Gareth MacHale
MacHale in his Ford Focus RS WRC 04 on the 2006 Rally Japan.
Personal information
NationalityRepublic of Ireland Irish
Born (1980-08-12) August 12, 1980
World Rally Championship record
Active years2006 2009
Rallies14
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points4
First rally2006 Monte Carlo Rally

Gareth MacHale (born 12 August 1980) is an Irish rally driver, who has scored points in the World Rally Championship.

Career

MacHale comes from a family with a background in rallying. His father Austin MacHale is a five-time Irish Tarmac Rally Championship champion. Gareth's younger brother Aaron is also a rally driver.

MacHale competed in an eight-round programme in the 2006 World Rally Championship season in a privately entered Ford Focus WRC. He finished sixth on Rally Mexico, scoring three world championship points.[1] In 2007 he competed in five WRC events, finishing eighth on his home round Rally Ireland, which was being run as a WRC event for the first time. He competed in Rally Ireland again in 2009, but retired.

In 2008 MacHale competed in the Race of Champions.

In 2010 he followed in his father's footsteps by winning the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship for the first time.

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2006 Gareth MacHale Ford Focus RS WRC 04 MON
16
SWE MEX
6
ESP
Ret
FRA ARG
11
ITA
11
GRE GER
10
FIN JPN
Ret
CYP TUR AUS NZL 22nd 3
Ford Focus RS WRC 03 GBR
Ret
2007 Gareth MacHale Ford Focus RS WRC 03 MON
11
SWE NOR 23rd 1
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 MEX
Ret
POR
13
ARG ITA
Ret
GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE
8
GBR
2009 Gareth MacHale Ford Focus RS WRC 04 IRE
Ret
NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL FIN AUS ESP GBR NC 0

References

  1. "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
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