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{{Infobox GT season
 
{{Infobox GT season
 
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The '''2014 World GT Series''' will be the third [[World GT Series]] season. Following a highly successful 2013 season, World GT in 2014 will become [[GPVWC]]'s flagship rFactor 2 league.
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The '''2014 World GT Series''' will be the third [[World GT Series]] season. Following a highly successful 2013 season, World GT in 2014 was set to become [[GPVWC]]'s flagship rFactor 2 league. However, following news that the mod would not be ready on time and rising concerns over the 'feasibility' of an rFactor 2 based World GT season, the decision was taken to keep the series on rFactor for at least one more year.
  
 
==2014 Calendar==
 
==2014 Calendar==
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! 1
 
! 1
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| TBC
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| [[British GT Cup]]
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| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Silverstone Circuit]]
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| 6th March
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| 29th March
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| align="middle" | TBC
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| align="middle" | 13:00
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| 19:00
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| 16:00
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| 120 Min.
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| 360 Min.
 
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! 2
 
! 2
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| TBC
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| [[Belgian GT Cup]]
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| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
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| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]]
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| 3rd April
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| 26th April
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| align="middle" | TBC
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| align="middle" | 14:00
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| 19:00
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| 16:00
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| 120 Min.
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| 360 Min.
 
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! 3
 
! 3
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| TBC
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| [[American GT Cup]]
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| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Circuit of the Americas]]
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| 1st May
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| 24th May
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| align="middle" | TBC
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| align="middle" | 16:00
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| 19:00
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| 16:00
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| 120 Min.
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| 360 Min.
 
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! 4
 
! 4
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| TBC
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| [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]
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| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Circuit de la Sarthe]]
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| 29th May
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| 21st June
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| align="middle" | TBC
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| align="middle" | 14:00
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| 19:00
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| 16:00
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| 120 Min.
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| 1440 Min.
 
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! 5
 
! 5
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| TBC
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| [[Japanese GT Cup]]
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| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
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| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Fuji Speedway]]
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| 26th June
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| 19th July
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| align="middle" | TBC
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| align="middle" | 14:00
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| 19:00
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| 16:00
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| 120 Min.
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| 360 Min.
 
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! 6
 
! 6
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| TBC
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| [[Chinese GT Cup]]
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| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
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| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Shanghai International Circuit]]
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| 21st August
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| 16th August
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| align="middle" | TBC
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| align="middle" | 16:00
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| 19:00
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| 15:00
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| 120 Min.
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| 360 Min.
 
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! 7
 
! 7
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| TBC
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| [[Bahrain GT Cup]]
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| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
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| {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Bahrain International Circuit]]
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| 18th September
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| 13th September
 
| align="middle" | TBC
 
| align="middle" | TBC
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| 19:00
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| 15:00
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| 120 Min.
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| 360 Min.
 
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! 8
 
! 8
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| TBC
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| [[Brazilian GT Cup]]
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| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
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| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]]
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| 16th October
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| 11th October
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| align="middle" | TBC
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| align="middle" | 12:00
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| 19:00
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| 16:00
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| 120 Min.
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| 360 Min.
 
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===Sporting===
 
===Sporting===
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*Races will be increased to 2 hours in length from 1.
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*Races will be increased to 6 hours in length from 1 with the exception of the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]].
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*Teams must perform a driver swap during the 2 hours.
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*Teams must perform a driver swap during the 6 hours.
 
*For the first time in GT history, no Drivers' championship will be contested. Instead, both drivers from each team will contribute towards the scoring of points for the team only (ie if Driver 'A' and Driver 'B' driving for Team 'X' finish first in a race, the team will score 25 points).
 
*For the first time in GT history, no Drivers' championship will be contested. Instead, both drivers from each team will contribute towards the scoring of points for the team only (ie if Driver 'A' and Driver 'B' driving for Team 'X' finish first in a race, the team will score 25 points).

Revision as of 16:26, 7 February 2014

2014 World GT Series season
GPVWC Banner.png
Competition World GT
Platform Used RFactor.png rFactor v1.255
Rounds 8
Vehicle(s) Multiple
Tyre Supplier(s) GPVWC
Drivers
Teams
Drivers' Champion N/A
Teams' Champion
GT Series Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018


The 2014 World GT Series will be the third World GT Series season. Following a highly successful 2013 season, World GT in 2014 was set to become GPVWC's flagship rFactor 2 league. However, following news that the mod would not be ready on time and rising concerns over the 'feasibility' of an rFactor 2 based World GT season, the decision was taken to keep the series on rFactor for at least one more year.

2014 Calendar

Rounds Race Title Circuit Date Race Details
Track Time GMT Duration
1 British GT Cup United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 29th March 13:00 16:00 360 Min.
2 Belgian GT Cup Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 26th April 14:00 16:00 360 Min.
3 American GT Cup United States Circuit of the Americas 24th May 16:00 16:00 360 Min.
4 24 Hours of Le Mans France Circuit de la Sarthe 21st June 14:00 16:00 1440 Min.
5 Japanese GT Cup Japan Fuji Speedway 19th July 14:00 16:00 360 Min.
6 Chinese GT Cup Chile Shanghai International Circuit 16th August 16:00 15:00 360 Min.
7 Bahrain GT Cup Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit 13th September TBC 15:00 360 Min.
8 Brazilian GT Cup Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace 11th October 12:00 16:00 360 Min.

Rule changes

Sporting

  • Races will be increased to 6 hours in length from 1 with the exception of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
  • Teams must perform a driver swap during the 6 hours.
  • For the first time in GT history, no Drivers' championship will be contested. Instead, both drivers from each team will contribute towards the scoring of points for the team only (ie if Driver 'A' and Driver 'B' driving for Team 'X' finish first in a race, the team will score 25 points).
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