2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship

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The 2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2014 season was the 20th British Formula Renault Championship organised by the British Automobile Racing Club and the third season as the premier Formula Renault 2.0 championship in the United Kingdom. The season began at Rockingham Motor Speedway on 4 May and ended on 28 September at Silverstone Circuit. The series formed part of the BARC club racing meetings at six events all held in England, with three triple header events.

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The championship was won by Pietro Fittipaldi, the grandson of two-time Formula One world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, for the MGR Motorsport team. Fittipaldi won 10 of the season's 15 races, including a streak of 8 successive wins over a trio of meetings between May and August. Fittipaldi won the championship by 65 points (on dropped scores) from Scorpio Motorsport's Piers Hickin, who won a pair of races, and like Fittipaldi, recorded 12 podium finishes. Fittipaldi's team-mate Matteo Ferrer finished third in the championship, edging out Fortec Motorsport driver Alex Gill, by five points; both drivers recorded a single win during the season. The only other winner during the season was a third MGR Motorsport driver, as Colin Noble won one of the two races in support of the British Touring Car Championship, at Silverstone.

Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.

2014 Entry List [1]
TeamNo.Driver nameRounds
Fortec Motorsports 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex GillAll
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat 1
88 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wolfgang Reip 1
Circulation Motorsport8 Flag of Finland.svg Niklas Tiihonen1
Scorpio Motorsport9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers HickinAll
SWB Motorsport18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samuel Oram-Jones [2] 2
27 Flag of Finland.svg Atte Lehtonen1–3
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Epps 6
96 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Butel All
MGR Motorsport20 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo FerrerAll
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi All
22 Flag of India.svg Tarun Reddy1–5
45 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin NobleAll
Cliff Dempsey Racing23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick DussaultAll
28 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Jordan FischerAll
Hillspeed 33 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Papanastasiou1–3
Gold Wolf Racing [3] 37 Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Jinkawa [3] 2
MTECH Lite [3] 89 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hayden Edmonds [3] 2–4

Race calendar and results

The series formed part of the BARC club racing meetings and at six events, with three triple header events. A championship calendar was released on 20 November 2013, with the final round once again in support of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship. All rounds were held in the United Kingdom. [4]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
5 April Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
R26 April Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Gill Flag of Italy.svg Matteo FerrerMGR Motorsport
R3 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Gill Fortec Motorsports
2R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
31 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Gill Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
R5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Gill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Hickin Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
R61 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Hickin Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
3R7 Brands Hatch
(Kent)
27 July Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
R8 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Hickin Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
4R9 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
30 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Gill Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
R1031 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Gill Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
R11 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Gill Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
5R12 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
21 September Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers HickinScorpio Motorsport
R13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Gill Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
6R14 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
27 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Noble Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin NobleMGR Motorsport
R1528 September Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers HickinScorpio Motorsport

Championship standings

A driver's best 14 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

PosDriver ROC DON BRH SNE CRO SIL Points
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi 144111111112143431
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Hickin233263Ret36231321366
3 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer3125104223673535347
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex GillRet21325344424269342
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Noble497452Ret810766412286
6 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Jordan FischerRet7136Ret8675555654240
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Dussault8109946559810RetRet78203
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Butel 11141213121291081087897175
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hayden Edmonds1181089799111
10 Flag of India.svg Tarun Reddy [N 1] 68673946234Ret7103
11 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Papanastasiou121388677Ret97
12 Flag of Finland.svg Atte Lehtonen91110101111DNS1175
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat 55560
14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wolfgang Reip 761441
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Epps 8632
16 Flag of Finland.svg Niklas Tiihonen10121130
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samuel Oram-Jones129Ret21
PosDriver ROC DON BRH SNE CRO SIL Points
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)
Notes
  1. Tarun Reddy was ineligible for points from the Brands Hatch round onwards, due to him competing with an Indian international licence.

References

  1. David, Gruz (5 April 2014). "2014 Protyre Formula Renault season preview". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  2. "Oram-Jones to make single-seater debut with SWB in Protyre FR". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Edmonds & Jinkawa sign eleventh hour deals for Donington". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. "BTCC support date confirmed for 2014 Protyre Formula Renault calendar". Protyre Formula Renault. Renault Sport UK. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.