Citroën C3 R5/Rally2

Citroën C3 R5

A Citroën C3 R5 at the 2018 Rally Italia Sardegna
Category	R5
Constructor	Citroën World Rally Team
Predecessor	Citroën DS3 R5
Technical specifications
Length	3,996 mm
Width	1,820 mm
Wheelbase	2,567 mm
Engine	1.6 L (98 cu in) 4-cylinder, 16-valve turbocharged front transverse
Transmission	five-speed sequential 4-wheel drive
Weight	1,230 kg
Tyres	Michelin
Competition history
Notable entrants	Citroën World Rally Team
Notable drivers	Stéphane Lefebvre Ole Christian Veiby Simone Tempestini
Debut	2018 Tour de Corse (WRC-2)
Races Wins Podiums 10 0 5
Teams' Championships	0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Citroën C3 R5 is a rally car built by Citroën World Rally Team. It is based upon the Citroën C3 road car and is built to Group R5 regulations. The car made its début at the 2018 Tour de Corse where it was driven by the French crews of Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau, and Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud.

Background

In early 2017, Citroën began the development of the C3 R5. The C3 would be designed to improve on the previous offerings of Groupe PSA in the R5 discipline, the Peugeot 208 T16 and the Citroën DS3 R5, both of which proved problematic and unpopular with R5 customers. The C3 had little relation to its predecessor, the DS3.

Development

Throughout summer 2017, Citroën Racing Technologies employed factory Citroën drivers Stéphane Lefebvre and Craig Breen as part of the development team for the C3, along with Yoann Bonato, who was hired for the project. The first working model was completed in September of 2017, and a month later the test C3 made its public debut at the Rallye du Var, with Bonato driving a few stages as a non-competitive entrant to the rally.

Competition

The Citroën C3 R5 passed international homologation on January 1st, 2018, and was now ready for competition. It made its competitive rallying debut at the Tour de Corse in April of that year, with Yoann Bonato taking second place in the WRC-2 class, and 10th overall in the rally.

Including the original test cars, a total of 17 C3s have been constructed to date, with 10 having been sold to independent teams. In the hands of Yoann Bonato, the C3 won the French Rally Championship in 2018, and continues to be used by the Citroën World Rally Team in the WRC-2 Pro class of the World Rally Championship, in the hands of Mads Østberg.

Rally result

WRC-2 results - factory team

Year	Team	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Points
2018	Citroën Total Rallye Team	Stephane Lefebvre	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA Ret	ARG	POR 3	ITA 8	FIN 13	DEU 8	TUR	GBR 5	ESP 15	AUS		13th	33
		Simone Tempestini	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA Ret	FIN 9	DEU 10	TUR	GBR	ESP	AUS		15th*	28*
		Ole Christian Veiby	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	DEU	TUR	GBR	ESP 9	AUS		7th*	47*
2019	Citroën Total WRT	Mads Østberg	MON	SWE 1	MEX	FRA	ARG	CHI	POR	ITA	FIN	DEU	TUR	GBR	CAT	AUS	3rd**	25**

WRC-2 Results - third party entrants

Year	Team	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Points
2018	CHL Sport Auto	Yoann Bonato	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA 2	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	DEU 11	TUR	GBR	CAT	AUS	21st	18
		Simone Tempestini	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	DEU	TUR 2	GBR 7	CAT 10	AUS	15th*	28*

- * scored points with different entries. - ** season still in progress.

See also

• Citroën C3 WRC
• Group R
  • Ford Fiesta R5
  • Hyundai i20 R5
  • Škoda Fabia R5
  • Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

External links

• Rally results of Citroën C3 R5