SEAT Córdoba WRC
![]() Daniel Solà driving a SEAT Córdoba WRC at the Rallye de tierra de Cangas del Narcea. | |||||||||
Category | World Rally Car | ||||||||
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Constructor | SEAT | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1][2][3] | |||||||||
Length |
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Width | 1,770 mm (69.7 in) | ||||||||
Height | 1,500 mm (59.1 in) | ||||||||
Axle track | 1,520 mm (59.8 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,443 mm (96.2 in) | ||||||||
Engine | 1,995 cc (121.7 cu in) I4 turbo charge Front transverse | ||||||||
Transmission | Six-speed sequential 4-wheel drive | ||||||||
Weight | 1,230 kg (2,711.7 lb) | ||||||||
Tyres | Pirelli | ||||||||
Competition history (WRC) | |||||||||
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The SEAT Córdoba WRC is a World Rally Car built for the SEAT Sport by SEAT in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the SEAT Córdoba road car, and was debuted at the .
Competition history[]
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The Córdoba WRC was SEAT's official rally car in the World Rally Championship from 1998 to 2000. It featured a 2.0 litre turbocharged engine.[1] The Córdoba WRC competed in the top category of the championship, as SEAT had homologated a World Rally Car version of the Córdoba 16v for competition in the FIA World Rally Championship and other international rallies.[4][5]
1994 World Drivers' Champion Didier Auriol, of France, and Toni Gardemeister and Harri Rovanperä, both of Finland, were among those to drive the factory cars.[1][2][3]
It made its debut at the , with Harri Rovanperä as the main driver.[6] The car achieved podiums at the 1999 Rally New Zealand, driven by Toni Gardemeister, the , driven by Rovanperä, as well as in the 2000 Safari Rally, driven by Didier Auriol.[7][8][9] The works programme concluded at the end of the season of 2000, with the third evolution of the rally car.[3]
However, the Córdoba WRC continued to compete with successful results in national championships in different countries.[4] In Spain, the Córdoba won the national title of all the rallies on gravel with and , and wins in tarmac rallies with .[10]
References[]
- ^ a b c "SEAT Córdoba WRC". juwra.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b "SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo 2". juwra.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo 3". juwra.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Seat Cordoba WRC: an unfinished story". wrcwings.tech. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ de Oliveira, Rodrigo. "The forgotten SEAT Córdoba WRC is still alive, loud and sideways". DriveTribe. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Seat Cordoba WRC". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "30. Rally New Zealand 1999". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "55. Network Q Rally of Great Britain 1999". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "48. Sameer Safari Rally Kenya 2000". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Seat Cordoba WRC — Stats — Spain Gravel". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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