López led the drivers' championship coming into the round, sixty–six points ahead of teammate Yvan Muller. Franz Engstler held the lead of the Yokohama Trophy.
When the compensation weights were revised after the previous round; the Citroën C-Elysée WTCC retained the maximum ballast to keep their weight at 1,160 kilograms (2,557 lb). The Honda Civic WTCCs lost 10 kilograms (22 lb) of ballast to weigh–in at 1,120 kilograms (2,469 lb) and the Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1s gained 20 kilograms (44 lb) to drop their weight to 1,140 kilograms (2,513 lb). The Lada Granta 1.6Ts remained at the base weight of 1,100 kilograms (2,425 lb).[2]
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Testing and free practiceedit
López and Muller were 1–2 in Fridays test session.[3]
Ma Qing Hua led a Citroën 1–2–3 in free practice two. The session had been briefly interrupted by yellow flags for Lok's Campos SEAT which had gone off at the first corner.[5]
Qualifyingedit
Ma was quickest in the first part of qualifying with him and his Citroën teammates filling the first four positions. Gianni Morbidelli was the first driver to miss out on a place in Q2 while all three Lada Sport cars missed out on Q2 with James Thompson the quickest of them in 14th.
Citroën was 1–2–3–4 once again in Q2 with Muller the quickest ahead of López, Ma and Sébastien Loeb. Zengő Motorsport's Norbert Michelisz was the fifth driver to through to the Q3 superpole session. Mehdi Bennani finished tenth to take pole position on the reversed race two grid, taking the place in the final moments of qualifying from Tom Coronel who had returned to the pit lane early.
López took pole with his Q3 lap one–tenth better than that of Ma's. Muller was third with Michelisz spoiling a perfect result for Citroën ahead of fifth placed Loeb.[6]
Race Oneedit
At the start Muller had to defend his third place from Michelisz, behind them the two factory Hondas of Monteiro and Tarquini were fighting over fifth place with Tarquini edging ahead. On the back straight Monteiro was under attack from Loeb although it would be on the following lap where Loeb would move ahead of Monteiro. On lap three the right rear wheel of eighth placed Tom Chilton's car came off and he was out of the race. On lap four Loeb was chasing Michelisz for fourth place, benefiting from the extra straight line speed of the Citroën on the back straight. Loeb passed Michelisz at the end of lap six to make it four Citroëns in the first four places. Double waved yellow flags were shown at the final corner near the end of the race when Lok went off at the final corner with broken suspension which left his SEAT in the gravel on the outside of the pit straight. Robert Huff slowed with a puncture on the last lap as López led a Citroën 1–2–3–4 to secure the first World Touring Car Championship manufacturers' title for the French team. Franz Engstler finished first in the TC2 class to secure the Yokohama Trophy title.[7]
Race Twoedit
Bennani started on pole position and retained the lead at the start while fellow front row starter Hugo Valente dropped back behind Tarquini and Monteiro. After the first few corners Bennani was starting to break away from the rest of the field who were bunched up behind Valente. On lap two Loeb made contact with Muller at the final hairpin while attempting a pass, breaking Muller's right–rear suspension in the process and the reigning champion peeled off into the pits to retire his car. On lap five Huff stopped at the side of the circuit after turn two following contact with Gianni Morbidelli who was later given a drive–through penalty for causing the collision. On the same lap Tarquini started to slow with technical problems promoting Monteiro to second as López moved into third at the expense of Valente. On lap six Loeb went up the inside of Valente at the final hairpin but it was on the following lap that he could make that move stick. Bennani held on to claim his first outright win in the WTCC with Monteiro second and López third.[8]
After the race Loeb was given a 30–second time penalty for the incident with Muller, dropping him from fourth to twelfth in the final classification.[9]
^Mills, Peter (9 October 2014). "Lada: Rob Huff's Beijing Goldenport WTCC win reward for huge effort". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^Casillo, Pietro (10 October 2014). "José María López fastest in Shanghai testing". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^Casillo, Pietro (11 October 2014). "Yvan Muller sets the pace in Shanghai Free Practice 1". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^Casillo, Pietro (11 October 2014). "Ma Qing Hua leads Citroën 1-2-3 in Shanghai FP2". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^Mills, Peter (11 October 2014). "Shanghai WTCC: Jose Maria Lopez takes fifth pole of 2014". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
^Mills, Peter (12 October 2014). "Shanghai WTCC: Jose Maria Lopez wins as Citroen clinches 2014 title". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
^"Race 2 – Bennani leads 1-2 for Honda!". World Touring Car Championship. Kigema Sport Organisation. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
^. World Touring Car Championship. Kigema Sport Organisation. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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The 2014 FIA WTCC Race of China Shanghai was the tenth round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season and the fifth running of the FIA WTCC Race of China It was the second of two rounds held in China in 2014 the first having taken place at the Goldenport Park Circuit in Beijing the previous weekend It was held on 12 October 2014 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai China 2014 FIA WTCC Race of China ShanghaiRace detailsRound 10 of 12 in the 2014 World Touring Car Championship at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai China Date12 October 2014LocationShanghai ChinaCourseShanghai International Circuit4 603 kilometres 2 860 mi Race OneLaps14Pole positionDriverJose Maria LopezCitroen Total WTCCTime1 48 782PodiumFirstJose Maria LopezCitroen Total WTCCSecondMa Qing HuaCitroen Total WTCCThirdYvan MullerCitroen Total WTCCFastest LapDriverMa Qing HuaCitroen Total WTCCTime1 50 833Race TwoLaps14PodiumFirstMehdi BennaniProteam RacingSecondTiago MonteiroCastrol Honda WTCTThirdJose Maria LopezCitroen Total WTCCFastest LapDriverGabriele TarquiniCastrol Honda WTCTTime1 51 316 Race one was won by Jose Maria Lopez for Citroen Total WTCC and race two was won by Mehdi Bennani for Proteam Racing Victory for Bennani in race two was the first for a Moroccan driver in an FIA sanctioned race Citroen secured the manufacturers title for first time while Franz Engstler wrapped up the Yokohama Trophy Contents 1 Background 2 Report 2 1 Testing and free practice 2 2 Qualifying 2 3 Race One 2 4 Race Two 3 Results 3 1 Qualifying 3 2 Race 1 3 3 Race 2 4 Standings after the event 5 References 6 External linksBackground editLopez led the drivers championship coming into the round sixty six points ahead of teammate Yvan Muller Franz Engstler held the lead of the Yokohama Trophy William Lok replaced Michael Soong at Campos Racing as planned joining regular driver John Filippi 1 When the compensation weights were revised after the previous round the Citroen C Elysee WTCC retained the maximum ballast to keep their weight at 1 160 kilograms 2 557 lb The Honda Civic WTCCs lost 10 kilograms 22 lb of ballast to weigh in at 1 120 kilograms 2 469 lb and the Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1s gained 20 kilograms 44 lb to drop their weight to 1 140 kilograms 2 513 lb The Lada Granta 1 6Ts remained at the base weight of 1 100 kilograms 2 425 lb 2 Report editTesting and free practice edit Lopez and Muller were 1 2 in Fridays test session 3 Muller was quickest in the foggy conditions of free practice one on Saturday morning the Hondas of Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro separated the four Citroens in the top six 4 Ma Qing Hua led a Citroen 1 2 3 in free practice two The session had been briefly interrupted by yellow flags for Lok s Campos SEAT which had gone off at the first corner 5 Qualifying edit Ma was quickest in the first part of qualifying with him and his Citroen teammates filling the first four positions Gianni Morbidelli was the first driver to miss out on a place in Q2 while all three Lada Sport cars missed out on Q2 with James Thompson the quickest of them in 14th Citroen was 1 2 3 4 once again in Q2 with Muller the quickest ahead of Lopez Ma and Sebastien Loeb Zengo Motorsport s Norbert Michelisz was the fifth driver to through to the Q3 superpole session Mehdi Bennani finished tenth to take pole position on the reversed race two grid taking the place in the final moments of qualifying from Tom Coronel who had returned to the pit lane early Lopez took pole with his Q3 lap one tenth better than that of Ma s Muller was third with Michelisz spoiling a perfect result for Citroen ahead of fifth placed Loeb 6 Race One edit At the start Muller had to defend his third place from Michelisz behind them the two factory Hondas of Monteiro and Tarquini were fighting over fifth place with Tarquini edging ahead On the back straight Monteiro was under attack from Loeb although it would be on the following lap where Loeb would move ahead of Monteiro On lap three the right rear wheel of eighth placed Tom Chilton s car came off and he was out of the race On lap four Loeb was chasing Michelisz for fourth place benefiting from the extra straight line speed of the Citroen on the back straight Loeb passed Michelisz at the end of lap six to make it four Citroens in the first four places Double waved yellow flags were shown at the final corner near the end of the race when Lok went off at the final corner with broken suspension which left his SEAT in the gravel on the outside of the pit straight Robert Huff slowed with a puncture on the last lap as Lopez led a Citroen 1 2 3 4 to secure the first World Touring Car Championship manufacturers title for the French team Franz Engstler finished first in the TC2 class to secure the Yokohama Trophy title 7 Race Two edit Bennani started on pole position and retained the lead at the start while fellow front row starter Hugo Valente dropped back behind Tarquini and Monteiro After the first few corners Bennani was starting to break away from the rest of the field who were bunched up behind Valente On lap two Loeb made contact with Muller at the final hairpin while attempting a pass breaking Muller s right rear suspension in the process and the reigning champion peeled off into the pits to retire his car On lap five Huff stopped at the side of the circuit after turn two following contact with Gianni Morbidelli who was later given a drive through penalty for causing the collision On the same lap Tarquini started to slow with technical problems promoting Monteiro to second as Lopez moved into third at the expense of Valente On lap six Loeb went up the inside of Valente at the final hairpin but it was on the following lap that he could make that move stick Bennani held on to claim his first outright win in the WTCC with Monteiro second and Lopez third 8 After the race Loeb was given a 30 second time penalty for the incident with Muller dropping him from fourth to twelfth in the final classification 9 Results editQualifying edit Pos No Name Team Car C Q1 Q2 Q3 Points 1 37 nbsp Jose Maria Lopez Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 1 49 546 1 49 418 1 48 782 5 2 33 nbsp Ma Qing Hua Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 1 49 313 1 49 436 1 48 898 4 3 1 nbsp Yvan Muller Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 1 49 514 1 49 299 1 49 424 3 4 5 nbsp Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport Honda Civic WTCC TC1 1 50 312 1 49 848 1 49 681 2 5 9 nbsp Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 1 49 875 1 49 579 1 49 830 1 6 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC TC1 1 50 657 1 50 178 7 2 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC TC1 1 50 266 1 50 229 8 3 nbsp Tom Chilton ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 1 50 229 1 50 351 9 7 nbsp Hugo Valente Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 1 51 300 1 50 406 10 25 nbsp Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing Honda Civic WTCC TC1 1 50 782 1 50 528 11 4 nbsp Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 1 50 694 1 50 548 12 98 nbsp Dusan Borkovic Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 1 50 867 1 51 665 13 10 nbsp Gianni Morbidelli ALL INKL COM Munnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 1 51 655 14 11 nbsp James Thompson Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 1 6T TC1 1 51 662 15 12 nbsp Robert Huff Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 1 6T TC1 1 51 781 16 14 nbsp Mikhail Kozlovskiy Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 1 6T TC1 1 51 953 17 77 nbsp Rene Munnich ALL INKL COM Munnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 1 52 393 18 6 nbsp Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC TC2T 1 55 315 19 27 nbsp John Filippi Campos Racing SEAT Leon WTCC TC2T 1 56 753 20 38 nbsp William Lok Campos Racing SEAT Leon WTCC TC2T A 1 58 664 21 26 nbsp Felipe De Souza Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC TC2T A 1 58 719 Bold denotes Pole position for second race Race 1 edit Pos No Name Team Car C Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 37 nbsp Jose Maria Lopez Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 14 26 15 097 1 25 2 33 nbsp Ma Qing Hua Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 14 2 089 2 18 3 1 nbsp Yvan Muller Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 14 5 793 3 15 4 9 nbsp Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 14 6 175 5 12 5 5 nbsp Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport Honda Civic WTCC TC1 14 16 050 4 10 6 2 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC TC1 14 16 483 7 8 7 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC TC1 14 18 295 6 6 8 4 nbsp Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 14 22 058 11 4 9 7 nbsp Hugo Valente Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 14 25 896 9 2 10 25 nbsp Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing Honda Civic WTCC TC1 14 26 278 10 1 11 10 nbsp Gianni Morbidelli ALL INKL COM Munnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 14 47 194 13 12 98 nbsp Dusan Borkovic Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 14 53 710 12 13 6 nbsp Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC TC2T 14 1 29 282 18 14 27 nbsp John Filippi Campos Racing SEAT Leon WTCC TC2T 14 1 43 122 19 15 12 nbsp Robert Huff Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 1 6T TC1 13 1 Lap 15 16 26 nbsp Felipe De Souza Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC TC2T A 13 1 Lap 21 17 77 nbsp Rene Munnich ALL INKL COM Munnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 10 4 Laps 17 Ret 14 nbsp Mikhail Kozlovskiy Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 1 6T TC1 6 Retired 16 Ret 38 nbsp William Lok Campos Racing SEAT Leon WTCC TC2T A 5 Suspension 20 Ret 3 nbsp Tom Chilton ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 2 Wheel 8 Ret 11 nbsp James Thompson Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 1 6T TC1 0 Wheel 14 Bold denotes Fastest lap Race 2 edit Pos No Name Team Car C Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 25 nbsp Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing Honda Civic WTCC TC1 14 26 21 882 1 25 2 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC TC1 14 2 590 5 18 3 37 nbsp Jose Maria Lopez Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 14 4 041 10 15 4 5 nbsp Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport Honda Civic WTCC TC1 14 13 976 7 12 5 33 nbsp Ma Qing Hua Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 14 14 416 9 10 6 4 nbsp Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 14 21 725 11 8 7 3 nbsp Tom Chilton ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 14 22 933 31 6 8 7 nbsp Hugo Valente Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 14 27 276 2 4 9 98 nbsp Dusan Borkovic Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 14 27 855 12 2 10 11 nbsp James Thompson Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 1 6T TC1 14 28 028 20 1 11 14 nbsp Mikhail Kozlovskiy Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 1 6T TC1 14 39 940 15 12 9 nbsp Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 14 41 2382 6 13 10 nbsp Gianni Morbidelli ALL INKL COM Munnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 14 1 06 588 13 14 6 nbsp Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC TC2T 14 1 11 237 17 15 27 nbsp John Filippi Campos Racing SEAT Leon WTCC TC2T 14 1 35 752 18 16 26 nbsp Felipe De Souza Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC TC2T A 13 1 Lap 19 Ret 77 nbsp Rene Munnich ALL INKL COM Munnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 TC1 6 Brakes 16 Ret 2 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC TC1 5 Technical 4 Ret 12 nbsp Robert Huff Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 1 6T TC1 4 Race incident 14 Ret 1 nbsp Yvan Muller Citroen Total WTCC Citroen C Elysee WTCC TC1 2 Race incident 8 DNS 38 nbsp William Lok Campos Racing SEAT Leon WTCC TC2T A 0 Did not start 21 Bold denotes Fastest lap 1 Chilton started from the pit lane 2 Loeb received a 30 second penalty after the race for his collision with Muller Standings after the event editDrivers Championship standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 nbsp Jose Maria Lopez 384 nbsp 2 nbsp Yvan Muller 291 nbsp 3 nbsp Sebastien Loeb 251 nbsp 4 nbsp Tiago Monteiro 170 nbsp 2 5 nbsp Norbert Michelisz 142 Yokohama Trophy standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 nbsp Franz Engstler 213 nbsp 2 nbsp John Filippi 125 nbsp 3 nbsp Pasquale Di Sabatino 98 nbsp 4 4 nbsp Felipe De Souza 18 nbsp 1 5 nbsp Camilo Echevarria 12 Manufacturers Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points nbsp 1 nbsp Citroen 848 nbsp 2 nbsp Honda 574 nbsp 3 nbsp Lada 334 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers standings References edit ENTRY LIST PDF World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 3 October 2014 Retrieved 11 October 2014 Mills Peter 9 October 2014 Lada Rob Huff s Beijing Goldenport WTCC win reward for huge effort Autosport Haymarket Publications Retrieved 11 October 2014 Casillo Pietro 10 October 2014 Jose Maria Lopez fastest in Shanghai testing TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB Retrieved 11 October 2014 Casillo Pietro 11 October 2014 Yvan Muller sets the pace in Shanghai Free Practice 1 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB Retrieved 13 October 2014 Casillo Pietro 11 October 2014 Ma Qing Hua leads Citroen 1 2 3 in Shanghai FP2 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB Retrieved 13 October 2014 Mills Peter 11 October 2014 Shanghai WTCC Jose Maria Lopez takes fifth pole of 2014 Autosport Haymarket Publications Retrieved 14 October 2014 Mills Peter 12 October 2014 Shanghai WTCC Jose Maria Lopez wins as Citroen clinches 2014 title Autosport Haymarket Publications Retrieved 16 October 2014 Race 2 Bennani leads 1 2 for Honda World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 12 October 2014 Archived from the original on 16 October 2014 Retrieved 16 October 2014 Loeb is given a penalty in Race 2 World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 12 October 2014 Archived from the original on 20 October 2014 Retrieved 16 October 2014 External links editWorld Touring Car Championship official website World Touring Car Championship Previous race 2014 FIA WTCC Race of China Beijing 2014 World Touring Car Championship season Next race 2014 FIA 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