2014 Drive DMACK Cup

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.

Round	Dates	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface
1	3–6 April	48º Vodafone Rally de Portugal	Faro, Algarve	Gravel
2	27–29 June	71st LOTOS Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel
3	1–3 August	64th Neste Oil Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
4	22–24 August	32. ADAC Rallye Deutschland	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate	Tarmac
5	24–26 October	50º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed

Drivers

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

No.	Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
101	Yeray Lemes^[2]	Rogelio Peñate^[2]	1–4
102	José Antonio Suárez^[2]	Pablo Marcos Secades^[2]	1–2
102	José Antonio Suárez^[2]	Borja Rozada	3
103	Quentin Gilbert^[2]	Renaud Jamoul^[2]	All
104	Tom Cave^[2]	Craig Parry^[2]	All
105	Sander Pärn^[2]	James Morgan^[2]	All
106	Marius Aasen^[2]	Marlene Engan^[2]	1–3
107	Ghislain de Mevius^[2]	Johan Jalet^[2]	All
108	Nil Solans^[2]	Miquel Ibáñez Sotos^[2]	All
109	Max Vatanen^[2]	Mikko Lukka^[2]	All
110	Leonid Urlichich^[2]	Andrew Roughead^[2]	1
		Darragh Mullen	2
		Darren Garrod	3
		Michael Gilbey	4–5
111	Nicolas Amiouni^[2]	Carlos del Barrio^[2]	1
111	Nicolas Amiouni^[2]	Joseph Matar	2–5
112	Szymon Kornicki^[2]	Przemyslaw Mazur^[2]	All

Rally summaries

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Pos.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	48° Rally de Portugal (3–6 April) — Results	1	Sander Pärn James Morgan	Sander Pärn (Ford Fiesta R2)	4:14:19.8	(16) 14	(339.46 km) 290.83 km	12	8
		2	Tom Cave Craig Parry	Tom Cave (Ford Fiesta R2)	4:14:40.6
		3	Ghislain de Mevius Johan Jalet	Ghislain de Mevius (Ford Fiesta R2)	4:17:58.9
2	71st Rally Poland (26–29 June) — Results	1	Sander Pärn James Morgan	Sander Pärn (Ford Fiesta R2)	3:05:21.5	(24) 21	(336.64 km) 304.98 km	12	8
		2	Tom Cave Craig Parry	Tom Cave (Ford Fiesta R2)	3:05:51.5
		3	Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate	Yeray Lemes (Ford Fiesta R2)	3:08:38.8
3	64th Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results	1	Sander Pärn James Morgan	Sander Pärn (Ford Fiesta R2)	3:30:13.0	26	360.94 km	12	8
		2	Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert (Ford Fiesta R2)	3:32:13.4
		3	Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate	Yeray Lemes (Ford Fiesta R2)	3:35:35.9
4	32. Rallye Deutschland (22–24 August) — Results	1	Tom Cave Craig Parry	Tom Cave (Ford Fiesta R2)	3:41:31.9	(18) 17	(324.31 km) 313.23 km	10	8
		2	Sander Pärn James Morgan	Sander Pärn (Ford Fiesta R2)	3:44:49.0
		3	Ghislain de Mevius Johan Jalet	Ghislain de Mevius (Ford Fiesta R2)	3:45:19.7
5	50º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada (24–26 October) — Results	1	Nil Solans Miquel Ibáñez	Nil Solans (Ford Fiesta R2)	4:26:52.8	17	372.96 km	9	9
		2	Tom Cave Craig Parry	Tom Cave (Ford Fiesta R2)	4:28:55.0
		3	Szymon Kornicki Przemysław Mazur	Szymon Kornicki (Ford Fiesta R2)	4:31:50.4

Championship standings

FIA Drive DMACK Cup for Drivers

Pos.	Driver	POR	POL	FIN	DEU	ESP	Points
1	Sander Pärn	1	1⁹	1⁶	2¹	5¹	120
2	Tom Cave	2	2⁴	7⁷	1²	2³	101
3	Quentin Gilbert	Ret¹	Ret¹	2⁸	8⁶	7¹¹	55
4	Max Vatanen	Ret²	4²	4¹	5	4	51
5	Szymon Kornicki	6	5	8	4	3	49
6	Ghislain de Mevius	3	Ret	5	3	6	48
7	Nil Solans	Ret	7	6	7	1¹	46
8	Yeray Lemes	5⁴	3³	3¹	Ret⁸		31
9	Nicolas Amiouni	Ret	6	Ret	6	8	20
10	Leonid Urlichich	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	6
11	José Antonio Suárez	4⁵	Ret¹	Ret¹			−31
12	Marius Aasen	7²	8¹	Ret²			−35
Pos.	Driver	POR	POL	FIN	DEU	ESP	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA Drive DMACK Cup for Co-Drivers

Pos.	Co-driver	POR	POL	FIN	DEU	ESP	Points
1	James Morgan	1	1⁹	1⁶	2¹	5¹	120
2	Craig Parry	2	2⁴	7⁷	1²	2³	101
3	Renaud Jamoul	Ret¹	Ret¹	2⁸	8⁶	7¹¹	55
4	Mikko Lukka	Ret²	4²	4¹	5	4	51
5	Przemysław Mazur	6	5	8	4	3	49
6	Johan Jalet	3	Ret	5	3	6	48
7	Miquel Ibáñez Sotos	Ret	7	6	7	1¹	46
8	Rogelio Peñate	5⁴	3³	3¹	Ret⁸		31
9	Joseph Matar		6	Ret	6	8	20
10	Pablo Marcos Secades	4⁵	Ret¹				18
11	Andrew Roughead	8					4
12	Michael Gilbey				Ret	9	2
	Carlos del Barrio	Ret					0
	Darragh Mullen		Ret				0
	Darren Garrod			Ret			0
	Marlene Engan	7²	8¹	Ret²			−35
	Borja Rozada			Ret¹			−49
Pos.	Co-driver	POR	POL	FIN	DEU	ESP	Points

References

^ "Twelve competitors selected for Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Rally Portugal Entry List". rallydeportugal.pt. rallydeportugal.pt. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

External links

[1] "Twelve competitors selected for Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy". Retrieved 12 February 2014.

[Rally_Portugal_Entry_List-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Rally Portugal Entry List". rallydeportugal.pt. rallydeportugal.pt. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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