Peugeot 206 WRC
| Peugeot | |
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 Enrique García Ojeda, 2003
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| World Rally Car | |
| Production period: | 1999-2003 |
| Class : | race car |
| Body versions : | Station wagon |
| Engines: |
Gasoline engine : 2.0 liters |
| Length: | 4005 mm |
| Width: | 1770 mm |
| Height: | 1300 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2468 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1230 kg |
| Previous model | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 |
| successor | Peugeot 307 WRC |
The Peugeot 206 WRC is a World Rally Car based on the Peugeot 206 road car. The car was used by Peugeot Sport in the Peugeot works team in the World Rally Championship from 1999 to 2003 . With the Peugeot 206 WRC, Peugeot won the manufacturers ' rally world championship title (WRC) for three years in a row, from 2000 to 2002 , and Marcus Grönholm won the drivers' world championship in 2000 and 2002 .
history
At the beginning of 1999, Peugeot Sport presented the 206 WRC to the public. With the drivers Gilles Panizzi , François Delecour and Marcus Grönholm , they contested the first year in the World Rally Championship after retiring in 1986 . The first place on the podium was celebrated at the Sanremo Rally when Panizzi came second.
In 2000 , they won the Manufacturers' World Championship ahead of Ford , Subaru and Mitsubishi . Marcus Grönholm won the drivers' world championship by five points over Richard Burns .
With four victories in the 2001 World Rally Championship , the Manufacturers' World Championship was defended by 20 points ahead of Ford. Grönholm finished fourth in the drivers' championship with victories in Finland , Australia and Great Britain .
With five wins in 2002 , Marcus Grönholm took back the drivers' world championship. With a 40-point lead he won the world championship clearly ahead of Petter Solberg in the Subaru Impreza. The Manufacturers' World Championship was won for the third time in a row.
In 2003 , Peugeot Sport had a hard time with the aging model 206 WRC . In particular, the new Citroën World Rally Team made Peugeot competition with the Citroen Xsara WRC . Citroën won the Manufacturers' World Championship ahead of Peugeot. After the 2003 season, the 206 WRC was replaced by the 307 WRC . At the end of the season in 2004 , the company decided PSA Peugeot Citroën to retire with the Peugeot brand from rallying and only with the brand Citroën the World Rally Championship to contest.
WRC victories
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ juwra.com: Peugeot 206 WRC , accessed on September 10, 2015