2014 World Touring Car Championship

Motorsport competition February 2020 2014 World Touring Car Championship 2013 2015 With ten victories during 2014, José María López won the Drivers' Championship by 126 points, ahead of his nearest challenger, Yvan Muller.|thumb Citroën won the Manufacturers' Championship with the Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, winning 17 of the 23 races (74% of victories).|thumb The 2014 FIA World Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for Super 2000 Cars.http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/regulation/file/18072014%20Marked%20up%202014%20FIA%20WTCC%20Sporting%20Regulations%20website.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20141128085053/http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/regulation/file/18072014%20Marked%20up%202014%20FIA%20WTCC%20Sporting%20Regulations%20website.pdf 2014 Sporting regulations – FIA World Touring Car Championship FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 28 November 2014 18 July 2014 9 December 2014 It was the eleventh FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the tenth since the series was revived in 2005. After making a race-winning début on home soil during the 2013 campaign, Argentina's José María López won the drivers' championship after performing strongest during the season.http://www.fiawtcc.com/standings?idSeason=26&idCategory=1 Standings – Drivers' Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20141128100643/http://d1oo2un3qpiryo.cloudfront.net/uploads/files/eventdetail/170/2014_wtcc_points_final.pdf 28 November 2014 9 December 2014 World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation live Driving for the Citroën team, López won ten races during the season, significantly more than team-mates Yvan Muller – the defending series champion – and Sébastien Loeb, who was in his first season in the championship. López finished all but one race during the season, with his only retirement coming during the second race in Russia,Race 2 – Ma writes motorsport history http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/3277 World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 13 December 2014 8 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061540/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/3277 29 November 2014 and finished the season 126 points clear of his next closest challenger, which was Muller. Muller took four victories during the season, all coming from pole position. Loeb finished a further 41 points behind Muller, taking a pair of victories, in Morocco and the only race in Slovakia. Only one other driver won more than one race, as Robert Huff won the first races for Lada Sport in the World Touring Car Championship. Huff won the second races in Beijing and Macau; his win in the latter was his seventh at the circuit,http://www.fia.com/news/race-2-huff-king-macau Race 2 – Huff is the King of Macau FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 16 November 2014 13 December 2014 over the previous seven years. Single race winners during 2014 were Gabriele Tarquini (Japan), Tom Chilton (Beijing), Gianni Morbidelli (Hungary), Mehdi Bennani (Shanghai) and Ma Qing Hua in Russia. Morbidelli's win was his first in the series, while the victories for Bennani and Ma were the first in FIA competition for their respective countries, Morocco and China.http://www.crash.net/wtcc/news/209750/1/bennani-overwhelmed-by-first-wtcc-win.html Bennani overwhelmed by first WTCC win Crash.net Crash Media Group 13 October 2014 13 December 2014 Mehdi Bennani says he feels like he is 'living in a dream' as he became the first Moroccan to win a world championship motorsport event with victory in Shanghai. Citroën dominated the manufacturers' championship, taking a total of 17 overall wins out of the 23 races. The marque finished almost 300 points clear of Honda, who finished in second position. In the TC2-only Yokohama Drivers' Trophy, Franz Engstler finished well clear of the field in his final WTCC season before moving to the TCR International Series. Engstler achieved 20 victories and a pair of second places from 23 starts, and finished 90 points clear of closest rival John Filippi, who won the second race in Japan. The other race winners were Pasquale Di Sabatino in Hungary, and ETCC regular Petr Fulín, who won the race in Slovakia. In the Yokohama Teams' Trophy for non-manufacturer teams, ROAL Motorsport, with Chilton and Tom Coronel as its drivers, finished 91 points clear of the single-car team of Zengő Motorsport and driver Norbert Michelisz. The Yokohama Performer of the Year award went to López, taking the most fastest laps of the season, with eleven. Teams and drivers thumb|upright|Defending champion Yvan Muller placed second in the Drivers' Championship, winning four races. thumb|upright|In his rookie season in the championship, Sébastien Loeb placed third with two race victories. For the 2014 season, the series' technical regulations were altered. Cars built to the 2014 specifications were classified as "TC1", whilst cars built prior to 2014 were classified as "TC2".Hudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/11/20/dusan-borkovic-to-step-up-to-the-wtcc-in-2014/ Dušan Borković to step up to the WTCC in 2014 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 20 November 2013 20 November 2013 TeamCarNo. Car numberDriversRounds TC1 entries FRA Citroën Total WTCC Citroën C-Elysée WTCC 1 FRA Yvan MullerHudson Neil Citroën sign Yvan Muller for a two-year deal in WTCC http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/08/07/citroen-sign-yvan-muller-for-a-two-year-deal-in-wtcc/ TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 7 August 2013 7 August 2013 All 9 FRA Sébastien Loeb All 33 CHN Ma Qing HuaHudson Neil Ma Qing Hua confirmed as Citroën Racing's fourth driver http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/02/28/ma-qing-hua-confirmed-as-citroen-racings-fourth-driver/ TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 28 February 2014 28 February 2014 6–7, 9–10, 12 37 ARG José María LópezHudson Neil José María López joins Muller and Loeb at Citroën http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/12/16/jose-maria-lopez-joins-muller-and-loeb-at-citroen/ TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 17 December 2013 16 December 2013 All JPN Castrol Honda World Touring Car TeamHudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/09/10/honda-to-take-the-fight-to-citroen-with-four-cars/ Honda to take the fight to Citroën with four cars 10 September 2013 TouringCarTimes.com 10 September 2013 Honda Civic WTCC 2 ITA Gabriele Tarquinihttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110790 Honda retains Tarquini and Monteiro for 2014 WTCC season 22 October 2013 autosport.com 22 October 2013 All 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro All RUS Lada Sport LukoilTremayne Sam Lada eyes third car in 2014 World Touring Car Championship expansion http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109948 Autosport Haymarket Publications 18 September 2013 18 September 2013RUS Lada SportHudson Neil LUKOIL leave the WTCC with immediate effect http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/10/03/lukoil-leave-the-wtcc-with-immediate-effect/ TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 3 October 2014 3 October 2014N Lada Lukoil The team was renamed Lada Sport from the Race of Beijing onwards following Lukoil's decision to terminate sponsorship with immediate effect. Lada Granta 1.6T 11 GBR James Thompson All 12 GBR Robert HuffTremayne Sam Rob Huff secures Lada World Touring Car Championship deal for 2014 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111088 Autosport Haymarket Publications 3 November 2013 3 November 2013 All 14 RUS Mikhail Kozlovskiy All Independent TC1 entries Yokohama Teams Trophy ITA ROAL Motorsporthttp://www.roal-motorsport.com/en/news/team-roal-continues-in-the-2014-wtcc_226.html Team ROAL continues in the 2014 WTCC ROAL Motorsport ROAL Motosport 12 December 2013 12 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131215070615/http://www.roal-motorsport.com/en/news/team-roal-continues-in-the-2014-wtcc_226.html 15 December 2013 dead Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 3 GBR Tom ChiltonHudson Neil Tom Chilton to return next year with new RML-built Cruze http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/11/20/tom-chilton-to-return-next-year-with-new-rml-built-cruze/ TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 20 November 2013 20 November 2013 All 4 NLD Tom Coronel All HUN Zengő Motorsporthttp://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/1858/t/NEW-HONDA-CIVIC-FOR-MICHELISZ-IN-2014 New Honda Civic for Michelisz in 2014 World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 22 October 2013 22 October 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131023064720/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/1858/t/NEW-HONDA-CIVIC-FOR-MICHELISZ-IN-2014 23 October 2013 Honda Civic WTCC 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz All ESP Campos RacingHudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/11/18/hugo-valente-is-the-first-driver-to-sign-for-a-new-rml-chevrolet/ Hugo Valente is the first driver to sign for a new RML Chevrolet TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 18 November 2013 18 November 2013 Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 7 FRA Hugo Valente All 74 ESP Pepe Oriolahttp://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/3992/t/Oriola-replaces-Borkovi%C4%87-at-Campos-Racing Oriola replaces Borković at Campos Racing World Touring Car Championship 6 November 2014 6 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141106193611/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/3992/t/Oriola-replaces-Borkovi%C4%87-at-Campos-Racing 6 November 2014 12 98 SRB Dušan BorkovićHudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/12/21/dusan-borkovic-switches-to-chevrolet-for-wtcc-debut/ Dušan Borković switches to Chevrolet for WTCC debut TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 21 December 2013 21 December 2013 1–11 DEU ALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportHudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/11/03/munnich-motorsport-confirm-reduced-programme-in-2014/ Münnich Motorsport confirm reduced programme in 2014 3 November 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 3 November 2013Mills Peter http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112851 Munnich to enter two 2014 Chevrolets in WTCC, Morbidelli to return 11 March 2014 Autosport Haymarket Publications 11 March 2014 Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 10 ITA Gianni Morbidelli All 77 DEU René Münnich All ITA Proteam RacingHudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/10/26/proteam-racing-switch-to-honda-for-2014/ Proteam Racing switch to Honda for 2014 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 26 October 2013 26 October 2013 Honda Civic WTCC 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani All TC2 entries DEU Liqui Moly Team Engstlerhttp://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/2736/t/TWO-BMW-CARS-FOR-TEAM-ENGSTLER TWO BMW CARS FOR TEAM ENGSTLER World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 18 March 2014 18 March 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140318150824/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/2736/t/TWO-BMW-CARS-FOR-TEAM-ENGSTLER 18 March 2014 BMW 320 TC 6 DEU Franz Engstler All 8 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatinohttp://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/2792/t/DI-SABATINO-JOINS-ENGSTLER-MOTORSPORT DI SABATINO JOINS ENGSTLER MOTORSPORT World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 28 March 2014 28 March 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140328213128/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/2792/t/DI-SABATINO-JOINS-ENGSTLER-MOTORSPORT 28 March 2014 1–7 15 ARG Camilo Echevarríahttp://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/3425/t/ECHEVARR%C3%8DA-JOINS-FOR-HOME-RACES ECHEVARRÍA JOINS FOR HOME RACES World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 29 July 2014 29 July 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140729160956/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/3425/t/ECHEVARR%C3%8DA-JOINS-FOR-HOME-RACES 29 July 2014 8 26 MAC Felipe De SouzaHudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/09/12/filipe-de-souza-replaces-pasquale-di-sabatino-at-engstler/ Filipe de Souza replaces Pasquale Di Sabatino at Engstler TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 12 September 2014 12 September 2014 9–12 ESP Campos RacingTremayne Sam Dusan Borkovic first to join World Touring Car Championship TC2 class http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111483 Autosport Haymarket Publications 20 November 2013 20 November 2013Campos Racing confirms its racing program for WTCC next year http://www.camposracing.com/es/wtcc/noticia?id=231 Campos Racing Campos Racing 24 December 2013 24 December 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131225175252/http://www.camposracing.com/es/wtcc/noticia?id=231 25 December 2013 SEAT León WTCC 19 HKG Henry KwongCasillo Pietro http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/10/18/henry-kwong-announced-for-campos-racing-at-suzuka/ Henry Kwong announced for Campos Racing at Suzuka TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 18 October 2014 19 October 2014 11–12 22 CZE Petr Fulínhttp://www.camposracing.com/es/wtcc/noticia?id=259 Petr Fulin joins Campos Racing for Marrakech Campos Racing 7 April 2014 7 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140408214826/http://www.camposracing.com/es/wtcc/noticia?id=259 8 April 2014 1, 4 27 FRA John Filippihttp://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/2741/t/FILIPPI-IN-CAMPOS-RACING%E2%80%99S-SEAT-LE%C3%93N FILIPPI IN CAMPOS RACING'S SEAT LEÓN World Touring Car Championship 19 March 2014 19 March 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001423/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/2741/t/FILIPPI-IN-CAMPOS-RACING%E2%80%99S-SEAT-LE%C3%93N 22 March 2014 All 38 HKG William LokCasillo Pietro http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/10/04/william-lok-to-race-for-campos-in-shanghai/ William Lok to race for Campos in Shanghai TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 4 October 2014 4 October 2014 10, 12 50 RUS Nikita MisiuliaHudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/06/06/granta-cup-champion-nikita-misiuila-joins-moscow-grid/ Granta Cup champion Nikita Misiulia joins Moscow grid TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 6 June 2014 6 June 2014 6 55 HUN Norbert Nagyhttp://www.origo.hu/sport/20140616-nagy-norbert-a-wtcc-ben-indulhat-egy-futamon.html Még egy magyar a WTCC-ben Origo.hu Péter Kakas 16 June 2014 16 June 2014 hu Another Hungarian in the WTCChttp://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/3304/t/NORBERT-NAGY-TO-RACE-WITH-CAMPOS NORBERT NAGY TO RACE WITH CAMPOS World Touring Car Championship 17 June 2014 17 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184940/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/3304/t/NORBERT-NAGY-TO-RACE-WITH-CAMPOS 14 July 2014 7 80 HKG Michael SoongBailey Richard http://richardsf1.com/2014/10/01/wtcc-soong-to-race-at-goldenport/ WTCC: Soong to race at Goldenport RichardsF1.com RichardsF1.com 1 October 2014 1 October 2014 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093526/http://richardsf1.com/2014/10/01/wtcc-soong-to-race-at-goldenport/ 6 October 2014 Hudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/10/02/michael-soong-joins-campos-racing-in-beijing/ Michael Soong joins Campos Racing in Beijing TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 2 October 2014 4 October 2014 9 MAC RPM Racing Team BMW 320 TC 44 MAC Mak Ka Lok 12 SWE NIKA Racinghttp://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/2755/t/22-CARS-ENTERED-FOR-THE-SEASON 22 CARS ENTERED FOR THE SEASON World Touring Car Championship 21 March 2014 21 March 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013951/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/2755/t/22-CARS-ENTERED-FOR-THE-SEASON 22 March 2014 Honda Civic WTCC 99 JPN Yukinori TaniguchiHudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/03/26/yukinori-taniguchi-to-drive-for-nika-racing-in-tc2/ Yukinori Taniguchi to drive for Nika Racing in TC2 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 26 March 2014 26 March 2014 3 Team changes French car manufacturer Citroën entered the championship in 2014, with a works team, competing with the Citroën C-Elysée model.Citroen to enter WTCC with Loeb http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108282 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 25 June 2013 26 June 2013CITROËN NAMES C-ELYSÉE FOR WTCC CAMPAIGN http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/1230/t/CITROËN-NAMES-C-ELYSÉE-FOR-WTCC-CAMPAIGN World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 24 July 2013 24 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010212/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/1230/t/CITRO%C3%8BN-NAMES-C-ELYS%C3%89E-FOR-WTCC-CAMPAIGN 3 December 2013 deadDetails on new 2014 sporting and technical regulations http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/07/02/details-on-new-2014-sporting-and-technical-regulations/ TouringCarTimes Neil Hudson 2 July 2013 4 June 2013 The team entered three cars for the full season, and added an additional entry for Ma Qing Hua in five rounds of the championship. Honda expanded to become a four-car operation, with two cars entered by the works Honda World Touring Car Team. Two additional cars were supplied to Proteam Racing and Zengő Motorsport with each team running one car. Lada Sport expanded to run three cars. In September 2013, SEAT announced that they would not return to the WTCC in 2014 in order to focus on the revived SEAT León Eurocup. Some private entries used old-specification SEAT cars in the TC2 class. Münnich Motorsport had originally intended to enter one car for team owner René Münnich in selected races in the TC2 class, but later elected to remain in TC1, competing with two 2014-specification Chevrolet Cruzes. The RML Group shifted its focus in 2014, withdrawing their team in order to become a constructor and supply 2014-specification Chevrolet Cruzes to customer teams.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109800 RML to build Chevrolets for new World Touring Car rules Sam Tremayne Autosport Haymarket Publications 10 September 2013 17 August 2014 Campos Racing and ROAL Motorsport ran RML built TC1-specification Chevrolet Cruzes. Each team fielded two TC1 cars, while Campos Racing also fielded one full-time and two part-time TC2-specification SEAT León WTCC cars. Bamboo Engineering left the series to run a single Aston Martin V8 Vantage in the World Endurance Championship.Bamboo Engineering to take 2014 sabbatical http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/02/27/bamboo-engineering-to-take-2014-sabbatical/ TouringCarTimes Neil Hudson 26 February 2014 28 February 2014http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112695 Bamboo Engineering links up with Aston Martin for 2014 WEC Gary Watkins Autosport Haymarket Publications 28 February 2014 17 August 2014 NIKA Racing switched to a TC2-specification Honda Civic WTCC for the 2014 season after racing with a Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T for the last two seasons. Driver changes Robert Huff left the Münnich Motorsport team to join Lada Sport. Nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb entered the championship with Citroën Total WTCC. José María López joined Citroën for a full-season campaign after making his World Touring Car Championship debut at his home race in Argentina during the 2013 season. Yvan Muller left RML after four years with the team, joining Citroën's campaign alongside Loeb. Dušan Borković entered the series with a Chevrolet Cruze alongside Hugo Valente at Campos Racing in the TC1 class. Tom Chilton left RML and moved to ROAL Motorsport alongside Tom Coronel. Stefano D'Aste and Fredy Barth did not compete in the series, in the 2014 season.Hudson Neil http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/01/11/stefano-daste-rules-out-wtcc-return-in-2014/ Stefano D'Aste rules out WTCC return in 2014 11 January 2014 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 11 January 2014 Darryl O'Young and Alex MacDowall left the series to compete for Bamboo Engineering in the World Endurance Championship. James Nash and Marc Basseng left the series to join Belgian Audi Club Team WRT in the Blancpain Endurance Series and Blancpain Sprint Series respectively.Belgian Audi Club Team WRT announces its line-up for 2014 http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/news/details/belgian-audi-club-team-wrt-announces-its-line-up-for-2014 27 February 2014 27 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140307194105/http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/news/details/belgian-audi-club-team-wrt-announces-its-line-up-for-2014 7 March 2014 dead Ma Qing Hua entered the series, driving the fourth Citroën car at five meetings. John Filippi entered the series, driving for Campos Racing in a SEAT León in the TC2 class. Yukinori Taniguchi returned to the series for 2014, driving for NIKA Racing. Regulation changes The sporting and technical regulations were approved by the FIA, at the July 2013 meeting of the World Motor Sport Council: Sporting regulations Race distances were fixed at 60 km off, and all races utilised a standing start. Qualifying was held in three parts, with the top five going into Q3. The balance of performance—introducing various waivers and differentiated base weights of the cars to equalise the field— but compensation weights were used once again. Technical regulations The series introduced a raft of changes to the technical regulations for the 2014 season. The cars were still built to Super 2000 regulations, but with significant changes compared to the 2011 generation of cars. The minimum weight of the cars was reduced from 1150 kg off to 1100 kg off, and was accompanied by an increase in the power output of the engine, which rose to 380 bhp, an increase of between 50 and 60 bhp depending on the engine being used. The size of the wheels being used increased to 18", with MacPherson strut suspension being introduced to all cars. The dimensions of the cars changed, with a maximum width of 1950 mm on, and a 100 mm on front splitter. Changes to the aerodynamic package allowed teams to use flat floors, and introduce single-plane rear wings that were allowed, but to be no higher than the roof of the car. Calendar The provisional 2014 schedule was announced on 4 November 2013. The season was once again contested over twenty-four races at twelve circuits. Rnd. Round Race Race Name Circuit Date 1 1 Race of Morocco MAR Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan 13 April 2 2 3 JVC Kenwood Race of France FRA Circuit Paul Ricard 20 April 4 3 5 Race of Hungary HUN Hungaroring 4 May 6 4 7 Race of Slovakia SVK Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 11 May 8 5 9 Race of Austria AUT Salzburgring 25 May 10 6 11 Lukoil Race of Russia RUS Moscow Raceway 8 June 12 7 13 Race of Belgium BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 22 June 14 8 15 Race of Argentina ARG Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo 3 August 16 9 17 Race of Beijinghttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/06/30/beijing-confirmed-as-sonoma-replacement/ Beijing confirmed as Sonoma replacement 30 June 2014 TouringCarTimes 30 June 2014 Mediaempire Stockholm AB CHN Goldenport Park Circuit 5 October 18 10 19 Race of Shanghai CHN Shanghai International Circuit 12 October 20 11 21 JVC Kenwood Race of Japan JPN Suzuka Circuit 26 October 22 12 23 Guia Race of Macau MAC Guia Circuit 16 November 24 Calendar changes The Race of Italy at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza and the Race of Portugal at the Circuito da Boavista were removed from the schedule. They were replaced by Race of France and Race of Belgium. The Race of France was held at the Circuit Paul Ricard using a modified layout of the Grand Prix circuit used by Formula One between 1986 and 1990. The Race of Belgium was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps with the circuit making its return on the calendar after last appearing in 2005. On 4 January, the FIA announced that the full Grand Prix circuit at Suzuka would be utilised, for the Race of Japan having previously used the East circuit. On 22 January it was announced that the opening round at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan would be delayed by one week from 6 to 13 April. On 2 June it was announced that the Race of the United States would be discontinued due to logistical issues, and was replaced by an additional round in China held at the Goldenport Park Circuit. Results and standings Races Yvan Muller and his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC. As the most competitive car, the Citroën C-Elysée WTCC got a maximum of 60 kg ballast during the whole season.|thumb|250px|right The Citroën Racing/Total team won the Manufacturer title five races before the end of the season, with a Citroën C-Elysée WTCC 1-2-3-4 at the race of Shanghaï (from left to right: Yves Matton director of Citroën Racing, Ma Qing Hua, J-M López, Yvan Muller and Franz Engstler for 'TC2')|thumb|250px|right Compensation weights The most competitive cars keep a 60 kg compensation weight. The other cars get a lower one, calculated according to their results for the three previous rounds. The less the cars get some good results, the less they get a compensation weight, from 0 kg to 60 kg. The compensation weights were introduced starting from the third round. During the whole season, the Citroën C-Elysée was the reference car with the best races results and so was handicapped by a 60 kg compensation weight to limit its performances, as well as during the qualifications than during the races. Car Hungaroring Slovakia Ring Salzburgring Moscow Spa-Francorchamps Termas de Río Hondo Beijing Shanghai Suzuka Macau Citroën C-Elysée WTCC +60 kg +60 kg +60 kg +60 kg +60 kg +60 kg +60 kg +60 kg +60 kg +60 kg Honda Civic WTCC 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg +20 kg +20 kg +20 kg +30 kg +20 kg +30 kg +30 kg Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg +20 kg +20 kg +40 kg +20 kg +40 kg +30 kg +40 kg Lada Granta 1.6T 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg Results Race Race Name Pole Position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer TC2 winner Yokohama Trophy winner Report 1 MAR Race of Morocco ARG José María López FRA Sébastien Loeb ARG José María López FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler Report 2 ARG José María López FRA Sébastien Loeb FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler 3 FRA Race of France FRA Yvan MullerFRA quali pens N Sébastien Loeb had claimed his first career pole by setting the fastest time, ahead of team-mates José María López and Yvan Muller.Sébastien Loeb claims his first career pole in France http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/04/19/sebastien-loeb-claims-his-first-career-pole-in-france/ Neil Hudson TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 19 April 2014 19 April 2014 Loeb and López eventually lost their front row positions and their qualifying points after the automatic fuel cut-off system did not function correctly in scrutineering on their respective cars. Both drivers started the two races from the back of the grid and Muller was promoted to pole.Citroën's Loeb and López excluded from qualifying in France http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/04/19/sebastien-loeb-and-jose-maria-lopez-excluded-from-qualifying-in-france/ Neil Hudson TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 19 April 2014 19 April 2014 FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler Report 4 ARG José María López ARG José María López FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler 5 HUN Race of Hungary FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino Report 6 PRT Tiago Monteiro ITA Gianni Morbidelli DEU Münnich Motorsport USA Chevrolet DEU Franz Engstler 7 SVK Race of Slovakia ARG José María López FRA Sébastien Loeb FRA Sébastien Loeb FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën CZE Petr Fulín Report 8 Race cancelled 9 AUT Race of Austria ITA Gianni MorbidelliAUT quali pens N Gianni Morbidelli had claimed his first career pole and the first of the season for a non-Citroën car by setting the fastest time, ahead of Yvan Muller and Sébastien Loeb.Gianni Morbidelli takes shock pole position in Austria http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/05/24/gianni-morbidelli-takes-shock-pole-position-in-austria/ Neil Hudson TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 24 May 2014 24 May 2014 Morbidelli eventually received a five place penalty for improving his time under yellow flag during Q1 but was entitled to keep the five championship points for pole position.Gianni Morbidelli loses Austrian pole, Yvan Muller inherits http://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/05/24/gianni-morbidelli-loses-pole-yvan-muller-inherits// Neil Hudson TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 24 May 2014 24 May 2014 ARG José María López FRA Yvan Muller FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler Report 10 ARG José María López ARG José María López FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler 11 RUS Race of Russia ARG José María López ARG José María López ARG José María López FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler Report 12 FRA Hugo Valente CHN Ma Qing Hua FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler 13 BEL Race of Belgium FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler Report 14 ARG José María López ARG José María López FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler 15 ARG Race of Argentina ARG José María López ARG José María López ARG José María López FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler Report 16 ARG José María López ARG José María López FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler 17 CHN Race of China, Beijing GBR Tom Chilton GBR Tom Chilton GBR Tom Chilton ITA ROAL Motorsport USA Chevrolet DEU Franz Engstler Report 18 ARG José María López GBR Robert Huff RUS Lada Sport RUS Lada DEU Franz Engstler 19 CHN Race of China, Shanghai ARG José María López CHN Ma Qing Hua ARG José María López FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler Report 20 ITA Gabriele Tarquini MAR Mehdi Bennani ITA Proteam Racing JPN Honda DEU Franz Engstler 21 JPN Race of Japan ARG José María López ARG José María López ARG José María López FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler Report 22 ITA Gabriele Tarquini ITA Gabriele Tarquini JPN Castrol Honda WTC Team JPN Honda FRA John Filippi 23 MAC Guia Race of Macau ARG José María López ARG José María López ARG José María López FRA Citroën Total WTCC FRA Citroën DEU Franz Engstler Report 24 GBR Robert Huff GBR Robert Huff RUS Lada Sport RUS Lada DEU Franz Engstler Championship standings Drivers' Championship Pos. Position Driver MARMAR FRAFRA HUNHUN SVKSVK AUTAUT RUSRUS BELBEL ARGARG CHN1CHN CHN2CHN JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts. Points  1 ARG José María López 11 2 4 1 22 6 21 C 35 1 11 Ret 23 1 11 1 34 4 11 3 11 6 11 5 462 2 FRA Yvan Muller 34 Ret 11 2 11 5 103 C 12 Ret 4 2 11 2 32 3 23 9 33 Ret Ret2 5 53 2 336 3 FRA Sébastien Loeb 22 1 2 6 73 9 12 C 43 7 34 5 32 5 43 6 5 3 45 12 33 7 62 6 295 4 HUN Norbert Michelisz 9 DNS 74 8 6 10 34 C 9 4 9 7 7 7 24 7 6 5 54 4 4 3 24 4 201 5 PRT Tiago Monteiro 5 10† 8 3 34 2 7 C 5 3 73 Ret 6 4 55 5 Ret 13 7 2 9 9 4 16† 186 6 ITA Gabriele Tarquini DNS DNS 32 4 45 8 8 C 8 2 22 Ret 85 8 8 4 16†2 10 6 Ret 6 1 3 DNS 182 7 NLD Tom Coronel Ret Ret WD WD 8 4 4 C 24 5 8 4 5 3 11 10 17† 2 8 6 7 4 75 8 159 8 GBR Tom Chilton 43 4 95 15 13 7 5 C 6 Ret 55 6 10 10 6 Ret 11 8 Ret 7 24 10 12 7 150 9 ITA Gianni Morbidelli 15 6 11 9 9 1 65 C 101 6 12 8 4 6 12 13 45 7 11 13 10 8 10 Ret 109 10 GBR Robert Huff Ret Ret 5 11 11 12 9 C 12 Ret 10 Ret 16 13 7 2 8 1 15† Ret 12 11 9 1 93 11 MAR Mehdi Bennani 7 DSQ 13 5 5 DNS 14 C 7 8 11 3 13 11 9 8 9 Ret 10 1 11 Ret 19† DNS 85 12 FRA Hugo Valente 8 3 63 10 10 3 11 C NC Ret Ret 9 124 9 Ret Ret 12 11 9 8 55 Ret NC 3 85 13 CHN Ma Qing Hua 6 1 11 Ret 15† 12 22 5 8 Ret 69 14 SRB Dušan Borković 65 Ret 14 7 12 11 12 C Ret Ret Ret 11 9 Ret Ret DSQ Ret DNS 12 9 8 2 41 15 GBR James Thompson 10 DNS 10 13 DSQ DSQ DSQ C 13 Ret 14 12 17 15 10 9 7 6 Ret 10 13 12 11 9 22 16 RUS Mikhail Kozlovskiy 11 5 15 14 Ret Ret Ret C 14 10 15 Ret 14 12 14 11 11 DNS Ret 11 14 13 13 Ret 11 17 DEU Franz Engstler 12 7 16 16 15 14 16 C 15 11 16 13 18 16 15 14 10 14 13 14 15 Ret 14 10 8 18 FRA John Filippi 14 8 18 Ret 16 16 18† C 16 13 18 15 19 19 16 15† 13 15 14 15 16 14 16 12 4 19 DEU René Münnich Ret Ret 12 12 18 13 13 C 11 9 13 10 15 14 13 12 Ret DNS 17† Ret NC 16 15 11 3 20 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino 13 9 17 17 14 15 17 C 17 12 17 14 21 17 2 — MAC Felipe De Souza 14 Ret 16 16 Ret 15 17 13 0 — MAC Mak Ka Lok 18 14 0 — HKG Henry Kwong 17 NC DSQ 15 0 — CZE Petr Fulín DNS DNS 15 C 0 — ARG Camilo Echevarría 17 16 0 — RUS Nikita Misyulya Ret 16 0 — JPN Yukinori Taniguchi 17 17 0 — HUN Norbert Nagy 20 18 0 — HKG William Lok Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 — HKG Michael Soong DNS DNS 0 — ESP Pepe Oriola DNS DNS 0 Pos. Position Driver MARMAR FRAFRA HUNHUN SVKSVK AUTAUT RUSRUS BELBEL ARGARG CHN1CHN CHN2CHN JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts. Points Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance. Manufacturers' Championship thumb|Honda placed second in the Manufacturers Championship with the Civic thumb|Lada placed third with the Granta Pos. Position Manufacturer MARMAR FRAFRA HUNHUN SVKSVK AUTAUT RUSRUS BELBEL ARGARG CHN1CHN CHN2CHN JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts. Points  1 FRA Citroën 11 1 11 1 11 5 11 C 11 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 22 3 11 3 11 5 11 2 1003 22 2 2 2 22 6 22 C 32 7 34 2 22 2 32 3 33 4 22 5 32 6 52 5 2 JPN Honda 53 10† 32 3 33 2 33 C 53 2 22 3 63 4 23 4 61 5 53 1 43 1 23 4 710 74 DNS 73 4 44 8 74 C 74 3 73 7 74 7 54 5 94 10 64 2 64 3 34 16† 3 RUS Lada 105 5 54 11 115 12 95 C 125 10 105 12 145 12 75 2 75 1 15†5 10 125 11 95 1 425 11 Ret 105 13 Ret Ret Ret C 13 Ret 14 Ret 16 13 10 9 8 6 Ret 11 13 12 11 9 Pos. Position Manufacturer MARMAR FRAFRA HUNHUN SVKSVK AUTAUT RUSRUS BELBEL ARGARG CHN1CHN CHN2CHN JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts. Points  thumb|upright|Franz Engstler won the Yokohama Drivers' Trophy Yokohama Trophies World Touring Car Championship promoter Eurosport Events organised the Yokohama Drivers' Trophy and the Yokohama Teams' Trophy within the 2014 FIA World Touring Car Championship. Yokohama Drivers' Trophy All TC2 entries were eligible for the Yokohama Drivers' Trophy. Pos. Position Driver MARMAR FRAFRA HUNHUN SVKSVK AUTAUT RUSRUS BELBEL ARGARG CHN1CHN CHN2CHN JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts. Points  1 DEU Franz Engstler 12 7 16 16 15 14 16 C 15 11 16 13 18 16 15 14 10 14 13 14 15 Ret 14 10 269 2 FRA John Filippi 14 8 18 Ret 16 16 18† C 16 13 18 15 19 19 16 15† 13 15 14 15 16 14 16 12 175 3 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino 13 9 17 17 14 15 17 C 17 12 17 14 21 17 98 4 MAC Felipe De Souza 14 Ret 16 16 Ret 15 17 13 38 5 ARG Camilo Echevarría 17 16 12 6 HUN Norbert Nagy 20 18 12 7 HKG Henry Kwong17NC DSQ15 10 8 CZE Petr Fulín DNS DNS 15 C 10 9 MAC Mak Ka Lok 18 14 10 10 JPN Yukinori Taniguchi 17 17 10 11 RUS Nikita Misyulya Ret 16 5 — HKG William Lok Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 — HKG Michael Soong DNS DNS 0 Pos. Position Driver MARMAR FRAFRA HUNHUN SVKSVK AUTAUT RUSRUS BELBEL ARGARG CHN1CHN CHN2CHN JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts. Points Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Yokohama Teams' Trophy All non-manufacturer teams were eligible to score points towards the Yokohama Teams' Trophy. Pos. Position Team MARMAR FRAFRA HUNHUN SVKSVK AUTAUT RUSRUS BELBEL ARGARG CHN1CHN CHN2CHN JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts. Points  1 ITA ROAL Motorsport 4 4 9 15 8 4 4 C 2 5 5 4 5 3 6 10 1 2 8 6 2 4 7 7 255 Ret Ret WD WD 13 7 5 C 6 Ret 8 6 10 10 11 Ret 17† 8 Ret 7 7 10 12 8 2 HUN Zengő Motorsport 9 DNS 7 8 6 10 3 C 9 4 9 7 7 7 2 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 4 164 3 ESP Campos Racing 6 3 6 7 10 3 11 C 16 13 18 9 9 9 16 15† 12 11 9 8 5 2 16 3 162 8 8 14 10 12 11 12 C NC Ret Ret 11 12 18 Ret Ret 13 15 12 9 8 14 NC 12 4 DEU ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 15 6 11 9 9 1 6 C 10 6 12 8 4 6 12 12 4 7 11 13 10 8 10 11 156 Ret Ret 12 12 18 13 13 C 11 9 13 10 15 14 13 13 Ret DNS 17† Ret NC 16 15 Ret 5 ITA Proteam Racing 7 DSQ 13 5 5 DNS 14 C 7 8 11 3 13 11 9 8 9 Ret 10 1 11 Ret 19† DNS 97 6 DEU Liqui Moly Team Engstler 12 7 16 16 14 14 16 C 15 11 16 13 18 16 15 14 10 14 13 14 15 15 14 10 59 13 9 17 17 15 15 17 C 17 12 17 14 21 17 17 16 14 Ret 16 16 Ret Ret 17 13 — MAC RPM Racing Team 18 14 0 — SWE NIKA Racing 17 17 0 Pos. Position Team MARMAR FRAFRA HUNHUN SVKSVK AUTAUT RUSRUS BELBEL ARGARG CHN1CHN CHN2CHN JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts. Points  † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance. Yokohama Performer of the year Pos. Position Driver FL Fastest laps 1 ARG José María López 11 2 FRA Yvan Muller 3 3 FRA Sébastien Loeb 2 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 2 4 GBR Tom Chilton 1 CHN Ma Qing Hua 1 GBR Robert Huff 1 PRT Tiago Monteiro 1 FRA Hugo Valente 1 Eurosport Asia Trophy Pos. Position Driver CHN1CHN CHN2CHN JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts. Points  1 MAC Felipe De Souza 14 Ret 16 16 Ret 15 17 13 60 2 MAC Mak Ka Lok 18 14 16 3 HKG Henry Kwong 17 NC DSQ 15 16 — HKG William Lok Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 — HKG Michael Soong DNS DNS 0 Pos. Position Driver CHN1CHN CHN2CHN JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts. Points  Footnotes N References External links http://www.fiawtcc.com Official website of the World Touring Car Championship