| Rhys Yates | |
| Nationality: | English |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Chesterfield, England |
| Years: | -present |
| Co-Driver: | James Morgan |
| Teams: | M-Sport World Rally Team |
| Races: | 13 |
| Championships: | 0 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 0 |
| Stagewins: | 0 |
| Points: | 0 |
| First Race: | 2016 Wales Rally GB |
| Last Race: | 2020 Rally Sweden |
| Updated: | 16.4.2020 |
Rhys Yates (born in Chesterfield on 6 May 1992) is a British rally driver currently competing in WRC-2 for M-Sport Ford World Rally Team in a Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II.[1]
Brought up in a motorsport environment, Rhys started in motorcycle racing and motocross before switching to rallying in 2013.[2]
Rhys joined multiple World Rally Championship-winning squad M-Sport Ford World Rally Team for the 2020 season, where he would drive a latest-specification, factory-prepared and run Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II. He opened his account with a fourth-place at the 2020 Monte Carlo Rally.[3]
Then coronavirus came and actual competition ceased. Demonstrating his flexibility and ability to rise to a challenge, Rhys stepped into sim racing, taking on vastly more experienced eGamers to win the World Rally Championship's Esports WRC Shootout.[4]
Yates currently participates in the British Rally Championship, using a M-Sport prepared Ford Fiesta Rally2
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | CHN | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 | ||
| Gemini Clinic Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 | |||
| Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | NC | 0 | ||||||
| Toksport WRT | ESP | AUS | |||||||||||||||||
| Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | ITA | POR | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 | ||
| M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | MON | SWE | MEX | EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ | NC | 0 |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | CHN | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 | |
| 2017 | Gemini Clinic Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | NC | 0 | |||||
| Toksport WRT | ESP | AUS | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | ITA | POR | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | 16th | 30 | |
| 2020 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | MON | SWE | MEX | EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ | 7th | 22 |