{{short description|British rally driver}} {{for|the British actor|Unforgotten#Series 5 (2023) cast}} {{refimprove blp|date=September 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox WRC driver | name = Rhys Yates | image = Rhys 2 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Rhys Yates in 2020 | nationality = English | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|6|df=y}} | birth_place = England | years = {{WRC|2016}}-present | codriver = James Morgan | teams = M-Sport World Rally Team | races = 13 | championships = 0 | wins = 0 | podiums = 0 | stagewins = 0 | points = 0 | first_race = 2016 Wales Rally GB | last_race = 2020 Rally Sweden | updated = 16.4.2020 }} '''Rhys Yates''' (born 6 May 1992) is a British rally driver competing in WRC-2 for M-Sport Ford World Rally Team in a Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II.
==Early life== Rhys Yates was born on 6 May 1992 in England. His father, John Yates, and brother James are also drivers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rhys Yates|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/39721-rhys-yates/|website=e-wrc.com|accessdate=7 Sep 2025}}</ref><!---POB is not on this page---> ==Rally career== Yates started in motorcycle racing and motocross before switching to rallying in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/championship/teams-and-drivers/season-2020/wrc-2/driver/rhys-yates/|title=Rhys Yates|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|accessdate=16 October 2020|archive-date=28 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228041649/https://www.wrc.com/en/championship/teams-and-drivers/season-2020/wrc-2/driver/rhys-yates/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Yates joined multiple World Rally Championship-winning squad M-Sport Ford World Rally Team for the 2020 season, where he would drive a latest-specification, factory-prepared and run Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II. He opened his account with a fourth-place at the 2020 Monte Carlo Rally.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/other-sport/points-rhys-yates-monte-carlo-rally-1375981|title=Points for Rhys Yates at Monte Carlo Rally|work=Derbyshire Times|date=26 January 2020|accessdate=16 October 2020}}</ref>
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK in 2020-2021, and in-person competitions ceased. Yates stepped into sim racing, taking on more experienced eGamers to win the World Rally Championship's Esports WRC Shootout.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2020/esports/great-britains-rhys-yates-takes-victory-in-esports-wrc-shootout/|title=Great Britain's Rhys Yates takes victory in esports WRC shootout|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=23 April 2020|accessdate=16 October 2020|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017041758/https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2020/esports/great-britains-rhys-yates-takes-victory-in-esports-wrc-shootout/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Yates currently{{when|date=September 2025}} participates in the British Rally Championship, using a M-Sport prepared Ford Fiesta Rally2
==Career results== === WRC results === {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" !Year !Entrant !Car !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !{{Tooltip|WDC|Championship position}} !Points |- | {{WRC|2016}} ! M-Sport World Rally Team ! Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | style="background:#ffffff" | CHN<br />{{small|C}} | FRA | ESP | style="background:#CFCFFF" | GBR<br />{{small|32}} | AUS ! NC ! 0 |- | {{WRC|2017}} ! Gemini Clinic Rally Team ! Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | style="background:#CFCFFF" | ESP<br />{{small|34}} | style="background:#EFCFFF" | GBR<br />{{small|46}} | AUS | ! NC ! 0 |- | rowspan="2" | {{WRC|2018}} ! Rhys Yates ! rowspan="2" | Škoda Fabia R5 | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | style="background:#EFCFFF" | GBR<br />{{small|Ret}} | | | | ! rowspan="2" | NC ! rowspan="2" | 0 |- ! Toksport WRT | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#CFCFFF" | ESP<br />{{small|29}} | AUS | | |- | {{WRC|2019}} ! Rhys Yates ! Škoda Fabia R5 | style="background:#CFCFFF" | MON<br />{{small|14}} | style="background:#CFCFFF" | SWE<br />{{small|25}} | MEX | style="background:#CFCFFF" | FRA<br />{{small|15}} | ARG | CHL | ITA | style="background:#CFCFFF" | POR<br />{{small|25}} | FIN | style="background:#CFCFFF" | GER<br />{{small|22}} | TUR | style="background:#CFCFFF" | GBR<br />{{small|25}} | ESP | style="background:#ffffff" | AUS<br />{{small|C}} ! NC ! 0 |- | {{WRC|2020}} ! M-Sport Ford WRT ! Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | style="background:#CFCFFF" | MON<br />{{small|19}} | style="background:#CFCFFF" | SWE<br />{{small|19}} | MEX | EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ | | | | | | | ! NC ! 0 |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress
=== WRC-2 results === {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" !Year !Entrant !Car !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !{{Tooltip|WDC|Championship position}} !Points |- | 2016 ! M-Sport World Rally Team ! Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | style="background:#ffffff" | CHN<br />{{small|C}} | FRA | ESP | style="background:#CFCFFF" | GBR<br />{{small|11}} | AUS ! NC ! 0 |- |2017 !Gemini Clinic Rally Team ! Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | style="background:#CFCFFF" | ESP<br />{{small|11}} | style="background:#EFCFFF" | GBR<br />{{small|19}} | AUS | ! NC ! 0 |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 ! Rhys Yates ! rowspan="2" | Škoda Fabia R5 | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | style="background:#EFCFFF" | GBR<br />{{small|Ret}} | | | | ! rowspan="2" | NC ! rowspan="2" | 0 |- ! Toksport WRT | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#CFCFFF" | ESP<br />{{small|13}} | AUS | | |- | 2019 ! Rhys Yates ! Škoda Fabia R5 | style="background:#dfffdf" | MON<br />{{small|4}} | style="background:#dfffdf" | SWE<br />{{small|10}} | MEX | style="background:#CFCFFF" | FRA<br />{{small|5}} | ARG | CHL | ITA | style="background:#CFCFFF" | POR<br />{{small|15}} | FIN | style="background:#dfffdf" | GER<br />{{small|7}} | TUR | style="background:#dfffdf" | GBR<br />{{small|10}} | ESP | style="background:#ffffff" | AUS<br />{{small|C}} ! 16th ! 30 |- | 2020 ! M-Sport Ford WRT ! Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | style="background:#dfffdf" | MON<br />{{small|4}} | style="background:#dfffdf" | SWE<br />{{small|5}} | MEX | EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ | | | | | | | ! 7th ! 22 |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Rhys Yates}} *{{Official Website|http://www.rhysyates.com}} *[https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/39721-rhys-yates Rhys Yates]'s e-wrc profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yates, Rhys}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:English rally drivers Category:World Rally Championship drivers Category:Sportspeople from Chesterfield, Derbyshire Category:Toksport WRT drivers Category:M-Sport drivers