2014 Chinese Grand Prix

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25px   2014 Chinese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of the 2014 Superleague season
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Date 10th April, 2014
Official name 2014 Chinese Grand Prix
Location Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
Course Road Course
3.387 mi / 5.451 km
Distance 56 laps, 189.672 mi / 305.256 km
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Pole position
Driver Italy Giuseppe Rainieri CSG Racing-Potentia
Time 1:32.469
Fastest Lap
Driver Italy Giuseppe Rainieri CSG Racing-Potentia
Time 1:33.088
Podium
First Italy Giuseppe Rainieri Nijo Racing-Trinity
Second England David Fidock CSG Racing-Potentia
Third England Nick Rowland Midnight-Potentia


The 2014 Chinese Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2014 Superleague season and took place on the Shanghai International Circuit on the 10th April. The round marked the breakthrough for 2013 Supercup champion Giuseppe Rainieri, winning his first Superleague race, having also taken pole and fasted lap. In doing so, he also scored the first win of the season for defending Superleague constructors' champions Midnight Motorsport. 2nd was David Fidock in the CSG Racing and third was Nick Rowland in the second Midnight. It was Rowland's first podium finish since 2012, having originally intended to step back from driving to run Midnight.

Despite having at least one car finish in the top 2 for the fourth successive race, CSG had a relatively poorer race, with both cars tangling near the start. This put Lewis Redshaw down the order. His 6th place finish saw the championship lead pass to Fidock.

Report

Background

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Qualifying

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Race

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Post-race

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Results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
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1 England David Fidock 81
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2 England Lewis Redshaw 75
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3 Italy Giuseppe Rainieri 70
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4 Netherlands Ruud Heesterbeek 50
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5 England Lee Morris 37

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
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1 England CSG Racing-Potentia 156
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2 England Midnight-Potentia 97
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3 England Nijo Racing-Trinity 74
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4 United States Torrent-Trinity 51
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5 Greece Red Archer-Krevder 43

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

Preceded by:
2014 Bahrain Grand Prix
GPVWC Superleague
2014 season
Succeeded by:
2014 Spanish Grand Prix
Preceded by:
2013 Chinese Grand Prix
Chinese Grand Prix
Succeeded by:
2015 Chinese Grand Prix