2014 Global RallyCross Championship

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The 2014 Red Bull Global RallyCross Championship was the fourth season of the Global RallyCross Championship. Reigning champion Toomas Heikkinen only competed at the X Games event, as he went to the World Rallycross Championship. [1]

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Schedule

In July, it was announced that a second event would be held at the Port of Los Angeles event, to replace an event in Detroit which was cancelled. [2]

RoundEventLocationDate
1Top Gear Festival Flag of Barbados.svg Bushy Park Circuit, Barbados May 17–18
2 X Games Austin Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas June 7
3Volkswagen Rallycross DC Flag of the United States.svg RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.June 21–22
4Volkswagen Rallycross NY Flag of the United States.svg Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York July 19–20
5Red Bull Global Rallycross Charlotte Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina July 25–26
6Red Bull Global Rallycross Daytona Flag of the United States.svg Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida August 22–23
7Port of Los Angeles Rallycross [2] Flag of the United States.svg Port of Los Angeles, Los AngelesSeptember 19–21
8
9Red Bull Global Rallycross Seattle Flag of the United States.svg DirtFish Rally School, Snoqualmie, Washington September 26–27
10Red Bull Global Rallycross Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg The Linq Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada November 5

Entries

ConstructorTeamCarNo.Driver(s)Round(s)
Chevrolet Flag of Australia (converted).svg BMI Racing Chevrolet Sonic 04 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Burgess6
Flag of the United States.svg PMR Motorsports59 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Moro2, 6, 10
Citroën Flag of the United Kingdom.svg LD Motorsports Citroën DS3 33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Doran 2
Ford Flag of Sweden.svg OMSE2 Ford Fiesta ST 00 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Arpin All
Flag of the United States.svg SH Racing Rallycross07 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. 1–2, 4–8, 10
753, 9
Flag of the United States.svg Barracuda Racing14 Flag of the United States.svg Austin DyneAll
Flag of Sweden.svg Olsbergs MSE 18 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sandell All
31 Flag of Finland.svg Joni Wiman All
48 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Johnson 2
Flag of the United States.svg Rockstar Energy Drink 38 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Deegan 1–2, 5, 9–10
Flag of the United States.svg Hoonigan Racing Division 43 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block All
Hyundai Flag of New Zealand.svg Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Veloster Turbo 27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Emma Gilmour All
67 Flag of New Zealand.svg Rhys Millen All
Subaru Flag of the United States.svg Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru WRX STi 11 Flag of Norway.svg Sverre Isachsen All
81 Flag of the United States.svg Bucky Lasek All
199 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Pastrana 2, 7–8
715 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Higgins 9
Volkswagen Flag of the United States.svg Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Volkswagen Polo 34 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust All
77 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed All
Flag of Sweden.svg Marklund Motorsport 57 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen 2
92 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund 2

Results and standings

Events

No.Event3rd Place2nd PlaceWinnerWinning TeamManufacturer
1 Flag of Barbados.svg Top Gear Festival, Barbados Flag of the United States.svg Brian Deegan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Arpin Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed [3] Flag of the United States.svg Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen
2 Flag of the United States.svg X Games Austin Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Bucky Lasek Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed [4] Flag of the United States.svg Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen
3 Flag of the United States.svg Volkswagen Rallycross DC Flag of Finland.svg Joni Wiman Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sandell Flag of Sweden.svg Olsbergs MSE Flag of the United States.svg Ford
4 Flag of the United States.svg Volkswagen Rallycross NY Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust Flag of the United States.svg Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen
5 Flag of the United States.svg Red Bull Global Rallycross Charlotte Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of Norway.svg Sverre Isachsen Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block Flag of the United States.svg Hoonigan Racing Division Flag of the United States.svg Ford
6 Flag of the United States.svg Red Bull Global Rallycross Daytona Flag of the United States.svg Bucky Lasek Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block Flag of New Zealand.svg Rhys Millen Flag of New Zealand.svg Rhys Millen Racing Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai
7 Flag of the United States.svg Port of Los Angeles Rallycross Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block Flag of Finland.svg Joni Wiman Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed Flag of the United States.svg Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen
8 Flag of Finland.svg Joni Wiman Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block Flag of New Zealand.svg Rhys Millen Flag of New Zealand.svg Rhys Millen Racing Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai
9 Flag of the United States.svg Red Bull Global Rallycross Seattle Flag of the United States.svg Brian Deegan Flag of Finland.svg Joni Wiman Flag of Norway.svg Sverre Isachsen Flag of the United States.svg Subaru Rally Team USA Flag of Japan.svg Subaru
10 Flag of the United States.svg Red Bull Global Rallycross Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg Bucky Lasek Flag of Finland.svg Joni Wiman Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block Flag of the United States.svg Hoonigan Racing Division Flag of the United States.svg Ford

Drivers' championship

Points are awarded to event finishers using the following structure: [5]

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  Others 
Points50454035302520151051

Supercars

GRC Lites

Pos.DriverNo.Team Flag of the United States.svg
DC
Flag of the United States.svg
NY
Flag of the United States.svg
CHA
Flag of the United States.svg
DAY
Flag of the United States.svg
LA1
Flag of the United States.svg
LA2
Flag of the United States.svg
SEA
Flag of the United States.svg
LV
Pts.
1 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell deJong24 Olsbergs MSE 12112111489
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Eriksson 96 Olsbergs MSE 212128331
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Fernández 126 Olsbergs MSE 66427335206
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Benson60Rhys Millen Racing85536544273
5 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Cindric 77GO PUCK/Nightrain C4 Motorsports575423257
6 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Sykes6DTV Solutions7765475235
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Eriksson16 Olsbergs MSE 436110
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. 07Piquet Sports375
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen 81 Hansen Motorsport 3673
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Atila Abreu 51 Olsbergs MSE 472
11 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud 13 Olsbergs MSE 251
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Piquet 5Piquet Sports343
13 Flag of the United States.svg Blake Fuller79GO PUCK/Nightrain C4 Motorsports437
14 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Roberts202Nick Roberts Global Rally Team722
15 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta 98AD Racing16
16 Flag of the United States.svg Mark McKenzie27Cohesive Front Racing0
17 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Whitten15DirtFish Motorsports0

Manufacturers' championship

PosManufacturerPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 946
2 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen 553
3 Flag of Japan.svg Subaru 495
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai 263
5 Flag of the United States.svg GM 8
PosManufacturerPts

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