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The 2014 Auto GP Series was the fifth year of the Auto GP, and the fifteenth season of the former Euroseries 3000. The championship began on 13 April in Marrakech, Morocco and finished on 19 October at the Autódromo do Estoril, after eight double-header rounds.[1]

Despite missing two rounds during the season, Euronova Racing driver Kimiya Sato was crowned champion, after winning six races over the course of the season. Sato won the championship by 14 points over Tamás Pál Kiss, who was a three-time race winner during the 2014 season. Super Nova International's Markus Pommer completed the championship top three in third position, 27 points in arrears of Pál Kiss, having won races in Marrakech and Monza. Aside from them, other drivers to win races were Andrea Roda at the Red Bull Ring, Kevin Giovesi, who won at Le Castellet and Monza, Shinya Michimi, who won the season's final race at Estoril, while Michela Cerruti became the first woman to win a race in the series, with a victory at Imola. In the teams' championship, Super Nova International fended off Virtuosi UK in a tight title race, with Super Nova prevailing by just six points.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver Rounds
United Kingdom  Super Nova International[2] 1 Germany  Markus Pommer[3] All
2 Angola  Ricardo Teixeira[4] 2
Italy  Francesco Dracone[5] 4–5, 7–8
Italy  Vittorio Ghirelli[6] 3
88 Italy  Michela Cerruti[2] 1–7
Italy  Vittorio Ghirelli 8
United Kingdom  Virtuosi UK[7] 4 Italy  Andrea Roda[7] All
6 Slovakia  Richard Gonda[8] 1–2
11 Belgium  Sam Dejonghe[8] 1–3
Norway  Pål Varhaug[9] 5
Hungary  Tamás Pál Kiss[10] 6–8
Spain  Ibiza Racing[11] 7 Italy  Giuseppe Cipriani[12] 1–7
20 Italy  Francesco Dracone[8] 1
Italy  Niccolò Schirò[4] 2
Austria  Zele Racing[13] 8 Italy  Sergio Campana[14] 1
Japan  Yoshitaka Kuroda[4] 2–3
Switzerland  Christof von Grünigen[15] 4–6
Brazil  Antônio Pizzonia[16] 8
9 Hungary  Tamás Pál Kiss[17] 1–5
Angola  Luís Sá Silva[18] 8
10 Venezuela  Samin Gómez[19] 4–5
Italy  Euronova Racing[20] 15 Japan  Yoshitaka Kuroda[8] 1, 7
Japan  Shinya Michimi[21] 4, 8
16 Japan  Kimiya Sato[22] 1–3, 5–7
Japan  Yoshitaka Kuroda 4
77 Italy  Salvatore de Plano[23] 5
Japan  Shinya Michimi 6
Italy  Eurotech Engineering[20]
FMS Racing[24]
28 Italy  Kevin Giovesi[25] All
69 Italy  Loris Spinelli[25] 1–5
99 Italy  Vittorio Ghirelli[24] 5
Italy  Salvatore de Plano 6–8
Italy  MLR 71 by Euronova[26] 71 Italy  Michele La Rosa[26] All

Race calendar and results

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The provisional calendar for the 2014 season was released on 26 January 2014,[1] with the series' definitive calendar released on 8 March 2014.[27]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Morocco  Marrakech Street Circuit 12 April Italy  Kevin Giovesi Germany  Markus Pommer Japan  Kimiya Sato Italy  Euronova Racing FIA WTCC Race of Morocco
R2 13 April Germany  Markus Pommer Germany  Markus Pommer United Kingdom  Super Nova International
2 R3 France  Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 19 April Italy  Kevin Giovesi Japan  Kimiya Sato Hungary  Tamás Pál Kiss Austria  Zele Racing FIA WTCC Race of France
R4 20 April Germany  Markus Pommer Italy  Kevin Giovesi Italy  Eurotech Engineering
3 R5 Hungary  Hungaroring 3 May Germany  Markus Pommer Hungary  Tamás Pál Kiss Japan  Kimiya Sato Italy  Euronova Racing FIA WTCC Race of Hungary
R6 4 May Japan  Kimiya Sato Japan  Kimiya Sato Italy  Euronova Racing
4 R7 Italy  Autodromo Nazionale Monza 31 May Germany  Markus Pommer Japan  Shinya Michimi Germany  Markus Pommer United Kingdom  Super Nova International Italian GT Championship
R8 1 June Germany  Markus Pommer Italy  Kevin Giovesi Italy  Eurotech Engineering
5 R9 Italy  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 28 June Germany  Markus Pommer Japan  Kimiya Sato Japan  Kimiya Sato Italy  Euronova Racing ACI Racing Weekend
R10 29 June Japan  Kimiya Sato Italy  Michela Cerruti United Kingdom  Super Nova International
6 R11 Austria  Red Bull Ring 20 July Japan  Kimiya Sato Japan  Kimiya Sato Japan  Kimiya Sato Italy  Euronova Racing 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring
R12 Japan  Shinya Michimi Italy  Andrea Roda United Kingdom  Virtuosi UK
7 R13 Germany  Nürburgring 16 August Germany  Markus Pommer Japan  Kimiya Sato Japan  Kimiya Sato Italy  Euronova Racing Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
R14 17 August Japan  Kimiya Sato Hungary  Tamás Pál Kiss United Kingdom  Virtuosi UK
8 R15 Portugal  Autódromo do Estoril 19 October Hungary  Tamás Pál Kiss Brazil  Antônio Pizzonia Hungary  Tamás Pál Kiss United Kingdom  Virtuosi UK 4 Hours of Estoril
R16 Japan  Shinya Michimi Japan  Shinya Michimi Italy  Euronova Racing

Championship standings

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  • Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
Race
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Race One 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Race Two 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

In addition:

  • Two points were awarded for Pole position for Race One
  • One point were awarded for fastest lap in each race

Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver MAR
Morocco 
LEC
France 
HUN
Hungary 
MNZ
Italy 
IMO
Italy 
RBR
Austria 
NÜR
Germany 
EST
Portugal 
Points
1 Japan  Kimiya Sato 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 4 1 8† 1 3 221
2 Hungary  Tamás Pál Kiss Ret 3 1 2 2 7 2 5 9 9 2 2 4 1 1 4 207
3 Germany  Markus Pommer 8 1 2 4 9 6 1 3 Ret 5 5 Ret 3 2 3 5 180
4 Italy  Andrea Roda 7† 4 5 7 3 5 4 2 3 8 3 1 5 4 5 8 166
5 Italy  Kevin Giovesi Ret Ret 4 1 4 4 8 1 2 2 4 7† 2 6 WD WD 155
6 Italy  Michela Cerruti 4 5 7 5 10 10 3 7 5 1 Ret 3 6 5 113
7 Italy  Michele La Rosa 2 6 9 9 7 9 5 Ret 12† 11 8 5 9 8 8 6 73
8 Japan  Shinya Michimi 11 6 6 4 6 1 55
9 Italy  Vittorio Ghirelli 8 2 10 6 2 Ret 44
10 Belgium  Sam Dejonghe 5 8† Ret 6 5 3 41
11 Italy  Giuseppe Cipriani 3 7 10 10 12† Ret 7 8 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 38
12 Japan  Yoshitaka Kuroda WD WD 8 8 6 11 10 4 7 7 36
13 Italy  Francesco Dracone 9† 9† 6 10 6 10 8 10 Ret 7 31
14 Brazil  Antônio Pizzonia 4 3 25
15 Norway  Pål Varhaug 4 3 24
16 Angola  Luís Sá Silva 7 2 21
17 Italy  Loris Spinelli 6 Ret 6 Ret 11 8 Ret 11 WD WD 19
18 Switzerland  Christof von Grünigen Ret 9 7 7 7 Ret 18
19 Italy  Salvatore de Plano 11 12 10 6 Ret 11 9 9 11
20 Venezuela  Samin Gómez 9 Ret WD WD 2
21 Italy  Sergio Campana 10† Ret 1
22 Slovakia  Richard Gonda 11† Ret WD WD 0
Italy  Niccolò Schirò Ret Ret 0
Angola  Ricardo Teixeira WD WD 0
Pos Driver MAR
Morocco 
LEC
France 
HUN
Hungary 
MNZ
Italy 
IMO
Italy 
RBR
Austria 
NÜR
Germany 
EST
Portugal 
Points
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)

Bold – Pole for Race One
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

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Pos Team MAR
Morocco 
LEC
France 
HUN
Hungary 
MNZ
Italy 
IMO
Italy 
RBR
Austria 
NÜR
Germany 
EST
Portugal 
Points
1 United Kingdom  Super Nova International 4 1 2 4 8 2 1 3 5 1 5 3 3 2 3 5 339
8 5 7 5 9 6 3 7 6 5 Ret Ret 8 5 2 7
2 United Kingdom  Virtuosi UK 5 4 5 6 3 3 4 2 3 3 2 1 4 1 1 4 333
7 8 Ret 7 5 5 4 8 3 2 5 4 5 8
3 Italy  Euronova Racing 1 2 3 3 1 1 10 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 6 1 297
WD WD 11 6 11 12 6 8† 7 7
4 Italy  Eurotech Engineering
Italy  FMS Racing
6 Ret 4 1 4 4 8 1 2 2 4 6 2 6 9 9 190
Ret Ret 6 Ret 11 8 Ret 11 10 6 10 7† Ret Ret WD WD
5 Austria  Zele Racing 10† 3 1 2 2 6 2 5 7 7 7 Ret 4 2 187
Ret Ret 8 8 7 11 9 9 9 9 7 3
6 Italy  MLR 71 by Euronova 2 6 9 9 7 9 5 Ret 12† 11 8 5 9 8 8 6 73
7 Spain  Ibiza Racing 3 7 10 10 12 Ret 7 8 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 42
9† 9† Ret Ret
Pos Team MAR
Morocco 
LEC
France 
HUN
Hungary 
MNZ
Italy 
IMO
Italy 
RBR
Austria 
NÜR
Germany 
EST
Portugal 
Points
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)

Bold – Pole for Race One
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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