Ford TeamRS | |
Type: | Car tuning |
Predecessor: | Ford Special Vehicle Engineering |
Successor: | Ford Performance |
Founder: | Ford Motor Company |
Defunct: | 2015 |
Area Served: | United Kingdom |
Key People: | David Pericak[1] Global Director Ford PerformanceJamal Hameedi[2] Chief Program Engineer Global Performance Vehicles Kerry Baldori[3] Chief Functional Engineer Global Performance Vehicles |
Industry: | Motorsport Automotive engineering |
Products: | Racing cars Performance cars |
Parent: | Ford Motor Company |
Divisions: | Ford Racing |
Subsid: | Ford's Performance Vehicles Ford's Team RS |
Homepage: | fordracing.com |
Foundation: | Boreham, Essex, England |
Location City: | Dunton |
Location Country: | England |
The Ford TeamRS was Ford Motor Company's European performance car and motorsport division for Ford Racing activity. The Ford RS badge was born for rally racing, the RS stands for Rallye Sport. TeamRS was the successor to Ford Special Vehicle Engineering.
TeamRS has been superseded by a global organisation called Ford Performance. They are responsible for the conversion of the 2006 Ford GT from US-Spec to Euro-Spec.