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

Rhys Yates in 2020
Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 33) 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.

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