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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.
Rally career
Brought up in a motorsport environment, Rhys started in motorcycle racing and motocross before switching to rallying in 2013.
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.
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
Career results
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
