Introduction

Since the launch of the road car in October 2004, the Sports Technologies version of the Ford Fiesta range has been able to give discerning users a chance to mix the class leading dynamics of the hugely successful Fiesta range with a series of performance and styling images to create a car that is designed to flatter the novice and reward the professional. 

Taking this extremely capable model as a base, M-Sport has developed the ST road car a step further to create a competition version to cope with the rigours thrown at it by international rallying.

Malcolm Wilson, Managing Director, M-Sport, “Our brief to the engineers was simple.  We wanted to get back to the days when an enthusiastic amateur competitor could take the standard car from the local Ford dealer and, using the parts kit supplied and with the help of their friends, build a competition car that was fun to drive, reliable and economical to compete in.  Fundamentally, we wanted a car that we, as enthusiasts, would want to drive.”

The M-Sport team took the standard car back to a bare shell and, using the technology employed in the development of the Ford Focus WRC, redeveloped the standard car to incorporate both the safety features and the performance improvements required to withstand the pounding that will be encountered by competing with this car on rally stages all over the world.  M-Sport has now sold in excess of 250 conversion kits to 27 countries around the world.

Fiesta SportingTrophy (FST)

The one-make formula was launched in 2006 and is currently running in over ten countries, as well as the Fiesta SportingTrophy International, which follows the World Rally Championship calendar.  Links to current FST championships can be found above.

Characteristics

• 6 events
• One-day event format
• Surface - gravel
• Max. 100km of stages
• Aligned with the ANCRO Rally Championship
• Wide geographical spread
• Rallies between March and October
• Reduced entry fees to national rally events
• Excellent competitor support
• Points are awarded for the first 20 finishers and allocated as follows:
  
  

  1st position	30 points
  2nd position	25 points
  3rd position	22 points
  4th position	20 points
  5th position	18 points
  6th position	16 points
  7th position	14 points
  8th position	13 points
  9th position	12 points
  10th position	11 points
  11th position	10 points
  And so on to 20th position	1 point

Prizes

The prize money for the winner of each event will be £750 and will be available down to 8th position, receiving £75. This means a total prize fund of nearly £18,000 for all 6 events in the championship.

At the end of the season, the Fiesta SportingTrophy champion will receive either a Ford Fiesta 3-door road car, or the opportunity to compete on 2008 Wales Rally GB in an M-Sport prepared and maintained Ford Fiesta ST as part of the M-Sport team.  The winner will be required to do their own recce after which M-Sport will provide the winner with all that is required to compete on this round of the World Rally Championship. The top finisher in the championship and one ‘wildcard’ will win the opportunity to go forward to the FST International Shootout.

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