2014 Formula Masters China

2014 Formula Masters China 2013 2015 The 2014 Formula Masters China season was the fourth season of the Formula Pilota China series, and the second under the Formula Masters China branding. The championship commenced on 10 May at Zhuhai in China and finished on 21 October at Shanghai in China after eighteen races held at six meetings. Driving for Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG, James Munro of New Zealand finished the season as the drivers' champion, finishing 28 points clear of his closest rival, Hong Kong's Matthew Solomon, driving for Eurasia Motorsport. Munro started the season strongly, taking six successive wins at the first Zhuhai meeting and the first Shanghai meeting, as well as the opening race at Inje Speedium. Solomon hit back with a streak of his own, with four wins at Inje and Sepang; Munro finished behind him in three of the races, and ultimately went on to win eight races to Solomon's five at the end of the season. Dan Wells of Great Britain – and team-mate to Munro – finished third in the championship, ten points in arrears of Solomon, taking a total of twelve podiums during the season, but it took him until the final four races to take his two wins for the seasons; these wins came at the second Zhuhai and Shanghai meetings. The only other driver to take a victory during the season was Meritus.GP driver Jake Parsons, who took three victories en route to fourth place in the championship despite only competing in the second half of the season. He took seven podium finishes in his ten starts in the 2014 season. In the teams' championship, Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG were comfortable winners of the title, due to the results of Munro, Wells and Matthew Swanepoel. Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver Rounds CHN Zen-Motorsport 6 CHN Bao Jin Longhttp://www.paddockscout.com/aston-hare-and-ronald-wu-lead-several-new-additions-to-2014-fmcs-grid/ Aston Hare and Ronald Wu lead several new additions to 2014 FMCS grid Banerjee Aditya Paddock Scout 30 April 2014 30 April 2014 1–4, 6 7 HKG Ronald Wu All 11 CHN Hua Miao 1–3 29 CHN Yin Hai Tao All IDN Humpuss Junior Racing Team 8 IDN Darma Mangkuluhur Hutomo All 36 IDN Yasuo Senna Iriawan All JPN Super License Team 9 DEU Philip Hamprecht 4, 6 15 JPN Yuya Motojima 1, 6 39 JPN Tomoki Takahashi 5 55 JPN Takashi Hatahttp://www.paddockscout.com/jake-parsons-and-matt-solomon-share-fmcs-poles-at-sepang/ Jake Parsons and Matt Solomon share FMCS poles at Sepang Khorounzhiy Valentin Paddock Scout 15 August 2014 15 August 2014 4–5 75 CHN Zou Chen Yuhttp://www.paddockscout.com/munro-leads-the-way-in-free-practice-at-shanghai/ Munro leads the way at free practice in Shanghai Banerjee Aditya Paddock Scout 23 May 2014 23 May 2014 2 IND Meco Motorsports 10 IND Akhil Rabindra 1–3 PHL Eurasia Motorsport 11 CHN Hua Miao 4–6 12 AUS Aidan Read 6 17 CHN Pu Jun Jinhttp://www.paddockscout.com/eurasia-sign-bo-yuan-and-kevin-jun-jin-pu-for-2014-fmcs-campaign/ Eurasia sign Bo Yuan and Kevin Jun Jin Pu for 2014 FMCS campaign Banerjee Aditya Paddock Scout 11 March 2014 12 March 2014 All 18 CHN Yuan Bo All 19 HKG Matthew Solomonhttp://www.paddockscout.com/solomon-returns-for-sophomore-fmc-campaign/ Solomon returns for sophomore Formula Masters China campaign Goddard Stephen Paddock Scout 13 February 2014 26 February 2014 All 20 SGP Sean Hudspeth 1–2, 5 24 HKG Dominic Tjia 4 HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG 16 GBR Dan Wellshttp://www.paddockscout.com/dan-wells-lands-fmcs-return-with-kcmg/ Dan Wells lands FMCS return with KCMG Banerjee Aditya Paddock Scout 28 April 2014 29 April 2014 All 30 JPN Ryuji Kumita 6 40 NZL James Munrohttp://www.paddockscout.com/james-munro-secures-kcmg-drive-for-2014-fmcs-campaign/ James Munro secures KCMG drive for 2014 FMCS campaign Banerjee Aditya Paddock Scout 1 April 2014 1 April 2014 All 49 ZAF Matthew Swanepoelhttp://www.paddockscout.com/matthew-swanepoel-lands-kcmg-drive-for-2014-fmcs-season/ Matthew Swanepoel lands KCMG drive for 2014 FMCS season Banerjee Aditya Paddock Scout 20 March 2014 20 March 2014 1–3 MYS Meritus.GP 21 ZAF Mandla Mdakanehttp://www.paddockscout.com/mandla-mdakane-secures-meritus-drive-for-2014-fmcs-season/ Mandla Mdakane secures Meritus drive for 2014 FMCS season Banerjee Aditya Paddock Scout 7 April 2014 7 April 2014 3–4 68 1–2 27 AUS Jake Parsons 4–6 33 MYS Daniel Woodroof 4–5 38 ZAF Aston Hare 1–2 88 IDN Andersen Martonohttp://www.paddockscout.com/meritus-sign-andersen-martono-for-full-2014-fmcs-campaign/ Meritus sign Andersen Martono for full 2014 FMCS campaign Banerjee Aditya Paddock Scout 3 April 2014 3 April 2014 All Race calendar and results A provisional race calendar was released on 25 October 2013.http://lmd.lk/2013/10/25/formula-masters-china-series/ Formula Masters China Series Announces 2014 Season 25 October 2013 lmd.lk LMD 25 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131113033937/http://lmd.lk/2013/10/25/formula-masters-china-series/ 13 November 2013 dead dmy-all An updated race calendar was released on 29 January 2014, which dropped the round at Penbay and rescheduled the Sepang round to August as a support round to GT Asia.http://www.formulamasterschina.com/en/News/index.html Formula Masters China Series Announces 2014 Season 29 January 2014 FormulaMastersChina.com 29 January 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130624010312/http://www.formulamasterschina.com/en/News/index.html 24 June 2013 Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 CHN Zhuhai International Circuit 10 May ZAF Matthew Swanepoel NZL James Munro NZL James Munro HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG R2 NZL James Munro NZL James Munro HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG R3 11 May Race postponedhttps://twitter.com/danwellsracing/status/465323144341770240 @danwellsracing: 11 May Twitter Twitter Inc. 11 May 2014 11 May 2014 2 R1 CHN Shanghai International Circuit 24 May NZL James Munro NZL James Munro NZL James Munro HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG R2 ZAF Aston Hare NZL James Munro HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG R3 25 May NZL James Munro HKG Matthew Solomon NZL James Munro HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG 3 R1 KOR Inje Speedium 19 July HKG Matthew Solomon NZL James Munro NZL James Munro HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG R2 NZL James Munro HKG Matthew Solomon PHL Eurasia Motorsport R3 20 July NZL James Munro GBR Dan Wells HKG Matthew Solomon PHL Eurasia Motorsport R4 Replacement race of Zhuhai race 3 Race postponed 4 R1 MYS Sepang International Circuit 16 August AUS Jake Parsons HKG Matthew Solomon HKG Matthew Solomon PHL Eurasia Motorsport R2 HKG Matthew Solomon HKG Matthew Solomon PHL Eurasia Motorsport R3 17 August HKG Matthew Solomon AUS Jake Parsons AUS Jake Parsons MYS Meritus.GP 5 R1 CHN Zhuhai International Circuit 19 September AUS Jake Parsons CHN Yin Hai Tao NZL James Munro HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG R2 20 September HKG Matthew Solomon AUS Jake Parsons MYS Meritus.GP R3 CHN Yuan Bo HKG Matthew Solomon HKG Matthew Solomon PHL Eurasia Motorsport R4 Replacement race of Zhuhai race 3http://www.zic.com.cn/en/news_info.php?id=527&kind=01 2014 Pan Delta Super Racing Festival (Autumn Race) Official Timetable 29 September 2014 Zhuhai International Circuit ZIC Group 21 September NZL James MunroAt the May Zhuhai meeting, Matthew Swanepoel qualified on pole position. As Swanepoel was not entered for the rescheduled race, all drivers that originally qualified behind him, moved up the order. CHN Yuan Bo GBR Dan Wells HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG 6 R1 CHN Shanghai International Circuit 18 October NZL James Munro NZL James Munro NZL James Munro HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG R2 AUS Jake Parsons AUS Jake Parsons MYS Meritus.GP R3 19 October AUS Jake Parsons HKG Matthew Solomon GBR Dan Wells HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG Notes "N" Championship standings Drivers' championship Points for both championships were awarded as follows: Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   PP  Races 1 & 3 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 Race 2 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 Pos. Position Driver ZHUCHN SHICHN INJKOR SEPMYS ZHUCHN SHICHN Pts Points 1 NZL James Munro 1 1 C 1 1 1 1 2 Ret C 2 2 4 1 Ret 13 7 1 5 4 215 2 HKG Matthew Solomon 7 3 C 3 3 2 3 1 1 C 1 1 2 Ret Ret 1 3 14 4 5 187 3 GBR Dan Wells 3 5 C 2 2 4 2 3 8 C 3 Ret 3 Ret 5 3 1 3 3 1 177 4 AUS Jake Parsons 4 3 1 11 1 2 6 2 1 2 116 5 HKG Ronald Wu 6 Ret C Ret 14 13 7 4 5 C 10 10 9 2 3 5 11 8 7 7 67 6 IDN Andersen Martono 11 Ret C 16 8 8 9 6 2 C Ret Ret 10 4 7 7 4 5 Ret 8 62 7 IDN Darma Mangkuluhur Hutomo 4 DNS C 14 13 7 5 5 3 C 5 4 11 Ret Ret Ret 8 7 6 11 62 8 CHN Yuan Bo 5 4 C 11 12 12 Ret 7 4 C 6 9 13 12 8 8 2 10 13 Ret 53 9 CHN Yin Hai Tao Ret 9 C 5 5 14 11 Ret 6 C Ret Ret 7 3 2 12 10 6 Ret 14† 52 10 IDN Yasuo Senna Iriawan 10 6 C 7 7 9 6 8 7 C Ret 5 Ret 7 6 14 5 9 Ret 9 46 11 DEU Philip Hamprecht 9 6 5 4 2 6 39 12 JPN Yuya Motojima 2 2 C Ret 9 3 37 13 ZAF Aston Hare Ret 7 C 4 4 3 30 14 CHN Pu Jun Jin NC Ret C 6 10 5 8 13† NC C Ret Ret 8 9 9 6 12 11 8 12 29 15 SGP Sean Hudspeth Ret DNS C 8 11 11 5 11 4 9 23 16 JPN Tomoki Takahashi 6 4 9 13 14 17 IND Akhil Rabindra 8 8 C 15 16 16 4 Ret Ret C 14 18 CHN Bao Jin Long 9 Ret C 9 15 17 13† 10 9 C Ret 8 6 Ret 12 10 14 19 ZAF Matthew Swanepoel 12 Ret C 10 6 6 Ret 9 Ret C 12 20 ZAF Mandla Mdakane Ret 10 C NC 9 10 10 11 10 C 7 7 14 9 21 CHN Hua Miao Ret Ret C 13 17 15 12 12 11 C 11 11 15 8 13 10 14 13 11 13 4 22 MYS Daniel Woodroof 8 Ret Ret Ret 10 11 16 3 23 JPN Takashi Hata Ret 13 12 10 12 15 15 1 24 AUS Aidan Read 12 10 Ret 0 25 HKG Dominic Tjia 12 12 16 0 JPN Ryuji Kumita Ret DNS DNS 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points CHN Zou Chen Yu 12 Ret 18 0 Pos. Position Driver ZHUCHN SHICHN INJKOR SEPMYS ZHUCHN SHICHN Pts PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance. Teams' championship Pos. Position Team Pts Points 1 HKG Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG 384 2 PHL Eurasia Motorsport 274 3 MYS Meritus.GP 215 4 CHN Zen–Motorsport 124 5 IDN Humpuss Junior Racing Team 108 6 JPN Super License Team 91 7 IND Meco Motorsports 14 References External links http://www.formulamasterschina.com/en/ Category:Formula Masters China seasons Formula Masters China season Formula Masters China season Masters China