Cupra Racing

Last updated
Cupra Racing
FormerlySEAT Sport
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Automotive
PredecessorSEAT Special Vehicles department
Founded1985;39 years ago (1985)
FounderDaniel Alexander Evans
Headquarters Abrera, Catalonia, Spain
Products Performance cars
Racing cars
Website cupraofficial.es/racing

Cupra Racing, formerly known as SEAT Sport, is the high-performance motorsport subsidiary of the Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, founded in 1985, [1] succeeding the "SEAT Special Vehicles department" which had been formed in 1971 with the mission to enforce the brand's participation in rally championships, followed by 11 titles between 1979 and 1983. [2] In 2018, SEAT created the Cupra brand as its independent high-performance branch and SEAT Sport was officially replaced by Cupra Racing. [3] [4]

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It has competed in rallying and touring car racing, and also develops high performance versions of road cars. The result of this effort has been rewarded through SEAT's most prestigious titles in FIA championships, three conquests with the SEAT Ibiza Kit-Car in the FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup in 1996, 1997, 1998, and two wins with the SEAT León in the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in 2008 and 2009. [5] Cupra also won the FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup in 2021 and 2022 before the series was discontinued in 2023. [6] [7]

Cupra partnered with Abt Sportsline as Abt Cupra in the all-electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E from 2021 to 2023 and the open-wheel single-seater electric motorsport championship Formula E from 2022 to 2024. Cupra later partnered with Kiro Race Co in Formula E from 2024.

Models

Current

Discontinued

SEAT 600 Abarth Seat 600 Abarth Fageca 2.jpg
SEAT 600 Abarth
SEAT 124 SEAT 124 race car.jpg
SEAT 124
SEAT Panda SEAT Panta sport.jpg
SEAT Panda
SEAT Toledo Marathon Seat Toledo Marathon vr TCE.jpg
SEAT Toledo Marathon
SEAT Toledo Mk2 SEAT Toledo Mk2 touring car.jpg
SEAT Toledo Mk2
SEAT Cupra GT SEAT Cupra GT cropped.jpg
SEAT Cupra GT

Rallying

SEAT Cordoba WRC SEAT Cordoba WRC.jpg
SEAT Córdoba WRC

SEAT's first serious attempt at a World Rally Championship (WRC) was in the 1977 season when the company took part with its 'SEAT 1430/124D Especial 1800' race car, and in its debut at the Monte Carlo Rally the SEAT team finished in third and fourth place with the official 1430-1800 cars being driven by Antonio Zanini and Salvador Cañellas. In recent years the consignment was burdened on the small SEAT Ibiza, a 1.6L normally aspirated front-wheel drive car with its roots in the Volkswagen Polo. The Ibiza allowed the company to start building its rallying experience, and was officially engaged in some European national championships. The years went by and little success followed until a 2L version of the Ibiza was homologated as a kit-car, and extra wide tracks, larger wheels, brakes, etc., were fitted to it as the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) kit-car regulations allow. With these attributes, the car won the 2L World Championship three times ('96, '97, '98).

SEATs three conquests of the 2L FIA title, and the sport's popularity in Spain, convinced Volkswagen Group management to go further, and allocate sufficient budgets to the SEAT Sport department so as to allow it a chance to reach its goal. SEAT's project to build a WRC-spec car was officially announced during the 1997 San Remo rally. It was in 1998 that the SEAT Córdoba WRC was first enrolled by the company to compete at the highest level of WRC racing. The Córdoba was based on the family saloon of the same name but was, naturally, a WRC class car. It had a 4 cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, permanent four-wheel drive, and active differentials were involved in its transmission. However, the short wheelbase and high-mounted engine (compared to its rivals) worked against the Córdoba, and results weren't impressive. The main drivers were ex-WRC champion Didier Auriol, along with Harri Rovanpera and rising Finnish star Toni Gardemeister. They did achieve three podium finishes; at the 1999 Rally New Zealand (Gardemeister), the 1999 Rally of Great Britain (Rovanpera) as well as the 2000 Safari Rally (Auriol). SEAT pulled out of international rallying at the end of 2000.

Touring cars

In 2002 SEAT Sport set up the SEAT León Supercopa in Spain, a one-make series featuring the SEAT León. This format has since expanded across Europe, with the formation of the SEAT León Eurocup in 2008. In 2003, SEAT began entering the SEAT Toledo Cupra in the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) with drivers Jordi Gené and Frank Diefenbacher. Former British Touring Car Championship winner Rickard Rydell joined them in 2004, taking their first victory.

Yvan Muller driving for SEAT Sport in Macau in the 2008 WTCC season. 2008 Y Muller Macau.JPG
Yvan Muller driving for SEAT Sport in Macau in the 2008 WTCC season.

WTCC

In 2005, the ETCC became the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). Peter Terting replaced fellow German Diefenbacher. Jason Plato also joined the team for four rounds, and Marc Carol for one round. Later in 2005, the León model made its debut.

In 2006, Gabriele Tarquini, Yvan Muller and James Thompson joined the team. André Couto, Oscar Nogués and Florian Gruber also raced in one-off rounds.

In 2007, Rydell, Thompson and Terting left the team and were replaced by Michel Jourdain Jr. and Tiago Monteiro. Terting and Rydell later made one-off appearances for the team, as did Nogués. Towards the end of the season SEAT debuted the TDi diesel version of the León.

In 2008, Jourdain left the team, as the team scaled down from a six-car to a five-car team. Yvan Muller won SEAT's first driver's championship in the WTCC and SEAT also won the manufacturers title.

In 2009, SEAT Sport continued with the same five drivers, with French team Oreca assisting with the operation. Gabriele Tarquini won SEAT's second in-a-row driver's championship in the WTCC and SEAT won the manufacturers title for a second consecutive year.[ citation needed ]

After winning two consecutive driver's and manufacturers titles, SEAT withdrew from the WTCC at the end of the 2009 season as a manufacturer-backed team. However, in January 2010, it was announced that they would provide backing to the newly formed SR-Sport team run by SUNRED Engineering, while also confirming Gabriele Tarquini, Jordi Gene, Tiago Monteiro and Tom Coronel as 2010 drivers, as Yvan Muller departed for the works Chevrolet team.

For 2012, SEAT announced that they will return to the WTCC Season as a Customer Supply team, SEAT Sport supplied engines in 2012 to the Lukoil Racing Team who run two 1.6T cars driven by veteran SEAT Driver Gabriele Tarquini and Aleksei Dudukalo. They also supplied 1.6T Engines to the Tuenti Racing Team who ran cars for Pepe Oriola and Fernando Monje, Tuenti Racing Team driver Tiago Monteiro ran a SEAT Sport TDI engine for the first weekend but then switched to a 1.6T engine supplied by SUNRED. Special Tuning Racing have run both a 1.6T engine and 2.0 TDI engine both supplied by SEAT Sport, Daryll O'Young has only used the 1.6T engine but Tom Boardman used the 2.0TDI from the start of the season till round 7. SUNRED engineering ran a SEAT Sport 2.0TDI engine at the start of the season in Andrea Barlesi's car but then switched to the SUNRED 1.6T engine from rounds 2-3.

Jason Plato driving for SEAT Sport UK at Oulton Park in the 2008 BTCC season. Jason Plato Oulton Park (Knickerbrook).JPG
Jason Plato driving for SEAT Sport UK at Oulton Park in the 2008 BTCC season.

BTCC

Between 2004 and 2008, SEAT Sport competed in the British Touring Car Championship, under the SEAT Sport UK banner. Jason Plato drove for the team for five years, while Rob Huff, James Pickford, Luke Hines, Darren Turner, James Thompson and WTCC regular Tom Coronel (as a one-off) also competed. Initially the cars were run by RML Group until they began concentrating on the Chevrolet WTCC project. Plato finished as championship runner-up in 2006 and 2007. In 2008 the TDi version was used, but reliability was a problem. Two teams continued to campaign petrol SEATs in the championship during 2009 with Adam Jones and series returnee Dan Eaves competitive for the Cartridge World Clyde Valley team, while Gordon Shedden drove for Clyde Valley for a couple of events before it withdrew, but he returned to drive a Leon for the Club Seat outfit.

In 2010, Tom Boardman drove a petrol SEAT Leon Under the team name Special Tuning UK with sponsorship from Club SEAT. Phil Glew joined Tom in a SEAT for one weekend at Silverstone racing under the team name of YourRacingCar.com but the car was run by Special Tuning UK.

In 2011, Boardman and Dave Newsham drove petrol SEATs under the team name Special Tuning Racing. Special Tuning Racing where not associated with SEAT Sport or SEAT Sport UK. Boardman came first in the third race at Knockhill. [8]

ETCR

Cupra joined Pure ETCR, a new touring car series for electric cars, [9] in the inaugural season in 2021 alongside Hyundai and Romeo Ferraris. [10] Cupra partnered with Zengő Motorsport and fielded Mattias Ekström, Jordi Gené, Mikel Azcona and Dániel Nagy as the drivers line-up. [11] [12] [13] Cupra and Ekström finished the season as the manufacturers' and drivers' champions respectively. [6]

In 2022, the series achieved FIA World Cup status and drivers and manufacturers competed for the FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup. [14] Cupra partnered with EKS RX, a team founded by Ekström, as Cupra EKS. The team retained Ekström and Gené and signed Tom Blomqvist and Adrien Tambay for the season. [15] Cupra and Tambay finished the season as the manufacturers' and drivers' champions respectively. [16]

In March 2023, Discovery Sports Events, the promoter of the series, announced that they will not be continuing for the 2023 season citing unresolvable differences among the various stakeholders concerning the sporting and regulatory format. [17] [18]

Extreme E

Flag of Germany.svg Abt Cupra XE
Founded14 September 2020;4 years ago (2020-09-14)
No.125
NationGermany
Folded6 December 2023;12 months ago (2023-12-06)
Former namesAbt Cupra XE
Former series Extreme E
Noted drivers Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen
Flag of Germany.svg Jutta Kleinschmidt
Flag of Sweden.svg Klara Andersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
Flag of France.svg Adrien Tambay
Races20
Wins1
Podiums5
Best qualifiers1
Super sectors0
Points227
First entry 2021 Desert X-Prix
Last entry 2023 Copper X-Prix
First win 2022 Energy X-Prix
Last win 2022 Energy X-Prix
Website www.cupraofficial.co.uk/brand/motorsport-and-racing/extreme-e

In September 2020, Abt Sportsline confirmed a partnership with Cupra to form Abt Cupra XE for the inaugural season of the all-electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E with Mattias Ekström and Claudia Hürtgen as the original driver lineup. [19] [20] Jutta Kleinschmidt replaced Hürtgen after Round 2 for the rest of the season. [21] The team earned their maiden podium by finishing second in the Island X-Prix [22] and finished the season in fifth place.

Abt Cupra retained Kleinschmidt and signed Nasser Al-Attiyah for the 2022 season. [23] The team received special permission to modify the bodywork of the Spark Odyssey 21 with the Cupra Tavascan Extreme E Concept design. [24] Klara Andersson replaced Kleinschmidt for the last two rounds of the season. [25] The team earned their second podium by finishing third in the Copper X-Prix and earned their first race victory in the Energy X-Prix. [26] [27] The team finished the season in sixth place.

Abt Cupra entered the 2023 season with Andersson and Al-Attiyah and will also introduce a new Cupra Tavascan Extreme E Concept design. [28] For Rounds 5 and 6, 2022 season champion Sébastien Loeb replaced Al-Attiyah due to the event clashing with the Baja World Cup, of which Al-Attiyah is leading. [29] Loeb replaced Al-Attiyah again for Rounds 7 and 8. [30] The team clinched their first podium finishes of the season by finishing in second in Round 7 and third in Round 8 at the Island X-Prix II. [31] [32] Abt Cupra also secured their first best qualifier in Extreme E in Round 8. [33] Adrien Tambay will partner Andersson for the final two rounds of the season. [34] The team suffered its first DNS on Round 9 after Andersson crashed after colliding with McLaren's Hedda Hosås during qualifying. [35] Abt Cupra finished the season in sixth place.

In December 2023, Abt Cupra announced that the team will not return for the 2024 season to focus on Formula E but are open to entering the new hydrogen-based off-road racing series Extreme H in 2025. [36] [37]

Formula E

Flag of the United States.svg Cupra Kiro
Current series Formula E
Noted drivers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nico Müller
Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Races32
Wins0
Podiums0
Best qualifiers0
Super sectors0
Points77
First entry 2023 Mexico City ePrix
Last entry 2024 London ePrix
Website www.cupraofficial.co.uk/brand/motorsport-and-racing/formula-e

In May 2022, Abt Sportsline, who left Formula E after the 2020–21 season, announced they would return for the 2022–23 season with Cupra as Abt Cupra Formula E Team [38] [39] using powertrains from Mahindra Racing. [40] The team signed Nico Müller and Robin Frijns as drivers for the team. [41] Kelvin van der Linde was signed to replaced Frijns after the latter suffered a wrist and hand fracture at the Mexico City e-Prix. [42] Mahindra withdrew from the Cape Town e-Prix after the qualifying session due to safety concerns over the rear suspension. Abt Cupra, as Mahindra's customer, withdrew as well. [43] The team finished last in the Teams' Championship.

Frijns left the team for the 2023–24 season. [44] He was replaced by former Abt Audi Sport driver and 2016–17 series champion Lucas di Grassi. [45] In April 2024, it was reported that Abt's powertrain deal with Mahindra will end at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season and will be using Lola-Yamaha powertrains for the 2024–25 season onwards. [46] The team will enter the season as Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team, leaving Cupra's partnership status up in the air. [47] [48] In November, it was announced that Lola has taken over Abt's Formula E entrants' licence, ending Cupra's run with the team. [49] A month later, ahead of the 2024 São Paulo ePrix weekend, Cupra partnered with Kiro Race Co to enter the 2024–25 season as Cupra Kiro. [50]

Racing results

WRC Results

YearCarNoDriver1234567891011121314WDCPointsWMCPoints
1998 Seat Cordoba WRC 9 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN
11		 ITA
Ret		 AUS
11		 GBR
6		15th*3*5th1
10 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Gómez MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN
Ret		-0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Duez ITA
16		 AUS
Ret		-0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gwyndaf Evans GBR
Ret		-0
1999 Seat Cordoba WRC 9 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä MON
7		 SWE
16		 KEN
6		 POR
Ret		 ESP
14		 FRA
13		 ARG
Ret		 GRE
Ret		 NZL
Ret		9th105th23
Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2 FIN
5		 CHN
5		 ITA
16		 AUS
6		 GBR
3
Seat Cordoba WRC 10 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Liatti MON
6		 SWE KEN
Ret		 POR
Ret		 ESP
10		 FRA
9		 ARG
Ret		 GRE
Ret		23rd1
Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2 CHN
Ret		 ITA
16
Seat Cordoba WRC Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm SWE
Ret		15th*5*
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister NZL
3		13th*6*
Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2 FIN
6		 AUS
16		 GBR
Ret
Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2 16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gwyndaf Evans MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN CHN ITA AUS GBR
Ret		-0
20 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE CHN ITA
Ret		13th*6*
2000 SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo2 7 Flag of France.svg Didier Auriol MON
Ret		 SWE
10		 KEN
3		 POR
10		 ESP
13		 ARG
Ret		 GRC
Ret		 NZL
Ret		12th45th11
SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 FIN
11		 CYP
Ret		 FRA
8		 ITA
17		 AUS
8		 GBR
9
SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo2 8 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister MON
4		 SWE
Ret		 KEN
Ret		 POR
9		 ESP
Ret		 ARG
Ret		 GRC
Ret		 NZL
Ret		13th4
SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3 FIN
Ret		 CYP
Ret		 FRA
11		 ITA
Ret		 AUS
6		 GBR
12
SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo2 17 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä MON SWE
12		 KEN POR ESP ARG GRC NZL 9th*7*
SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3 FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBR
10
SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3 20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gwyndaf Evans MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRC NZL FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBR
Ret		-0
2001 SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3 - Flag of Spain.svg Marc Blázquez MON SWE POR
16		 ESP
Ret		 ARG
Ret		 CYP
Ret		 GRC KEN FIN NZL ITA FRA AUS GBR –0-0
21 Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Cañellas Jr. MON SWE POR ESP
Ret		 ARG CYP GRC KEN FIN NZL ITA FRA AUS GBR –0
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gwyndaf Evans MON SWE POR ESP ARG CYP GRC KEN FIN NZL ITA FRA AUS GBR
Ret		–0

Extreme E results

Racing overview

YearNameCarTyresNo.G.DriversRoundsPts.Pos.
2021 Flag of Germany.svg Abt Cupra XE Spark Odyssey 21 C 125.F Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen
Flag of Germany.svg Jutta Kleinschmidt 		(1–2)
(2–5)		1005th
M Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström (1–5)
2022 Flag of Germany.svg Abt Cupra XE Spark Odyssey 21 C 125.F Flag of Germany.svg Jutta Kleinschmidt
Flag of Sweden.svg Klara Andersson 		(1–4)
(4–5)		466th
M Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah (1–5)
2023 Flag of Germany.svg Abt Cupra XE Spark Odyssey 21 C 125.F Flag of Sweden.svg Klara Andersson (1–10)816th
M Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
Flag of France.svg Adrien Tambay 		(1–4)
(5–8)
(9–10)

Racing summary

YearSeriesRacesWinsPod.B/Qual.S/SPts.Pos.
2021 Extreme E 501001005th
2022 Extreme E 51200466th
2023 Extreme E 100210816th

Complete Extreme E results

(Races in bold indicate best qualifiers; races in italics indicate fastest super sector)

YearEntrant12345678910Pts.Pos.
2021 Abt Cupra XE DES
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
7		 OCE
Flag of Senegal.svg
5		 ARC
Flag of Greenland.svg
7		 ISL
Flag of Italy.svg
2		 JUR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
7		1005th
2022 Abt Cupra XE DES
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
8		 ISL1
Flag of Italy.svg
9		 ISL2
Flag of Italy.svg
DSQ		 COP
Flag of Chile.svg
3		 ENE
Flag of Uruguay.svg
1		466th
2023 Abt Cupra XE DES1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
9		 DES2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
4		 HYD1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
10		 HYD2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
8		 ISL-I1
Flag of Italy.svg
4		 ISL-I2
Flag of Italy.svg
6		 ISL-II1
Flag of Italy.svg
2		 ISL-II2
Flag of Italy.svg
3		 COP1
Flag of Chile.svg
DNS		 COP2
Flag of Chile.svg
7		816th

Formula E results

YearChassisPowertrainTyresNo.Drivers12345678910111213141516PointsT.C.
Abt Cupra Formula E Team
2022–23 Formula E Gen3 Mahindra M9Electro H MEX DRH HYD CAP SAP BER MCO JAK POR RME LDN 2111th
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns Ret1414171391310RetRetRet17
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde 1618RetWD
51 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nico Müller 14RetRet11WDRet159Ret1112Ret610Ret8
2023–24 Formula E Gen3 Mahindra M9Electro H MEX DIR SAP TOK MIS MCO BER SHA POR LDN 569th
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Ret191813Ret101111Ret1110191117119
51 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nico Müller 171813Ret7114Ret15155666
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde 1115
Cupra Kiro
2024–25 Formula E Gen3 Evo Porsche 99X Electric WCG3 H SAP MEX JED MIA MCO TOK SHA JAK BER LDN
3 Flag of Germany.svg David Beckmann
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum
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