2014 Formula Challenge season

2014 Formula Challenge season

Competition	Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	17
Mod Used	Custom
Carshape
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Drivers
Teams	20
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Formula Challenge Seasons
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The 2014 Formula Challenge season will be the third GPVWC Formula Challenge season.

Teams and drivers

The following teams have confirmed their 2014 participation.

Team	Team Owner	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Tanskanen Racing	Juha Tanskanen	0
		2
Royal Blue Racing	Matt Clipp	3	Matt Clipp
		4	Paul Joseph
Racing Team Schroten	Roy Schroten	5
		6
Airastream Motorsport	Matt Richards	7
		8
JRT	Jack Nicholls	9
		10
Backmarker Brigade	Simon Smith	11
		12
YTF1	Matthew Allington	14
		15
Viking Racing	Morten Wernersen	16
		17
Velocity Racing	Ben Warren	18
		19
Zedderick Racing	Doug Hilliard	20
		21
THR	Robert Wiesenmueller	22
		23
Katana Motorsports	Tom van der Voort	24
		25
Knight Racing	Chris Knight	26
		27
Aurora Motorsports	Lewis McGlade	28	Lewis McGlade
		29
Enterprise GP	James Kirk	30
		31
Team Proline	Maurice Brackhahn	32
		33
Bastvik Grand Prix	Mikael Tuomaala	34
		35
Smile Power Racing	Mike Bell	36
		37
Playseat® Racing	Cameron Brewster	38
		39
Walk Racing	Andrei Caramidaru	40
		41

2014 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Start Time
							Track time	GMT
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	TBC	rFactor v1255	25th February	16:00	19:00
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit, Selangor	TBC	rFactor v1255	11th March	16:00	19:00
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	TBC	rFactor v1255	25th March	15:00	19:00
4	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	TBC	rFactor v1255	8th April	15:00	19:00
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	TBC	rFactor v1255	22nd April	14:00	19:00
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	rFactor v1255	6th May	14:00	19:00
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	rFactor v1255	20th May	14:00	19:00
8	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC	rFactor v1255	3rd June	14:00	19:00
9	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	rFactor v1255	17th June	13:00	19:00
10	German Grand Prix	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	TBC	rFactor v1255	1st July	14:00	19:00
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	French GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	TBC	rFactor v1255	15th July	14:00	19:00
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	rFactor v1255	12th August	14:00	19:00
13	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	rFactor v1255	26th August	14:00	19:00
14	United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBC	rFactor v1255	9th September	13:00	19:00
15	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	TBC	rFactor v1255	23rd September	17:00	19:00
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie	TBC	rFactor v1255	7th October	15:00	19:00
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBC	rFactor v1255	21st October	14:00	19:00

Testing

The 2014 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test	11th Feb 2014	Istanbul Park, Istanbul

Calendar changes

• The calender was shortened to 17 races - 1 less than the previous season.
• The Korean, Turkish and French Grands Prix were all removed from the calender
• The location of the German Grand Prix changed from the Nurburgring to the Hockenheimring; the first time the German round of Formula Challenge would be held there.
• The location of the United States Grand Prix also changed. Another first in Formula Challenge history, the Circuit of the Americas would be used to host the event.
• The Bahrain and Chinese Grands Prix would make their debut in Formula Challenge during the 2014 season.

Rule changes

Sporting

• Movement up into the Supercup would now be automatic for the winning driver and team of the 2014 season.
• The amount of teams allowed to enter the series was capped for the first time at 20 teams.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round		Grand Prix	Pole Position	Pole Time	Fastest Lap	F/L Time	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	R1	Challenge Australian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R2					-
2	R3	Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R4					-
3	R5	Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R6					-
3	R7	Challenge Chinese Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R8					-
5	R9	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R10					-
6	R11	Challenge Monaco Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R12					-
7	R13	Challenge Canadian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R14					-
8	R15	Challenge Austrian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R16					-
9	R17	Challenge British Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R18					-
10	R19	Challenge German Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R20					-
11	R21	Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R22					-
12	R23	Challenge Belgian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R24					-
13	R25	Challenge Italian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R26					-
14	R27	Challenge United States Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R28					-
15	R29	Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R30					-
16	R31	Challenge Japanese Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R32					-
17	R33	Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
	R34					-