The 2014 GT4 European Series season was the seventh season of the GT4 European Cup and the first with the new series denomination, the GT4 European Series. The season began on 10 May at Misano, and finished on 26 October at Monza after six race weekends.

In the main GT4 professional class, the championship title was won by two-time defending champion Ricardo van der Ende and team-mate Bernhard van Oranje for Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport. Van der Ende and van Oranje won five races during the season, and ultimately won the title during the first race at Monza. The runner-up position, 22 points in arrears of van der Ende and van Oranje, was taken by 2013 amateur champion Jörg Viebahn. Viebahn won three races during the season; he won with Bertus Sanders at Misano and Paul Ricard, and partnered Simon Knap to victory at Monza. Although being outscored by Duncan Huisman and Luc Braams on total points, the series' best ten results regulation allowed Marcel Nooren and Jan Joris Verheul to take third in the championship, by a single point. Nooren and Verheul took successive victories at Spa-Francorchamps and Paul Ricard, while Huisman and Braams won at the Nürburgring. The only other entry to win a race was Alfab Racing, with drivers Erik Behrens and Daniel Roos, winning the first race at Monza after Huisman and Braams were given a post-race penalty.

The amateur GT4 class was poorly supported, with only three entries taking part at any point during the 2014 season. With seven victories, André Grammatico was the winner of the championship, and finished 15 points clear – on dropped scores – of Liesette Braams and Rob Severs, who won four races. The remaining race victory was taken by Fabian Lauda, who won at Zandvoort. In the teams' championship, Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport claimed the title by 31 points, ahead of V8 Racing.

Calendar Circuit Date Event 1 Misano World Circuit, Italy 10–11 May Italian GT Championship 2 Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands 5–6 July Zandvoort Masters 3 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 25–26 July Blancpain Endurance Series, 24 Hours of Spa 4 Circuit Paul Ricard, France 30–31 August Italian GT Championship 5 Nürburgring, Germany 20–21 September Blancpain Endurance Series, 1000 km Nürburgring 6 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy 25–26 October Italian GT Championship

Entry list

2014 Entry List Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport BMW M3 GT4 1101 Bernhard van Oranje P All Ricardo van der Ende 8108 Simon Knap P All Pieter Christiaan van Oranje 1–5 Jörg Viebahn 6 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) Chevrolet Camaro GT4 2102 Luc Braams P All Duncan Huisman 3103 Marcel Nooren P All Jan Joris Verheul Las Moras Racing Team BMW M3 GT4 4104 Liesette Braams A All Rob Severs Lechner Racing School Lotus Evora GT4 5105 Fabian Lauda A 1–3 Alfab Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 007107 Erik Behrens P All Daniel Roos BMW Espace Bienvenue BMW M3 GT4 9109 André Grammatico A All PROsport Performance Porsche 911 GT4 10110 Jörg Viebahn P 2–5 Bertus Sanders Nova Race Ginetta G50 11 Giampiero Cristoni G 1, 6 Renato di Amato 1 Leif Lødeng 6 15888 Salvador Tineo G 1, 3–6 Mark Speakerwas 1, 3 Jesse Anttila 4–6 16116 G 1, 3 Fran Viel Bugliotti 1, 3–6 Mark Speakerwas 6 18 Jörg Viebahn P 1 Bertus Sanders 50 Tiziano Frazza G 1 121 Andres Josephson G 3 Lorenzo Bontempelli 133 Andrea Perlini G 3 Allied-Racing BMW M3 GT4 12 Jan Kasperlik A 6 Dietmar Lackinger Nova Giudici Ginetta G50 12 Claudio Giudici G 1 13 Gianni Giudici G 1 27 Luca Magnoni G 1 33 Andrea Perlini G 1 35 Alessandra Brena G 1 Walter Conforti Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) Ginetta G50 14114 Manuel Lasagni G 1, 3–6 Alessandro Bonacini 1, 4 24124 Stefano Stefanelli G 1, 3–6 Lorenzo Marcucci 27127 Luca Magnoni G 3–6 32 Tiziano Cappelletti G 1 Angelo Rogari 77177 Roberto Gentili G 1, 3–6 Ricknäs Motorsport Porsche 911 GT4 18 Peter Larsen A 6 Håkan Ricknäs 117 A 3 Magnus Holmström Genesee Reflex Racing Ginetta G50 28 Marcos Vivian P 1 Luciano Bacheta Veloso Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT4 33 Eugenio Montez A 6 Sergio Montez Cor Euser Racing Lotus Evora GT4 106 Marcos Vivian P 2 Cor Euser Primus Racing Ginetta G50 119 Johan Rosén A 3 Peter Larsen Optimum Motorsport Ginetta G55 120 Lee Mowle A 3 Nissan Nederland Nissan 370Z GT4 123 Frans Verschuur A 2 Bernhard ten Brinke Guest teams and drivers Sorg Rennsport BMW M3 GT4 101 Erik Berggren I 5 Thomas Fjordbach Bremotion Sport Roding R1 102 Patrick Brenndörfer I 5 Rijmarracing BMW M3 GT4 103 Peter Stox I 5 Koen de Wit 104 Marcel van Rijswick I 5 Andre de Vries Mathol Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 107 Steffen Retzlaff I 5 Hendrik Still Icon Class P Pro A Am G Ginetta G50 I Invitation Drivers competing in the Ginetta G50 class were ineligible for points.

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole position PRO winners 1 1 Misano 10 May No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 14 Nova Rangoni Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende Manuel Lasagni Alessandro Bonacini R2 11 May No. 16 Nova Race No. 18 Nova Race No. 18 Nova Race Jesse Anttila Fran Viel Bugliotti Jörg Viebahn Bertus Sanders Jörg Viebahn Bertus Sanders 2 R1 Zandvoort 5 July No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende R2 6 July No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende 3 R1 Spa-Francorchamps 25 July No. 110 PROsport Performance No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 101 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport Jörg Viebahn Bertus Sanders Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende R2 26 July No. 102 V8 Racing No. 103 V8 Racing No. 103 V8 Racing Luc Braams Duncan Huisman Marcel Nooren Jan Joris Verheul Marcel Nooren Jan Joris Verheul 4 R1 Paul Ricard 31 August No. 7 Alfab Racing No. 3 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) No. 888 Nova Race Erik Behrens Daniel Roos Marcel Nooren Jan Joris Verheul Salvador Tineo Jesse Anttila R2 No. 7 Alfab Racing No. 10 PROsport Performance No. 10 PROsport Performance Erik Behrens Daniel Roos Jörg Viebahn Bertus Sanders Jörg Viebahn Bertus Sanders 5 R1 Nürburgring 20 September No. 24 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) No. 2 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) No. 2 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) Stefano Stefanelli Lorenzo Marcucci Luc Braams Duncan Huisman Luc Braams Duncan Huisman R2 No. 3 Las Moras Racing Team (V8 Racing) No. 1 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 16 Nova Race Marcel Nooren Jan Joris Verheul Bernhard van Oranje Ricardo van der Ende Fran Viel Bugliotti 6 R1 Monza 25 October No. 7 Alfab Racing No. 7 Alfab Racing No. 7 Alfab Racing Erik Behrens Daniel Roos Erik Behrens Daniel Roos Erik Behrens Daniel Roos R2 26 October No. 14 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) No. 8 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport No. 14 Nova Rangoni (Rangoni Corse) Manuel Lasagni Jörg Viebahn Simon Knap Manuel Lasagni

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