The 2014 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-second season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the

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(JGTC) 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

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. It was the first year of new GT500 regulations as the 2014 season saw unified technical regulations with the

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. The season began on April 6 and ended on November 16, after 8 races.

Schedule

A provisional calendar was released on August 12, 2013.

Calendar changes

*The

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race was moved from its October date to the June date previously held by the Super Formula championship. *After being on the calendar since 2000, the race at the

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will not be held in 2014. *After being on the provisional calendar as a non-championship round for 2013, the championship was scheduled to race in

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for the first time, at a yet to be determined venue. However, on December 16, 2013, the race was again cancelled. *The championship will also host its first race in

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, at the newly built Buriram United International Circuit. *The non-championship races at the

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, was dropped for the 2014 season, the JAF Grand Prix later becoming the final round of the 2014 Super Formula season instead.

Drivers and teams

GT500

GT300

Rule changes

GT500

It was announced on October 16, 2012 that the Super GT championship and the

will unify technical regulations for the 2014 season. The previous GT500 engines of 3.4L V8 in capacity were replaced with 2.0L Turbocharged

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s. With the new rule changes, all 3 manufacturers ran the 2014 season with new cars, the

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and the

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being replaced by the new mid-engined Honda NSX-GT and the

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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:

GT300 Drivers

References

External links

* {{Super GT seasons

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