QPR celebrated their newfound wealth by climbing off the bottom of the Championship thanks to Akos Buzsaky's classy double at Loftus Road. Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal's investment has seen them dubbed the 'richest club in the world' and Buzsaky gave them the lead when he curled home on 27 minutes.
He made it 2-0 after the break from a one-two with Dexter Blackstock.
Mark Yeates pulled one back with a chip before the hosts lost Damion Stewart to a second booking late on.
QPR manager Luigi De Canio:
"It ended up being quite a difficult encounter. "I'm pleased, though. We've been working hard and it's paying off.
"I do believe the team has it in them to play the entire 90 minutes the way they played in the first half."
Colchester boss Geraint Williams on a late decision not to award his side a penalty after Kevin Lisbie went down in the area:
"It looked like a penalty to me but that's referees' decisions, you have them every week. "But I've never yet seen a striker look to dive when he's got round the back and is clean through on goal.
"But the referee obviously thought he did. But we made a terrible start."
QPR: Camp, Malcolm, Stewart, Rehman, Barker, Ainsworth, Leigertwood (Walton 83), Bolder, Buzsaky, Blackstock (Nygaard 75), Vine.
Subs Not Used: Cole, Moore, Balanta.
Sent Off: Stewart (82).
Booked: Leigertwood, Stewart.
Goals: Buzsaky 27, 52.
Colchester: Gerken, Balogh, Baldwin (Guy 88), Virgo, Granville, Yeates, Jackson, Izzet (Guttridge 36), McLeod, Sheringham (Lisbie 71), Platt.
Subs Not Used: Cousins, Duguid.
Booked: Balogh, Baldwin, Virgo, Lisbie.
Goals: Yeates 62.
Att: 12,464
Ref: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire).
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