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Hyundai i20 WRC

Hyundai i20 WRC
Thierry Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul at the 2014 Rally Deutschland.
Category World Rally Car
Constructor Hyundai
Successor Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Technical specifications
Fuel Shell V-Power
Lubricants Shell Helix
Competition history
Notable entrants Germany Hyundai Shell World Rally Team
Germany Hyundai Motorsport N
Notable drivers Australia Chris Atkinson
France Bryan Bouffier
Finland Juho Hänninen
Belgium Thierry Neuville
New Zealand Hayden Paddon
Spain Dani Sordo
Netherlands Kevin Abbring
Debut Monaco 2014 Rallye Monte Carlo
First win Germany 32. ADAC Rallye Deutschland
Last win Italy 13º Rally d'Italia Sardegna
Races Wins
31 3

The Hyundai i20 WRC is a World Rally Car built by Hyundai for use from the 2014 World Rally Championship. It is based on the Hyundai i20 subcompact car, and was unveiled at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. The launch of the i20 marks Hyundai's return to the World Rally Championship after a ten-year absence. The car made its first competitive appearance at the 2014 Rallye Monte Carlo.

The cars are prepared by Hyundai's performance division, Hyundai Motorsport, from a base in Frankfurt, Germany, and are driven by Thierry Neuville, with Hayden Paddon and Dani Sordo in the 2nd and 3rd cars. A third i20 will be entered in the Rally of Portugal for Sordo, In 2014 2011 Production Car World Rally Champion Hayden Paddon drove the third car in seven events during the second half of the season. Additional development work was carried out by Bryan Bouffier.

For 2015, Hyundai retained Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo and Hayden Paddon. In addition, Dutchman Kevin Abbring will be the main test driver for the new Hyundai i20 WRC. He will be entered on selected WRC events later in the year.


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