Hoonigan Racing Division
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| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Ken Block estate |
| Current series | American Rally Association |
| Former series | World Rally Championship Global RallyCross Championship European Rallycross Championship World Rallycross Championship |
The Hoonigan Racing Division[1] is a motor racing team that competes in the American Rally Association. The team previously competed in the World Rally Championship, Global RallyCross Championship, FIA World Rallycross Championship and Rally America.[2][3]
History
[edit]The team was formed by Ken Block as Monster World Rally Team at the beginning of 2010 as a platform for him to compete at world championship level. The team, sponsored by Monster Energy, ran a 2011-spec Ford Fiesta RS WRC for Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino at selected events in the World Rally Championship. In 2013 the team was renamed to Hoonigan Racing Division, with Hoonigan being a play on the Australian English slang hoon for a reckless driver and the word hooligan. At the Global Rallycross, Block finished fifth in 2012, third in 2013, second in 2014 and seventh in 2015. Block also claimed a third-place finish and a fourth at the 2014 World Rallycross Championship.
In 2016, Block competed full-time in the FIA World Rallycross Championship alongside Andreas Bakkerud. He drove a Ford Focus RS, built and run by M-Sport,[4] a British motorsport team, who also build and prepare the cars for every rally team and several rallycross teams competing with the Fiesta model.
On September 4, 2017, Ford Performance and Hoonigan Racing Division announced their withdrawal from the World Rallycross Championship after the 2017 season.[5]
In September 2024, Hoonigan filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company will use bankruptcy in efforts to improve financing and support long-term growth.[6]
Racing record
[edit]Complete FIA World Rally Championship results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | No. | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points | WCC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Monster Energy World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 43 |  Ken Block
|
SWE | MEX 18 |
JOR | TUR 24 |
NZL | POR Ret |
BUL | FIN | GER Ret |
JPN | FRA 12 |
ESP 9 |
GBR 21 |
19th | 2 | - | - |
| 2011 | Monster Energy World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 43 | Ken Block
|
SWE 14 |
MEX 12 |
POR DNS |
JOR | ITA | ARG 18 |
GRE | FIN | GER 17 |
AUS 19 |
FRA 8 |
ESP Ret |
GBR 9 |
22nd | 6 | 8th | 27 |
| 2012 | Monster Energy World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 21 |  Chris Atkinson
|
MON | SWE | MEX Ret |
POR | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | GER | GBR | FRA | ITA | ESP | 20th | 4 | - | - |
| 43 | Ken Block
|
MON | SWE | MEX 9 |
POR | ARG | GRE | NZL 9 |
FIN Ret |
GER | GBR | FRA | ITA | ESP | 28th | 4 | |||||
| 2013 | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 43 | Ken Block
|
MON | SWE | MEX 7 |
POR | ARG | GRE | ITA | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | 17th | 6 | - | - |
| 2018 | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Fiesta WRC | 43 | Ken Block
|
MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP Ret |
AUS | - | 0 | - | - |
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
[edit]Supercar
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | No. | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WRX | Points | Teams | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Fiesta ST | 43 | Ken Block
|
POR |
GBR |
NOR 3 |
FIN |
SWE |
BEL |
CAN |
FRA 4 |
GER |
ITA |
TUR DNP |
ARG |
16th | 32 | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 13 |  Andreas Bakkerud
|
POR 4 |
HOC 12 |
BEL 14 |
GBR 6 |
NOR 1 |
SWE 1 |
CAN 2 |
FRA 2 |
BAR 7 |
LAT 4 |
GER 3 |
ARG 1 |
3rd | 239 | 4th | 302 |
| 43 | Ken Block
|
POR 18 |
HOC 3 |
BEL 19 |
GBR 14 |
NOR 14 |
SWE 13 |
CAN 10 |
FRA 6 |
BAR 16 |
LAT 16 |
GER 12 |
ARG 15 |
14th | 63 | |||||
| 2017 | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud
|
BAR 3 |
POR 10 |
HOC 14 |
BEL 6 |
GBR 3 |
NOR 2 |
SWE 2 |
CAN 13 |
FRA 4 |
LAT 4 |
GER 8 |
RSA 7 |
6th | 194 | 4th | 306 |
| 43 | Ken Block
|
BAR 9 |
POR 11 |
HOC 11 |
BEL 8 |
GBR 7 |
NOR 8 |
SWE 9 |
CAN 9 |
FRA 7† |
LAT 14 |
GER 14 |
RSA 8 |
9th | 112 |
† Five championship points deducted for receiving three reprimands in a season.
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
[edit]Supercar
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | No | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Fiesta ST | 43 | Ken Block
|
GBR | NOR 1 |
BEL | GER | ITA | 15th | 16 |
Complete Global Rallycross Championship results
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Supercar
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | No | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | GRC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Monster World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta | 43 | Ken Block
|
IRW1 | IRW2 | SEA1 | SEA2 | PIK1 | PIK2 | LA1 11 |
LA2 13 |
23rd | 10 | ||||
| 2012 | Monster World Rally Team Ford Racing | Ford Fiesta | 43 | Ken Block
|
CHA 15 |
TEX 8 |
LA 2 |
LOU 5 |
LV 7 |
LVC 10 |
5th | 58 | ||||||
| 2013 | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Fiesta ST | 43 | Ken Block
|
BRA 9 |
MUN1 2 |
MUN2 DSQ |
LOU 5 |
BRI 2 |
IRW 6 |
ATL 8 |
CHA 7 |
LV 1 |
3rd | 115 | |||
| 2014 | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Fiesta ST | 43 | Ken Block
|
BAR 10 |
AUS 11 |
DC 7 |
NY 3 |
CHA 1 |
DAY 2 |
LA1 3 |
LA2 2 |
SEA 9 |
LV 1 |
2nd | 376 | ||
| 2015 | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Fiesta ST | 43 | Ken Block
|
FTA 1 |
DAY1 8 |
DAY2 2 |
MCAS 1 |
DET1 1 |
DET2 7 |
DC 3 |
LA1 11 |
LA2 9 |
BAR1 11 |
BAR1 10 |
LV 10 |
7th | 345 |
Gallery
[edit]-
Sno* Drift Rally test drive -
Sno* Drift Rally test drive -
Ken Block's Mustang Hoonigan, known as "Hoonicorn", at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015 -
Ken Block at the 2016 World RX of Portugal -
Andreas Bakkerud at the 2016 World RX of Belgium
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Beer, Matt (23 January 2013). "Ken Block aiming for three rounds of 2013 World Rally Championship". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
Despite a similar busy schedule this season, Block said his renamed Hoonigan Racing Division would still be involved in the WRC.
- ^ "One to watch in Spain: Ken Block". wrc.com. October 17, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Hoonigan Racing team". Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "Monster Ford World Rally Team". M-Sport.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ Ridge, Hal (4 October 2017). "Ken Block's Ford-backed Hoonigan team to quit World Rallycross". Autosport. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Smith, Fred (September 9, 2024). "Hoonigan Files for Bankruptcy, Citing $1.2 Billion in Debt". Road and Track. Retrieved September 9, 2024.