LFS GP4 Series (season 1)@Blackwood

This was the first race in the series and was held at Blackwood on February 5, 2014.

Renge Houshakuji took the first pole of the series, despite the fastest time being spread amongst three drivers (the other two were Keith Hamilton and Rob Christie).

The race was also the only one with the dangerous BMW Sauber F1 cars, which were scrapped after the round due to safety concerns.

Race 1 report
The race started off with Houshakuji leading into turn one as Engelen and McDonald were the first casualties in the series when they were involved in a huge accident, resulting in the latter being catapulted 50 feet into the air before landing upside down with a thump.

Müller was the next to retire on lap 5 when he spun off and rolled backwards into the wall, overturning his car.

For most of the race, the top three was Houshakuji-Napolitano-Asahina, but at the final corner on the final lap, they encountered the slow and sluggish Laidler, who ruined Houshakuji's hopes for a win, and Napolitano's hopes for a podium by not moving aside, causing them to crash into the Scotsman and spin off. Asahina, unaffected by this, took the lead at the death to win ahead of the home heroes White and Christie.

Asahina was proud at being the first ever winner in the series. An injury report said that McDonald was too unfit to race after his sickening thud on lap one, and was replaced by Leon Auer from the next round onwards until further notice.

Race 2 report
Laidler recived a telling-off from Houshakuji after the first race but this didn't really scupper his hopes as he took the pole for race 2, held on the reverse circuit, in the absence of fellow Scotsman McDonald.

However, a victory wasn't to be, as on lap 2, Laidler smashed into the stricken car of Ter Maat, who was sent flying after a horrific accident on lap one, since there were no marshals to move the wreckage. Laidler's DNF meant that it was the first time that the polesitter failed to finish. Laidler later blasted the President of the RRL, Sheik Mahbooti, for lack of safety personnel, and demanded that the dangerous BF1 cars be replaced.

Winckel won race two after the other Dutchman, van Vlaardingen, collided wiith Race 1 winner Asahina on lap 5 and was rammed from behind by Houshakuji. The Luxembourger received the courageous honour of being the first male race winner in GP4 history.