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Ford’s 150 WRC points finishes by numbers

Posted on April 30, 2012 | No Comments
Ford created history today by becoming the first manufacturer to score 150 consecutive points finishes in the FIA World Rally Championship. Sixth place for Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson at Rally Argentina brought up the landmark achievement. Here are some of the key numbers behind...
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Ford creates history with landmark result at Rally Argentina

Posted on April 30, 2012 | No Comments
Ford today claimed its 150th consecutive points finish in the FIA World Rally Championship. Sixth place for Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson at Rally Argentina enabled Ford to become the first manufacturer to reach the milestone figure in the championship’s 39-year history. The record-breaking run...
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Daniel Sordo retains third after day of consolidation in Rally Argentina

Posted on April 29, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team drivers Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio maintained their podium position during today’s second leg of Rally Argentina. A consistent pace in their Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car kept the Spanish duo in third place with one day remaining in...
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Daniel Sordo learns quickly to hold third for Ford in Rally Argentina

Posted on April 28, 2012 | No Comments
Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio delivered an outstanding debut drive for Ford World Rally Team today to hold third after the opening leg of Rally Argentina. The Spanish duo, drafted into the line-up for the injured Jari-Matti Latvala, never put a foot wrong after...
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Daniel Sordo to compete for Ford in Rally Argentina 2012

Posted on April 20, 2012 | No Comments
The Ford World Rally Team is confirmed that Dani Sordo will replace the injured Jari-Matti Latvala in the Fiesta WRC at the next round of the World Rally Championship in Argentina next week. Latvala was forced to withdraw after breaking his left collarbone in a...
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Stamina the key for Ford quartet at arduous Argentine fiesta

Posted on April 20, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team faces the longest FIA World Rally Championship encounter for almost 10 years in South America next week. More than 500km of rough road competition lie in wait at Rally Argentina (26 – 29 April), making this fifth round of the season...
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Ford taps Daniel Sordo to replace injured Latvala at Rally Argentina

Posted on April 18, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team has finalised an agreement for Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio to drive for the squad in next week’s Rally Argentina. The Spanish duo will replace regular drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila in a Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car....
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Ford Fiestas claim podium clean sweep in Rally de Portugal

Posted on April 2, 2012 | No Comments
Ford claimed a 1-2-3 finish with the Fiesta RS World Rally Car in Rallye de Portugal following a late-night decision to exclude winners Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen for a technical infringement on their car. The decision means Mads Østberg and Jonas Andersson claimed their...
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Latvala and Solberg suffer as storms hit Rally de Portugal

Posted on March 30, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team suffered a double disappointment today as both Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila and team-mates Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson retired from the second leg of Rally de Portugal. Both crews were caught out in treacherous weather and went off the road...
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Latvala and Solberg take qualifying honours for Ford in Portugal

Posted on March 28, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team claimed first and second in qualifying for Rally de Portugal today. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila powered their Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car to fastest time by 1.771sec ahead of team-mates Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson over the 4.96km speed...
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Petter Solberg claims podium and Power Stage victory in Mexico

Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team drivers Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson finished third in Rally Mexico today. The Norwegian driver and his British co-driver also won the final Power Stage speed test in their Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car to claim maximum bonus points in...
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Jari-Matti Latvala claims four wins as Ford battles back in Mexican heat

Posted on March 11, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team maintained its strong recovery to hold third and fourth after today’s second leg of Rally Mexico. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila climbed to third in their Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car, while team-mates Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson also moved...
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Jari-Matti Latvala leads Ford recovery after troubled morning in Mexico

Posted on March 9, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila and team-mates Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson recovered superbly from a troubled morning to end today’s opening leg of Rally Mexico in fourth and fifth respectively. After losing the lead when he dropped more than...
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High-flying Ford duo play fast and loose in Mexican mountains

Posted on March 7, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team faces its first gravel encounter of the 2012 season in Mexico next week aiming to extend its winning streak on loose surface rallies. The squad is unbeaten on such roads since September 2011, following wins on gravel in Australia and Britain...
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Jari-Matti Latvala wins Rally Sweden as Ford nets six of the best

Posted on February 13, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila won Rally Sweden today by 16.6sec after a tense finale to this second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Victory in a Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car was Ford’s sixth consecutive success at...
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