2014 EuroV8 Series

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The 2014 EuroV8 Series was the first and final season of the EuroV8 Series, a series formed using the machinery from the Superstars Series, [1] which folded after the 2013 season. [2] The series was re-branded by the FG Group and the Associazione Team Top Car (ATT) for the 2014 season. [3]

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Three drivers went into the final round at Hockenheim with a chance of winning the drivers' championship title. Audi Sport Italia/SMR driver Tomáš Kostka went into the event with a two-point championship lead over Nicola Baldan of the Roma Racing Team, while Solaris Motorsport's Francesco Sini was also in contention, thirteen points in arrears of Kostka's lead. Kostka extended his lead by adding the pole position point to his tally, but after an eventful race, it was Sini who prevailed. Sini won the race with an extra point for fastest lap, while Kostka finished down in fourth place after contact with Sini's team-mate Giovanni Berton and Diego Romanini  – breaking a halfshaft and causing a puncture respectively – which gave Sini the title by one point. Baldan had already been eliminated from contention after being involved in a first lap incident with Team BMW Dinamic team-mates Max Mugelli and Niccolò Mercatali.

Sini and Kostka shared the most wins during the season with three each, while Baldan only won once, at Mugello. Mercatali also won at Mugello, with the only other driver to win a race during the season being Eddie Cheever III, who won both races at the season opening round at Monza. Despite only competing at that event, Cheever was the winner of the Under-25 trophy by a single point from Jonathan Giacon. The teams' championship went to Audi Sport Italia/SMR, as Kostka was supported by four podium finishes for team-mates Davide Stancheris, Ermanno Dionisio and Emanuele Zonzini; they won the title by ten points ahead of Solaris Motorsport. Dionisio accrued the most points in the trophy for gentleman drivers, finishing 11 points clear of Leonardo Baccarelli, while the Speedy Trophy for most fastest laps went to Kostka, with 4.

Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Flag of San Marino.svg Audi Sport Italia [4] Audi RS5 [4] 01 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka [5] All
02 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Stancheris [6] 1–3
Flag of San Marino.svg Emanuele Zonzini [7] 4–6
03 Flag of Italy.svg Ermanno Dionisio [8] 2–6
Flag of Italy.svg Team BMW Dinamic [4] BMW M3 (E92) [4] 04 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Mercatali [9] 1–4
05 Flag of Italy.svg Max Mugelli [10] All
19 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Copetti [10] 1–4
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Linossi [11] 5
Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Mercatali6
47 Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Pindari6
Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Giudici [4] BMW M3 (E92) [4] 06 Flag of Italy.svg Jonathan Giacon [12] 1, 3
09 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Giudici [12] 1, 3
47 Flag of Italy.svg Domiziano Giacon [12] 2–3
BMW 550i (E60) [12] 64 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Volpato [13] 1
Flag of Italy.svg Tecnodom [14] BMW M3 (E92) [4] 06 Flag of Italy.svg Jonathan Giacon [14] 5
47 Flag of Italy.svg Domiziano Giacon [14] 5
Audi RS4 [14] 48 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Giacon [14] 5
49 Flag of Italy.svg Silvano Bolzoni [14] 5
Flag of Italy.svg Team MRT [4] Chrysler 300C SRT-8 07 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Battaglin1
Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Giacon [15] 3
Lexus IS-F 500 [4] 46 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Lavaggi [6] 1–2, 4
Flag of Italy.svg Todi Corse [8] BMW M3 (E90) [8] 08 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Ascani [8] 2
Flag of Italy.svg Solaris Motorsport [4] Chevrolet Lumina CR8 [4] 11 Flag of Italy.svg Domenico Schiattarella [16] 1, 3
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Berton [17] 5–6
Chevrolet Camaro SS [4] 12 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Sini [18] All
Flag of Denmark.svg Hartmann Racing [19] Mercedes C63 AMG [19] 14 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Cipriani [19] 1
15 Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Hartmann [19] 1
Flag of Italy.svg Roma Racing Team [4] Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé [4] 27 Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever III [20] 1
Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan [21] 2–6
Mercedes C63 AMG [4] 281
Flag of Italy.svg Nico Caldarola [15] 3–6
Flag of Italy.svg CAAL Racing [22] Mercedes C63 AMG [22] 54 Flag of Italy.svg Diego Romanini [22] 1–4, 6
58 Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Baccarelli [22] 1–3, 6
Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Pindari [23] 4

Race calendar and results

The championship will be contested over ten races to be held at six circuits in Italy, the Czech Republic and Germany. [4]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza 6 April Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever III Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever III Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever III Flag of Italy.svg Roma Racing Team
R2 Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever III Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever III Flag of Italy.svg Roma Racing Team
2R1 Flag of Italy.svg ACI Vallelunga Circuit 4 May Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Sini Flag of Italy.svg Solaris Motorsport
R2 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Stancheris Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of San Marino.svg Audi Sport Italia
3R1 Flag of Italy.svg Mugello Circuit 18 May Flag of Italy.svg Max Mugelli Flag of Italy.svg Davide Stancheris Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan Flag of Italy.svg Roma Racing Team
R2 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Mercatali Flag of Italy.svg Team BMW Dinamic
4R1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brno Circuit 22 June Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of San Marino.svg Audi Sport Italia
R2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Sini Flag of Italy.svg Solaris Motorsport
5 Flag of Germany.svg Sachsenring 21 September Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of San Marino.svg Audi Sport Italia
6 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring 5 October Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Sini Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Sini Flag of Italy.svg Solaris Motorsport

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system

Event
format
Position, points per race
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  Pole  FL  Start 
Single-race32252118161412108765432111
Two-race241916141210987654321111
PosDriver MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
VAL
Flag of Italy.svg
MUG
Flag of Italy.svg
BRN
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
SAC
Flag of Germany.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Sini5216RetRet2141169
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka 44101681Ret14168
3 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan216†28†12327Ret147
4 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Mercatali910347164Ret109
5 Flag of Italy.svg Max Mugelli65RetDNS24536Ret107
6 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Copetti8849574592
7 Flag of Italy.svg Ermanno Dionisio73115783Ret88
8 Flag of Italy.svg Diego Romanini 13†96Ret4Ret86382
9 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Stancheris775212671
10 Flag of Italy.svg Domenico Schiattarella 333368
11 Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever III 1153
12 Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Baccarelli10128Ret8Ret549
13 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Berton5243
14 Flag of Italy.svg Domiziano Giacon1171091237
15 Flag of San Marino.svg Emanuele Zonzini RetDNS2Ret28
16 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Ascani 9521
17 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Lavaggi Ret15†DNSDNS9721
18 Flag of Italy.svg Jonathan GiaconRet11RetRet820
19 Flag of Italy.svg Giampiero PindariRetRet6†17
20 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Cipriani Ret612
21 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Battaglin11149
22 Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Hartmann12139
23 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Giudici RetDNS9DNS9
24 Flag of Italy.svg Silvano Bolzoni99
25 Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Linossi108
26 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin GiaconRetDNS118
27 Flag of Italy.svg Nico CaldarolaRetRetRetRetRetRet5
28 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele VolpatoRet17†2
PosDriver MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
VAL
Flag of Italy.svg
MUG
Flag of Italy.svg
BRN
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
SAC
Flag of Germany.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

 – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

PosTeamManufacturerPoints
1 Flag of San Marino.svg Audi Sport ItaliaAudi290
2 Flag of Italy.svg Solaris MotorsportChevrolet280
3 Flag of Italy.svg Team BMW Dinamic BMW270
4 Flag of Italy.svg Roma Racing TeamMercedes-Benz207
5 Flag of Italy.svg CAAL Racing Mercedes-Benz133
6 Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Giudici BMW49
7 Flag of Italy.svg Team MRTChevrolet / Lexus31
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Hartmann RacingMercedes-Benz21
9 Flag of Italy.svg Todi CorseBMW21
10 Flag of Italy.svg TecnodomBMW / Audi20

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