2014 GP3 Series

The 2014 GP3 Series was the fifth season of GP3 Series, a third-tier motor racing feeder series for Formula One and sister series GP2. The series continued to use the Dallara GP3/13 car, AER V6 engines and Pirelli tyres.[1]
The title was claimed by Red Bull Junior driver Alex Lynn; despite having fewer wins than Dean Stoneman, Lynn showed consistency to surpass him by 44 points.[2]
This was the only season in the GP3 Series in which a team other than ART Grand Prix secured the constructors' title, with Carlin winning the teams' championship by 17 points over ART.[3]
Teams and drivers
[edit]The following teams competed in the 2014 season:[4]
Team changes
[edit]Bamboo Engineering left series after the last race of the 2013 season. Their place was due to be taken by GP2 Series champions Russian Time,[40] but after Motopark Academy parted ways with the team following the death of team founder Igor Mazepa,[41] their place was taken by GP2 Series team Hilmer Motorsport.[21]
MW Arden changed its name to Arden International and was re-registered as a British, rather than an Australian team.[8] The changes coincided with Mark Webber's retirement from Formula One and subsequent move to the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Driver changes
[edit]ART Grand Prix saw all three of their 2013 drivers leave the series; Conor Daly and Facu Regalia graduated to GP2, and Jack Harvey moved to Indy Lights.[42][43][44] The team signed two returning drivers, Alex Fontana and Dino Zamparelli, who had previously driven for Jenzer and Marussia respectively, as well as German Formula Three driver Marvin Kirchhöfer.[5][7][6]
Arden International signed two new drivers, as reigning champion Daniil Kvyat stepped up to Formula One, racing with Scuderia Toro Rosso, and Carlos Sainz Jr. moved to Formula Renault 3.5 Series.[45][46] They were replaced by returning driver Patric Niederhauser, who previously raced for Jenzer, and Nissan GT Academy driver Jann Mardenborough.[10][11]
Koiranen GP completely changed its lineup for 2014. Patrick Kujala and Dean Stoneman moved to Marussia, while Kevin Korjus moved to the European Le Mans Series.[20][47][48] They were replaced by two returning drivers, Carmen Jordá and Jimmy Eriksson who previous drove for Bamboo and Status respectively, and rookie Santiago Urrutia.[12][15] [16]
Carlin also made two changes to their lineup. Nick Yelloly moved to Status, and Alexander Sims switched to the British GT Championship.[37][49] They were replaced by two rookies, Red Bull Junior Team member Alex Lynn and Emil Bernstorff.[17][18]
Marussia Manor Racing saw one of their 2013 drivers leave the series — Tio Ellinas graduated to the GP2 Series — whilst Dino Zamparelli moved to ART.[50][7] They were replaced by Patrick Kujala and Dean Stoneman, who had both previously driven for Koiranen.[20]
Newcomers Hilmer Motorsport brought three rookies to the series: Ivan Taranov, Nelson Mason and Beitske Visser.[22][26]
Jenzer Motorsport brought a brand new lineup. Two of their 2013 drivers moved to other teams — Alex Fontana to ART and Patric Niederhauser to Arden — and Samin Gómez left the sport.[5][10] Adderly Fong moved to the team from Status and was joined by rookie Mathéo Tuscher, and Pål Varhaug, who last competed in GP3 in 2010.[28]
Trident also brought a new lineup for 2014. Robert Cregan left the sport, David Fumanelli moved to the Blancpain Sprint Series and Emanuele Zonzini moved to the Italian GT Championship.[51][52] They were replaced by three rookies; Victor Carbone, Roman de Beer and Denis Nagulin.[31][34][36]
Status Grand Prix saw two of their 2013 drivers move to different teams — Jimmy Eriksson to Koiranen and Adderly Fong to Jenzer — whilst Josh Webster switched to Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.[15][28] [53] Nick Yelloly moved to the team from Carlin, and was joined by a rookie, Alfonso Celis Jr., and Richie Stanaway, who had last driven in GP3 in 2011.[37][39][38]
Mid-season changes
[edit]Hilmer Motorsport made two changes to their lineup before the second round at the Red Bull Ring. Riccardo Agostini replaced Beitske Visser, whilst Nikolay Martsenko replaced his compatriot Ivan Taranov[24][27] Martsenko was then replaced by Sebastian Balthasar in Silverstone.[25] Martsenko returned for his home race in Sochi, but did not compete in Yas Marina.
Denis Nagulin was not present for the second round at the Red Bull Ring. He was replaced at Trident by Mitchell Gilbert in Silverstone.[25]
Christopher Höher replaced Adderly Fong at Jenzer Motorsport for the round at the Hungaroring, as Fong had a race in the Audi R8 LMS Cup that weekend.[29] Kevin Ceccon replaced Höher from the next round at the Spa.[30]
Trident replaced their whole line-up for the round at Spa-Francorchamps. Instead of Victor Carbone, Roman de Beer and Mitchell Gilbert, the team fielded Konstantin Tereshchenko, John Bryant-Meisner and Luca Ghiotto.[32] They altered the lineup further in Monza; Ghiotto replaced Tereshchenko in the #23 car, while Gilbert returned to his seat in the #25.
Marussia Manor Racing pulled out of the Sochi round due to financial troubles.[54] Patrick Kujala signed with Trident, replacing Bryant-Meisner, for Sochi; in Yas Marina he instead replaced Gilbert, while fellow Marussia driver Ryan Cullen took his place in the #24 car.[13][33] Dean Stoneman signed with Koiranen GP, replacing Carmen Jordá.[13]
Kang Ling made his GP3 Series début at Abu Dhabi with Trident, replacing Ghiotto.[33]
Calendar
[edit]After the final race of the 2013 GP3 season, series organisers announced that the 2014 championship would include an event in Russia, supporting the 2014 Russian Grand Prix. On 6 December 2013, the full 2014 calendar was revealed with nine events, including races in Austria for the first time.[55]
Round | Circuit/Location | Country | Date | Supporting | |
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1 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona | ![]() |
10 May | Spanish Grand Prix |
R2 | 11 May | ||||
2 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | ![]() |
21 June | Austrian Grand Prix |
R2 | 22 June | ||||
3 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | ![]() |
5 July | British Grand Prix |
R2 | 6 July | ||||
4 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | ![]() |
19 July | German Grand Prix |
R2 | 20 July | ||||
5 | R1 | Hungaroring, Budapest | ![]() |
26 July | Hungarian Grand Prix |
R2 | 27 July | ||||
6 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps | ![]() |
23 August | Belgian Grand Prix |
R2 | 24 August | ||||
7 | R1 | Monza Circuit, Monza | ![]() |
6 September | Italian Grand Prix |
R2 | 7 September | ||||
8 | R1 | Sochi Autodrom, Sochi[56] | ![]() |
11 October | Russian Grand Prix |
R2 | 12 October | ||||
9 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | ![]() |
22 November | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
R2 | 23 November | ||||
Sources:[57][58] |
Calendar changes
[edit]- The stand-alone round at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, introduced in 2013, was discontinued for 2014.
- The GP3 Series visited two circuits — the Red Bull Ring in Austria and the Sochi Autodrom in Russia — for the first time in 2014.[55]
Results
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race 1, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the race 2. The pole-sitter in the race 1 also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the race 1 and race 2. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the race 2.[62]
- Race 1 points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
- Race 2 points
Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.[62]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | FL |
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Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Drivers' championship
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Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Teams' championship
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Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Sá Silva is an Angolan driver who competed under a Macanese licence as Angola was not permitted to grant Grade A licences.
- ^ a b Cullen is an Irish driver who competed under a British racing licence.
- ^ Roman de Beer set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Richie Stanaway was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
- ^ Mitchell Gilbert set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Patric Niederhauser was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
- ^ Mathéo Tuscher set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Dean Stoneman was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
- ^ Jimmy Eriksson set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Marvin Kirchhöfer was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
- ^ Alex Fontana set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Dino Zamparelli was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
- ^ Patric Niederhauser won the race, but was later disqualified for a technical violation.[60]
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