Ford Focus WRC

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The Ford Focus WRC is a high-performance rally version of the Ford Focus that competed successfully in the World Rally Championship as one of the sport’s leading cars in the late 1990s and 2000s.

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Ford Focus WRC canonical 3
Ford Focus RS WRC 2
Ford Focus RS WRC 04 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Rally Car
rally car
activePeriod 2000s
late 1990s
assembly Cumbria, England
linked to: Cumbria
basedOn Ford Focus
bodyStyle 3-door hatchback
5-door hatchback
brakeType ventilated disc brakes
category A8
chassisType steel monocoque
competition World Rally Championship
constructor M-Sport
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
debutEvent 1999 Monte Carlo Rally
linked to: Monte Carlo Rally
debutSeason 1999 World Rally Championship season
drivetrain four-wheel drive
engineAspiration turbocharged
engineConfiguration inline-4
engineDisplacement 2.0 L
firstWRCWin 1999 Safari Rally
linked to: Safari Rally
firstWRCWinCoDriver Nicky Grist
firstWRCWinDriver Colin McRae
fuelType petrol
gearboxSpeeds 6-speed
homologationBase Ford Focus road car
layout front-engine, four-wheel drive
manufacturer Ford Motor Company
notableAchievement helped Ford win the 2006 WRC manufacturers' championship
helped Ford win the 2007 WRC manufacturers' championship
won multiple World Rally Championship events
notableDriver Carlos Sainz
Colin McRae
Jari-Matti Latvala
Marcus Grönholm
Markko Märtin
Mikko Hirvonen
predecessor Ford Escort WRC
regulation FIA World Rally Car regulations
relatedModel Ford Focus RS
linked to: Ford Focus
sport rallying
successor Ford Fiesta RS WRC
team Ford World Rally Team
topLevelSeries FIA World Rally Championship
transmission sequential gearbox
tyreSupplier Michelin
usedByTeam Abu Dhabi Ford World Rally Team
BP-Ford World Rally Team

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World Rally Car notableModel Ford Focus WRC
2004 World Rally Championship featuredCarModel Ford Focus RS WRC 04
linked to: Ford Focus WRC
Citroën C4 WRC notableRival Ford Focus RS WRC
linked to: Ford Focus WRC
Jari-Matti Latvala notableVehicleDriven Ford Focus RS WRC
linked to: Ford Focus WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC notableRival Ford Focus WRC