The FIA World Rally Championship takes the BP-Ford World Rally team across the globe, covering 16 countries on five continents during the 2006 season.
5,000,000+
Worldwide sales since the introduction of the Focus road car in 1999
442,000
European sales figures of the Focus in 2005 (plus 125,200 Focus C-MAX cars)
184,374
Number of kilometres each member of the ‘away' team flies each year
32,000
Number of bottles of water (33ml) used by the team in 2005
16,064
Meals served by the Ford catering team in 2005
7,900
Kilometres covered in testing by the team in 2005
6,400
Number of eggs used by the catering team during a season
5,575
The football pitch sized workshop at Dovenby Hall, Ford's state-of-the-art rally headquarters in Cumbria , is 5,575 square metres
4,800
Number of hotel rooms required by the team on events
4,514
Number of personnel days it takes to support all tests, recces and rallies with the minimum number of personnel required (excluding travel days)
4,362
Length of the Ford Focus RS WRC 06 (mm)
4,215
Total number of stages completed by Ford Motor Company entered cars since 1999
1,800
Width of the Ford Focus RS WRC 04 (mm)
1,600
Kilos of bacon consumed by the team during a season
1,230
Weight (kg) of the WRC-inspired Ford Focus RS road car – this is minimum FIA weight
1,000
Rolls of paper towels used per season by the BP-Ford team
1,000
Number of data samples recorded per second from the Focus RS WRC (maximum)
900
Operating temperature of the turbocharger on the Ford Focus RS WRC in degrees centigrade
580
Tyres used in testing by the team in 2005
658
Total number of manufacturer points scored since the debut of the Focus WRC in 1999
500
Litres of brake cleaner used by the team per season
370
Diameter in mm of the Formula 1-style Brembo disc brakes used on the Focus RS rally car for asphalt events
273
Number of days it took to design and develop the Focus RS WRC 06
240
For gravel events over rough surfaces, Focus suspension is set to provide 240mm of wheel travel to keep wheels in contact with the ground and provide maximum traction
225
Number of channels logged on the chassis by M-Sport and Pi engineers
210
Top speed of Focus RS WRC rally car in gravel specification (kph)
180
Number of full-time M-Sport employees based at Dovenby Hall
193
Marcus Gronholm is 193 centimetres in height
200
Packets of crisps eaten per rally weekend by the team
112
Number of sensors monitored by Pi engineers on the Focus RS WRC 06 cars
104
Number of points scored by the BP-Ford World Rally team during the 2005 season
100
Litres of specially blended Castrol engine oil used by the team per event
98
Exhaust system of rally car must comply with 98 dB(A) FIA noise limit
94
Number of litres held by the FIA-approved safety fuel tank
90
Metres of cling film used by the BP-Ford catering team during a rally weekend
67
Days testing planned for the team in 2006
67
Number of Ford Focus WRCs built since the start of the 1999 season when the Escort was replaced by the Focus (as at January 2006)
62
Combined ages of BP-Ford team drivers Marcus Gr ö nholm and Mikko Hirvonen
60
Litres of milk used by the catering team per day during a rally weekend
55
Average number of team members travelling to each event to support a two-car entry, including team management, drivers, engineers, mechanics and support personnel
45
The best time, in minutes, Ford mechanics have taken to change the transmission assembly at a service point on the 2006 Focus RS WRC
44
The size of BP-Ford driver Marcus Gronholms' feet (European size)
44
Halogen flood lights needed for the team's long haul service park
42
Number of power points used in the BP-Ford service area
20
Car assembly bays at Dovenby Hall
18
Diameter in inches of OZ alloy wheels fitted to Focus for asphalt events
16
Total number of victories the Ford Focus WRC has had since its debut in 1999
10
Number of minutes it takes to change brake discs and pads on a Focus RS WRC
7
Number of minutes it takes to change the complete suspension on the rally car
6
Number of additional lights fitted to a Focus RS WRC for stages competed in darkness
5
Number of forward speeds in the Focus RS WRC sequential gearbox
4
Number of test and development car bays at Dovenby Hall
3.9
Focus RS WRC accelerates from 0-to-100 kph in just 3.9 seconds on asphalt
3
The best time, in minutes, Ford mechanics have taken to change a complete clutch unit on a Focus RS WRC at a service point
1.5
Rally Focus has high-ratio steering rack requiring just 1.5 turns of the wheel lock-to-lock, compared with 2.9 turns for the road car
0.6
Litres of fuel used per kilometre of competitive stage distance
0.050
Seconds to complete a gear-change in the Ford Focus RS WRC (50 milliseconds)
