Ford Set for WRC Factory Return with M-Sport in 2028
M-Sport will run Ford Racing’s factory team from 2028, and an upgraded Fiesta Rally2 will keep the brand in the championship next year.
- Ford Racing confirmed it will return to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2028 as a full factory-backed team, partnering with long-time collaborator M-Sport. The announcement occurred at the 2026 season finale in Sardinia.
- Global Director Mark Rushbrook of Ford Racing highlighted the brand's 50-year legacy in the sport while celebrating 125 years of Ford Racing. The return reflects Ford's commitment across multiple FIA World Championships alongside Formula 1, Red Bull engine programs, and World Endurance Championship efforts.
- Before the full factory return, M-Sport will represent Ford next year with an upgraded Ford Fiesta Rally2, backed by a committed update kit allowing it to compete alongside new WRC27 Rally1-spec cars beginning in 2027.
- FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said, "Today's announcement represents another significant moment for the FIA World Rally Championship," as the manufacturer expands its presence across four FIA World Championships.
- Ford plans to introduce a new car built to 2027 technical regulations for the 2029 season, with the company promising the racer will help shape Ford's new European portfolio of rally-bred passenger vehicles.
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Today, at the final race of the FIA WRC World Rally Championship Series, at the Sardinia Rally, two representatives of Ford Racing and the management of M-Sport officially announced that Ford will return to the World Rally Championship as a factory team. The British M-Sport group, which has been building and racing Fords for many years, will develop a brand new Ford rally car for the 2029 FIA WRC season, based on a street model that has not yet …
Ford is returning to the World Rally Championship for the 2028 season. Ford announced the news at a media conference held in connection with the Sardinia Rally, which starts today, and was broadcast on the World Rally Championship's X account. Private team M-Sport is currently competing in the World Rally Championship with Ford cars. The first special stage of the Sardinia Rally will start at 17:05. The article Ford returns to the 2028 World Ral…
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