Why was Toyota banned from WRC?
During the 1995 World Rally Championship season, Toyota was caught using illegal turbo restrictor bypasses at the Rally Catalunya and were given a one-year ban by the FIA. However, in the 1990s, Toyota tried to get creative with their ST205 Celica GT-Four WRC rally car’s turbocharger, going to great lengths to make their cars perform even better. In their search for speed, they crossed the line, straying into cheating, and ended up getting caught red-handed.October, 1995. To keep its ageing Celica GT-Four competitive, Toyota tricked the WRC with a clever – and massively illegal – restrictor plate.
Why did Ford leave the WRC?
On Monday Ford Europa made public their decision to leave the WRC. A pressed economy paired with the ambition to enter other motor sports – likely WTCC – are the reasons. Ford have a long and proud history in the WRC and this was not an easy decision to make. The move away from the WRC is apparently to allow Volkswagen to focus on “new technologies and customer sport”. Of course, we regret the departure from the WRC very much,” said Volkswagen Motorsport Director Sven Smeets. This was the most successful chapter in the Volkswagen brand’s motorsport history.The Polo R WRC was retired from competition at the end of the 2016 season when Volkswagen withdrew from the category.
Has Ford ever won the WRC?
Ford had a long and successful history in rallying, winning the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 1979 with the Ford Escort RS1800 and drivers Hannu Mikkola, Björn Waldegård and Ari Vatanen. The Polo R WRC is probably the single most dominant rally car of all time.