2014 European Hill Climb Championship

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2014 European Hill Climb Championship
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The 2014 FIA European Hill Climb Championship was the fifty-eighth edition of the FIA European Hill Climb Championship. The season consisted of twelve rounds, commencing on 11 April in France and ending on 21 September in Croatia.^[1]

In Category 1, the championship was won by Macedonian driver Igor Stefanovski, for his first European title. Stefanovski won 8 of the 12 events to be held during the season, ultimately finishing 48.5 points clear of his closest rival Jaromír Malý. Another Czech driver, Jiří Los, finished in third place in the class championship, a further 18.5 points behind Malý; Los was the only championship regular to take a victory off Stefanovski, achieving his win at the Ecce Homo Šternberk on home soil. The remaining class victories were taken by António Nogueira at the Rampa Internacional da Falperra, Peter Jureňa at the Dobšinsky Kopec and the defending class champion, Tomislav Muhvić, on home soil at the final round, the Buzetski Dani. In Category 2, Simone Faggioli dominated the class, winning his sixth consecutive European title by going undefeated during the season; he won all 12 events to be held, of which 10 counted towards the championship standings. Thus, Faggioli finished 57.5 points clear of his nearest rival, compatriot Fausto Bormolini, while Dan Michl finished a further 31.5 points behind in third place.

Calendar

Round	Dates	Venue	City	Country
1	11 – 13 April	Course de Côte Saint Jean du Gard - Col Saint Pierre	Saint-Jean-du-Gard	France
2	25 – 27 April	Grosser Bergpreis von Österreich	Tulwitz	Austria
3	10 – 11 May	35ª Rampa Internacional da Falperra	Braga	Portugal
4	16 – 18 May	XLIII Subida Internacional al Fito	Parres	Spain
5	7 – 8 June	Ecce Homo Sternberk	Šternberk	Czech Republic
6	13 – 15 June	Limanowa	Limanowa	Poland
7	27 – 29 June	53° Coppa Paolino Teodori	Ascoli Piceno	Italy
8	19 – 20 July	Dobsinsky Kopec	Dobšiná	Slovakia
9	25 – 27 July	ADAC Glasbachrennen	Steinbach, Eichsfeld	Germany
10	16 – 17 August	Course de côte St. Ursanne - Les Rangiers	Saint-Ursanne	Switzerland
11	30 – 31 August	20. GHD Ilirska Bistrica	Ilirska Bistrica	Slovenia
12	20 – 21 September	Buzetski Dani	Buzet	Croatia

Event results

Race	Cat	Podium
Race	Cat	Place	Driver	Car
Course de Côte Saint Jean du Gard Col Saint Pierre	I	1	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Jir Los	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Oskar Benes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Christian Merli	Osella PA 2000
		3	Eric Berguerand	Lola FA99

Grosser Bergpreis von Österreich	I	1	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Jir Los	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Oskar Benes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Omar Magliona	Osella PA 21Evo
		3	Dusan Neveril	Norma M20 FC

35ª Rampa Internacional da Falperra ^[2]	I	1	António Nogueira	Porsche GT3 R
		2	Jir Los	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Sergi Pañella	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Fausto Bormolini	Reynard K02
		3	Federico Liber	Reynard K02

XLIII Subida Internacional al Fito	I	1	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Jir Los	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Sergi Pañella	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Milos Benes	Osella FA 30
		3	Andrés Vilariño	Osella 2000

Ecce Homo Sternberk	I	1	Jir Los	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Gabriela Sajlerová	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Fausto Bormolini	Reynard K02
		3	Milos Benes	Osella FA 30

Limanowa	I	1	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Marcin Słobodzian	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Jir Los	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Fausto Bormolini	Reynard K02
		3	Robert Steć	Lola T 96/50 Zytek

53° Coppa Paolino Teodori	I	1	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Armin Hafner	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Martin Jerman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Christian Merli	Osella PA 2000
		3	Frederico Liber	Reynard K02

Dobsinsky Kopec	I	1	Peter Jureňa	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Vlastimil Majerčák	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Milos Benes	Osella FA 30
		3	Frederico Liber	Osella FA 30

ADAC Glasbachrennen	I	1	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Jir Los	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Filip Sajler	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Milos Benes	Osella FA 30
		3	Frederico Liber	Osella FA 30

Course de côte St. Ursanne Les Rangiers	I	1	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Martin Jerman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Jir Los	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Christian Merli	Osella PA 2000
		3	Xavier Vermeille	Norma M20 FC

20. GHD Ilirska Bistrica	I	1	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Tomislav Muhvić	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Jir Los	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Frederico Liber	Osella FA 30
		3	Patrik Zajelšnik	Norma M20 F

Buzetski Dani	I	1	Tomislav Muhvić	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		2	Igor Stefanovski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
		3	Jir Los	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
	II	1	Simone Faggioli	Norma M20 FC
		2	Milos Benes	Osella FA 30
		3	Fausto Bormolini	Reynard K02

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References

↑ "Hill Climb: Latest decisions and 2014 calendars". 10 December 2013.
↑ "STM - 35 RAMPA INTERNACIONAL DA FALPERRA".

External links

www.cem-ehc.com/ European Hill Climb Championship website
www.dovrchu.cz - website about Czech and European hill climbs
www.euromontagna.com - Most complete European Hill Climb Championship race results 1957-today by ing. Roman Krejčí

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[1] "Hill Climb: Latest decisions and 2014 calendars". 10 December 2013.

[2] "STM - 35 RAMPA INTERNACIONAL DA FALPERRA".

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