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	21
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Formula Challenge Seasons
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GPVWC series in 2014
Career Ladder
Superleague Supercup Formula Challenge Open Series
Other series
Masters Series World Sport Series International Touring Cup (2013/14) International Touring Cup (2014)

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	James Johnson	1-16
		2	Jonathan Holmes	1-16
Royal Blue Racing	Matthew Clipp	3	Matthew Clipp	3-10	Florian Engel
		4	Paul Joseph	1-16
Racing Team Schroten	Roy Schroten	5	Ben Warren	1-16
		6	Mike Schroten	1-16
Cosmo Autosport 1	Joshua Anderson	7	Ben Horrill	13-16	Scott Sovik
		8	Richard Coxon	13-16
JRT	Jack Nicholls	9	Jack Nicholls	1-2, 7-8, 15-16
			Santiago Niza	5-6
			Sven Smits	9-10
		10	Ric Scott	1-2, 5-6, 9-10, 13-16
Backmarker Brigade	Simon Smith	11	Simon Smith	1-16
		12	Marco Vandenbroeck	1-12
YTF1	Matthew Allington	14	Wopke Hoekstra	1-14, 16	Rob Mason
			Rob Mason	15
		15	Adam Ozgur	1-8, 11-12, 15-16
			Rob Mason	9-10
Viking Racing	Morten Wernersen	16	Ben Hackeson	1-6, 9-16
			Ryan Walker	7-8
		17	Matt Richards	1-2
			Olli Pelkonen	3-4, 7-16
			Ben Horrill	5-6
Velocity Racing	Ben Warren	18	Ollie Woods	3-4, 9-10, 15-16	William Tringas
			William Tringas	5-8, 11-14
		19	Teemu Toikka	1-16
Zedderick Racing	Doug Hilliard	20	Roy Verzijl	1-16
		21	Pedro Gomes	1-12
			Sandeep Choda	13-14
			Andrejs Pestovs	15-16
THR	Robert Wiesenmueller	22	David Jundt	1-16	Adrian Holm
		23	Robert Wiesenmueller	1-2
			Adrian Holm	3-6
			David Carter	7-8
			Juha Tuunainen	11-16
Katana Motorsports	Tom van der Voort	24	Terence Grech	1-8, 10-14, 16	Chris Williamson
		25	Mark Wicks	1-6, 9-16
			Chris Williamson	7-8
Knight Racing	Chris Knight	26	Ben Willis	1-16	Chris Knight
		27	Fran Lopez	3-4, 7, 9-14
			Chris Knight	5-6
Aurora Motorsports	Lewis McGlade	28	Lewis McGlade	1-2, 5-16
			Petar Brljak	3-4
		29	Sam Jones	1-16
Enterprise GP	James Kirk	30	Scott Berrisford	1-2, 5-16	Teemu Valkeejärvi
			David Carter	3-4
		31	Hansko Mebius	1-16
Team Proline	Maurice Brackhahn	32	Thomas Pfadler	1-12
			Dave van Gils	15
		33	Victor Silva	1-8, 11-16
Bastvik Grand Prix	Mikael Tuomaala	34	Jon MacLean	1-2, 5-12
			Santiago Niza	3-4
			Dovydas Polaras	13-14, 16
		35	Santiago Niza	1-2
			James Kirk	3-4, 7-9, 13-16
			Benediktas Sinkevicius	5-6
			Dovydas Polaras	11-12
Smile Power Racing	Mike Bell	36	Tommi Ojala	1-14
			Eric Stranne	15-16
		37	Jesper Taulborg	1-16
Playseat® Racing	Cameron Brewster	38	Matthew Williams	1-8
			Nico Schweinzer	9-12
			Tim Straub	13-14
		39	Lee McLaughlin	1-2, 7-8, 11-16
			Philip Morby	3-6
			Tim Straub	9-10
Walk Racing	Andrei Caramidaru	40	Matias Canapino	1-2
			Petar Brljak	5-16
		41	Lewis Travis	1-6
			Patrick Wannemuller	7-10
			Benediktas Sinkevicius	13-14
			Justinas Ribelis	15-16

• ¹ Airastream Motorsport initially took part in the championship, but withdrew prior to the Challenge Monaco Grand Prix. Their slot was taken over by Cosmo Autosport from Monaco onward though the team's debut was delayed to the Challenge Canadian Grand Prix.

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	Dry	rFactor v1255	25th February	16:00	19:00
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit, Selangor	Dry	rFactor v1255	11th March	16:00	19:00
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	Mixed	rFactor v1255	25th March	15:00	19:00
4	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	Dry	rFactor v1255	8th April	15:00	19:00
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	Dry	rFactor v1255	22nd April	14:00	19:00
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	Dry	rFactor v1255	6th May	14:00	19:00
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	Dry	rFactor v1255	20th May	14:00	19:00
8	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	Mixed	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	Hungarian 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 rounds - 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	Jesper Taulborg	1:35.910	Jonathon Holmes	1:36.099	James Johnson	Tanskanen Racing	Report
	R2				James Johnson	1:36.242	David Jundt	THR
2	R3	Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:44.030	Jonathon Holmes	1:45.150	Petar Brljak	Aurora Motorsports	Report
	R4				Jonathon Holmes	1:45.620	James Johnson	Tanskanen Racing
3	R5	Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:41.788	Petar Brljak	1:42.050	Petar Brljak	Walk Racing	Report
	R6				Jonathon Holmes	1:41.849	James Johnson	Tanskanen Racing
3	R7	Challenge Chinese Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:45.532	Petar Brljak	1:46.054	Scott Berrisford	Enterprise GP	Report
	R8				Petar Brljak	1:46.052	Philipp Konig	Airastream Motorsport
5	R9	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:27.975	Petar Brljak	1:28.312	Petar Brljak	Walk Racing	Report
	R10				Petar Brljak	1:28.428	Fran Lopez	Knight Racing
6	R11	Challenge Monaco Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:21.048	Scott Berrisford	1:21.864	Scott Berrisford	Enterprise GP	Report
	R12				Petar Brljak	1:21.657	Dovydas Polaras	Bastvik Grand Prix
7	R13	Challenge Canadian Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:25.466	Petar Brljak	1:25.680	Petar Brljak	Walk Racing	Report
	R14				David Jundt	1:26.079	David Jundt	THR
8	R15	Challenge Austrian Grand Prix	Jesper Taulborg	1:19.791	Petar Brljak	1.17.971	Petar Brljak	Walk Racing	Report
	R16				Roy Verzijl	1:17.450	James Johnson	Tanskanen Racing
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					-

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 15 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Teams' standings

Pos Constructor Car No. AUS MYS BAH CHN ESP MON CAN AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA USA UAE JPN BRA Points 1 Tanskanen Racing 0 1 3 3 1 341 2 2 19 2 20 2 THR 22 0 23 3 Smile Power Racing 36 0 37 4 Enterprise GP 30 0 31 5 Walk Racing 40 0 41 6 Racing Team Schroten 5 0 6 7 Bastvik Grand Prix 34 0 35 8 Zedderick Racing 20 0 21 9 Katana Motorsports 24 0 25 10 Knight Racing 26 0 27 11 Royal Blue Racing 3 0 4 12 Viking Racing 16 0 17 13 Team Proline 32 0 33 14 Airastream Motorsport 7 0 8 15 YTF1 14 0 15 16 Playseat® Racing 38 0 39 17 Aurora Motorsports 28 0 29 18 Velocity Racing 18 0 19 19 JRT 9 0 10 20 Cosmo Autosport 7 0 8 21 Backmarker Brigade 11 0 12 Pos Constructor Car No. AUS MYS BAH CHN ESP MON CAN AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA USA UAE JPN BRA Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Blank Did not participate (-) Excluded (EX) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap

^† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

See also

Preceded by: 2013 Formula Challenge season

GPVWC Formula Challenge season 2014

Succeeded by: Current Season