Gareth MacHale

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

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

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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