Ford Puma Rally1

Ford Puma Hybrid Rally1

Ott Tänak at the 2023 Central European Rally
Category	Rally1
Constructor	M-Sport
Designer(s)	Chris Williams
Predecessor	Ford Fiesta WRC
Technical specifications [1] [2]
Chassis	Tubular spaceframe with FIA multi-point roll cage
Wheelbase	2,600 mm
Engine	Ford EcoBoost 1.6 L (1,600 cc; 98 cu in) I4 386 PS turbo direct injection with a 100 kW electric motor and 3.9 kWh plug in hybrid battery
Transmission	Five-speed semi-automatic transmission Mechanical front and rear limited slip differentials
Weight	1,260 kg
Brakes	300-370 mm brake discs with four-piston callipers
Tyres	2022–2024: Pirelli P Zero (for tarmac) Pirelli Cinturato (for wet tarmac) Pirelli Sottozero (for ice/snow) Pirelli Scorpion (for gravel, clay and rest of dirt-type surfaces) 2025–present: Hankook
Clutch	Double-plate, sintered clutch
Competition history (WRC)
Notable entrants	M-Sport Ford WRT
Notable drivers	Craig Breen Adrien Fourmaux Gus Greensmith Sébastien Loeb Ott Tänak Grégoire Munster
Debut	2022 Monte Carlo Rally
First win	2022 Monte Carlo Rally
Last win	2023 Rally Chile
Last event	2025 Rally Sweden
Races Wins Podiums Titles 41 3 12 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Ford Puma Rally1 is a Rally1 car built by the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team that was used in the World Rally Championship in 2022. It is based upon the road car version of Ford Puma crossover, and was developed for the purpose of replacing the Ford Fiesta WRC, which competed between 2017 and 2021. ^[3] The car was revealed at the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed. ^[4]

World Rally Championship results

WRC victories

Year	No.	Event	Surface	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Ref.
2022	1	2022 Monte Carlo Rally	Mixed	Sébastien Loeb	Isabelle Galmiche	M-Sport Ford World Rally Team	[5]
2023	2	2023 Rally Sweden	Snow	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport Ford World Rally Team	[6]
	3	2023 Rally Chile	Gravel	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport Ford World Rally Team	[7]

Rally results

World Rally Championship results

Year	Entrant	Driver	Rounds														Points	WCM pos.
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
2022	M-Sport Ford WRT	Craig Breen	MON 3	SWE 36	CRO 4	POR 8	ITA 2	KEN 6	EST 30	FIN 32	BEL 63	GRE 5	NZL 19	ESP 9	JPN 24		257	3rd
		Adrien Fourmaux	MON Ret	SWE Ret	CRO Ret	POR 9	ITA Ret	KEN 13	EST 7	FIN 18	BEL Ret	GRE WD	NZL WD	ESP 8	JPN WD
		Gus Greensmith	MON 5	SWE 5	CRO 15	POR 19	ITA 7	KEN 14	EST Ret	FIN 7	BEL 19	GRE 29	NZL Ret	ESP Ret	JPN 6
		Sébastien Loeb	MON 1	SWE	CRO	POR Ret	ITA	KEN 8	EST	FIN	BEL	GRE Ret	NZL	ESP	JPN
		Lorenzo Bertelli	MON	SWE WD	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	FIN	BEL	GRE	NZL 7	ESP	JPN		–	–
		Pierre-Louis Loubet	MON	SWE	CRO 47	POR 7	ITA 4	KEN	EST Ret	FIN Ret	BEL	GRE 4	NZL	ESP 10	JPN
		Jourdan Serderidis	MON	SWE	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN 7	EST	FIN	BEL	GRE Ret	NZL	ESP 28	JPN WD
		Jari Huttunen	MON	SWE	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	FIN 9	BEL	GRE	NZL	ESP	JPN
2023	M-Sport Ford WRT	Pierre-Louis Loubet	MON Ret	SWE 6	MEX 26	CRO 7	POR 32	ITA Ret	KEN 7	EST 6	FIN 45	GRE Ret	CHI Ret	EUR 10	JPN		287	3rd
		Ott Tänak	MON 5	SWE 1	MEX 9	CRO 2	POR 4	ITA 35	KEN 6	EST 8	FIN Ret	GRE 4	CHI 1	EUR 3	JPN 6
		Jourdan Serderidis	MON 24	SWE	MEX 25	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN Ret	EST	FIN	GRE 17	CHI	EUR	JPN		–	–
		Grégoire Munster	MON	SWE	MEX	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	FIN	GRE	CHI 13	EUR 7	JPN
		Alberto Heller	MON	SWE	MEX	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	FIN	GRE	CHI 15	EUR	JPN
		Adrien Fourmaux	MON	SWE	MEX	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	FIN	GRE	CHI	EUR	JPN Ret
2024	M-Sport Ford WRT	Adrien Fourmaux	MON 5	SWE 3	KEN 3	CRO 17	POR 4	ITA 14	POL 3	LAT 4	FIN 3	GRE 21	CHL 5	EUR 32	JPN 3		295	3rd
		Grégoire Munster	MON 20	SWE 23	KEN 15	CRO 7	POR Ret	ITA 5	POL 7	LAT 9	FIN 49	GRE Ret	CHL 7	EUR 5	JPN 5
		Jourdan Serderidis	MON	SWE	KEN 9	CRO	POR	ITA	POL	LAT	FIN	GRE 14	CHL	EUR 20	JPN		–	–
		Mārtiņš Sesks	MON	SWE	KEN	CRO	POR	ITA	POL 5	LAT 7	FIN	GRE	CHL 24	EUR	JPN
2025	M-Sport Ford WRT	Grégoire Munster	MON Ret	SWE 8	KEN	ESP	POR	ITA	GRE	EST	FIN	PAR	CHL	EUR	JPN	SAU	25*	3rd*
		Josh McErlean	MON 7	SWE 46	KEN	ESP	POR	ITA	GRE	EST	FIN	PAR	CHL	EUR	JPN	SAU
		Jourdan Serderidis	MON	SWE 33	KEN	ESP	POR	ITA	GRE	EST	FIN	PAR	CHL	EUR	JPN	SAU	–	–
		Mārtiņš Sesks	MON	SWE 6	KEN	ESP	POR	ITA	GRE	EST	FIN	PAR	CHL	EUR	JPN	SAU

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "M-Sport Ford Puma Hybrid Rally1".
2. Craig, Jason (22 May 2020). "WRC News: M-Sport making "good progress" on new 2022 car". autosport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 22 May 2020.
3. Glon, Ronan (8 July 2021). "Puma Rally 1 hybrid crossover is Ford's entry in the 2022 WRC season". Autoblog.com . Retrieved 9 July 2021.
4. "M-Sport Ford unveils Puma Rally1 car – first pictures". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
5. "Final results Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2022". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 23 January 2022.
6. "Final results 70. Rally Sweden 2023". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
7. "Final results Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 12 February 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Ford Puma Rally1 at eWRC-results.com