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Official name:	Ford Motor Co Ltd
Operated by:	M-Sport
Headquarters:	Cumbria, United Kingdom

Car nr 7:	Juha Kankkunen
8:	Bruno Thiry
8:	Ari Vatanen (stand-in for injured Bruno)

Ford Motorsport Director:	Martin Whitaker
Team principal:	Malcolm Wilson

Car:	Ford Escort WRC
Tyres:	Michelin

Valvoline

Best results:	2nd: Monte Carlo (Juha Kankkunen) 2nd: Safari (Juha Kankkunen) 2nd: Great Britain (Juha Kankkunen)
Rallies contested:	13	(works entries)
WRC starts:	26	(works entries)
Outright wins:	0
Podiums:	9	(podiums to starts ratio 34.6 %)
DNF's:	6	(DNF's to starts ratio 23.1 %)
Stage wins:	22
Points scored:	53	(manufacturer championship)
Avg points per rally:	4.1

Monte Carlo

Sweden

Safari

Portugal

Catalunya

Corsica

Argentina

Acropolis

New Zealand

Finland

San Remo

Australia

Great Britain

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Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

Juha Kankkunen
Ari Vatanen

Juha Kankkunen
Ari Vatanen

Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

Juha Kankkunen
Bruno Thiry

2nd
6th

3rd
8th

2nd
3rd

7th
5th

retired (accident)
retired (engine)

9th
5th (3rd in manufacturers)

3rd
retired (engine)

3rd
retired (engine)

4th
retired (accident)

3rd
10th

retired (accident)
6th

5th
7th

2nd
3rd

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