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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

The Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC[11] (originally known as the Hyundai New Generation i20 WRC) is a World Rally Car built by Hyundai for use in the World Rally Championship starting in 2017.[12] It is based on the Hyundai i20 subcompact car, and is the successor to the Hyundai i20 WRC used between 2014 and 2015.

Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
CategoryWorld Rally Car
ConstructorHyundai
PredecessorHyundai i20 WRC
SuccessorHyundai i20 N Rally1
Technical specifications[1][2]
SuspensionMacPherson
Length4,100 mm
Width1,875 mm
Axle track1,665 mm
Wheelbase2,570 mm
EngineBespoke Hyundai Motorsport Global Race Engine 1,600 cc (97.6 cu in) I4 turbo direct injection
TransmissionSequential gearbox, six forward gears and one reverse with paddle shift
Four-wheel drive
Hydraulic in centre, mechanical with ramps in front and rear differential
Weight1,190 kg
FuelPanta
LubricantsShell Helix Ultra
BrakesVentilated Brembo disc brakes (370mm on tarmac, 300mm on gravel). Air-cooled 4 piston callipers.
TyresPirelli
ClutchCerametallic twin-disk
Competition history (WRC)
Notable entrants
Notable driversRepublic of Ireland Craig Breen[3]
France Sébastien Loeb[4]
France Pierre-Louis Loubet[5]
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen[6]
Belgium Thierry Neuville[7]
New Zealand Hayden Paddon[8]
Spain Dani Sordo[9]
Sweden Oliver Solberg
Estonia Ott Tänak[10]
DebutMonaco 2017 Monte Carlo Rally
First winFrance 2017 Tour de Corse
Last winSpain 2021 Rally Catalunya
Last eventItaly 2021 Rally Monza
RacesWinsPodiumsTitles
5817622
Constructors' Championships2 (2019, 2020)

Three i20 Coupe WRCs were entered for the 2017 season, where they were driven by Thierry Neuville, Hayden Paddon and Dani Sordo.[7][8][9] Later into the season they also signed Andreas Mikkelsen.[6] Neuville scored four wins and eight podiums, finishing runner-up behind Ogier, who switched to M-Sport.

All four drivers continued in 2018 season. Neuville won three races and claimed six podiums, but was again outscored by Ogier.

World Rally Championship results edit

Championship titles edit

Year Title Competitor Entries Wins Podiums Points
2019 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers   Hyundai Motorsport 39 4 13 380
2020 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers   Hyundai Motorsport 21 3 11 241

WRC victories edit

Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver Entrant
2017 1   2017 Tour de Corse Tarmac   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
2   2017 Rally Argentina Gravel   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
3   2017 Rally Poland Gravel   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
4   2017 Rally Australia Gravel   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
2018 5   2018 Rally Sweden Snow   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
6   2018 Rally de Portugal Gravel   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
7   2018 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
2019 8   2019 Tour de Corse Tarmac   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
9   2019 Rally Argentina Gravel   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
10   2019 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel   Dani Sordo   Carlos del Barrio   Hyundai Motorsport
11   2019 Rally Catalunya Mixed   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
2020 12   2020 Monte Carlo Rally Mixed   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport
13   2020 Rally Estonia Gravel   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Hyundai Motorsport
14   2020 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel   Dani Sordo   Carlos del Barrio   Hyundai Motorsport
2021 15   2021 Arctic Rally Snow   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Hyundai Motorsport
16   2021 Ypres Rally Tarmac   Thierry Neuville   Martijn Wydaeghe   Hyundai Motorsport
17   2021 Rally Catalunya Tarmac   Thierry Neuville   Martijn Wydaeghe   Hyundai Motorsport

Complete World Rally Championship results edit

Year Entrant Driver Rounds Points WCM
pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
2017   Hyundai Motorsport   Thierry Neuville MON
15 		SWE
13 		MEX
3 		FRA
1 		ARG
1 		POR
2 		ITA
3 		POL
1 		FIN
6 		GER
44 		ESP
Ret 		GBR
2 		AUS
1 		345 2nd
  Dani Sordo MON
4 		SWE
4 		MEX
8 		FRA
3 		ARG
8 		POR
3 		ITA
12 		POL
4 		FIN
9 		GER
34 		ESP
15 		GBR
10 		AUS
  Hayden Paddon MON
Ret 		SWE
7 		MEX
5 		FRA
6 		ARG
6 		POR
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		POL
2 		FIN
Ret 		GER
8 		ESP GBR
8 		AUS
3
  Andreas Mikkelsen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP
18 		GBR
4 		AUS
11
2018   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT   Thierry Neuville MON
5 		SWE
1 		MEX
6 		FRA
3 		ARG
2 		POR
1 		ITA
1 		FIN
9 		GER
2 		TUR
16 		GBR
5 		ESP
4 		AUS
Ret 		341 2nd
  Andreas Mikkelsen MON
13 		SWE
3 		MEX
4 		FRA
7 		ARG
5 		POR
16 		ITA
18 		FIN
10 		GER
6 		TUR
5 		GBR
6 		ESP
10 		AUS
11
  Dani Sordo MON
Ret 		SWE MEX
2 		FRA
4 		ARG
3 		POR
4 		ITA FIN GER
Ret 		TUR GBR ESP
5 		AUS
  Hayden Paddon MON SWE
5 		MEX FRA ARG POR
Ret 		ITA
4 		FIN
4 		GER TUR
3 		GBR
7 		ESP AUS
2
2019   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT   Thierry Neuville MON
2 		SWE
3 		MEX
4 		FRA
1 		ARG
1 		CHL
Ret 		POR
2 		ITA
6 		FIN
6 		GER
4 		TUR
8 		GBR
2 		ESP
1 		AUS
C 		380 1st
  Andreas Mikkelsen MON
Ret 		SWE
4 		MEX
Ret 		FRA ARG
2 		CHL
7 		POR ITA
3 		FIN
4 		GER
6 		TUR
3 		GBR
6 		ESP AUS
C
  Sébastien Loeb MON
4 		SWE
7 		MEX FRA
8 		ARG CHL
3 		POR
Ret 		ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP
4 		AUS
C
  Dani Sordo MON SWE MEX
9 		FRA
4 		ARG
6 		CHL POR
23 		ITA
1 		FIN GER
5 		TUR
5 		GBR ESP
3 		AUS
C
  Craig Breen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
7 		GER TUR GBR
8 		ESP AUS
C
2020   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT   Ott Tänak MON
Ret 		SWE
2 		MEX
2 		EST
1 		TUR
17 		ITA
6 		MNZ
2 		241 1st
  Thierry Neuville MON
1 		SWE
6 		MEX
16 		EST
Ret 		TUR
2 		ITA
2 		MNZ
Ret
  Sébastien Loeb MON
6 		SWE MEX EST TUR
3 		ITA MNZ
  Craig Breen MON SWE
7 		MEX EST
2 		TUR ITA MNZ
  Dani Sordo MON SWE MEX
Ret 		EST TUR ITA
1 		MNZ
3
  Hyundai 2C Competition   Pierre-Louis Loubet MON SWE MEX EST
Ret 		TUR
Ret 		ITA
7 		8 4th
  Ole Christian Veiby MNZ
Ret
2021   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT   Ott Tänak MON
Ret 		ARC
1 		CRO
4 		POR
21 		ITA
24 		KEN
3 		EST
31 		BEL
6 		GRE
2 		FIN
2 		ESP
Ret 		MNZ 462 2nd
  Thierry Neuville MON
3 		ARC
3 		CRO
3 		POR
36 		ITA
3 		KEN
Ret 		EST
3 		BEL
1 		GRE
8 		FIN
Ret 		ESP
1 		MNZ
4
  Dani Sordo MON
5 		ARC CRO POR
2 		ITA
17 		KEN
12 		EST BEL GRE
4 		FIN ESP
3 		MNZ
3
  Craig Breen MON ARC
4 		CRO
8 		POR ITA KEN EST
2 		BEL
2 		GRE FIN
3 		ESP MNZ
  Teemu Suninen MON ARC CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ
6
  Hyundai 2C Competition   Pierre-Louis Loubet MON
16 		ARC
39 		CRO
29 		POR
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		KEN
WD 		EST
7 		BEL
68 		GRE
Ret 		FIN MNZ 68 4th
  Nil Solans ESP
8
  Oliver Solberg MON ARC
7 		CRO POR ITA
WD 		KEN
Ret 		EST BEL GRE FIN ESP
7 		MNZ
5

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC – About WRC – WRC.com". Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ^ "juwra.com | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC". juwra.com.
  3. ^ "Hyundai calls up Craig Breen for WRC return on Rally Finland". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Sebastien Loeb seals six-round 2019 WRC deal with Hyundai". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Loubet set for World Rally Car début". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b Beer, Matt (28 September 2017). "Hyundai signs Andreas Mikkelsen for 2018-19 WRC seasons". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b Evans, David (5 October 2016). "Hyundai retains Neuville alongside Paddon and Sordo for 2017 WRC". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Hayden Paddon secures Hyundai WRC future". speedcafe.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  9. ^ a b Evans, David (22 August 2016). "Hyundai keeps Dani Sordo for 2017 and '18 World Rally Championships". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Tänak quits Toyota". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Hyundai uncovers 2017 i20 at Monza rally show". speedcafe.com. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  12. ^ Evans, David (22 June 2016). "Hyundai to switch its i20 World Rally Championship model for 2017". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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