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Renārs Francis

{{Short description|Latvian rally co-driver}}

{{Infobox WRC driver

| name = Renārs Francis

| image =File:Rajd Świdnicki 2023 - Mārtiņš Sesks.jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|20|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| nationality = {{flagicon|LAT}} Latvian

| Years = {{WRC|2018}}–{{WRC|2021}}, {{WRC|2024}}–present

| Driver = Mārtiņš Sesks

| Teams = M-Sport Ford WRT

| Championships = 0

| Races = 18

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Stagewins = 2

| Points = 30

| First race = 2018 Rally Deutschland

| First win =

| Last win =

| Last race = 2025 Rally Sweden

|image_size=250px}}

Renārs Francis (born 20 December 1978) is a Latvian rally co-driver.

Biography

File:Wrc 2024-martins sesks.jpg

Francis made his WRC debut with Mārtiņš Sesks at the 2018 Rally Deutschland, and top tier debut in {{WRC|2024}}, competing for M-Sport Ford WRT.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/a/news/w27739_M-rti---Sesks-set-for-Rally1-step-up|title=Mārtiņš Sesks set for Rally1 step-up|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=22 April 2024|access-date=27 April 2024}} They were contracted to contest six rounds with the team in {{WRC|2025}}.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/a/news/w29118_M-rti---Sesks-ready-to-light-up-WRC-with-expanded-2025-programme|title=Mārtiņš Sesks ready to light up WRC with expanded 2025 programme|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=14 January 2025|access-date=14 January 2025}}

Rally 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|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

{{WRC|2018}}

! Mārtiņš Sesks

! Opel Adam R2

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| FRA

| ARG

| POR

| ITA

| FIN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
{{small|36}}

| TUR

| GBR

| ESP

| AUS

|

! NC

! 0

{{WRC|2019}}

! LMT Autosporta Akadēmija

! Ford Fiesta R2T19

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
{{small|36}}

| MEX

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

| ARG

| CHL

| POR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
{{small|42}}

| GER

| TUR

| GBR

| ESP

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| AUS
{{small|C}}

! NC

! 0

{{WRC|2020}}

! LMT Autosporta Akadēmija

! Ford Fiesta Rally4

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
{{small|27}}

| MEX

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST
{{small|28}}

| TUR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|34}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

{{WRC|2021}}

! LMT Autosporta Akadēmija

! Ford Fiesta Rally4

| MON

| ARC

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|25}}

| ITA

| KEN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL
{{small|58}}

| GRE

| FIN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
{{small|48}}

| MNZ

|

|

! NC

! 0

{{WRC|2024}}

! M-Sport Ford WRT

! Ford Puma Rally1

| MON

| SWE

| KEN

| CRO

| POR

| ITA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAT
{{small|7}}

| FIN

| GRE

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHL
{{small|24}}

| EUR

| JPN

|

! 15th

! 22

{{WRC|2025}}

! M-Sport Ford WRT

! Ford Puma Rally1

| MON

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
{{small|6}}

| KEN

| ESP

| POR

| ITA

| GRE

| EST

| FIN

| PAR

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

| SAU

! 10th*

! 8*

{{asterisk}} Season still in progress.

References

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External links

  • [https://www.ewrc-results.com/coprofile/15621-renars-francis/ Renārs Francis]'s e-wrc profile

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Category:1978 births

Category:Living people

Category:Latvian co-drivers

Category:World Rally Championship co-drivers

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