2014 Drive DMACK Cup
# 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.

| No. | Driver | Co-driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| 101 | Yeray Lemes | Rogelio Peñate | 1–4 |
| 102 | José Antonio Suárez | Pablo Marcos Secades | 1–2 |
| 102 | José Antonio Suárez | 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 |
| 110 | Leonid Urlichich | Darragh Mullen | 2 |
| 110 | Leonid Urlichich | Darren Garrod | 3 |
| 110 | Leonid Urlichich | Michael Gilbey | 4–5 |
| 111 | Nicolas Amiouni | Carlos del Barrio | 1 |
| 111 | Nicolas Amiouni | Joseph Matar | 2–5 |
| 112 | Szymon Kornicki | Przemyslaw Mazur | All |

## Rally summaries

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

## Championship standings

### FIA Drive DMACK Cup for Drivers

| Pos. | Driver | POR | POL | FIN | DEU | ESP | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sander Pärn | 1 | $1^9$ | $1^6$ | $2^1$ | $5^1$ | 120 |
| 2 | Tom Cave | 2 | $2^4$ | $7^7$ | $1^2$ | $2^3$ | 101 |
| 3 | Quentin Gilbert | $Ret^1$ | $Ret^1$ | $2^8$ | $8^6$ | $7^{11}$ | 55 |
| 4 | Max Vatanen | $Ret^2$ | $4^2$ | $4^1$ | 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 | $1^1$ | 46 |
| 8 | Yeray Lemes | $5^4$ | $3^3$ | $3^1$ | $Ret^8$ | | 31 |
| 9 | Nicolas Amiouni | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Leonid Urlichich | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 |
| 11 | José Antonio Suárez | $4^5$ | $Ret^1$ | $Ret^1$ | | | −31 |
| 12 | Marius Aasen | $7^2$ | $8^1$ | $Ret^2$ | | | −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 | $1^9$ | $1^6$ | $2^1$ | $5^1$ | 120 |
| 2 | Craig Parry | 2 | $2^4$ | $7^7$ | $1^2$ | $2^3$ | 101 |
| 3 | Renaud Jamoul | $Ret^1$ | $Ret^1$ | $2^8$ | $8^6$ | $7^{11}$ | 55 |
| 4 | Mikko Lukka | $Ret^2$ | $4^2$ | $4^1$ | 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 | $1^1$ | 46 |
| 8 | Rogelio Peñate | $5^4$ | $3^3$ | $3^1$ | $Ret^8$ | | 31 |
| 9 | Joseph Matar | | 6 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Pablo Marcos Secades | $4^5$ | $Ret^1$ | | | | 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 | $7^2$ | $8^1$ | $Ret^2$ | | | −35 |
| | Borja Rozada | | | $Ret^1$ | | | −49 |
| Pos. | Co-driver | POR | POL | FIN | DEU | ESP | Points |
