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ERC star Sesks secures WRC Rally1 graduation with M-Sport

European Rally Championship event winner Martins Sesks will make a World Rally Championship Rally1 debut with M-Sport Ford as part of a two-round deal supported by WRC Promoter.

The deal will see Sesks and co-driver Francis Renars compete in back-to-back events in Poland (27-30 June) and their home round in Latvia (18-21 July).

As part of the arrangement, the duo are set to drive a non-hybrid powered Ford Puma Rally1 car, marking its first appearance at WRC level in Poland, to aid their transition to the full hybrid version in Latvia.

The FIA passed regulations this year which allows teams to field Rally1 cars without hybrid units with ballast added to compensate for the weight of the plug-in hybrid system.

Sesks graduation to the top tier of world rally has been made possible thanks to a collaboration between the driver, M-Sport and the WRC Promoter.

The 24-year-old is a regular competing in the European Rally Championship driving Rally2 machinery. Last season, Sesks scored wins in Poland and Latvia on his way to finishing runner-up to champion Hayden Paddon. In 2022, Sesks won every stage on his way to victory at the Latvia ERC round.

This year he has swapped a Skoda Fabia for a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 for the 2024 ERC campaign.

“I am sincerely grateful, as it is a dream come true to join forces with the M-Sport World Rally Team and the WRC Promoter for this remarkable opportunity to advance from Rally2 to Rally1 level,” said Sesks.

Source: Autosport

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