2014 British Formula 3 International Series

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The 2014 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series season was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England, and one round in Belgium. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Three single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2014 season was the 64th and final season British Formula Three Championship. The series, promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation, began on 4 May at Rockingham Motor Speedway and concluded on 14 September at Donington Park after a 21 race schedule held at seven meetings. [1]

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In a season that saw only four drivers contest the entire championship, it was Chinese driver Martin Cao who won the championship, driving for Fortec Motorsports. Cao started the season with a run of seven successive second-place finishes to a series of drivers, but his consistent finishing kept him towards the top of the championship standings. Cao took his first win at Thruxton, and went on to take four overall wins – plus a further two class wins behind drivers who were ineligible to score championship points – in the final three race meetings, to ultimately win the championship title by two points, ahead of team-mate Matt Rao. Rao won five races over the course of the season, with one fewer podium finish over the season, compared to Cao. Third place went to Camren Kaminsky, who took three podium finishes over his full season campaign.

Another Fortec driver, Sam MacLeod, finished fourth in the championship with four race victories, but he did not contest the whole campaign as his main focus for the season was in the German Formula Three championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. Marvin Kirchhöfer took two wins at Silverstone, when he was learning the circuit for the GP3 Series round at the circuit later in the season. Egor Orudzhev also won at Silverstone, while Roberto Merhi (two wins) and John Bryant-Meisner shared class victories at Spa-Francorchamps. Of the ineligible drivers, Ed Jones won all three races at Spa-Francorchamps, Santino Ferrucci won two out of three at Brands Hatch, while Sean Gelael finished second to Jones twice.

Drivers and teams

TeamChassisEngineNo.DriverRounds
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin Dallara F308 Volkswagen 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhi Cong Li All
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Powell 1
Flag of Russia.svg Egor Orudzhev 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsport Dallara F312 Mercedes HWA 3 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer 2
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt RaoAll
50 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod1, 3
57 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Double R Racing Dallara F312 Mercedes HWA 8 Flag of Macau.svg Wing Chung Chang 1–4
9 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi 4
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wells 6
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Marshall5, 7
Dallara F3086
Dallara F31234 Flag of the United States.svg Camren KaminskyAll
Flag of Italy.svg ADM Motorsport Dallara F311 Volkswagen 10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kang Ling 4
72 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Zlobin4
Flag of Germany.svg Motopark Dallara F311 Volkswagen 11 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri 4
Dallara F30824 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indy Dontje 4
Flag of Sweden.svg Performance Racing Dallara F310 Volkswagen 12 Flag of Sweden.svg John Bryant-Meisner 4
Invitation Entries
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsport Dallara F312 Mercedes HWA 10 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin Dallara F312 Volkswagen 20 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael [2] 4
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ed Jones 4

Race calendar and results

A seven-round calendar was announced on 23 September 2013. In a change of direction from recent seasons, the championship held only a single round outside the UK, in Belgium, supporting the 2014 24 Hours of Spa. The remaining six rounds were all held in England. The three race format used in previous seasons was retained for all rounds of the championship. [1] [3]

After appearing on the 2013 calendar, the international round held at the Nürburgring was dropped from the 2014 calendar. Donington Park, Rockingham and Snetterton all returned to the calendar after a one-year hiatus, while Thruxton returned to the calendar for the first time since 2010.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rockingham Motor Speedway 4 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R25 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
2R4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit 24 May Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao Flag of Russia.svg Egor Orudzhev Flag of Russia.svg Egor Orudzhev Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin
R5 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R625 May Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
3R7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit 21 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R822 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
4R10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 25 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ed Jones Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi [N 1] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin
R11 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi [N 1] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin
R1226 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ed Jones Flag of Sweden.svg John Bryant-Meisner [N 1] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin
5R13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Circuit 16 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R1417 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
6R16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch 30 August Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao [N 2] Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R1731 August Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R18 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao [N 2] Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
7R19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington Park 13 September Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R2014 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Rao Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Fastest lap recorded by Ed Jones, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.
  2. 1 2 Fastest lap recorded by Santino Ferrucci, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.

Championship standings

Pos.Driver ROC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SIL
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SNE
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SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
THR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Pts
International Class
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao 2222222RetRet11Ret5112212125285
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt RaoRet415Ret3313864221423311283
3 Flag of the United States.svg Camren Kaminsky4546Ret44Ret412813Ret53655433161
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam MacLeod11Ret121Ret56121
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhi Cong Li Ret7573Ret5Ret59Ret933576Ret544118
6 Flag of Macau.svg Wing Chung Chang 3634Ret56327711103
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Marshall4445Ret625293
8 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer 31154
9 Flag of Sweden.svg John Bryant-Meisner 44353
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wells 34441
11 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi 32DNS39
12 Flag of Russia.svg Egor Orudzhev 1RetRet26
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indy Dontje 5DSQ723
14 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri 6DSQ818
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Powell 53Ret16
16 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Zlobin10Ret106
17 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kang Ling 139125
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ed Jones 111 
Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci 131 
Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael 232 
Pos.Driver ROC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SNE
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
THR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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