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2014 Acceleration in Monza

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Date
  
6–8 June 2014

Course length
  
5.793 km (3.600 mi)

Location
  
Monza, Italy

2014 Acceleration in Monza

Official name
  
2014 Acceleration in Monza

Course
  
Permanent racing facility

Acceleration in Monza was the fourth weekend of Acceleration 2014, a multi-day festival combining top class car and bike racing with live music and other entertainment. The festival was organised by the International Sport Racing Association (ISRA), based in the Netherlands, to be held six times in 2014, starting 25–27 April in Portimao, Portugal and ending 17–19 October in Assen, Netherlands. The various racing competitions were Formula Acceleration 1 (FA1), the MW-V6 Pickup Series, the Legend SuperCup (LSC), the European Stock 1000 Series (ACC 1000) and the European Stock 600 Series (ACC 600).

Contents

Every driver entering Acceleration 2014 was eligible for points in the drivers' championship as well as the nations' championship. As for music and entertainment, David Hasselhoff was the host of "Celebrate the 80's and the 90's with The Hoff", a dance party featuring 2 Unlimited, Haddaway, and others. Saturday evenings were filled with performances of international DJs.

Driver changes

Marco Barba replaced Oliver Campos-Hull at Acceleration Team Spain. Felix Rosenqvist came back to the Swedish team, taking over from Jimmy Eriksson. Steijn Schothorst made his debut in the series, in a car run by the Venezuelan Team Lazarus, which also employed Dennis Lind. With Armando Parente missing in Monza, Schothorst raced for China.

Qualifying sessions

Qualifying 1:

  • #4 – lap time in which track limits were disrespected was cancelled
  • #17 – lap time in which yellow flags were disrespected was cancelled
  • Race 2

  • #39 – 25 second drive-through penalty for unsafe release during pit stop
  • Race 2

  • #44 – 25 second drive-through penalty
  • References

    2014 Acceleration in Monza Wikipedia