Rallying-Ford to Make Full Factory Return to WRC in 2028
M-Sport will run the program as Ford Racing returns to rallying, with the brand aiming to use the championship to develop future road cars.
- Ford announced its return to the FIA World Rally Championship as a full factory team in 2028 at the 2026 season finale in Sardinia.
- With a 50-year legacy in the WRC, Ford Racing is returning after withdrawing full factory support in 2012, though M-Sport continued managing Ford machinery as a semi-works operation.
- Mark Rushbrook, Global Director of Ford Racing, said, "We can't wait to compete again in rally racing," noting the sport's connection to Ford's passenger vehicles.
- FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem praised the move, saying there is "real momentum behind the championship's next era" as Ford expands its global motorsport presence.
- Beginning in 2028, Ford will use the Ford Fiesta Rally2 before debuting an all-new car for 2029, a project that will "help shape Ford" with European rally-bred passenger vehicles.
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Ford has officially announced its long-awaited return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) as a full works team, starting its new campaign from the 2028 season. The strategic move builds on the brand’s half-century history in the discipline, marked by legendary racing models such as the Escort, Sierra, Focus, Fiesta and Puma, which have brought multiple championship titles and forged the brand’s reputation in harsh conditions such as tarmac, gr…
Rallying-Ford to make full factory return to WRC in 2028
LONDON, Oct 1 : Ford will return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) as a full factory team from 2028 with long-standing partner M-Sport, it announced on Thursday.The U.S. marque is the fourth constructor to commit to building a Rally1 car for 2029 under the governing FIA's new WRC27 regulations which are a
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op-online.deFord wants to better shape its future European models through driving dynamics and rally character. This is underpinned by a new motorsport commitment.
US automaker Ford announced on Thursday that it will return to the World Rally Championship in 2028 and will bring a new car to the WRC for 2029.
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