The 2014 Legend SuperCup season was a legends car racing series that started over 25–27 April in Portimão, Portugal and ended over 17–19 October at the TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands. Legend SuperCup (LSC) was a part of Acceleration 2014, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment. Next to LSC, there was the Formula Acceleration 1, based on the former A1 Grand Prix, the MW-V6 Pickup Series, based on the former Dutch racing series BRL V6, and the European Stock 600 and 1000 Series, which featured motorcycle racing for 15- and 16-year-olds. To attract young, yet serious, racing drivers, the 2014 LSC drivers' champion was promised half the budget for the 2015 MW-V6 Pickup Series season plus a test day in the MW-V6 car. As for the music, on Friday evenings, David Hasselhoff hosted "Celebrate the 80's and the 90's with The Hoff", a dance party featuring 2 Unlimited, Haddaway, Kim Wilde, and others. Saturday evenings saw performances of international DJs.
The drivers' championship was won by Georgia's Davit Kajaia, after winning 11 races out of 24. Kajaia finished over 400 points clear of his closest rival and fellow Georgian, Konstantin Koliashvili. Koliashvili was the only other driver to compete in every meeting, and his best finish was a third place on two occasions. Third in the championship was Niki Meredith, who won 3 races during the season, all at the Nürburgring. Other race winners during the season were Ferry Monster, Daniel Campos-Hull, and Yannick Mettler. The nations' championship was won by Georgia, finishing over 200 points clear of the Netherlands.
On 22 December 2014, it was announced that the FA1 series would be merged with Auto GP in 2015, to ensure that at least 18 cars participate in each race. The fate of the supporting Acceleration series was not specified.
Calendar The 2014 calendar consisted of six race weekends. Originally, ten were planned. However, Acceleration in Zolder, Acceleration at Paul Ricard, and Acceleration at Grobnik were cancelled on 27 June 2014 and Acceleration at Hungaroring was cancelled on 20 August 2014. DateEventCircuitCity29–30 Nov 2013TestingCircuito de NavarraNavarra, Spain26–27 Mar 2014Circuit Ricardo TormoValencia, Spain25–27 Apr 2014Acceleration at PortimãoAutódromo Internacional do AlgarvePortimão, Portugal2–4 May 2014Acceleration at NavarraCircuito de NavarraNavarra, Spain23–25 May 2014Acceleration at NürburgringNürburgringNürburg, Germany6–8 Jun 2014Acceleration in MonzaAutodromo Nazionale MonzaMonza, Italy4–6 Jul 2014Acceleration at Slovakia RingAutomotodróm Slovakia RingOrechová Potôň, Slovakia17–19 Oct 2014Acceleration in AssenTT Circuit AssenAssen, Netherlands
Race format DayDurationEventFriday30 minFree practice 130 minFree practice 2Saturday20 minRace 1 (Rolling start)20 minRace 2 (Rolling start)Sunday20 minRace 3 (Rolling start)20 minRace 4 (Rolling start)
Lots were drawn by the drivers during the briefing to determine the starting grid for Sprint Race 1. The starting grid for Sprint Race 2 was the reversed Race 1 starting grid. The starting grid for Sprint Race 3 corresponded to the points scored in Races 1 and 2 (the driver who scored the highest number of points started on pole). In case of even results when adding points of races 1 and 2, the fastest lap of races 1 and 2 decided between the drivers.
Technical specifications The cars were based on those used in legends car racing. Engine: Fuel-injected Yamaha 1250 cc (with or without carburretor) Gearbox: 5-speed sequential Tubular frame, polyester body Brakes: 4 Brembo rotors, Willwood callipers Weight empty: 520 kg Length, width, height: 3.17 m, 1.52 m, 1.2 m Power: 136 hp at 10,000 rpm Acceleration: 0–100 km/h in 3.7 sec Top speed: 200 km/h Tyres: Michelin/Falken Tires
Championship standings
Points allocation
Points were awarded to the top 25 classified drivers in all four races, even if the driver did not finish the race. The driver that scored the fastest lap of the weekend received one extra point. At the end of the season, the LSC Drivers' title was awarded to the driver with the highest number of points.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th Points 50 40 32 26 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
There was also a Nations' championship, which grouped the represented nations by totalling the average of the points scored by the drivers of the same nationality (e.g.: with 5 Dutch drivers in a race, the Netherlands scored in that race the addition of the points scored by each driver divided by 5).
Drivers' championship Driver Races Points ALG NAV NÜR MNZ SVK ASS1 Davit Kajaia47 2 1 2 2 3 9 1 1 1 WD 2 2 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 3 2 1 89502 Konstantin Koliashvili48 7 10 6 5 8 6 8 5 6 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 7 5 6 65283 Niki Meredith53 10 4 3 9 2 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 65164 Ferry Monster5 9 9 8 8 9 7 7 6 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 14845 James Holman36 3 3 4 3 7 8 9 WD 7 2 3 WD 3 2 2 24216 Daniel Campos-Hull11 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 23637 Johan Kraan44 WD WD WD 3 6 5 5 4 7 6 5 72028 Joris Schouten7 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 91899 Carlos Gonzalez10 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 817210 Maik Barten20 2 3 3 214411 Yannick Mettler30 4 2 7 113512 Jeremiah Wagner68 4 3 2 313013 Giorgio Maggi31 2 5 3 312714 Frederik Nymark51 2 3 4 512015 Gian Maria Gabbiani94 5 5 8 WD 7 7 WD WD10016 Francesc Gutiérrez12 5 4 5 49617 Cees Visser18 6 7 5 39318 Samuel Sladecka29 5 7 4 58919 John Mickel37 4 7 10 48720 Claude Watteyene16 5 6 7 48721 Jurgen Nel9 8 6 6 58022 Jan-Paul van Dongen8 5 8 7 77823 John Paterson54 6 6 7 77824 Aart Jan Ringelberg19 8 9 9 57425 Frederic Cornec77 9 8 8 77226 Emil Andersen50 8 8 9 106927 Luca Bettini15 9 6 WD 75628 Leon Zappij6 7 7 WD3829 Michael Verhagen6 81830 Thomas David42 10 WD WD WD 16 – Fred Depresle14 WD WD WD WD – – Danny van Dongen4 WD WD WD WD – Driver ALG NAV NÜR MNZ SVK ASS Points RacesBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Underlined – Fastest Lap of the Weekend, one extra point
Nations' championship Nation Races Points ALG NAV NÜR MNZ SVK ASS 1 47 2 1 2 2 3 9 1 1 1 WD 2 2 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 3 2 1 8 74848 7 10 6 5 8 6 8 5 6 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 7 5 6 6 2 5 9 9 8 8 9 7 7 6 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 544.176 8 7 7 WD7 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 98 5 8 7 79 8 6 6 518 6 7 5 319 8 9 9 420 2 3 3 244 WD WD WD 3 5 5 5 4 7 6 5 777 9 8 8 73 53 10 4 3 9 2 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 6516 4 36 3 3 4 3 7 8 9 WD 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 402.537 4 7 10 4 5 10 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 8 256.3311 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 212 5 4 5 4 6 50 8 8 9 10 18951 2 3 4 5 7 30 4 2 7 1 130.531 2 5 3 38 68 4 3 2 3130 9 15 9 6 WD 7 96.594 5 5 8 WD 7 7 WD WD10 29 5 7 4 58911 16 5 6 7 48712 54 6 6 7 77813 42 10 WD WD WD 16 Driver ALG NAV NÜR MNZ SVK ASS Points RacesBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Underlined – Fastest Lap of the Weekend, one extra point
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