2014 Global RallyCross Championship explained

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]

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 Bushy Park Circuit, BarbadosMay 17–18
2X Games Austin Circuit of the Americas, Austin, TexasJune 7
3Volkswagen Rallycross DC RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.June 21–22
4Volkswagen Rallycross NY Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New YorkJuly 19–20
5Red Bull Global Rallycross Charlotte Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North CarolinaJuly 25–26
6Red Bull Global Rallycross Daytona Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FloridaAugust 22–23
7Port of Los Angeles Rallycross Port of Los Angeles, Los AngelesSeptember 19–21
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9Red Bull Global Rallycross Seattle DirtFish Rally School, Snoqualmie, WashingtonSeptember 26–27
10Red Bull Global Rallycross Las Vegas The Linq Hotel and Casino, Paradise, NevadaNovember 5

Entries

ConstructorTeamCarDriver(s)Round(s)
Chevrolet BMI RacingChevrolet Sonic04 Sarah Burgess6
PMR Motorsports59 Pat Moro2, 6, 10
Citroën LD MotorsportsCitroën DS333 Liam Doran2
Ford OMSE2Ford Fiesta ST00 Steve ArpinAll
SH Racing Rallycross07 Nelson Piquet Jr.1–2, 4–8, 10
753, 9
Barracuda Racing14 Austin DyneAll
Olsbergs MSE18 Patrik SandellAll
31 Joni WimanAll
48 Ricky Johnson2
Rockstar Energy Drink38 Brian Deegan1–2, 5, 9–10
Hoonigan Racing Division43 Ken BlockAll
Hyundai Rhys Millen RacingHyundai Veloster Turbo27 Emma GilmourAll
67 Rhys MillenAll
Subaru Subaru Rally Team USASubaru WRX STi11 Sverre IsachsenAll
81 Bucky LasekAll
199 Travis Pastrana2, 7–8
715 David Higgins9
Volkswagen Volkswagen Andretti RallycrossVolkswagen Polo34 Tanner FoustAll
77 Scott SpeedAll
Marklund Motorsport57 Toomas Heikkinen2
92 Anton Marklund2

Results and standings

Events

No.Event3rd Place2nd PlaceWinnerWinning Team
1 Top Gear Festival, Barbados Brian Deegan Steve Arpin Scott Speed[3] Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Volkswagen
2 X Games Austin Nelson Piquet Jr. Bucky Lasek Scott Speed[4] Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Volkswagen
3 Volkswagen Rallycross DC Joni Wiman Nelson Piquet Jr. Patrik Sandell Olsbergs MSE Ford
4 Volkswagen Rallycross NY Nelson Piquet Jr. Scott Speed Tanner Foust Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Volkswagen
5 Red Bull Global Rallycross Charlotte Nelson Piquet Jr. Sverre Isachsen Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford
6 Red Bull Global Rallycross Daytona Bucky Lasek Ken Block Rhys Millen Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai
7 Port of Los Angeles Rallycross Ken Block Joni Wiman Scott Speed Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Volkswagen
8 Joni Wiman Ken Block Rhys Millen Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai
9 Red Bull Global Rallycross Seattle Brian Deegan Joni Wiman Sverre Isachsen Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru
10 Red Bull Global Rallycross Las Vegas Bucky Lasek Joni Wiman Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division 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

DriverTeam
BAR

AUS

DC

NY

CHA

DAY

LA1

LA2

SEA

LV
Pts
1 Joni WimanOlsbergs MSE51734472322381
2 Ken BlockHoonigan Racing Division101173123291 376
3 Scott SpeedVolkswagen Andretti Rallycross11695101664344
4 Nelson Piquet Jr.SH Racing Rallycross4322381294DNS307
5 Sverre IsachsenSubaru Rally Team USA6151082510415280
6 Patrik SandellOlsbergs MSE8611013457710246
7 Steve ArpinOMSE221045712712118224
8 Bucky LasekSubaru Rally Team USA132111263115143 215
9 Tanner FoustVolkswagen Andretti Rallycross11185186813106209
10 Rhys MillenRhys Millen Racing7139711141513201
11 Austin DyneBarracuda Racing95861099101212150
12 Brian DeeganRockstar Energy Drink38939 140
13 Emma GilmourRhys Millen Racing121212111211131113762
14 Pat MoroPMR Motorsports1913118
Sarah BurgessBMI RacingDNS0
Other competing drivers
Liam DoranLD Motorsports40
Travis PastranaSubaru Rally Team USA7680
David HigginsSubaru Rally Team USA80
Ricky JohnsonOlsbergs MSE90
Anton MarklundMarklund Motorsport140
Toomas HeikkinenMarklund Motorsport160
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not participate
Excluded (EX)

GRC Lites

DriverNo.Team
DC

NY

CHA

DAY

LA1

LA2

SEA

LV
1 Mitchell deJong24Olsbergs MSE12112111489
2 Kevin Eriksson96Olsbergs MSE212128331
3 Alejandro Fernández126Olsbergs MSE66427335206
4 Tyler Benson60Rhys Millen Racing85536544273
5 Austin Cindric77GO PUCK/Nightrain C4 Motorsports575423257
6 Geoff Sykes6DTV Solutions7765475235
7 Oliver Eriksson16Olsbergs MSE436110
8 Nelson Piquet Jr.07Piquet Sports375
9 Kevin Hansen81Hansen Motorsport3673
10 Atila Abreu51Olsbergs MSE472
11 Andreas Bakkerud13Olsbergs MSE251
12 Pedro Piquet5Piquet Sports343
13 Blake Fuller79GO PUCK/Nightrain C4 Motorsports437
14 Nick Roberts202Nick Roberts Global Rally Team722
15 Colton Herta98AD Racing16
16 Mark McKenzie27Cohesive Front Racing0
17 Tanner Whitten15DirtFish Motorsports0

Manufacturers' championship

PosManufacturerPts
1 Ford946
2 Volkswagen553
3 Subaru495
4 Hyundai263
5 GM8
PosManufacturerPts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toomas Heikkinen joins Marklund for 2014 World Rallycross. autosport.com . January 20, 2014.
  2. News: Second LA round replaces Detroit on schedule. Tony. DiZinno. July 10, 2014. August 17, 2014. MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports.
  3. Web site: Speed Wins Red Bull Global Rallycross in Barbados. redbull.com . May 18, 2014.
  4. Web site: Scott Speed Wins X Games Rallycross Gold. redbull.com . June 7, 2014.
  5. Web site: About GRC. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407102807/http://www.redbullglobalrallycross.com/about-grc/. dead. April 7, 2014. redbullglobalrallycross.com. September 6, 2014.