22nd running of the British sportscar GT Championship
The 2014 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 22nd season of the British GT Championship . The season began on 19 April at Oulton Park and finished on 14 September at Donington Park , after ten rounds held over seven meetings.[ 1] Ecurie Ecosse driver Marco Attard won the GT3 championship, while Ross Wylie and Jake Giddings took the GT4 championship for Beechdean Motorsport .
2014 Entry List Team Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds Beechdean -AMR [ 2] 1 Jonathan Adam [ 2] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All Andrew Howard [ 2] 407 Ross Wylie [ 3] GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 All Jake Giddings [ 3] Generation Bentley Racing [ 4] 2 James Appleby [ 4] GT3 Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 1–8 Steve Tandy [ 4] Rosso Verde [ 5] 3 Hector Lester [ 5] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–2, 7–10 Benny Simonsen [ 5] Oman Racing Team [ 6] 4 Michael Caine [ 6] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All Ahmad Al Harthy [ 6] 5 Rory Butcher [ 6] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All John Hartshorne [ 6] 1–2 Liam Griffin 3–4, 10 Jeff Smith [ 7] 5–9 PGF Kinfaun -AMR [ 8] 6 Phil Dryburgh [ 8] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All John Gaw [ 8] 1–8 Alex MacDowall [ 9] 9–10 Triple Eight Race Engineering [ 10] 8 Lee Mowle [ 10] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 1–4 Joe Osborne [ 10] Warren Hughes [ 11] 9–10 Jody Firth [ 11] 88 Lee Mowle [ 12] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 5–10 Joe Osborne [ 12] 5–8 Ryan Ratcliffe [ 13] 9–10 888 Derek Johnston [ 10] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All Luke Hines [ 10] 1–8 Joe Osborne [ 13] 9–10 Trackspeed [ 14] 12 Warren Hughes [ 14] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 1–8 Jody Firth [ 14] 31 Nick Tandy [ 15] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 9–10 David Ashburn [ 15] 33 Phil Keen [ 14] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 1–4 Jon Minshaw [ 14] 63 Phil Keen [ 16] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 5–10 Jon Minshaw [ 16] AF Corse [ 17] 13 John Dhillon [ 17] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Aaron Scott [ 18] 15 Toni Vilander [ 19] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 7–8 Yannick Mallegol [ 19] 16 Emmanuel Collard [ 19] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 7–8 François Perrodo [ 19] 29 Pasin Lathouras [ 17] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Richard Lyons [ 17] 1–3, 5–8, 10 Alessandro Pier Guidi [ 20] 4 Matt Griffin [ 21] 9 30 Jacques Duyver [ 17] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 4 Charlie Hollings [ 17] M-Sport Racing [ 22] 17 Steven Kane [ 22] GT3 Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 1–2, 4–10 Rembert Berg 1–2, 4 Humaid Al Masaood [ 16] 5–10 FF Corse 18 GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Rob Barff 1–4 Adam Carroll [ 16] 5–9 Ollie Hancock [ 23] 10 19 Piers Johnson [ 24] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 10 Ron Johnson [ 24] Strata21 21 Tom Onslow-Cole [ 25] GT3 Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 1–2 Paul White [ 25] Tom Onslow-Cole GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 3–10 Paul White [ 25] Preci-Spark Engineering 22 David Jones GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 1–2, 4–10 Godfrey Jones United Autosports [ 26] 23 Matt Bell [ 26] GT3 Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2L V10 All Mark Patterson [ 26] 1–4, 7–8, 10 Iain Dockerill [ 16] 5–6 John McCullagh [ 27] 9 24 Glynn Geddie [ 28] GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 4 Jim Geddie [ 28] MB Racing [ 20] 26 Michael Brown [ 20] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 4 Jamie Wall [ 20] HorsePower Racing [ 29] 28 Paul Bailey GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–9 Andy Schulz Team LNT [ 24] 32 Mike Simpson [ 24] GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 10 Steve Tandy [ 24] MP -AMR [ 30] 38 Richard Abra [ 30] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–8 Mark Poole [ 30] Tom Sharp [ 31] 9 Colin White [ 31] IDL CWS Racing[ 32] 40 Tom Sharp [ 32] GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 1–8 Colin White [ 32] 1–4, 7–8 Ian Stinton [ 16] 5–6 Optimum Motorsport [ 33] 41 Matt Draper GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1–8 Tania Mann [ 33] 1–3 Ryan Ratcliffe [ 34] 4 Jade Edwards [ 35] 5–8 Century Motorsport [ 36] 42 Tom Oliphant [ 36] GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All Rick Parfitt Jr. [ 36] 43 Morten Dons [ 37] GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All Aleksander Schjerpen [ 37] Team Parker Racing [ 38] 44 Barrie Baxter [ 38] GT4 Porsche 997 GT4 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 All Daniel Cammish [ 38] ABG Motorsport [ 39] 45 Declan Jones [ 39] GT4 BMW M3 GT4 BMW 4.0L V8 1–2, 4 Peter Belshaw 1–2 Alain Schlesinger [ 20] 4 Geoff Steel Racing [ 40] Declan Jones [ 40] 9 Jeff Wyatt [ 40] Twisted Team Parker [ 41] 46 Bradley Ellis [ 41] GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All Adrian Barwick [ 41] Silverstone Auctions -AMR 47 Andy Ruhan GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1–2 Fox Motorsport [ 41] 48 Jamie Stanley [ 41] GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All Paul McNeilly [ 41] TF Sport [ 42] 49 Andrew Jarman [ 42] GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 All Devon Modell [ 42] Track Group [ 28] 50 Bolaji Odunsi [ 28] GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 4 Paul O'Neill [ 28] Academy Motorsport [ 43] 55 Oli Basey-Fisher [ 43] GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1–8 Matt Nicoll-Jones [ 43] APO Sport [ 28] 69 Alex Osborne [ 28] GT4 Porsche 997 GT4 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 4, 7–8, 10 James May [ 28] ISSY Racing [ 41] 77 Gavan Kershaw [ 41] GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Toyota 4.0L V6 All Oz Yusuf [ 41] Team Russia by Barwell [ 44] 78 Timur Sardarov [ 44] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 7–8 Jonny Cocker [ 44] Ecurie Ecosse powered by Black Bull [ 45] 79 Marco Attard [ 45] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All Alexander Sims [ 45] 1–4, 7–10 Jonny Cocker [ 46] 5–6 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN [ 47] 80 Chris Hoy [ 47] GT3 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 All Alex Buncombe [ 47] 1–4 Wolfgang Reip [ 16] 5–8, 10 Jann Mardenborough [ 48] 9 GPRM Toyota [ 20] 86 Stefan Hodgetts [ 20] Inv Toyota GT86 GT4 Subaru 2.0L Flat-4 4, 9–10 James Fletcher [ 20]
Icon Class GT3 GT3 Class GT3B GT3B Class GT4 GT4 Class GTC Cup Class Inv Invitation Class
Race calendar and results [ edit ] The provisional 2014 calendar was announced on 5 October 2013.[ 1] Spa-Francorchamps replaced Zandvoort as the overseas round. All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom.
Championship standings [ edit ] Marco Attard won the GT3 Drivers' Championship driving a BMW Z4 GT3 Points system Points are awarded as follows:
Length 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 60 mins 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 60+ mins 37.5 27 22.5 18 15 12 9 6 3 1.5
[ edit ] 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)
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)
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"Reigning Champions Optimum Announce Mann and Murrells for British GT4" . Racing GT . Xynamic. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014 . ^ "Reigning Champ Ratcliffe Returns" . British GT Championship Stéphane Ratel Organisation . 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014 .^ "Jade Edwards joins Optimum" . British GT Championship Stéphane Ratel Organisation . 12 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014 .^ a b c Grogan, Paul (30 January 2014). "Parfitt and Oliphant team up with Century Motorsport for British GT4" . Century Motorsport . Century Sports Marketing. Retrieved 30 January 2014 . ^ a b Yorath, Jake (6 February 2014). "Century Motorsport Add Dons and Schjerpen to GT4 Line Up" . Racing GT . Xynamic. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2014 . ^ a b c Yorath, Jake (20 February 2014). "British GT Reaches Full Capacity as Team Parker Announce GT4 Porsche" . Racing GT . Xynamic. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. 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