2014 World RX of Great Britain

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World RX layout of Lydden Hill Race Circuit Lydden Hill - Rallycross.svg
World RX layout of Lydden Hill Race Circuit
2014 World RX of Great Britain
Round 2 of 12 in the
2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date24–25 May 2014
Location Wootton, Kent
Venue Lydden Hill Race Circuit
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud
Olsbergs MSE
Heat 2 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
PSRX
Heat 3 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen
Marklund Motorsport
Heat 4 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
PSRX
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen
Marklund Motorsport
Semi-final 2 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs
Olsbergs MSE
Final
First Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud
Olsbergs MSE
Second Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson
Larsson Jernberg Motorsport
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
Olsbergs MSE

The 2014 World RX of Great Britain was the second round of the inaugural season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. [1]

Contents

Heats

Entries below the red line were eliminated at the conclusion of the heats.

Reinis Nitiss, Andreas Bakkerud, Timmy Hansen and Jerome Grosset-Janin Grosset-Janin, Hansen, Bakkerud & Nitiss Lydden Hill 2014 004.jpg
Reinis Nitišs, Andreas Bakkerud, Timmy Hansen and Jérôme Grosset-Janin
Koen Pauwels, Tord Linnerud and Alexander Hvaal Koen Pauwels, Tord Linnerud & Alexander Hvaal Lydden Hill 2014 001.jpg
Koen Pauwels, Tord Linnerud and Alexander Hvaal
Eric Faren and Ramona Karlsson Ramona Karlsson & Eric Faren Lydden Hill 2014 002.jpg
Eric Färén and Ramona Karlsson
Derek Tohill Derek Tohill Citroen DS3 Lydden Hill 2014 001.jpg
Derek Tohill
Liam Doran and Mats Ohman Liam Doran & Mats Ohman Lydden Hill 2014 003.jpg
Liam Doran and Mats Öhman
Tommy Rustad Tommy Rustad (14276425662).jpg
Tommy Rustad
Krzysztof Skorupski and Peter Hedstrom Krzysztof Skorupski & Peter Hedstrom Lydden Hill 2014 001.jpg
Krzysztof Skorupski and Peter Hedström
Pos.No.DriverTeamCarH1H2H3H4Pts
113 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 1st6th4th7th16
24 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 5th3rd8th3rd15
357 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 2nd5th1st26th14
415 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 9th8th5th4th13
511 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX Citroën DS3 12th1st30th1st12
674 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Grosset-Janin Jérôme Grosset-Janin Renault Clio 10th10th2nd11th11
734 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 4th2nd32nd2nd10
877 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 11th4th9th15th9
988 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Eklund Motorsport Saab 9-3 15th11th6th10th8
1026 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Scott Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 17th13th11th14th7
113 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 T16 7th7th3rd33rd6
1292 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 6th31st20th8th5
1320 Flag of France.svg Fabien PaillerPailler Competition Peugeot 208 16th15th15th19th4
1422 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Koen PauwelsKoen Pauwels Ford Focus 13th20th12th20th3
156 Flag of France.svg Alexandre TheuilAlexandre Theuil Citroën DS3 24th16th10th18th2
1648 Flag of Sweden.svg Lukas WalfridsonHelmia Motorsport Renault Clio 26th14th18th13th1
1712 Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Hvaal PSRX Citroën DS3 23rd19th16th16th
187 Flag of Sweden.svg Emil ÖhmanÖhman Racing Citroën DS3 20th22nd19th17th
1937 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel KoutnýCzech National Team Ford Fiesta 19th17th21st21st
2033 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Doran Monster Energy World RX Citroën DS3 27th30th17th5th
2124 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad HTB Racing Volvo C30 8th33rd31st9th
2240 Flag of Sweden.svg Eric FärénEric Färén Citroën DS3 29th25th24th6th
2354 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jos Jansen JJ Racing Ford Focus 21st21st13th29th
2466 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Tohill LD Motorsports World RX Citroën DS3 22nd12th29th23rd
2527 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 14thDNF27th12th
2699 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud Helmia Motorsport Renault Clio 18th18th28th28th
2744 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Skorupski Monster Energy World RX Citroën DS3 DNF28th7th24th
2851 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian GodfreyJulian Godfrey Ford Fiesta 34th23rd14th27th
291 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 T16 3rd9thDNSDNS
3047 Flag of Sweden.svg Ramona Karlsson Eklund Motorsport Saab 9-3 28th24th23rd25th
3169 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jochen CooxOTRT Volkswagen Scirocco 35th29th22nd22nd
328 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedström Hedströms Motorsport Škoda Fabia 32nd26th25th30th
3317 Flag of Sweden.svg Mats ÖhmanÖhman Racing Citroën DS3 33rd27th26thDNF
3421 Flag of Poland.svg Bohdan LudwiczakNow or Never Ford Fiesta 36th32nd33rdDNF
3519 Flag of France.svg Jean-Luc PaillerPailler Competition Peugeot 208 30thDNFDNFDNS
3614 Flag of Norway.svg Frode HolteFrode Holte Motorsport Hyundai i20 25thDNSDNSDNS
372 Flag of Ireland.svg Oliver O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan Ford Focus 31stDNSDNSDNS

Semi-finals

Drivers below the red line were eliminated at the conclusion of the semi-finals.

Tanner Foust Tanner Foust Lydden Hill 2014 004.jpg
Tanner Foust
Andrew Jordan Andrew Jordan Ford Fiesta MK6 Lydden Hill 2014 003.jpg
Andrew Jordan

Semi-final 1

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
157 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport 4:26.3566
213 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE +1.6165
311 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX +2.4934
434 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust Marklund Motorsport +14.8343
588 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Eklund Motorsport +54.1922
620 Flag of France.svg Fabien PaillerPailler CompetitionDNF1

Semi-final 2

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
115 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE 4:26.7576
24 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +1.4705
377 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan Olsbergs MSE +2.3094
492 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund Marklund Motorsport +3.7953
526 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Scott Albatec Racing +11.3012
674 Flag of France.svg Jerome Grosset-Janin Jerome Grosset-Janin DNF1

Final

The final Rallycross WC Supercar Final Lydden Hill 2014 000.jpg
The final
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
113 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE 4:25.4288
24 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +0.5415
377 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan Olsbergs MSE +1.3894
457 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport +6.3703
534 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust Marklund Motorsport +10.0752
611 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX +12.4571

Reinis Nitišs was unable to take the start of the final. Tanner Foust was allowed to race by the stewards.

Championship standings after the event

Pos.DriverPoints
1 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud 49
2 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 46
3 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen 44
4 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs 43
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund 26

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References

  1. "Results - 2014 World RX of Great Britain". rallycrossrx.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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