2014 German Formula Three Championship

2014 German Formula Three Championship
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Parent series: ADAC GT Masters Support series: ADAC Formel Masters ADAC Procar Series

The 2014 ATS Formel 3 Cup was the 12th edition of the ATS F3 Cup. The season began on 26 April at Oschersleben and finished on 5 October at Hockenheim after eight race weekends with three races scheduled for each weekend.^[1] However, one race was cancelled due to fog, and thus the championship was held over a total of 23 races.

Category veteran Markus Pommer finished the season as the champion, after comfortably winning the most races during the season. Pommer won 14 races for the Motopark Academy-run Lotus team – for a total of 17 podiums – as well as taking 11 pole positions and 10 fastest laps. He finished almost 150 points clear of his nearest rival Nabil Jeffri, who was run by Motopark Academy without Lotus backing. Jeffri won a pair of races at Oschersleben and the first Hockenheim meeting, with his season revolving around consistency, with no fewer than 10 runner-up finishes and 15 podium finishes in total. Jeffri finished 11 points clear of another Lotus driver, Indy Dontje, who was a race winner at the Red Bull Ring, and was the highest finishing rookie in the championship. Dontje was also the winner of the concurrent rookie championship by 45 points.

Three other drivers won races during the season; Van Amersfoort Racing duo Sam MacLeod (three wins) and Weiron Tan (two wins) were joined in victory by Nicolai Sylvest, who won at the Nürburgring for JBR Motorsport & Engineering. With 15 total wins, Lotus were the winners of the teams' championship, 113 points clear of the next best team, Van Amersfoort Racing.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Status Rounds Motopark 1 Nabil Jeffri[2] Dallara F311 Volkswagen All Lotus 2 Andrés Méndez[3] Dallara F309 Volkswagen R All 3 Indy Dontje[4] Dallara F308 R All 27 Markus Pommer[5] Dallara F308 All Van Amersfoort Racing 5 Weiron Tan[6] Dallara F308 Volkswagen R All 6 Sam MacLeod[7] Dallara F311 R All ADM Motorsport[8] 10 Kang Ling[9] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 5–6 11 Dino Zamparelli[8] 4 13 Luís Felipe Derani[10] 7 20 Konstantin Tereshchenko[11] Dallara F309 R 8 SMP Racing by ADM Motorsport[12] 12 Sergey Trofimov[12] Dallara F308 Volkswagen R 1 72 Nikita Zlobin[12] Dallara F308 All Jo Zeller Racing[8] 14 Thomas Amweg[8] Dallara F308 Mercedes 4–5 EuroInternational[13] 15 Santino Ferrucci[13] Dallara F311 Mercedes R 3–4 17 Nicolas Beer[11] Dallara F309 R 8 JBR Motorsport & Engineering 23 Nicolai Sylvest[14] Dallara F309 Volkswagen R All Amkon Motorsport[15] 25 Maximilian Hackl[15] Dallara F308[15] OPC-Challenge[15] All Franz Wöss Racing[16] 38 Luca Iannacone[16] Dallara F308[16] OPC-Challenge[16] 3, 5–8 39 Nikolaj Rogivue[11] Dallara F308 OPC-Challenge R 8

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Race calendar and results

The championship was a part of the ADAC Masters weekend at six of the season's eight rounds; additional rounds were held at the Stuttgarter Rössle meeting at Hockenheim in June and a round in support of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at EuroSpeedway Lausitz in September.^[17]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie winner
1	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	26 April	Markus Pommer	Nabil Jeffri	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Indy Dontje
	R2				Nabil Jeffri	Nabil Jeffri	Motopark	Indy Dontje
	R3		27 April	Nabil Jeffri	Nabil Jeffri	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Indy Dontje
2	R1	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	24 May	Markus Pommer	Sam MacLeod	Sam MacLeod	Van Amersfoort Racing	Sam MacLeod
	R2				Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Indy Dontje
	R3		25 May	Markus Pommer	Sam MacLeod	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Sam MacLeod
3	R1	Red Bull Ring	7 June	Markus Pommer	Sam MacLeod	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Indy Dontje
	R2				Markus Pommer	Indy Dontje	Lotus	Indy Dontje
	R3		8 June	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Indy Dontje
4	R1	Hockenheimring	14 June	Nabil Jeffri	Markus Pommer	Nabil Jeffri	Motopark	Indy Dontje
	R2				Indy Dontje	Sam MacLeod	Van Amersfoort Racing	Sam MacLeod
	R3		15 June	Markus Pommer	Indy Dontje	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Nicolai Sylvest
5	R1	Nürburgring	30 August	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Nicolai Sylvest
	R2		31 August		Markus Pommer	Nicolai Sylvest	JBR Motorsport & Engineering	Nicolai Sylvest
	R3			Markus Pommer	Kang Ling	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Sam MacLeod
6	R1	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	14 September	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Indy Dontje
	R2			Race cancelled due to fog[18]
	R3			Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Sam MacLeod
7	R1	Sachsenring	20 September	Markus Pommer	Sam MacLeod	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Weiron Tan
	R2				Indy Dontje	Sam MacLeod	Van Amersfoort Racing	Sam MacLeod
	R3		21 September	Sam MacLeod	Sam MacLeod	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Sam MacLeod
8	R1	Hockenheimring	4 October	Indy Dontje	Markus Pommer	Weiron Tan	Van Amersfoort Racing	Weiron Tan
	R2		5 October		Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Indy Dontje
	R3			Nabil Jeffri	Sam MacLeod	Weiron Tan	Van Amersfoort Racing	Weiron Tan

Championship standings

Cup

• Points were awarded as follows:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	PP	FL
Race 1	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	3	2
Race 2	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	2
Race 3	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	0	2

Pos Driver OSC LAU RBR HOC NÜR LAU SAC HOC Pts 1 Markus Pommer 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 2 Ret 1 1 7 1 1 C 1 1 3 1 4 1 12 424 2 Nabil Jeffri 6 1 2 Ret 8 2 2 2 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 3 2 C 2 2 5 8 3 3 Ret 277 3 Indy Dontje 2 2 3 2 2 4 3 1 3 3 3 9 12 4 4 3 C 6 4 7 4 2 2 2 266 4 Sam MacLeod 3 3 4 1 3 3 6 10 7 7 1 4 9 3 2 6 C 3 6 1 2 Ret 7 3 243 5 Weiron Tan 9 6 5 6 6 7 10 4 4 4 4 8 4 8 6 Ret C Ret 3 2 3 1 Ret 1 182 6 Nicolai Sylvest 4 10 6 3 4 6 11 5 5 8 9 3 3 1 5 5 C 5 5 4 6 DSQ 4 4 182 7 Andrés Méndez 7 7 7 5 9 8 5 8 6 Ret 5 5 7 10 8 8 C 8 9 9 10 5 8 5 117 8 Nikita Zlobin Ret 5 8 Ret 5 5 7 9 9 9 6 6 8 5 7 4 C 4 8 10 7 Ret DNS 8 109 9 Maximilian Hackl 8 9 9 Ret 7 9 8 7 8 10 7 7 10 9 9 9 C 9 10 8 9 7 9 9 69 10 Santino Ferrucci 4 6 DNS 5 2 Ret 33 11 Sergey Trofimov 5 8 10 12 Guest drivers ineligible for points Luís Felipe Derani 7 6 5 Nicolas Beer Ret 5 6 Thomas Amweg Ret DNS 10 5 11 10 Kang Ling 6 6 11 7 C 7 Konstantin Tereshchenko 6 6 7 Dino Zamparelli 6 8 Ret Nikolaj Rogivue 8 11 10 Luca Iannaccone 9 11 10 11 12 12 10 C 10 11 Ret 11 9 10 11 Pos Driver OSC LAU RBR HOC NÜR LAU SAC HOC Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie

Pos	Driver	OSC			LAU			RBR			HOC			NÜR			LAU			SAC			HOC			Pts
1	Indy Dontje	2	2	3	2	2	4	3	1	3	3	3	9	12	4	4	3	C	6	4	7	4	2	2	2	365
2	Sam MacLeod	3	3	4	1	3	3	6	10	7	7	1	4	9	3	2	6	C	3	6	1	2	Ret	7	3	320
3	Nicolai Sylvest	4	10	6	3	4	6	11	5	5	8	9	3	3	1	5	5	C	5	5	4	6	DSQ	4	4	272
4	Weiron Tan	9	6	5	6	6	7	10	4	4	4	4	8	4	8	6	Ret	C	Ret	3	2	3	1	Ret	1	263
5	Andrés Méndez	7	7	7	5	9	8	5	8	6	Ret	5	5	7	10	8	8	C	8	9	9	10	5	8	5	208
6	Santino Ferrucci							4	6	DNS	5	2	Ret													46
7	Sergey Trofimov	5	8	10																						24
Guest drivers ineligible for points
	Nicolas Beer																						Ret	5	6
	Kang Ling													6	6	11	7	C	7
	Konstantin Tereshchenko																						6	6	7
	Nikolaj Rogivue																						8	11	10
Pos	Driver	OSC			LAU			RBR			HOC			NÜR			LAU			SAC			HOC			Pts

Team

Pos	Team	OSC			LAU			RBR			HOC			NÜR			LAU			SAC			HOC			Pts
1	Lotus	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	4	1	1	C	1	1	3	1	2	1	2	429
2	Van Amersfoort Racing	3	3	4	1	3	3	6	4	4	4	1	4	4	3	2	6	C	3	3	1	2	1	7	1	316
3	Motopark	6	1	2	Ret	8	2	2	2	2	1	Ret	2	2	2	3	2	C	2	2	5	8	3	3	Ret	279
4	JBR Motorsport & Engineering	4	10	6	3	4	6	11	5	5	8	9	3	3	1	5	5	C	5	5	4	6	DSQ	4	4	225
5	SMP Racing by ADM Motorsport	5	5	8	Ret	5	5	7	9	9	9	6	6	8	5	7	4	C	4	8	10	7	Ret	DNS	8	175
6	Amkon Motorsport	8	9	9	Ret	7	9	8	7	8	10	7	7	10	9	9	9	C	9	10	8	9	7	9	9	152
7	EuroInternational							4	6	DNS	5	2	Ret										Ret	5	6	39
Guest teams ineligible for points
	ADM Motorsport										6	8	Ret	6	6	11	7	C	7	7	6	5	6	6	7
	Jo Zeller Racing										Ret	DNS	10	5	11	10
	Franz Wöss Racing							9	11	10				11	12	12	10	C	10	11	Ret	11	8	10	10
Pos	Team	OSC			LAU			RBR			HOC			NÜR			LAU			SAC			HOC			Pts

References

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External links

• Official website