2014 World RX of Turkey explained

Flag:TUR
Round No:11
Season No:12
Year:2014
Date:11–12 October
Location:Tuzla, Istanbul
Circuit:Istanbul Park
Heat1 Winner: Toomas Heikkinen
Heat1 Team:Marklund Motorsport
Heat2 Winner: Timmy Hansen
Heat2 Team:Team Peugeot-Hansen
Heat3 Winner: Timmy Hansen
Heat3 Team:Team Peugeot-Hansen
Heat4 Winner: Timmy Hansen
Heat4 Team:Team Peugeot-Hansen
Semi1 Winner: Timmy Hansen
Semi1 Team:Team Peugeot-Hansen
Semi2 Winner: Toomas Heikkinen
Semi2 Team:Marklund Motorsport
Final First: Andreas Bakkerud
Final First Team:Olsbergs MSE
Final Second: Timmy Hansen
Final Second Team:Team Peugeot-Hansen
Final Third: Toomas Heikkinen
Final Third Team:Marklund Motorsport

The 2014 World RX of Turkey was the 11th round of the inaugural season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at Istanbul Park in Tuzla, Istanbul.

Tanner Foust and Ken Block were entered in the event but pulled out on the advice of the American government due to Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war.[2]

Heats

DriverTeamCarPts
13 Timmy HansenTeam Peugeot-HansenPeugeot 208 T163rd1st1st1st16
257 Toomas HeikkinenMarklund MotorsportVolkswagen Polo1st10th2nd4th15
313 Andreas BakkerudOlsbergs MSEFord Fiesta ST5th3rd3rd2nd14
492 Anton MarklundMarklund MotorsportVolkswagen Polo8th5th10th3rd13
515 Reinis NitišsOlsbergs MSEFord Fiesta ST7th6th5th7th12
679 Edward SandströmEKS RXAudi S16th8th6th6th11
711 Petter SolbergPSRXCitroën DS34th4th7th11th10
888 Henning SolbergMonster Energy World RXCitroën DS39th9th8th5th9
9111 Richard GöranssonOlsbergs MSEFord Fiesta ST2nd7th16th9th8
1066 Derek TohillLD Motorsports World RXCitroën DS310th11th11th12th7
111 Timur TimerzyanovTeam Peugeot-HansenPeugeot 208 T1611th15th9th10th6
1226 Andy ScottAlbatec RacingPeugeot 20812th13th12th13th5
13100 Per-Gunnar AnderssonEKS RXAudi S117th2nd4th8th4
14122 Marc ScottAlbatec RacingPeugeot 20814th14th15th14th3
15133 Lars Øivind EnerbergMonster Energy World RXCitroën DS316th12th14th15th2
1654 Jos JansenJJ RacingFord Focus13th16th13th16th1
1721 Bohdan LudwiczakNow or NeverFord Fiesta15th18th18th18th
1897 Sten OjaPSRXCitroën DS318th17th17th17th

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

DriverTeamTimePts
13 Timmy HansenTeam Peugeot-Hansen5:55.3606
213 Andreas BakkerudOlsbergs MSE+2.0355
311 Petter SolbergPSRX+7.0854
415 Reinis NitišsOlsbergs MSE+7.7673
51 Timur TimerzyanovTeam Peugeot-Hansen+10.9212
6111 Richard GöranssonOlsbergs MSEDNF1

Semi-final 2

DriverTeamTimePts
157 Toomas HeikkinenMarklund Motorsport5:59.2506
292 Anton MarklundMarklund Motorsport+0.0965
388 Henning SolbergMonster Energy World RX+3.3134
426 Andy ScottAlbatec Racing+8.2783
566 Derek TohillLD Motorsports World RX+11.2362
679 Edward SandströmEKS RXDNF1

Final

DriverTeamTimePts
113 Andreas BakkerudOlsbergs MSE5:55.9028
23 Timmy HansenTeam Peugeot-Hansen+1.1065
357 Toomas HeikkinenMarklund Motorsport+5.5654
492 Anton MarklundMarklund Motorsport+8.9453
588 Henning SolbergMonster Energy World RX+44.4982
611 Petter SolbergPSRXDNF1

Championship standings after the event

DriverPoints
1 Petter Solberg252
2 Toomas Heikkinen201
3 Reinis Nitišs184
4 Timmy Hansen181
5 Andreas Bakkerud173

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results - 2014 World RX of Turkey. rallycrossrx.com. 10 April 2015.
  2. News: Istanbul World Rallycross: Tanner Foust joins Ken Block in pull-out. Autosport. 11 October 2014.