Double world rally champion Carlos Sainz will contest a rally driving a Ford Puma Rally1 World Rally Championship automotive in Spain this weekend.
The 1990 and 1992 world rally champion has confirmed that he’ll leap behind the wheel of the newest era WRC automotive at Rally de Asturias Historic, which can this yr pay tribute to Sainz’s illustrious profession.
The 64-year-old Sainz will workforce up with long-time co-driver Luis Moya for the 10-stage asphalt rally, comprising 126.66 aggressive kilometres.
“There’s not lengthy to go till the historic Asturias rally in Pravia. They’ve determined to dedicate the occasion to my profession, which I’m tremendously grateful for. I discussed a short while in the past that there is likely to be a shock in retailer,” mentioned Sainz on social media.
“That shock has now been confirmed, and I wish to say an enormous thanks to each Ford and Purple Bull for bringing a Ford Puma Rally1 to the occasion.
“I’ll get to drive a latest-generation rally automotive. It’s been so a few years since I final drove on asphalt, and now I’ll even have the chance to drive this implausible automotive, whose homologation, by the way, expires on the finish of this yr.
“Luis [co-driver Moya] and I are actually excited to see the automotive and check out it out. We hope to see you all there in Asturias.”
#225 Ford M-Sport Ford: Carlos Sainz Sr
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Sainz clocked up 196 WRC stars throughout his profession, recording 26 wins and 97 podium finishes, driving Toyota, Subaru, Lancia, Ford and Citroen equipment.
Since calling time on his WRC profession on the finish of 2005, Sainz has remained energetic competing in rally-raid, profitable the well-known Dakar Rally 4 occasions (2010, 2018, 2020, 2024).
Sainz joined Ford’s manufacturing unit World Rally-Raid Championship programme for 2025 and is sitting ninth within the championship standings this season.
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