Rhys Yates

Rhys Yates
Rhys Yates in 2020
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 32)
Chesterfield, England
World Rally Championship record
Active years2016-present
Co-driverJames Morgan
TeamsM-Sport World Rally Team
Rallies13
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points0
First rally2016 Wales Rally GB
Last rally2020 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
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

References

  1. ^ "Rhys Yates". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Rhys Yates". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ The Newsroom (26 January 2020). "Points for Rhys Yates at Monte Carlo Rally". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 16 October 2020. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Great Britain's Rhys Yates takes victory in esports WRC shootout". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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