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. 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.
Ford Fiesta WRC | |||||||||
| Category | World Rally Car | ||||||||
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| Constructor | M-Sport | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | ||||||||
| Successor | Ford Puma Rally1 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| 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 | M-Sport Ford WRT | ||||||||
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| Debut | 2017 Monte Carlo Rally | ||||||||
| First win | 2017 Monte Carlo Rally | ||||||||
| Last win | 2018 Wales Rally GB | ||||||||
| Last event | 2021 Rally Monza | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 1 (2017) | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 2 (2017, 2018) | ||||||||
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.