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. 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. 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. M-Sport won the World Championship for Manufacturers, their first title since 2007.
World Rally Championship results Championship titles YearTitle Competitor Entries Wins Podiums Points 2017 13 2 9 232 13 2 9 232 39 5 19 428 2018 13 4 6 219 13 4 6 219
Rally victories Year Event Surface Driver Co-driver Entrant 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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 MON6 SWE6 MEX9 FRA21 ARG2 POR6 ITARet POL8 FIN2 GER6 ESP7 GBR1 AUS5 Mads Østberg MON SWE15 MEX FRA ARG9 POR8 ITA7 POL7 FIN10 GER5 ESP GBR38 AUS – – Armin Kremer MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER9 ESP GBR AUS Teemu Suninen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL6 FIN4 GER ESP GBR AUS Lorenzo Bertelli MON SWE MEX16 FRA ARGRet 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 MON6 SWE14 MEXRet FRA5 ARG6 POR2 ITA14 FIN7 GER25 TUR12 GBR20 ESP3 AUS6 Teemu Suninen MON SWE8 MEX12 FRA ARG9 POR3 ITA10 FIN6 GER5 TUR4 GBRRet ESP11 AUSRet 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 GER18 TUR GBR ESP AUS10 – – Henning Solberg Henning Solberg MON SWE19 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 ESPRet AUS – – M-Sport Ford WRT Elfyn Evans MONRet SWE5 MEX3 FRA3 ARGRet CHL4 POR5 ITA4 FINWD GER TURWD GBR5 ESP6 AUS 218 4th Teemu Suninen MON11 SWE23 MEXRet FRA5 ARG7 CHL5 POR4 ITA2 FIN8 GER29 TUR4 GBRRet ESP7 AUS Pontus Tidemand MON20 SWE8 MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR9 GBR7 ESP AUS Gus Greensmith MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL PORRet ITA FINRet GER9 TUR GBR ESP AUS Hayden Paddon MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FINWD GER TUR GBR ESP AUS Lorenzo Bertelli MON SWE20 MEX FRA ARG CHL13 POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS – – Janne Tuohino Janne Tuohino MON SWE10 MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS – – JanPro Jouni Virtanen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN19 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 ARCCROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ 199 3rd Teemu Suninen MON ARCCROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ Adrien Fourmaux MONARCCROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ Lorenzo Bertelli MON ARCCROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ – – JanPro Janne Tuohino MON ARCCROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ – – * Season still in progress.
See also World Rally Car Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën C3 WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC Hyundai i20 WRC Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Mini John Cooper Works WRC Toyota Yaris WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC Ford Fiesta R5
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References
External links Technical details at wrc.com Fiesta WRC 2017 – juwra.com