2014 Legend SuperCup

May 2014 May 2014 thumb|Legend Supercup during Acceleration 2014 at the Nürburgring The 2014 Legend SuperCup season was a legends car racing series that started over 25–27 April in Portimão, Portugal and ended over 17–19 October at the TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands.http://acceleration14.com/events-calendar1 Events Calendar | Acceleration 2014-04-27 2014-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20140409040539/http://acceleration14.com/events-calendar1 live Legend SuperCup (LSC) was a part of Acceleration 2014, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment.http://acceleration14.com/ Welcome to Acceleration | Acceleration 2014-04-27 2014-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20140517002054/http://acceleration14.com/ live Next to LSC, there was the Formula Acceleration 1, based on the former A1 Grand Prix, the MW-V6 Pickup Series, based on the former Dutch racing series BRL V6, and the European Stock 600 and 1000 Series, which featured motorcycle racing for 15- and 16-year-olds. To attract young, yet serious, racing drivers, the 2014 LSC drivers' champion was promised half the budget for the 2015 MW-V6 Pickup Series season plus a test day in the MW-V6 car.http://acceleration14.com/sites/default/files/Acceleration%20Legend%20SC._0.pdf Legend Supercup Driver Information Acceleration14.com 2014-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20140821120155/http://acceleration14.com/sites/default/files/Acceleration%20Legend%20SC._0.pdf live As for the music, on Friday evenings, David Hasselhoff hosted "Celebrate the 80's and the 90's with The Hoff", a dance party featuring 2 Unlimited, Haddaway, Kim Wilde, and others. Saturday evenings saw performances of international DJs.http://acceleration14.com/music Music Festival | Acceleration 2014-04-27 2014-04-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408221920/http://acceleration14.com/music live The drivers' championship was won by Georgia's Davit Kajaia, after winning 11 races out of 24. Kajaia finished over 400 points clear of his closest rival and fellow Georgian, Konstantin Koliashvili. Koliashvili was the only other driver to compete in every meeting, and his best finish was a third place on two occasions. Third in the championship was Niki Meredith, who won 3 races during the season, all at the Nürburgring. Other race winners during the season were Ferry Monster, Daniel Campos-Hull, and Yannick Mettler. The nations' championship was won by Georgia, finishing over 200 points clear of the Netherlands. On 22 December 2014, it was announced that the FA1 series would be merged with Auto GP in 2015, to ensure that at least 18 cars participate in each race. The fate of the supporting Acceleration series was not specified.http://www.racexpress.nl/index.php?nav=Artikel&nid=63572 RaceXpress Auto GP en FA1 bundelen krachten in nieuw kampioenschap Auto GP and FA1 join forces in new championship 22 December 2014 22 December 2014 Bas Kaligis Dutch 22 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222113734/http://www.racexpress.nl/index.php?nav=Artikel&nid=63572 live Calendar The 2014 calendar consisted of six race weekends. Originally, ten were planned. However, Acceleration in Zolder, Acceleration at Paul Ricard, and Acceleration at Grobnik were cancelled on 27 June 2014http://acceleration14.com/seven-events-acceleration-2014 Seven events for Acceleration 2014 Acceleration14.com 2014-06-27 2014-06-28 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163223/http://acceleration14.com/seven-events-acceleration-2014 live and Acceleration at Hungaroring was cancelled on 20 August 2014.http://acceleration14.com/race-programme-cancelled-acceleration-hungary Race programme cancelled for Acceleration Hungary Acceleration14.com 2014-08-20 2014-08-21 2014-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20140821054222/http://acceleration14.com/race-programme-cancelled-acceleration-hungary live DateEventCircuitCity29–30 Nov 2013TestingCircuito de NavarraNavarra, Spain26–27 Mar 2014Circuit Ricardo TormoValencia, Spain25–27 Apr 2014Acceleration at PortimãoAutódromo Internacional do AlgarvePortimão, Portugal2–4 May 2014Acceleration at NavarraCircuito de NavarraNavarra, Spain23–25 May 2014Acceleration at NürburgringNürburgringNürburg, Germany6–8 Jun 2014Acceleration in MonzaAutodromo Nazionale MonzaMonza, Italy4–6 Jul 2014Acceleration at Slovakia RingAutomotodróm Slovakia RingOrechová Potôň, Slovakia17–19 Oct 2014Acceleration in AssenTT Circuit AssenAssen, Netherlands Race format DayDurationEventFriday30 minFree practice 130 minFree practice 2Saturday20 minRace 1 (Rolling start)20 minRace 2 (Rolling start)Sunday20 minRace 3 (Rolling start)20 minRace 4 (Rolling start) Lots were drawn by the drivers during the briefing to determine the starting grid for Sprint Race 1. The starting grid for Sprint Race 2 was the reversed Race 1 starting grid. The starting grid for Sprint Race 3 corresponded to the points scored in Races 1 and 2 (the driver who scored the highest number of points started on pole). In case of even results when adding points of races 1 and 2, the fastest lap of races 1 and 2 decided between the drivers.http://acceleration14.com/sites/default/files/static-files/0313%20ISRA%20-%20Legend%20SuperCup%20Sporting%20Regulations%202014.pdf Legend SuperCup Sporting Regulations Acceleration14.com 2014-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20140821140419/http://acceleration14.com/sites/default/files/static-files/0313%20ISRA%20-%20Legend%20SuperCup%20Sporting%20Regulations%202014.pdf live Technical specifications The cars were based on those used in legends car racing. Engine: Fuel-injected Yamaha 1250 cc (with or without carburretor) Gearbox: 5-speed sequential Tubular frame, polyester body Brakes: 4 Brembo rotors, Willwood callipers Weight empty: 520 kg Length, width, height: 3.17 m, 1.52 m, 1.2 m Power: 136 hp at 10,000 rpm Acceleration: 0–100 km/h in 3.7 sec Top speed: 200 km/h Tyres: Michelin/Falken Tires Championship standings Points allocation Points were awarded to the top 25 classified drivers in all four races, even if the driver did not finish the race. The driver that scored the fastest lap of the weekend received one extra point. At the end of the season, the LSC Drivers' title was awarded to the driver with the highest number of points. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th  Points 50 40 32 26 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 There was also a Nations' championship, which grouped the represented nations by totalling the average of the points scored by the drivers of the same nationality (e.g.: with 5 Dutch drivers in a race, the Netherlands scored in that race the addition of the points scored by each driver divided by 5). Drivers' championship Pos. Position Driver No. Starting number Races Points ALGPortugal NAVSpain NÜRGermany MNZItaly SVKSlovakia ASSNetherlands1 Georgia Davit Kajaia47 2 1 2 2 3 9 1 1 1 WD 2 2 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 3 2 1 89502 Georgia Konstantin Koliashvili48 7 10 6 5 8 6 8 5 6 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 7 5 6 65283 Ireland Niki Meredith53 10 4 3 9 2 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 65164 Netherlands Ferry Monster5 9 9 8 8 9 7 7 6 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 14845 Great Britain James Holman36 3 3 4 3 7 8 9 WD 7 2 3 WD 3 2 2 24216 Spain Daniel Campos-Hull11 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 23637 Netherlands Johan Kraan44 WD WD WD 3 6 5 5 4 7 6 5 72028 Netherlands Joris Schouten7 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 91899 Spain Carlos Gonzalez10 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 817210 Netherlands Maik Barten20 2 3 3 214411 Switzerland Yannick Mettler30 4 2 7 113512 United States Jeremiah Wagner68 4 3 2 313013 Switzerland Giorgio Maggi31 2 5 3 312714 Denmark Frederik Nymark51 2 3 4 512015 Italy Gian Maria Gabbiani94 5 5 8 WD 7 7 WD WD10016 Spain Francesc Gutiérrez12 5 4 5 49617 Netherlands Cees Visser18 6 7 5 39318 Slovakia Samuel Sladecka29 5 7 4 58919 Great Britain John Mickel37 4 7 10 48720 Belgium Claude Watteyene16 5 6 7 48721 Netherlands Jurgen Nel9 8 6 6 58022 Netherlands Jan-Paul van Dongen8 5 8 7 77823 Scotland John Paterson54 6 6 7 77824 Netherlands Aart Jan Ringelberg19 8 9 9 57425 Netherlands Frederic Cornec77 9 8 8 77226 Denmark Emil Andersen50 8 8 9 106927 Italy Luca Bettini15 9 6 WD 75628 Netherlands Leon Zappij6 7 7 WD3829 Netherlands Michael Verhagen6 81830 France Thomas David42 10 WD WD WD 16 – France Fred Depresle14 WD WD WD WD – – Netherlands Danny van Dongen4 WD WD WD WD – Pos. Position Driver No. Starting number ALGPortugal NAVSpain NÜRGermany MNZItaly SVKSlovakia ASSNetherlands Points RacesBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Underlined – Fastest Lap of the Weekend, one extra point Nations' championship Pos. Position Nation No. Starting numbers Races Points ALGPortugal NAVSpain NÜRGermany MNZItaly SVKSlovakia ASSNetherlands 1 Georgia47 2 1 2 2 3 9 1 1 1 WD 2 2 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 3 2 1 8 74848 7 10 6 5 8 6 8 5 6 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 7 5 6 6 2 Netherlands5 9 9 8 8 9 7 7 6 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 544.176 8 7 7 WD7 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 98 5 8 7 79 8 6 6 518 6 7 5 319 8 9 9 420 2 3 3 244 WD WD WD 3 5 5 5 4 7 6 5 777 9 8 8 73 Ireland53 10 4 3 9 2 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 6516 4 Great Britain36 3 3 4 3 7 8 9 WD 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 402.537 4 7 10 4 5 Spain10 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 8 256.3311 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 212 5 4 5 4 6 Denmark50 8 8 9 10 18951 2 3 4 5 7 Switzerland30 4 2 7 1 130.531 2 5 3 38 United States68 4 3 2 3130 9 Italy15 9 6 WD 7 96.594 5 5 8 WD 7 7 WD WD10 Slovakia29 5 7 4 58911 Belgium16 5 6 7 48712 Scotland54 6 6 7 77813 France42 10 WD WD WD 16 Pos. Position Driver No. Starting number ALGPortugal NAVSpain NÜRGermany MNZItaly SVKSlovakia ASSNetherlands Points RacesBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Underlined – Fastest Lap of the Weekend, one extra point References External links http://acceleration14.com/legend-supercup Category:Acceleration 2014 Category:2014 in European sport