The 2014 ADAC GT Masters season was the eighth season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the German automobile club ADAC. The season started on 26 April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and ended on 5 October at Hockenheim after eight double-header meetings.[1]

The drivers' championship was won by Prosperia C. Abt Racing pairing René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde, finishing 26 points of their nearest rival, Jaap van Lagen of GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport. A further four points behind in third place was Callaway Competition's Daniel Keilwitz, the defending series champion. Keilwitz won the most races during the season with six victories; winning four with Andreas Wirth and two with Oliver Gavin, who split the season alongside Keilwitz. Rast and van der Linde won three races during the season, while van Lagen won two with Kévin Estre. HTP Motorsport and Pixum Team Schubert also won two races, with their respective pairings of Maximilian Buhk and Maximilian Götz, and Dominik Baumann and Claudia Hürtgen, while the other race victory was taken by the RWT RacingTeam, with Sven Barth and David Jahn prevailing at the Nürburgring.

The teams' championship was also won by Prosperia C. Abt Racing, with two other entries also scoring points towards the championship besides the car of Rast and van der Linde. The team finished four points clear of Callaway Competition, who had entered four cars, with Pixum Team Schubert finishing a further four points behind. Herbert Handlos was the winner of the Gentlemen Drivers' Cup, finishing 72.5 points clear of his nearest rival, Dominic Jöst.

Entry list

edit
Team Car No. Driver Rounds
  Callaway Competition[2] Corvette Z06.R GT3[2] 1   Daniel Keilwitz[3] All
  Oliver Gavin[3] 1, 3–4
  Andreas Wirth[3] 2, 5–8
2   Patrick Assenheimer[4] All
  Diego Alessi[4] All
17   Remo Lips[3] All
  Lennart Marioneck[3] All
18   Toni Seiler[3] All
  Jeroen Bleekemolen[3] 1–4, 6
  Andreas Simonsen[3] 5, 8
  Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 7
  GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport[5] Porsche 911 GT3 R[5] 3   Jaap van Lagen[5] All
  Christian Engelhart[5] 1, 4–8
  Kévin Estre 2
  Martin Ragginger 3
4   Antonios Wossos[5] All
  Wolf Nathan[5] All
  Farnbacher Racing[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] 5   Nathan Morcom[6] All
  Mario Farnbacher[6] 1–4, 6
  Alex Riberas 5
  Robert Lukas[7] 7–8
6   Sebastian Asch[6] All
  Philipp Frommenwiler[6] All
  Tonino Team Herberth[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] 7   Alfred Renauer[5] All
  Herbert Handlos[5] All
8   Robert Renauer[5] All
  Norbert Siedler 1–6
  Dominik Schwager 7
  Martin Ragginger[8] 8
9   Dominik Jöst[5] All
  Florian Scholze[5] 1–3, 5–8
  Stefan Wackerbauer 4
  Prosperia C. Abt Racing[9] Audi R8 LMS ultra[9] 10   Kelvin van der Linde[10] All
  René Rast[10] All
11   Fabian Hamprecht[10] All
  Nicki Thiim[10] All
12   Markus Winkelhock[10] 1–3, 5–6
  Stefan Wackerbauer 1
  Christer Jöns 2, 6
  Sébastien Ogier[11] 3
  Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof 5
  RWT Racing[12] Corvette Z06.R GT3[12] 13   Sven Barth[12] All
  David Jahn All
  MRS GT-Racing[13] McLaren MP4-12C GT3[13] 14   Florian Spengler[5] All
  Ryan Sharp 1
  Marko Asmer 2–6
  Christopher Brück 7
  Álvaro Parente 8
  Yaco Racing[14] Audi R8 LMS ultra[14] 16   Philip Geipel[14] All
  Rahel Frey[15] 1–6, 8
  Markus Winkelhock[10] 7
  PIXUM Team Schubert[16] BMW Z4 GT3[16] 19   Claudia Hürtgen[5] All
  Dominik Baumann[5] All
20   Max Sandritter[5] All
  Jens Klingmann[5] All
  BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed[17] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3[17] 21   Luca Ludwig[5] All
  Alon Day 1–7
  Harald Schlegelmilch 8
  Rowe Racing[18] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3[18] 22   Jaime Alguersuari[19] 3–8
  Nico Bastian[19] 3–8
23   Jan Seyffarth[20] All
  Maro Engel[20] All
  Reiter Engineering[21] Chevrolet Camaro GT3[21] 24   Albert von Thurn und Taxis[5] All
  Tomáš Enge 1, 3–8
  Peter Kox 2
  Blancpain Racing Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 25   Marc A. Hayek 1
  Peter Kox 1
  HTP Motorsport[22] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3[22] 26   Maximilian Götz[5] 1–6
  Maximilian Buhk 1–5
  Renger van der Zande[23] 6
27   Luca Stolz[5] All
  Heinz-Harald Frentzen[24] 1–4
  Mathias Lauda[25] 5–6
  Maximilian Götz 7–8
  GRT Grasser Racing Team[26] Lamborghini Gallardo FL2[26] 31   Sandro Bickel[26] 4
  Sascha Halek[26] 4
32   Gerhard Tweraser[26] 4–5
  Harald Proczyk[26] 4
  Tomas Pivoda 5
  Dupré Engineering Motorsport Audi R8 LMS ultra 33   Christoph Dupré 8
  Thomas Schöffler 8
  kfzteile24 APR Motorsport[27] Audi R8 LMS ultra[27] 100   Daniel Dobitsch[27] All
  Florian Stoll[27] All

Race calendar and results

edit

The eight-event calendar for the 2014 season was announced on 25 November 2013.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Race Winner
1 R1   Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 26 April No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 26 HTP Motorsport
  René Rast
  Kelvin van der Linde
  Maximilian Buhk
  Maximilian Götz
R2 27 April No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing
  René Rast
  Kelvin van der Linde
  René Rast
  Kelvin van der Linde
2 R1   Circuit Park Zandvoort 10 May No. 8 Tonino Team Herberth No. 3 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport
  Robert Renauer
  Norbert Siedler
  Jaap van Lagen
  Kévin Estre
R2 11 May No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 3 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport
  René Rast
  Kelvin van der Linde
  Jaap van Lagen
  Kévin Estre
3 R1   Lausitzring 24 May No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 26 HTP Motorsport
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Oliver Gavin
  Maximilian Buhk
  Maximilian Götz
R2 25 May No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert
  Claudia Hürtgen
  Dominik Baumann
  Claudia Hürtgen
  Dominik Baumann
4 R1   Red Bull Ring 7 June No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Oliver Gavin
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Oliver Gavin
R2 8 June No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Oliver Gavin
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Oliver Gavin
5 R1   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 9 August No. 20 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert
  Max Sandritter
  Jens Klingmann
  Claudia Hürtgen
  Dominik Baumann
R2 10 August No. 20 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 1 Callaway Competition
  Max Sandritter
  Jens Klingmann
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Andreas Wirth
6 R1   Nürburgring 30 August No. 21 BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed No. 13 RWT RacingTeam
  Luca Ludwig
  Alon Day
  Sven Barth
  David Jahn
R2 31 August No. 11 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 1 Callaway Competition
  Fabian Hamprecht
  Nicki Thiim
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Andreas Wirth
7 R1   Sachsenring 20 September No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing
  René Rast
  Kelvin van der Linde
  René Rast
  Kelvin van der Linde
R2 21 September No. 11 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing
  Fabian Hamprecht
  Nicki Thiim
  René Rast
  Kelvin van der Linde
8 R1   Hockenheimring 4 October No.21 BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed No. 1 Callaway Competition
  Luca Ludwig
  Harald Schlegelmilch
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Andreas Wirth
R2 5 October No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Andreas Wirth
  Daniel Keilwitz
  Andreas Wirth

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Strong demand for ADAC GT Masters 2014 season". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Callaway to field four Corvettes again next year". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Keilwitz will defend title, aided by Wirth, Gavin". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Champion Alessi joined by newcomer Assenheimer". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Entry list – 2014 Season" (PDF). ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Herberth Motorsport to field two Porsches". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Robert Lukas joins Farnbacher Racing". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Comeback for "Raggi"". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Prosperia C Abt Racing starts with three Audi R8". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Prosperia C Abt Racing go for three youngsters". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Rally Champion Ogier to line up in ADAC GT Masters". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  12. ^ a b c "RWT Racing Team to enter Corvette in 2014". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  13. ^ a b "McLaren back with MRS GT Racing in ADAC GT Masters". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  14. ^ a b c "YACO Racing to stick with Audi for 2014". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Rahel Frey to line up for YACO Racing in ADAC GT Masters". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  16. ^ a b "PIXUM Team Schubert with two BMWs". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Zakspeed in ADAC GT Masters with Mercedes-Benz". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  18. ^ a b "ROWE RACING to join ADAC GT Masters in 2014". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  19. ^ a b "Jaime Alguersuari joins ROWE RACING! Formula-One-power for ADAC GT Masters!". ROWE Racing. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  20. ^ a b "ROWE RACING startet 2014 mit Top-Besetzung bei allen Läufen des ADAC GT Masters". ROWE Racing. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  21. ^ a b "Fine-tuning for a U.S. steam hammer". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  22. ^ a b "H.T.P. Motorsport in ADAC GT Masters with Mercedes". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  23. ^ "Ex-DTM driver van der Zande joins ADAC GT Masters". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  24. ^ "Heinz-Harald Frentzen back in the ADAC GT Masters". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  25. ^ "Mathias Lauda to cover for Frentzen". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  26. ^ a b c d e f "Red Bull Ring: Home race for Grasser Racing". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  27. ^ a b c d "kfzteile24 APR Motorsport to field an Audi R8". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
edit