2014 British Formula 3 International Series

2014 British Formula 3 International Series 2013 none The 2014 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series season was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England, and one round in Belgium. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Three single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2014 season was the 64th and final season British Formula Three Championship. The series, promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation, began on 4 May at Rockingham Motor Speedway and concluded on 14 September at Donington Park after a 21 race schedule held at seven meetings.SRO unveil new-look British F3 2014 calendar Stéphane Ratel Organisation British Formula 3 Championship http://www.formula3.co/news/sro-unveil-new-look-british-f3-2014-calendar 23 September 2013 20 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021115149/http://www.formula3.co/news/sro-unveil-new-look-british-f3-2014-calendar 21 October 2013 dead dmy-all In a season that saw only four drivers contest the entire championship, it was Chinese driver Martin Cao who won the championship, driving for Fortec Motorsports. Cao started the season with a run of seven successive second-place finishes to a series of drivers, but his consistent finishing kept him towards the top of the championship standings. Cao took his first win at Thruxton, and went on to take four overall wins – plus a further two class wins behind drivers who were ineligible to score championship points – in the final three race meetings, to ultimately win the championship title by two points, ahead of team-mate Matt Rao. Rao won five races over the course of the season, with one fewer podium finishes over the season, compared to Cao. Third place went to Camren Kaminsky, who took three podium finishes over his full season campaign. Another Fortec driver, Sam MacLeod, finished fourth in the championship with four race victories, but he did not contest the whole campaign as his main focus for the season was in the German Formula Three championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. Marvin Kirchhöfer took two wins at Silverstone, when he was learning the circuit for the GP3 Series round at the circuit later in the season. Egor Orudzhev also won at Silverstone, while Roberto Merhi (two wins) and John Bryant-Meisner shared class victories at Spa-Francorchamps. Of the ineligible drivers, Ed Jones won all three races at Spa-Francorchamps, Santino Ferrucci won two out of three at Brands Hatch, while Sean Gelael finished second to Jones twice. Drivers and teams Team Chassis Engine No. Car number Driver Rounds GBR Carlin Dallara F308 Volkswagen 1 CHN Zhi Cong Li All 2 GBR Alice Powell 1 RUS Egor Orudzhev 2 GBR Sam MacLeod 4 GBR Fortec Motorsport Dallara F312 Mercedes HWA 3 DEU Marvin Kirchhöfer 2 7 GBR Matt Rao All 50 GBR Sam MacLeod 1, 3 57 CHN Martin Cao All GBR Double R Racing Dallara F312 Mercedes HWA 8 MAC Wing Chung Chang 1–4 9 ESP Roberto Merhi 4 16 GBR Dan Wells 6 18 GBR Max Marshall 5, 7 Dallara F308 6 Dallara F312 34 USA Camren Kaminsky All ITA ADM Motorsport Dallara F311 Volkswagen 10 CHN Kang Ling 4 72 RUS Nikita Zlobin 4 DEU Motopark Dallara F311 Volkswagen 11 MYS Nabil Jeffri 4 Dallara F308 24 NLD Indy Dontje 4 SWE Performance Racing Dallara F310 Volkswagen 12 SWE John Bryant-Meisner 4 Invitation Entries GBR Fortec Motorsport Dallara F312 Mercedes HWA 10 USA Santino Ferrucci 6 GBR Carlin Dallara F312 Volkswagen 20 IDN Sean Gelaelhttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115088 Roberto Merhi back to Formula 3 for Spa British round and Macau Simmons Marcus 24 July 2014 Autosport Haymarket Publications 24 July 2014 4 21 GBR Ed Jones 4 Race calendar and results A seven-round calendar was announced on 23 September 2013. In a change of direction from recent seasons, the championship held only a single round outside the UK, in Belgium, supporting the 2014 24 Hours of Spa. The remaining six rounds were all held in England. The three race format used in previous seasons was retained for all rounds of the championship.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110110 British F3 adds Thruxton to expanded 2014 calendar Simmons Marcus 23 September 2013 Autosport Haymarket Publications 20 October 2013 After appearing on the 2013 calendar, the international round held at the Nürburgring was dropped from the 2014 calendar. Donington Park, Rockingham and Snetterton all returned to the calendar after a one-year hiatus, while Thruxton returned to the calendar for the first time since 2010. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R Race number1 GBR Rockingham Motor Speedway 4 May GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Fortec Motorsports R2 5 May GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Fortec Motorsports R3 GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Matt Rao GBR Matt Rao GBR Fortec Motorsports 2 R4 GBR Silverstone Circuit 24 May CHN Martin Cao RUS Egor Orudzhev RUS Egor Orudzhev GBR Carlin R5 DEU Marvin Kirchhöfer DEU Marvin Kirchhöfer GBR Fortec Motorsports R6 25 May CHN Martin Cao DEU Marvin Kirchhöfer DEU Marvin Kirchhöfer GBR Fortec Motorsports 3 R7 GBR Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit 21 June GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Fortec Motorsports R8 22 June GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Matt Rao GBR Fortec Motorsports R9 GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Sam MacLeod GBR Fortec Motorsports 4 R10 BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 25 July GBR Ed Jones ESP Roberto MerhiFastest lap recorded by Ed Jones, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point. GBR Ed Jones GBR Carlin R11 ESP Roberto Merhi GBR Ed Jones GBR Carlin R12 26 July GBR Ed Jones SWE John Bryant-Meisner GBR Ed Jones GBR Carlin 5 R13 GBR Thruxton Circuit 16 August GBR Matt Rao GBR Matt Rao CHN Martin Cao GBR Fortec Motorsports R14 17 August GBR Matt Rao CHN Martin Cao GBR Fortec Motorsports R15 GBR Matt Rao GBR Matt Rao GBR Matt Rao GBR Fortec Motorsports 6 R16 GBR Brands Hatch 30 August USA Santino Ferrucci GBR Matt RaoFastest lap recorded by Santino Ferrucci, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point. USA Santino Ferrucci GBR Fortec Motorsports R17 31 August CHN Martin Cao CHN Martin Cao GBR Fortec Motorsports R18 CHN Martin Cao GBR Matt Rao USA Santino Ferrucci GBR Fortec Motorsports 7 R19 GBR Donington Park 13 September CHN Martin Cao GBR Matt Rao CHN Martin Cao GBR Fortec Motorsports R20 14 September GBR Matt Rao GBR Matt Rao GBR Fortec Motorsports R21 GBR Matt Rao GBR Matt Rao GBR Matt Rao GBR Fortec Motorsports Notes "N" Championship standings Pos. Position Driver ROCGBR SILGBR SNEGBR SPABEL THRGBR BRHGBR DONGBR Pts Points International Class 1 CHN Martin Cao 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 5 285 2 GBR Matt Rao Ret 4 1 5 Ret 3 3 1 3 8 6 4 2 2 1 4 2 3 3 1 1 283 3 USA Camren Kaminsky 4 5 4 6 Ret 4 4 Ret 4 12 8 13 Ret 5 3 6 5 5 4 3 3 161 4 GBR Sam MacLeod 1 1 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 5 6 121 5 CHN Zhi Cong Li Ret 7 5 7 3 Ret 5 Ret 5 9 Ret 9 3 3 5 7 6 Ret 5 4 4 118 6 MAC Wing Chung Chang 3 6 3 4 Ret 5 6 3 2 7 7 11 103 7 GBR Max Marshall 4 4 4 5 Ret 6 2 5 2 93 8 DEU Marvin Kirchhöfer 3 1 1 54 9 SWE John Bryant-Meisner 4 4 3 53 10 GBR Dan Wells 3 4 4 41 11 ESP Roberto Merhi 3 2 DNS 39 12 RUS Egor Orudzhev 1 Ret Ret 26 13 NLD Indy Dontje 5 DSQ 7 23 14 MYS Nabil Jeffri 6 DSQ 8 18 15 GBR Alice Powell 5 3 Ret 16 16 RUS Nikita Zlobin 10 Ret 10 6 17 CHN Kang Ling 13 9 12 5 Guest drivers ineligible for points GBR Ed Jones 1 1 1 — USA Santino Ferrucci 1 3 1 — IDN Sean Gelael 2 3 2 — Pos. Position Driver ROCGBR SILGBR SNEGBR SPABEL THRGBR BRHGBR DONGBR Pts Points References External links The official website of the British Formula 3 Championship Category:British Formula Three Championship seasons British Formula 3 Championship Formula Three season British Formula 3 Championship