JWRC vs DDFT / Rally-eMag
Programmes
Both trophies will roughly run
the same programme; the kick
off was in Portugal. After that the
competitors have to tackle two
more gravel rounds in Poland
and Finland Then both series will
conclude on the asphalt events
in Germany and France. The
JWRC will then go to Wales for
their final round.
personnel, spare parts, entry
fees and administration, racing
insurance, accommodation, etc.
All the competitors will use identical Michelin tyres and FIA fuel,
which are also included in the
service provided. The champion
will be rewarded,” as they continue on their site. “ With a six-round
WRC2 programme in 2015 at the
wheel of a Citroën DS3 R5. Information from the DDMFT site tells
Prices and prizes
us that the winning driver will be
The total costs of the Drive handed a full seven-round seaDMACK Fiesta Trophy are, as son of WRC 2 competition using
Malcolm Wilson said, ‘less than a Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta R5.
GBP 100.000’. The costs for a
JWRC season are not gener- No matter what trophy a driver
ally known. The Citroen site just selected, the young talent can be
claims all costs will be fixed for sure that they know beforehand
the whole season… or, as they what the costs will be and that
say on their website: we will pro- they may expect a well equipped
vide the drivers with a “turnkey” trouble free season. All they have
programme for a fixed price, in- to bother about is driving as fast
cluding provision of the car, team as possible.
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DDFT Entrants
Nicolas Amiouni
Lebanon
Tom Cave UK
Ghislain De Mevius Belgium
Quentin Gilbert
France
Szymon Kornicki
Poland
Yeray Lemes
Canary
Islands
Sander Parn
Allan Popov
Nils Solans
Jose Suarez
Leo Urlrich
Max Vatanen
Estonia
Russia
Spain
Spain
Canada
Finland
drive dmack fiesta trophy
When M-Sport heard that the
JWRC was awarded to Citroën, they immediately took action and talked to tyre supplier
DMACK. Overnight a new cup
was founded, the Drive DMACK
Fiesta Trophy. The principles
with the junior championship are
the same: provide a chance to
talented drivers to gain experience on a global level. Also this
should be done in a cost effective way. “We think we’ve been
able to just that,” said M-Sport’s
Malcolm Wilson. “By keeping the
costs under GBP 100.000. This
is very cost effective, especially
if you consider the prize to be
won: a seven round WRC campaign in 2015 in a Fiesta R5.”
Before the opening of the entries
a maximum number of twelve
competitors had been fixed. After the closing date there were
more than twice that number.
“This is going to be a tough process,” Wilson proceeded. “Now
we have to pick the ones who
can compete. But the fact we
have so many means we can a
good look at the quality and geographical spread of the contestants. But one thing is sure we
will have a fantastic championship.”