The Ford Fiesta Rally3 is a rally car developed and built by M-Sport to FIA Group Rally3 regulations for use at tier 3 of the FIA Rally Pyramid.[2] It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car and debuted in 2021.[3]

Ford Fiesta Rally3
A Fiesta Rally3 at the 2021 Rally Poland
CategoryGroup Rally3
ConstructorM-Sport
Technical specifications[1]
Length4065 mm
Width1735 mm
Wheelbase2490 mm
EngineFord EcoBoost 1.5 L (92 cu in) 3-cylinder, 12-valve turbocharged
TransmissionSadev 5-speed sequential 4-wheel drive
Weight1,210 kg (2,667.6 lb)
Competition history
Debut2021

Competition history

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The car was debuted by Estonian driver Ken Torn at SM O.K. Auto-Ralli in Finland, finishing eleventh overall.[4] The car made its WRC debut at the 2021 Croatia Rally with Zoltan Laszlo behind the wheel.[5]

The Fiesta Rally3 made its WRC return during 2021 Rally Estonia, driven by Extreme E regular Molly Taylor with Sebastian Marshall co-driving. The crew crashed out on SS5.[6]

Since 2022, the car is used as the selected vehicle for the Junior WRC Championship. It was the only car in the Rally3 class until 2023 when the Renault Clio Rally3 was homologated by the FIA.[7]

Rally victories

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WRC3

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Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver
2022 1   2022 Monte Carlo Rally Mixed   Sami Pajari   Enni Mälkönen
2   2022 Rally Sweden Snow   Lauri Joona   Mikael Korhonen
3   2022 Croatia Rally Tarmac   Zoltán László   Tamás Kürti
4   2022 Rally de Portugal Gravel   Sami Pajari   Enni Mälkönen
5   2022 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel   Jan Černý   Tomáš Střeska
6   2022 Safari Rally Gravel   Maxine Wahome   Murage Waigwa
7   2022 Rally Estonia Gravel   Sami Pajari   Enni Mälkönen
8   2022 Rally Finland Gravel   Lauri Joona   Tuukka Shemeikka
9   2022 Ypres Rally Tarmac   Jan Černý   Tom Woodburn
10   2022 Acropolis Rally Gravel   Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate
11   2022 Rally Catalunya Tarmac   Lauri Joona   Mikael Korhonen
2023 12   2023 Rally Sweden Snow   Roope Korhonen   Anssi Viinikka
13   2023 Rally Mexico Gravel   Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate
14   2023 Croatia Rally Tarmac   Eamonn Kelly   Conor Mohan
15   2023 Rally de Portugal Gravel   Roope Korhonen   Anssi Viinikka
16   2023 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel   Roope Korhonen   Anssi Viinikka
17   2023 Safari Rally Gravel   Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate
18   2023 Rally Estonia Gravel   Roope Korhonen   Anssi Viinikka
19   2023 Rally Finland Gravel   Benjamin Korhola   Pekka Kelander
20   2023 Acropolis Rally Gravel   Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate
21   2023 Rally Chile Gravel   Eduardo Castro   Fernando Mussano
22   2023 Central European Rally Tarmac   Filip Kohn   Tom Woodburn
23   2023 Rally Japan Tarmac   Jason Bailey   Shayne Peterson
2024 24   2024 Monte Carlo Rally Mixed   Jan Černý   Ondřej Krajča
25   2024 Rally Sweden Snow   Mille Johansson   Johan Grönvall
26   2024 Safari Rally Gravel   Hamza Anwar   Adnan Din
27   2024 Croatia Rally Tarmac   Romet Jürgenson   Siim Oja
28   2024 Rally de Portugal Gravel   Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate
29   2024 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel   Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate
30   2024 Rally Poland Gravel   Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate
31   2024 Rally Finland Gravel   Jesse Kallio   Ville Pynnönen
32   2024 Acropolis Rally Gravel   Norbert Maior   Francesca Maior
33   2024 Rally Chile Gravel   Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate
Sources:[8][9][10]

Junior WRC

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Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver
2022[a] 1   2022 Rally Sweden Snow   Jon Armstrong   Brian Hoy
2   2022 Croatia Rally Tarmac   Lauri Joona   Mikael Korhonen
3   2022 Rally de Portugal Gravel   Sami Pajari   Enni Mälkönen
4   2022 Rally Estonia Gravel   Sami Pajari   Enni Mälkönen
5   2022 Acropolis Rally Gravel   Robert Virves   Julia Thulin
2023 6   2023 Rally Sweden Snow   William Creighton   Liam Regan
7   2023 Croatia Rally Tarmac   Eamonn Kelly   Conor Mohan
8   2023 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel   William Creighton   Liam Regan
9   2023 Rally Estonia Gravel   Grégoire Munster   Louis Louka
10   2023 Acropolis Rally Gravel   Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate
2024 11   2024 Rally Sweden Snow   Mille Johansson   Johan Grönvall
12   2024 Croatia Rally Tarmac   Romet Jürgenson   Siim Oja
13   2024 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel   Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate
14   2024 Rally Finland Gravel   Taylor Gill   Daniel Brkic
15   2024 Acropolis Rally Gravel   Norbert Maior   Francesca Maior
Sources:[11][12][13]

ERC Junior

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Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver
2021 1   2021 Rally Poland Gravel   Jon Armstrong   Phil Hall
2   2021 Rally Liepāja Gravel   Ken Torn   Kauri Pannas
3   2021 Rally di Roma Capitale Tarmac   Ken Torn   Timo Taniel
4   2021 Barum Czech Rally Zlín Tarmac   Ken Torn   Kauri Pannas
5   2021 Rally Islas Canarias Tarmac   Ken Torn   Kauri Pannas
Sources:[14]

ERC3

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Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver
2022 1   2022 Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras Gravel   Kaspar Kasari   Rainis Raidma
2   2022 Azores Rallye Gravel   Jon Armstrong   Brian Hoy
3   2022 Rally Islas Canarias Tarmac   Igor Widłak   Daniel Dymurski
4   2022 Rally Poland Gravel   Robert Virves   Julia Thulin
5   2022 Rally Liepāja Gravel   Kaspar Kasari   Rainis Raidma
6   2022 Rally di Roma Capitale Tarmac   Robert Virves   Hugo Magalhães
7   2022 Barum Czech Rally Zlín Tarmac   Igor Widłak   Daniel Dymurski
2023 8   2023 Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras Gravel   Jon Armstrong   Andrew Browne
9   2023 Rally Islas Canarias Tarmac   Jon Armstrong   Cameron Fair
10   2023 Rally Poland Gravel   Jon Armstrong   Cameron Fair
11   2023 Rally Liepāja Gravel   Jon Armstrong   Cameron Fair
12   2023 Royal Rally of Scandinavia Gravel   William Creighton   Liam Regan
13   2023 Rally di Roma Capitale Tarmac   Jon Armstrong   Cameron Fair
14   2023 Barum Czech Rally Zlín Tarmac   Igor Widłak   Mateusz Pawłowski
2024 15   2024 Rally Hungary Gravel   Filip Kohn   Tom Woodburn
16   2024 Rally Islas Canarias Tarmac   Igor Widłak   Daniel Dymurski
17   2024 Royal Rally of Scandinavia Gravel   Filip Kohn   Tom Woodburn
18   2024 Rally Estonia Gravel   Romet Jürgenson   Siim Oja
19   2024 Rally di Roma Capitale Tarmac   Filip Kohn   Tom Woodburn
20   2024 Barum Czech Rally Zlín Tarmac   Filip Kohn   Tom Woodburn
21   2024 Rali Ceredigion Tarmac   Jakub Matulka   Daniel Dymurski
22   2024 Rally Silesia Tarmac   Mille Johansson   Johan Grönvall
Sources:[15][16][17]

Notes

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  1. ^ In 2022, instead of being its own separate championship, the Junior category of the WRC was a class of WRC3.

References

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  1. ^ "Ford Fiesta Rally3 Technical specifications" (PDF). M-Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "M-Sport unveils new Fiesta rally car". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, David (8 March 2021). "Fiesta Rally3 debut a "mission accomplished"". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Fiesta Rally3 debut unlocks door to the future". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Fiesta Rally3 set for Croatia WRC debut". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ Evans, David (18 June 2021). "Molly Taylor to return to the WRC in A Rally3 car". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ^ Lindsay, Alasdair (9 February 2021). "Renault reveals Rally3 launch timeline". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  8. ^ "WRC3 Open 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  9. ^ "WRC3 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  10. ^ "WRC3 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  11. ^ "WRC3 Junior 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  12. ^ "JWRC 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  13. ^ "JWRC 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  14. ^ "ERC Junior 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  15. ^ "ERC3 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  16. ^ "ERC3 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  17. ^ "ERC3 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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