2014 Drive DMACK Cup explained

The 2014 Drive DMACK Cup season was the first season of the Drive DMACK Cup, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It used Ford Fiesta R2s, and was a cost-effective series within the Championship which offered a prize drive of a full WRC-2 season in a Ford Fiesta R5 car in 2015.

The inaugural championship was won by Estonia's Sander Pärn, winning three of the five events to be held. Pärn finished 19 points clear of his nearest rival, Tom Cave, who won Rallye Deutschland, and like Pärn took four top-two finishes during the season. Quentin Gilbert finished third in the championship, after Yeray Lemes was given a 25-point penalty for missing the final round of the season. Gilbert won the most stages during the season with 27, which allowed him to advance up the championship as each stage win counted for a point in the drivers' championship. The only other driver to win a rally was Nil Solans, who won his home event at the Rally de Catalunya. Pärn's co-driver James Morgan won the co-drivers' championship by a similar margin to his driver, over Cave's co-driver Craig Parry.

Calendar

The final 2014 Drive DMACK Cup calendar consisted of five European events, running as part of the 2014 World Rally Championship season.

RoundDatesRally nameRally headquartersSurface
13–6 April 48º Vodafone Rally de PortugalFaro, AlgarveGravel
227–29 June 71st LOTOS Rally PolandMikołajki, Warmia-MasuriaGravel
31–3 August 64th Neste Oil Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Keski-SuomiGravel
422–24 August 32. ADAC Rallye DeutschlandTrier, Rhineland-PalatinateTarmac
524–26 October 50º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa DauradaSalou, Tarragona

Drivers

The following drivers took part in the championship.[1]

DriverCo-driverRounds
101 Yeray Lemes[2] Rogelio Peñate1–4
102 José Antonio Suárez Pablo Marcos Secades1–2
Borja Rozada3
103 Quentin Gilbert Renaud JamoulAll
104 Tom Cave Craig ParryAll
105 Sander Pärn James MorganAll
106 Marius Aasen Marlene Engan1–3
107 Ghislain de Mevius Johan JaletAll
108 Nil Solans Miquel Ibáñez SotosAll
109 Max Vatanen Mikko LukkaAll
110 Leonid Urlichich Andrew Roughead1
Darragh Mullen2
Darren Garrod3
Michael Gilbey4–5
111 Nicolas Amiouni Carlos del Barrio1
Joseph Matar2–5
112 Szymon Kornicki Przemyslaw MazurAll

Rally summaries

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
DriverTeamTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1 48° Rally de Portugal
(3–6 April) — Results
align=center 1 Sander Pärn
James Morgan
Sander Pärn
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 4:14:19.8(16)
14
(339.46 km)
290.83 km
128
align=center 2 Tom Cave
Craig Parry
Tom Cave
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 4:14:40.6
align=center 3 Ghislain de Mevius
Johan Jalet
Ghislain de Mevius
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 4:17:58.9
2 71st Rally Poland
(26–29 June) — Results
align=center 1 Sander Pärn
James Morgan
Sander Pärn
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 3:05:21.5(24)
21
(336.64 km)
304.98 km
128
align=center 2 Tom Cave
Craig Parry
Tom Cave
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 3:05:51.5
align=center 3 Yeray Lemes
Rogelio Peñate
Yeray Lemes
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 3:08:38.8
3 64th Rally Finland
(1–3 August) — Results
align=center 1 Sander Pärn
James Morgan
Sander Pärn
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 3:30:13.026360.94 km128
align=center 2 Quentin Gilbert
Renaud Jamoul
Quentin Gilbert
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 3:32:13.4
align=center 3 Yeray Lemes
Rogelio Peñate
Yeray Lemes
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 3:35:35.9
4 32. Rallye Deutschland
(22–24 August) — Results
align=center 1 Tom Cave
Craig Parry
Tom Cave
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 3:41:31.9(18)
17
(324.31 km)
313.23 km
108
align=center 2 Sander Pärn
James Morgan
Sander Pärn
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 3:44:49.0
align=center 3 Ghislain de Mevius
Johan Jalet
Ghislain de Mevius
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 3:45:19.7
5 50º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
(24–26 October) — Results
align=center 1 Nil Solans
Miquel Ibáñez
Nil Solans
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 4:26:52.817372.96 km99
align=center 2 Tom Cave
Craig Parry
Tom Cave
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 4:28:55.0
align=center 3 Szymon Kornicki
Przemysław Mazur
Szymon Kornicki
(Ford Fiesta R2)
align=center 4:31:50.4

Championship standings

FIA Drive DMACK Cup for Drivers

DriverPOR
POL
FIN
DEU
ESP
Points
1 Sander Pärn119162151120
2 Tom Cave224771223101
3 Quentin GilbertRet1Ret1288671155
4 Max VatanenRet242415451
5 Szymon Kornicki6584349
6 Ghislain de Mevius3Ret53648
7 Nil SolansRet7671146
8 Yeray Lemes543331Ret831
9 Nicolas AmiouniRet6Ret6820
10 Leonid Urlichich8RetRetRet96
11 José Antonio Suárez45Ret1Ret1−31
12 Marius Aasen7281Ret2−35
DriverPOR
POL
FIN
DEU
ESP
Points

FIA Drive DMACK Cup for Co-Drivers

Co-driverPOR
POL
FIN
DEU
ESP
Points
1 James Morgan119162151120
2 Craig Parry224771223101
3 Renaud JamoulRet1Ret1288671155
4 Mikko LukkaRet242415451
5 Przemysław Mazur6584349
6 Johan Jalet3Ret53648
7 Miquel Ibáñez SotosRet7671146
8 Rogelio Peñate543331Ret831
9 Joseph Matar6Ret6820
10 Pablo Marcos Secades45Ret118
11 Andrew Roughead84
12 Michael GilbeyRet92
Carlos del BarrioRet0
Darragh MullenRet0
Darren GarrodRet0
Marlene Engan7281Ret2−35
Borja RozadaRet1−49
Co-driverPOR
POL
FIN
DEU
ESP
Points

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Twelve competitors selected for Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy. 12 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Rally Portugal Entry List. rallydeportugal.pt. rallydeportugal.pt. 13 March 2014.