The table below shows all results of M-Sport World Rally Team in World Rally Championship.
* Season still in progress.
* Season still in progress.
Year | Entrant | Car | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WRC-2 Pro | Points | Teams | Points |
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2019 | M-Sport Ford World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | Gus Greensmith | MON 1 | SWE 3 | MEX | FRA | ARG 2 | CHL 3 | POR | ITA 4 | FIN WD | GER | TUR 1 | GBR 3 | ESP 4 | AUS C | 3rd | 137 | 2nd | 259 |
Łukasz Pieniążek | MON | SWE 4 | MEX 1 | FRA 1 | ARG | CHL | POR 4 | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C | 5th | 74 | |||||
Eric Camilli | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN 2 | GER 2 | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C | 6th | 36 | |||||
Hayden Paddon | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR 4 | ESP | AUS C | 8th | 12 | |||||
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