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

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

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

WRC results
Year Entrant Driver Rounds Points WCM
pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
2017 United Kingdom M-Sport WRT France 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
Estonia 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
United Kingdom 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
Norway Mads Østberg MON SWE
15		 MEX FRA ARG
9		 POR
8		 ITA
7		 POL
7		 FIN
10		 GER
5		 ESP GBR
38		 AUS – –
Germany Armin Kremer MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER
9		 ESP GBR AUS
Finland Teemu Suninen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL
6		 FIN
4		 GER ESP GBR AUS
Italy Lorenzo Bertelli MON SWE MEX
16		 FRA ARG
Ret		 POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS
2018 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT France 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
United Kingdom 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
Finland 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
France Bryan Bouffier MON
8		 SWE MEX FRA
Ret		 ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
Greece Jourdan Serderidis MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER
18		 TUR GBR ESP AUS
10		 – –
Norway Henning Solberg Norway Henning Solberg MON SWE
19		 MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS – –
United States Hoonigan Racing United States Ken Block MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP
Ret		 AUS – –
2019 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT United Kingdom 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
Finland 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
Sweden Pontus Tidemand MON
20		 SWE
8		 MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR
9		 GBR
7		 ESP AUS
C
United Kingdom Gus Greensmith MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR
Ret		 ITA FIN
Ret		 GER
9		 TUR GBR ESP AUS
C
New Zealand Hayden Paddon MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
WD		 GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C
Italy Lorenzo Bertelli MON SWE
20		 MEX FRA ARG CHL
13		 POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C		 – –
Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Janne Tuohino MON SWE
10		 MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C		 – –
Finland JanPro Finland Jouni Virtanen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
19		 GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C		 – –
2020 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Finland Teemu Suninen MON
8		 SWE
8		 MEX
3		 EST
6		 TUR
Ret		 ITA
5		 MNZ
Ret		 129 3rd
Finland Esapekka Lappi MON
4		 SWE
5		 MEX
Ret		 EST
7		 TUR
6		 ITA
Ret		 MNZ
4
United Kingdom Gus Greensmith MON
63		 SWE MEX
9		 EST
8		 TUR
5		 ITA
25		 MNZ
Ret
Lithuania Deividas Jocius MON
17		 SWE
WD		 MEX
WD		 EST TUR ITA MNZ – –
Finland JanPro Finland Kimmo Kurkela MON SWE MEX EST
25		 TUR ITA MNZ – –
Estonia OT Racing Estonia Georg Gross MON SWE MEX EST
Ret		 TUR ITA MNZ – –
2021 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT United Kingdom 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
Finland Teemu Suninen MON
Ret		 ARC
8		 CRO POR ITA
31		 KEN EST
6		 BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ
France Adrien Fourmaux MON ARC CRO
5		 POR
6		 ITA KEN
5		 EST BEL
Ret		 GRE
7		 FIN
7		 ESP
16		 MNZ
55
Italy Lorenzo Bertelli MON ARC
51		 CRO POR ITA KEN
11		 EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ – –
Finland JanPro Finland Janne Tuohino MON ARC
Ret		 CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ – –

* Season still in progress.

See also

Notes
  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
  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. "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. "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. 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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