2014 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup

The 2014 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup was the fifth and final Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup season, the replacement for the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup. The season started on 3 May at Hockenheim and ended on 18 October at the same venue, after six rounds and ten races, all in support of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

The final championship title went to South Africa's Jordan Pepper – following in the footsteps of countryman, Kelvin van der Linde[1] – after winning the first three races, and six races in total during the season. Pepper won the championship by 58 points ahead of his next closest competitor, Jason Kremer, who won races at Oschersleben and the Nürburgring. Third place in the championship went to Victor Bouveng, 26 points in arrears of Kremer, after three successive third places finishes at the Red Bull Ring and the Nürburgring. The only other drivers to win races during the season were Chris Smiley, who finished fourth in the championship after winning at the Red Bull Ring,[2] and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky, who became the only female driver to win in the series, in a shortened race at the Norisring. In the Junior Cup sub-classification, Nicolaj Møller Madsen was the highest placed competitor on four occasions, and ultimately won by 41 points ahead of Moritz Oberheim, who won three times.

For the 2015 season, the Audi Sport TT Cup replaces the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup as a support category to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.[3]

Drivers

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Jasmin Prerisig and Joe Fulbrook at Hockenheim
No. Driver Class Rounds
2 Austria Lukas Jäger J All
3 Switzerland Jasmin Preisig J All
5 France Yann Ehrlacher J All
6 France Lucile Cypriano J All
7 Germany Moritz Oberheim J All
8 Austria Marcel Müller J 1–5
9 Denmark Alexander Lauritzen J All
10 Germany André Gies J All
11 Germany Pascal Hoffmann J All
12 Sweden Simon Larsson J All
14 Denmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen J All
15 Denmark Frederik Schandorff J 1–3
16 Germany Jason Kremer P All
17 South Africa Jordan Pepper P All
18 Germany Michael Müller P All
19 Sweden Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky P All
20 Germany Manuel Fahnauer P All
21 United Kingdom Josh Caygill P All
22 United Kingdom Chris Smiley P All
23 Sweden Victor Bouveng P All
24 Germany Dominik Peitz P All
25 Germany Doreen Seidel P All
26 Monaco Pierre Casiraghi G 1, 6
27 Germany Sven Hannawald G 3
28 Poland Gosia Rdest G 4
29 Austria Dominique Regatschnig G 4
30 Switzerland Benjiamin Albertalli G 5
31 India Rahil Noorani G 5
32 Lithuania Robertas Kupčikas G 6
33 United Kingdom Joe Fulbrook G 6
34 Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis G 6
40 Austria Marc Coleselli J All
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
J Junior Cup
G Guest

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Junior
1 R1 Germany Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 3 May South Africa Jordan Pepper South Africa Jordan Pepper South Africa Jordan Pepper Austria Marc Coleselli
R2 4 May South Africa Jordan Pepper Germany Dominik Peitz South Africa Jordan Pepper Denmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen
2 R1 Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt 17 May South Africa Jordan Pepper South Africa Jordan Pepper South Africa Jordan Pepper Germany Moritz Oberheim
R2 18 May South Africa Jordan Pepper South Africa Jordan Pepper Germany Jason Kremer Denmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen
3 Germany Norisring, Nuremberg 29 June South Africa Jordan Pepper Sweden Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Sweden Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Germany Moritz Oberheim
4 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 2 August Germany Moritz Oberheim Germany Dominik Peitz United Kingdom Chris Smiley Denmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen
R2 3 August United Kingdom Chris Smiley Germany Moritz Oberheim South Africa Jordan Pepper Germany Moritz Oberheim
5 R1 Germany Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate 16 August South Africa Jordan Pepper Germany Manuel Fahnauer Germany Jason Kremer Denmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen
R2 17 August South Africa Jordan Pepper Denmark Alexander Lauritzen South Africa Jordan Pepper France Yann Ehrlacher
6 Germany Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 18 October Germany Manuel Fahnauer Germany Manuel Fahnauer South Africa Jordan Pepper Austria Marc Coleselli

References

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  1. ^ "Jordan Pepper crowned 2014 Scirocco R-Cup champion". CARmag.co.za. RamsayMedia. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Chris Smiley celebrates first Scirocco R Cup win". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (17 October 2014). "Audi launches one-make series based on new TT". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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