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2018 Aero basics Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Why the new Ford Fiesta WRC 2018 have such big rear wheel arch extensions?

2018-07-282021-01-01 llluis555 5 Comments

The recent modification of the Ford Fiesta WRC before Rally of Finland has put the spotlight on the size of

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Ford Peugeot WRC History 

Rally Finland 2003: Ford Focus RS WRC03 vs Peugeot 206 WRC

2018-07-172020-06-28 llluis555 7 Comments

The 2003 edition of the Rally Finland saw one of the tightest battles between the successful Peugeot 206 WRC, which

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2018 Ford WRC 

New rear aero design for the Ford Fiesta WRC 2018 for Rally Finland

2018-07-092021-01-01 llluis555 6 Comments

Updated: August 10th, 2018 This post includes our review of the modifications evaluated in the Ford Fiesta WRC during the

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Ford Top story 3 WRC History 

Ford Focus WRC: the start of a new era for Ford (1999-2003)

2018-06-182020-06-28 llluis555 6 Comments

The new Ford Focus road car was launched in July 1998 in Europe, as the successor of the glorious Escort.

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Peugeot Top story 3 WRC History 

Marcus Grönholm led Peugeot back to success with the 206 WRC

2018-06-032020-08-29 llluis555 20 Comments

It was December 1997, just eleven years after the last rally win in the World Championship by Peugeot with the

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2018 Citroën WRC 

Two front splitter configuration for the Citroën C3 WRC in the Rally of Portugal 2018

2018-05-232021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

During the recently finished Rally of Portugal, all three Citroën C3 WRC cars driven by Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle, Craig Breen/Steve

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2018 Aero basics Ford WRC 

Deconstruction of the Ford Fiesta WRC car aero test in the wind tunnel

2018-05-142021-01-01 llluis555 5 Comments

The recent aero test of the Ford Fiesta WRC developed in the wind tunnel of Windshear in Concord, near Charlotte,

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Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Exhaust blown diffusers in WRC

2018-05-042020-11-28 llluis555 4 Comments

One of the most significant aero modifications of the current WRC car generation unveiled in 2017 was the inclusion of

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2018 Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Pre-Argentina 2018 WRC gravel tests

2018-04-242021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

After the Tour de Corse, teams have started their preparation for a series of 4 rallies on gravel (Argentina, Portugal,

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Ford Top story 3 WRC History 

Ford Escort WRC: Ford transition to the new century

2018-04-192020-11-19 llluis555 9 Comments

The introduction of the WRC concept for 1997 posed a dilemma for Ford: the new model (Focus) was still in

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2018 Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Aero details of 2018 WRC cars

2018-04-052021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

The regulations for the current WRC car generation set that current car configuration will be maintained during the period 2017-2019,

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Mitsubishi WRC History 

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI and TME: last success of the Mitsubishi and Mäkinen combination (Lancer Evo part III)

2018-03-262020-08-16 llluis555 2 Comments

As we saw in a previous post, 1998 was the most successful season in the history of Mitsubishi and Ralliart

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Aero basics WRC 

Mads Østberg interview and aerodynamics in a WRC jump

2018-03-172020-11-28 llluis555 5 Comments

Colin’s crest in Sweden, Micky’s jump in Sardinia, Fafe in Portugal or El Brinco in México, are some of the

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2018 Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

2018 WRC winter tests: time for side mirrors review

2018-03-012021-01-01 llluis555 7 Comments

The tests the WRC teams have been developing during the 2018 winter, for the preparation of the first three rallies

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2018 Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Dive planes in 2018 WRC rally cars

2018-02-202021-01-01 llluis555 2 Comments

Snowbanks in the recent Rally Sweden has put once again in trouble the refined aerodynamic design of the 2017 WRC

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Toyota vintage WRC History 

1997: And Toyota came back with the Corolla WRC

2018-01-312020-08-30 llluis555 1 Comment

Toyota had been banned from participating in the World Rally Championship in 1996, after the discovery of a tricky bypass

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2018 Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Dan Gurney footprint in 2018 WRC cars

2018-01-202021-01-01 llluis555 1 Comment

The figure of Dan Gurney, who unfortunately left us this week, will be remembered both for his sporting successes and

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2018 Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Aerodynamic fine tuning in January’18 WRC tests

2018-01-152021-01-01 llluis555 1 Comment

Since the first week of 2018, WRC Teams have been working hard in different road tests to get the cars

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Subaru WRC History WRC History top 

Subaru Impreza WRC and the WRC concept

2017-12-272020-08-30 llluis555 6 Comments

The homologation of a group A car, until 1996, was a long and expensive process, as the production of 2500

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2018 Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Minimal modifications in WRC December’17 tests

2017-12-192021-01-01 llluis555 1 Comment

December was supposed to be the month when all teams should reveal their novelties for the 2018 season, mainly while

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2017 VW WRC 

VW Polo WRC: aerodynamics of the great absent in 2017 versus competitors

2017-12-022021-01-01 llluis555 2 Comments

Now that VW has initiated tests for the Polo GTI R5, it is worth to review the design of the

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Mitsubishi WRC History 

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV and V or how a group A car could beat the WRC (Lancer Evo part II)

2017-11-292020-08-16 llluis555 4 Comments

The 1997 season brought a major change in the rules of the World Championship, with the birth of the World

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2017 Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Toyota Yaris WRC wins the 2017 Aero Reliability Trophy

2017-11-192021-01-01 llluis555 3 Comments

The reliability of new aerodynamic appendices was one of the main concerns the designers of new cars had in mind

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2018 Aero basics Toyota 

Toyota Yaris WRC first tests for 2018

2017-11-082021-01-01 llluis555 5 Comments

Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Team has started the test program for the development of new modifications for the 2018 Yaris

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2017 Hyundai WRC 

Additional aero modifications for Neuville’s Hyundai i20 Coupé WRC in Wales’17

2017-11-022021-01-01 llluis555 10 Comments

Published on November 2, 2017 After introducing significant aerodynamic changes in the cars aligned in Rally Catalunya, affecting the dive

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2017 Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Underbody aerodynamics of the 2017 WRC cars

2017-10-202021-01-01 llluis555 8 Comments

With the new regulations for 2017, the WRC undercar aerodynamics have been the object of deep study from all teams,

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Mitsubishi WRC History 

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo and Tommi Makinen mastered the WRC in the 90s (Lancer Evo part I)

2017-10-022020-09-09 llluis555 1 Comment

Mitsubishi launched the fourth generation of the Lancer model in October 1991. One year later, based on the GSR 1.8

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2018 Citroën WRC 

Citroën tests aerodynamic modifications for the 2018 C3 WRC

2017-09-212021-01-01 llluis555 7 Comments

Citroën’s Team principal Yves Matton declared in mid-summer that their priority was since then to prepare for the 2018 season.

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2017 Hyundai WRC 

Hyundai introduces aerodynamic modifications in pre-Catalunya’17 tests

2017-09-062021-01-01 llluis555 10 Comments

Hyundai Motorsport has officially started this week (first week of September) the tests for the preparation of Rally Catalunya, with

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Mitsubishi WRC History 

Mitsubishi Galant VR4, the base for Lancer Evo dominance in the WRC

2017-08-212018-12-29 llluis555 2 Comments

Mitsubishi appearances in the WRC started in Africa, as Toyota, Datsun or Subaru did. Victories came very soon when Joginder

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2017 Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Design of 2017 WRC cars: CFD or wind tunnel?

2017-08-082021-01-01 llluis555 5 Comments

The design of 2017 WRC cars was done in a relatively short period of time, as rules were initially approved

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Subaru WRC History 

Subaru Impreza extended Japanese dominance on the WRC in the 90s

2017-08-052020-09-09 llluis555 4 Comments

While Toyota mastered the WRC, especially between 1992 and 1994, other Japanese manufacturers made their progress into the Championship, to

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2017 Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

2017 WRC aero reliability and wakes

2017-07-032021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

2017 Rally Poland stages have shown again the sensitivity of new aerodynamic appendices to impacts, as well as their crucial

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Toyota vintage WRC History 

Toyota Celica GT Four put Japan on top of WRC

2017-05-132019-04-04 llluis555 7 Comments

Japanese cars have been present in the World Rally Championship since the very beginning. They got high reputation in the

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2017 Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Reliability of aerodynamic packages in WRC 2017 cars

2017-05-022021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

New 2017 WRC car aerodynamics have proven to have a weak point after only five races have been completed. High

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Ford vintage WRC History 

Ford Escort RS Cosworth: the RALLY CAR

2017-04-012020-06-30 llluis555 5 Comments

In the late eighties, Ford had reacted too late for Group B, had been unable of setting up the 4×4

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Lancia WRC History 

Deltona: last winning bid from Lancia

2017-03-192019-11-09 llluis555 5 Comments

Lancia introduced the Delta HF 4WD model in 1987 World Rally Championship, and they refined the car with different and

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2017 Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Aerodynamic features of 2017 WRC cars

2017-02-172021-01-01 llluis555 1 Comment

2017 New generation of WRC cars has introduced a bunch of aerodynamic modifications that deserve a deep review, in addition

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2017 Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

WRC 2017 rear wing comparative

2017-01-042021-01-01 llluis555 1 Comment

Once all manufacturers have officially presented their new cars for 2017 WRC season, except Volkswagen (who finally renounced to participate

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2017 Citroën WRC 

Citroën C3 WRC 2017 aero (r)evolution

2016-12-242021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

Citroën has been the last manufacturer to officially present his new weapon for 2017, which is the result of an

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2017 Ford WRC 

Ogier’s new toy: the 2017 Ford Fiesta WRC

2016-12-152021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

First snapshots of brand new 2017 Ford Fiesta WRC have been published this week, showing white over black all the

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2016 Toyota WRC 

New Toyota Yaris WRC 2017 aero package

2016-12-082021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

The test developed by Gazoo Racing in Corsica this week (December 2016) has not only been the first real test

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2016 Hyundai WRC 

Aerodynamic evolution of 2017 Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

2016-12-012021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

New 2017 Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC unveiled today in Monza is the result of a long series of test initiated

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2016 Aero basics Citroën Ford Hyundai Toyota WRC 

Diffusers revolution for 2017 WRC cars

2016-11-152021-01-01 llluis555 3 Comments

Rear diffusers have been extensively tested in the new 2017 WRC cars, in order to increase grip at the car’s

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2016 Hyundai WRC 

Hyundai i20 WRC closes the circle for 2017

2016-10-292021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

Tests carried out by Hyundai WRC Team after Catalunya Rally, in Southern Spain by Thierry Neuville, were devoted to testing

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2016 Citroën Ford WRC 

Citroën and Ford reveal their new WRC aero packages for 2017

2016-10-052021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

In the last week, Citroën and Ford have started to test what looks to be their definitive aero package for

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2016 VW WRC 

New Polo WRC aero package for 2017

2016-09-182021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

VW has been testing what is said to be the definitive aerodynamic configuration for the 2017 Polo WRC in some

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Ford vintage WRC History 

Sierra RS Cosworth: first Ford’s whale-tail

2016-07-202018-12-29 llluis555 1 Comment

The Sierra RS Cosworth was an attempt in 1983, from recently named Director of Ford Motorsport in Europe Stuart Turner,

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BMW Ford Mazda Nissan Renault WRC History 

1987: back to Group A simplicity

2016-07-052018-12-29 llluis555 1 Comment

Group B cars were banned since January 1987, as well as new-born group S. In spite of the effort of

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Citroën vintage Ford vintage WRC History 

Ford and Citroën joined group B too late

2016-06-082018-12-29 llluis555 2 Comments

Soon after Ford decided to cancel the development of Escort RS1700T in March 1983, a new project, initially called B200

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2016 Toyota WRC 

Toyota Yaris WRC launches 2017 aero battle

2016-05-062021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

Since mid-April tests of 2017 WRC cars have restarted for VW, Citroen and Toyota. While new Polo and DS3 test

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MG WRC History 

MG Metro 6R4: F1 technology into rallying

2016-04-182018-12-29 llluis555 1 Comment

Austin Rover sponsoring of Williams F1 team in early 80’s was key for the collaboration of engineers from both teams

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Lancia WRC History 

LANCIA DELTA S4

2016-04-102018-12-29 llluis555 1 Comment

Lancia soon realized that, in spite of winning 1983 World Championship with the 037 Rally, four-wheel drive was key to

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Audi Peugeot WRC History 

1985 group B: biggest wings ever

2016-03-122018-12-29 llluis555 2 Comments

Audi Sport Quattro S1 The impressive performance of the Peugeot 205 T16 in the World Rally Championship forced Audi to

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Peugeot WRC History 

Peugeot 205 T16 changed it all

2016-03-012018-12-29 llluis555 3 Comments

Peugeot 205 T16 was designed by Andre De Cortanze (with Jean Claude Vaucard as Chief Engineer and responsible of chassis

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Audi Lancia WRC History 

First Group B cars: Lancia Rally 037 and Audi Quattro A1

2016-02-042018-12-29 llluis555 1 Comment

Group B was launched in 1982 with the purpose of attracting more makes into the World Rally Championship, by reducing

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2016 Citroën Ford Hyundai VW WRC 

2016 WRC Season launched

2016-01-282021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

Monte Carlo Rally opened, as usual, the 2016 WRC Season. Only Hyundai presented new aerodynamic package, while the rest of

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Audi BMW Datsun Mitsubishi Opel Renault WRC History 

Early 80’s: waiting for group B revolution

2016-01-082018-12-29 llluis555 1 Comment

In the first years of the 80’s, some new cars appeared in the World Rally Championship, still with very limited

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Alpine Fiat Ford vintage Porsche Toyota vintage Vauxhall WRC History 

70’s Rally Cars: more spoilers and first wing

2016-01-012018-12-29 llluis555 1 Comment

Ford response to Porsche 911 Carrera and Lancia Stratos was second of successful Escort series, which since the beginning (1975)

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Ford vintage Lancia Porsche Simca WRC History 

60’s & early 70’s Rally Cars: first spoilers

2016-01-012018-12-29 llluis555 0 Comments

The first appearance of aerodynamic devices on rally cars is dated in mid-sixties when Porsche presented the 904 GTS model,

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2016 VW WRC 

VW 2016 Montecarlo tests

2015-12-132021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

First Montecarlo tests for VW Polo WRC have been carried out with same rear wing used in 2015 season (below).

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2016 Hyundai WRC 

New Hyundai i20 WRC 2016 revealed

2015-12-092021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

Hyundai New Generation i20 WRC has been presented today. It has a new rear wing, which is the same it

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2016 Hyundai WRC 

Hyundai pre-2016 Monte Carlo tests

2015-12-032021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

New rear wing tested in early December tests: no vertical fins and no side wing shape seen in 2015 car,

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Aero basics Subaru 

How rear wing affects WRC handling

2015-11-262018-12-29 llluis555 0 Comments

Finland Rally, 2004 – Petter Solberg – Subaru Impreza WRC Watch this video  

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Aero basics 

Wing vs spoiler

2015-11-242020-05-03 llluis555 0 Comments

An automotive airfoil (wing) is shaped like an upside-down airplane wing — it deflects airflow upward to generate down-force on

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Regulations 

WRC Technical Regulations and Car Homologation terms

2015-11-232021-01-29 llluis555 1 Comment

2021 Regulations As approved by FIA World Motor Sport Council on December 16th, 2020 Appendix J 2021 – Article 255A

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WRC 

2015 WRC Wakes (II)

2015-11-212018-12-29 llluis555 0 Comments

Elfyn Evans – Ford Fiesta WRC – Portugal Rally Thierry Neuville – Hyundai i20 WRC – Mexico Rally Sebastien Ogier

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WRC 

2015 WRC wakes

2015-11-212018-12-29 llluis555 0 Comments

2015 Portugal Rally – Viana do Castelo Stage Jari Matti Latvala – VW Polo WRC Thierry Neuville – Hyundai i20

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Hyundai WRC 

2015 WRC Season – Hyundai

2015-11-212018-12-29 llluis555 0 Comments

HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT Hyundai i20 WRC – T. Neuville & D. Sordo & H. Paddon Monte Carlo to Wales GB Rally

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Citroën 

2015 WRC Season – Citroën

2015-11-212018-12-29 llluis555 0 Comments

CITROËN TOTAL ABU DHABI WRT Citroën DS3 WRC – K. Meeke & M. Ostberg & S. Loeb Monte Carlo to

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2016 Toyota VW WRC 

2017 WRC Preseason Tests

2015-11-212021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

VOLKSWAGEN MOTORSPORT (VW Polo WRC – M. Grönholm)   TOYOTA MOTORSPORT (Toyota Yaris WRC – S. Sarrazin, S. Lindholm, E.

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2016 Hyundai WRC 

2016 Pre-Season Tests

2015-11-212021-01-01 llluis555 0 Comments

HYUNDAI MOTORSPORTS (D. Sordo, November 17 & 18, 2015) Original design

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VW WRC 

2015 WRC Season – VW

2015-11-212018-12-29 llluis555 0 Comments

VOLKSWAGEN MOTORSPORT VW Polo WRC  – S. Ogier & J.M.Latvala Monte Carlo to Wales GB Rally   VOLKSWAGEN MOTORSPORT II

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Ford WRC 

2015 WRC Season – Ford

2015-11-212018-12-29 llluis555 0 Comments

M-SPORT WORLD RALLY TEAM Ford Fiesta WRC – E. Evans & O. Tanak Monte Carlo to Wales GB Rally  

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