Rhys Yates
![]() Rhys Yates in 2020 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | English |
Born | (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 32) Chesterfield, England |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2016-present |
Co-driver | James Morgan |
Teams | M-Sport World Rally Team |
Rallies | 13 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
Total points | 0 |
First rally | 2016 Wales Rally GB |
Last rally | 2020 Rally Sweden |
Last updated on: 16.4.2020. |
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]
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]
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 |
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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.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "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
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- Official website
- Rhys Yates's e-wrc profile