Ford Returns as WRC Factory Team for 2028, Expanding M-Sport Partnership

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Ford announced Thursday it will return as a full factory team in the FIA World Rally Championship starting in 2028, expanding its existing partnership with M-Sport. The British team will run Fiesta-based Rally2 cars in 2027 and 2028, adopting the Ford Racing name in the latter year, before debuting a new WRC27 car in 2029. Ford's global racing director cited the brand's 50-year WRC legacy as a point of pride. The move comes amid a turbulent WRC27 transition, with Toyota the only manufacturer confirmed for the new ruleset's 2027 launch and Hyundai's participation uncertain. The regulations include a $388,000 budget cap and allow independent constructors to build cars with purchased powertrains.


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