2014 FIA WTCC Race of China, Beijing
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Round 9 of 12 in the 2014 World Touring Car Championship at Goldenport Park Circuit in Beijing, China.
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| Date | 5 October, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Goldenport Park Circuit 2.391 kilometres (1.486 mi) |
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| Laps | 28 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Tom Chilton
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ROAL Motorsport | |
| Time | 1:04.321 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Tom Chilton
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ROAL Motorsport | |
| Second |
 Yvan Muller
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Third |
 José María López
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Tom Chilton
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ROAL Motorsport | |
| Time | 1:05.382 | ||
| Laps | 26 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
Robert Huff
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Lada Sport | |
| Second |
 Tom Coronel
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ROAL Motorsport | |
| Third |
Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
José María López
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Time | 1:05:934 | ||
The 2014 FIA WTCC Race of China, Beijing was the ninth round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season and the fourth running of the FIA WTCC Race of China. It was the first of two rounds held in China in 2014, the second taking place at the Shanghai International Circuit the following weekend. It was held on 5 October 2014 at the Goldenport Park Circuit in Beijing, China.
Race one was won by Tom Chilton for ROAL Motorsport and race two was won by Robert Huff for Lada Sport, the manufacturer's first victory in the World Touring Car Championship.
José María López led the drivers' championship coming into the round, sixty points ahead of teammate Yvan Muller. Franz Engstler held the lead of the Yokohama Trophy.
The event was a late replacement for the FIA WTCC Race of the United States which was cancelled in June 2014 due to logistical issues. The Beijing race will form half of a Chinese double–header with the originally planned Shanghai race the following weekend.
Felipe De Souza joined Liqui Moly Team Engstler for the remained of the 2014 season, replacing Pasquale Di Sabatino. Michael Soong joined Campos Racing in a TC2T SEAT León and Ma Qing Hua returned to Citroën Total WTCC.
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