2014 Super GT Series


The 2014 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-second season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the tenth season under the name Super GT. It marked the thirty-second season overall of a Japanese professional sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. It was the first year of new GT500 regulations as the 2014 season saw unified technical regulations with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The season began on April 6 and ended on November 16, after 8 races.

Schedule

A provisional calendar was released on August 12, 2013.
RoundRaceCircuitDate
1Okayama GT
300 km
Okayama International CircuitApril 6
2Fuji GT 1
500 km
Fuji SpeedwayMay 4
3Autopolis GT
300 km
AutopolisJune 1
4Sugo GT
300 km
Sportsland SUGOJuly 20
5Fuji GT 2
300 km
Fuji SpeedwayAugust 10
643rd International Suzuka 1000km
1000 km
Suzuka CircuitAugust 31
7Buriram United Super GT Race
300 km
Chang International CircuitOctober 5
8Motegi GT
250 km
Twin Ring MotegiNovember 16

Calendar changes

GT500

GT300

Rule changes

GT500

It was announced on October 16, 2012 that the Super GT championship and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters will unify technical regulations for the 2014 season. The previous GT500 engines of 3.4L V8 in capacity were replaced with 2.0L Turbocharged Inline-four engines. With the new rule changes, all 3 manufacturers ran the 2014 season with new cars, the Honda HSV-010 GT and the Lexus SC430 being replaced by the new mid-engined Honda NSX-GT and the Lexus RC F respectively while Nissan continued to use the GT-R for 2014, but with a new car built for the new regulations. All 3 cars were unveiled at the 2013 42nd International Pokka Sapporo 1000km.

Calendar

Standings

GT500 Drivers

;Scoring system:
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points2015118654321
Suzuka25181310865432

GT300 Drivers