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Ford Fiesta WRC

The Ford Fiesta WRC is a World Rally Car built by the M-Sport World Rally Team for use in the World Rally Championship starting in 2017.[8][note 1] It is based upon the 2017 Ford Fiesta road car, and replaced the Ford Fiesta RS WRC, which competed between 2011 and 2016. It was built to the fourth generation of World Rally Car regulations that were introduced in 2017.

Ford Fiesta WRC
Ford Fiesta WRC
CategoryWorld Rally Car
ConstructorM-Sport
PredecessorFord Fiesta RS WRC
SuccessorFord Puma Rally1
Technical specifications[1][2]
SuspensionMacPherson struts with Reiger adjustable dampers
Length4,130 mm
Width1,875 mm
Wheelbase2,493 mm
EngineFord EcoBoost 1,596 cc (97.4 cu in) I4 turbo direct injection
TransmissionSix-speed sequential gearbox developed by M-Sport and Ricardo with hydraulic shift
Four-wheel drive
Mechanical front and rear differentials with active centre differential
Weight1,190 kg
BrakesGravel: 300mm Brembo ventilated discs with Brembo four- piston monoblock calipers;
Asphalt: 370mm/355mm Brembo ventilated discs with Brembo four-piston monoblock calipers
TyresMichelin (2017–2018)
DMACK (2017)
ClutchMulti disc clutch developed by M-Sport and AP Racing
Competition history (WRC)
Notable entrantsUnited Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT[3]
Notable drivers
DebutMonaco 2017 Monte Carlo Rally
First winMonaco 2017 Monte Carlo Rally
Last winUnited Kingdom 2018 Wales Rally GB
Last eventItaly 2021 Rally Monza
RacesWinsPodiumsTitles
589325
Constructors' Championships1 (2017)
Drivers' Championships2 (2017, 2018)
Comparison between the Fiesta RS WRC (top) and the Fiesta WRC (bottom) showing the larger front splitter, rear wing and the addition of aerodynamic devices on the Fiesta WRC.

The Fiesta WRC was successful from its début, winning the 2017 Monte Carlo Rally, first round it entered.[9] The car took five wins in its first season, with two for Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, two for Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja, and one for Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt. Ogier and Ingrassia went on to win the World Championships for Drivers and Co-Drivers, their fifth titles.[10] M-Sport won the World Championship for Manufacturers, their first title since 2007.[10]

World Rally Championship results

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Championship titles

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Year Title Competitor Entries Wins Podiums Points
2017 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers   Sébastien Ogier 13 2 9 232
FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers   Julien Ingrassia 13 2 9 232
FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers   M-Sport World Rally Team 39 5 19 428
2018 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers   Sébastien Ogier 13 4 6 219
FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers   Julien Ingrassia 13 4 6 219

Rally victories

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Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver Entrant
2017 1   Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Mixed   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   M-Sport World Rally Team
2   Rally de Portugal Gravel   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   M-Sport World Rally Team
3   Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   M-Sport World Rally Team
4   ADAC Rallye Deutschland Tarmac   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   M-Sport World Rally Team
5   Wales Rally GB Gravel   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt   M-Sport World Rally Team
2018 6   Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Mixed   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   M-Sport Ford World Rally Team
7   Rally Mexico Gravel   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   M-Sport Ford World Rally Team
8   Tour de Corse Tarmac   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   M-Sport Ford World Rally Team
9   Wales Rally GB Gravel   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   M-Sport Ford World Rally Team

WRC results

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Year Entrant Driver Rounds Points WCM
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
2017   M-Sport WRT   Sébastien Ogier MON
1 		SWE
3 		MEX
2 		FRA
2 		ARG
4 		POR
1 		ITA
5 		POL
3 		FIN
Ret 		GER
3 		ESP
2 		GBR
3 		AUS
4 		428 1st
  Ott Tänak MON
3 		SWE
2 		MEX
4 		FRA
11 		ARG
3 		POR
4 		ITA
1 		POL
Ret 		FIN
7 		GER
1 		ESP
3 		GBR
6 		AUS
2
  Elfyn Evans MON
6 		SWE
6 		MEX
9 		FRA
21 		ARG
2 		POR
6 		ITA
Ret 		POL
8 		FIN
2 		GER
6 		ESP
7 		GBR
1 		AUS
5
  Mads Østberg MON SWE
15 		MEX FRA ARG
9 		POR
8 		ITA
7 		POL
7 		FIN
10 		GER
5 		ESP GBR
38 		AUS – –
  Armin Kremer MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER
9 		ESP GBR AUS
  Teemu Suninen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL
6 		FIN
4 		GER ESP GBR AUS
  Lorenzo Bertelli MON SWE MEX
16 		FRA ARG
Ret 		POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS
2018   M-Sport Ford WRT   Sébastien Ogier MON
1 		SWE
10 		MEX
1 		FRA
1 		ARG
4 		POR
Ret 		ITA
2 		FIN
5 		GER
4 		TUR
10 		GBR
1 		ESP
2 		AUS
5 		324 3rd
  Elfyn Evans MON
6 		SWE
14 		MEX
Ret 		FRA
5 		ARG
6 		POR
2 		ITA
14 		FIN
7 		GER
25 		TUR
12 		GBR
20 		ESP
3 		AUS
6
  Teemu Suninen MON SWE
8 		MEX
12 		FRA ARG
9 		POR
3 		ITA
10 		FIN
6 		GER
5 		TUR
4 		GBR
Ret 		ESP
11 		AUS
Ret
  Bryan Bouffier MON
8 		SWE MEX FRA
Ret 		ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
  Jourdan Serderidis MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER
18 		TUR GBR ESP AUS
10 		– –
  Henning Solberg   Henning Solberg MON SWE
19 		MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS – –
  Hoonigan Racing   Ken Block MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP
Ret 		AUS – –
2019   M-Sport Ford WRT   Elfyn Evans MON
Ret 		SWE
5 		MEX
3 		FRA
3 		ARG
Ret 		CHL
4 		POR
5 		ITA
4 		FIN
WD 		GER TUR
WD 		GBR
5 		ESP
6 		AUS
C 		218 4th
  Teemu Suninen MON
11 		SWE
23 		MEX
Ret 		FRA
5 		ARG
7 		CHL
5 		POR
4 		ITA
2 		FIN
8 		GER
29 		TUR
4 		GBR
Ret 		ESP
7 		AUS
C
  Pontus Tidemand MON
20 		SWE
8 		MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR
9 		GBR
7 		ESP AUS
C
  Gus Greensmith MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR
Ret 		ITA FIN
Ret 		GER
9 		TUR GBR ESP AUS
C
  Hayden Paddon MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
WD 		GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C
  Lorenzo Bertelli MON SWE
20 		MEX FRA ARG CHL
13 		POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C 		– –
  Janne Tuohino   Janne Tuohino MON SWE
10 		MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C 		– –
  JanPro   Jouni Virtanen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
19 		GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C 		– –
2020   M-Sport Ford WRT   Teemu Suninen MON
8 		SWE
8 		MEX
3 		EST
6 		TUR
Ret 		ITA
5 		MNZ
Ret 		129 3rd
  Esapekka Lappi MON
4 		SWE
5 		MEX
Ret 		EST
7 		TUR
6 		ITA
Ret 		MNZ
4
  Gus Greensmith MON
63 		SWE MEX
9 		EST
8 		TUR
5 		ITA
25 		MNZ
Ret
  Deividas Jocius MON
17 		SWE
WD 		MEX
WD 		EST TUR ITA MNZ – –
  JanPro   Kimmo Kurkela MON SWE MEX EST
25 		TUR ITA MNZ – –
  OT Racing   Georg Gross MON SWE MEX EST
Ret 		TUR ITA MNZ – –
2021   M-Sport Ford WRT   Gus Greensmith MON
8 		ARC
9 		CRO
7 		POR
5 		ITA
26 		KEN
4 		EST
32 		BEL
47 		GRE
5 		FIN
6 		ESP
6 		MNZ
8 		199 3rd
  Teemu Suninen MON
Ret 		ARC
8 		CRO POR ITA
31 		KEN EST
6 		BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ
  Adrien Fourmaux MON ARC CRO
5 		POR
6 		ITA KEN
5 		EST BEL
Ret 		GRE
7 		FIN
7 		ESP
16 		MNZ
55
  Lorenzo Bertelli MON ARC
51 		CRO POR ITA KEN
11 		EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ – –
  JanPro   Janne Tuohino MON ARC
Ret 		CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ – –

* Season still in progress.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Ford registered as a manufacturer in 2018. M-Sport continued to build and operate the cars under the name "M-Sport Ford World Rally Team".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ford Fiesta WRC - About WRC". Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. ^ "Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2017". Juwra.com. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. ^ a b "Ford Returns to WRC Entry List". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Rallye Montecarlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club Montecarlo. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Ogier and Tänak lead M-Sport in 2017". m-sport.co.uk. M-Sport World Rally Team. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Rally Poland Entry List" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. rajdpolski.pl. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  7. ^ Klien, Jamie (21 December 2018). "Tidemand gets two WRC rounds with M-Sport". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  8. ^ "M-Sport lifts covers off 2017 Fiesta WRC". speedcafe.com. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  9. ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Monte Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  10. ^ a b Beer, Matt (29 October 2017). "Rally GB: Ogier seals title as dominant Evans claims first win". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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Awards
Preceded by Autosport Awards
Rally Car of the Year
2017–2018 		Succeeded by
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