Engineering:Citroën C3 WRC
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Short description: Citroën World Rally Car
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| Category | World Rally Championship | ||||||||
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| Predecessor | Citroën DS3 WRC | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
| Suspension | MacPherson | ||||||||
| Length | 4,128 mm | ||||||||
| Width | 1,875 mm | ||||||||
| Axle track | 1,670 mm | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,540 mm | ||||||||
| Engine | PSA 1.6 L (98 cu in) I4 Turbocharger | ||||||||
| Transmission | Six-speed sequential 4-wheel drive, mechanical front and rear self-locking hydraulically-controlled central differential | ||||||||
| Weight | 1,190 kg | ||||||||
| Brakes | Front: Ventilated disks, 370 mm (tarmac) and 300 mm (gravel) Water-cooled four-piston callipers (tarmac) Rear: Ventilated disks, 330 mm (tarmac) and 300 mm (gravel) Four-piston callipers | ||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
| Clutch | Cerametallic twin-disk | ||||||||
| Competition history (WRC) | |||||||||
| Notable entrants |  Citroën World Rally Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Khalid Al Qassimi[3] Craig Breen[3] Esapekka Lappi[4] Stéphane Lefebvre[3] Sébastien Loeb Kris Meeke[3] Sébastien Ogier[5] Mads Østberg | ||||||||
| Debut |  2017 Monte Carlo Rally | ||||||||
| First win |  2017 Rally Mexico | ||||||||
| Last win |  2019 Rally Turkey | ||||||||
| Last event |  2019 Rally Catalunya | ||||||||
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The Citroën C3 WRC is a rally car designed and developed by the Citroën World Rally Team to compete in the World Rally Championship. The car, which is a replacement for the successful Citroën DS3 WRC, is based on the Citroën C3.[6] The C3 WRC made its début at the start of the 2017 season, where it was driven by Craig Breen, Stéphane Lefebvre and Kris Meeke,[3][7] with Khalid Al Qassimi entering a fourth car at selected events.[3]
Development history
Citroën formally announced its intentions to withdraw from full-time competition at the end of the 2015 season in order to focus on the development of the C3 WRC.[8] The team contested selected events during the 2016 season, using the DS3 WRC as a testing platform for selected parts.[6] Further testing and development was carried out using the Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, the car used by Citroën in the World Touring Car Championship.[6] The C3 WRC's début in 2017 coincided with the widespread revisions to the sport's technical regulations.[9]
WRC victories
| Year | No. | Event | Surface | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant |
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| 2017 | 1 | 2017 Rally Mexico
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Gravel | Kris Meeke
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Paul Nagle
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Citroën World Rally Team
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| 2 | 2017 Rally Catalunya
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Mixed | Kris Meeke
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Paul Nagle
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Citroën World Rally Team
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| 2018 | 3 | 2018 Rally Catalunya
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Mixed | Sébastien Loeb
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Daniel Elena
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Citroën World Rally Team
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| 2019 | 4 | 2019 Monte Carlo Rally
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Mixed | Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Citroën World Rally Team
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| 5 | 2019 Rally Mexico
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Gravel | Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Citroën World Rally Team
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| 6 | 2019 Rally Turkey
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Gravel | Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Citroën World Rally Team
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WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Driver | Rounds | Points | WCM pos. | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||
| Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Kris Meeke
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MON Ret |
SWE 12 |
MEX 1 |
FRA Ret |
ARG Ret |
POR 18 |
ITA Ret |
POL | FIN 8 |
GER Ret |
ESP 1 |
GBR 7 |
AUS 7 |
218 | 4th | ||
| Craig Breen
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MON | SWE 5 |
MEX | FRA 5 |
ARG Ret |
POR 5 |
ITA 25 |
POL 11 |
FIN 5 |
GER 5 |
ESP | GBR 15 |
AUS Ret |
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| Stéphane Lefebvre
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MON 9 |
SWE | MEX 15 |
FRA 50 |
ARG | POR 13 |
ITA | POL 5 |
FIN | GER | ESP 6 |
GBR | AUS Ret |
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| Andreas Mikkelsen
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MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA 8 |
POL 9 |
FIN | GER 2 |
ESP | GBR | AUS | |||||
| Khalid Al Qassimi
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MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR 17 |
ITA | POL | FIN 16 |
GER | ESP 17 |
GBR 22 |
AUS | |||||
| Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Kris Meeke
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MON 4 |
SWE Ret |
MEX 3 |
FRA 9 |
ARG 7 |
POR Ret |
ITA WD |
FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | 237 | 4th | ||
| Craig Breen
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MON 9 |
SWE 2 |
MEX | FRA | ARG Ret |
POR 7 |
ITA 6 |
FIN 8 |
GER 7 |
TUR Ret |
GBR 4 |
ESP 9 |
AUS 7 |
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| Sébastien Loeb
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MON | SWE | MEX 5 |
FRA 14 |
ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP 1 |
AUS | |||||
| Mads Østberg
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MON | SWE 6 |
MEX | FRA | ARG | POR 6 |
ITA 5 |
FIN 2 |
GER Ret |
TUR 23 |
GBR 8 |
ESP | AUS 3 |
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| Khalid Al Qassimi
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MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG 14 |
POR | ITA | FIN 37 |
GER | TUR 15 |
GBR | ESP 21 |
AUS | |||||
| Citroën Total WRT
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Sébastien Ogier
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MON 1 |
SWE 29 |
MEX 1 |
FRA 2 |
ARG 3 |
CHL 2 |
POR 3 |
ITA 41 |
FIN 5 |
GER 7 |
TUR 1 |
GBR 3 |
ESP 8 |
AUS C |
284 | 3rd | |
| Esapekka Lappi
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MON Ret |
SWE 2 |
MEX 13 |
FRA 7 |
ARG Ret |
CHL 6 |
POR Ret |
ITA 7 |
FIN 2 |
GER 8 |
TUR 2 |
GBR 27 |
ESP Ret |
AUS C | ||||
* Season still in progress.
See also
- World Rally Car
- Ford Fiesta RS WRC
- Ford Fiesta WRC
- Hyundai i20 WRC
- Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
- Mini John Cooper Works WRC
- Toyota Yaris WRC
- Volkswagen Polo R WRC
References
- ↑ "CITROËN C3 WRC - About WRC - WRC.com". https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/about-wrc/rally-cars/citroen-c3-wrc/page/795-18667-795--.html.
- ↑ "Citroen C3 WRC". Juwra.com. http://juwra.com/citroen_c3_wrc.html. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Evans, David (5 October 2016). "Citroen announces Breen and Lefebvre as Meeke's 2017 WRC team-mates". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126512/citroen-announces-2017-wrc-lineup.
- ↑ "Esapekka Lappi Joins Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT". Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT. 17 October 2018. https://media.citroenracing.com/en/esapekka-lappi-joins-citro%C3%ABn-total-abu-dhabi-wrt?idtok=66992bbb6955.
- ↑ Evans, David (28 September 2018). "Sebastien Ogier picks Citroen for 2019 World Rally Championship". autosport.com (Motorsport Network). https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/139005/ogier-chooses-to-rejoin-citroen-for-2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Evans, David (5 April 2016). "Citroën in race against time to develop all-new WRC C3 for 2017". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123642/citroen-in-race-against-time-for-2017.
- ↑ "Meeke, Lefebvre and Breen join DS 3 squad". WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 December 2015. http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/december-2015/abu-dhabi-team-2016/page/3063--12-12-.html.
- ↑ "Citroën commits to WRC future". 19 November 2015. http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/november/citroens-2017-plans/page/3009--12-12-.html.
- ↑ "WRC cars to become more aggressive in 2017". speedcafe.com. 11 July 2015. http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/07/11/wrc-cars-to-become-more-aggressive-in-2017/.
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