The 2014 International GT Open season was the ninth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 3 May at the Nürburgring and finished on 2 November, at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after eight double-header meetings, and a total of sixteen races.
The overall GT Open title – determined by race results within two specific classes as well as overall results – was claimed by SMP Racing Russian Bears duo Roman Mavlanov and Daniel Zampieri, taking three class and overall race wins over the course of the season. Mavlanov and Zampieri won the championship by 10 points ahead of V8 Racing's Nicky Pastorelli and Miguel Ramos. Pastorelli and Ramos won five races overall, and took two further victories in the Super GT class, taking the most wins over the course of the season. A point further behind in third place was 2013 champion Andrea Montermini, with team-mate Niccolò Schirò, at Scuderia Villorba Corse. Although Montermini and Schirò outscored Pastorelli and Ramos on gross scores, a dropped score per the series' sporting regulations cost the Villorba Corse duo the runner-up position. Montermini and Schirò took two race victories, at Jerez and Barcelona. Other overall wins were taken by Maxime Soulet, who won races at the Nürburgring with Nick Catsburg and Portimão with Isaac Tutumlu, while Tutumlu also shared a victory with Archie Hamilton at Spa-Francorchamps. The only overall win for a GTS car came in the final race of the season, as Viacheslav Maleev and José Manuel Pérez-Aicart – team-mates to Mavlanov and Zampieri – headed the field.
In the respective class championships, Mavlanov and Zampieri won the Super GT drivers' championship by five points over Pastorelli and Ramos. Again, just like the overall championship, Montermini and Schirò outscored Pastorelli and Ramos on gross scores, but a dropped score per the series' sporting regulations cost the Villorba Corse duo the runner-up position. In GTS, AF Corse driver Giorgio Roda was crowned champion, having shared his car with Andrea Piccini, Paolo Ruberti and Marco Cioci over the course of the year. Roda won races at the Nürburgring and Monza, to win the title by nine points ahead of Pérez-Aicart, who won five races in class. Maleev finished third in class, after he missed the Silverstone round, where he was replaced by Joan Vinyes. In the teams' championships, V8 Racing won in Super GT by 51 points ahead of SMP Racing Russian Bears, while AF Corse comfortably won in GTS, finishing 123 points clear of their nearest rivals.
Entry list
2014 Entry List Team Drivers Car Rounds Super GT Scuderia Villorba Corse 1 Andrea Montermini Ferrari 458 GT Italia (2013) All Niccolò Schirò All V8 Racing 2 Nicky Pastorelli Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 1–5 Miguel Ramos 1–5 Nicky Pastorelli Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 6–8 Miguel Ramos 6–8 4 Diederik Sijthoff Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 1–4, 6, 8 Archie Hamilton 1–4 Maxime Soulet 5–8 Francesco Pastorelli 5 Kelvin Snoeks 7 Drivex School 5 Fernando Monje Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (2012) 1 Juan Manuel López 1 Thomas Fjordbach 3 Álvaro Barba 3 7 Miguel Angel de Castro Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 3 Selleslagh Racing Team SRT Selleslagh Racing Team by Barzani 6 Maxime Soulet Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 1–4 Archie Hamilton 5–8 Nick Catsburg 1 Isaac Tutumlu 2–8 TF Sport 8 Darren Turner Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 5 Jody Fannin 5 Autorlando Sport 13 Matteo Beretta Porsche 997 GT3R 1 Isaac Tutumlu 1 SMP Racing Russian Bears 60 Roman Mavlanov Ferrari 458 GT Italia All Daniel Zampieri All Black Bull Swiss Racing 64 Joël Camathias Ferrari 458 GT Italia Mirko Venturi 1 Eurotech Engineering 68 Davide Valsecchi Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 1 Giovanni Venturini 1 GTS Autorlando Sport 13 Matteo Beretta Porsche 997 GT3R 2–8 Joël Camathias 2–8 83 Thomas Gruber Porsche 997 GT3R 7 Emanuele Romani 7 Veloso Motorsport 33 Tiago Mesquita Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 8 Patrick Cunha 8 Kessel Racing 52 Stephen Earle Ferrari 458 GT Italia (2013) 8 Johnny Laursen 8 AF Corse 53 Thomas Flohr Ferrari 458 GT Italia (2013) 2, 4 Francesco Castellacci 2, 4 54 Duncan Cameron Ferrari 458 GT Italia (2013) 1–4, 6–8 Matt Griffin 1–4, 6–8 55 Claudio Sdanewitsch Ferrari 458 GT Italia (2013) All Federico Leo 1, 5, 7–8 Michele Rugolo 2–4, 6 56 Giorgio Roda Ferrari 458 GT Italia (2013) All Andrea Piccini 1 Paolo Ruberti 2–7 Marco Cioci 8 57 Adrien De Leener Ferrari 458 GT Italia (2013) 2 Cédric Sbirrazzuoli 2 79 Nikita Zlobin Ferrari 458 GT Italia (2013) 6–8 Luca Persiani 6–8 80 Pasin Lathouras Ferrari 458 GT Italia (2013) 6–7 Richard Lyons 6–7 Team Novadriver 58 César Campaniço Audi R8 LMS ultra All Aditya Patel All 88 Fernando Monje Audi R8 LMS ultra 8 Fabien Hamprecht 8 Sports and You 59 António Coimbra Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 1–2 Luis Silva 1–2 SMP Racing Russian Bears 61 José Manuel Pérez-Aicart Ferrari 458 GT Italia All Viacheslav Maleev 1–4, 6–8 Joan Vynes 5 Ombra Racing 62 Mario Cordoni Ferrari 458 GT Italia 1–3, 5, 7 Stefano Gattuso 1–3, 5, 7 63 Ferrari 458 GT Italia 6 Stefano Costantini 1–3, 6–7 Álvaro Barba 4–5 Alan Sicart 1–5 Lorenzo Bontempelli 7 Eurotech Engineering 67 Ferdinando Geri Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 1 Lorenzo Bontempelli 1 Team Spirit Race Attempto Racing 69 Dietmar Haggenmüller Audi R8 LMS ultra 1, 6 Arkin Aka 6 Suzanne Weidt 1 78 Audi R8 LMS ultra 6 Michelle Gatting 6 Lechner Racing 70 Mario Plachutta Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 1–2, 4 Thomas Jäger 1–2, 4 Krypton Motorsport 71 Glauco Solieri Porsche 997 GT3R 1 Stefano Pezzucchi 1 Kox Racing 72 Tomáš Enge Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 1 Maximiliam Völker 1 76 Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 8 Peter Kox 1, 8 Nico Pronk 1 Ebimotors 73 Ivan Jacoma Porsche 997 GT3R (2013) 2, 5, 7 Adriano Pan 2, 5, 7 Nova Race 74 Craig Dolby Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 3 Lorenzo Bontempelli 3 Easy Race 75 Fabio Mancini Ferrari 458 GT Italia 4, 6–7 Andrea Dromedari 4, 6–7 Monaco Driving Experience 81 Francesco Castellacci McLaren MP4-12C GT3 7 Grant Tromans 7 Reiter Engineering 82 Maximiliam Völker Chevrolet Camaro GT3 7 Tomáš Enge 7 Shaun Balfe 84 Shaun Balfe Ferrari 458 GT Italia (2013) 8 Phil Keen 8 Team Sofrev ASP 85 Maurice Ricci Ferrari 458 GT Italia 8 Jérôme Policand 8 86 Jean-Luc Beaubelique Ferrari 458 GT Italia 8 Gabriel Balthazard 8 TDS Racing 87 Eric Dermont BMW Z4 GT3 8 Franck Perera 8 V8 Racing 99 Dennis Retera Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R GT3 1–5 Dylan Derdaele 1–3 Daniel Keilwitz 4–5
Race calendar and results An eight-round provisional calendar was revealed on 6 November 2013. On 23 January 2014 it was announced that the rounds at Jerez and Portimão would switch dates.
Round Circuit Date Pole position SGT Winner GTS Winner 1 1 Nürburgring 3 May No. 60 SMP Racing Russian Bears No. 2 V8 Racing No. 61 SMP Racing Russian Bears Roman Mavlanov Daniel Zampieri Nicky Pastorelli Miguel Ramos Viacheslav Maleev José Manuel Pérez-Aicart R2 4 May No. 6 Selleslagh Racing Team SRT No. 6 Selleslagh Racing Team SRT No. 56 AF Corse Maxime Soulet Nick Catsburg Maxime Soulet Nick Catsburg Giorgio Roda Andrea Piccini 2 R1 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão 7 June No. 6 Selleslagh Racing Team by Barzani No. 6 Selleslagh Racing Team by Barzani No. 63 Ombra Racing Maxime Soulet Isaac Tutumlu Maxime Soulet Isaac Tutumlu Stefano Costantini Alan Sicart R2 8 June No. 6 Selleslagh Racing Team by Barzani No. 2 V8 Racing No. 55 AF Corse Maxime Soulet Isaac Tutumlu Nicky Pastorelli Miguel Ramos Claudio Sdanewitsch Michele Rugolo 3 R1 Circuito de Jerez 21 June No. 58 Team Novadriver No. 60 SMP Racing Russian Bears No. 58 Team Novadriver César Campaniço Aditya Patel Roman Mavlanov Daniel Zampieri César Campaniço Aditya Patel R2 22 June No. 55 AF Corse No. 1 Scuderia Villorba Corse No. 74 Nova Race Claudio Sdanewitsch Michele Rugolo Andrea Montermini Niccolò Schirò Craig Dolby Lorenzo Bontempelli 4 R1 Hungaroring 5 July No. 60 SMP Racing Russian Bears No. 2 V8 Racing No. 63 Ombra Racing Roman Mavlanov Daniel Zampieri Nicky Pastorelli Miguel Ramos Alan Sicart Álvaro Barba R2 6 July No. 2 V8 Racing No. 2 V8 Racing No. 61 SMP Racing Russian Bears Nicky Pastorelli Miguel Ramos Nicky Pastorelli Miguel Ramos Viacheslav Maleev José Manuel Pérez-Aicart 5 R1 Silverstone Circuit 19 July No. 8 TF Sport No. 8 TF Sport No. 13 Autorlando Sport Darren Turner Jody Fannin Darren Turner Jody Fannin Matteo Beretta Joël Camathias R2 20 July No. 58 Team Novadriver No. 60 SMP Racing Russian Bears No. 61 SMP Racing Russian Bears César Campaniço Aditya Patel Roman Mavlanov Daniel Zampieri Joan Vynes José Manuel Pérez-Aicart 6 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 September No. 6 Selleslagh Racing Team by Barzani No. 2 V8 Racing No. 80 AF Corse Archie Hamilton Isaac Tutumlu Nicky Pastorelli Miguel Ramos Pasin Lathouras Richard Lyons R2 7 September No. 6 Selleslagh Racing Team by Barzani No. 6 Selleslagh Racing Team by Barzani No. 54 AF Corse Archie Hamilton Isaac Tutumlu Archie Hamilton Isaac Tutumlu Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin 7 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 27 September No. 6 Selleslagh Racing Team by Barzani No. 60 SMP Racing Russian Bears No. 56 AF Corse Archie Hamilton Isaac Tutumlu Roman Mavlanov Daniel Zampieri Giorgio Roda Paolo Ruberti R2 28 September No. 2 V8 Racing No. 2 V8 Racing No. 61 SMP Racing Russian Bears Nicky Pastorelli Miguel Ramos Nicky Pastorelli Miguel Ramos Viacheslav Maleev José Manuel Pérez-Aicart 8 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 November No. 60 SMP Racing Russian Bears No. 1 Scuderia Villorba Corse No. 84 Shaun Balfe Roman Mavlanov Daniel Zampieri Andrea Montermini Niccolò Schirò Shaun Balfe Phil Keen R2 2 November No. 1 Scuderia Villorba Corse No. 2 V8 Racing No. 61 SMP Racing Russian Bears Andrea Montermini Niccolò Schirò Nicky Pastorelli Miguel Ramos Viacheslav Maleev José Manuel Pérez-Aicart
Championship standings Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points 10 8 6 4 3
Drivers' Championships For the Drivers' Championships, the best 13 results counted towards the final championship standings. Any other results were discarded.
Super GT Pos Driver NÜR ALG JER HUN SIL SPA MNZ CAT Total 1 Roman Mavlanov Daniel Zampieri 2 2 4 12 1 7 4 7 Ret 1 9 2 1 5 2 3 104 2 Nicky Pastorelli Miguel Ramos 1 4 3 1 7 8 3 1 4 DNS 1 Ret Ret 1 18 2 99 3 Andrea Montermini Niccolò Schirò 4 3 2 2 4 1 5 3 10 6 6 3 3 20 1 10 4 Maxime Soulet 3 1 1 3 Ret DNS 16 2 2 8 7 DNS 5 2 3 18 81 5 Isaac Tutumlu Ret 21 1 3 Ret DNS 16 2 5 3 Ret 1 2 3 9 5 71 6 Archie Hamilton Ret 19 6 DSQ Ret 4 14 11 5 3 Ret 1 2 3 9 5 62 7 Diederik Sijthoff Ret 19 6 DSQ Ret 4 14 11 7 DNS 3 18 33 8 Jody Fannin Darren Turner 1 2 18 9 Nick Catsburg 3 1 16 10 Kelvin Snoeks 5 2 12 11 Francesco Pastorelli 2 8 11 12 Álvaro Barba Thomas Fjordbach 10 12 7 13 Joël Camathias 6 5 6 14 Mirko Venturi 6† 5 3 Pos Driver NÜR ALG JER HUN SIL SPA MNZ CAT Total
GTS