# 2014 British Formula 3 International Series

The 2014 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series season was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England, and one round in Belgium. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Three single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2014 season was the 64th and final season British Formula Three Championship. The series, promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation, began on 4 May at Rockingham Motor Speedway and concluded on 14 September at Donington Park after a 21 race schedule held at seven meetings.
In a season that saw only four drivers contest the entire championship, it was Chinese driver Martin Cao who won the championship, driving for Fortec Motorsports. Cao started the season with a run of seven successive second-place finishes to a series of drivers, but his consistent finishing kept him towards the top of the championship standings. Cao took his first win at Thruxton, and went on to take four overall wins – plus a further two class wins behind drivers who were ineligible to score championship points – in the final three race meetings, to ultimately win the championship title by two points, ahead of team-mate Matt Rao. Rao won five races over the course of the season, with one fewer podium finish over the season, compared to Cao. Third place went to Camren Kaminsky, who took three podium finishes over his full season campaign.
Another Fortec driver, Sam MacLeod, finished fourth in the championship with four race victories, but he did not contest the whole campaign as his main focus for the season was in the German Formula Three championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. Marvin Kirchhöfer took two wins at Silverstone, when he was learning the circuit for the GP3 Series round at the circuit later in the season. Egor Orudzhev also won at Silverstone, while Roberto Merhi (two wins) and John Bryant-Meisner shared class victories at Spa-Francorchamps. Of the ineligible drivers, Ed Jones won all three races at Spa-Francorchamps, Santino Ferrucci won two out of three at Brands Hatch, while Sean Gelael finished second to Jones twice.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Carlin | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 1 | Zhi Cong Li | All |
| Carlin | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 2 | Alice Powell | 1 |
| Carlin | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 2 | Egor Orudzhev | 2 |
| Carlin | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 2 | Sam MacLeod | 4 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 3 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | 2 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 7 | Matt Rao | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 50 | Sam MacLeod | 1, 3 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 57 | Martin Cao | All |
| Double R Racing | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 8 | Wing Chung Chang | 1–4 |
| Double R Racing | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 9 | Roberto Merhi | 4 |
| Double R Racing | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 16 | Dan Wells | 6 |
| Double R Racing | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 18 | Max Marshall | 5, 7 |
| Double R Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 18 | Max Marshall | 6 |
| Double R Racing | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 34 | Camren Kaminsky | All |
| ADM Motorsport | Dallara F311 | Volkswagen | 10 | Kang Ling | 4 |
| ADM Motorsport | Dallara F311 | Volkswagen | 72 | Nikita Zlobin | 4 |
| Motopark | Dallara F311 | Volkswagen | 11 | Nabil Jeffri | 4 |
| Motopark | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 24 | Indy Dontje | 4 |
| Performance Racing | Dallara F310 | Volkswagen | 12 | John Bryant-Meisner | 4 |
| Invitation Entries ||||||
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 10 | Santino Ferrucci | 6 |
| Carlin | Dallara F312 | Volkswagen | 20 | Sean Gelael | 4 |
| Carlin | Dallara F312 | Volkswagen | 21 | Ed Jones | 4 |

## Race calendar and results

A seven-round calendar was announced on 23 September 2013. In a change of direction from recent seasons, the championship held only a single round outside the UK, in Belgium, supporting the 2014 24 Hours of Spa. The remaining six rounds were all held in England. The three race format used in previous seasons was retained for all rounds of the championship.
After appearing on the 2013 calendar, the international round held at the Nürburgring was dropped from the 2014 calendar. Donington Park, Rockingham and Snetterton all returned to the calendar after a one-year hiatus, while Thruxton returned to the calendar for the first time since 2010.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 4 May | Sam MacLeod | Sam MacLeod | Sam MacLeod | Fortec Motorsports |
| 1 | R2 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 5 May | | Sam MacLeod | Sam MacLeod | Fortec Motorsports |
| 1 | R3 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 5 May | Sam MacLeod | Matt Rao | Matt Rao | Fortec Motorsports |
| 2 | R4 | Silverstone Circuit | 24 May | Martin Cao | Egor Orudzhev | Egor Orudzhev | Carlin |
| 2 | R5 | Silverstone Circuit | 24 May | | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Fortec Motorsports |
| 2 | R6 | Silverstone Circuit | 25 May | Martin Cao | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Fortec Motorsports |
| 3 | R7 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 21 June | Sam MacLeod | Sam MacLeod | Sam MacLeod | Fortec Motorsports |
| 3 | R8 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 22 June | | Sam MacLeod | Matt Rao | Fortec Motorsports |
| 3 | R9 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 22 June | Sam MacLeod | Sam MacLeod | Sam MacLeod | Fortec Motorsports |
| 4 | R10 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 25 July | Ed Jones | Roberto Merhi | Ed Jones | Carlin |
| 4 | R11 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 25 July | | Roberto Merhi | Ed Jones | Carlin |
| 4 | R12 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 26 July | Ed Jones | John Bryant-Meisner | Ed Jones | Carlin |
| 5 | R13 | Thruxton Circuit | 16 August | Matt Rao | Matt Rao | Martin Cao | Fortec Motorsports |
| 5 | R14 | Thruxton Circuit | 17 August | | Matt Rao | Martin Cao | Fortec Motorsports |
| 5 | R15 | Thruxton Circuit | 17 August | Matt Rao | Matt Rao | Matt Rao | Fortec Motorsports |
| 6 | R16 | Brands Hatch | 30 August | Santino Ferrucci | Matt Rao | Santino Ferrucci | Fortec Motorsports |
| 6 | R17 | Brands Hatch | 31 August | | Martin Cao | Martin Cao | Fortec Motorsports |
| 6 | R18 | Brands Hatch | 31 August | Martin Cao | Matt Rao | Santino Ferrucci | Fortec Motorsports |
| 7 | R19 | Donington Park | 13 September | Martin Cao | Matt Rao | Martin Cao | Fortec Motorsports |
| 7 | R20 | Donington Park | 14 September | | Matt Rao | Matt Rao | Fortec Motorsports |
| 7 | R21 | Donington Park | 14 September | Matt Rao | Matt Rao | Matt Rao | Fortec Motorsports |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 Fastest lap recorded by Ed Jones, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.
* 1 2 Fastest lap recorded by Santino Ferrucci, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.

## Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | SNE | SPA | SPA | SPA | THR | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | BRH | DON | DON | DON | Pts |
| International Class ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martin Cao | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 285 |
| 2 | Matt Rao | Ret | 4 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 283 |
| 3 | Camren Kaminsky | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 12 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 161 |
| 4 | Sam MacLeod | 1 | 1 | Ret | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 121 |
| 5 | Zhi Cong Li | Ret | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 4 | 118 |
| 6 | Wing Chung Chang | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 103 |
| 7 | Max Marshall | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 93 |
| 8 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| 9 | John Bryant-Meisner | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 53 |
| 10 | Dan Wells | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | 41 |
| 11 | Roberto Merhi | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 12 | Egor Orudzhev | | | | 1 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 13 | Indy Dontje | | | | | | | | | | 5 | DSQ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 14 | Nabil Jeffri | | | | | | | | | | 6 | DSQ | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 15 | Alice Powell | 5 | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 16 | Nikita Zlobin | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 17 | Kang Ling | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Ed Jones | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | — |
| | Santino Ferrucci | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | — |
| | Sean Gelael | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | — |
| Pos. | Driver | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | SNE | SPA | SPA | SPA | THR | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | BRH | DON | DON | DON | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |