2014 World RX of Portugal

April 2015 thumb|right|World RX layout of Circuito Montalegre Portugal 1 12 2014 3-4 May Montalegre, Portugal Pista Automóvel de Montalegre RUS Timur Timerzyanov Team Peugeot-Hansen RUS Timur Timerzyanov Team Peugeot-Hansen NOR Petter Solberg PSRX NOR Petter Solberg PSRX LAT Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE NOR Petter Solberg PSRX NOR Petter Solberg PSRX NOR Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE LAT Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE 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.http://www.rallycrossrx.com/results/por/2014 Results - 2014 World RX of Portugal rallycrossrx.com 10 April 2015 15 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150415040407/http://www.rallycrossrx.com/results/por/2014 dead 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 thumb|right|Jacques Villeneuve and Timur Timerzyanov All entries below the red line were eliminated at the conclusion of the heats. Pos. Overall position No. Car number Driver Team Car H1 Heat 1 Position H2 Heat 2 Position H3 Heat 3 Position H4 Heat 4 Position Pts 1 1 RUS Timur Timerzyanov Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 T16 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 16 2 11 NOR Petter Solberg PSRX Citroën DS3 2nd DNF 1st 1st 15 3 15 LAT Reinis Nitišs Ford Fiesta ST Ford Fiesta 9th 2nd 3rd 4th 14 4 57 FIN Toomas Heikkinen Volkswagen Polo Volkswagen Polo 4th 4th 4th 7th 13 5 92 SWE Anton Marklund Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 8th 3rd 6th 6th 12 6 3 SWE Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 T16 5th 14th 5th 2nd 11 7 13 NOR Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 3rd 5th DNF 5th 10 8 22 BEL Koen Pauwels Koen Pauwels Ford Focus 7th 6th 11th 10th 9 9 12 NOR Alexander Hvaal PSRX Citroën DS3 6th 9th 8th 16th 8 10 47 SWE Ramona Karlsson Eklund Motorsport Saab 9-3 15th 12th 10th 9th 7 11 66 IRL Derek Tohill LD Motorsports World RX Citroën DS3 16th 10th 9th 11th 6 12 26 GBR Andy Scott Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 10th 8th 12th DNF 5 13 54 BEL Jos Jansen JJ Racing Ford Focus 14th 11th DNF 14th 4 14 41 POR Joaquim Santos Joaquim Santos Ford Focus 12th DNF 13th 15th 3 15 21 POL Bohdan Ludwiczak Now or Never Ford Fiesta 17th 13th 15th 17th 2 16 6 FRA Alexandre Theuil Alexandre Theuil Citroën DS3 11th 7th DNF DNS 1 17 25 CAN Jacques Villeneuve Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 13th 15th DNS 12th 18 44 POL Krzysztof Skorupski Monster Energy World RX Citroën DS3 DNS DNF 14th 8th 19 33 GBR Liam Doran Monster Energy World RX Citroën DS3 DNS DNS 7th 13th Semi-finals thumb|right|Petter Solberg Drivers below the red line were eliminated at the conclusion of the semi-finals. Semi-final 1 Pos. Overall position No. Car number Driver Team Time Pts 1 15 LAT Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE 4:09.108 6 2 13 NOR Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE +0.438 5 3 92 SWE Anton Marklund Marklund Motorsport +1.718 4 4 1 RUS Timur Timerzyanov Team Peugeot-Hansen +2.032 3 5 66 IRL Derek Tohill LD Motorsports World RX +13.693 2 6 12 NOR Alexander Hvaal PSRX DNF 1 Semi-final 2 Pos. Overall position No. Car number Driver Team Time Pts 1 11 NOR Petter Solberg PSRX 4:02.685 6 2 57 FIN Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport +2.917 5 3 22 BEL Koen Pauwels Koen Pauwels +10.069 4 4 3 SWE Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +20.372 3 5 54 BEL Jos Jansen† JJ Racing +31.207 2 6 47 SWE Ramona Karlsson Eklund Motorsport DNF 1 † Andy Scott was classified overall 12th, however was unable to make the semi-final grid. Jos Jansen was allowed to take his place. Final thumb|right|The podium following the final Pos. Overall position No. Car number Driver Team Time Pts 1 11 NOR Petter Solberg PSRX 4:02.081 8 2 13 NOR Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE +2.358 5 3 15 LAT Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE +3.048 4 4 57 FIN Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport +5.025 3 5 92 SWE Anton Marklund Marklund Motorsport +5.901 2 6 22 BEL Koen Pauwels Koen Pauwels +10.790 1 Championship standings after the event Pos. Position Driver Points 1 NOR Petter Solberg 29 2 LAT Reinis Nitišs 24 3 FIN Toomas Heikkinen 21 4 NOR Andreas Bakkerud 20 5 RUS Timur Timerzyanov 19 References External links |- style="text-align:center" |width="35%"|Previous race:None |width="30%"|FIA World Rallycross Championship2014 season |width="35%"|Next race:2014 World RX of Great Britain |- style="text-align:center" |width="35%"|Previous race:None |width="30%"|World RX of Portugal |width="35%"|Next race:2015 World RX of Portugal |- style="text-align:center" Portugal World RX Category:May 2014 sports events in Portugal