Citroën World Rally Team
| Full name | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team |
|---|---|
| Base |
 Versailles, France |
| Team principal(s) | Yves Matton |
| Technical director | Xavier Mestelan-Pinon |
| Drivers |
 Kris Meeke Craig Breen Stéphane Lefebvre Khalid Al Qassimi
|
| Co-drivers |
Paul Nagle Scott Martin Gabin Moreau Chris Patterson
|
| Chassis |
Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën C3 WRC |
| Tyres | Michelin |
| World Rally Championship career | |
| Debut | 1998 |
| Constructors' Championships | 8 (2003–2005, 2008–2012) |
| Drivers' Championships | 9 (2004–2012) |
| Rally wins | 95 |
The Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team is the Citroën factory backed entry into the World Rally Championship, run by Citroën Racing.
The Citroën ZX Rally raid won the Rally raid Constructors' Championship in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 with Pierre Lartigue and Ari Vatanen.
Citroën also won the Dakar Rally in 1991, 1994, 1995, and 1996. In addition, Citroën won the Pharaons Rally in 1991, the Tunisia rally in 1992 and the Paris-Moscow-Beijing Rally, also in 1992
In 1998, following its withdrawal from Rally raid competition, Citroën Sport began competing in rallying with the Xsara Kit Car. Equipped with a 2L engine developing 280 hp more than 8 000 rpm, this car started competing in the French Rally Championship in 1998. At the wheel, Philippe Bugalski won drivers titles in 1998 and 1999, and Sébastien Loeb won the driver title in 2001.
In addition to the French championship, Citroën also entered the Xsara Kit Car on asphalt rounds of the World Rally Championship, Bugalski finishing fifth on the cars WRC debut on Rally Catalunya in April 1998, while Jesús Puras retired with engine problems. On Tour de Corse, Fabien Doenlen finished seventh and Patrick Magaud finished tenth. Bugalski retired with broken suspension. On Rallye Sanremo, Magaud finished 11th, Puras retired with engine problems and Bugalski crashed out.
In 1999, Bugalski and Puras were entered in Xsara Kit Cars on the three asphalt rallies again, and Bugalski won in Catalunya and Corsica, Puras finishing runner-up in Corsica.
In 2001, the Citroën Xsara T4 WRC debuted on selected rounds of the WRC.Jesús Puras won in Corsica, while at Sanremo Sébastien Loeb finished second on his first WRC rally in a WRC car.
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