The 2014 Drive DMACK Cup season was the first season of the Drive DMACK Cup, an
auto racing
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
championship recognized by the
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
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, 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
Sander Pärn (born 19 February 1992) is a former Estonian rally
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, 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
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. 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
The 2014 World Rally Championship was the 42nd season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and drivers ...
.
Drivers
The following drivers took part in the championship.
Rally summaries
Championship standings
FIA Drive DMACK Cup for Drivers
FIA Drive DMACK Cup for Co-Drivers
References
External links
Official website of the World Rally ChampionshipOfficial website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
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