2014 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia
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Round 4 of 12 in the 2014 World Touring Car Championship at Automotodróm Slovakia Ring in Orechová Potôň, Slovakia.
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| Date | 11 May, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orechová Potôň, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 5.922 kilometres (3.680 mi) |
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| Laps | 9 | ||
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| Driver |
 José María López
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Time | 2:03.912 | ||
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| First |
 Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Second |
José María López
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Third |
 Norbert Michelisz
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Zengő Motorsport | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
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Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Time | 2:18.193 | ||
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The 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia was the fourth round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season and the third running of the FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia. It was held on 11 May 2014 at the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring in Orechová Potôň, Slovakia.
Race one was won by Sébastien Loeb for Citroën Total WTCC. Race two was cancelled due to heavy rain, the first time a race had been cancelled in the history of the World Touring Car Championship.
Coming into the event José María López was leading the drivers' championship by ten points over teammate Yvan Muller. Franz Engstler led the Yokohama Trophy.
No changes were made to the compensation weight system after the Hungarian round. The Citroën C-Elysée WTCC remained the heaviest cars at 1,160 kilograms (2,557 lb) while the rest of the grid remained at the base weight of 1,100 kilograms (2,425 lb).
Petr Fulín returned the championship with Campos Racing, driving a TC2 SEAT León WTCC.NIKA Racing and their driver Yukinori Taniguchi withdrew their entry at the last minute.
López was quickest in Friday testing, nearly nine–tenths faster than the Honda of Tiago Monteiro. Hugo Valente was the highest placed Chevrolet driver while the quickest Lada driver was Robert Huff in 14th place.
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