Ford locks out podium in Sweden with all-new Fiesta RS WRC

Ford’s all-new Fiesta RS World Rally Car claimed a clean sweep of the podium in Rally Sweden today.

Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team’s Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen won the opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship by 6.5sec.

Second was taken by M-Sport Stobart Ford pairing Mads Østberg and Jonas Andersson with Hirvonen’s team-mates, Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila in third.

The result gives Ford Abu Dhabi an 18 point lead in the championship, which heads to Mexico for the second round next month.

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