Citroën DS3 WRC

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 replaced the highly successful Citroën C4 WRC. It was built to the new World Rally Car regulations for 2011, which were 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.

Citroën DS3 WRC [1]
CategoryWorld Rally Car
ConstructorCitroën Racing
PredecessorCitroën C4 WRC
SuccessorCitroën C3 WRC
Technical specifications[2]
ChassisReinforced body with welded, multi-point roll cage
SuspensionMacPherson type
Length3,948 mm (155.4 in)
Width1,820 mm (71.7 in)
Axle track1,618 mm (63.7 in)
Wheelbase2,461 mm (96.9 in)
EngineCustom-built Citroën 1,598 cc (97.5 cu in) I4 turbocharged transversal
TransmissionSadev 6-speed sequential manual transmission
Front and rear mechanical auto-locking differentials
Weight1,200 kg (2,645.5 lb)
FuelTotal
TyresMichelin
Competition history (WRC)
Notable entrants Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën Junior Team
Petter Solberg World Rally Team
Qatar World Rally Team
Notable drivers Kris Meeke
Mads Østberg
Khalid Al Qassimi
Sébastien Loeb
Mikko Hirvonen
Dani Sordo
Sébastien Ogier
Kimi Räikkönen
Petter Solberg
Thierry Neuville
Debut 2011 Rally Sweden
First win 2011 Rally Mexico
Last win 2016 Rally Finland
WinsTitles
266
Constructors' Championships2 (2011, 2012)
Drivers' Championships2 (2011, 2012)

Development work on the car had 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]

The engine has been specifically developed for this car (older regulations required that the engine be based on an existing mass-produced engine's cylinder block and head gasket). It officially develops 220 kW (300 hp) at 6,000 rpm and 350 N⋅m (36 kgf⋅m) at 3,250 rpm.[2]

In October 2012, Citroën announced the DS3 RRC intended for use in the championships below that of the WRC: WRC-2 (formerly S-WRC), European Rally Championship (ERC), Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), some national championships and so on. Visually and internally, the two models (DS3 WRC and RRC) are different since the regulations are more restrictive on the RRC. For example, the WRC 1.6-litre turbocharged direct-injection engine has been slightly modified dropping the power from 220 kW (300 hp) to 205 kW (275 hp), visually the bumper intakes are smaller and the rear spoiler complies with the S2000 standards. The other significant change concerns the brakes in tarmac configuration: the diameter of the discs has been reduced from 355 to 350 mm and the water-cooling system has been removed.[5]

At the 2016 Rally Finland, Kris Meeke established a new record for the fastest FIA WRC round in history, with a 126.60 km/h average speed.[6]

WRC victories
No. Event Season Surface Driver Co-driver
1 2011 Rally México 2011 Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
2 2011 Rally de Portugal Gravel Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
3 2011 Jordan Rally Gravel Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
4 2011 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
5 2011 Rally Argentina Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
6 2011 Acropolis Rally Gravel Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
7 2011 Rally Finland Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
8 2011 Rallye Deutschland Tarmac Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
9 2011 Rallye de France Tarmac Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
10 2011 Rally Catalunya Tarmac/gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
11 2012 Monte Carlo Rally 2012 Tarmac/snow Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
12 2012 Rally México Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
13 2012 Rally Argentina Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
14 2012 Acropolis Rally Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
15 2012 Rally New Zealand Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
16 2012 Rally Finland Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
17 2012 Rallye Deutschland Tarmac Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
18 2012 Rallye de France Tarmac Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
19 2012 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen
20 2012 Rally Catalunya Tarmac/gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
21 2013 Monte Carlo Rally 2013 Tarmac/snow Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
22 2013 Rally Argentina Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
23 2013 Rallye Deutschland Tarmac Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio
24 2015 Rally Argentina 2015 Gravel Kris Meeke Paul Nagle
25 2016 Rally de Portugal 2016 Gravel Kris Meeke Paul Nagle
26 2016 Rally Finland Gravel Kris Meeke Paul Nagle

See also

References
  1. "TECHNICAL DATA SHEET". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Citroën DS3 RRC: A new addition to the family!". Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  6. "Meeke wins record-breaking Finland - wrc.com". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
Awards
Preceded by
Mini John Cooper Works WRC		 Autosport Awards
Rally Car of the Year
2012		 Succeeded by
Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak

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