2014 Auto GP Series

The 2014 Auto GP Series was the fifth year of the Auto GP, and the fifteenth season of the former Euroseries 3000. The championship began on 13 April in Marrakech, Morocco and finished on 19 October at the Autódromo do Estoril, after eight double-header rounds.

Despite missing two rounds during the season, Euronova Racing driver Kimiya Sato was crowned champion, after winning six races over the course of the season. Sato won the championship by 14 points over Tamás Pál Kiss, who was a three-time race winner during the 2014 season. Super Nova International's Markus Pommer completed the championship top three in third position, 27 points in arrears of Pál Kiss, having won races in Marrakech and Monza. Aside from them, other drivers to win races were Andrea Roda at the Red Bull Ring, Kevin Giovesi, who won at Le Castellet and Monza, Shinya Michimi, who won the season's final race at Estoril, while Michela Cerruti became the first woman to win a race in the series, with a victory at Imola. In the teams' championship, Super Nova International fended off Virtuosi UK in a tight title race, with Super Nova prevailing by just six points.

Teams and drivers Team Driver Rounds Super Nova International 1 Markus Pommer All 2 Ricardo Teixeira 2 Francesco Dracone 4–5, 7–8 Vittorio Ghirelli 3 88 Michela Cerruti 1–7 Vittorio Ghirelli 8 Virtuosi UK 4 Andrea Roda All 6 Richard Gonda 1–2 11 Sam Dejonghe 1–3 Pål Varhaug 5 Tamás Pál Kiss 6–8 Ibiza Racing 7 Giuseppe Cipriani 1–7 20 Francesco Dracone 1 Niccolò Schirò 2 Zele Racing 8 Sergio Campana 1 Yoshitaka Kuroda 2–3 Christof von Grünigen 4–6 Antônio Pizzonia 8 9 Tamás Pál Kiss 1–5 Luís Sá Silva 8 10 Samin Gómez 4–5 Euronova Racing 15 Yoshitaka Kuroda 1, 7 Shinya Michimi 4, 8 16 Kimiya Sato 1–3, 5–7 Yoshitaka Kuroda 4 77 Salvatore de Plano 5 Shinya Michimi 6 Eurotech Engineering FMS Racing 28 Kevin Giovesi All 69 Loris Spinelli 1–5 99 Vittorio Ghirelli 5 Salvatore de Plano 6–8 MLR 71 by Euronova 71 Michele La Rosa All

Race calendar and results The provisional calendar for the 2014 season was released on 26 January 2014, with the series' definitive calendar released on 8 March 2014.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 R1 Marrakech Street Circuit 12 April Kevin Giovesi Markus Pommer Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing FIA WTCC Race of Morocco R2 13 April Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Super Nova International 2 R3 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 19 April Kevin Giovesi Kimiya Sato Tamás Pál Kiss Zele Racing FIA WTCC Race of France R4 20 April Markus Pommer Kevin Giovesi Eurotech Engineering 3 R5 Hungaroring 3 May Markus Pommer Tamás Pál Kiss Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing FIA WTCC Race of Hungary R6 4 May Kimiya Sato Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing 4 R7 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 31 May Markus Pommer Shinya Michimi Markus Pommer Super Nova International Italian GT Championship R8 1 June Markus Pommer Kevin Giovesi Eurotech Engineering 5 R9 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 28 June Markus Pommer Kimiya Sato Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing ACI Racing Weekend R10 29 June Kimiya Sato Michela Cerruti Super Nova International 6 R11 Red Bull Ring 20 July Kimiya Sato Kimiya Sato Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring R12 Shinya Michimi Andrea Roda Virtuosi UK 7 R13 Nürburgring 16 August Markus Pommer Kimiya Sato Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters R14 17 August Kimiya Sato Tamás Pál Kiss Virtuosi UK 8 R15 Autódromo do Estoril 19 October Tamás Pál Kiss Antônio Pizzonia Tamás Pál Kiss Virtuosi UK 4 Hours of Estoril R16 Shinya Michimi Shinya Michimi Euronova Racing

Championship standings Points for both championships were awarded as follows: Race Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Race One 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Race Two 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

In addition: Two points were awarded for Pole position for Race One One point were awarded for fastest lap in each race

Drivers' championship Pos Driver MAR LEC HUN MNZ IMO RBR NÜR EST Points 1 Kimiya Sato 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 4 1 8† 1 3 221 2 Tamás Pál Kiss Ret 3 1 2 2 7 2 5 9 9 2 2 4 1 1 4 207 3 Markus Pommer 8 1 2 4 9 6 1 3 Ret 5 5 Ret 3 2 3 5 180 4 Andrea Roda 7† 4 5 7 3 5 4 2 3 8 3 1 5 4 5 8 166 5 Kevin Giovesi Ret Ret 4 1 4 4 8 1 2 2 4 7† 2 6 WD WD 155 6 Michela Cerruti 4 5 7 5 10 10 3 7 5 1 Ret 3 6 5 113 7 Michele La Rosa 2 6 9 9 7 9 5 Ret 12† 11 8 5 9 8 8 6 73 8 Shinya Michimi 11† 6 6 4 6 1 55 9 Vittorio Ghirelli 8 2 10 6 2 Ret 44 10 Sam Dejonghe 5 8† Ret 6 5 3 41 11 Giuseppe Cipriani 3 7 10 10 12† Ret 7 8 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 38 12 Yoshitaka Kuroda WD WD 8 8 6 11 10 4 7 7 36 13 Francesco Dracone 9† 9† 6 10 6 10 8 10 Ret 7 31 14 Antônio Pizzonia 4 3 25 15 Pål Varhaug 4 3 24 16 Luís Sá Silva 7 2 21 17 Loris Spinelli 6 Ret 6 Ret 11 8 Ret 11 WD WD 19 18 Christof von Grünigen Ret 9 7 7 7 Ret 18 19 Salvatore de Plano 11 12 10 6 Ret 11 9 9 11 20 Samin Gómez 9 Ret WD WD 2 21 Sergio Campana 10† Ret 1 22 Richard Gonda 11† Ret WD WD 0 Niccolò Schirò Ret Ret 0 Ricardo Teixeira WD WD 0 Pos Driver MAR LEC HUN MNZ IMO RBR NÜR EST PointsBold – Pole for Race One Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship Pos Team MAR LEC HUN MNZ IMO RBR NÜR EST Points 1 Super Nova International 4 1 2 4 8 2 1 3 5 1 5 3 3 2 3 5 339 8 5 7 5 9 6 3 7 6 5 Ret Ret 8 5 2 7 2 Virtuosi UK 5 4 5 6 3 3 4 2 3 3 2 1 4 1 1 4 333 7 8 Ret 7 5 5 4 8 3 2 5 4 5 8 3 Euronova Racing 1 2 3 3 1 1 10 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 6 1 297 WD WD 11† 6 11 12 6 8† 7 7 4 Eurotech Engineering FMS Racing 6 Ret 4 1 4 4 8 1 2 2 4 6 2 6 9 9 190 Ret Ret 6 Ret 11 8 Ret 11 10 6 10 7† Ret Ret WD WD 5 Zele Racing 10† 3 1 2 2 6 2 5 7 7 7 Ret 4 2 187 Ret Ret 8 8 7 11 9 9 9 9 7 3 6 MLR 71 by Euronova 2 6 9 9 7 9 5 Ret 12† 11 8 5 9 8 8 6 73 7 Ibiza Racing 3 7 10 10 12 Ret 7 8 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 42 9† 9† Ret Ret Pos Team MAR LEC HUN MNZ IMO RBR NÜR EST PointsBold – Pole for Race One Italics – Fastest Lap

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