2014 ADAC GT Masters

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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. [1]

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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 RacingTeam, 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

TeamCarNo.DriverRounds
Flag of Germany.svg Callaway Competition [2] Corvette Z06.R GT3 [2] 1 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz [3] All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin [3] 1, 3–4
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Wirth [3] 2, 5–8
2 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Assenheimer [4] All
Flag of Italy.svg Diego Alessi [4] All
17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Remo Lips [3] All
Flag of Germany.svg Lennart Marioneck [3] All
18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Toni Seiler [3] All
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen [3] 1–4, 6
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Simonsen [3] 5, 8
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 7
Flag of Germany.svg GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport [5] Porsche 911 GT3 R [5] 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen [5] All
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Engelhart [5] 1, 4–8
Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre 2
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Ragginger3
4 Flag of Greece.svg Antonios Wossos [5] All
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wolf Nathan [5] All
Flag of Germany.svg Farnbacher Racing [6] Porsche 911 GT3 R [6] 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Morcom [6] All
Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher [6] 1–4, 6
Flag of Spain.svg Alex Riberas5
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lukas [7] 7–8
6 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Asch [6] All
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philipp Frommenwiler [6] All
Flag of Germany.svg Tonino Team Herberth [6] Porsche 911 GT3 R [6] 7 Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Renauer [5] All
Flag of Austria.svg Herbert Handlos [5] All
8 Flag of Germany.svg Robert Renauer [5] All
Flag of Austria.svg Norbert Siedler 1–6
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Schwager 7
Flag of Germany.svg Martin Ragginger [8] 8
9 Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Jöst [5] All
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Scholze [5] 1–3, 5–8
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Wackerbauer 4
Flag of Germany.svg Prosperia C. Abt Racing [9] Audi R8 LMS ultra [9] 10 Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde [10] All
Flag of Germany.svg René Rast [10] All
11 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Hamprecht [10] All
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim [10] All
12 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock [10] 1–3, 5–6
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Wackerbauer 1
Flag of Germany.svg Christer Jöns2, 6
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier [11] 3
Flag of Austria.svg Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof 5
Flag of Germany.svg RWT Racing [12] Corvette Z06.R GT3 [12] 13 Flag of Germany.svg Sven Barth [12] All
Flag of Germany.svg David JahnAll
Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing [13] McLaren MP4-12C GT3 [13] 14 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Spengler [5] All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Sharp 1
Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer 2–6
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Brück7
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Álvaro Parente 8
Flag of Germany.svg Yaco Racing [14] Audi R8 LMS ultra [14] 16 Flag of Germany.svg Philip Geipel [14] All
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rahel Frey [15] 1–6, 8
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock [10] 7
Flag of Germany.svg PIXUM Team Schubert [16] BMW Z4 GT3 [16] 19 Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen [5] All
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann [5] All
20 Flag of Germany.svg Max Sandritter [5] All
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann [5] All
Flag of Germany.svg BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed [17] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 [17] 21 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Ludwig [5] All
Flag of Israel.svg Alon Day 1–7
Flag of Latvia.svg Harald Schlegelmilch 8
Flag of Germany.svg Rowe Racing [18] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 [18] 22 Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Alguersuari [19] 3–8
Flag of Germany.svg Nico Bastian [19] 3–8
23 Flag of Germany.svg Jan Seyffarth [20] All
Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel [20] All
Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering [21] Chevrolet Camaro GT3 [21] 24 Flag of Germany.svg Albert von Thurn und Taxis [5] All
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge 1, 3–8
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox 2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Blancpain Racing Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 25 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc A. Hayek1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox 1
Flag of Germany.svg HTP Motorsport [22] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 [22] 26 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz [5] 1–6
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk 1–5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande [23] 6
27 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz [5] All
Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen [24] 1–4
Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda [25] 5–6
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz 7–8
Flag of Austria.svg GRT Grasser Racing Team [26] Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 [26] 31 Flag of Austria.svg Sandro Bickel [26] 4
Flag of Austria.svg Sascha Halek [26] 4
32 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Tweraser [26] 4–5
Flag of Austria.svg Harald Proczyk [26] 4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomas Pivoda5
Flag of Germany.svg Dupré Engineering Motorsport Audi R8 LMS ultra 33 Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Dupré8
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Schöffler8
Flag of Germany.svg kfzteile24 APR Motorsport [27] Audi R8 LMS ultra [27] 100 Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Dobitsch [27] All
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Stoll [27] All

Race calendar and results

The eight-event calendar for the 2014 season was announced on 25 November 2013. [1]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionRace Winner
1R1 Flag of Germany.svg Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 26 AprilNo. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 26 HTP Motorsport
Flag of Germany.svg René Rast
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz
R227 AprilNo. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing
Flag of Germany.svg René Rast
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Germany.svg René Rast
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
2R1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Park Zandvoort 10 MayNo. 8 Tonino Team HerberthNo. 3 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport
Flag of Germany.svg Robert Renauer
Flag of Austria.svg Norbert Siedler
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen
Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre
R211 MayNo. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 3 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport
Flag of Germany.svg René Rast
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen
Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre
3R1 Flag of Germany.svg Lausitzring 24 MayNo. 1 Callaway Competition No. 26 HTP Motorsport
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz
R225 MayNo. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert
Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann
4R1 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring 7 JuneNo. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
R28 JuneNo. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
5R1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 9 AugustNo. 20 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert
Flag of Germany.svg Max Sandritter
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann
Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann
R210 AugustNo. 20 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 1 Callaway Competition
Flag of Germany.svg Max Sandritter
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Wirth
6R1 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring 30 AugustNo. 21 BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed No. 13 RWT RacingTeam
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Ludwig
Flag of Israel.svg Alon Day
Flag of Germany.svg Sven Barth
Flag of Germany.svg David Jahn
R231 AugustNo. 11 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 1 Callaway Competition
Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Hamprecht
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Wirth
7R1 Flag of Germany.svg Sachsenring 20 SeptemberNo. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing
Flag of Germany.svg René Rast
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Germany.svg René Rast
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
R221 SeptemberNo. 11 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing
Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Hamprecht
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Flag of Germany.svg René Rast
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
8R1 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring 4 OctoberNo.21 BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed No. 1 Callaway Competition
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Ludwig
Flag of Latvia.svg Harald Schlegelmilch
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Wirth
R25 OctoberNo. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Wirth
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Wirth

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