Volkswagen Motorsport
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| Full name | Volkswagen Motorsport |
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| Base |
 Hannover, Germany
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| Team principal(s) |
Jost Capito
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| Technical director |
Willy Rampf
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| Drivers |
 Jari-Matti Latvala Sébastien Ogier Andreas Mikkelsen
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| Co-drivers |
Miikka Anttila Julien Ingrassia Anders Jaeger-Synnevaag
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| Chassis | Volkswagen Polo R WRC |
| Tyres | M Michelin |
| World Rally Championship career | |
| Debut | 2011 |
| Constructors' Championships | 4 (2013, 2014, 2015), 2016) |
| Drivers' Championships | 4 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Rally wins | 44 |
The Volkswagen Motorsport is a German works rally team of the car manufacturer Volkswagen, whom competed in the World Rally Championship and Dakar Rally. The team started competing in WRC in 1978 and used different specs of Volkswagen Golfs before leaving the sport in 1990. The team made its comeback in 2011 Rally Finland with a pair of Škoda Fabia S2000s, and competed with the Volkswagen Polo R WRC from the start of the 2013 World Rally Championship season to the end of the 2016 World Rally Championship season.
At the end of the 2016 season, Volkswagen Motorsport decided to withdraw from the FIA World Rally Championship.
In 2011 Volkswagen competed with seven different drivers in four rallies (Rally Finland, Rallye Deutschland, Rally Catalunya and Wales Rally GB). German Christian Riedemann was the only driver competing in two rallies.
In November 2011, the team revealed they have made a multi-year contract with the French rally star Sébastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia.
For 2012 season, Volkswagen Motorsport continued developing their Polo R World Rally Car and they also completed a full WRC-campaign (except New Zealand) with a pair of Škoda Fabias. Sébastien Ogier drove it in every round of the campaign, while the second car was shared between Andreas Mikkelsen and Kevin Abbring. The team had a third car in their home rally Germany driven by Sepp Wiegand.
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