NGK-sponsored M-Sport delivered the dream result at the Dayinsure Wales Rally GB, securing the FIA World Rally Championships for drivers, co-drivers and manufacturers as well as the rally win.

As Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia clinched their fifth FIA World Rally Championship title, Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt secured a maiden victory in Wales to make it a memorable weekend for the Cumbrian-based team.

Team Principal, Malcolm Wilson OBE, said, “It really was the Triple Crown, and a very emotional day for all of us. We have a great team of people and their hard work has resulted in something truly amazing. We’ve been on the podium at every event and we’re the only team to have had all three drivers secure a win this year. The Fiesta has proven itself to have the performance and the strength, and that is down to the tireless hours that every single member of the team has put into this incredible achievement.”

M-Sport’s Ecoboost-powered Ford Fiesta WRC team cars are fitted with NGK spark plugs and NTK Lambda sensors.  Mark Hallam, Marketing Manager, NGK Spark Plugs said, “We would like to pay tribute to the whole M-Sport team for their fantastic performance this year. To achieve a triple success was a truly magnificent feat.  I’m sure all our customers who follow WRC will have been thrilled to see the team secure such a well-deserved victory in Wales and take the drivers’, co-drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles.”

Ogier and Ingrassia’s fifth successive title makes them one of only three crews to have secured the crown with two different manufacturers.