German Rally Championship: ADAC awards DRM Gentlemen Trophy for the first time

German Rally Championship
ADAC awards DRM Gentlemen Trophy for the first time

01/25/2022, 4:46 p.m

The new season of the German Rally Championship begins in three months. In addition to the restructuring including the previous ADAC Rallye Masters in the DRM, a new special classification will be celebrated on 22./23. April at the ADAC Rallye Erzgebirge.

For the first time, the winner of the “DRM Gentlemen Trophy” is sought. The new ADAC special classification will be advertised at five of seven DRM races in the 2022 season. Class RC2 vehicles with a homologation before December 31, 2015, the predecessor models of the current top class with vehicles such as Peugeot 208 T16 R5, Skoda Fabia R5, Citroen DS3 R5, Ford Fiesta R5 Mk I or various S2000 models are evaluated. The rally drivers must be at least 40 years old to be eligible. In order to enable equal opportunities among the ambitious gentlemen motor sports enthusiasts, former German, European or world champions and current DMSB priority drivers are not permitted. ADAC reserves the right to allow wild cards for a start in the trophy.

With a total of five DRM runs, a separate rating is created for the DRM Gentlemen Trophy. The winner receives 30 points, the subsequent pilots up to 15th place also collect points. If a driver completes all runs with the same co-pilot, the duo will be rated together. The driver or team with the highest number of points in the overall classification of all registered participants in this class will receive the “DRM Gentlemen Trophy 2022” at the ADAC Saarland-Palatinate Rally on August 20th.

Entries for the new Gentlemen Trophy within the DRM are online from now until the entry deadline on March 15th adac.de/drm possible.