2014 GP3 champion, Alex Lynn
The 2014 GP3 Series was the fifth season of the third-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fifth season under the moniker of GP3 Series , a motor racing feeder series for Formula One and sister series GP2 . The series continued to use Pirelli tyres.[ 1]
The title was claimed by Red Bull Junior driver Alex Lynn , despite the fact he had fewer wins than Dean Stoneman ; Lynn surpassed him by 44 points.[ 2]
This was also the only season in the GP3 Series in which a team other than ART Grand Prix secured the constructors' title, with Carlin winning the constructors' championship by 17 points over ART.
Teams and drivers
The following teams competed in the 2014 season:[ 3]
Driver changes
Entering/Re-entering GP3
German Formula Three driver Emil Bernstorff made his debut in the series, driving for Carlin .[ 16]
Former Indy Lights driver Victor Carbone moved to the series with Trident .[ 28]
Alfonso Celis Jr. joined the series with Status Grand Prix .[ 35]
Having been without a drive for 2013, Roman de Beer joined the series for 2014, racing with Trident.[ 31]
German Formula Three champion Marvin Kirchhöfer competes for ART Grand Prix in his first year in the series.[ 5]
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.[ 15]
Jann Mardenborough moved from the FIA European Formula Three Championship to the GP3 Series, racing for Arden International .[ 10]
Nelson Mason joined the series with Hilmer Motorsport , after competing in the European F3 Open Championship .[ 23]
Denis Nagulin enters the series with Trident , having finished 19th in the 2013 European F3 Open season.[ 32]
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 .[ 18]
Porsche Supercup driver Richie Stanaway returned to the series with Status Grand Prix. Stanaway had a win at Spa with ART in 2011 .[ 34]
Ivan Taranov graduated from the Protyre Formula Renault Championship to GP3 with Hilmer Motorsport.[ 20]
Mathéo Tuscher , who contested a single round of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2013 , made his series début with Jenzer Motorsport .[ 25]
Santiago Urrutia , who placed fourth in European F3 Open , joined the series with Koiranen GP .[ 14]
Pål Varhaug , who won the inaugural GP3 race in 2010 , returned to the series with Jenzer Motorsport, the team he competed with in 2010.[ 25]
Beitske Visser graduated from the ADAC Formel Masters to the GP3 Series, racing with Hilmer Motorsport.[ 23]
Changing teams
Leaving GP3
Mid-season changes
Team changes
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.[ 48]
Calendar changes
Results
Championship standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race 1, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the race 2. The pole-sitter in the race 1 also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the race 1 and race 2. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the race 2.
Race 1 points
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
4
2
Race 2 points
Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Points
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
2
Drivers' championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Other points position
Blue
Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple
Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting
Meaning
Bold
Pole position point(s)
Italics
Fastest lap point(s)
Notes:
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Teams' championship
Team
CAT
RBR
SIL
HOC
HUN
SPA
MNZ
SOC
YMC
Points
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
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
Team
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
Points
CAT
RBR
SIL
HOC
HUN
SPA
MNZ
SOC
YMC
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Other points position
Blue
Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple
Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting
Meaning
Bold
Pole position point(s)
Italics
Fastest lap point(s)
Notes:
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
^ Sá Silva is an Angolan driver who was forced to compete under a Macanese licence.
^ Cullen is an Irish driver who competed under a British racing licence.
^ Cullen is an Irish driver who competed under a British racing licence.
^ Roman de Beer set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Richie Stanaway was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Mitchell Gilbert set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Patric Niederhauser was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Mathéo Tuscher set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Dean Stoneman was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Jimmy Eriksson set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Marvin Kirchhöfer was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Alex Fontana set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Dino Zamparelli was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Patric Niederhauser won the race, but she was later disqualified for a technical violation.[ 51]
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