Rhys Yates (born in

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on 6 May 1992) is a

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rally driver Rally is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (often called ''rally racing),'' navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed. ...

currently competing in

WRC-2 The FIA WRC2 (previously also known as World Rally Championship 2 and WRC 2), is a support championship of the World Rally Championship. The calendar consists of the same rallies and stages as the main class and crews usually compete immediately ...

for

M-Sport Ford World Rally Team The M-Sport Ford World Rally Team (formerly M-Sport World Rally Team, Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team and Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team) is the privately run World Rally Championship team of M-Sport, the firm run by Malcolm Wilson that was previ ...

in a Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II.

Rally career

Brought up in a motorsport environment, Rhys started in motorcycle racing and

motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competiti ...

before switching to rallying in 2013. Rhys joined multiple World Rally Championship-winning squad

for the 2020 season, where he would drive a latest-specification, factory-prepared and run Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II. He opened his account with a fourth-place at the

2020 Monte Carlo Rally The 2020 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 88e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 23 and 26 January 2020. It marked the eighty-eighth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, a ...

. Then coronavirus came and actual competition ceased. Demonstrating his flexibility and ability to rise to a challenge, Rhys stepped into sim racing, taking on vastly more experienced eGamers to win the World Rally Championship's Esports WRC Shootout. Yates currently participates in the British Rally Championship, using a M-Sport prepared

Ford Fiesta Rally2 The Ford Fiesta Rally2 (formerly known as Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II) is a rally car developed and built by M-Sport World Rally Team, M-Sport to comply with Group Rally2 regulations. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car and made its debut in 2020. ...

Career results

WRC results

* Season still in progress

WRC-2 results

* Season still in progress

References

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Rhys Yates
s e-wrc profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Yates, Rhys 1992 births Living people British rally drivers English rally drivers World Rally Championship drivers Sportspeople from Chesterfield, Derbyshire Toksport WRT drivers M-Sport drivers