2014 EuroV8 Series
# 2014 EuroV8 Series

The 2014 EuroV8 Series was the first and final season of the EuroV8 Series, a series formed using the machinery from the Superstars Series, which folded after the 2013 season. The series was re-branded by the FG Group and the Associazione Team Top Car (ATT) for the 2014 season.

Three drivers went into the final round at Hockenheim with a chance of winning the drivers' championship title. Audi Sport Italia/SMR driver Tomáš Kostka went into the event with a two-point championship lead over Nicola Baldan of the Roma Racing Team, while Solaris Motorsport's Francesco Sini was also in contention, thirteen points in arrears of Kostka's lead. Kostka extended his lead by adding the pole position point to his tally, but after an eventful race, it was Sini who prevailed. Sini won the race with an extra point for fastest lap, while Kostka finished down in fourth place after contact with Sini's team-mate Giovanni Berton and Diego Romanini – breaking a halfshaft and causing a puncture respectively – which gave Sini the title by one point. Baldan had already been eliminated from contention after being involved in a first lap incident with Team BMW Dinamic team-mates Max Mugelli and Niccolò Mercatali.

Sini and Kostka shared the most wins during the season with three each, while Baldan only won once, at Mugello. Mercatali also won at Mugello, with the only other driver to win a race during the season being Eddie Cheever III, who won both races at the season opening round at Monza. Despite only competing at that event, Cheever was the winner of the Under-25 trophy by a single point from Jonathan Giacon. The teams' championship went to Audi Sport Italia/SMR, as Kostka was supported by four podium finishes for team-mates Davide Stancheris, Ermanno Dionisio and Emanuele Zonzini; they won the title by ten points ahead of Solaris Motorsport. Dionisio accrued the most points in the trophy for gentleman drivers, finishing 11 points clear of Leonardo Baccarelli, while the Speedy Trophy for most fastest laps went to Kostka, with 4.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 01 | Tomáš Kostka | All |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 02 | Davide Stancheris | 1–3 |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 02 | Emanuele Zonzini | 4–6 |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 03 | Ermanno Dionisio | 2–6 |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 04 | Niccolò Mercatali | 1–4 |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 05 | Max Mugelli | All |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 19 | Maurizio Copetti | 1–4 |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 19 | Francesca Linossi | 5 |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 19 | Niccolò Mercatali | 6 |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 47 | Gianpiero Pindari | 6 |
| Scuderia Giudici | BMW M3 (E92) | 06 | Jonathan Giacon | 1, 3 |
| Scuderia Giudici | BMW M3 (E92) | 09 | Gianni Giudici | 1, 3 |
| Scuderia Giudici | BMW M3 (E92) | 47 | Domiziano Giacon | 2–3 |
| Scuderia Giudici | BMW 550i (E60) | 64 | Gabriele Volpato | 1 |
| Tecnodom | BMW M3 (E92) | 06 | Jonathan Giacon | 5 |
| Tecnodom | BMW M3 (E92) | 47 | Domiziano Giacon | 5 |
| Tecnodom | Audi RS4 | 48 | Kevin Giacon | 5 |
| Tecnodom | Audi RS4 | 49 | Silvano Bolzoni | 5 |
| Team MRT | Chrysler 300C SRT-8 | 07 | Alessandro Battaglin | 1 |
| Team MRT | Chrysler 300C SRT-8 | 07 | Kevin Giacon | 3 |
| Team MRT | Lexus IS-F 500 | 46 | Giovanni Lavaggi | 1–2, 4 |
| Todi Corse | BMW M3 (E90) | 08 | Francesco Ascani | 2 |
| Solaris Motorsport | Chevrolet Lumina CR8 | 11 | Domenico Schiattarella | 1, 3 |
| Solaris Motorsport | Chevrolet Lumina CR8 | 11 | Giovanni Berton | 5–6 |
| Solaris Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 12 | Francesco Sini | All |
| Hartmann Racing | Mercedes C63 AMG | 14 | Giuseppe Cipriani | 1 |
| Hartmann Racing | Mercedes C63 AMG | 15 | Hans Hartmann | 1 |
| Roma Racing Team | Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé | 27 | Eddie Cheever III | 1 |
| Roma Racing Team | Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé | 27 | Nicola Baldan | 2–6 |
| Roma Racing Team | Mercedes C63 AMG | 28 | Nicola Baldan | 1 |
| Roma Racing Team | Mercedes C63 AMG | 28 | Nico Caldarola | 3–6 |
| CAAL Racing | Mercedes C63 AMG | 54 | Diego Romanini | 1–4, 6 |
| CAAL Racing | Mercedes C63 AMG | 58 | Leonardo Baccarelli | 1–3, 6 |
| CAAL Racing | Mercedes C63 AMG | 58 | Gianpiero Pindari | 4 |

## Race calendar and results

The championship will be contested over ten races to be held at six circuits in Italy, the Czech Republic and Germany.

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 6 April | Eddie Cheever III | Eddie Cheever III | Eddie Cheever III | Roma Racing Team |
| 1 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 6 April | | Eddie Cheever III | Eddie Cheever III | Roma Racing Team |
| 2 | R1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 4 May | Tomáš Kostka | Tomáš Kostka | Francesco Sini | Solaris Motorsport |
| 2 | R2 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 4 May | | Davide Stancheris | Tomáš Kostka | Audi Sport Italia |
| 3 | R1 | Mugello Circuit | 18 May | Max Mugelli | Davide Stancheris | Nicola Baldan | Roma Racing Team |
| 3 | R2 | Mugello Circuit | 18 May | | Nicola Baldan | Niccolò Mercatali | Team BMW Dinamic |
| 4 | R1 | Brno Circuit | 22 June | Tomáš Kostka | Tomáš Kostka | Tomáš Kostka | Audi Sport Italia |
| 4 | R2 | Brno Circuit | 22 June | | Tomáš Kostka | Francesco Sini | Solaris Motorsport |
| 5 | 5 | Sachsenring | 21 September | Tomáš Kostka | Tomáš Kostka | Tomáš Kostka | Audi Sport Italia |
| 6 | 6 | Hockenheimring | 5 October | Tomáš Kostka | Francesco Sini | Francesco Sini | Solaris Motorsport |

## Championship standings

### Drivers' Championship

Scoring system

| Event format | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event format | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Pole | FL | Start |
| Single-race | 32 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Two-race | 24 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | VAL | VAL | MUG | MUG | BRN | BRN | SAC | HOC | Pts |
| 1 | Francesco Sini | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 169 |
| 2 | Tomáš Kostka | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 168 |
| 3 | Nicola Baldan | 2 | 16† | 2 | 8† | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 147 |
| 4 | Niccolò Mercatali | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | Ret | 109 |
| 5 | Max Mugelli | 6 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 107 |
| 6 | Maurizio Copetti | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | 92 |
| 7 | Ermanno Dionisio | | | 7 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 88 |
| 8 | Diego Romanini | 13† | 9 | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 8 | 6 | | 3 | 82 |
| 9 | Davide Stancheris | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12† | 6 | | | | | 71 |
| 10 | Domenico Schiattarella | 3 | 3 | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 68 |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever III | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 53 |
| 12 | Leonardo Baccarelli | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | | | | 5 | 49 |
| 13 | Giovanni Berton | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 | 43 |
| 14 | Domiziano Giacon | | | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | | | 12 | | 37 |
| 15 | Emanuele Zonzini | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 2 | Ret | 28 |
| 16 | Francesco Ascani | | | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | 21 |
| 17 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Ret | 15† | DNS | DNS | | | 9 | 7 | | | 21 |
| 18 | Jonathan Giacon | Ret | 11 | | | Ret | Ret | | | 8 | | 20 |
| 19 | Giampiero Pindari | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | 6† | 17 |
| 20 | Giuseppe Cipriani | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 21 | Alessandro Battaglin | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 22 | Hans Hartmann | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 23 | Gianni Giudici | Ret | DNS | | | 9 | DNS | | | | | 9 |
| 24 | Silvano Bolzoni | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 9 |
| 25 | Francesca Linossi | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 8 |
| 26 | Kevin Giacon | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | 11 | | 8 |
| 27 | Nico Caldarola | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 |
| 28 | Gabriele Volpato | Ret | 17† | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | VAL | VAL | MUG | MUG | BRN | BRN | SAC | HOC | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the race distance.

### Teams' championship

| Pos | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Audi Sport Italia | Audi | 290 |
| 2 | Solaris Motorsport | Chevrolet | 280 |
| 3 | Team BMW Dinamic | BMW | 270 |
| 4 | Roma Racing Team | Mercedes-Benz | 207 |
| 5 | CAAL Racing | Mercedes-Benz | 133 |
| 6 | Scuderia Giudici | BMW | 49 |
| 7 | Team MRT | Chevrolet / Lexus | 31 |
| 8 | Hartmann Racing | Mercedes-Benz | 21 |
| 9 | Todi Corse | BMW | 21 |
| 10 | Tecnodom | BMW / Audi | 20 |
