Sunstar have unveiled four Ford
Focus WRC models based on the 2007 season
The 2007 Focus WRC is a revised version of the last year's Ford
Focus.
The World Rally Car is based on the high-performance Ford Focus
ST road car, launched across Europe in 2006. The 2006 Ford Focus
WRC was designed and built by the British M-Sport motorsport
company.
Although the Focus ST on which the World Rally Car is based uses
a 2.5-liter, WRC rules do not allow an engine in excess of 2
litres, so M-Sport used the 2.0-liter Duratec unit from other
models in the Focus range, M-Sport made further modifications to
the engine with the addition of a turbocharger.
Other modifications to the 2006 Focus WRC included four wheel
driver, improved suspension, a larger steel prop-shaft, a
transverse gearbox and numerous other weight and performance
modifications which leave the Ford Focus WRC significantly
different to the Focus ST on which it was initialled based on.
These modifications by M-Sport helped Ford retain the
manufactures title for the second year running at the end of 2007
WRC championship
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2007 Ford Focus RS as driven by Luís
Pérez Companc with the ‘Munchi's’ Ford World Rally Team
in the World Rally Championship in 2007 for ten rounds. Companc
finished the rally in 15th. The best result for the team came at
the 2007 Rally Japan when they finished fifth and seventh, scoring
six points for the team. The team finished last in the
constructors' championship with 14 points. However, the initial
season for the team was simply to familiarise themselves with the
series and the car.
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2007 Ford Focus RS as driven in the
Finland Rally by Marcus Grönholm as part of the BP Castrol team.
Marcus fishished first and secured Ford a one-two victory with
Hirvonen finishing second
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2007 Ford Focus RS as driven in the
Japanese rally by Mikko Hirvonen as part of the BP Castrol team.
Mikko finished first and secured the BP Castrol team another
victory.
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2007 Ford Focus RS as driven in the
Japanese rally by Henning Solberg as part of the 'Expert' team in
which he finished joint third. From start to finish Solberg put in
one of the most matured drives of his career to claim his third
ever WRC podium.
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