2014 World Touring Car Championship

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2014 World Touring Car Championship

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.[1] It was the eleventh FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the tenth since the series was revived in 2005.

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With ten victories during 2014, José María López won the Drivers' Championship by 126 points, ahead of his nearest challenger, Yvan Muller.
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Citroën won the Manufacturers' Championship with the Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, winning 17 of the 23 races (74% of victories).

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.[2] 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,[3] 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,[4] 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.[3][5]

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

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Defending champion Yvan Muller placed second in the Drivers' Championship, winning four races.
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".[6]

More information Team, Car ...
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
TC1 entries
France Citroën Total WTCC[7] Citroën C-Elysée WTCC 1 France Yvan Muller[8] All
9 France Sébastien Loeb[7] All
33 China Ma Qing Hua[9] 6–7, 9–10, 12
37 Argentina José María López[10] All
Japan Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team[11] Honda Civic WTCC 2 Italy Gabriele Tarquini[12] All
18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro[12] All
Russia Lada Sport Lukoil[13]
Russia Lada Sport[14][N 1]
Lada Granta 1.6T 11 United Kingdom James Thompson[13] All
12 United Kingdom Robert Huff[15] All
14 Russia Mikhail Kozlovskiy[15] All
Independent TC1 entries
Italy ROAL Motorsport[16] Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1[16] 3 United Kingdom Tom Chilton[16][17] All
4 Netherlands Tom Coronel[16] All
Hungary Zengő Motorsport[18] Honda Civic WTCC 5 Hungary Norbert Michelisz[18] All
Spain Campos Racing[19] Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1[19] 7 France Hugo Valente[19] All
74 Spain Pepe Oriola[20] 12
98 Serbia Dušan Borković[21] 1–11
Germany ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport[22][23] Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1[23] 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli[23] All
77 Germany René Münnich[22] All
Italy Proteam Racing[24] Honda Civic WTCC 25 Morocco Mehdi Bennani[24] All
TC2 entries
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler[25] BMW 320 TC 6 Germany Franz Engstler[25] All
8 Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino[26] 1–7
15 Argentina Camilo Echevarría[27] 8
26 Macau Felipe De Souza[28] 9–12
Spain Campos Racing[29][30] SEAT León WTCC 19 Hong Kong Henry Kwong[31] 11–12
22 Czech Republic Petr Fulín[32] 1, 4
27 France John Filippi[33] All
38 Hong Kong William Lok[34] 10, 12
50 Russia Nikita Misiulia[35] 6
55 Hungary Norbert Nagy[36][37] 7
80 Hong Kong Michael Soong[38][39] 9
Macau RPM Racing Team BMW 320 TC 44 Macau Mak Ka Lok[28] 12
Sweden NIKA Racing[40] Honda Civic WTCC 99 Japan Yukinori Taniguchi[41] 3
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Team changes

Driver changes

Regulation changes

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The sporting and technical regulations were approved by the FIA, at the July 2013 meeting of the World Motor Sport Council:[43]

Sporting regulations

  • Race distances were fixed at 60 kilometres (37 miles), 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 1,150 kilograms (2,540 pounds) to 1,100 kilograms (2,400 pounds), 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 1,950 mm (77 in), and a 100 mm (3.9 in) 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

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The provisional 2014 schedule was announced on 4 November 2013. The season was once again contested over twenty-four races at twelve circuits.

Calendar changes

Results and standings

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Races

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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.
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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')

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.

More information Car, Hungaroring ...
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
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Results

More information Race, Race Name ...
Race Race Name Pole Position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer TC2 winner Report
1 Morocco Race of Morocco Argentina José María López France Sébastien Loeb Argentina José María López France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler Report
2 Argentina José María López France Sébastien Loeb France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler
3 France Race of France France Yvan Muller[N 2] France Yvan Muller France Yvan Muller France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler Report
4 Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler
5 Hungary Race of Hungary France Yvan Muller France Yvan Muller France Yvan Muller France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino Report
6 Portugal Tiago Monteiro Italy Gianni Morbidelli Germany Münnich Motorsport United States Chevrolet Germany Franz Engstler
7 Slovakia Race of Slovakia Argentina José María López France Sébastien Loeb France Sébastien Loeb France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Czech Republic Petr Fulín Report
8 Race cancelled
9 Austria Race of Austria Italy Gianni Morbidelli[N 3] Argentina José María López France Yvan Muller France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler Report
10 Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler
11 Russia Race of Russia Argentina José María López Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler Report
12 France Hugo Valente China Ma Qing Hua France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler
13 Belgium Race of Belgium France Yvan Muller France Yvan Muller France Yvan Muller France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler Report
14 Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler
15 Argentina Race of Argentina Argentina José María López Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler Report
16 Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler
17 China Race of China, Beijing United Kingdom Tom Chilton United Kingdom Tom Chilton United Kingdom Tom Chilton Italy ROAL Motorsport United States Chevrolet Germany Franz Engstler Report
18 Argentina José María López United Kingdom Robert Huff Russia Lada Sport Russia Lada Germany Franz Engstler
19 China Race of China, Shanghai Argentina José María López China Ma Qing Hua Argentina José María López France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler Report
20 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Morocco Mehdi Bennani Italy Proteam Racing Japan Honda Germany Franz Engstler
21 Japan Race of Japan Argentina José María López Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler Report
22 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Gabriele Tarquini Japan Castrol Honda WTC Team Japan Honda France John Filippi
23 Macau Guia Race of Macau Argentina José María López Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Total WTCC France Citroën Germany Franz Engstler Report
24 United Kingdom Robert Huff United Kingdom Robert Huff Russia Lada Sport Russia Lada Germany Franz Engstler
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Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver MAR
Morocco
FRA
France
HUN
Hungary
SVK
Slovakia
AUT
Austria
RUS
Russia
BEL
Belgium
ARG
Argentina
CHN1
China
CHN2
China
JPN
Japan
MAC
Macau
 Pts. 
1 Argentina 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 France 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 France 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 Hungary 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 Portugal 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 Italy 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 Netherlands 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 United Kingdom 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 Italy 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 United Kingdom 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 Morocco 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 France 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 China Ma Qing Hua 6 1 11 Ret 15† 12 22 5 8 Ret 69
14 Serbia 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 United Kingdom 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 Russia 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 Germany 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 France 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 Germany 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 Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino 13 9 17 17 14 15 17 C 17 12 17 14 21 17 2
  Macau Felipe De Souza 14 Ret 16 16 Ret 15 17 13 0
  Macau Mak Ka Lok 18 14 0
  Hong Kong Henry Kwong 17 NC DSQ 15 0
  Czech Republic Petr Fulín DNS DNS 15 C 0
  Argentina Camilo Echevarría 17 16 0
  Russia Nikita Misyulya Ret 16 0
  Japan Yukinori Taniguchi 17 17 0
  Hungary Norbert Nagy 20 18 0
  Hong Kong William Lok Ret DNS Ret DNS 0
  Hong Kong Michael Soong DNS DNS 0
  Spain Pepe Oriola DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver MAR
Morocco
FRA
France
HUN
Hungary
SVK
Slovakia
AUT
Austria
RUS
Russia
BEL
Belgium
ARG
Argentina
CHN1
China
CHN2
China
JPN
Japan
MAC
Macau
 Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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 – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Manufacturers' Championship

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Honda placed second in the Manufacturers Championship with the Civic
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Lada placed third with the Granta
More information Pos., Manufacturer ...
Pos. Manufacturer MAR
Morocco
FRA
France
HUN
Hungary
SVK
Slovakia
AUT
Austria
RUS
Russia
BEL
Belgium
ARG
Argentina
CHN1
China
CHN2
China
JPN
Japan
MAC
Macau
 Pts. 
1 France 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 Japan 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 Russia 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. Manufacturer MAR
Morocco
FRA
France
HUN
Hungary
SVK
Slovakia
AUT
Austria
RUS
Russia
BEL
Belgium
ARG
Argentina
CHN1
China
CHN2
China
JPN
Japan
MAC
Macau
 Pts. 
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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.

More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver MAR
Morocco
FRA
France
HUN
Hungary
SVK
Slovakia
AUT
Austria
RUS
Russia
BEL
Belgium
ARG
Argentina
CHN1
China
CHN2
China
JPN
Japan
MAC
Macau
 Pts. 
1 Germany 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 France 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 Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino 13 9 17 17 14 15 17 C 17 12 17 14 21 17 98
4 Macau Felipe De Souza 14 Ret 16 16 Ret 15 17 13 38
5 Argentina Camilo Echevarría 17 16 12
6 Hungary Norbert Nagy 20 18 12
7 Hong Kong Henry Kwong 17 NC DSQ 15 10
8 Czech Republic Petr Fulín DNS DNS 15 C 10
9 Macau Mak Ka Lok 18 14 10
10 Japan Yukinori Taniguchi 17 17 10
11 Russia Nikita Misyulya Ret 16 5
  Hong Kong William Lok Ret DNS Ret DNS 0
  Hong Kong Michael Soong DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver MAR
Morocco
FRA
France
HUN
Hungary
SVK
Slovakia
AUT
Austria
RUS
Russia
BEL
Belgium
ARG
Argentina
CHN1
China
CHN2
China
JPN
Japan
MAC
Macau
 Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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Yokohama Teams' Trophy

All non-manufacturer teams were eligible to score points towards the Yokohama Teams' Trophy.

More information Pos., Team ...
Pos. Team MAR
Morocco
FRA
France
HUN
Hungary
SVK
Slovakia
AUT
Austria
RUS
Russia
BEL
Belgium
ARG
Argentina
CHN1
China
CHN2
China
JPN
Japan
MAC
Macau
 Pts. 
1 Italy 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 Hungary 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 Spain 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 Germany 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 Italy 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 Germany 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
  Macau RPM Racing Team 18 14 0
  Sweden NIKA Racing 17 17 0
Pos. Team MAR
Morocco
FRA
France
HUN
Hungary
SVK
Slovakia
AUT
Austria
RUS
Russia
BEL
Belgium
ARG
Argentina
CHN1
China
CHN2
China
JPN
Japan
MAC
Macau
 Pts. 
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 – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Yokohama Performer of the year
More information Pos., Driver ...
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Eurosport Asia Trophy
More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver CHN1
China
CHN2
China
JPN
Japan
MAC
Macau
 Pts. 
1 Macau Felipe De Souza 14 Ret 16 16 Ret 15 17 13 60
2 Macau Mak Ka Lok 18 14 16
3 Hong Kong Henry Kwong 17 NC DSQ 15 16
Hong Kong William Lok Ret DNS Ret DNS 0
Hong Kong Michael Soong DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver CHN1
China
CHN2
China
JPN
Japan
MAC
Macau
 Pts. 
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Footnotes

  1. The team was renamed Lada Sport from the Race of Beijing onwards following Lukoil's decision to terminate sponsorship with immediate effect.[14]
  2. Sébastien Loeb had claimed his first career pole by setting the fastest time, ahead of team-mates José María López and Yvan Muller.[50] 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.[51]
  3. 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.[52] 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.[53]

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