2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship

2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship
Company type	Motor racing championship
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	2014
Area served	England, United Kingdom
Key people	Pietro Fittipaldi (champion driver)
Products	Formula Renault 2.0 racing series

The 2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship was a series of motor racing events held throughout England, featuring open-wheel formula cars. The competition included both professional outfits and independently financed drivers, all piloting 2-litre Formula Renault single-seaters built to meet the championship's technical standards. Celebrating its 20th iteration, this British Formula Renault Championship was managed by the British Automobile Racing Club and represented the third season as the foremost UK Formula Renault 2.0 competition. The championship commenced on 4 May at Rockingham Motor Speedway and concluded on 28 September at Silverstone Circuit, encompassing six BARC club racing meetings, each hosting three races.

Pietro Fittipaldi, grandson of two-time Formula One world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, claimed the championship title driving for MGR Motorsport. He dominated by winning 10 out of 15 races, including an impressive streak of eight consecutive victories from May through August. Ultimately, Fittipaldi secured the championship with a 65-point margin (after dropped scores) over Piers Hickin of Scorpio Motorsport, who recorded two wins and finished on the podium twelve times. Matteo Ferrer, a teammate of Fittipaldi at MGR Motorsport, completed the season in third place just ahead of Alex Gill from Fortec Motorsport; both drivers earned one victory apiece. Colin Noble, also representing MGR Motorsport, took the remaining race win during a supporting round for the British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone.

Teams and drivers

All competing teams held British registration.

2014 Entry List
Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Fortec Motorsports	7	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Gill	All
	14	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ben Barnicoat	1
	88	Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Wolfgang Reip	1
Circulation Motorsport	8	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Niklas Tiihonen	1
Scorpio Motorsport	9	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Piers Hickin	All
SWB Motorsport	18	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Samuel Oram-Jones	2
	27	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Atte Lehtonen	1–3
	44	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Epps	6
	96	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Jack Butel	All
MGR Motorsport	20	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Ferrer	All
	21	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Pietro Fittipaldi	All
	22	Template:Country data IND Template:Namespace detect showall Tarun Reddy	1–5
	45	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Colin Noble	All
Cliff Dempsey Racing	23	Canada Patrick Dussault	All
Cliff Dempsey Racing	28	United States Travis Jordan Fischer	All
Hillspeed	33	Template:Country data GRC Template:Namespace detect showall Dimitris Papanastasiou	1–3
Gold Wolf Racing	37	Template:Country data JPN Template:Namespace detect showall Yudai Jinkawa	2
MTECH Lite	89	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Hayden Edmonds	2–4

Race calendar and results

The championship formed part of the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) club racing schedule, consisting of six events each featuring three races. The calendar was announced on 20 November 2013 and concluded with a final round supporting the 2014 British Touring Car Championship. Every race took place within the United Kingdom.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	5 April	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Ferrer	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Ferrer	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Pietro Fittipaldi	MGR Motorsport
	R2		6 April	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Ferrer	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Gill	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Ferrer	MGR Motorsport
	R3		6 April	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Ferrer	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Ferrer	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Gill	Fortec Motorsports
rowspan=3} 2	R4	rowspan=3} Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	rowspan=2} 31 May	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Gill	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Pietro Fittipaldi	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Pietro Fittipaldi	MGR Motorsport
R5	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Gill	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Piers Hickin	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Pietro Fittipaldi	MGR Motorsport
R6	1 June	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Piers Hickin	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Ferrer	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Pietro Fittipaldi	MGR Motorsport
rowspan=2} 3	R7	rowspan=2} Brands Hatch (Kent)	rowspan=2} 27 July	\{\{flagicon\}\} ITA Matteo Ferrer	\{\{flagicon\}\} ITA Matteo Ferrer	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{team\}\} MGR Motorsport
R8	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{flagicon\}\} GBR Piers Hickin	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{team\}\} MGR Motorsport
rowspan=3} 4	R9	\rowspan=3} Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	\30 August	\{\{flagicon\}\} GBR Alex Gill	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{team\}\} MGR Motorsport
R10	\rowspan=2} 31 August	\{\{flagicon\}\} GBR Alex Gill	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{team\}\} MGR Motorsport
R11	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{flagicon\}\} GBR Alex Gill	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{team\}\} MGR Motorsport
rowspan=2} 5	R12	\rowspan=2} Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	\rowspan=2} 21 September	\{\{flagicon\}\} ITA Matteo Ferrer	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{flagicon\}\} GBR Piers Hickin	\Scorpio Motorsport
R13	\{\{flagicon\}\} GBR Alex Gill	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\MGR Motorsport
rowspan=2} 6	R14	\rowspan=2} Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	\27 September	\{\{flagicon\}\} GBR Colin Noble	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{flagicon\}\} GBR Colin Noble	\MGR Motorsport
R15	\28 September	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{flagicon\}\} BRA Pietro Fittipaldi	\{\{flagicon\}\} GBR Piers Hickin	\Scorpio Motorsport

Championship standings

Only the top 14 results for each driver were considered in the final championship tally; any additional points beyond these were excluded.

Position	Competitor	ROC			DON			BRH		SNE			CRO		SIL		Total Points
1	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Pietro Fittipaldi	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	4	3	431
2	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Piers Hickin	2	3	3	2	6	3	Retired	3	6	2	3	1	3	2	1	366
3	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Ferrer	3	1	2	5	10	4	2	2	3	6	7	3	5	3	5	347
4	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Gill	Retired	2	1	3	2	5	3	4	4	4	2	4	2	6	9	342
5	align=left Template:Flagicon GBR Colin Noble	4	9	7	4	5	2	Retired	8	10	7	6	6	4	1	2	286
6 Template:Flagicon USA Travis Jordan Fischer Retired 7 13 6 Retired 8 6 7 5 5 5 5 6 5 4	240
7 Template:Flagicon CAN Patrick Dussault 8 10 9 9 4 6 5 5 9 8 10 Retired Retired 7 8	203
8 Template:Flagicon GBR Jack Butel 11 14 12 13 12 12 9 10 8 10 8 7 8 9 7 175 (182 total, 7 dropped)
9 Template:Flagicon GBR Hayden Edmonds 11 8 10 8 9 7 9 9 111
10 Template:Flagicon IND Tarun Reddy^{[N 1]} 6 8 6 7 3 9 4 6 2 3 4 Retired 7 103
11 Template:Flagicon GRC Dimitris Papanastasiou 12 13 8 8 6 7 7 Retired 97
12 Template:Flagicon FIN Atte Lehtonen 9 11 10 10 11 11 Did Not Start 11 75
13 Template:Flagicon GBR Ben Barnicoat 5 5 5 60
14 Template:Flagicon BEL Wolfgang Reip 7 6 14 41
15 Template:Flagicon GBR Michael Epps 8 6 32
16 Template:Flagicon FIN Niklas Tiihonen 10 12 11 30
17 Template:Flagicon GBR Samuel Oram-Jones 12 9 Retired 21
Position	Competitor	\u00A0\u00A0ROC			\u00A0\u00A0DON			\u00A0\u00A0BRH		\u00A0\u00A0SNE			\u00A0\u00A0CRO		\u00A0\u00A0SIL		\u00A0Total Points

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