The 2025 World Rally Championship season kicks off in just over a week. Meaning it’s a good time to preview some things about the upcoming season. Kicking off with a preview of the M-Sport Ford WRT.
Driver Lineup
Grégoire Munster – Full-Time
Gregoire Munster will once again pilot a top-level car for M-Sport this season. Munster had a lacklustre 2024 season. As the 26th-year-old finished eighth in the driver’s championship and had no podiums. This wasn’t much of a surprise as I don’t think anybody realistically expected Munster to do much. He did have three top-five finishes, including two to end the season. As far as 2025 goes Munster likely won’t do much more than he did last season.
Josh McErlean – Full-Time
With Adrien Fourmaux gone M-Sport had to replace him with somebody if they wanted to be a manufacturer in the WRC still. Motorsport Ireland came up with the money to fund a full-time drive for Josh McErlean. McErlean, much like Munster didn’t have incredible WRC2 results. As the Irishman has only two top-five WRC2 finishes throughout the three years he drove the championship. This includes one near-event win last season in Portugal. McErlean will likely do about the same as Munster did last season.
Martins Sesks – Part-Time
Sesks made waves last year when he debuted at Rally Poland. As the Latvian driver finished fifth at the event while driving a car without a hybrid unit. At his home event, he was on track to finish second which was before a final-stage incident which dropped him to seventh. He made his final appearance at Rally Chile Bio Bio where he finished 24th after having some difficulties. 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 – Part-Time
Retirement is nice this time of year or something like that. Serderidis said he would retire from driving a top-level car at the end of the 2023 season. However, that retirement was short-lived. As the Greek driver was back in a Puma for the Safari Rally in Kenya. Serderidis isn’t driving the car for podiums, or to even finish top 10 overall really. He just drives the car to enjoy it, so don’t expect any spectacular finishes out of him this season.