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**2014 Formula Challenge season**

Competition	Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	17
Mod Used	Custom
Carshape
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Drivers
Teams	21
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Formula Challenge Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019· 2020 · 2021

GPVWC series in 2014
Career Ladder
Superleague Supercup Formula Challenge Open Series
Other series
Masters Series World Sport Series International Touring Cup (2013/14) International Touring Cup (2014)

The 2014 Formula Challenge season will be the third GPVWC Formula Challenge season.

Teams and drivers

The following teams have confirmed their 2014 participation.

Team	Team Owner	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Tanskanen Racing	Juha Tanskanen	0	James Johnson	1-8
Tanskanen Racing	Juha Tanskanen	2	Jonathan Holmes	1-8
Royal Blue Racing	Matthew Clipp	3	Matthew Clipp	3-8	Florian Engel
Royal Blue Racing	Matthew Clipp	4	Paul Joseph	1-8	Florian Engel
Racing Team Schroten	Roy Schroten	5	Ben Warren	1-8
Racing Team Schroten	Roy Schroten	6	Mike Schroten	1-8
Cosmo Autosport ¹	Joshua Anderson	7	Ben Horrill		Scott Sovik
Cosmo Autosport ¹	Joshua Anderson	8	Richard Coxon		Scott Sovik
JRT	Jack Nicholls	9	Jack Nicholls	1-2, 7-8
		9	Santiago Niza	5-6
		10	Ric Scott	1-2, 5-6
Backmarker Brigade	Simon Smith	11	Simon Smith	1-8
Backmarker Brigade	Simon Smith	12	Marco Vandenbroeck	1-8
YTF1	Matthew Allington	14	Wopke Hoekstra	1-8	Rob Mason
YTF1	Matthew Allington	15	Adam Ozgur	1-8	Rob Mason
Viking Racing	Morten Wernersen	16	Ben Hackeson	1-6
		16	Ryan Walker	7-8
		17	Matt Richards	1-2
			Olli Pelkonen	3-4, 7-8
			Ben Horrill	5-6
Velocity Racing	Ben Warren	18	Ollie Woods	3-4	William Tringas
		18	William Tringas	5-8
		19	Teemu Toikka	1-8
Zedderick Racing	Doug Hilliard	20	Roy Verzijl	1-8
Zedderick Racing	Doug Hilliard	21	Pedro Gomes	1-8
THR	Robert Wiesenmueller	22	David Jundt	1-8	Adrian Holm
		23	Robert Wiesenmueller	1-2
			Adrian Holm	3-6
			David Carter	7-8
Katana Motorsports	Tom van der Voort	24	Terence Grech	1-8	Chris Williamson
		25	Mark Wicks	1-6
		25	Chris Williamson	7-8
Knight Racing	Chris Knight	26	Ben Willis	1-8	Chris Knight
		27	Fran Lopez	3-4, 7
		27	Chris Knight	5-6
Aurora Motorsports	Lewis McGlade	28	Lewis McGlade	1-2, 5-8
		28	Petar Brljak	3-4
		29	Sam Jones	1-8
Enterprise GP	James Kirk	30	Scott Berrisford	1-2, 5-8	Teemu Valkeejärvi
		30	David Carter	3-4
		31	Hansko Mebius	1-8
Team Proline	Maurice Brackhahn	32	Thomas Pfadler	1-8
Team Proline	Maurice Brackhahn	33	Victor Silva	1-8
Bastvik Grand Prix	Mikael Tuomaala	34	Jon MacLean	1-2, 5-8
		34	Santiago Niza	3-4
		35	Santiago Niza	1-2
			James Kirk	3-4, 7-8
			Benediktas Sinkevius	5-6
Smile Power Racing	Mike Bell	36	Tommi Ojala	1-8
Smile Power Racing	Mike Bell	37	Jesper Taulborg	1-8
Playseat® Racing	Cameron Brewster	38	Matthew Williams	1-8
		39	Lee McLaughlin	1-2, 7-8
		39	Philip Morby	3-6
Walk Racing	Andrei Caramidaru	40	Matias Canapino	1-2
		40	Petar Brljak	5-8
		41	Lewis Travis	1-6
		41	Patrick Wannemuller	7-8

¹ Airastream Motorsport initially took part in the championship, but withdrew prior to the Challenge Monaco Grand Prix. Their slot was taken over by Cosmo Autosport from Monaco onwards.

2014 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Start Time
Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Track time	GMT
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	TBC	rFactor v1255	25th February	16:00	19:00
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit, Selangor	TBC	rFactor v1255	11th March	16:00	19:00
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	TBC	rFactor v1255	25th March	15:00	19:00
4	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	TBC	rFactor v1255	8th April	15:00	19:00
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	TBC	rFactor v1255	22nd April	14:00	19:00
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	rFactor v1255	6th May	14:00	19:00
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	rFactor v1255	20th May	14:00	19:00
8	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC	rFactor v1255	3rd June	14:00	19:00
9	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	rFactor v1255	17th June	13:00	19:00
10	German Grand Prix	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	TBC	rFactor v1255	1st July	14:00	19:00
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	TBC	rFactor v1255	15th July	14:00	19:00
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	rFactor v1255	12th August	14:00	19:00
13	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	rFactor v1255	26th August	14:00	19:00
14	United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBC	rFactor v1255	9th September	13:00	19:00
15	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	TBC	rFactor v1255	23rd September	17:00	19:00
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie	TBC	rFactor v1255	7th October	15:00	19:00
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBC	rFactor v1255	21st October	14:00	19:00

Testing

The 2014 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test	11th Feb 2014	Istanbul Park, Istanbul

Calendar changes

The calender was shortened to 17 rounds - 1 less than the previous season.
The Korean, Turkish and French Grands Prix were all removed from the calender
The location of the German Grand Prix changed from the Nurburgring to the Hockenheimring; the first time the German round of Formula Challenge would be held there.
The location of the United States Grand Prix also changed. Another first in Formula Challenge history, the Circuit of the Americas would be used to host the event.
The Bahrain and Chinese Grands Prix would make their debut in Formula Challenge during the 2014 season.

Rule changes

Sporting

Movement up into the Supercup would now be automatic for the winning driver and team of the 2014 season.
The amount of teams allowed to enter the series was capped for the first time at 20 teams.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round		Grand Prix	Pole Position	Pole Time	Fastest Lap	F/L Time	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	R1	Challenge Australian Grand Prix	Jesper Taulborg	1:35.910	Jonathon Holmes	1:36.099	James Johnson	Tanskanen Racing	Report
1	R2	Challenge Australian Grand Prix			James Johnson	1:36.242	David Jundt	THR	Report
2	R3	Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:44.030	Jonathon Holmes	1:45.150	Petar Brljak	Aurora Motorsports	Report
2	R4	Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix			Jonathon Holmes	1:45.620	James Johnson	Tanskanen Racing	Report
3	R5	Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:41.788	Petar Brljak	1:42.050	Petar Brljak	Walk Racing	Report
3	R6	Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix			Jonathon Holmes	1:41.849	James Johnson	Tanskanen Racing	Report
3	R7	Challenge Chinese Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:45.532	Petar Brljak	1:46.054	Scott Berrisford	Enterprise GP	Report
3	R8	Challenge Chinese Grand Prix			Petar Brljak	1:46.052	Philipp Konig	Airastream Motorsport	Report
5	R9	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:27.975	Petar Brljak	1:28.312	Petar Brljak	Walk Racing	Report
5	R10	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix			Petar Brljak	1:28.428	Fran Lopez	Knight Racing	Report
6	R11	Challenge Monaco Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:21.048	Scott Berrisford	1:21.864	Scott Berrisford	Enterprise GP	Report
6	R12	Challenge Monaco Grand Prix			Petar Brljak	1:21.657	Dovydas Polaras	Bastvik Grand Prix	Report
7	R13	Challenge Canadian Grand Prix	Petar Brljak	1:25.466	Petar Brljak	1:25.680	Petar Brljak	Walk Racing	Report
7	R14	Challenge Canadian Grand Prix			David Jundt	1:26.079	David Jundt	THR	Report
8	R15	Challenge Austrian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
8	R16	Challenge Austrian Grand Prix				-			Report
9	R17	Challenge British Grand Prix		-		-			Report
9	R18	Challenge British Grand Prix				-			Report
10	R19	Challenge German Grand Prix		-		-			Report
10	R20	Challenge German Grand Prix				-			Report
11	R21	Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
11	R22	Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix				-			Report
12	R23	Challenge Belgian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
12	R24	Challenge Belgian Grand Prix				-			Report
13	R25	Challenge Italian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
13	R26	Challenge Italian Grand Prix				-			Report
14	R27	Challenge United States Grand Prix		-		-			Report
14	R28	Challenge United States Grand Prix				-			Report
15	R29	Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		-		-			Report
15	R30	Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix				-			Report
16	R31	Challenge Japanese Grand Prix		-		-			Report
16	R32	Challenge Japanese Grand Prix				-			Report
17	R33	Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix		-		-			Report
17	R34	Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix				-			Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 15 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Teams' standings

Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MYS	BAH	CHN	ESP	MON	CAN	AUT	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	UAE	JPN	BRA	Points
1	Tanskanen Racing	0																		0
1	Tanskanen Racing	2																		0
2	Royal Blue Racing	3																		0
2	Royal Blue Racing	4																		0
3	Racing Team Schroten	5																		0
3	Racing Team Schroten	6																		0
4	Airastream Motorsport	7																		0
4	Airastream Motorsport	8																		0
5	JRT	9																		0
5	JRT	10																		0
6	Backmarker Brigade	11																		0
6	Backmarker Brigade	12																		0
7	YTF1	14																		0
7	YTF1	15																		0
8	Viking Racing	16																		0
8	Viking Racing	17																		0
9	Velocity Racing	18																		0
9	Velocity Racing	19																		0
10	Zedderick Racing	20																		0
10	Zedderick Racing	21																		0
11	THR	22																		0
11	THR	23																		0
12	Katana Motorsports	24																		0
12	Katana Motorsports	25																		0
13	Knight Racing	26																		0
13	Knight Racing	27																		0
14	Aurora Motorsports	28																		0
14	Aurora Motorsports	29																		0
15	Enterprise GP	30																		0
15	Enterprise GP	31																		0
16	Team Proline	32																		0
16	Team Proline	33																		0
17	Bastvik Grand Prix	34																		0
17	Bastvik Grand Prix	35																		0
18	Smile Power Racing	36																		0
18	Smile Power Racing	37																		0
19	Playseat® Racing	38																		0
19	Playseat® Racing	39																		0
20	Walk Racing	40																		0
20	Walk Racing	41																		0
Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MYS	BAH	CHN	ESP	MON	CAN	AUT	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	UAE	JPN	BRA	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

^† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

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