The 2014 ADAC GT Masters season was the eighth season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the German automobile club ADAC. The season started on 26 April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and ended on 5 October at Hockenheim after eight double-header meetings.
The drivers' championship was won by Prosperia C. Abt Racing pairing René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde, finishing 26 points of their nearest rival, Jaap van Lagen of GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport. A further four points behind in third place was Callaway Competition's Daniel Keilwitz, the defending series champion. Keilwitz won the most races during the season with six victories; winning four with Andreas Wirth and two with Oliver Gavin, who split the season alongside Keilwitz. Rast and van der Linde won three races during the season, while van Lagen won two with Kévin Estre. HTP Motorsport and Pixum Team Schubert also won two races, with their respective pairings of Maximilian Buhk and Maximilian Götz, and Dominik Baumann and Claudia Hürtgen, while the other race victory was taken by the RWT , with Sven Barth and David Jahn prevailing at the Nürburgring.
The teams' championship was also won by Prosperia C. Abt Racing, with two other entries also scoring points towards the championship besides the car of Rast and van der Linde. The team finished four points clear of Callaway Competition, who had entered four cars, with Pixum Team Schubert finishing a further four points behind. Herbert Handlos was the winner of the Gentlemen Drivers' Cup, finishing 72.5 points clear of his nearest rival, Dominic Jöst.
Entry list
Team Car Driver Rounds Callaway Competition Corvette Z06.R GT3 1 Daniel Keilwitz All Oliver Gavin 1, 3–4 Andreas Wirth 2, 5–8 2 Patrick Assenheimer All Diego Alessi All 17 Remo Lips All Lennart Marioneck All 18 Toni Seiler All Jeroen Bleekemolen 1–4, 6 Andreas Simonsen 5, 8 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 7 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 Jaap van Lagen All Christian Engelhart 1, 4–8 Kévin Estre 2 Martin Ragginger 3 4 Antonios Wossos All Wolf Nathan All Farnbacher Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 5 Nathan Morcom All Mario Farnbacher 1–4, 6 Alex Riberas 5 Robert Lukas 7–8 6 Sebastian Asch All Philipp Frommenwiler All Tonino Team Herberth Porsche 911 GT3 R 7 Alfred Renauer All Herbert Handlos All 8 Robert Renauer All Norbert Siedler 1–6 Dominik Schwager 7 Martin Ragginger 8 9 Dominik Jöst All Florian Scholze 1–3, 5–8 Stefan Wackerbauer 4 Prosperia C. Abt Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 10 Kelvin van der Linde All René Rast All 11 Fabian Hamprecht All Nicki Thiim All 12 Markus Winkelhock 1–3, 5–6 Stefan Wackerbauer 1 Christer Jöns 2, 6 Sébastien Ogier 3 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof 5 RWT Racing Corvette Z06.R GT3 13 Sven Barth All David Jahn All MRS GT-Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 14 Florian Spengler All Ryan Sharp 1 Marko Asmer 2–6 Christopher Brück 7 Álvaro Parente 8 Yaco Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 16 Philip Geipel All Rahel Frey 1–6, 8 Markus Winkelhock 7 PIXUM Team Schubert BMW Z4 GT3 19 Claudia Hürtgen All Dominik Baumann All 20 Max Sandritter All Jens Klingmann All BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 21 Luca Ludwig All Alon Day 1–7 Harald Schlegelmilch 8 Rowe Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 22 Jaime Alguersuari 3–8 Nico Bastian 3–8 23 Jan Seyffarth All Maro Engel All Reiter Engineering Chevrolet Camaro GT3 24 Albert von Thurn und Taxis All Tomáš Enge 1, 3–8 Peter Kox 2 Blancpain Racing Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 25 Marc A. Hayek 1 Peter Kox 1 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 26 Maximilian Götz 1–6 Maximilian Buhk 1–5 Renger van der Zande 6 27 Luca Stolz All Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1–4 Mathias Lauda 5–6 Maximilian Götz 7–8 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 31 Sandro Bickel 4 Sascha Halek 4 32 Gerhard Tweraser 4–5 Harald Proczyk 4 Tomas Pivoda 5 Dupré Engineering Motorsport Audi R8 LMS ultra 33 Christoph Dupré 8 Thomas Schöffler 8 kfzteile24 APR Motorsport Audi R8 LMS ultra 100 Daniel Dobitsch All Florian Stoll All
Race calendar and results The eight-event calendar for the 2014 season was announced on 25 November 2013.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Race winner 1 1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 26 April No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 26 HTP Motorsport René Rast Kelvin van der Linde Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz R2 27 April No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing René Rast Kelvin van der Linde René Rast Kelvin van der Linde 2 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 10 May No. 8 Tonino Team Herberth No. 3 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Robert Renauer Norbert Siedler Jaap van Lagen Kévin Estre R2 11 May No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 3 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport René Rast Kelvin van der Linde Jaap van Lagen Kévin Estre 3 R1 Lausitzring 24 May No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 26 HTP Motorsport Daniel Keilwitz Oliver Gavin Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz R2 25 May No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert Claudia Hürtgen Dominik Baumann Claudia Hürtgen Dominik Baumann 4 R1 Red Bull Ring 7 June No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition Daniel Keilwitz Oliver Gavin Daniel Keilwitz Oliver Gavin R2 8 June No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition Daniel Keilwitz Oliver Gavin Drivers' championship Oliver Gavin 5 R1 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 9 August No. 20 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert Max Sandritter Jens Klingmann Claudia Hürtgen Dominik Baumann R2 10 August No. 20 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 1 Callaway Competition Max Sandritter Jens Klingmann Daniel Keilwitz Andreas Wirth 6 R1 Nürburgring 30 August No. 21 BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed No. 13 RWT RacingTeam Luca Ludwig Alon Day Sven Barth David Jahn R2 31 August No. 11 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 1 Callaway Competition Fabian Hamprecht Nicki Thiim Daniel Keilwitz Andreas Wirth 7 R1 Sachsenring 20 September No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing René Rast Kelvin van der Linde René Rast Kelvin van der Linde R2 21 September No. 11 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing Fabian Hamprecht Nicki Thiim René Rast Kelvin van der Linde 8 R1 Hockenheimring 4 October No.21 BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed No. 1 Callaway Competition Luca Ludwig Harald Schlegelmilch Daniel Keilwitz Andreas Wirth R2 5 October No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition Daniel Keilwitz Andreas Wirth Daniel Keilwitz Andreas Wirth
Championship standings
Scoring system Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints251815121086421
Drivers' championship DriverOSCZANLAURBRSLONÜRSACHOCPoints1 Kelvin van der Linde2132721026106211106214 René Rast21327210261062111062 Jaap van Lagen32116391155542171121883 Daniel KeilwitzRetRet89391141Ret1Ret13111844 Claudia Hürtgen634541204139153665177 Dominik Baumann6345412041391536655 Maximilian Götz1DNF961163321DSQ73711831366 Andreas Wirth8941Ret1Ret13111187 Robert Renauer7412122Ret67181537192341188 Christian Engelhart3291155542171121159 Jens Klingmann20Ret77Ret655217125Ret541792 Max Sandritter20Ret77Ret655217125Ret541710 Maximilian Buhk1Ret961163321DSQ9011 Luca Ludwig11824?521769728Ret18298012 Jan Seyffarth51319109513137646685Ret79 Maro Engel51319109513137646685Ret13 Norbert Siedler7412122Ret67377314 Oliver GavinRetRet39116615 Alon Day11824?521769728Ret186016 Markus WinkelhockRetRet241381413818545817 Sven Barth8Ret17158Ret3191DNS81412Ret54 David Jahn8Ret17158Ret3191DNS81412Ret18 Kévin Estre115019 Martin Ragginger63345020 Albert von Thurn und Taxis16Ret21Ret10142Ret82Ret1115Ret2584921 Tomáš Enge16Ret10142Ret82Ret1115Ret2584922 Nicki ThiimRetRet532022191620RetDSQDSQ9315144223 Fabian HamprechtRetRet532022191620RetDSQDSQ934224 Luca Stolz21714RetRet132212199109711833625 Sebastian Asch1311108Ret4122113RetRetRet4217DSQ35 Philipp Frommenwiler1311108Ret4122113RetRetRet4217DSQ26 Christer Jöns2481815143427 Diego Alessi14622RetRet111481041110Ret1513732 Patrick Assenheimer14622RetRet111481041110Ret1513728 Philip Geipel9913Ret1418241811Ret14145414Ret2629 Nico Bastian871110Ret8RetRet1179Ret24 Jaime Alguersuari871110Ret8RetRet1179Ret30 Renger van der Zande732131 Harald Schlegelmilch292032 Daniel Dobitsch4DNF6?151023Ret17Ret2019RetRet161220 Florian Stoll4DNF6?151023Ret17Ret2019RetRet161233 Dominik Schwager1921834 Herbert Handlos15515141212271418151713101019111235 Alfred Renauer1551514121227141713101019111236 Heinz-Harald Frentzen21714RetRet132212637 Nathan MorcomRet101113112317915Ret151213920Ret538 Mathias Lauda199109539 Rahel Frey9913Ret1418241811Ret141414Ret440 Mario FarnbacherRet10111311231791512341 Robert Lukas13920Ret242 Sébastien Ogier138243 Remo Lips2216Ret181817162216111620161621101 Lennart Marioneck2216Ret1818171622161116201616211044 Toni Seiler10Ret23Ret16151517RetRet13Ret18222418145 Jeroen Bleekemolen10Ret23Ret1615151713Ret146 Peter Kox12Ret21Ret046 Dominic Jöst17121616RetDNS21192318191612121819046 Florian Scholze17121616RetDNS2318191612121819046 Marc A. Hayek12Ret046 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof1413046 Antonios Wossos1815182019192620DNS162117172023130 Wolf Nathan1815182019192620DNS16211717202313046 Florian Spengler1914201917202515221418Ret14191716046 Marko Asmer201917202515221418Ret046 Ryan Sharp1914046 Christopher Brück1419046 Alex Riberas15Ret046 Álvaro Parente1716046 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen1822046 Andreas SimonsenRetRet2418046 Stefan WackerbauerRetRet21190guest drivers ineligible to score points Gerhard Tweraser4Ret1212 Harald Proczyk4Ret Tomáš Pivoda1212 Christoph Dupré2215 Thomas Schöffler2215 Sandro Bickel18DNS Sascha Halek18DNSDriverOSCZANLAURBRSLONÜRSACHOCPointsSource: Teams' championship DriverPoints1 Prosperia C. Abt Racing2252 Callaway Competition2213 PIXUM Team Schubert2174 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport1975 HTP Motorsport1696 Tonino Team Herberth1317 Rowe Racing1028 BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed909 Farnbacher Racing6710 RWT Racing6211 Reiter Engineering6012 Yaco Racing3613 kfzteile24 APR Motorsport3014 MRS GT-Racing515 Blancpain Racing0guest teams ineligible to score points GRT Grasser Racing Team0 Dupré Engineering Motorsport0DriverPointsSource: References
External links
ADAC GT Masters on RacingSportCars 2014 ADAC GT Masters season on Speedsport Magazine