Porsche Supercup 2014

The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup 2014 is the 22nd season of the Porsche Supercup . It comprises ten races. The season started on May 11th in Barcelona and ended on November 2nd in Austin.

The 2014 Porsche Supercup at the Hockenheimring

Teams and drivers

team Start number driver run McGregor powered by Attempto Racing 1 Pieter Schothorst All 2 Alex Riberas 1-8 Dennis van de Laar 9 3 Chris Bauer 1-2 Fabien Thuner 3, 6 Kévin Estre 4-5, 8 Antti Buri 7th Vincent Beltoise 9 Walter Lechner Racing Team 4th Michael Ammermüller All 5 Clemens Schmid All 6th Jeffrey Schmidt 1-3 Nicki Thiim 4-9 40 Tom Dillmann 3 Hannes Waimer 5, 9 Konrad Motorsport 7th  Klaus Bachler All 8th Christian Engelhart All 9 Christopher Zöchling All 36 Rolf Ineichen 2-3, 5 Team Project 1 10 Sean Johnston 1-2, 4-9 Sébastien Ogier 3 11 Sven Müller All 12 Philipp Eng All 54 Madison Snow 9 Verva Lechner Racing Team 14th Cuba Giermaziak All 15th Ben Barker All 37 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 2 Andreas Mayerl 3 William Peluchiwski 9 FORCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport 16 Robert Lukas 1-6, 8-9 17th Connor De Phillippi 1-8 18th Bas Schothorst All 48 Christofer Berckhan Ramírez 5-6 55 Santiago Creel 9 AUTO TECH 19th Earl Bamber All 20th Philip Hirschi 1-3 Alif Hamdan 4-8 Phillipp Frommenwiler 9 51 Daniel Keilwitz 8th Momo-Megatron 21st Mario Marasca 1-6 Jaap van Lagen 7-8 Pepe Massot 9 22nd Enrico Fulgenzi 1-2 Paul Rees 9 23 Thomas Biagi All Sébastien Loeb Racing 30th Roland Bervillé 1 Maxime Jousse 2, 7 31 Roar Lindland 1-2, 7th 47 Joffrey De Narda 7th PRO GT by Alméras 32 Marc Cattaneo 1, 7 35 2 33 Côme Ledogar 1, 7 Lechner Racing Academy ME 34 Hannes Waimer 2 ZaWotec Racing 38 Marko Klein 3 39 Lukas Schreier 3 Porsche Cars GB 41 Kelvin Fletcher 4th 42 Josh Webster 4th Team Parker Racing 43 Karl Leonard 4th 44 Graeme Mundy 4th Antonelli Motorsport 45 Glauco Solieri 5, 7-8 46 Gianluca Giraudi 5 Matteo Cairoli 7-8 47 Davide Roda 5 Heaven Motorsport 49 Giovanni Berton 8th 50 Enrico Fulgenzi 8th Konrad Motorsport 53 Jeff Harrison 9 Kelly – Moss Motorsports 56 Colin Thompson 9 57 David Ducote 9 Mühlner Motorsport 58 Tomy Drissi 9 59 Mark Kvamme 9 Porsche AG 911 Patrick Dempsey 5

Racing calendar

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest lap
01.	May 11th	Barcelona	Earl Bamber	Philipp Eng	Ben Barker	Philipp Eng	Earl Bamber
02.	May 22	Monte Carlo	Cuba Giermaziak	Philipp Eng	Michael Ammermüller	Cuba Giermaziak	Klaus Bachler
03.	June 22	Spielberg	Cuba Giermaziak	Jeffrey Schmidt	Sven Müller	Philipp Eng	Michael Ammermüller
04th	0July 6th	Silverstone	Clemens Schmid	Cuba Giermaziak	Earl Bamber	Clemens Schmid	Michael Ammermüller
05.	020th of July	Hockenheim	Nicki Thiim	Earl Bamber	Kévin Estre	Nicki Thiim	Kévin Estre
06th	July 27th	Mogyoród	Cuba Giermaziak	Nicki Thiim	Earl Bamber	Cuba Giermaziak	Cuba Giermaziak
07th	August 24th	Spa Francorchamps	Earl Bamber	Nicki Thiim	Klaus Bachler	Earl Bamber	Earl Bamber
08th.	07th of September	Monza	Sven Müller	Klaus Bachler	Earl Bamber	Sven Müller	Matteo Cairoli
09.	0November 1st	Austin	Nicki Thiim	Michael Ammermüller	Klaus Bachler	Nicki Thiim	Klaus Bachler
	0November 2		Michael Ammermüller	Earl Bamber	Philipp Eng	Earl Bamber	Michael Ammermüller

Race reports

1st run: Barcelona (Spain)

Philipp Eng ( Team Project 1 ) secured pole position with just 18 thousandths of a second ahead of Earl Bamber ( Fach Auto Tech ) . Bamber started a little better than Eng on Sunday and took the lead. With five seconds ahead of Eng, Bamber won the first round of the 2014 Porsche Supercup and his first ever race in this series.

2nd run: Monte Carlo (Monaco)

Kuba Giermaziak ( Verva Lechner Racing Team ) laid the foundation stone for his victory in the race in qualifying. On the Monaco street circuit, Giermaziak started the race from pole position and never gave up the lead. Second Philipp Eng followed Giermaziak like a shadow, but it was not enough for an overtaking maneuver. Michael Ammermüller came third with a solid performance: "More was simply not possible on this tight track." With two second places, Eng led the championship with 36 points ahead of Giermaziak with 28 points.

3rd run: Spielberg (Austria)

Four changes in leadership and numerous overtaking maneuvers took place in 16 laps. Right at the front, Kuba Giermaziak (Verva Lechner Racing Team ) crossed the finish line ahead of Jeffrey Schmidt ( Walter Lechner Racing Team ) and the Porsche Junior Sven Müller (Team Project 1). For Philipp Eng (Team Project 1), who started the race from pole position, everything initially went according to plan. He got off to a good start and took the lead in the field of 26 drivers. In the second lap he fell back and Müller took the lead. After three laps, Eng had to stop the race because of a defect. Guest starter rally world champion Sébastien Ogier (Team Project 1) only got seven laps, then his car no longer wanted.

4th round: Silverstone (Great Britain)

The Silverstone Circuit became a success for Clemens Schmid . The driver from the Walter Lechner Racing Team took pole position on Saturday in the rain. He achieved a start-to-finish victory on Sunday. The leader in the championship Kuba Giermaziak (Verva Lechner Racing Team) put Schmid under pressure again and again, but he made no mistakes and was the first to see the checkered flag. The 25 international field of drivers showed a fair race with numerous overtaking maneuvers.

5th run: Hockenheim (Germany)

It was a close battle between first and third place at the Hockenheimring . Halfway through the 14-lap race, the leaders, Nicki Thiim (Walter Lechner Racing Team), Earl Bamber (Fach Auto Tech) and Kévin Estre ( Attempto Racing ), had separated from the other competitors. Estre tried to overtake Bamber with two laps to go, but he couldn't. Reigning champion Thiim won his first race of the season. Kuba Giermaziak (Verva Lechner Racing Team) crossed the finish line in sixth place and maintained the lead in the overall standings with five points ahead of Bamber.

6th run: Hungaroring (Hungary)

Kuba Giermaziak (Verva Lechner Racing Team) won the Hungaroring . After taking pole position on Saturday, he achieved a start-to-finish victory in the race. Giermaziak got off to a good start, Earl Bamber (Fach Auto Tech) was overtaken by Nicki Thiim (Walter Lechner Racing Team). The order of the top three for the sixth run in 2014 was already set. Giermaziak slightly extended the lead in the overall standings to Bamber and led by nine points.

7th round: Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)

Fastest in training, pole position, race victory, fastest race lap and the championship lead meant one of the most successful weekends in his career for Earl Bamber (Fach Auto Tech). On the first lap, Bamber slipped across the lane at Eau Rouge and lost the lead to Nicki Thiim (Walter Lechner Racing Team). In the sixth lap, Bamber was able to correct his only mishap that weekend and overtook Thiim. Kuba Giermaziak (Verva Lechner Racing Team) lost decisive points in Spa and fell behind Bamber with 107 to 104 points to second place in the championship. Behind them Klaus Bachler ( Konrad Motorsport ) was tied with Ben Barker (Verva Lechner Racing Team), both with 66 points.

8th round: Monza (Italy)

After starting from pole position, Porsche Junior Sven Müller (Team Project 1) took the lead in the field. Behind them, Kuba Giermaziak (Verva Lechner Racing Team) was overtaken by Earl Bamber (Fach Auto Tech) and Klaus Bachler (Konrad Motorsport) on the first lap. In the second lap, Bachler passed Bamber. The order stayed that way until the end of the race. Müller won a championship run for the first time in this series (start-finish victory) with the 460 hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup . The fight for the title remained exciting after the race at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza until the season finale at the Circuit of The Americas ( Austin, Texas ), where there would be two races. After the eighth race, the drivers' championship was still open. Bamber was 123 points ahead of Giermaziak (118 points) and Bachler (84 points). Earl Bamber took third place and won the title of championship debutant “Rookie of the Year”.

9th run: Austin Ι (USA)

With the victory in the first race on Saturday, Nicki Thiim (Walter Lechner Racing Team) will keep the championship open until the last race on Sunday. Michael Ammermüller (Walter Lechner Racing Team) and Klaus Bachler (Konrad Motorsport) finished in second and third place. Championship candidate Earl Bamber (Fach Auto Tech) finished fourth, title rival Kuba Giermaziak (Verva Lechner Racing Team) finished eleventh. Bamber was 14 points ahead of Giermaziak in the overall standings. In the tenth and final round of the season, 20 points would be awarded to the winner. The race was turbulent on the 5.513-kilometer track. Collisions, yellow flags and numerous changes of position determined the race. Thiim got off to a bad start from pole position and was overtaken by Giermaziak. Thiim managed the counterattack and then drove a superior race at the front. Bachler overtook Giermaziak on lap eleven. So Giermaziak drove in fourth place immediately before his title competitor Bamber, who followed in fifth place. During an attempt to overtake on the last lap, the cars touched, whereby Giermaziak spun and dropped to eleventh place. Earl Bamber finished fourth.

10th round: Austin ΙΙ (USA)

At the last race of the season, Earl Bamber (Fach Auto Tech) won the 2014 championship with a second place. Philipp Eng (Team Project 1), Michael Ammermüller (Walter Lechner Racing Team) and Earl Bamber fought 14 laps for victory and alternated several times at the Top of the field. The only remaining championship contender Kuba Giermaziak (Verva Lechner Racing Team) finished seventh, which was not enough for the championship title. The Verva Lechner Racing Team won the team championship. Ammermüller won a run in this series for the first time.

“I'm the happiest person on the planet today. It was a great Supercup year that ended with a nerve-wracking race. This title means a lot to me. "

- Earl Bamber : motorsport-total.com

Overall rating

Distribution of points

Distribution of points
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th
Points	20th	18th	16	14th	12	10	9	8th	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

Drivers championship

rank driver CAT MON RBR SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ COA Points 1 Earl Bamber 1 9 6th 3 2 3 1 3 4th 2 155 2 Cuba Giermaziak 8th 1 1 2 6th 1 8th 4th 11 7th 132 3 Michael Ammermüller DNS 3 5 5 5 5 DNF 5 2 1 114 4th  Klaus Bachler 12 10 9 7th 4th 6th 3 2 3 5 112 5 Philipp Eng 2 2 DNF 10 15th 9 5 8th 5 3 98 6th Ben Barker 3 5 8th 9 10 8th 7th 9 7th 4th 96 7th Sven Müller 10 6th 3 6th 11 DNF 4th 1 8th 10 95 8th Nicki Thiim 20th 1 2 2 6th 1 11 91 9 Christian Engelhart 4th 8th 4th 13 7th 14th DNF 12 6th 6th 75 10 Clemens Schmid 9 21st 10 1 14th DNF 6th 7th 9 8th 69 11 Connor De Phillippi 11 4th DSQ 4th 8th 13 10 13 54 12 Alex Riberas 5 19th 7th DNF 13 4th 16 14th 43 13 Robert Lukas DNF 7th 11 8th 9 11 16 13 12 42 14th Christopher Zöchling 7th 14th 17th 15th 12 7th 17th 21st 10 9 41 15th Jeffrey Schmidt 6th DNS 2 28 16 Sean Johnston 16 11 14th DNF 10 13 11 12 DNF 27 17th Kévin Estre 11 3 DNF 21st 18th Pieter Schothorst DNF 22nd 16 12 DNF 12 12 15th 15th 14th 20th 19th Bas Schothorst 13 13 15th 17th DNF 17th 14th 18th 14th 16 15th 20th Jaap van Lagen 9 DNF 7th 21st Fabien Thuner 12 DNF 4th 22nd Philipp Frommenwiler 16 13 3 23 Enrico Fulgenzi 14th 16 DNF 3 24  Chris Bauer 18th 15th 2 25th Alif Hamdan 19th 18th 15th 23 22nd 1 26th Dennis van de Laar 18th 15th 1 27 Philip Hirschi 15th 20th 19th 1 28 Thomas Biagi 22nd 23 21st 16 16 16 18th 20th 19th 25th 0 29 Raul Rees 17th 22nd 0 30th Mario Marasca 21st DNF 20th DNF 19th 18th 0 31 Antti Buri 20th 0 Pepe Massot DNF DNS 0 Guest starters without entitlement to points Matteo Cairoli 15th 10 0 Maxime Jousse 12 11 0 Marko Klein 13 0 Rolf Ineichen 19th 14th DSQ 0 Christofer Berckhan Ramírez 17th 19th 0 Roar Lindland 17th DNF 21st 0 Vincent Beltoise DNF 17th 0 Daniel Keilwitz 17th 0 Jeff Harrison 20th 18th 0 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 18th 0 Andreas Mayerl 18th 0 Josh Webster 18th 0 David Ducote 21st 19th 0 Roland Bervillé 19th 0 Joffrey de Narda 19th 0 Giovanni Berton 19th 0 Marc Cattaneo 20th 24 DNF 0 Santiago Creel DNF 20th 0 Gianluca Giraudi 20th 0 Glauco Solieri 21st 22nd 23 0 Tommy Drissi 22nd 21st 0 Karl Leonard 21st 0 Hannes Waimer DNF 22nd DNF 23 0 Kelvin Fletcher 22nd 0 Mark Kvamme 23 † 24 0 Graeme Mundy 23 0 Patrick Dempsey 23 0 Côme Ledogar DNS DNF 0 Madison Snow DNF DNS 0 Colin Thompson DNF DNS 0 Tom Dillmann DNF 0 Sébastien Ogier DNF 0 Davide Roda DSQ 0 Lukas Schreier DNS 0 William Peluchiwski DNS DNS 0 rank driver CAT MON RBR SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ COA Points Legend colour abbreviation meaning gold - victory silver - 2nd place bronze - 3rd place green - Placement in the points blue - Classified outside the point ranks violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish) NC not classified red DNQ did not qualify DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) black DSQ disqualified White DNS not at the start (did not start) WD withdrawn Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only) TD Friday test driver without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice) INJ injured or sick EX excluded DNA did not arrive C. Race canceled   no participation in the World Cup other P / bold Pole position SR / italic Fastest race lap * not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered () Streak results underlined Leader in the overall standings

Team evaluation

rank	team	Points
1.	Verva Lechner Racing Team	244
2.	Walter Lechner Racing Team	232
3.	Team Project 1	208
4th	Konrad Motorsport	192
5.	Auto Tech	189
6th	Förch Racing by Lukas MS	132
7th	Mc Gregor by Attempto Racing	100
8th.	Momo-Megatron	41

Web links

• Porsche Mobile Supercup

Individual evidence

1. ↑ motorsport-total.com: The Porsche Supercup calendar for the 2014 season, July 13, 2014
2. ↑ motorsport-magazin.com: Important points for Bachler, May 11, 2014
3. ↑ motorsport-magazin.com: Most beautiful champagne shower of the season, May 25, 2014
4. ↑ motorsport-magazin.com: Pole-Setter Eng im Pech, June 22, 2014
5. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Silverstone: First Supercup victory for Schmid, July 13, 2014
6. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Fifth race, fourth winner - huge cheers at Thiim, July 27, 2014
7. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Giermaziak wins in Budapest and extends the championship lead, July 27, 2014
8. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Bamber wins in Spa and takes over overall leadership, August 31, 2014
9. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Premier victory for Porsche Junior Müller in Monza, September 7, 2014
10. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Thiim wins, title decision only on Sunday, November 2nd, 2014
11. ↑ motorsport-total.com: motorsport-total.com: Bamber is the new Porsche Supercup champion, November 2nd, 2014