Citroën DS3 WRC

Citroën DS3 WRC ^[1]

Category	World Rally Car
Constructor	Citroën Racing
Technical specifications[2]
Chassis	Reinforced body with welded, multi-point roll cage
Suspension (front)	MacPherson type
Suspension (rear)	MacPherson type
Length	3,948 mm (155.4 in)
Width	1,820 mm (71.7 in)
Axle track	1,618 mm (63.7 in)
Wheelbase	2,461 mm (96.9 in)
Engine	Custom-built Citroën 1,598 cc (97.5 cu in) I4 turbocharged transversal
Transmission	Sadev 6-speed sequential manual transmission Front and rear mechanical auto-locking differentials
Weight	1,200 kg (2,645.5 lb)
Fuel	Total
Tyres	Michelin
Competition history
Notable entrants	Citroën Total World Rally Team ICE 1 Racing Petter Solberg World Rally Team
Notable drivers	Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Ogier Kimi Räikkönen Petter Solberg
Debut	2011 Rally Sweden

The Citroën DS3 WRC is the World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing for use from the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is based upon the Citroën DS3 road car, and replaces the highly successful Citroën C4 WRC. It is built to the new World Rally Car regulations for 2011, which are based upon the existing Super 2000 regulations, but is powered by a turbocharged 1.6-litre engine rather than the normally aspirated 2-litre engine found in Super 2000 cars.

Development work on the car has been carried out during 2010 by Citroën drivers Sébastien Loeb, Dani Sordo, Sébastien Ogier and test driver Philippe Bugalski as well as sister Peugeot drivers Kris Meeke^[3] and Stéphane Sarrazin.^[4]

Officially the car develops 300 bhp (223.7 kW) at 6,000rpm and 350 N·m (35.7 kgf·m) at 3,250rpm^[2].

WRC victories

No.	Event	Season	Surface	Driver	Co-driver
1	24º Corona Rally México	2011	Gravel	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena
2	45º Vodafone Rally de Portugal	2011	Gravel	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia
3	29th Jordan Rally	2011	Gravel	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia
4	8° Rally d'Italia Sardegna	2011	Gravel	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena
5	31º Rally Argentina	2011	Gravel	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena
6	57th Acropolis Rally	2011	Gravel	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia
7	61st Rally Finland	2011	Gravel	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena
8	29. ADAC Rallye Deutschland	2011	Tarmac	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia
9	27th Rallye de France – Alsace	2011	Tarmac	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia
10	47è Rally RACC Catalunya	2011	Tarmac/gravel	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena

See also

• Ford Fiesta RS WRC
• Mini John Cooper Works WRC

References

1. ^ "TECHNICAL DATA SHEET". http://www.citroen-wrc.com/en/ds3-wrc/technical-data-sheet. Retrieved 10 February 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.citroen-wrc.com/en/ds3-wrc/technical-data-sheet
3. ^ http://www.rallybuzz.com/citroen-ds3-wrc-essai-malaga/
4. ^ http://www.rallybuzz.com/dsordo-ds3wrc-essais/

External links

• Citroën World Rally Team