WRC: Volkswagen driver Ogier wins in Poland
Seventh rally, seventh victory: In the 2014 World Rally Championship the Volkswagen Polo R WRC, which is equipped with dampers and a two-plate clutch of the ZF brand, remains unbeaten. On Rally Poland’s return to the WRC calendar, world champion Sébastien Ogier celebrated a commanding victory in front of his team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen. Volkswagen factory driver Jari-Matti Latvala in fifth place scored important points for the drivers’ and manufacturers’ world championship as well.
A dominant performance was also delivered on the final power stage: Ogier, Mikkelsen and Latvala set the three fastest times and scored three, two and one additional points. In the world championship, Ogier extended his advantage over Latvala to 50 points. Andreas Mikkelsen moved up to third place.
Results, Rally Poland (PL), round 7, FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), Jun 26–Jun 29, 2014:
1. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia, Volkswagen, 2h 34m02.0s ZF
2. Andreas Mikkelsen/ Ola Fløene, Volkswagen, + 1m 07.7s ZF
3. Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul, Hyundai, + 2m 13.5s
4. Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen, Ford, # 2m 32.4s
5. Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila, Volkswagen, +2m 33.1s ZF
6. Juho Hänninen/Tomi Tuominen, Hyundai, 2m 49.9s
7. Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle, Citroën, + 4m 27.9s
8. Hayden Paddon/John Kennard, Hyundai, + 4m 32.1s
9. Henning Solberg/Ilka Minor, Ford, + 4m 59.0s
10. Martin Prokop/Jan Tomanek, Ford, + 6m 11.3s
Drivers’ world championship standings:
1. S. Ogier, 166 points; 2. J. Latvala, 116; 3. A. Mikkelsen, 83, 4. M. Østberg, 66; 5. M. Hirvonen, 52; 6. T. Neuville, 46; 7. K. Meeke, 38; 8. E. Evans, 36; 9. M. Prokop, 31; 10. H. Solberg, 24.
Constructors’ world championship standings:
1. Volkswagen Motorsport, 262; 2. Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT, 115; 3. M-Sport WRT, 90; 4. Volkswagen Motorsport II, 82., 5. Hyundai Motorsport, 80.
DTM: Robert Wickens wins wet race at the Norisring
Robert Wickens won round four of the DTM season at the Norisring. On finishing the race after 82 laps, the Canadian had a 23.906-second advantage over Audi driver Jamie Green and celebrated his first race victory in the current season. Green’s brand colleague Mattias Ekström finished in third place.
121,000 spectators throughout the weekend watched the racing action at the Nuremberg Norisring. Not even deterred by heavy rainfalls during parts of the race, they got to enjoy an action-packed race and numerous overtaking maneuvers. In the drivers’ standings, Marco Wittmann (BMW) continues to lead with 56 points ahead of Edoardo Mortara with 39. Wittmann, as the best driver of a BMW M4 DTM, came sixth.
All of the three premium manufacturers involved in the DTM, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, rely on high-tech clutches by ZF Friedrichshafen AG.
Results, Norisring (D), round 4, DTM, Jun 27–Jun 29, 2014:
1. Robert Wickens, Mercedes-Benz, 1h 15m21.118s ZF
2. Jamie Green, Audi, + 23.906s ZF
3. Mattias Ekström, Audi, + 25.922s ZF
4. Edoardo Mortara, Audi, + 32.875s ZF
5. Pascal Wehrlein, Mercedes-Benz, + 44.788s ZF
6. Marco Wittmann, BMW, + 46.050s ZF
7. Joey Hand, BMW, + 47.991s ZF
8. Mike Rockenfeller, Audi, + 48.803s ZF
9. Adrien Tambay, Audi, + 1m 14.661s ZF
10. Timo Scheider, Audi, - 1 lap ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. M. Wittmann, 58 points; 2. E. Mortara, 39; 3. M. Rockenfeller and M. Ekström, 35 each; 5. A. Tambay, 28; 6. M. Molina, 26; 7. R. Wickens and C. Vietoris, 25 each; 9. J. Green, 24; 10. B. Spengler, 23.
Manufacturers’ standings:
1. Audi, 196 points; 2. BMW, 132; 3. Mercedes-Benz, 76.
Other results:
Results, Norisring (D), round 4, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, Jun 27–Jun 29, 2014:
Race 1
1. Michael Ammermüller, Porsche, 24m 54.972s ZF
2. Sven Müller, Porsche, +2.092s ZF
3. Christopher Zöchling, Porsche, + 9.050s ZF
4. Philipp Eng, Porsche, + 9.703s ZF
5. Earl Bamber, Porsche, + 9.994s ZF
6. Jeffrey Schmidt, Porsche, + 13.757s ZF
7. Ola Nilsson, Porsche, + 14.142s ZF
8. Robert Renauer, Porsche, + 15.834s ZF
9. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 17.006s ZF
10. Jim Pla, Porsche, + 18.174s ZF
Race 2
1. Michael Ammermüller, Porsche, 34m 28.251s ZF
2. Earl Bamber, Porsche, + 5.210s ZF
3. Sven Müller, Porsche, +5.965s ZF
4. Philipp Eng, Porsche, + 6.938s ZF
5. Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 9.320s ZF
6. Christopher Zöchling, Porsche, + 13.574 s ZF
7. Alex Riberas, Porsche, + 14.109s ZF
8. Mike Halder, Porsche, + 23.655s ZF
9. Robert Lukas, Porsche, + 24.024s ZF
10. Jim Pla, Porsche, + 24.649s ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. C. Zöchling, 92 points; 2. E. Bamber, 90; 3. de Phillippi , 89; 4. P. Eng, 88; 5. C. Engelhart, 83; 6. M. Ammermüller, 78; 7. S. Müller, 75; 8. A. Riberas, 72; 9. N. Thiim, 64; 10. R. Lukas, 55.
Results, Norisring (D), round 3, Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, Jun 27–Jun 29, 2014:
1. Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky, Volkswagen, 1h 48m 09.312s ZF
2. Moritz Oberheim, Volkswagen, + 1.394s ZF
3. Jordan Lee Pepper, Volkswagen, + 4.445s ZF
4. Manuel Fahnauer, Volkswagen, + 9.637s ZF
5. Victor Bouveng, Volkswagen, + 11.304s ZF
6. Jason Kremer, Volkswagen, + 11.816s ZF
7. Chris Smiley, Volkswagen, + 12.314s ZF
8. Lucile Cypriano, Volkswagen, + 13.262s ZF
9. Dominik Peitz, Volkswagen, + 13.659s ZF
10. Josh Caygill, Volkswagen, + 13.890s ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. J. Lee Pepper, 155 points; 2. J. Kremer, 127; 3. V. Bouveng, 125; 4, M. Fahnauer, 108; 5. M. Oberheim, 104; 6. N. Møller Madsen, 102; 7. C. Smiley, 96; 8. D. Peitz, 87; 9. M. Åhlin-Kottulinsky, 84; 10. L. Cypriano, 80.