2014 World RX of Portugal
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2014 World RX of Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Round 1 of 12 in the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 3-4 May 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Montalegre, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Venue | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 World RX of Portugal was the opening round of the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship and the first ever round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in the Portuguese border town of Montalegre. Four of the seven stages of the round, including the final, were won by 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg, with the young guns Bakkerud and Nitišs rounding out the podium for OlsbergsMSE.
Heats
Semi-Finals
Semi-Final 1
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
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1 | 15 | Reinis Nitišs | OlsbergsMSE | 4:09.108 | 6 |
2 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | OlsbergsMSE | +0.438 | 5 |
3 | 92 | Anton Marklund | Marklund Motorsport | +1.718 | 4 |
4 | 1 | Timur Timerzyanov | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +2.032 | 3 |
5 | 66 | Derek Tohill | LD Motorsports World RX | +13.693 | 2 |
Ret | 12 | Alexander Hvaal | PSRX | 1 |
Semi-Final 2
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
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1 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX | 4:02.685 | 6 |
2 | 57 | Toomas Heikkinen | Marklund Motorsport | +2.917 | 5 |
3 | 22 | Koen Pauwels | Koen Pauwels | +10.069 | 4 |
4 | 3 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +20.372 | 3 |
5 | 54 | Jos Jansen† | JJ Racing | +31.207 | 2 |
Ret | 47 | Ramona Karlsson | Per Eklund Motorsport | 1 |
† Andy Scott was classified overall 12th, however was unable to make the semi-final grid. Jos Jansen was allowed to take his place.
Final
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
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1 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX | 4:02.081 | 8 |
2 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | OlsbergsMSE | +2.358 | 5 |
3 | 15 | Reinis Nitišs | OlsbergsMSE | +3.048 | 4 |
4 | 57 | Toomas Heikkinen | Marklund Motorsport | +5.025 | 3 |
5 | 92 | Anton Marklund | Marklund Motorsport | +5.901 | 2 |
6 | 22 | Koen Pauwels | Koen Pauwels | +10.790 | 1 |
Championship standings after the event
Pos. | Driver | Points |
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1 | Petter Solberg | 29 |
2 | Reinis Nitišs | 24 |
3 | Toomas Heikkinen | 21 |
4 | Andreas Bakkerud | 20 |
5 | Timur Timerzyanov | 19 |
References
- ^ "Results - 2014 World RX of Portugal". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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