Ford Focus WRC - statistics

0 – 99 for Focus in the FIA World Rally Championship

1999 Manufacturer teams could only nominate two cars per event.  The second nominated driver could be changed.  Top six finishers scored points.  Ford scored a total of 37 manufacturer points and finished fourth in the championship.  Colin McRae finished sixth in the drivers' championship with 23 points, Thomas Rådström was eleventh with six points and Petter Solberg 17th with two points.1. Rallye Monte CarloExc  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Exc  Simon Jean-Joseph / Fred Gallagher 

2. Swedish Rally3rd Thomas Rådström / Fred Gallagher  Ret  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist 

3. Safari Rally1st Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   5th  Petter Solberg / Fred Gallagher 

4. Rally Portugal1st Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   11th  Petter Solberg / Fred Gallagher 

5. Rally CatalunyaRet Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Ret  Simon Jean-Joseph / Fred Gallagher 

6. Tour de Corse4th Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Ret  Simon Jean-Joseph / Fred Gallagher

7. Rally Argentina6th Thomas Rådström / Fred Gallagher  Ret  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

8. Acropolis RallyRet  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Ret  Thomas Rådström / Fred Gallagher

9. Rally New ZealandRet  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Ret  Thomas Rådström / Fred Gallagher

10. Rally FinlandRet  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Ret  Thomas Rådström / Fred Gallagher

11. China RallyRet  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Ret  Thomas Rådström / Fred Gallagher

12. Rallye Sanremo7th Simon Jean-Joseph / Fred Gallagher  Ret  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist 

13. Rally Australia7th Thomas Rådström / Fred Gallagher  Ret  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

14. Rally of Great Britain6th Thomas Rådström / Fred Gallagher  Ret Colin McRae / Nicky Grist 

2000  Manufacturer teams could only nominate two cars per event.  The second nominated driver could be changed.  Top six finishers scored points.  The team finished second in the manufacturers' championship with 91 points.  Carlos Sainz finished third with 46 points and Colin McRae fourth in the drivers' series with 43.

15. Rallye Monte Carlo2nd  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

16. Swedish Rally3rd Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Ret Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

17. Safari Rally4th Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret   Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

18. Rally Portugal3rd Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

19. Rally Catalunya1st Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   3rd Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

20. Rally ArgentinaRet   Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

21. Acropolis Rally1st Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   2nd  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

22. Rally New Zealand2nd Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   3rd Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

23. Rally Finland2nd Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   14th Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

24. Cyprus Rally1st Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   2nd Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

25. Tour de Corse3rd Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret   Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

26. Rallye Sanremo5th Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   6th Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

27. Rally AustraliaRet  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Exc   Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

28. Rally of Great Britain4th Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret   Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

2001  Manufacturer teams could only nominate two cars per event.  The second nominated driver could be changed.  Top six finishers scored points.  The team finished second in the manufacturers' championship with 86 points.  Colin McRae claimed second position in the drivers' series with 42 points, Carlos Sainz was sixth with 33 points. 

29. Rallye Monte Carlo2nd Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

30. Swedish Rally3rd Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   9th  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

31. Rally Portugal2nd Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret   Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

32. Rally Catalunya5th  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret   Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

33. Rally Argentina1st  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   3rd Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

34. Cyprus Rally1st Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   3rd Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

35. Acropolis Rally1st Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Ret   Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

36. Safari RallyRet Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret   Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

37. Rally Finland3rd Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   6th Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

38. Rally New Zealand2nd Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   4th Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

39. Rallye Sanremo4th Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   8th Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

40. Tour de Corse11th  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Ret Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

41. Rally Australia5th Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   8th Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

42. Rally of Great BritainRet  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   Ret Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

2002  Manufacturer teams could nominate a third driver for points.  Top two finishing carseligible to score points for the manufacturer.  Top six finishers scored points.  Ford finished second in the manufacturers' championship with 104 points.  Carlos Sainz finished third in the drivers' championship with 36 points, Colin McRae fourth with 35 points and Markko Märtin ninth with 20 points.

43. Rallye Monte Carlo3rd  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   4th  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist  12th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

44. Swedish Rally3rd  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   6th  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist  

45. Rallye de France6th  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   8th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park Ret  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

46. Rally Catalunya6th  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   8th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park Ret  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

47. Cyprus Rally6th  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   8th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park11th  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya        

48. Rally Argentina1st  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   3rd  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist  4th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

49. Acropolis Rally1st  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   3rd  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya  6th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

50. Safari Rally1st  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   4th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park Ret  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

51. Rally Finland4th  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   5th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park Ret  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist

52. Rallye Deutschland4th  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist   6th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park 8th  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

53. Rallye Sanremo5th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   8th  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist  Ret  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya

54. Rally New Zealand4th  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   Ret  Colin McRae / Nicky Grist Ret  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

55. Rally Australia4th  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya   5th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park Ret  Colin McRae / Derek Ringer

56. Rally GB2nd  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   3rd  Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya  5th  Colin McRae / Derek Ringer

2003  Manufacturer teams could nominate a third driver for points.  Top two finishing carseligible to score points for the manufacturer.  Top eight finishers scored points.  The team finished fourth in the manufacturers' championship with 93 points.  Markko Märtin finished fifth with 49 points and Francois Duval in ninth with 30 points.

57. Rallye Monte Carlo 4th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   7th  François Duval / Jean-Marc Fortin Ret  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

58. Swedish Rally4th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   11th  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo LehtinenRet  François Duval / Jean-Marc Fortin     

59. Rally of Turkey3rd  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  6th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park Ret  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

60. Rally New Zealand9th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  10th  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo LehtinenRet  Markko Märtin / Michael Park     

61. Rally Argentina8th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  16th  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen Ret  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

62. Acropolis Rally1st  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   Ret  François Duval / Stéphane PrévotRet  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen       

63. Cyprus Rally6th  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen  Ret  Markko Märtin / Michael ParkRet  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot     

64. Rallye Deutschland5th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   7th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot 13th  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

65. Rally Finland1st  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   Ret  François Duval / Stéphane PrévotRet  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen      

66. Rally Australia9th  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen  10th  François Duval / Stéphane PrévotRet  Markko Märtin / Michael Park    

67. Rallye Sanremo3rd  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   5th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot Ret  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

68. Rallye de France3rd  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  10th  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen Ret  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

69. Rally Catalunya3rd  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   4th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot   14th  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

70. Rally GB5th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  Ret  Markko Märtin / Michael ParkRet  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen      

2004 Manufacturer teams could only nominate two cars per event.  The second nominated driver could be changed.  Top eight finishers scored points.  The team finished second in the series with 143 points.  Markko Märtin finished third with 79 points and François Duval sixth with 53 points in the drivers' series.71. Rallye Monte Carlo2nd  Markko Märtin / Michael Park    3rd  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot

72. Swedish Rally4th  Janne Tuohino / Jukka Aho   7th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

73. Rally Mexico1st  Markko Märtin / Michael Park    2nd  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot

74. Rally New Zealand3rd  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   18th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot

75. Cyprus Rally2nd  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   Ret  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot 

76. Acropolis Rally4th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  Ret  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

77. Rally of Turkey5th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  24th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park 

78. Rally Argentina3rd  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  Ret  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

79. Rally Finland2nd  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   5th  Janne Tuohino / Jukka Aho 

80. Rallye Deutschland2nd  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  4th  Markko Märtin / Michael Park 

81. Rally Japan3rd  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   Ret  Francois Duval / Stéphane Prévot

82. Rally GB3rd  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   5th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot

83. Rally Italia Sardinia5th  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  Ret  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

84. Rallye de France1st  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   Ret  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot

85. Rally Catalunya1st  Markko Märtin / Michael Park   Ret  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot

86. Rally Australia3rd  François Duval / Stéphane Prévot  Ret  Markko Märtin / Michael Park

2005 Manufacturer teams could only nominate two cars per event.  The second nominated driver could be changed.  Top eight finishers scored points.  Ford currently lies third with three events remaining this year.  Gardemeister is fifth with 50 points and Kresta lies eighth with 18 points in the drivers' series.

87. Rallye Monte Carlo2nd   Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen 8th  Roman Kresta / Jan Tománek 

88. Swedish Rally3rd  Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen 5th  Henning Solberg /  Cato Menkerud

89. Rally Mexico6th  Toni Gardemeister /  Jakke Honkanen Ret  Dani Solà / Xavier Amigo    90. Rally New Zealand6th  Toni Gardemeister /  Jakke Honkanen 91. Rally Italia Sardinia5th  Toni Gardemeister /  Jakke Honkanen 6th  Roman Kresta / Jan Možný 

92. Cyprus Rally5th  Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen 6th Roman Kresta / Jan Možný

93. Rally of Turkey6th  Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen 7th Roman Kresta / Jan Možný 

94. Acropolis Rally2nd  Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen Ret Roman Kresta / Jan Možný 

95. Rally Argentina4th  Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen 11th Roman Kresta / Jan Možný 

96. Rally Finland5th  Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen  6th  Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen 

97. Rally Deutschland6th  Roman Kresta / Jan Tománek   17th Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen 

98. Rally Great Britain6th  Roman Kresta / Jan Tománek   Exc   Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen 

99. Rally Japan6th Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen  7th  Roman Kresta / Jan Tománek 

The Statistics

Number of events started in a Focus WRC (eligible for points):

Colin McRae and Nicky Grist / Derek Ringer   56 Markko Märtin and Michael 'Beef' Park   43Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya     42 François Duval and Jean-Marc Fortin / Stéphane Prévot 29Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen    15Toni Gardemeister and Jakke Honkanen   13Roman Kresta and Jan Tománek / Jan Možný  9Thomas Rådström and Fred Gallagher   8Simon Jean-Joseph and Fred Gallagher   4Janne Tuohino and Jukka Aho    2Petter Solberg and Fred Gallagher    2Henning Solberg and Cato Menkerud   1Dani Solà / Xavier Amigo     1

Points scoring finishes – driver contribution to the record:

Markko Märtin and Michael Park    28Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya     27 Colin McRae and Nicky Grist / Derek Ringer   27François Duval and Jean-Marc Fortin / Stéphane Prévot 18Toni Gardemeister and Jakke Honkanen   11Roman Kresta and Jan Tománek / Jan Možný  7Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen    5Thomas Rådström and Fred Gallagher   3Janne Tuohino and Jukka Aho    2Simon Jean-Joseph and Fred Gallagher   1Petter Solberg and Fred Gallagher    1Henning Solberg and Cato Menkerud   1Dani Solà / Xavier Amigo     1


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