The 2025 World Rally Championship season kicks off in just over a week. Meaning it’s a good time to predict some things about the upcoming season. Kicking off with some predictions for the M-Sport Ford WRT.
Grégoire Munster
As mentioned in the preview article for M-Sport, I don’t think Munster will have a much better season this year than he did last season. However, I could see him take home at least two more top-five finishes and a couple of stage wins. Munster can’t fall back on being new to the events anymore. Sure the car has changed due to the loss of the hybrid units. However, that shouldn’t make a whole lot of difference once he gets used to the car.
Josh McErlean
Again not a whole lot of expectations here. I do see McErlean having a better season than Munster. However, that isn’t a hugely high bar. I could see McErlean having at least 6 top-five finishes along with a handful of stage wins. However, anything is possible, the field is stacked with many talented drivers. It’ll be an uphill battle for McErlean all year long.
Martins Sesks
Sesks is truly the only driver at M-Sport who I could see actually winning an event. The Latvian was keeping up decently well with Kalle Rovanperä in Latvia. Plus he has the most experience out of anybody in the car without a hybrid unit. Earlier this week Sesks confirmed he would drive a six-event season. Beginning in Sweden and ending in Finland. Sesks will also speak to M-Sport about doing the Saudi Arabian Rally at the end of the year.
Jourdan Serderidis
To be honest I don’t got much here. Therefore I’m not even going to give a prediction as well there isn’t much to predict. He’s not going to get a podium, nor win a stage, nor finish even in the top 10 overall.
As A Team
M-Sport will most likely be last in the manufacturer’s championship once again. I say most likely solely because Toyota is running a second team with just Sami Pajari in it. This means there is a way for M-Sport to outscore at least one team, but it’s still unlikely given the team’s driver lineup.