17/08/2008 06:39. Ford Focus Rally Car Claims WRC Start Record In Germany

Ford's double world championship-winning Focus RS World Rally Car reached another landmark achievement tonight when a record 13 models were flagged away from the startline of Rallye Deutschland – confirming it as the car of choice among the world's leading rally drivers.

Never before in the World Rally Car era have so many examples of the same car started a round of the FIA World Rally Championship. With 24 WRCs starting this 10th round of the series, it meant a remarkable 54 percent of those were Focus RS WRCs. Just two months ago the Focus RS WRC created history by becoming the first to score points in 100 consecutive WRC rounds.

All 13 cars were built at M-Sport, the British-based team which operates the official BP Ford... // PaddockTalk