2008 saw Van Merksteijn alter between a number of cars, the Evo VIII and IX's and a Ford Focus RS WRC 06. He also used an 07-spec Focus WRC for the final Dutch Rally Championship round. He only contested in two Dutch Rally rounds, finishing second in both rounds. He contested five WRC rounds in which he only finished one round, the 2008 Rallye 2009 Rally Poland. The 2009 ORLEN Platinum Rally Poland was the 66th running of the Rally Poland and the eighth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season. Rally Poland had previously been part of the WRC schedule during the inaugural 1973 season. The rally consisted of 18 special stages and was won by Ford 's Mikko Hirvonen, who took WRC 1 Mikko Hirvonen: Jarmo Lehtinen: Ford Focus RS WRC 09: 4:09:42.5 0.0 10 2 Sébastien Ogier: Julien Ingrassia: Citroën C4 WRC: 4:10:55.4 1:12.9 8 3 Jari-Matti Latvala: Miikka Anttila: Ford Focus RS WRC 09: 4:11:27.5 1:45.0 6 4 Federico Villagra: José Díaz: Ford Focus RS WRC 08: 4:13:30.8 3:48.3 5 5 Conrad Rautenbach: Daniel Barritt All models of Ford Focus RS WRC '09 1:32. Ford Focus RS WRC '09 Rally Mexico 2010 #4 Latvala J. - Anttila M. 1:32. Bburago . Ford Focus RS WRC '09 Rally d'Italia Ford Focus RS WRC ‘09: 2010: Jari-Matti Latvala: Ford Focus RS WRC ‘09: Citroën – Rally Argentina. 10 wins. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - APRIL 18: Mikko Hirvonen drives a BP Ford Abu Dhabi Team Ford Focus RS WRC 09 car during Rally of Turkey 2010 WRC championship, Mudarli Stage on April 18, 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey COFFS HARBOUR, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2014: Australian crew B. Reeves World Rally in a Mazda 2 RS WRC 2014 race super stage during Australian Jari-Matti Latvala, pilotando um Ford Focus RS WRC 09 no Rally da Finlândia de 2010. O primeiro rali mundial de Latvala foi o Rali da Grã-Bretanha de 2002 aos 17 anos. Ele completou a prova na 17ª colocação com um Mitsubish Lancer Evolution VI . Tamiya Ford Focus RS WRC 01 (58281) Part no: 17435034 Description: RS-540S. Speed controller in kit. Suspension type, front: Double wishbone. Suspension type, rear: OWRsmxO.