2014 GP3 Series

2014 GP3 Series season
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Parent series: GP2 Series

The 2014 GP3 Series season was the fifth season of the GP3 Series, a motor racing feeder series for Formula One and sister series GP2. The series continued to use Pirelli tyres.

The title was claimed by Red Bull Junior driver Alex Lynn.

Teams and drivers

The following teams competed in the 2014 season:

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
ART Grand Prix	1	Alex Fontana	All
	2	Marvin Kirchhöfer	All
	3	Dino Zamparelli	All
Arden International	4	Robert Vișoiu	All
	5	Patric Niederhauser	All
	6	Jann Mardenborough	All
Koiranen GP	7	Carmen Jordá	1–7
		Dean Stoneman	8–9
	8	Jimmy Eriksson	All
	9	Santiago Urrutia	All
Carlin	10	Alex Lynn	All
	11	Emil Bernstorff	All
	12	Luís Sá Silva	All
Marussia Manor Racing	14	Patrick Kujala	1–7
	15	Ryan Cullen	1–7
	16	Dean Stoneman	1–7
Hilmer Motorsport	17	Ivan Taranov	1
		Nikolay Martsenko	2, 8
		Sebastian Balthasar	3–7
	18	Nelson Mason	All
	19	Beitske Visser	1
		Riccardo Agostini	2–9
Jenzer Motorsport	20	Pål Varhaug	All
	21	Mathéo Tuscher	All
	22	Adderly Fong	1–4
		Christopher Höher	5
		Kevin Ceccon	6–9
Trident	23	Victor Carbone	1–4
		Konstantin Tereshchenko	6
		Luca Ghiotto	7
		Kang Ling	9
	24	Roman de Beer	1–5
		John Bryant-Meisner	6–7
		Patrick Kujala	8
		Ryan Cullen	9
	25	Denis Nagulin	1
		Mitchell Gilbert	3–5, 7–8
		Luca Ghiotto	6
		Patrick Kujala	9
Status Grand Prix	26	Nick Yelloly	All
	27	Richie Stanaway	All
	28	Alfonso Celis Jr.	All

Driver changes

Entering/Re-entering GP3

• German Formula Three driver Emil Bernstorff made his debut in the series, driving for Carlin.
• Former Indy Lights driver Victor Carbone moved to the series with Trident.
• Alfonso Celis Jr. joined the series with Status Grand Prix.
• Having been without a drive for 2013, Roman de Beer joined the series for 2014, racing with Trident.
• German Formula Three champion Marvin Kirchhöfer competes for ART Grand Prix in his first year in the series.
• Alex Lynn, who finished third in the 2013 European Formula 3 Championship, moved into the series – as a Red Bull Junior Team member – with Carlin.
• Jann Mardenborough moved from the FIA European Formula Three Championship to the GP3 Series, racing for Arden International.
• Nelson Mason joined the series with Hilmer Motorsport, after competing in the European F3 Open Championship.
• Denis Nagulin enters the series with Trident, having finished 19th in the 2013 European F3 Open season.
• After competing in the last round of the 2013 GP3 Series season with Koiranen GP, Dean Stoneman move into the series full-time with Marussia Manor Racing.
• Porshe Supercup driver Richie Stanaway returned to the series with Status Grand Prix. Stanaway had a win at Spa with ART in 2011.
• Ivan Taranov graduated from the Protyre Formula Renault Championship to GP3 with Hilmer Motorsport.
• Mathéo Tuscher, who contested a single round of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2013, made his series début with Jenzer Motorsport.
• Santiago Urrutia, who placed fourth in European F3 Open, joined the series with Koiranen GP.
• Pål Varhaug, who won the inaugural GP3 race in 2010, returned to the series with Jenzer Motorsport, the team he competed with in 2010.
• Beitske Visser graduated from the ADAC Formel Masters to the GP3 Series, racing with Hilmer Motorsport.

Changing teams

• After completing the 2013 season with Status Grand Prix, Jimmy Eriksson switched to Koiranen GP.
• Adderly Fong moved from Status Grand Prix to Jenzer Motorsport.
• Carmen Jordá switched from Bamboo Engineering to Koiranen GP.
• Patrick Kujala moved to Marussia Manor Racing after competing his debut season with Koiranen GP.
• Patric Niederhauser joined Arden International after two seasons with Jenzer Motorsport.
• Jenzer Motorsport's Alex Fontana and Marussia Manor Racing's Dino Zamparelli moved to ART Grand Prix.
• Nick Yelloly, who competed for Carlin switched to Status Grand Prix.

Leaving GP3

• Robert Cregan, Samin Gómez, Eric Lichtenstein, Melville McKee, Aaro Vainio and Lewis Williamson left the series after failing to secure seats in 2014.
• Both Conor Daly and Tio Ellinas graduated to the GP2 Series.
• David Fumanelli moved to the Blancpain Sprint Series.
• Jack Harvey left the championship to contest Indy Lights.
• Kevin Korjus left the GP3 Series and instead moved to the European Le Mans Series.
• 2013 GP3 champion, MW Arden driver Daniil Kvyat stepped up to Formula One, racing with Scuderia Toro Rosso.
• Facu Regalia left the GP3 Series and move to parent series GP2 with Hilmer Motorsport.
• Carlos Sainz Jr. moved into the Formula Renault 3.5 Series full-time for 2014.
• Alexander Sims switched to the British GT Championship.
• Giovanni Venturini switched to sports car racing to compete for Eurotech Engineering in International GT Open.
• Josh Webster, who drove for Status Grand Prix in 2013, left the series and switched to Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.
• Trident's Emanuele Zonzini moved to the Italian GT Championship.

Mid-season changes

• Russian driver Nikolay Martsenko replaced his compatriot Ivan Taranov at Hilmer Motorsport for the round at the Red Bull Ring, after hitting funding problems which curtailed his campaign in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. Riccardo Agostini also joined Hilmer at the Red Bull Ring, as he replaced Beitske Visser.
• German driver Sebastian Balthasar replaced Nikolay Martsenko at Hilmer Motorsport for the round at Silverstone, while Australian Mitchell Gilbert replaced Russian Denis Nagulin at Trident at the same round.
• Austrian driver Christopher Höher replaced Hong Kong-based Adderly Fong at Jenzer Motorsport for the round at the Hungaroring, as Fong had a race in the Audi R8 LMS Cup that weekend. Kevin Ceccon replaced Höher for the next round at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
• Trident replaced their whole line-up for the round at Spa-Francorchamps. Instead of Victor Carbone, Roman de Beer and Mitchell Gilbert, the team fielded Konstantin Tereshchenko, John Bryant-Meisner and Luca Ghiotto.
• Marussia Manor Racing pulled out of the Sochi round due to financial troubles. Marussia drivers Patrick Kujala and Dean Stoneman signed with Trident and Koiranen GP respectively, while Ryan Cullen did the same move as Kujala in Abu Dhabi.
• Kang Ling made his GP3 Series début at Abu Dhabi with Trident.

Team changes

• Bamboo Engineering left series after the last race of the 2013 season. Their place was due to be taken by GP2 Series champions Russian Time, but after Motopark Academy parted ways with the team after the death of team founder Igor Mazepa, their place was taken by GP2 Series team Hilmer Motorsport.
• MW Arden changed its name to Arden International and was re-registered as a British, rather than an Australian team. The changes coincided with Mark Webber's retirement from Formula One and subsequent move to the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Calendar

After the final race of the 2013 GP3 season, series organisers announced that the 2014 championship would include an event in Russia, supporting the 2014 Russian Grand Prix. On 6 December 2013, the full 2014 calendar was revealed with nine events, including races in Austria for the first time.

Round		Circuit/Location	Country	Date	Supporting
1	Feature	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona	Spain	10 May	Spanish Grand Prix
	Sprint			11 May
2	Feature	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	Austria	21 June	Austrian Grand Prix
	Sprint			22 June
3	Feature	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	United Kingdom	5 July	British Grand Prix
	Sprint			6 July
4	Feature	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	Germany	19 July	German Grand Prix
	Sprint			20 July
5	Feature	Hungaroring, Budapest	Hungary	26 July	Hungarian Grand Prix
	Sprint			27 July
6	Feature	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps	Belgium	23 August	Belgian Grand Prix
	Sprint			24 August
7	Feature	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	Italy	6 September	Italian Grand Prix
	Sprint			7 September
8	Feature	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	Russia	11 October	Russian Grand Prix
	Sprint			12 October
9	Feature	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	22 November	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
	Sprint			23 November

Calendar changes

• The stand-alone round at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, introduced in 2013, was discontinued for 2014.
• The GP3 Series visited two circuits — the Red Bull Ring in Austria and the Sochi Autodrom in Russia — for the first time in 2014.

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Alex Lynn	Alex Lynn	Alex Lynn	Carlin	Report
	R2			Patric Niederhauser	Dean Stoneman	Marussia Manor Racing
2	R1	Red Bull Ring	Alex Lynn	Alex Lynn	Alex Lynn	Carlin	Report
	R2			Emil Bernstorff	Emil Bernstorff	Carlin
3	R1	Silverstone Circuit	Jimmy Eriksson	Alex Lynn	Jimmy Eriksson	Koiranen GP	Report
	R2			Richie Stanaway	Richie Stanaway	Status Grand Prix
4	R1	Hockenheimring	Marvin Kirchhöfer	Marvin Kirchhöfer	Marvin Kirchhöfer	ART Grand Prix	Report
	R2			Jann Mardenborough	Jann Mardenborough	Arden International
5	R1	Hungaroring	Richie Stanaway	Jann Mardenborough	Richie Stanaway	Status Grand Prix	Report
	R2			Patric Niederhauser	Patric Niederhauser	Arden International
6	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Luca Ghiotto	Dean Stoneman	Dean Stoneman	Marussia Manor Racing	Report
	R2			Alex Fontana	Alex Lynn	Carlin
7	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Jimmy Eriksson	Dino Zamparelli	Jimmy Eriksson	Koiranen GP	Report
	R2			Marvin Kirchhöfer	Dean Stoneman	Marussia Manor Racing
8	R1	Sochi Autodrom	Dean Stoneman	Dean Stoneman	Dean Stoneman	Koiranen GP	Report
	R2			Marvin Kirchhöfer	Patric Niederhauser	Arden International
9	R1	Yas Marina Circuit	Marvin Kirchhöfer	Marvin Kirchhöfer	Dean Stoneman	Koiranen GP	Report
	R2			Dino Zamparelli	Nick Yelloly	Status Grand Prix

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also receives four points, and two points are given to the driver who sets the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

Feature race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	4	2

Sprint race points

Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	FL
Points	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	2

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver ESP AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA RUS ABU Points 1 Alex Lynn 1 18 1 20 2 6 2 3 4 4 8 1 6 2 7 5 5 2 207 2 Dean Stoneman 7 1 Ret 10 10 18† 5 4 9 8 1 9 5 1 1 2 1 Ret 163 3 Marvin Kirchhöfer 5 5 5 DNS 3 4 1 Ret 11 9 DNS 17 3 3 2 3 2 11 161 4 Jimmy Eriksson 2 6 3 2 1 Ret 7 15 10 16 Ret 19 1 8 4 16 10 5 134 5 Emil Bernstorff Ret 8 2 1 4 3 3 Ret 5 7 9 6 4 4 Ret 8 4 3 134 6 Nick Yelloly 9 7 7 5 5 2 4 5 2 11 3 5 10 5 9 6 8 1 127 7 Dino Zamparelli 6 3 15 8 8 7 6 2 8 2 2 7 2 9 18 13 3 4 126 8 Richie Stanaway 3 4 4 3 7 1 13 7 1 6 7 2 9 Ret 12 Ret 12 7 125 9 Jann Mardenborough 14 14 11 Ret 9 15 8 1 7 3 4 4 11 Ret 6 4 13 Ret 77 10 Patric Niederhauser 10 9 10 6 13 Ret 12 6 6 1 Ret Ret 13 19 8 1 7 DSQ 62 11 Alex Fontana 11 19 Ret 17 15 Ret 11 13 14 13 6 3 Ret 10 3 Ret 6 15 43 12 Mathéo Tuscher 8 2 6 Ret 14 8 18 11 22 15 Ret 16 8 Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 29 13 Robert Vișoiu 13 11 Ret 14 20 13 10 9 3 5 Ret 20 19 14 Ret 10 15 8 23 14 Patrick Kujala 4 Ret 9 7 12 Ret 25† 16 13 10 Ret 21 7 Ret 13 9 Ret 14 22 15 Kevin Ceccon 11 11 12 6 5 Ret 9 6 20 16 Riccardo Agostini Ret 11 6 5 9 8 18 19 10 12 15 12 11 Ret 18 13 18 17 Pål Varhaug 12 Ret 13 9 11 Ret 19 Ret 21 14 5 8 Ret 11 10 Ret 14 9 12 18 Roman de Beer Ret DSQ 12 4 17 16 21 17 15 12 8 19 Luís Sá Silva 16 10 8 22 18 9 17 10 17 18 16 23† 14 7 17 15 Ret 17 6 20 Luca Ghiotto 18 14 21 13 4 21 Alfonso Celis Jr. 18 Ret Ret 19 16 10 Ret 23† 16 22 12 15 16 Ret 16 7 16 Ret 2 22 Nelson Mason 17 Ret 14 16 25 12 16 14 19 20 15 10 Ret 18 15 DNS 17 18† 0 23 Santiago Urrutia 21 13 16 12 Ret 14 22 18 12 Ret 13 18 Ret 15 14 12 11 12 0 24 Adderly Fong Ret 12 Ret 15 21 11 15 12 0 25 Ryan Cullen 15 16 17 13 19 Ret 20 19 24 21 14 13 Ret 16 19 Ret 0 26 Mitchell Gilbert DNS DNS 14 Ret 20 24 18 20 20 14 0 27 Beitske Visser 19 15 0 28 Kang Ling 20 16 0 29 Carmen Jordá Ret Ret 20 21 24 17 Ret 22 25 25 17 Ret 20 21 0 30 John Bryant-Meisner 20† 22 17 17 0 31 Victor Carbone Ret 17 18 18 23 Ret 23 20 0 32 Sebastian Balthasar 22 Ret 24 21 Ret 17 19† DNS Ret DNS 0 33 Nikolay Martsenko 19 DNS 19 Ret 0 34 Ivan Taranov 22† 20 0 35 Denis Nagulin 20 Ret 0 36 Christopher Höher 23 23 0 Konstantin Tereshchenko DNS DNS 0 Pos. Driver ESP AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA RUS ABU Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos. Team No. ESP AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA RUS ABU Points 1 Carlin 10 1 18 1 20 2 6 2 3 4 4 8 1 6 2 7 5 5 2 347 11 Ret 8 2 1 4 3 3 Ret 5 7 9 6 4 4 Ret 8 4 3 12 16 10 8 22 18 9 17 10 17 18 16 23† 14 7 17 15 Ret 17 2 ART Grand Prix 1 11 19 Ret 17 15 Ret 11 13 14 13 6 3 Ret 10 3 Ret 6 15 330 2 5 5 5 DNS 3 4 1 Ret 11 9 DNS 17 3 3 2 3 2 11 3 6 3 15 8 8 7 6 2 8 2 2 7 2 9 18 13 3 4 3 Status Grand Prix 26 9 7 7 5 5 2 4 5 2 11 3 5 10 5 9 6 8 1 254 27 3 4 4 3 7 1 13 7 1 6 7 2 9 Ret 12 Ret 12 7 28 18 Ret Ret 19 16 10 Ret 23† 16 22 12 15 16 Ret 16 7 16 Ret 4 Koiranen GP 7 Ret Ret 20 21 24 17 Ret 22 25 25 17 Ret 20 21 1 2 1 Ret 202 8 2 6 3 2 1 Ret 7 15 10 16 Ret 19 1 8 4 16 10 5 9 21 13 16 12 Ret 14 22 18 12 Ret 13 18 Ret 15 14 12 11 12 5 Arden International 4 13 11 Ret 14 20 13 10 9 3 5 Ret 20 19 14 Ret 10 15 8 162 5 10 9 10 6 13 Ret 12 6 6 1 Ret Ret 13 19 8 1 7 DSQ 6 14 14 11 Ret 9 15 8 1 7 3 4 4 11 Ret 6 4 13 Ret 6 Marussia Manor Racing 14 4 Ret 9 7 12 Ret 24† 16 13 10 Ret 21 7 Ret 117 15 15 16 17 13 19 Ret 20 19 24 21 14 13 Ret 16 16 7 1 Ret 10 10 18† 5 4 9 8 1 9 5 1 7 Jenzer Motorsport 20 12 Ret 13 9 11 Ret 19 Ret 21 14 5 8 Ret 11 10 Ret 14 9 61 21 8 2 6 Ret 14 8 18 11 22 15 Ret 16 8 Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 22 Ret 12 Ret 15 21 11 15 12 23 23 11 11 12 6 5 Ret 9 6 8 Hilmer Motorsport 17 22† 20 19 DNS 22 Ret 24 21 25 25 19† DNS Ret DNS 19 Ret 18 18 17 Ret 14 16 25 12 16 14 23 23 15 10 Ret 18 15 DNS 17 18† 19 19 15 Ret 11 6 5 9 8 19 18 10 12 15 12 11 Ret 18 13 9 Trident 23 Ret 17 18 18 23 Ret 23 20 DNS DNS 21 13 20 16 12 24 Ret DSQ 12 4 17 16 21 17 15 12 20† 22 17 17 13 9 19 15 25 20 Ret DNS DNS 14 Ret 20 24 18 14 18 20 20 14 Ret Ret Pos. Team No. ESP AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA RUS ABU Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

External links

• Official website