Citroën C3 WRC
| Category | World Rally Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designer | Laurent Fregosi | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Power | 380 brake horsepower (280 kW) @ 6,500 rpm 400 newton-metres (300 lbf⋅ft) @ 4,500 rpm | ||||||||
| 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 | France Citroën World Rally Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi[3] Republic of Ireland Craig Breen[3] Finland Esapekka Lappi[4] France Stéphane Lefebvre[3] France Sébastien Loeb United Kingdom Kris Meeke[3] France Sébastien Ogier[5] Norway Mads Østberg | ||||||||
| Debut | Monaco 2017 Monte Carlo Rally | ||||||||
| First win | Mexico 2017 Rally Mexico | ||||||||
| Last win | Turkey 2019 Rally Turkey | ||||||||
| Last event | Spain 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
WRC results
* Season still in progress.
See also
References
- ↑ "CITROËN C3 WRC - About WRC - WRC.com". Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ↑ "Citroen C3 WRC". Juwra.com. 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. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Esapekka Lappi Joins Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT". media.citroenracing.com. Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ Evans, David (28 September 2018). "Sebastien Ogier picks Citroen for 2019 World Rally Championship". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "Meeke, Lefebvre and Breen join DS 3 squad". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ "Citroën commits to WRC future". 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "WRC cars to become more aggressive in 2017". speedcafe.com. 11 July 2015.