2014 Acceleration at Nürburgring

Acceleration at Nürburgring was the third weekend of Acceleration 2014, a multi-day festival combining top class car and bike racing with live music and other entertainment.[1][2] The festival was organised by the International Sport Racing Association (ISRA), based in the Netherlands, to be held six times in 2014, starting 25–27 April in Portimao, Portugal and ending 17–19 October in Assen, Netherlands. The various racing competitions were Formula Acceleration 1 (FA1),[3] the MW-V6 Pickup Series,[4] the Legend SuperCup (LSC),[5] the European Stock 1000 Series (ACC 1000)[6] and the European Stock 600 Series (ACC 600).[6]

2014 German Acceleration Grand Prix
Race details
Date 23–25 May 2014
Official name 2014 Acceleration at Nürburgring
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.556 km (2.847 miles)

Every driver entering Acceleration 2014 was eligible for points in the drivers' championship as well as the nations' championship. As for music and entertainment, David Hasselhoff was the host of "Celebrate the 80's and the 90's with The Hoff", a dance party featuring 2 Unlimited, Haddaway, and others. Saturday evenings were filled with performances of international DJs.[7]

FA1 results edit

Driver changes edit

Acceleration Team France driver Nathanaël Berthon was replaced by Alessio Picariello. The Dane Dennis Lind was replaced at Team Sweden by Jimmy Eriksson. Lind took over from Rodolfo González at Venezuela.

Free practices edit

Pos. No. Driver Team FP1 FP2
1 16   Mirko Bortolotti   Italy 1:44.505 1:34.277
2 7   Nigel Melker   The Netherlands 1:45.018 1:34.393
3 64   Richard Gonda   Slovakia 1:44.436 1:34.402
4 4   Sebastian Balthasar   Germany 1:44.607 1:35.071
5 42   Sergio Campana   Portugal 1:44.596 1:35.329
6 24   Jimmy Eriksson   Sweden 1:46.328 1:35.415
7 29   Armando Parente   China 1:35.958
8 45   Dennis Lind   Venezuela 1:46.015 1:36.038
9 17   Alessio Picariello   France 1:36.324
10 39   Picho Toledano   Mexico 1:47.676 1:36.737
11 38   Luis Michael Dörrbecker   Mexico 1:46.461 1:36.935
12 10   Oliver Campos-Hull   Spain 1:36.985

Qualifying sessions edit

Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pos. No. Driver Team Time
1 7   Nigel Melker   The Netherlands 1:32.374 1 7   Nigel Melker   The Netherlands 1:32.091
2 17   Alessio Picariello   France 1:32.500 2 42   Sergio Campana   Portugal 1:32.431
3 16   Mirko Bortolotti   Italy 1:32.678 3 64   Richard Gonda   Slovakia 1:32.571
4 42   Sergio Campana   Portugal 1:32.797 4 16   Mirko Bortolotti   Italy 1:32.606
5 64   Richard Gonda   Slovakia 1:33.023 5 4   Sebastian Balthasar   Germany 1:32.711
6 4   Sebastian Balthasar   Germany 1:33.116 6 17   Alessio Picariello   France 1:32.850
7 45   Dennis Lind   Venezuela 1:33.675 7 45   Dennis Lind   Venezuela 1:33.476
8 24   Jimmy Eriksson   Sweden 1:33.861 8 24   Jimmy Eriksson   Sweden 1:33.518
9 10   Oliver Campos-Hull   Spain 1:33.925 9 39   Picho Toledano   Mexico 1:34.048
10 39   Picho Toledano   Mexico 1:34.578 10 38   Luis Michael Dörrbecker   Mexico 1:34.277
11 29   Armando Parente   China 1:34.617 11 10   Oliver Campos-Hull   Spain 1:34.544
12 38   Luis Michael Dörrbecker   Mexico 1:34.830 12 29   Armando Parente   China 1:37.511

Race 1 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Diff. Points
1 7   Nigel Melker   The Netherlands 18 laps 21 (P)
2 16   Mirko Bortolotti   Italy +8.754 15
3 64   Richard Gonda   Slovakia +20.786 12
4 17   Alessio Picariello   France +24.297 11 (FL)
5 29   Armando Parente   China +29.800 8
6 38   Luis Michael Dörrbecker   Mexico +47.644 6
7 10   Oliver Campos-Hull   Spain +1:17.047 4
8 24   Jimmy Eriksson   Sweden +8 laps 3
9 45   Dennis Lind   Venezuela +9 laps 2
10 39   Picho Toledano   Mexico +12 laps 1
11 42   Sergio Campana   Portugal +17 laps 0
4   Sebastian Balthasar   Germany DNS 0

Race 2 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Diff. Points
1 16   Mirko Bortolotti   Italy 27 laps 25
2 64   Richard Gonda   Slovakia +2.067 18
3 42   Sergio Campana   Portugal +14.989 16 (FL)
4 17   Alessio Picariello   France +15.374 12
5 4   Sebastian Balthasar   Germany +16.949 10
6 24   Jimmy Eriksson   Sweden +27.598 8
7 39   Picho Toledano   Mexico +1:17.556 6
8 38   Luis Michael Dörrbecker   Mexico +7 laps 4
9 29   Armando Parente   China +8 laps 2
10 45   Dennis Lind   Venezuela +15 laps 1
11 10   Oliver Campos-Hull   Spain +19 laps 0
7   Nigel Melker   The Netherlands DNS 1 (P)

Drivers' championship standings after 6 out of 10 races edit

Pos. No. Driver Points
1 16   Mirko Bortolotti 123
2 7   Nigel Melker 103
3 4   Sebastian Balthasar 53
4 64   Richard Gonda 52
5 42/29   Armando Parente 40
6 32/42   Sergio Campana 31
7 38   Luis Michael Dörrbecker 26
8 23   Felix Rosenqvist 25
9 17   Alessio Picariello 23
10 29/10   Oliver Campos-Hull 20
11 45   Dennis Lind 19
12 39   Picho Toledano 15
13 24   Jimmy Eriksson 11
14 20   Rodolfo González 10
15 10   Victor Garcia 5
16 32   Nathanaël Berthon 2

Teams' championship standings after 6 out of 10 races edit

Pos. Team Points
1   Italy 123
2   The Netherlands 103
3   Germany 53
4   Slovakia 52
5   Sweden 52
6   Portugal 38
7   China 36
8   France 34
9   Mexico 22
10   Venezuela 13
11   Spain 13

MW-V6 results edit

Free practices edit

Pos. No. Driver FP1 FP2
1 23   Alx Danielsson 2:00.316 2:00.176
2 44   Eoin Murray 2:00.358 2:01.009
3 90   Pim van Riet 2:01.593 2:00.456
4 4   Danny van Dongen 2:02.810 2:01.450
5 8   Bas Schouten 2:01.571 2:01.538
6 94   Gian Maria Gabbiani 2:01.572 2:01.853
7 87   Jacky van der Ende 2:01.713 2:01.746
8 92   Frederique Jonckheere 2:02.551 2:01.926
9 6   Andreas Gulden 2:02.185 2:03.007
10 95   Melvin de Groot
  Steve van Bellingen
2:02.276
11 93   Jan-Paul van Dongen 2:06.271 2:03.433
12 96   Ward Sluys
  Fred Cavanagh
2:03.789
13 24   Will Wright 2:10.917 2:05.472
14 88   Priscilla Speelman 2:07.014 2:05.667
15 7   Leon Rijnbeek 2:11.471

Qualifying sessions edit

Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2
Pos. No. Driver Time Pos. No. Driver Time
1 8   Bas Schouten 2:02.431 1 44   Eoin Murray 1:58.992
2 4   Danny van Dongen 2:02.760 2 4   Danny van Dongen 1:59.010
3 23   Alx Danielsson 2:02.970 3 23   Alx Danielsson 1:59.350
4 87   Jacky van der Ende 2:03.127 4 87   Jacky van der Ende 1:59.421
5 6   Andreas Gulden 2:03.258 5 6   Andreas Gulden 1:59.747
6 44   Eoin Murray 2:03.464 6 90   Pim van Riet 2:00.030
7 95   Melvin de Groot
  Steve van Bellingen
2:06.882 7 8   Bas Schouten 2:00.285
8 96   Ward Sluys
  Fred Cavanagh
2:07.634 8 94   Gian Maria Gabbiani 2:00.481
9 92   Frederique Jonckheere 2:07.766 9 93   Jan-Paul van Dongen 2:01.869
10 94   Gian Maria Gabbiani 2:07.770 10 92   Frederique Jonckheere 2:01.895
11 93   Jan-Paul van Dongen 2:08.501 11 7   Leon Rijnbeek 2:03.699
12 90   Pim van Riet 2:08.800 12 24   Will Wright 2:03.955
13 24   Will Wright 2:13.242 13 88   Priscilla Speelman 2:04.180
14 88   Priscilla Speelman 2:15.855 14 96   Ward Sluys
  Fred Cavanagh
2:09.178
15 7   Leon Rijnbeek 2:20.831 95   Melvin de Groot
  Steve van Bellingen
No time

Race 1 edit

Pos. No. Driver Time Diff. Points
1 4   Danny van Dongen 13 laps 20
2 87   Jacky van der Ende +8.319 16 (FL)
3 92   Frederique Jonckheere +25.067 12
4 90   Pim van Riet +25.292 10
5 23   Alx Danielsson +25.747 8
6 6   Andreas Gulden +33.637 6
7 94   Gian Maria Gabbiani +40.881 4
8 93   Jan-Paul van Dongen +47.584 3
9 88   Priscilla Speelman +55.680 2
10 7   Leon Rijnbeek +55.888 1
11 96   Ward Sluys +56.291 0
12 24   Will Wright +1:46.621 0
13 44   Eoin Murray +4 laps 0
14 8   Bas Schouten +4 laps 1 (P)
95   Melvin de Groot
  Steve van Bellingen
DNS 0

Race 2 edit

Pos. No. Driver Time Diff. Points
1 87   Jacky van der Ende 13 laps 20
2 23   Alx Danielsson +0.467 16 (FL)
3 90   Pim van Riet +0.802 12
4 6   Andreas Gulden +8.616 10
5 4   Danny van Dongen +13.042 8
6 93   Jan-Paul van Dongen +27.082 6
7 92   Frederique Jonckheere +27.757 4
8 7   Leon Rijnbeek +50.243 3
9 24   Will Wright +1:02.664 2
10 88   Priscilla Speelman +1:02.983 1
11 44   Eoin Murray +10 laps 1 (P)
12 8   Bas Schouten +12 laps 0
94   Gian Maria Gabbiani DNS 0
96   Ward Sluys
  Fred Cavanagh
95   Melvin de Groot
  Steve van Bellingen

Race 3 edit

Pos. No. Driver Time Diff. Points
1 87   Jacky van der Ende 13 laps 25
2 90   Pim van Riet +0.192 19 (FL)
3 6   Andreas Gulden +1.360 15
4 4   Danny van Dongen +7.812 12
5 92   Frederique Jonckheere +17.553 10
6 24   Will Wright +29.533 8
7 7   Leon Rijnbeek +29.732 6
8 23   Alx Danielsson +1:25.035 4
9 88   Priscilla Speelman +1 laps 2
10 93   Jan-Paul van Dongen +6 laps 1
11 8   Bas Schouten +10 laps 0
94   Gian Maria Gabbiani DNS 0
96   Ward Sluys
  Fred Cavanagh
95   Melvin de Groot
  Steve van Bellingen

Drivers' championship standings after 9 out of 18 races edit

Pos. No. Driver Points
1 44   Eoin Murray 112
2 23   Alx Danielsson 109
3 4   Danny van Dongen 97
4 87   Jacky van der Ende 61
5 10   Carlos Alvarez 52
6 90   Pim van Riet 41
7 83   Mikel Azcona Troyas 36
8 9   Kelvin Snoeks 31
9 6   Andreas Gulden 31
10 92   Frederique Jonckheere 26
11 8   Bas Schouten 23
12 80   Daniel de Jong 21
13 50   Tom Pedersen 20
14 41   Bas Koeten 18
15 7   Leon Rijnbeek 18
16 68   Jeremiah Wagner 16
17 85   Javier Morcillo 15
18 35   John Mickel 12
19 45   Michael Devaney 11
20 12   Francesc Gutiérrez 11
21 14   Maik Barten 10
22 93   Jan-Paul van Dongen 10
23 24   Will Wright 10
24 88   Priscilla Speelman 5
25 94   Gian Maria Gabbiani 4
26 8   Bert de Heus 3
27 84   Joaquin Egozkue de los Santos 1
28 96   Ward Sluys 0
29 11   Christian Cano 0
35   Dario Orsini
96   Fred Cavanagh
95   Melvin de Groot
95   Steve van Bellingen

Nations' championship standings after 9 out of 18 races edit

Pos. Nation Points
1   Sweden 100
2   Ireland 82.5
3   The Netherlands 71.02
4   Spain 42.3
5   Germany 31
6   Denmark 20
7   Belgium 20
8   Great Britain 12
9   Italy 4

Legend SuperCup results edit

Free practices edit

Pos. No. Driver FP1 FP2
1 36   James Holman 2:11.790
2 47   Davit Kajaia 2:12.091 2:11.795
3 53   Niki Meredith 2:12.155 2:11.836
4 51   Frederik Nymark 2:13.206 2:11.849
5 48   Konstantin Koliashvili 2:13.880 2:13.181
6 94   Gian Maria Gabbiani 2:14.670 2:13.334
7 7   Joris Schouten 2:16.628 2:14.299
8 44   Johan Kraan 2:16.680 2:14.474
9 6   Leon Zappij
  Michael Verhagen
2:17.925
10 15   Luca Bettini 2:27.095 2:20.480

Race 1 edit

Pos. No. Driver Time Diff. Grid Points
1 47   Davit Kajaia 10 laps 5 50
2 51   Frederik Nymark +0.228 2 40
3 53   Niki Meredith +1.427 3 32
4 7   Joris Schouten +14.028 7 26
5 94   Gian Maria Gabbiani +21.673 8 22
6 48   Konstantin Koliashvili +24.193 6 20
7 36   James Holman +40.322 1 19
8 6   Michael Verhagen +1:02.305 9 18
9 15   Luca Bettini +2:04.905 4 17
44   Johan Kraan DNS 0

Race 2 edit

Pos. No. Driver Time Diff. Grid Points
1 53   Niki Meredith 10 laps 4 50
2 36   James Holman +0.051 2 40
3 51   Frederik Nymark +0.500 1 32
4 7   Joris Schouten +20.640 7 26
5 94   Gian Maria Gabbiani +21.323 8 22
6 15   Luca Bettini +1:25.503 6 20
7 6   Leon Zappij +1:39.375 9 19
8 48   Konstantin Koliashvili +8 laps 5 18
47   Davit Kajaia DNS 0
44   Johan Kraan

Race 3 edit

Pos. No. Driver Time Diff. Grid Points
1 53   Niki Meredith 10 laps 6 50
2 47   Davit Kajaia +0.062 8 40
3 36   James Holman +0.356 2 33 (FL)
4 51   Frederik Nymark +0.551 7 26
5 7   Joris Schouten +25.394 5 22
6 48   Konstantin Koliashvili +32.434 3 20
7 6   Leon Zappij +35.881 1 19
8 94   Gian Maria Gabbiani +5 laps 4 18
15   Luca Bettini DNS 0
44   Johan Kraan

Race 4 edit

Pos. No. Driver Time Diff. Grid Points
1 53   Niki Meredith 10 laps 6 50
2 47   Davit Kajaia +0.056 7 40
3 44   Johan Kraan +37.199 8 32
4 48   Konstantin Koliashvili +37.622 1 26
5 51   Frederik Nymark +6 laps 4 22
6 7   Joris Schouten +9 laps 3 20
7 15   Luca Bettini 2 19
36   James Holman DNS 0
94   Gian Maria Gabbiani
6   Leon Zappij
  Michael Verhagen

Drivers' championship standings after 12 out of 24 races edit

Pos. No. Driver Points
1 47   Davit Kajaia 450
2 53   Niki Meredith 392
3 11   Daniel Campos-Hull 363
4 36   James Holman 268
5 48   Konstantin Koliashvili 239
6 10   Carlos Gonzalez 172
7 5   Ferry Monster 145
8 68   Jeremiah Wagner 130
9 51   Frederik Nymark 120
10 12   Francesc Gutiérrez 96
11 7   Joris Schouten 94
12 37   John Mickel 87
13 54   John Paterson 78
14 50   Emil Andersen 69
15 94   Gian Maria Gabbiani 62
16 15   Luca Bettini 56
17 6   Leon Zappij 38
18 44   Johan Kraan 32
19 6   Michael Verhagen 18
20 42   Thomas David 16
14   Fred Depresle

Nations' championship standings after 12 out of 24 races edit

Pos. Nation Points
1   Ireland 392
2   Georgia 353.5
3   Spain 256.33
4   Great Britain 250.5
5   The Netherlands 236
6   Denmark 189
7   United States 130
8   Scotland 78
9   Italy 58.5
10   France 16

References edit

Main source edit

Raceresults.nu

Other references edit

  1. ^ "Welcome to Acceleration | Acceleration". Acceleration14.com.
  2. ^ "Acceleration 2014 verkrijgt FIA goedkeuring" [Acceleration 2014 gets FIA approval]. KNAF (Knac Nationale Autosport Federatie). Archived from the original on 2014-04-08.
  3. ^ "FA1 Driver Information" (PDF). Acceleration14.com.
  4. ^ "MW-V6 Driver Information" (PDF). Acceleration14.com.
  5. ^ "Legend SuperCup Driver Information" (PDF). Acceleration14.com.
  6. ^ a b "ACC 1000 Driver Information" (PDF). Acceleration14.com.
  7. ^ "Music Festival | Acceleration". acceleration14.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.