2014 World RX of Germany

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World RX layout of Estering Estering Circuit.svg
World RX layout of Estering
2014 World RX of Germany
Round 9 of 12 in the
2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date23–24 September 2014
Location Buxtehude, Lower Saxony
Venue Estering
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson
Larsson Jernberg Motorsport
Heat 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Heat 3 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud
Olsbergs MSE
Heat 4 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
PSRX
Semi-final 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson
Larsson Jernberg Motorsport
Final
First Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
PSRX
Second Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Third Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson
Larsson Jernberg Motorsport

The 2014 World RX of Germany was the ninth round of the inaugural season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. [1] The event was held at the Estering in Buxtehude, Lower Saxony.

Contents

The event holds two World Championship records - it features the most entrants in an event (41), as well as the smallest margin of victory with Citroën driver Petter Solberg of Norway beating Audi driver Mattias Ekström of Sweden by five thousands of a second in the final.

Heats

Larsson, Ekstrom, Heikkinen, Kristoffersson, Holte and Rustad Mattias Ekstrom (EKS) (15127708808).jpg
Larsson, Ekström, Heikkinen, Kristoffersson, Holte and Rustad
Pontus Tidemand and Morten Bergminrud Pontus Tidemand (Audi S1 EKS RX) (15314262705).jpg
Pontus Tidemand and Morten Bergminrud
Tidemand, PG Andersson, Per Eklund and Lukas Walfridson Pontus Tidemand (Audi S1 EKS RX) (15127548740).jpg
Tidemand, PG Andersson, Per Eklund and Lukas Walfridson
Pos.No.DriverTeamCarH1H2H3H4Pts
11 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 T16 4th2nd5th6th16
210 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 12th1st2nd10th15
33 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 T16 10th8th3rd5th14
44 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 1st25th4th9th13
511 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX Citroën DS3 2nd3rd32nd3rd12
653 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS Volkswagen Polo 8th15th24th1st11
75 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand EKS RX Audi S1 16th6th26th2nd10
857 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 6th10th8th28th9
98 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedström Hedströms Motorsport Škoda Fabia 9th13th7th24th8
1024 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad HTB Racing Volvo C30 7th5th31st11th7
1113 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 40th12th1st8th6
1214 Flag of Norway.svg Frode HolteFrode Holte Motorsport Ford Focus 11th7th35th7th5
13100 Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Gunnar Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Škoda Fabia 19th9th9th23rd4
1474 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Grosset-Janin Jérôme Grosset-Janin Renault Clio 14th16th27th4th3
1588 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Monster Energy World RX Citroën DS3 3rd11th6th33rd2
1615 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 5th14th33rd17th1
1792 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 32nd4th13th21st
1830 Flag of Norway.svg Morten BergminrudMorten Bergminrud Citroën C4 17th17th11th26th
1990 Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Wechselberger Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 13th19th15th29th
2066 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Tohill LD Motorsports World RX Citroën DS3 23rd27th19th12th
2136 Flag of Norway.svg Stein Egil JenssenStein Egil Jenssen Ford Focus 15th31st23rd13th
2248 Flag of Sweden.svg Lukas WalfridsonHelmia Motorsport Renault Clio 20th30th18th14th
2327 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Monster Energy World RX Citroën DS3 22nd33rd17th16th
2422 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Koen PauwelsKoen Pauwels Ford Focus 25th22nd14th27th
2599 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud Helmia Motorsport Renault Clio 29th18th12th31st
2691 Flag of Norway.svg Guttorm LindefjellDWC Racing Volvo C30 39th20th10th25th
277 Flag of Sweden.svg Emil ÖhmanÖhman Racing Citroën DS3 33rd29th21st15th
2895 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Romagna PSRX Citroën DS3 21st24th16th34th
2917 Flag of Sweden.svg Mats ÖhmanÖhman Racing Citroën DS3 36th26th20th22nd
30101 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Eklund Eklund Motorsport Saab 9-3 18th28th37th20th
3126 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Scott Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 30th21st36th18th
3249 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Audi S3 38th39th22nd19th
3369 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jochen CooxOTRT Volkswagen Scirocco 31st23rd30th38th
3454 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jos Jansen JJ Racing Ford Focus 24th36th28th36th
3547 Flag of Sweden.svg Ramona Karlsson Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 26th41st25th35th
3621 Flag of Poland.svg Bohdan LudwiczakNow or Never Ford Fiesta 37th35th34th32nd
3738 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd SchomakerBernd Schomaker Škoda Fabia 27th32nd38th39th
3886 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg JockelACN Buxtehude Ford Focus 34th38th40th30th
3935 Flag of Norway.svg Ole HåbjørgOle Håbjørg Renault Clio 35th34th39th40th
4029 Flag of Denmark.svg Dennis RømerDennis Rømer SEAT Córdoba 41st40th29th37th
416 Flag of France.svg Alexandre TheuilAlexandre Theuil Citroën DS3 28th37th41st41st

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
111 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX 3:53.3856
25 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand EKS RX +2.7175
33 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +3.8814
413 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE +5.2613
58 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedström Hedströms Motorsport +6.8142
61 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov Team Peugeot-Hansen +8.0491

Semi-final 2

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport 3:55.1066
210 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX +2.2835
357 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport +2.9174
424 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad HTB Racing+7.2633
514 Flag of Norway.svg Frode HolteFrode Holte Motorsport+8.6112
653 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS DNF1

Final

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
111 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX 3:52.1158
210 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX +0.0055
34 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +2.3544
45 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand EKS RX +3.6693
557 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport +4.1502
63 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +5.4231

Championship standings after the event

Pos.DriverPoints
1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 212
2 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen 161
3 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs 158
4 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud 135
5 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov 128

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References

  1. "Results - 2014 World RX of Germany". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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