Derek Dauncey
Encyclopedia
Derek Stephen Dauncey was the team manager for the Mitsubishi
World Rally Team
, a title he received in 2001. The team took one Construtors FIA World Rally Championship and four Drivers titles with the teams number one driver Tommi Makinen
.
Dauncey was born in Sutton Coldfield
and attended Holland House and Riland Bedford Schools
.
Mitsubishi Motors
is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production...
World Rally Team
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
, a title he received in 2001. The team took one Construtors FIA World Rally Championship and four Drivers titles with the teams number one driver Tommi Makinen
Tommi Mäkinen
"Turbo" Tommi Antero Mäkinen , tied with Juha Kankkunen and behind Sébastien Loeb , and fifth in wins .He is a four-time World Rally Champion, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, on all occasions driving the Ralliart Mitsubishi...
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Dauncey was born in Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
and attended Holland House and Riland Bedford Schools
Plantsbrook School
Plantsbrook School, formerly Riland Bedford, is a secondary school and Sixth Form College in Sutton Coldfield, on Upper Holland Road, North Birmingham, England....
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