2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

The 2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was the sixth Racecar Euro Series season, and the second under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. The season consisted of six meetings – with two races at each meeting – starting on 12 April at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, and ending on 12 October at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.

2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
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Locations of the European racing circuits

The Elite division title went down to the final race of the season, and was ultimately decided in favour of PK Carsport driver Anthony Kumpen, by just a single point. Kumpen only won one race during the season, coming at the final race weekend, but with top-ten finishes in each of the season's races, it allowed him to just fend off the defending champion Ander Vilariño of TFT Racing. Vilariño won the most races during the season with four and took the most podium finishes with nine, but lost the title due to the series' double points system that was in effect for the final two events of the season. Third place in the championship went to CAAL Racing's Eddie Cheever III, who took three wins during the season. A total of seven drivers won races in the division during the season, which set a new series record. Aside from the top trio in the championship, Yann Zimmer won at Valencia, Borja García and Frédéric Gabillon both won at the Nürburgring, while Mathias Lauda won a race at Tours Speedway, the series' first race to be held in wet conditions at an oval.

In the Elite 2 class, the championship battle was won by another PK Carsport driver as Maxime Dumarey sealed the title with a fifth-place finish in the final race of the season. Dumarey finished outside the top ten on only one occasion, and achieved a single victory during the season, coming at Magione. Finishing in the runner-up position, seven points adrift of Dumarey, was Renauer Motorsport's Philipp Lietz, who like Dumarey, only finished outside the top ten on one occasion. Lietz won the other race to be held at Magione, and moved ahead of Thomas Ferrando (OverDrive) in the standings, after Ferrando was forced to retire from the final Le Mans race. Ferrando was a double winner during the season, winning both races at the Nürburgring. Eight drivers won races during the season, with no driver winning more than two races. Neal Van Vaerenbergh (Valencia), Wilfred Boucenna (Brands Hatch) and Denis Dupont (Tours) were other double winners, with the remaining race wins taken by Guillaume Rousseau and Gabriele Gardel, at Le Mans.

With championship titles in both classes, PK Carsport were comfortable winners of the teams' championship, which counted points as a whole from both classes. PK Carsport finished 135 points clear of their nearest contenders, TFT – Banco Santander.

Teams and drivers

Elite 1 Division
Manufacturer Car Team No. Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Chevrolet SS TFT Racing 2 Ander Vilariño All
7 Anthony Gandon All
RDV Compétition 10 Franck Violas 2
Wilfried Boucenna 4–6
23 Romain Iannetta 1–3
Hugo Bec 4
Franck Violas 5
28 Frédéric Greiling 6
PK Carsport 11 Bert Longin All
24 Anthony Kumpen All
OverDrive 33 Gian Maria Gabbiani 1
CAAL Racing 25 Nicolò Rocca All
31 Fabrizio Armetta All
51 Eddie Cheever III All
DF1 Racing by B66 Raceconsulting 66 Mathias Lauda All
77 Christophe Bouchut 1–4
Yann Zimmer 5
Brazil Team 82 William Ayer, Jr. 1
Cassiano Rodrigues 2
Victor Guerin 3–6
83 Victor Guerin 1–2
Cassiano Rodrigues 3–4
Chevrolet Camaro Events4you by Nocentini 6 Fabrizio Del Monte 1
Marco Spinelli 4–6
Still Racing 12 Frédéric Gabillon All
44 Freddy Nordström All
OverDrive 22 Andrea Larini 1–2
Wilfried Boucenna 3
Autosport 42 42 Carole Perrin 3
Flag Racing 52 William Ayer, Jr. 2
VTS 85 85 Nicolas Gaudin 2, 6
Eurokart Racing Team 88 Simone Monforte All
Max Papis Racing 99 Kevin Gilardoni 1
Dodge Dodge Challenger Brass Racing 78 Jerry De Weerdt 6
Ford Ford Mustang Ford Autolix Competition 1 Borja García All
4 Victor Gonzalez, Jr. 1
Pol Rosell 2
Miguel Angel Dasi Perez 3
Jose Manuel de Los Milagros 4–6
19 Amir El Hage 1
TFT Racing 3 Yann Zimmer 1
RDV Compétition 8 Hugo Bec 1–3
Didier Bec 4–6
Exotics Racing by Still 9 Romain Thievin 2
Bull Racing Team 13 Guillaume Rousseau All
GDL Racing 67 Gianluca de Lorenzi 5–6
Renauer Motorsport 86 Dominic Tiroch All
Toyota Toyota Camry VGJL Motorsports 17 Victor Gonzalez, Jr. 2
VdeV Sport Pierre Roché 3
Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS 32 Bas Leinders All
46 Markus Palttala 2, 4
Nathalie Maillet 5–6

Elite 2 Division
Manufacturer Car Team No. Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Chevrolet SS TFT Racing 2 Eric Quintal All
7 Marsilio Canuti 1
Léonard Vernet 2–6
RDV Compétition 10 Ulysse Delsaux 2–6
23 Ulysse Delsaux 1
Frédéric Greiling 2
Franck Violas 3–5
28 Franck Violas 6
PK Carsport 11 Neal Van Vaerenbergh 1
Jerry De Weerdt 2
Stienes Longin 3–4
Gabriele Gardel 6
24 Maxime Dumarey All
OverDrive 33 Wilfried Boucenna 1–2
CAAL Racing 25 Nicolò Rocca 1
Luca Pirri Ardizzone 2, 4
Lorenzo Marcucci 3
Gianmarco Ercoli 5–6
31 Francesca Linossi 1
Gianmarco Ercoli 2–4
Leonardo Baccarelli 5–6
51 Simone Laureti All
DF1 Racing by B66 Raceconsulting 66 Francesca Linossi 2–4
77 Marsilio Canuti 2–3
Brazil Team 82 Marçal Melo All
83 Alex Fabiano 1–4
Chevrolet Camaro Events4you by Nocentini 6 Alessandro Tonoli 1
Ruggero Melgrati 4, 6
Marco Spinelli 5
Still Racing 12 Frédéric Greiling 1
Stéphane Sabates 2–3, 5
Joaquin Gabarrón 6
44 Joseph Cozzella 1–3
Pascal Hugot 6
OverDrive 22 Thomas Ferrando All
Flag Racing 52 Paulo Bonifacio 2
VTS 85 85 Jack Gaudin 2, 6
Eurokart Racing Team 88 Erika Monforte All
Max Papis Racing 99 Luca Pirri Ardizzone 1
Dodge Dodge Challenger Brass Racing 78 Jerry De Weerdt 6
Ford Ford Mustang Ford Autolix Competition 1 Salvador Tineo Arroyo 2
Amir El Hage 3–6
4 Philippe Valenza 1
Miguel Angel Dasi Perez 3
Salvador Tineo Arroyo 4
Carlos Martínez de Campos 5–6
19 Pablo Gallego 1
TFT Racing 3 Léonard Vernet 1
RDV Compétition 8 Didier Bec 1, 3–6
Hugo Bec 2
Exotics Racing by Still 9 David Perisset 2
Bull Racing Team 13 Jérôme Laurin 1–2, 4
Philippe Baudinière 3
Guillaume Rousseau 5–6
GDL Racing 67 Gianluca de Lorenzi 5–6
Renauer Motorsport 86 Philipp Lietz All
Toyota Toyota Camry VGJL Motorsports 17 Bradley Smith 2
VdeV Sport Eric van de Vyver 3
Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS 32 Denis Dupont All
46 Nathalie Maillet All

Schedule and results

The schedule was announced in December 2013.[1]

Elite 1
Round Race Title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer
1 R1 Valencia NASCAR Fest Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 12 April Bert Longin Ander Vilariño Yann Zimmer Ford
R2 13 April Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
2 R3 American SpeedFest Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley 7 June Eddie Cheever III Ander Vilariño Eddie Cheever III Chevrolet
R4 8 June Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
3 R5 Tours Speedway Tours Speedway, Tours 6 July Eddie Cheever III Borja García Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
R6 7 July Borja García Mathias Lauda Mathias Lauda Chevrolet
4 R7 Nürburgring 200 Nürburgring (GP/D), Rhineland-Palatinate 19 July Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Borja García Ford
R8 20 July Ander Vilariño Frédéric Gabillon Frédéric Gabillon Chevrolet
5 R9 Magione – Semifinal Autodromo dell'Umbria, Umbria 20 September Eddie Cheever III Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
R10 21 September Ander Vilariño Eddie Cheever III Eddie Cheever III Chevrolet
6 R11 Le Mans – Final Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 11 October Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Anthony Kumpen Chevrolet
R12 12 October Ander Vilariño Eddie Cheever III Eddie Cheever III Chevrolet
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course

Elite 2
Round Race Title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer
1 R1 Valencia NASCAR Fest Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 12 April Neal Van Vaerenbergh Neal Van Vaerenbergh Neal Van Vaerenbergh Chevrolet
R2 13 April Neal Van Vaerenbergh Neal Van Vaerenbergh Chevrolet
2 R3 American SpeedFest Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley 7 June Marsilio Canuti Wilfried Boucenna Wilfried Boucenna Chevrolet
R4 8 June Wilfried Boucenna Wilfried Boucenna Chevrolet
3 R5 Tours Speedway Tours Speedway, Tours 6 July Maxime Dumarey Denis Dupont Denis Dupont Toyota
R6 7 July Denis Dupont Denis Dupont Toyota
4 R7 Nürburgring 200 Nürburgring (GP/D), Rhineland-Palatinate 19 July Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Chevrolet
R8 20 July Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Chevrolet
5 R9 Magione – Semifinal Autodromo dell'Umbria, Umbria 20 September Maxime Dumarey Maxime Dumarey Maxime Dumarey Chevrolet
R10 21 September Maxime Dumarey Philipp Lietz Ford
6 R11 Le Mans – Final Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 11 October Guillaume Rousseau Denis Dupont Guillaume Rousseau Ford
R12 12 October Denis Dupont Gabriele Gardel Chevrolet
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course

See also

References
  1. "2014 Calendar : The promises of a great success!!!". NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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