2014 Formula Acceleration 1 season

August 2022 The 2014 Formula Acceleration 1 season was a formula racing series that started over 25–27 April in Portimao, Portugal and ended over 17–19 October at the TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands.http://acceleration14.com/events-calendar1 Acceleration Events Europe Motor Race Auto GP MW V6 Trophy 600 and 1000 family event Resources and Information 9 April 2014 9 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140409040539/http://acceleration14.com/events-calendar1 dead The series featured 12 teams that represented the nations in which they were founded. Their drivers did not have that nationality per sé, but the car represented the flag. This concept was similar to the one used in the former A1 Grand Prix series, whose vehicles were used in FA1. To attract young, yet serious, racing drivers, the 2014 winning driver/team was promised the full budget for the 2015 FA1 season and a test day in a GP2 Series car in Abu Dhabi.http://acceleration14.com/sites/default/files/Acceleration%20FA1..pdf FA1 Driver Information Acceleration14.com 9 April 2014 23 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140323232448/http://acceleration14.com/sites/default/files/Acceleration%20FA1..pdf dead Formula Acceleration 1 (FA1) was the most prominent part of Acceleration 2014, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment.http://acceleration14.com/ Acceleration Events Europe Motor Race Auto GP MW V6 Trophy 600 and 1000 family event Resources and Information acceleration14.com 9 April 2014 17 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140517002054/http://acceleration14.com/ dead Next to FA1, there was the MW-V6 Pickup Series, based on the former Dutch racing series BRL V6, the Legend SuperCup, based on legends car racing, and the European Stock 600 and 1000 Series, which featured motorcycle racing for 15- and 16-year-olds. 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 from international DJs.http://acceleration14.com/music Acceleration Events Europe Motor Race Auto GP MW V6 Trophy 600 and 1000 family event Resources and Information. acceleration14.com 9 April 2014 8 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408221920/http://acceleration14.com/music dead The championship was dominated by Nigel Melker and Mirko Bortolotti, taking eight of the ten race victories between them. Melker clinched the championship title after Bortolotti skipped the final round at Assen. Third place in the championship went to Richard Gonda, who achieved a trio of podium finishes but without victory. Indeed, the only other driver to take a race victory besides Melker and Bortolotti was Felix Rosenqvist, who completed a double at Monza; he finished the season in fifth place, three points behind Sebastian Balthasar. Netherlands won the nations' championship by 10.5 points ahead of Italy. On 22 December 2014, it was announced that the series would be merged with Auto GP in 2015, to ensure that at least 18 cars will participate in each race. It was also announced that the 2015 champion will be granted a Formula One test.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 Dutch Bas Kaligishttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117209 Autosport Auto GP set for Formula Acceleration merger in bid to boost grids 22 December 2014 22 December 2014 Calendar The 2014 calendar consisted of five race weekends. Originally, nine 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 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163223/http://acceleration14.com/seven-events-acceleration-2014 dead and Acceleration at Hungaroring was cancelled on 20 August 2014.http://acceleration14.com/race-programme-cancelled-acceleration-hungary Race programmed cancelled for Acceleration Hungary Acceleration14.com 2014-08-21 2014-08-21 21 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140821054222/http://acceleration14.com/race-programme-cancelled-acceleration-hungary dead DateEventCircuitCity29–30 Nov 2013TestingCircuito de NavarraNavarra, Spain26–27 Mar 2014Circuit Ricardo TormoValencia, Spain22–23 Apr 2014Autódromo Internacional do AlgarvePortimão, Portugal25–27 Apr 2014Acceleration at Portimão2–4 May 2014Acceleration at NavarraCircuito de NavarraNavarra, Spain23–25 May 2014Acceleration at NürburgringNürburgringNürburg, Germany6–8 Jun 2014Acceleration in MonzaAutodromo Nazionale MonzaMonza, Italy17–19 Oct 2014Acceleration in AssenTT Circuit AssenAssen, Netherlands Race format DayDurationEventFriday30 minFree practice 130 minFree practice 230 minQualifying for race 1 (1 point for pole position)Saturday30 minQualifying for race 2 (1 point for pole position)30 minRace 1 (1 mandatory pit stop)Sunday45 minRace 2 (2 mandatory pit stops) Entrants Entrant (Team)No.DriverRoundsChina China Moma MotorsportTeam Lazarus8The Netherlands Steijn Schothorst429Spain Oliver Campos-Hull1Portugal Armando Parente2–332France Nathanaël Berthon5France France Azerti Motorsport17Belgium Alessio Picariello3–532Italy Sergio Campana1France Nathanaël Berthon2Germany Germany Performance RacingMP Motorsport4Germany Sebastian BalthasarAllItaly Italy Team GhinzaniTeam Lazarus16Italy Mirko Bortolotti1–418Italy Gian Maria Gabbiani542Italy Sergio Campana5 Mexico Mexico RC MotorsportNBC MotorsportMP MotorsportKraan Motorsport22Sweden Kevin Kleveros538Mexico Luis Michael DörrbeckerAll39Mexico Picho Toledano1–4The Netherlands Netherlands Azerti MotorsportMP Motorsport6The Netherlands Bas Schouten57The Netherlands Nigel MelkerAllPortugal Portugal Team Ghinzani21The Netherlands Jeroen Mul542Portugal Armando Parente1Italy Sergio Campana2–4Slovakia Slovakia Team Ghinzani64Slovakia Richard GondaAllSpain Spain Moma Motorsport10Spain Victor Garcia1Spain Oliver Campos-Hull2–311Spain Marco Barba4–5 Sweden Sweden Performance Racing19United Kingdom Craig Dolby523Sweden Felix Rosenqvist1, 424Sweden Jimmy Eriksson345Denmark Dennis Lind2United Kingdom United Kingdom Moma Motorsport69Spain Dani Clos5Venezuela Venezuela RC MotorsportTeam Lazarus20Venezuela Rodolfo González1–245Denmark Dennis Lind3–4 http://acceleration14.com/entry-list-portugal Entry List Portugal Acceleration14.com 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201644/http://acceleration14.com/entry-list-portugal dead http://acceleration14.com/entry-list-spain Entry List Spain Acceleration14.com 2 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140502200052/http://acceleration14.com/entry-list-spain dead http://acceleration14.com/entry-list-germany Entry List Germany Acceleration14.com 18 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018102249/http://acceleration14.com/entry-list-germany dead http://acceleration14.com/entry-list-italy Entry List Italy Acceleration14.com 18 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018100804/http://acceleration14.com/entry-list-italy dead http://raceresults.nu/Results/tabid/59/organisator/2014/evenement/Acceleration/race/null/language/en-US/Default.aspx Results Acceleration 2014 Raceresults.nu http://acceleration14.com/sites/default/files/static-files/Entry%20list%20FA1.pdf Entry List Netherlands Acceleration14.com 18 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018131415/http://acceleration14.com/sites/default/files/static-files/Entry%20list%20FA1.pdf dead https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2014/Acceleration/Acceleration%202014%20-%20Event%206%20-%20Holland/FA1%20-%20Race%202.pdf Finale Races Assen 2014 - FA1 - Race 2 getraceresults.com 19 October 2014 Notes Portimao: Picho Toledano was entered for the inaugural weekend but withdrew due to technical problems without competing in a session.http://instagram.com/p/nQ_kGqI0YB https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/pichotoledano/707344699477935617 2021-12-25 registration Instagram post by Picho Toledano Picho Toledano 2014-04-26 Navarra: Nathanaël Berthon replaced Sergio Campana at Acceleration Team France. Campana replaced Armando Parente and drove for Portugal, while Parente joined the Chinese team. Oliver Campos-Hull therefore moved to Team Spain, replacing Victor Garcia. Finally, the Danish-born Dennis Lind took Felix Rosenqvist's seat at the Swedish team. Nürburgring: Alessio Picariello replaced Nathanaël Berthon at Acceleration Team France. Jimmy Eriksson replaced Dennis Lind at the Swedish team. Lind moved to Acceleration Team Venezuela, replacing Rodolfo González. Monza: Marco Barba replaced Oliver Campos-Hull at Acceleration Team Spain. Felix Rosenqvist came back to the Swedish team, taking over from Jimmy Eriksson. Steijn Schothorst made his debut for Acceleration Team China, run by the Venezuelan Team Lazarus, which also employed Dennis Lind for the race. Assen: Nathanaël Berthon drove for China. Italy entered two cars, for Gian Maria Gabbiani and Sergio Campana, who was replaced by Dutchman Jeroen Mul at Acceleration Team Portugal. The Swede Kevin Kleveros took over from Picho Toledano and Craig Dolby drove for Sweden instead of Felix Rosenqvist. Acceleration Team Netherlands also entered a second car for Bas Schouten, who previously entered MW-V6. Finally, Acceleration Team United Kingdom entered this race with Dani Clos at the wheel. Technical specifications All cars were mechanically identical and were built with reducing costs in mind, which led to an approximate price for the whole season of €450,000. FA1 used the Lola B05/52, used in A1 Grand Prix between 2005 and 2008. Engine: 3.4L V8 Zytek ZA1348 Horsepower: 550 hp Chassis: carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb Wheelbase: 3,000 mm (118.1 in) Weight: 698 kg (driver included) Suspension: double wishbone suspension with push-rod Dampers: Öhlins TT44 3-Way, adjustable Gearbox: Xtrac, electronic, six gears Brakes: AP calipers with four pistons, steel discs Tyres: Michelin Championship standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top 10 drivers in both races, regardless of whether the driver finished or not. The pole-sitter for each race received one point, and one point was also given to the driver who set the fastest lap in each race. At the end of the season, the FA1 Drivers' title was awarded to the driver with the highest number of points. 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 competing in a race, the Netherlands scored in that race the addition of the points scored by each driver divided by 5).http://acceleration14.com/sites/default/files/static-files/0313%20ISRA%20-%20FA1%20DEF%20Technical%20Regulations%20V2.pdf FA1 Technical Regulations Acceleration14.com 27 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140427021842/http://acceleration14.com/sites/default/files/static-files/0313%20ISRA%20-%20FA1%20DEF%20Technical%20Regulations%20V2.pdf dead Sprint race points Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL Fastest lap  Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 Feature race points Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL Fastest lap  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1 Drivers' championship Pos. Position Driver No. Team Races Points ALGPortugal NAVSpain NÜRGermany MNZItaly ASSThe Netherlands 1 The Netherlands Nigel Melker 7 The Netherlands Netherlands 2 2 1 1 1 DNS 2 2 1 1 183 2 Italy Mirko Bortolotti 16 Italy Italy 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 11 135 3 Slovakia Richard Gonda 64 Slovakia Slovakia 5 9 3 11 4 2 4 4 3 6 94 4 Germany Sebastian Balthasar 4 Germany Germany 3 4 7 3 12 5 9 3 7 9 76 5 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist 23 Sweden Sweden 4 3 1 1 736 Italy Sergio Campana 32 France France 8 7 72 42 Portugal Portugal 6 12 11 3 5 9 Italy Italy 2 3 7 Portugal Armando Parente 42 Portugal Portugal 6 5 40 29 China China 9 4 5 9 8 Belgium Alessio Picariello 17 France France 4 4 8 6 12 14 34 9 Mexico Luis Michael Dörrbecker 38 Mexico Mexico 9 10 8 5 6 8 10 7 11 12 3310 Spain Dani Clos 69 United Kingdom United Kingdom 5 2 28 11 Denmark Dennis Lind 45 Sweden Sweden 4 724 Venezuela Venezuela 9 10 7 10 12 France Nathanaël Berthon 32 France France 10 10 22 China China 4 5 13 Spain Oliver Campos-Hull 29 China China 7 6 20 10 Spain Spain 11 8 7 11 14 Mexico Picho Toledano 39 Mexico Mexico WD WD 12 6 10 7 12 8 19 15 United Kingdom Craig Dolby 19 Sweden Sweden 14 4 12 16 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson 24 Sweden Sweden 8 6 11 17 Venezuela Rodolfo González 20 Venezuela Venezuela 11 11 5 9 10 18 The Netherlands Steijn Schothorst 8 China China 11 5 10 19 Spain Marco Barba 11 Spain Spain 6 12 13 8 10 20 Sweden Kevin Kleveros 22 Mexico Mexico 8 7 9 21 Netherlands Jeroen Mul 21 Portugal Portugal 6 13 6 22 Spain Victor Garcia 10 Spain Spain 10 8 5 23 Netherlands Bas Schouten 6 Netherlands Netherlands 9 10 3 24 Italy Gian Maria Gabbiani 18 Italy Italy 10 11 1 Pos. Position Driver No. Team ALGPortugal NAVSpain NÜRGermany MNZItaly ASSThe Netherlands Points RacesBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Teams' championship Pos. Position Team No. Races Points ALGPortugal NAVSpain NÜRGermany MNZItaly ASSThe Netherlands 1 The Netherlands Netherlands 6 9 10 161 7 2 2 1 1 1 DNS 2 2 1 1 2 Italy Italy 16 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 11 150.5 18 10 1142 2 3 3 Sweden Sweden 19 14 4 112 23 4 3 1 1 24 8 6 45 4 7 4 Slovakia Slovakia 64 5 9 3 11 4 2 4 4 3 6 94 5 Germany Germany 4 3 4 7 3 12 5 9 3 7 9 76 6 China China 8 11 5 66 29 7 6 9 4 5 9 32 4 5 7 Portugal Portugal 21 6 13 55 42 6 5 6 12 11 3 5 9 8 France France 17 4 4 8 6 12 14 45 32 8 7 10 109 Mexico Mexico 22 8 7 32 38 9 10 8 5 6 8 10 7 11 12 39 WD WD 12 6 10 7 12 8 10 United Kingdom United Kingdom 69 5 2 28 11 Spain Spain 10 10 8 11 8 7 11 23 11 6 12 13 8 12 Venezuela Venezuela 20 11 11 5 9 18 45 9 10 7 10 Pos. Position Driver No. ALGPortugal NAVSpain NÜRGermany MNZItaly ASSThe Netherlands Points RacesBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References External links http://acceleration14.com/fa1 Category:Acceleration 2014 Category:2014 in European sport Acceleration 1