Engineering:Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
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CategoryWorld Rally Car
ConstructorHyundai
PredecessorHyundai i20 WRC
SuccessorHyundai i20 N Rally1
Technical specifications[1][2]
SuspensionMacPherson
Length4,100 mm
Width1,875 mm
Axle track1,665 mm
Wheelbase2,570 mm
EngineBespoke Hyundai Motorsport Global Race Engine 1,600 cc (97.6 cu in) I4 turbo direct injection
TransmissionSequential gearbox, six forward gears and one reverse with paddle shift
Four-wheel drive
Hydraulic in centre, mechanical with ramps in front and rear differential
Weight1,190 kg
FuelPanta
LubricantsShell Helix Ultra
BrakesVentilated Brembo disc brakes (370mm on tarmac, 300mm on gravel). Air-cooled 4 piston callipers.
TyresPirelli
ClutchCerametallic twin-disk
Competition history (WRC)
Notable entrants
  • South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
  • France Hyundai 2C Competition
Notable driversRepublic of Ireland Craig Breen[3]
France Sébastien Loeb[4]
France Pierre-Louis Loubet[5]
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen[6]
Belgium Thierry Neuville[7]
New Zealand Hayden Paddon[8]
Spain Dani Sordo[9]
Sweden Oliver Solberg
Estonia Ott Tänak[10]
DebutMonaco 2017 Monte Carlo Rally
First winFrance 2017 Tour de Corse
Last winSpain 2021 Rally Catalunya
Last eventItaly 2021 Rally Monza
RacesWinsPodiumsTitles
5817622
Constructors' Championships2 (2019, 2020)

The Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC[11] (originally known as the Hyundai New Generation i20 WRC) is a World Rally Car built by Hyundai for use in the World Rally Championship starting in 2017.[12] It is based on the Hyundai i20 subcompact car, and is the successor to the Hyundai i20 WRC used between 2014 and 2015.

Three i20 Coupe WRCs were entered for the 2017 season, where they were driven by Thierry Neuville, Hayden Paddon and Dani Sordo.[7][8][9] Later into the season they also signed Andreas Mikkelsen.[6] Neuville scored four wins and eight podiums, finishing runner-up behind Ogier, who switched to M-Sport.

All four drivers continued in 2018 season. Neuville won three races and claimed six podiums, but was again outscored by Ogier.

World Rally Championship results

Championship titles

Year Title Competitor Entries Wins Podiums Points
2019 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers South Korea Hyundai Motorsport 39 4 13 380
2020 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers South Korea Hyundai Motorsport 21 3 11 241

WRC victories

Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver Entrant
2017 1 France 2017 Tour de Corse Tarmac Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
2 Argentina 2017 Rally Argentina Gravel Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
3 Poland 2017 Rally Poland Gravel Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
4 Australia 2017 Rally Australia Gravel Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
2018 5 Sweden 2018 Rally Sweden Snow Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
6 Portugal 2018 Rally de Portugal Gravel Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
7 Italy 2018 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
2019 8 France 2019 Tour de Corse Tarmac Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
9 Argentina 2019 Rally Argentina Gravel Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
10 Italy 2019 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
11 Spain 2019 Rally Catalunya Mixed Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
2020 12 Monaco 2020 Monte Carlo Rally Mixed Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
13 Estonia 2020 Rally Estonia Gravel Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
14 Italy 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
2021 15 Finland 2021 Arctic Rally Snow Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
16 Belgium 2021 Ypres Rally Tarmac Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
17 Spain 2021 Rally Catalunya Tarmac Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Motorsport

Complete World Rally Championship results

Year Entrant Driver Rounds Points WCM
pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Belgium Thierry Neuville MON
15
SWE
13
MEX
3
FRA
1
ARG
1
POR
2
ITA
3
POL
1
FIN
6
GER
44
ESP
Ret
GBR
2
AUS
1
345 2nd
Spain Dani Sordo MON
4
SWE
4
MEX
8
FRA
3
ARG
8
POR
3
ITA
12
POL
4
FIN
9
GER
34
ESP
15
GBR
10
AUS
New Zealand Hayden Paddon MON
Ret
SWE
7
MEX
5
FRA
6
ARG
6
POR
Ret
ITA
Ret
POL
2
FIN
Ret
GER
8
ESP GBR
8
AUS
3
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP
18
GBR
4
AUS
11
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Belgium Thierry Neuville MON
5
SWE
1
MEX
6
FRA
3
ARG
2
POR
1
ITA
1
FIN
9
GER
2
TUR
16
GBR
5
ESP
4
AUS
Ret
341 2nd
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen MON
13
SWE
3
MEX
4
FRA
7
ARG
5
POR
16
ITA
18
FIN
10
GER
6
TUR
5
GBR
6
ESP
10
AUS
11
Spain Dani Sordo MON
Ret
SWE MEX
2
FRA
4
ARG
3
POR
4
ITA FIN GER
Ret
TUR GBR ESP
5
AUS
New Zealand Hayden Paddon MON SWE
5
MEX FRA ARG POR
Ret
ITA
4
FIN
4
GER TUR
3
GBR
7
ESP AUS
2
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Belgium Thierry Neuville MON
2
SWE
3
MEX
4
FRA
1
ARG
1
CHL
Ret
POR
2
ITA
6
FIN
6
GER
4
TUR
8
GBR
2
ESP
1
AUS
C
380 1st
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen MON
Ret
SWE
4
MEX
Ret
FRA ARG
2
CHL
7
POR ITA
3
FIN
4
GER
6
TUR
3
GBR
6
ESP AUS
C
France Sébastien Loeb MON
4
SWE
7
MEX FRA
8
ARG CHL
3
POR
Ret
ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP
4
AUS
C
Spain Dani Sordo MON SWE MEX
9
FRA
4
ARG
6
CHL POR
23
ITA
1
FIN GER
5
TUR
5
GBR ESP
3
AUS
C
Republic of Ireland Craig Breen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
7
GER TUR GBR
8
ESP AUS
C
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Estonia Ott Tänak MON
Ret
SWE
2
MEX
2
EST
1
TUR
17
ITA
6
MNZ
2
241 1st
Belgium Thierry Neuville MON
1
SWE
6
MEX
16
EST
Ret
TUR
2
ITA
2
MNZ
Ret
France Sébastien Loeb MON
6
SWE MEX EST TUR
3
ITA MNZ
Republic of Ireland Craig Breen MON SWE
7
MEX EST
2
TUR ITA MNZ
Spain Dani Sordo MON SWE MEX
Ret
EST TUR ITA
1
MNZ
3
France Hyundai 2C Competition France Pierre-Louis Loubet MON SWE MEX EST
Ret
TUR
Ret
ITA
7
8 4th
Norway Ole Christian Veiby MNZ
Ret
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Estonia Ott Tänak MON
Ret
ARC
1
CRO
4
POR
21
ITA
24
KEN
3
EST
31
BEL
6
GRE
2
FIN
2
ESP
Ret
MNZ 462 2nd
Belgium Thierry Neuville MON
3
ARC
3
CRO
3
POR
36
ITA
3
KEN
Ret
EST
3
BEL
1
GRE
8
FIN
Ret
ESP
1
MNZ
4
Spain Dani Sordo MON
5
ARC CRO POR
2
ITA
17
KEN
12
EST BEL GRE
4
FIN ESP
3
MNZ
3
Republic of Ireland Craig Breen MON ARC
4
CRO
8
POR ITA KEN EST
2
BEL
2
GRE FIN
3
ESP MNZ
Finland Teemu Suninen MON ARC CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ
6
France Hyundai 2C Competition France Pierre-Louis Loubet MON
16
ARC
39
CRO
29
POR
Ret
ITA
Ret
KEN
WD
EST
7
BEL
68
GRE
Ret
FIN MNZ 68 4th
Spain Nil Solans ESP
8
Sweden Oliver Solberg MON ARC
7
CRO POR ITA
WD
KEN
Ret
EST BEL GRE FIN ESP
7
MNZ
5

See also

References

  1. "Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC – About WRC – WRC.com". https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/about-wrc/rally-cars/hyundai-i20-wrc/page/792-18667-792--.html. 
  2. "juwra.com | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC". http://juwra.com/hyundai_i20_coupe.html. 
  3. "Hyundai calls up Craig Breen for WRC return on Rally Finland". autosport.com (Motorsport Network). 25 June 2019. https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/144360/breen-back-to-wrc-with-hyundai-for-finland. 
  4. "Sebastien Loeb seals six-round 2019 WRC deal with Hyundai". autosport.com (Motorsport Network). 13 December 2018. https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/140647/loeb-seals-sixround-wrc-deal-with-hyundai. 
  5. "Loubet set for World Rally Car début". wrc.com (WRC Promoter GmbH). https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/january-2020/loubet-wrc/page/6926--12-12-.html. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Beer, Matt (28 September 2017). "Hyundai signs Andreas Mikkelsen for 2018-19 WRC seasons". autosport.com (Motorsport Network). https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/132067/hyundai-signs-mikkelsen-for-201819. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Evans, David (5 October 2016). "Hyundai retains Neuville alongside Paddon and Sordo for 2017 WRC". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126514/hyundai-makes-neuville-new-deal-official. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Hayden Paddon secures Hyundai WRC future". speedcafe.com. 20 October 2015. http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/20/hayden-paddon-secures-hyundai-wrc-future/. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 Evans, David (22 August 2016). "Hyundai keeps Dani Sordo for 2017 and '18 World Rally Championships". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125799/hyundai-extends-sordo-deal. 
  10. "Tänak quits Toyota". WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 October 2019. https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/october-2019/tanak-hyundai/page/6797--12-12-.html. 
  11. "Hyundai uncovers 2017 i20 at Monza rally show". speedcafe.com. 2 December 2016. http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/02/hyundai-uncovers-2017-i20-monza-rally-show/. 
  12. Evans, David (22 June 2016). "Hyundai to switch its i20 World Rally Championship model for 2017". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124921/hyundai-to-switch-wrc-models-for-2017. 

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