2014 FIA WTCC Race of Japan
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| Date | 26 October, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Suzuka City, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Suzuka Circuit 5.807 kilometres (3.608 mi) |
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| Laps | 11 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 José María López
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Time | 2:05.439 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
José María López
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Second |
 Tom Chilton
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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 | 2:09.279 | ||
| Laps | 11 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
 Gabriele Tarquini
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Castrol Honda Team | |
| Second |
 Dušan Borković
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Campos Racing | |
| Third |
 Norbert Michelisz
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Zengő Motorsport | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Gabriele Tarquini
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Castrol Honda Team | |
| Time | 2:09.063 | ||
The 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Japan (formally the 2014 FIA WTCC JVC Kenwood Race of Japan) was the eleventh round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season and the seventh running of the FIA WTCC Race of Japan. It was held on 26 October 2014 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. This was the first time the race was held on the full Grand Prix layout.
Race one was won by José María López for Citroën Total WTCC and race two was won by Gabriele Tarquini for the Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team. López secured his first World Touring Car Championship drivers' title in race one, becoming the first Argentine driver to win a world drivers' championship since Juan Manuel Fangio in 1957.
López led the drivers' championship coming into the round, ninety–three points ahead of teammate Yvan Muller. Franz Engstler had secured the Yokohama Trophy title at the previous race in Shanghai.
Campos Racing put another different driver in their second TC2 SEAT with Henry Kwong replacing William Lok. Citroën Total WTCC reduced to three cars with Ma Qing Hua not participating in the Japanese round.
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