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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 | ||||||||
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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]
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]
Year | No. | Event | Surface | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant |
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2017 | 1 |
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2 |
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Mixed |
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2018 | 3 |
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Mixed |
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2019 | 4 |
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Mixed |
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5 |
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6 |
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Gravel |
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* Season still in progress.
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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 |
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Notable drivers |
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Debut |
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First win |
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Last win |
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Last event |
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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]
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]
Year | No. | Event | Surface | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant |
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2017 | 1 |
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Gravel |
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2 |
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Mixed |
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2018 | 3 |
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Mixed |
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2019 | 4 |
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Mixed |
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5 |
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Gravel |
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6 |
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Gravel |
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* Season still in progress.