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.
Entry list
editRace calendar and results
editThe 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.
Round | Circuit | Date | Length | Pole Position | GT3 Winner | GT4 Winner |
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1 | Oulton Park | 21 April | 60 mins | No. 4 Oman Racing Team | No. 4 Oman Racing Team | No. 407 Beechdean-AMR |
Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy |
Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy |
Ross Wylie Jake Giddings | ||||
2 | 60 mins | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | No. 49 TF Sport | ||
Alexander Sims Marco Attard |
Alexander Sims Marco Attard |
Andrew Jarman Devon Modell | ||||
3 | Rockingham | 5 May | 120 mins | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | No. 18 FF Corse | No. 55 Academy Motorsport |
Alexander Sims Marco Attard |
Rob Barff Gary Eastwood |
Oli Basey-Fisher Matt Nicoll-Jones | ||||
4 | Silverstone Arena | 1 June | 180 mins | No. 1 Beechdean-AMR | No. 4 Oman Racing Team | No. 46 Twisted Team Parker |
Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard |
Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy |
Bradley Ellis Adrian Barwick | ||||
5 | Snetterton | 22 June | 60 mins | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | No. 63 Trackspeed | No. 77 ISSY Racing |
Jonny Cocker Marco Attard |
Phil Keen Jon Minshaw |
Gavan Kershaw Oz Yusuf | ||||
6 | 60 mins | No. 1 Beechdean-AMR | No. 1 Beechdean-AMR | No. 46 Twisted Team Parker | ||
Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard |
Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard |
Bradley Ellis Adrian Barwick | ||||
7 | Spa-Francorchamps | 12 July | 60 mins | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | No. 63 Trackspeed | No. 49 TF Sport |
Alexander Sims Marco Attard |
Phil Keen Jon Minshaw |
Andrew Jarman Devon Modell | ||||
8 | 60 mins | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | No. 407 Beechdean-AMR | ||
Alexander Sims Marco Attard |
Alexander Sims Marco Attard |
Ross Wylie Jake Giddings | ||||
9 | Brands Hatch GP | 31 August | 120 mins | No. 1 Beechdean-AMR | No. 31 Trackspeed | No. 407 Beechdean-AMR |
Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard |
Nick Tandy David Ashburn |
Ross Wylie Jake Giddings | ||||
10 | Donington Park | 14 September | 120 mins | No. 4 Oman Racing Team | No. 63 Trackspeed | No. 42 Century Motorsport |
Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy |
Phil Keen Jon Minshaw |
Tom Oliphant Rick Parfitt Jr. |
Championship standings
edit- Points system
Points are awarded as follows:
Length | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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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 |
Drivers' championships
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GT4
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Teams' championships
editGT3
editPos | Team | OUL | ROC | SIL | SNE | SPA | BRH | DON | Points | |||
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1 | Oman Racing Team | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 193.5 |
13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | |||
2 | Trackspeed | 10 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 180 |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 27† | 27† | 11 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | |||
3 | Ecurie Ecosse | Ret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 148.5 |
4 | Beechdean-AMR | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 107 |
5 | AF Corse | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 104.5 |
11 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 10 | |||
6 | FF Corse | 24† | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 103.5 |
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7 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 90 |
DNS | DNS | 11 | 11 | DSQ | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 24† | |||
8 | United Autosports | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 58.5 |
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9 | PGF Kinfaun-AMR | 5 | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 5 | DSQ | Ret | 9 | 6 | 6 | 58 |
10 | Strata21 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 53.5 |
11 | MP-AMR | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 48 | |
12 | Nissan GT Academy Team RJN | 9 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 29 |
13 | M-Sport Racing | 8 | 17 | 4 | Ret | 24 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 14 | 22 | |
14 | Generation Bentley Racing | 18 | 9 | 14 | DNS | 10 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 8 | ||
15 | HorsePower Racing | 15 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 14 | 7 | |
16 | IDL CWS Racing | 12 | 10 | Ret | 28† | 16 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 1 | ||
Preci-Spark Engineering | Ret | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 0 | ||
Rosso Verde | 14 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||
MB Racing | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||
Team Russia by Barwell | 19 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||
Team LNT | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
Pos | Team | OUL | ROC | SIL | SNE | SPA | BRH | DON | Points |
GT4
editPos | Team | OUL | ROC | SIL | SNE | SPA | BRH | DON | Points | |||
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1 | Century Motorsport | 23 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 225.5 |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 24† | 21 | 19 | 27 | Ret | 23 | 22† | |||
2 | Beechdean-AMR | 17 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 207.5 |
3 | TF Sport | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 190 |
4 | Twisted Team Parker | Ret | 25 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 140 |
5 | ISSY Racing | 19 | 21 | Ret | 25 | 18 | Ret | 25 | 24 | Ret | 23 | 100 |
6 | Fox Motorsport | Ret | 26 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25† | 30 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 95.5 |
7 | Team Parker Racing | 26 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 29 | Ret | 21 | 20 | 83 |
8 | Optimum Motorsport | 21 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 28† | DNS | 31 | Ret | 59 | ||
9 | Academy Motorsport | 25 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 25 | 23 | Ret | DNS | 54.5 | ||
10 | ABG Motorsport | 22 | 23 | DSQ | 20 | |||||||
11 | APO Sport | Ret | Ret | 28 | Ret | 8 | ||||||
11 | Track Group | 26 | 1.5 | |||||||||
Geoff Steel Racing | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
Silverstone Auctions-AMR | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||
Guest teams ineligible for points | ||||||||||||
GPRM Toyota | DNS | 24 | 25† | 0 | ||||||||
Pos | Team | OUL | ROC | SIL | SNE | SPA | BRH | DON | Points |
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