Rhys Yates
Rhys Yates (born in Chesterfield on 6 May 1992) is a British rally driver currently competing in WRC-2 for M-Sport Ford World Rally Team in a Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II.[1]
Rhys Yates in 2020 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | English |
Born | Chesterfield, England | 6 May 1992
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2016-present |
Co-driver | James Morgan |
Teams | M-Sport World Rally Team |
Rallies | 11 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
Total points | 52 |
First rally | 2016 Wales Rally GB |
Last rally | 2020 Rally Sweden |
Last updated on: 16.4.2020. |
Rally career
Brought up in a motorsport environment, Rhys started in motorcycle racing and motocross before switching to rallying in 2013.[2]
Rhys joined multiple World Rally Championship-winning squad M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 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.[3]
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.[4]
Career results
WRC results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
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2016 | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | CHN C |
FRA | ESP | GBR 32 |
AUS | NC | 0 |
2017 | Gemini Clinic Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | ESP 34 |
GBR 46 |
AUS | NC | 0 | |
2018 | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||
Toksport WRT | ESP 29 |
AUS | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON 14 |
SWE 25 |
MEX | FRA 15 |
ARG | CHL | ITA | POR 25 |
FIN | GER 22 |
TUR | GBR 25 |
ESP | AUS C |
NC | 0 |
2020 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | MON 19 |
SWE 19 |
MEX | EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ | NC | 0 | |||||||
* Season still in progress
WRC-2 results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
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2016 | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | CHN C |
FRA | ESP | GBR 11 |
AUS | NC | 0 |
2017 | Gemini Clinic Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | ESP 11 |
GBR 19 |
AUS | NC | 0 | |
2018 | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||
Toksport WRT | ESP 13 |
AUS | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON 4 |
SWE 10 |
MEX | FRA 5 |
ARG | CHL | ITA | POR 15 |
FIN | GER 7 |
TUR | GBR 10 |
ESP | AUS C |
16th | 30 |
2020 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | MON 4 |
SWE 5 |
MEX | EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ | 7th | 22 | |||||||
* Season still in progress
References
- "Rhys Yates". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Rhys Yates". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- The Newsroom (26 January 2020). "Points for Rhys Yates at Monte Carlo Rally". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Great Britain's Rhys Yates takes victory in esports WRC shootout". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhys Yates. |
- Official website
- Rhys Yates's e-wrc profile