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The 2014 GT4 European Series season was the seventh season of the GT4 European Cup and the first with the new series denomination, the GT4 European Series. The season began on 10 May at Misano, and finished on 26 October at Monza after six race weekends. [1]

In the main GT4 professional class, the championship title was won by two-time defending champion Ricardo van der Ende and team-mate Bernhard van Oranje for Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport. Van der Ende and van Oranje won five races during the season, and ultimately won the title during the first race at Monza. The runner-up position, 22 points in arrears of van der Ende and van Oranje, was taken by 2013 amateur champion Jörg Viebahn. Viebahn won three races during the season; he won with Bertus Sanders at Misano and Paul Ricard, and partnered Simon Knap to victory at Monza. Although being outscored by Duncan Huisman and Luc Braams on total points, the series' best ten results regulation allowed Marcel Nooren and Jan Joris Verheul to take third in the championship, by a single point. Nooren and Verheul took successive victories at Spa-Francorchamps and Paul Ricard, while Huisman and Braams won at the Nürburgring. The only other entry to win a race was Alfab Racing, with drivers Erik Behrens and Daniel Roos, winning the first race at Monza after Huisman and Braams were given a post-race penalty.

The amateur GT4 class was poorly supported, with only three entries taking part at any point during the 2014 season. With seven victories, André Grammatico was the winner of the championship, and finished 15 points clear – on dropped scores – of Liesette Braams and Rob Severs, who won four races. The remaining race victory was taken by Fabian Lauda, who won at Zandvoort. In the teams' championship, Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport claimed the title by 31 points, ahead of V8 Racing.

Calendar

RndCircuitDateEvent
1 Flag of Italy.svg Misano World Circuit, Italy 10–11 May Italian GT Championship
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands 5–6 July Zandvoort Masters
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 25–26 July Blancpain Endurance Series, 24 Hours of Spa
4 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, France 30–31 August Italian GT Championship
5 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring, Germany 20–21 September Blancpain Endurance Series, 1000 km Nürburgring
6 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy 25–26 October Italian GT Championship

Entry list

2014 Entry List [2]
TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport BMW M3 GT41
101
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje PAll
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
8
108
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simon KnapPAll
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Christiaan van Oranje1–5
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Viebahn6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) Chevrolet Camaro GT42
102
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc BraamsPAll
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Duncan Huisman
3
103
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel NoorenPAll
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Joris Verheul
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Las Moras Racing Team BMW M3 GT44
104
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Liesette BraamsAAll
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Severs
Flag of Austria.svg Lechner Racing School Lotus Evora GT45
105
Flag of Austria.svg Fabian LaudaA1–3
Flag of Sweden.svg Alfab Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4007
107
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik BehrensPAll
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Roos
Flag of France.svg BMW Espace Bienvenue BMW M3 GT49
109
Flag of France.svg André GrammaticoAAll
Flag of Germany.svg PROsport Performance Porsche 911 GT410
110
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg ViebahnP2–5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bertus Sanders
Flag of Italy.svg Nova Race Ginetta G50 11 Flag of Italy.svg Giampiero CristoniG1, 6
Flag of Italy.svg Renato di Amato1
Flag of Norway.svg Leif Lødeng6
15
888
Flag of Spain.svg Salvador TineoG1, 3–6
Flag of Italy.svg Mark Speakerwas1, 3
Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Anttila4–6
16
116
G1, 3
Flag of Argentina.svg Fran Viel Bugliotti1, 3–6
Flag of Italy.svg Mark Speakerwas6
18 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg ViebahnP1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bertus Sanders
50 Flag of Italy.svg Tiziano FrazzaG1
121 Flag of Argentina.svg Andres JosephsonG3
Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bontempelli
133 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea PerliniG3
Flag of Germany.svg Allied-Racing BMW M3 GT412 Flag of Germany.svg Jan KasperlikA6
Flag of Austria.svg Dietmar Lackinger
Flag of Italy.svg Nova Giudici Ginetta G50 12 Flag of Italy.svg Claudio GiudiciG1
13 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Giudici G1
27 Flag of Italy.svg Luca MagnoniG1
33 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea PerliniG1
35 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandra BrenaG1
Flag of Italy.svg Walter Conforti
Flag of Italy.svg Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) Ginetta G50 14
114
Flag of Italy.svg Manuel LasagniG1, 3–6
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Bonacini1, 4
24
124
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano StefanelliG1, 3–6
Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Marcucci
27
127
Flag of Italy.svg Luca MagnoniG3–6
32 Flag of Italy.svg Tiziano CappellettiG1
Flag of Italy.svg Angelo Rogari
77
177
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto GentiliG1, 3–6
Flag of Sweden.svg Ricknäs Motorsport Porsche 911 GT418 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter LarsenA6
Flag of Sweden.svg Håkan Ricknäs
117A3
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Holmström
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Genesee Reflex Racing Ginetta G50 28 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos VivianP1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luciano Bacheta
Flag of Portugal.svg Veloso Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT433 Flag of Portugal.svg Eugenio MontezA6
Flag of Portugal.svg Sergio Montez
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cor Euser Racing Lotus Evora GT4106 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos VivianP2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cor Euser
Flag of Sweden.svg Primus Racing Ginetta G50 119 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan RosénA3
Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Larsen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Optimum Motorsport Ginetta G55 120 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee MowleA3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nissan Nederland Nissan 370Z GT4123 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frans VerschuurA2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard ten Brinke
Guest teams and drivers
Flag of Germany.svg Sorg Rennsport BMW M3 GT4101 Flag of Sweden.svg Erik BerggrenI5
Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Fjordbach
Flag of Germany.svg Bremotion Sport Roding R1 102 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick BrenndörferI5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rijmarracing BMW M3 GT4103 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter StoxI5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koen de Wit
104 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel van RijswickI5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Andre de Vries
Flag of Germany.svg Mathol Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4107 Flag of Germany.svg Steffen RetzlaffI5
Flag of Germany.svg Hendrick Still
IconClass
PPro
AAm
GGinetta G50
IInvitation

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionPRO WinnersOverall Winners
1R1 Misano 10 May Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg No. 14 Nova Rangoni
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Lasagni
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Bonacini
R211 May Flag of Italy.svg No. 16 Nova Race Flag of Italy.svg No. 18 Nova Race Flag of Italy.svg No. 18 Nova Race
Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Anttila
Flag of Argentina.svg Fran Viel Bugliotti
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Viebahn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bertus Sanders
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Viebahn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bertus Sanders
2R1 Zandvoort 5 July Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
R26 July Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
3R1 Spa-Francorchamps 25 July Flag of Germany.svg No. 110 PROsport Performance Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Viebahn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bertus Sanders
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
R226 July Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 102 V8 Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 103 V8 Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 103 V8 Racing
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Braams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Duncan Huisman
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel Nooren
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Joris Verheul
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel Nooren
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Joris Verheul
4R1 Paul Ricard 31 August Flag of Sweden.svg No. 7 Alfab Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 3 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) Flag of Italy.svg No. 888 Nova Race
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Behrens
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Roos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel Nooren
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Joris Verheul
Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Tineo
Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Anttila
R2 Flag of Sweden.svg No. 7 Alfab Racing Flag of Germany.svg No. 10 PROsport Performance Flag of Germany.svg No. 10 PROsport Performance
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Behrens
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Roos
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Viebahn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bertus Sanders
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Viebahn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bertus Sanders
5R1 Nürburgring 20 September Flag of Italy.svg No. 24 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 2 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 2 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing)
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Stefanelli
Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Marcucci
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Braams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Duncan Huisman
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Braams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Duncan Huisman
R2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 3 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg No. 16 Nova Race
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel Nooren
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Joris Verheul
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende
Flag of Argentina.svg Fran Viel Bugliotti
6R1 Monza 25 October Flag of Sweden.svg No. 7 Alfab Racing Flag of Sweden.svg No. 7 Alfab Racing Flag of Sweden.svg No. 7 Alfab Racing
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Behrens
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Roos
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Behrens
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Roos
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Behrens
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Roos
R226 October Flag of Italy.svg No. 14 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) Flag of the Netherlands.svg No. 8 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg No. 14 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse)
Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Lasagni Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Viebahn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simon Knap
Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Lasagni

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