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.
- At the 2026 season finale in Sardinia, Ford Racing confirmed its return to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2028 as a full factory-backed team, partnering with long-time collaborator M-Sport.
- The brand's 50-year legacy in the sport traces back to the 1970s, with factory involvement claiming its first manufacturers crown in 1979 before withdrawing full support at the end of 2012.
- Before the full factory return, M-Sport will represent Ford next year by running an upgraded Ford Fiesta Rally2, with an update kit enabling competition alongside new WRC27 Rally1-spec cars.
- FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem stated, "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, promising the racer will "help shape Ford's new European portfolio of rally-bred passenger vehicles.
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It’s official! Ford returns to the WRC as a full factory team in 2028
The Blue Oval is back in the WRC as an official World Rally Team from 2028 which will once again be run by M-Sport. The American giant revealed its plans during a press conference ahead of the season-deciding Rally Italia Sardegna. M-Sport’s relationship with Ford extends all the way back to 1997 and will design, […]
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 …
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