Wikipedia

2014 Blancpain Endurance Series

The 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series season was the fourth season of the Blancpain Endurance Series. The season started on 12 April at Monza and ended on 21 September at the Nürburgring. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the 1000 km Nürburgring events.

The main trophy of the series, the Pro Cup for drivers, was won by Laurens Vanthoor of the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT squad; Vanthoor won each of the last two races to be held during the season, winning at Spa with René Rast and Markus Winkelhock at the Nürburgring with César Ramos and Christopher Mies. Vanthoor finished 36 points clear of his nearest rivals, Steven Kane, Andy Meyrick and Guy Smith, driving a Bentley for M-Sport. The trio also won two races during the season, at Le Castellet and Silverstone. The season opening round was won by ART Grand Prix, with drivers Grégoire Demoustier, Álvaro Parente and Alexandre Prémat. Belgian Audi Club Team WRT were the winners of the teams' championship, finishing 32 points clear of M-Sport and HTP Motorsport.

Despite not winning a race over the course of the season, Scuderia Villorba Corse drivers Stefano Gai and Andrea Rizzoli were the winners of the Pro-Am Cup. Francesco Castellacci finished in third position; having been a part of the Villorba Corse line-up with Gai and Rizzoli earlier in the season, Castellacci contested the final round with AF Corse. The highest-placed race winners were Henry Hassid and Nick Catsburg, who finished fourth in the championship, as the only crew to win more than one event in the Pro-Am Cup. Scuderia Villorba Corse won the teams' championship, three points ahead of TDS Racing. AF Corse's Peter Mann and Francisco Guedes won the Gentlemen Drivers' Trophy, finishing eight points clear of GT Corse by Rinaldi pairing Alexander Mattschull and Frank Schmickler, who won three races to the single victory of Mann and Guedes. AF Corse also denied GT Corse by Rinaldi the teams' title, by just a single point.

Calendar

edit

In November 2013, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2014 calendar.[1] The calendar was the same as the previous season. The race at Circuit Paul Ricard was held on Saturday evening, finishing in night-time conditions.

Rnd Race Circuit Date Report
1 3 Hours of Monza   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy 13 April Report
2 3 Hours of Silverstone   Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom 25 May Report
3 3 Hours of Paul Ricard   Circuit Paul Ricard, France 28 June Report
4 Total 24 Hours of Spa   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 27 July Report
5 iRacing.com 1000 km Nürburgring   Nürburgring, Germany 21 September Report

Entry list

edit
2014 Entry List
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Pro Cup
  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[2] Audi R8 LMS ultra 1   Laurens Vanthoor All
  César Ramos 1–3, 5
  Marc Basseng 1–3
  René Rast 4
  Markus Winkelhock 4
  Christopher Mies 5
2   André Lotterer 4
  Marcel Fässler 4
  Benoît Tréluyer 4
3   Christopher Mies 1–4
  Frank Stippler All
  James Nash All
  Marc Basseng 5
  M-Sport Bentley Bentley Continental GT3 7   Steven Kane All
  Guy Smith All
  Andy Meyrick All
8   Jérôme d'Ambrosio All
  Duncan Tappy All
  Antoine Leclerc All
  Emil Frey Racing Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3 14   Fredy Barth 5
  Gabriele Gardel 5
  Jonathan Hirschi 5
  Black Falcon Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 19   Abdulaziz Al Faisal All
  Hubert Haupt All
  Andreas Simonsen All
63   Mike Parisy 4
  Adam Christodoulou 4
  Yelmer Buurman 4
  Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 26   Stéphane Ortelli All
  Grégory Guilvert All
  Edward Sandström All
  Leonard Motorsport AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 32   Stuart Leonard 2
  Paul Wilson 2
  Jonathan Adam 2
  Oman Racing Team Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 44   Michael Caine All
  Ahmad Al Harthy All
  Stephen Jelley 1–4
  Joe Osborne[3] 5
  Brothers Racing Team Audi R8 LMS ultra 55   Cheng Congfu 1–3
  Sun Zheng 1–3
  André Couto 1–3
  BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS BMW Z4 GT3 66   Maxime Martin 4
  Jörg Müller 4
  Augusto Farfus 4
77   Lucas Luhr 4
  Markus Palttala 4
  Dirk Werner 4
  ISR Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 75   Filip Salaquarda 4
  Fabian Hamprecht 4
  Marc Basseng 4
  HTP Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 84   Harold Primat All
  Nico Verdonck All
  Maximilian Buhk 1, 3
  Bernd Schneider 2, 4–5
85   Sergey Afanasyev All
  Stef Dusseldorp All
  Lucas Wolf 1–3
  Xavier Maassen 4
  Maximilian Buhk 5
86   Maximilian Buhk 4
  Maximilian Götz 4
  Jazeman Jaafar 4
  Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo FL2[4] 88   Peter Kox 1
  Albert von Thurn und Taxis 1
  Tomáš Enge 1
  ART Grand Prix McLaren MP4-12C GT3 98   Grégoire Demoustier All
  Álvaro Parente All
  Alexandre Prémat 1–2, 5
  Nicolas Lapierre 3–4
99   Andy Soucek All
  Kevin Korjus All
  Kévin Estre All
  Von Ryan Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 101   Shane van Gisbergen 4
  Rob Bell 4
  Tim Mullen 4
  Triple 888 Racing BMW Z4 GT3 888   Jody Firth 5
  Warren Hughes 5
  Alexander Sims 5
  Audi Race Experience Audi R8 LMS ultra 1000   Didier Cuche 5
  Rahel Frey 5
  Nico Müller 5
Pro-Am Cup
  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra 4   Jean-Luc Blanchemain 4–5
  Christian Kelders 4–5
  Fred Bouvy 4
  Vincent Radermecker 4
  Stéphane Richelmi 5
  TDS Racing BMW Z4 GT3 10   Eric Clément All
  Benjamin Lariche All
  Nicolas Armindo All
  Olivier Pla 4
12   Henry Hassid All
  Nick Catsburg All
  Pierre Thiriet 4
  Jens Klingmann 4
  Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 11   Michał Broniszewski All
  Alessandro Bonacini All
  Giacomo Petrobelli 1–2
  Marco Frezza 3–5
  Giacomo Piccini 4
  Emil Frey Racing[5] Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3 14   Fredy Barth 1–4
  Lorenz Frey 1–4
  Gabriele Gardel 1–4
  Jonathan Hirschi 4
  Boutsen Ginion[5] McLaren MP4-12C GT3 15   Karim Ojjeh 1–4
  Olivier Grotz 1–4
  Frédéric Vervisch 1–4
  Giorgio Pantano 4
16   Shahan Sarkissian All
  Alex Demirdjian 1–4
  Phil Quaife 1–2
  Chris van der Drift 3–5
  Michael Schmetz 4
  Jordan Grogor 5
  Insightracing with Flex-Box[5] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 17   Dennis Andersen All
  Martin Jensen All
  Jason Yeomans 4
  Black Falcon Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 18   Vladimir Lunkin All
  Yury Loboda 1–3
  Mikhail Loboda 1–3
  Richard Muscat 4
  Saud Turki Al Faisal 4
  Christian Bracke 4
  Anders Fjordbach 5
  Devon Modell 5
  Lago Racing Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 23   Roger Lago 4
  David Russell 4
  Steven Richards 4
  Steve Owen 4
  Leonard Motorsport AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 32   Stuart Leonard 4–5
  Paul Wilson 4–5
  Michael Meadows 4–5
  Pedro Lamy 4
  Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 35   Miguel Faísca All
  Katsumasa Chiyo All
  Mark Shulzhitskiy 1, 4
  Stanislav Aksenov 2–3
  Masataka Yanagida 4
  Wolfgang Reip 5
80   Florian Strauss All
  Nick McMillen All
  Alex Buncombe All
  Wolfgang Reip 4
  MP Motorsport AMR[6] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 38   Richard Abra All
  Mark Poole All
  Joe Osborne All
  Darren Turner 4
  Sport Garage Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 42   Gilles Vannelet 1–3
  Michael Albert 1–3
  Stéphane Lemeret 1–3
  ROAL Motorsport BMW Z4 GT3 43   Stefano Comandini All
  Eugenio Amos All
  Stefano Colombo 1, 3–4
  Michela Cerruti 2, 4–5
  AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 50   Andrew Danyliw All
  Simon Knap All
  Andrea Sonvico All
  Alessandro Pier Guidi 4
52   Steve Wyatt 4
  Michele Rugolo 4
  Craig Lowndes 4
  Andrea Piccini 4
  Johnny Laursen 5
  Marco Seefried 5
  Francesco Castellacci 5
53   Niek Hommerson 4
  Louis Machiels 4
  Andrea Bertolini 4
  Marco Cioci 4
54   Duncan Cameron 4
  Matt Griffin 4
  Alex Mortimer 4
  Graff Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R 70   Eric Trouillet 1–3
  Nicolas Marroc 1–2
  Roland Bervillé 3
  Lonni Martins 3
  Ecurie Ecosse[7] BMW Z4 GT3 79   Oliver Bryant All
  Andrew Smith All
  Alasdair McCaig All
  Alexander Sims 4
  GT Russian Team McLaren MP4-12C GT3 82   Alexey Vasilyev 4
  Marko Asmer 4
  Kazim Vasiliauskas 4
  Florian Spengler 4
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3   Alexey Vasilyev 5
  Marko Asmer 5
  Karim Al Azhari 5
  Scuderia Villorba Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 90   Andrea Rizzoli All
  Francesco Castellacci 1–4
  Stefano Gai All
  Andrea Montermini 4
  Thomas Kemenater 5
  Pro GT by Alméras Porsche 997 GT3 R 93   Eric Dermont 1–4
  Franck Perera 1–4
  Marco Bonanomi 4
  Lucas Lasserre 4
  PGF-Kinfaun AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 96   John Gaw 4
  Phil Dryburgh 4
  Paul White 4
  Tom Onslow-Cole 4
  SMP Racing Russian Bears Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 100   Viacheslav Maleev 4
  Roman Mavlanov 4
  José Manuel Pérez-Aicart 4
  Daniel Zampieri 4
  Beechdean AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 107   Andrew Howard 2, 4
  Daniel Lloyd 2, 4
  Alex MacDowall 2
  Jonathan Adam 4
  Stefan Mücke 4
  SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 116   Fabien Barthez 4
  Eric Debard 4
  Ludovic Badey 4
  Tristan Vautier 4
120   Christophe Bourret 4
  Pascal Gibon 4
  Jean-Philippe Belloc 4
  Julien Canal 4
  Wochenspiegel Team Manthey Porsche 997 GT3 R 150   Georg Weiss 4
  Oliver Kainz 4
  Jochen Krumbach 4
  Christian Menzel 4
  Fach Auto Tech Porsche 997 GT3 R 188   Otto Klohs 4
  Swen Dolenc 4
  Martin Ragginger 4
  Philipp Frommenwiler 4
  Generation Bentley Racing Bentley Continental GT3 200   James Appleby 2
  Steve Tandy 2
  Jody Fannin 2
  GT Corse by Rinaldi Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 333   Marco Seefried 1–4
  Vadim Kogay 1–4
  Rinat Salikhov 1–4
  Norbert Siedler 4
  Triple 888 Racing BMW Z4 GT3 888   Ryan Ratcliffe 2
  Lee Mowle 2
  Derek Johnston 2
Am Cup
  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra 2   Stéphane Pourquie 3
  Harry Teneketzian 3
  Grégoire Chaix 3
4   Jean-Luc Blanchemain 1–3
  Christian Kelders 1, 3
  Yves Weerts 1–2
  Pierre Hirschi 2–3
  Boutsen Ginion BMW Z4 GT3 15   Karim Ojjeh 5
  Olivier Grotz 5
  Team Parker Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS ultra 22   Ian Loggie All
  Julian Westwood All
  Chris Jones 1–3
  Leo Machitski 4
  Carl Rosenblad 4
  Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 25   Claude-Yves Gosselin All
  Jean-Claude Lagniez 1–3
  Marc Sourd 1–3
  Marc Rostan 4–5
  Jean-Paul Buffin 4–5
  Philippe Haezebrouck 4
  Sport Garage Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 41   Bernard Delhez All
  George Cabannes 1–4
  Romain Brandela 1–2
  Sylvain Debs 3
  Michael Albert 4–5
  Thierry Prignault 4
  Bruce Lorgère-Roux 5
42   Gilles Vannelet 4–5
  Martin Van Hove 4
  Beniamino Caccia 4
  Lorenzo Bontempelli 4
  Michaël Petit 5
  Paul Surand 5
  AF Corse[8] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 49   Howard Blank All
  Jean-Marc Bachelier All
  Yannick Mallegol All
  François Perrodo 4
51   Peter Mann All
  Francisco Guedes All
  Filipe Barreiros 1–3, 5
  Cédric Mézard 4
  Alexander Talkanitsa 4
  GDL Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 67   Nigel Fermer 4
  Keong Liam Lim 4
  Jean-Charles Perrin 4
  Gianluca de Lorenzi 4
  Scuderia Villorba Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 91   Cédric Mézard 3
  François Perrodo 3
  Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 111   Stephen Earle All
  Freddy Kremer All
  Daniele Perfetti 1
  Marcus Mahy 2, 4
  Beniamino Caccia 3
  Liam Talbot 4–5
  Horse Power Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 128   Paul Bailey 2
  Andy Schulz 2
  Delahaye Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R 228   Pierre-Etienne Bordet 4
  Alexandre Viron 4
  Stephane Lemeret 4
  Karim Al-Azhari 4
  Duqueine Engineering Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 350   Leonardo Gorini 3–4
  Gilles Duqueine 3–4
  Paul Lanchere 3–4
  Philippe Colançon 4
380   Phillipe Richard 4
  Phillipe Bourgeois 4
  Pierre Hirschi 4
  Marlène Broggi 4
  GT Corse by Rinaldi Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 458   Alexander Mattschull All
  Pierre Ehret 1, 3–5
  Frank Schmickler 1–3, 5
  Tim Müller 4
  Roger Grouwels 4

Results and standings

edit

Race results

edit
Rnd. Circuit Pole Position PRO Winners PRO-AM Winners AM Winners
1 Monza   No. 98 ART Grand Prix   No. 98 ART Grand Prix   No. 43 ROAL Motorsport   No. 458 GT Corse by Rinaldi
  Grégoire Demoustier
  Álvaro Parente
  Alexandre Prémat 		  Grégoire Demoustier
  Álvaro Parente
  Alexandre Prémat 		  Stefano Colombo
  Stefano Comandini
  Eugenio Amos 		  Alexander Mattschull
  Pierre Ehret
  Frank Schmickler
2 Silverstone   No. 93 Pro GT by Alméras   No. 7 M-Sport Bentley   No. 80 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN   No. 458 GT Corse by Rinaldi
  Eric Dermont
  Franck Perera 		  Steven Kane
  Guy Smith
  Andy Meyrick 		  Florian Strauss
  Nick McMillen
  Alex Buncombe 		  Alexander Mattschull
  Frank Schmickler
3 Paul Ricard   No. 98 ART Grand Prix   No. 7 M-Sport Bentley   No. 12 TDS Racing   No. 458 GT Corse by Rinaldi
  Grégoire Demoustier
  Álvaro Parente
  Nicolas Lapierre 		  Steven Kane
  Guy Smith
  Andy Meyrick 		  Henry Hassid
  Nick Catsburg 		  Alexander Mattschull
  Pierre Ehret
  Frank Schmickler
4 Spa-Francorchamps   No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   No. 53 AF Corse   No. 51 AF Corse
  Laurens Vanthoor
  René Rast
  Markus Winkelhock 		  Laurens Vanthoor
  René Rast
  Markus Winkelhock 		  Niek Hommerson
  Louis Machiels
  Andrea Bertolini
  Marco Cioci 		  Peter Mann
  Francisco Guedes
  Cédric Mézard
  Alexander Talkanitsa
5 Nürburgring   No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   No. 12 TDS Racing   No. 22 Team Parker Racing
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
  Christopher Mies 		  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
  Christopher Mies 		  Henry Hassid
  Nick Catsburg 		  Ian Loggie
  Julian Westwood

Championship Standings

edit
Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. There were no points awarded for the Pole Position.

Championship Race points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
1000 km Paul Ricard points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 33 24 19 15 12 9 6 4 2 1
24 Hours of Spa points

Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points after 6hrs/12hrs 12 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Points at the finish 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championships

edit

Pro Cup

edit
Pos. Driver Team MNZ
  		SIL
  		LEC
  		SPA
  		NÜR
  		Total
6hrs 12hrs 24hrs
1   Laurens Vanthoor   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 3 13 4 1 1 1 107
2   Guy Smith
  Steven Kane
  Andy Meyrick 		  Bentley M-Sport 8 1 1 38 15 13 8 71
3   Stéphane Ortelli
  Edward Sandström
  Grégory Guilvert 		  Sainteloc Racing 2 4 5 2 4 4 34 67
4   César Ramos   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 3 13 1 64
4   Maximilian Buhk   HTP Motorsport 5 4 6 6 5 2 64
5   Sergei Afanasiev
  Stef Dusseldorp 		  HTP Motorsport 11 5 3 Ret Ret Ret 2 53
6   Harold Primat
  Nico Verdonck 		  HTP Motorsport 5 6 4 3 10 9 14 52
7   Álvaro Parente
  Grégoire Demoustier 		  ART Grand Prix 1 7 2 21 43 Ret Ret 49
8   Andy Soucek
  Kevin Korjus
  Kevin Estre 		  ART Grand Prix 3 2 Ret 20 Ret Ret 5 48
9   Frank Stippler
  James Nash 		  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret 9 7 1 3 3 26 47
10   Markus Winkelhock
  René Rast 		  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 1 1 43
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Teams' Championship

edit

Pro Cup

edit
Pos. Driver Team MNZ
  		SIL
  		LEC
  		SPA
  		NÜR
  		Total
CR CR CR 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs CR
1   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 4 3 7 1 1 1 1 122
2   Bentley M-Sport Bentley 7 1 1 38 15 13 8 90
3   HTP Motorsport Mercedes-Benz 5 5 3 3 6 5 2 90
4   ART Grand Prix McLaren 1 2 2 20 43 NC 5 84
5   Saintéloc Racing Audi 2 4 5 2 4 4 4 80
6   Black Falcon Mercedes-Benz 14 22 9 8 11 11 3 63
7   Oman Racing Team Aston Martin NC 10 31 31 27 NC 32 24
8   Brothers Racing Team Audi 22 21 16 16
9   Triple Eight Racing BMW 9 9
10   Reiter Engineering Lamborghini 16 6
10   Emil Frey Racing Jaguar 19 6
11   Leonard Motorsport AMR Aston Martin 23 2

[9]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Blancpain Watches extends partnership to the SRO-Promoted GT Sprint Series". www.blancpain-gt-series.com. 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Un impressionnant programme pour le Belgian Audi Club Team WRT en 2014". 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  3. ^ "Nurburgring frustration for Oman Racing Team". Motorbase Performance. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ ten Caat, Marcel (11 April 2014). "Camaro Debut Delayed, Reiter Opts for Gallardo for Monza". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Teams Continue to Commit to Blancpain Sprint, Endurance Series – Sportscar365".
  6. ^ Dagys, John (28 January 2014). "MP-AMR Set for Blancpain, British GT Programs". Sportscar365.com.
  7. ^ "Official Site of Blancpain Endurance Series". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  8. ^ "AF Corse Enters Three Ferraris for BES – Sportscar365".
  9. ^ "Pro Cup Team Championship Standings from official site". Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_Blancpain_Endurance_Series&oldid=1233080552"