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

Drivers

The following drivers took part in the championship.

Driver Co-driver Rounds 101 Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate 1–4 102 José Antonio Suárez Pablo Marcos Secades 1–2 Borja Rozada 3 103 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul All 104 Tom Cave Craig Parry All 105 Sander Pärn James Morgan All 106 Marius Aasen Marlene Engan 1–3 107 Ghislain de Mevius Johan Jalet All 108 Nil Solans Miquel Ibáñez Sotos All 109 Max Vatanen Mikko Lukka All 110 Leonid Urlichich Andrew Roughead 1 Darragh Mullen 2 Darren Garrod 3 Michael Gilbey 4–5 111 Nicolas Amiouni Carlos del Barrio 1 Joseph Matar 2–5 112 Szymon Kornicki Przemyslaw Mazur All

Rally summaries Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics 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

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 Driver POR POL FIN DEU ESP Points

FIA Drive DMACK Cup for Co-Drivers 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 Co-driver POR POL FIN DEU ESP Points

References

External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile