Ford Fiesta WRC explained

Car Name:	Ford Fiesta WRC
Category:	World Rally Car
Constructor:	M-Sport
Predecessor:	Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Successor:	Ford Puma Rally1
Wrc:	yes
Team:	M-Sport Ford WRT
Technical Ref:	^[1] ^[2]
Suspension:	MacPherson struts with Reiger adjustable dampers
Length:	4,130 mm
Width:	1,875 mm
Wheelbase:	2,493 mm
Engine Name:	Ford EcoBoost
Capacity:	15961NaN1
Configuration:	I4
Turbo/Na:	turbo direct injection
Gears:	Six-speed sequential gearbox developed by M-Sport and Ricardo with hydraulic shift
Type:	Four-wheel drive
Differential:	Mechanical front and rear differentials with active centre differential
Brakes:	Gravel: 300mm Brembo ventilated discs with Brembo four- piston monoblock calipers; Asphalt: 370mm/355mm Brembo ventilated discs with Brembo four-piston monoblock calipers
Clutch:	Multi disc clutch developed by M-Sport and AP Racing
Weight:	1,190 kg
Tyres:	Michelin (2017 - 2018) DMACK (2017)
Debut:	2017 Monte Carlo Rally
First Win:	2017 Monte Carlo Rally
Last Win:	2018 Wales Rally GB
Last Event:	2021 Rally Monza
Races:	58
Podiums:	32
Wins:	9
Titles:	5
Cons Champ:	1 (2017)
Drivers Champ:	2 (2017, 2018)

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.^[3] 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.

The Fiesta WRC was successful from its début, winning the 2017 Monte Carlo Rally, first round it entered.^[4] 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.^[5] M-Sport won the World Championship for Manufacturers, their first title since 2007.^[5]

World Rally Championship results

Championship titles

Year	Title	Competitor	Entries	Wins	Podiums	Points
2017		13	2	9	232
		13	2	9	232
		39	5	19	428
2018		13	4	6	219
2018		13	4	6	219

Rally victories

Year		Event	Surface
2017	1
	2		Gravel
	3		Gravel
	4	ADAC Rallye Deutschland	Tarmac
	5	Wales Rally GB	Gravel
2018	6
	7		Gravel
	8		Tarmac
	9	Wales Rally GB	Gravel

WRC results

Year	Entrant	Driver	Rounds														Points
Year	Entrant	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Points
	M-Sport WRT	Sébastien Ogier	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER	ESP	GBR	AUS		428	1st
		Ott Tänak	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER	ESP	GBR	AUS
		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
	M-Sport Ford WRT	Sébastien Ogier	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	GER	TUR	GBR	ESP	AUS		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	SWE	MEX	FRA	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		–	–
	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	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
		Pontus Tidemand	MON 20	SWE 8	MEX	FRA	ARG	CHL	POR	ITA	FIN	GER	TUR 9	GBR 7	ESP	AUS
		Gus Greensmith	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	CHL	POR Ret	ITA	FIN Ret	GER 9	TUR	GBR	ESP	AUS
		Hayden Paddon	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	CHL	POR	ITA	FIN WD	GER	TUR	GBR	ESP	AUS
		Lorenzo Bertelli	MON	SWE 20	MEX	FRA	ARG	CHL 13	POR	ITA	FIN	GER	TUR	GBR	ESP	AUS	–	–
	Janne Tuohino	Janne Tuohino	MON	SWE 10	MEX	FRA	ARG	CHL	POR	ITA	FIN	GER	TUR	GBR	ESP	AUS	–	–
	JanPro	Jouni Virtanen	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	CHL	POR	ITA	FIN 19	GER	TUR	GBR	ESP	AUS	–	–
	M-Sport Ford WRT	Teemu Suninen	MON	SWE	MEX	EST	TUR	ITA	MNZ								129	3rd
		Esapekka Lappi	MON	SWE	MEX	EST	TUR	ITA	MNZ
		Gus Greensmith	MON	SWE	MEX	EST	TUR	ITA	MNZ
		Deividas Jocius	MON	SWE	MEX	EST	TUR	ITA	MNZ								–	–
	JanPro	Kimmo Kurkela	MON	SWE	MEX	EST	TUR	ITA	MNZ								–	–
	OT Racing	Georg Gross	MON	SWE	MEX	EST	TUR	ITA	MNZ								–	–
	M-Sport Ford WRT	Gus Greensmith	MON	ARC	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	BEL	GRE	FIN	ESP	MNZ			199	3rd
		Teemu Suninen	MON	ARC	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	BEL	GRE	FIN	ESP	MNZ
		Adrien Fourmaux	MON	ARC	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	BEL	GRE	FIN	ESP	MNZ
		Lorenzo Bertelli	MON	ARC	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	BEL	GRE	FIN	ESP	MNZ			–	–
	JanPro	Janne Tuohino	MON	ARC	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	BEL	GRE	FIN	ESP	MNZ			–	–

* Season still in progress.

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Ford Fiesta WRC - About WRC . 2018-08-21 . 2019-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190806171232/https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/about-wrc/rally-cars/ford-fiesta-rs-wrc/page/796-18667-796--.html . dead .
Web site: Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2017 . Juwra.com . 2022-09-04.
News: M-Sport lifts covers off 2017 Fiesta WRC. speedcafe.com. 10 December 2016. 16 December 2016.
News: World Rally Championship – Results Monte Carlo. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. en. 22 January 2017. 26 January 2017. 8 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180408215353/http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/results/monte-carlo/stage-times/page/318-226---.html. dead.
News: Rally GB: Ogier seals title as dominant Evans claims first win. Matt. Beer. autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 29 October 2017. 30 October 2017.