Rhys Yates
Rhys Yates in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 6 May 1992 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 6 May 1992) is a British rally driver competing in WRC-2 for M-Sport Ford World Rally Team in a Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II.
Early life
Rhys Yates was born on 6 May 1992 in England. His father, John Yates, and brother James are also drivers.[1]
Rally career
Yates started in motorcycle racing and motocross before switching to rallying in 2013.[2]
Yates 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]
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK in 2020-2021, and in-person competitions ceased. Yates stepped into sim racing, taking on 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
- ^ "Rhys Yates". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Rhys Yates". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 28 December 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Points for Rhys Yates at Monte Carlo Rally". Derbyshire Times. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Great Britain's Rhys Yates takes victory in esports WRC shootout". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Rhys Yates's e-wrc profile