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.
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Category | World Rally Car | ||||||||
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Constructor | M-Sport | ||||||||
Predecessor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | ||||||||
Successor | Ford Puma Rally1 | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
Suspension | MacPherson struts with Reiger adjustable dampers | ||||||||
Length | 4,130 mm | ||||||||
Width | 1,875 mm | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,493 mm | ||||||||
Engine | Ford EcoBoost 1,596 cc (97.4 cu in) I4 turbo direct injection | ||||||||
Transmission | Six-speed sequential gearbox developed by M-Sport and Ricardo with hydraulic shift Four-wheel drive Mechanical front and rear differentials with active centre differential | ||||||||
Weight | 1,190 kg | ||||||||
Brakes | Gravel: 300mm Brembo ventilated discs with Brembo four- piston monoblock calipers; Asphalt: 370mm/355mm Brembo ventilated discs with Brembo four-piston monoblock calipers | ||||||||
Tyres | Michelin (2017–2018) DMACK (2017) | ||||||||
Clutch | Multi disc clutch developed by M-Sport and AP Racing | ||||||||
Competition history (WRC) | |||||||||
Notable entrants | ![]() | ||||||||
Notable drivers |
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Debut | ![]() | ||||||||
First win | ![]() | ||||||||
Last win | ![]() | ||||||||
Last event | ![]() | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 1 (2017) | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 2 (2017, 2018) |
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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 |
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2017 | FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers | ![]() |
13 | 2 | 9 | 232 |
FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers | ![]() |
13 | 2 | 9 | 232 | |
FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers | ![]() |
39 | 5 | 19 | 428 | |
2018 | FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers | ![]() |
13 | 4 | 6 | 219 |
FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers | ![]() |
13 | 4 | 6 | 219 |
Rally victories
WRC results
Year | Entrant | Driver | Rounds | Points | WCM pos. | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||
2017 | ![]() |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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MON | SWE 15 |
MEX | FRA | ARG 9 |
POR 8 |
ITA 7 |
POL 7 |
FIN 10 |
GER 5 |
ESP | GBR 38 |
AUS | – | – | |||
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MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER 9 |
ESP | GBR | AUS | |||||
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MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL 6 |
FIN 4 |
GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | |||||
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MON | SWE | MEX 16 |
FRA | ARG Ret |
POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | |||||
2018 | ![]() |
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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 | |
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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 |
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MON | SWE 8 |
MEX 12 |
FRA | ARG 9 |
POR 3 |
ITA 10 |
FIN 6 |
GER 5 |
TUR 4 |
GBR Ret |
ESP 11 |
AUS Ret |
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MON 8 |
SWE | MEX | FRA Ret |
ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | |||||
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MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER 18 |
TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS 10 |
– | – | |||
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MON | SWE 19 |
MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | – | – | ||
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MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP Ret |
AUS | – | – | ||
2019 | ![]() |
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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 |
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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 | ||||
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MON 20 |
SWE 8 |
MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR 9 |
GBR 7 |
ESP | AUS C | ||||
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MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR Ret |
ITA | FIN Ret |
GER 9 |
TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C | ||||
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MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN WD |
GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C | ||||
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MON | SWE 20 |
MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL 13 |
POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C |
– | – | ||
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MON | SWE 10 |
MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C |
– | – | |
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MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN 19 |
GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C |
– | – | |
2020 | ![]() |
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MON 8 |
SWE 8 |
MEX 3 |
EST 6 |
TUR Ret |
ITA 5 |
MNZ Ret |
129 | 3rd | |||||||
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MON 4 |
SWE 5 |
MEX Ret |
EST 7 |
TUR 6 |
ITA Ret |
MNZ 4 |
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MON 63 |
SWE | MEX 9 |
EST 8 |
TUR 5 |
ITA 25 |
MNZ Ret |
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MON 17 |
SWE WD |
MEX WD |
EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ | – | – | |||||||||
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MON | SWE | MEX | EST 25 |
TUR | ITA | MNZ | – | – | ||||||||
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MON | SWE | MEX | EST Ret |
TUR | ITA | MNZ | – | – | ||||||||
2021 | ![]() |
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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 | ||
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MON Ret |
ARC 8 |
CRO | POR | ITA 31 |
KEN | EST 6 |
BEL | GRE | FIN | ESP | MNZ | ||||||
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MON | ARC | CRO 5 |
POR 6 |
ITA | KEN 5 |
EST | BEL Ret |
GRE 7 |
FIN 7 |
ESP 16 |
MNZ 55 |
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MON | ARC 51 |
CRO | POR | ITA | KEN 11 |
EST | BEL | GRE | FIN | ESP | MNZ | – | – | ||||
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MON | ARC Ret |
CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | BEL | GRE | FIN | ESP | MNZ | – | – |
* Season still in progress.
See also
Notes
References
- "Ford Fiesta WRC - About WRC". Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- "Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2017". Juwra.com. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- "Ford Returns to WRC Entry List". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Rally Poland Entry List" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. rajdpolski.pl. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- Klien, Jamie (21 December 2018). "Tidemand gets two WRC rounds with M-Sport". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "M-Sport lifts covers off 2017 Fiesta WRC". speedcafe.com. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- "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.
- Beer, Matt (29 October 2017). "Rally GB: Ogier seals title as dominant Evans claims first win". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
External links
- Technical details at wrc.com Archived 2018-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Fiesta WRC 2017 – juwra.com