Ford Focus RS WRC

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Ford Focus RS WRC
Neste Oil Rally 2010 - Jari-Matti Latvala in shakedown.jpg
Jari-Matti Latvala, winner of the 2010 Rally Finland, driving a Ford Focus RS WRC 09 in Muurame, Finland.
Category World Rally Car
Constructor Ford
Predecessor Ford Escort WRC
Successor Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Technical specifications
Lubricants Castrol
Tyres Pirelli
Competition history (WRC)
Notable entrants Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford
Debut Flag of Monaco.svg 1999 Monte Carlo Rally
First win Flag of Kenya.svg 1999 Safari Rally
Last win Flag of Finland.svg 2010 Rally Finland
Last event Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2010 Wales Rally GB
RacesWins Podiums Titles
173 44 1422
Constructors' Championships2 (2006, 2007)
Drivers' Championships0

The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford Europe and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car , the car's FIA specification. The Focus RS WRC was in competition from 1999 to 2010, winning 44 world rallies and two manufacturers' world titles (2006 and 2007). It was replaced by the Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

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Like all contemporary World Rally Cars, the car is heavily modified from the production version, with which it shares only the basic shape and some parts of the bodyshell. The car features four-wheel drive, rather than the front-wheel drive of the road car. The engine used in the 2007 Focus WRC is based on Ford's 2.0 Litre Duratec from other models in the Focus range as rallying rules do not permit the standard 2.5-litre engine of the Focus ST or road going RS. As with most rally cars, the 2.0-litre engine is heavily modified and performance was increased using a turbocharger. The 2009 Ford Focus RS WRC uses a Ford 1998cc Pipo built I4 Duratec WRC engine (four cylinders, 16 valves, bore 85 mm and stroke 88 mm), Pi electronic engine management system, Garrett turbocharger (with required 34 mm inlet restrictor), air intercooler, and a catalytic converter.

The car's transmission is a permanent four-wheel drive with an M-Sport designed active centre differential, Pi electronic differential control units, M-Sport/Ricardo five-speed sequential gearbox with electro-hydraulically controlled shift and an M-Sport/Sachs multi-disc carbon clutch. [1]

History

WRC Victories

No.EventSeasonDriverCo-driver
1 Flag of Kenya.svg 1999 Safari Rally 1999 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist
2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg 1999 Rally de Portugal 1999 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist
3 Flag of Spain.svg 2000 Rallye Catalunya 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist
4 Flag of Greece.svg 2000 Acropolis Rally 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist
5 Flag of Cyprus.svg 2000 Cyprus Rally 2000 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Luís Moya
6 Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 Rally Argentina 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist
7 Flag of Cyprus.svg 2001 Cyprus Rally 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist
8 Flag of Greece.svg 2001 Acropolis Rally 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist
9 Flag of Argentina.svg 2002 Rally Argentina 2002 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Luís Moya
10 Flag of Greece.svg 2002 Acropolis Rally 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist
11 Flag of Kenya.svg 2002 Safari Rally 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist
12 Flag of Greece.svg 2003 Acropolis Rally 2003 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park
13 Flag of Finland.svg 2003 Rally Finland 2003 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park
14 Flag of Mexico.svg 2004 Rally México 2004 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park
15 Flag of France.svg 2004 Tour de Corse 2004 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park
16 Flag of Spain.svg 2004 Rally Catalunya 2004 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park
17 Flag of Monaco.svg 2006 Monte Carlo Rally 2006 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
18 Flag of Sweden.svg 2006 Swedish Rally 2006 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
19 Flag of Greece.svg 2006 Acropolis Rally 2006 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
20 Flag of Finland.svg 2006 Rally Finland 2006 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
21 Flag of Turkey.svg 2006 Rally of Turkey 2006 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2006 Rally Australia 2006 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
23 Flag of New Zealand.svg 2006 Rally New Zealand 2006 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2006 Wales Rally GB 2006 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
25 Flag of Sweden.svg 2007 Swedish Rally 2007 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
26 Flag of Norway.svg 2007 Rally Norway 2007 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
27 Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2007 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
28 Flag of Greece.svg 2007 Acropolis Rally 2007 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
29 Flag of Finland.svg 2007 Rally Finland 2007 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
30 Flag of New Zealand.svg 2007 Rally New Zealand 2007 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
31 Flag of Japan.svg 2007 Rally Japan 2007 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2007 Wales Rally GB 2007 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
33 Flag of Sweden.svg 2008 Swedish Rally 2008 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila
34 Flag of Jordan.svg 2008 Jordan Rally 2008 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
35 Flag of Turkey.svg 2008 Rally of Turkey 2008 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
36 Flag of Japan.svg 2008 Rally Japan 2008 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
37 Flag of Italy.svg 2009 Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2009 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila
38 Flag of Greece.svg 2009 Acropolis Rally 2009 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
39 Flag of Poland.svg 2009 Rally Poland 2009 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
40 Flag of Finland.svg 2009 Rally Finland 2009 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2009 Rally Australia 2009 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
42 Flag of Sweden.svg 2010 Swedish Rally 2010 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen
43 Flag of New Zealand.svg 2010 Rally New Zealand 2010 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila
44 Flag of Finland.svg 2010 Rally Finland 2010 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila

References

  1. "Ford Focus RS WRC 07 technical specification". au.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  2. "THE ALL-NEW FORD FOCUS RS WRC 06: TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS". media.ford.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
  3. "Ford Focus RS WRC 07, BP-Ford World Rally Team seeks to take huge steps forward". Auto Racing Daily. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  4. "Ford bids a star-studded farewell to its Focus WRC". WRC.com. 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
Awards
Preceded by Autosport
Rally Car of the Year

2000, 2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Autosport
Rally Car of the Year

2006, 2007
Succeeded by