2014 World RX of Portugal


The 2014 World RX of Portugal was the opening round of the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship and the first ever round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in the Portuguese border town of Montalegre. Four of the seven stages of the round, including the final, were won by 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg, with the young guns Bakkerud and Nitišs rounding out the podium for Olsbergs MSE.

Heats

DriverTeamCarPts
11 Timur TimerzyanovTeam Peugeot-HansenPeugeot 208 T161st1st2nd3rd16
211 Petter SolbergPSRXCitroën DS32nd16th1st1st15
315 Reinis NitišsFord Fiesta STFord Fiesta9th2nd3rd4th14
457 Toomas HeikkinenVolkswagen PoloVolkswagen Polo4th4th4th7th13
592 Anton MarklundMarklund MotorsportVolkswagen Polo8th3rd6th6th12
63 Timmy HansenTeam Peugeot-HansenPeugeot 208 T165th14th5th2nd11
713 Andreas BakkerudOlsbergs MSEFord Fiesta ST3rd5th16th5th10
822 Koen PauwelsKoen PauwelsFord Focus7th6th11th10th9
912 Alexander HvaalPSRXCitroën DS36th9th8th16th8
1047 Ramona KarlssonEklund MotorsportSaab 9-315th12th10th9th7
1166 Derek TohillLD Motorsports World RXCitroën DS316th10th9th11th6
1226 Andy ScottAlbatec RacingPeugeot 20810th8th12th18th5
1354 Jos JansenJJ RacingFord Focus14th11th18th14th4
1441 Joaquim SantosJoaquim SantosFord Focus12th17th13th15th3
1521 Bohdan LudwiczakNow or NeverFord Fiesta17th13th15th17th2
166 Alexandre TheuilAlexandre TheuilCitroën DS311th7th17th19th1
1725 Jacques VilleneuveAlbatec RacingPeugeot 20813th15th19th12th
1844 Krzysztof SkorupskiMonster Energy World RXCitroën DS318th18th14th8th
1933 Liam DoranMonster Energy World RXCitroën DS319th19th7th13th

Semi-Finals

Semi-Final 1

Semi-Final 2

† Andy Scott was classified overall 12th, however was unable to make the semi-final grid. Jos Jansen was allowed to take his place.

Final

DriverTeamTimePts
111 Petter SolbergPSRX4:02.0818
213 Andreas BakkerudOlsbergs MSE+2.3585
315 Reinis NitišsOlsbergs MSE+3.0484
457 Toomas HeikkinenMarklund Motorsport+5.0253
592 Anton MarklundMarklund Motorsport+5.9012
622 Koen PauwelsKoen Pauwels+10.7901

Championship standings after the event

DriverPoints
1 Petter Solberg29
2 Reinis Nitišs24
3 Toomas Heikkinen21
4 Andreas Bakkerud20
5 Timur Timerzyanov19