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2014 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary

Hungary 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary
Race details
Circuit Hungaroring.png
Date 4 May, 2014
Location Mogyoród, Hungary
Course Hungaroring
4.381 kilometres (2.722 mi)
Race One
Laps 14
Pole position
Driver France Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC
Time 1:48.727
Podium
First France Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC
Second Argentina José María López Citroën Total WTCC
Third Portugal Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda Team
Fastest Lap
Driver France Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC
Time 1:50.119
Race Two
Laps 14
Podium
First Italy Gianni Morbidelli Münnich Motorsport
Second Portugal Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda Team
Third France Hugo Valente Campos Racing
Fastest Lap
Driver Portugal Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda Team
Time 1:51.088
Laps 14
Pole position
Driver France Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC
Time 1:48.727
Podium
First France Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC
Second Argentina José María López Citroën Total WTCC
Third Portugal Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda Team
Fastest Lap
Driver France Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC
Time 1:50.119
Laps 14
Podium
First Italy Gianni Morbidelli Münnich Motorsport
Second Portugal Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda Team
Third France Hugo Valente Campos Racing
Fastest Lap
Driver Portugal Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda Team
Time 1:51.088

The 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary was the third round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season and the fourth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Hungary. It was held on 4 May 2014 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród near Budapest, Hungary.

Race one was won by Yvan Muller for Citroën Total WTCC and race two was won by Gianni Morbidelli for ALL–INKL.com Münnich Motorsport.

After two rounds, José María López led the drivers' championship by twelve points over teammate Sébastien Loeb. Franz Engstler held the lead of the Yokohama Trophy.

The compensation weight system came into effect for the third round of the championship. The Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1, Honda Civic WTCC and Lada Granta 1.6T all remained at the base weight of 1,100 kilograms (2,425 lb). The Citroën C-Elysée WTCC gained 60 kilograms (132 lb) to bring it up to 1,160 kilograms (2,557 lb).

Tom Coronel returned after being forced to miss the Race of France due to damage sustained to his Chevrolet Cruze at the opening round of the season. After initially expecting to miss the practice sessions while final repairs were made, Coronel was able to take part in Friday testing.NIKA Racing entered a TC2 Honda Civic for Yukinori Taniguchi who will be racing at selected events in 2014.


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