2014 Italian GT Championship

The 2014 Italian GT Championship was the 23rd season of the Italian GT Championship, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the Italian automobile club (Automobile Club d'Italia). The season started on 11 May at Misano and ended on 26 October at Monza after seven double-header meetings.[1]

The drivers' championship was won by Scuderia Baldini 27 Network drivers Lorenzo Casè and Raffaele Giammaria, finishing just three points of their nearest rivals, Marco Mapelli and Thomas Schoeffler. A further fifteen points behind in third place were MP1 Corse's Nicola Benucci. While GTC category was won by Massimo Omar Galbiatil.[2]

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole position GT3 winner GTC winner
1 R1   Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 11 May   No. 6 Audi Sport Italia   No. 5 Audi Sport Italia   No. 122 Kripton Motorsport
  Marco Mapelli   Dindo Capello
  Emanuele Zonzini
  Fabrizio Bignotti
R2   No. 77 BMS Scuderia Italia   No. 6 Audi Sport Italia   No. 132 Antonelli Motorsport
  Alessandro Pier Guidi   Marco Mapelli
  Thomas Schöffler
  Massimo Omar Galbiati
  Christian Passuti
2 R1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 1 June   No. 63 Imperiale Racing   No. 23 Team Malucelli   No. 116 Master Service
  Giacomo Barri   Alex Frassineti
  Piero Necchi
  Daniel Mancinelli
  Steven Goldstein
R2   No. 5 Audi Sport Italia   No. 44 Ebimotors   No. 134 Tempesta Sascha
  Emanuele Zonzini   Vincenzo Donativi
  Andrea Gagliardini
  Simone Iacone
  Sascha Tempesta
3 R1   Mugello Circuit 13 July   No. 27 Scuderia Baldini 27 Network   No. 6 Audi Sport Italia   No. 134 Tempesta Sascha
  Lorenzo Casè   Marco Mapelli
  Thomas Schöffler
  Simone Iacone
  Sascha Tempesta
R2   No. 6 Audi Sport Italia   No. 77 BMS Scuderia Italia   No. 132 Antonelli Motorsport
  Marco Mapelli   Luigi Lucchini
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
  Massimo Omar Galbiati
  Luca Rangoni
4 R1   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 31 August   No. 27 Scuderia Baldini 27 Network   No. 63 Imperiale Racing   No. 134 Tempesta Sascha
  Raffaele Giammaria   Giacomo Barri
  Mirko Bortolotti
  Simone Iacone
  Sascha Tempesta
R2   No. 6 Audi Sport Italia   No. 9 MP1 Corse   No. 103 Antonelli Motorsport
  Marco Mapelli   Alessandro Balzan
  Nicola Benucci
  Pierluigi Alessandri
  Juan Pipkin
5 R1   ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 14 September   No. 27 Scuderia Baldini 27 Network   No. 63 Imperiale Racing   No. 116 Master Service
  Raffaele Giammaria   Giacomo Barri
  Mirko Bortolotti
  Daniel Mancinelli
  Steven Goldstein
R2   No. 63 Imperiale Racing   No. 9 MP1 Corse   No. 116 Master Service
  Mirko Bortolotti   Alessandro Balzan
  Nicola Benucci
  Daniel Mancinelli
  Steven Goldstein
6 R1   Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 12 October   No. 9 MP1 Corse   No. 8 Easy Race   No. 112 Ebimotors
  Alessandro Balzan   Luigi Ferrara
  Marco Magli
  Tommaso Maino
  Ronnie Valori
R2   No. 63 Imperiale Racing   No. 27 Scuderia Baldini 27 Network   No. 103 Antonelli Motorsport
  Mirko Bortolotti   Lorenzo Casè
  Raffaele Giammaria
  Valentino Fornapolli
7 R1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 26 October   No. 9 MP1 Corse   No. 14 Ombra Racing   No. 132 Antonelli Motorsport
  Alessandro Balzan   Alex Frassineti
  Stefano Costantini
  Massimo Omar Galbiati
  Christian Passuti
R2   No. 63 Imperiale Racing   No. 12 Solaris Motorsport   No. 116 Master Service
  Mirko Bortolotti   Francesco Sini
  Tomáš Enge
  Daniel Mancinelli
  Steven Goldstein

Standings

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Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver MIS
 
MNZ
 
MUG
 
LEC
 
VLL
 
IMO
 
MNZ
 
Points
GT3
1   Lorenzo Casè
  Raffaele Giammaria
4 Ret 3 Ret 2 2 2 4 3 6 10 1 6 2 131
3   Marco Mapelli
  Thomas Schöffler
8 1 6 8 1 4 5 2 8 Ret 3 2 4 3 128
5   Nicola Benucci 3 4 4 Ret 8 7 13 1 7 1 2 7 3 8 113
6   Alessandro Balzan 3 4 13 1 7 1 2 7 3 8 98
7   Luigi Ferrara
  Marco Magli
6 8 5 4 3 9 6 9 9 5 1 6 7 5 85
9   Gianluca Carboni
  Matteo Beretta
24 7 2 2 5 6 11 5 4 4 5 Ret Ret 4 85
10   Luigi Lucchini 2 9 Ret 1 3 6 2 8 23 3 84
11   Alex Frassineti Ret 20 1 7 4 8 6 3 Ret 5 1 Ret 79
12   Vincenzo Donativi
  Andrea Gagliardini
23 2 9 1 6 5 8 7 10 7 6 Ret 9 6 73
14   Rinaldo Capello
  Emanuele Zonzini
1 Ret 17 6 20 Ret 4 Ret 5 2 7 14 8 7 69
15   Giacomo Barri 13 3 19 9 Ret Ret 1 3 1 13 Ret Ret 10 Ret 68
16   Alessandro Pier Guidi 2 9 Ret 1 3 6 23 3 66
17   Mirko Bortolotti 1 3 1 13 Ret Ret 10 Ret 54
18   Riccardo Bianco 7 5 18 3 Ret 11 7 8 22 4 38
19   Piero Necchi 1 7 4 8 35
20   Stefano Pezzucchi 10 Ret Ret 11 7 8 22 4 2 Ret 31
21   Francesco Sini
  Tomáš Enge
5 1 27
22   Fabio Babini 7 5 18 3 23
23   Francisco Mora 5 6 Ret 18 21 10 4 DSQ 22
24   Gabriele Lancieri 4 Ret 8 7 Ret 5 22
25   Stefano Costantini 1 Ret 20
26   Matteo Malucelli 9 19 6 3 19
27   Jeff Segal 2 8 18
28   René Bordeaux
  Robert Renauer
7 3 16
30   Andrea Amici 13 3 19 9 Ret Ret 14
31   Lorenzo Bontempelli
  Beniamino Caccia
7 5 11
33   Emanuele Romani Ret Ret 10 12 9 17 Ret 9 8 Ret 11 Ret 9
34   Marco Galassi 9 19 9 8 7
35   Roberto Benedetti
  Kevin d'Amico
11 10 8 Ret 9 18 6
37   Mauro Trentin 9 8 5
38   Stefano Sala 8 Ret 12 Ret 3
39   Giovanni Berton 9 17 3
40   Dimitri Deverikos Ret 9 2
41   Luís Sá Silva Ret 18 21 10 2
42   Manuele Mengozzi 10 12 1
  Giovanna Amati
  Giovanni di Lorenzi
12 11 0
  Dario Cerati
  Stefano Garelli
11 Ret 0
  António Coimbra
  Luís Silva
Ret DNS 19 DNS 0
  Álvaro Barba Ret 20 0
  Patrick Cunha
  "Geronimo"
20 Ret 0
Pos Driver MIS
 
MNZ
 
MUG
 
LEC
 
VLL
 
IMO
 
MNZ
 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Pos Driver MIS
 
MNZ
 
MUG
 
LEC
 
VLL
 
IMO
 
MNZ
 
Points
1   Omar Galbiati 15 12 15 11 17 13 17 12 12 14 13 12 12 12 161
2   Simone Iacone
  Sascha Tempesta
11 10 11 15 10 14 13 11 20 10 15 14 151
4   Christian Passuti 15 12 15 11 17 12 12 14 13 12 12 12 146
5   Daniel Mancinelli
  Steven Goldstein
10 13 18 17 14 11 11 10 17 Ret 14 9 142
7   "El Pato" 17 14 Ret 19 12 14 12 16 15 12 91
8   Alessandro Baccani
  Paolo Venerosi
19 17 13 12 13 21 15 15 16 15 15 Ret 17 13 90
10   Giuseppe Bodega 20 16 12 14 15 20 18 13 17 16 16 Ret Ret 10 84
11   Stefano Maestri 20 16 12 14 15 20 17 16 16 Ret Ret 10 74
12   Mirko Zanardini Ret 19 12 14 12 16 15 12 71
13   Pierluigi Alessandri 16 13 Ret Ret Ret 19 16 10 15 17 70
14   Tommaso Maino
  Ronnie Valori
12 11 16 11 51
16   Davide Durante
  Nicolò Piancastelli
14 13 13 15 38
18   Juan Pipkin 16 10 18 16 34
19   Marco Macori 16 13 27
20   Enrico Quinzio
  Domenico Schiattarella
18 21 16 16 14 23 27
22   Livio Selva 14 15 16 16 22
23   Fabrizio Bignotti 14 18 Ret Ret 24
24   Luca Rangoni 17 13 24
25   "Spezz" 21 15 Ret Ret 16 16 Ret Ret 24
26   Valentino Fornaroli 21 9 21
27   Sebastián Merchán 17 14 20
28   Marco Panzavuota 18 13 12
29   Daniel Zampieri 15 17 11
30   Luca Pastorelli Ret 17 19 15 Ret Ret 11
31   Nicola Pastorelli 19 15 8
32   Andrea Quaglia Ret 17 19 22 7
33   Matteo Macchiavelli 18 16 7
34   Stefano Sala Ret 19 5
35   Roberto Delli Guanti
  David Perel
18 Ret 4
37   Domenico Zonin 19 22 0
38   Emanuele Romani 22 Ret 2
  Alberto Caneva Ret Ret 0
GTC2
  Gianni Giudici 19 Ret 0
Pos Driver MIS
 
MNZ
 
MUG
 
LEC
 
VLL
 
IMO
 
MNZ
 
Points

References

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  1. ^ "RACE CALENDAR". Italian GT Championship. Automobile Club d'Italia. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  2. ^ "STANDINGS 2014". Italian GT Championship. Automobile Club d'Italia. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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