series: