Rising French rally star Adrien Fourmaux has signed a deal with M-Sport Ford this year to contest the FIA World Rally Championship’s premier support series, WRC 2.
Fourmaux has climbed Ford’s ‘Ladder of Opportunity’ from competing in a Fiesta R2T, to a Fiesta R5 and now into the latest generation of M-Sport’s Fiesta R5 MkII.
The Frenchman finished his debut national season of rallying in his native France’s Rallye Jeunes in third place in 2017, before winning five rounds of the French Junior Championship in 2018 to claim the title in his debut national season.
Last year saw the 24-year-old Fourmaux step up to the world stage with a Fiesta R2T19, but team principals took notice when he took on five WRC 2 events with a Fiesta R5. He claimed second place at the Rallye Monte-Carlo and third place at Wales Rally GB.
Co-driven by Belgian Renaud Jamoul, Fourmaux stats his 2020 season with the Rallye Monte-Carlo later this month.
Adrien Fourmaux said: “I’m really proud to be representing M-Sport Ford in the WRC 2 Championship this year – especially as it comes just three years after my Rallye Jeunes victory and first ever rally. Over the past 25 years many French drivers have started their careers with the opportunities the FFSA built with Rallye Jeunes – and it gave me the chance to discover this fantastic sport.
“Now I will be collaborating with M-Sport Ford – a team well known for their support and development of young drivers. I really want to succeed – both for myself, but also for people like Michelin and Yacco who have helped and supported me since the very beginning. This year I will contest a lot of rallies which I already know – and I hope that knowledge will help me challenge for the top results.”
