2014 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup

The 2014 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup was the fifth and final Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup season, the replacement for the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup. The season started on 3 May at Hockenheim and ended on 18 October at the same venue, after six rounds and ten races, all in support of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

The final championship title went to South Africa's Jordan Pepper – following in the footsteps of countryman, Kelvin van der Linde[1] – after winning the first three races, and six races in total during the season. Pepper won the championship by 58 points ahead of his next closest competitor, Jason Kremer, who won races at Oschersleben and the Nürburgring. Third place in the championship went to Victor Bouveng, 26 points in arrears of Kremer, after three successive third places finishes at the Red Bull Ring and the Nürburgring. The only other drivers to win races during the season were Chris Smiley, who finished fourth in the championship after winning at the Red Bull Ring,[2] and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky, who became the only female driver to win in the series, in a shortened race at the Norisring. In the Junior Cup sub-classification, Nicolaj Møller Madsen was the highest placed competitor on four occasions, and ultimately won by 41 points ahead of Moritz Oberheim, who won three times.

For the 2015 season, the Audi Sport TT Cup replaces the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup as a support category to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.[3]

Drivers

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Jasmin Prerisig and Joe Fulbrook at Hockenheim
No. Driver Class Rounds
2   Lukas Jäger J All
3   Jasmin Preisig J All
5   Yann Ehrlacher J All
6   Lucile Cypriano J All
7   Moritz Oberheim J All
8   Marcel Müller J 1–5
9   Alexander Lauritzen J All
10   André Gies J All
11   Pascal Hoffmann J All
12   Simon Larsson J All
14   Nicolaj Møller Madsen J All
15   Frederik Schandorff J 1–3
16   Jason Kremer P All
17   Jordan Pepper P All
18   Michael Müller P All
19   Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky P All
20   Manuel Fahnauer P All
21   Josh Caygill P All
22   Chris Smiley P All
23   Victor Bouveng P All
24   Dominik Peitz P All
25   Doreen Seidel P All
26   Pierre Casiraghi G 1, 6
27   Sven Hannawald G 3
28   Gosia Rdest G 4
29   Dominique Regatschnig G 4
30   Benjiamin Albertalli G 5
31   Rahil Noorani G 5
32   Robertas Kupčikas G 6
33   Joe Fulbrook G 6
34   Albert von Thurn und Taxis G 6
40   Marc Coleselli J All
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
J Junior Cup
G Guest

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Junior
1 R1   Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 3 May   Jordan Pepper   Jordan Pepper   Jordan Pepper   Marc Coleselli
R2 4 May   Jordan Pepper   Dominik Peitz   Jordan Pepper   Nicolaj Møller Madsen
2 R1   Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt 17 May   Jordan Pepper   Jordan Pepper   Jordan Pepper   Moritz Oberheim
R2 18 May   Jordan Pepper   Jordan Pepper   Jason Kremer   Nicolaj Møller Madsen
3   Norisring, Nuremberg 29 June   Jordan Pepper   Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky   Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky   Moritz Oberheim
4 R1   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 2 August   Moritz Oberheim   Dominik Peitz   Chris Smiley   Nicolaj Møller Madsen
R2 3 August   Chris Smiley   Moritz Oberheim   Jordan Pepper   Moritz Oberheim
5 R1   Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate 16 August   Jordan Pepper   Manuel Fahnauer   Jason Kremer   Nicolaj Møller Madsen
R2 17 August   Jordan Pepper   Alexander Lauritzen   Jordan Pepper   Yann Ehrlacher
6   Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg 18 October   Manuel Fahnauer   Manuel Fahnauer   Jordan Pepper   Marc Coleselli

References

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  1. ^ "Jordan Pepper crowned 2014 Scirocco R-Cup champion". CARmag.co.za. RamsayMedia. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Chris Smiley celebrates first Scirocco R Cup win". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (17 October 2014). "Audi launches one-make series based on new TT". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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