Martin returns to WRC cockpit at Goodwood.

Markko Martin will make a brief return to a WRC car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed after being enlisted to drive the Ford Focus RS Rally Car, together with team boss Malcolm Wilson and his son Matthew.

Martin has not competed in the WRC since the crash at the Rally GB that claimed the life of his co-driver Michael Park, but will tackle the new 2.5km rally track at the wheel of a Ford for the first time since he last raced for them in 2004, a season in which he claimed third in the driver standings.

Markko Martin / Michael Park - Ford Focus RS WRC04, Rally Catalunya
Markko Martin / Michael Park - Ford Focus RS WRC04, Rally Catalunya
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Markko Martin will make a brief return to a WRC car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed after being enlisted to drive the Ford Focus RS Rally Car, together with team boss Malcolm Wilson and his son Matthew.

Martin has not competed in the WRC since the crash at the Rally GB that claimed the life of his co-driver Michael Park, but will tackle the new 2.5km rally track at the wheel of a Ford for the first time since he last raced for them in 2004, a season in which he claimed third in the driver standings.

The Estonian, who will drive the works BP-Ford Focus on both Friday and Saturday, will be joined by Wilson Sr and Jnr, who will feature on a day each in the VK Stobart machine.

Rides around the Hannu Mikkola designed track in both the BP-Ford and the Stobart Focus RS WRC rally cars are being provided to the Richard Burns Foundation and to patients from the Teenage Cancer Trust.

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