2014 ADAC GT Masters

The 2014 ADAC GT Masters season was the eighth season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the German automobile club ADAC. The season started on 26 April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and ended on 5 October at Hockenheim after eight double-header meetings.[1]

2014 ADAC GT Masters
Previous: 2013 Next: 2015
Support series:
German Formula Three
ADAC Formel Masters
ADAC Procar Series

The drivers' championship was won by Prosperia C. Abt Racing pairing René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde, finishing 26 points of their nearest rival, Jaap van Lagen of GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport. A further four points behind in third place was Callaway Competition's Daniel Keilwitz, the defending series champion. Keilwitz won the most races during the season with six victories; winning four with Andreas Wirth and two with Oliver Gavin, who split the season alongside Keilwitz. Rast and van der Linde won three races during the season, while van Lagen won two with Kévin Estre. HTP Motorsport and Pixum Team Schubert also won two races, with their respective pairings of Maximilian Buhk and Maximilian Götz, and Dominik Baumann and Claudia Hürtgen, while the other race victory was taken by the RWT RacingTeam, with Sven Barth and David Jahn prevailing at the Nürburgring.

The teams' championship was also won by Prosperia C. Abt Racing, with two other entries also scoring points towards the championship besides the car of Rast and van der Linde. The team finished four points clear of Callaway Competition, who had entered four cars, with Pixum Team Schubert finishing a further four points behind. Herbert Handlos was the winner of the Gentlemen Drivers' Cup, finishing 72.5 points clear of his nearest rival, Dominic Jöst.

Entry list
Team Car No. Driver Rounds
Callaway Competition[2] Corvette Z06.R GT3[2] 1 Daniel Keilwitz[3] All
Oliver Gavin[3] 1, 3–4
Andreas Wirth[3] 2, 5–8
2 Patrick Assenheimer[4] All
Diego Alessi[4] All
17 Remo Lips[3] All
Lennart Marioneck[3] All
18 Toni Seiler[3] All
Jeroen Bleekemolen[3] 1–4, 6
Andreas Simonsen[3] 5, 8
Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 7
GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport[5] Porsche 911 GT3 R[5] 3 Jaap van Lagen[5] All
Christian Engelhart[5] 1, 4–8
Kévin Estre 2
Martin Ragginger 3
4 Antonios Wossos[5] All
Wolf Nathan[5] All
Farnbacher Racing[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] 5 Nathan Morcom[6] All
Mario Farnbacher[6] 1–4, 6
Alex Riberas 5
Robert Lukas[7] 7–8
6 Sebastian Asch[6] All
Philipp Frommenwiler[6] All
Tonino Team Herberth[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] 7 Alfred Renauer[5] All
Herbert Handlos[5] All
8 Robert Renauer[5] All
Norbert Siedler 1–6
Dominik Schwager 7
Martin Ragginger[8] 8
9 Dominik Jöst[5] All
Florian Scholze[5] 1–3, 5–8
Stefan Wackerbauer 4
Prosperia C. Abt Racing[9] Audi R8 LMS ultra[9] 10 Kelvin van der Linde[10] All
René Rast[10] All
11 Fabian Hamprecht[10] All
Nicki Thiim[10] All
12 Markus Winkelhock[10] 1–3, 5–6
Stefan Wackerbauer 1
Christer Jöns 2, 6
Sébastien Ogier[11] 3
Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof 5
RWT Racing[12] Corvette Z06.R GT3[12] 13 Sven Barth[12] All
David Jahn All
MRS GT-Racing[13] McLaren MP4-12C GT3[13] 14 Florian Spengler[5] All
Ryan Sharp 1
Marko Asmer 2–6
Christopher Brück 7
Álvaro Parente 8
Yaco Racing[14] Audi R8 LMS ultra[14] 16 Philip Geipel[14] All
Rahel Frey[15] 1–6, 8
Markus Winkelhock[10] 7
PIXUM Team Schubert[16] BMW Z4 GT3[16] 19 Claudia Hürtgen[5] All
Dominik Baumann[5] All
20 Max Sandritter[5] All
Jens Klingmann[5] All
BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed[17] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3[17] 21 Luca Ludwig[5] All
Alon Day 1–7
Harald Schlegelmilch 8
Rowe Racing[18] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3[18] 22 Jaime Alguersuari[19] 3–8
Nico Bastian[19] 3–8
23 Jan Seyffarth[20] All
Maro Engel[20] All
Reiter Engineering[21] Chevrolet Camaro GT3[21] 24 Albert von Thurn und Taxis[5] All
Tomáš Enge 1, 3–8
Peter Kox 2
Blancpain Racing Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 25 Marc A. Hayek 1
Peter Kox 1
HTP Motorsport[22] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3[22] 26 Maximilian Götz[5] 1–6
Maximilian Buhk 1–5
Renger van der Zande[23] 6
27 Luca Stolz[5] All
Heinz-Harald Frentzen[24] 1–4
Mathias Lauda[25] 5–6
Maximilian Götz 7–8
GRT Grasser Racing Team[26] Lamborghini Gallardo FL2[26] 31 Sandro Bickel[26] 4
Sascha Halek[26] 4
32 Gerhard Tweraser[26] 4–5
Harald Proczyk[26] 4
Tomas Pivoda 5
Dupré Engineering Motorsport Audi R8 LMS ultra 33 Christoph Dupré 8
Thomas Schöffler 8
kfzteile24 APR Motorsport[27] Audi R8 LMS ultra[27] 100 Daniel Dobitsch[27] All
Florian Stoll[27] All

Race calendar and results

The eight-event calendar for the 2014 season was announced on 25 November 2013.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Race Winner
1 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 26 April No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 26 HTP Motorsport
René Rast
Kelvin van der Linde		 Maximilian Buhk
Maximilian Götz
R2 27 April No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing
René Rast
Kelvin van der Linde		 René Rast
Kelvin van der Linde
2 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 10 May No. 8 Tonino Team Herberth No. 3 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport
Robert Renauer
Norbert Siedler		 Jaap van Lagen
Kévin Estre
R2 11 May No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 3 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport
René Rast
Kelvin van der Linde		 Jaap van Lagen
Kévin Estre
3 R1 EuroSpeedway Lausitz 24 May No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 26 HTP Motorsport
Daniel Keilwitz
Oliver Gavin		 Maximilian Buhk
Maximilian Götz
R2 25 May No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert
Claudia Hürtgen
Dominik Baumann		 Claudia Hürtgen
Dominik Baumann
4 R1 Red Bull Ring 7 June No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition
Daniel Keilwitz
Oliver Gavin		 Daniel Keilwitz
Oliver Gavin
R2 8 June No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition
Daniel Keilwitz
Oliver Gavin		 Daniel Keilwitz
Oliver Gavin
5 R1 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 9 August No. 20 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 19 PIXUM Team Schubert
Max Sandritter
Jens Klingmann		 Claudia Hürtgen
Dominik Baumann
R2 10 August No. 20 PIXUM Team Schubert No. 1 Callaway Competition
Max Sandritter
Jens Klingmann		 Daniel Keilwitz
Andreas Wirth
6 R1 Nürburgring 30 August No. 21 BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed No. 13 RWT RacingTeam
Luca Ludwig
Alon Day		 Sven Barth
David Jahn
R2 31 August No. 11 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 1 Callaway Competition
Fabian Hamprecht
Nicki Thiim		 Daniel Keilwitz
Andreas Wirth
7 R1 Sachsenring 20 September No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing
René Rast
Kelvin van der Linde		 René Rast
Kelvin van der Linde
R2 21 September No. 11 Prosperia C. Abt Racing No. 10 Prosperia C. Abt Racing
Fabian Hamprecht
Nicki Thiim		 René Rast
Kelvin van der Linde
8 R1 Hockenheimring 4 October No.21 BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed No. 1 Callaway Competition
Luca Ludwig
Harald Schlegelmilch		 Daniel Keilwitz
Andreas Wirth
R2 5 October No. 1 Callaway Competition No. 1 Callaway Competition
Daniel Keilwitz
Andreas Wirth		 Daniel Keilwitz
Andreas Wirth

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