GC Kompetition

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Flag of France.svg GCK Motorsport
GCK Motorsport Logo.png
Founded2017
Founder(s) Guerlain Chicherit
Base Tignes, France
Team principal(s) Guerlain Chicherit
Current series FIA World Rallycross Championship
Current drivers Flag of France.svg 36. Guerlain Chicherit
Flag of Sweden.svg 92. Anton Marklund
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 96. Guillaume de Ridder
Flag of France.svg 113. Cyril Raymond
Flag of Lithuania.svg 14. Rokas Baciuška

GCK Motorsport, formally known as GC Kompetition, is a subsidiary of Green Corp Konnection (GCK) and a French motorsport team founded by freeriding ski champion, rally driver and stunt driver Guerlain Chicherit in 2017. [1] GCK made its debut in the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship, fielding two Renault Méganes, built by British motorsport company Prodrive.

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The team grew to four cars for 2019, with the two Renault Méganes of GC Kompetition joined by two Renault Clios as part of a new GCK Academy team. From round 5 onwards the team grew again to five cars, with another Renault Mégane for young driver Rokas Baciuška.

For 2020, GCK grew again to five permanent cars competing in the FIA World Rallycross Championship, with two Renault Méganes now driven by X-Games Gold Medalist Liam Doran & 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship runner-up Andreas Bakkerud as GCK Monster Energy RX Cartel. They were joined by two Renault Clios as part of a new Unkorrupted team driven by Guerlain Chicherit and Rokas Baciuska and another Renault Mégane for Anton Marklund as GCK Bilstein independently. Results were uninspiring for GCK with all cars showing a lack of performance and reliability, most notably Unkorrupted who changed driver line up following Rokas Baciuska departure ahead of Round 3 in Finland, Kevin Abbring stepped in to take his place but both Unkorrupted cars failed to qualify including Liam Doran who was plagued with reliability issues.

GCK Motorsport is not an official Renault factory team, though Chicherit has said he has ambitions to partner with a manufacturer in the future of Rallycross Electrification and Dakar Rally where GCK Motorsport is developing a Hydrogen-powered vehicle for 2024. [2]

Racing record

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

(key)

Supercar

YearEntrantCarNo.Driver123456789101112WRXPointsTeamsPoints
2018 GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS RX36 Flag of France.svg Guerlain Chicherit BAR
12		 POR
5		 BEL
12		 GBR
15		 NOR
15		 SWE
14		 CAN
15		 FRA
12		 LAT
10		 USA
9		 GER
13		 RSA
12		11th685th152
74 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Grosset-Janin BAR
11		 POR
14		 BEL
14		 GBR
10		 NOR
14		 SWE
3		 CAN
12		 FRA
LAT
USA
GER
RSA
12th47
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Doran BAR
POR
BEL
GBR
NOR
SWE
CAN
FRA
8		 LAT
12		 USA
GER
19		 RSA
16th19
92 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund BAR
POR
BEL
GBR
NOR
SWE
CAN
FRA
LAT
USA
12		 GER
9		 RSA
8		14th35
2019 GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS RX36 Flag of France.svg Guerlain Chicherit UAE
10		 SPA
9		 BEL
13		 GBR
9		 NOR
11		 SWE
14		 CAN
4		 FRA
13		 LAT
15		 RSA
7		12th734th192
92 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund UAE
7		 SPA
14		 BEL
7		 GBR
3		 NOR
DSQ		 SWE
8		 CAN
5		 FRA
2		 LAT
9		 RSA
8		7th119
GCK Academy Renault Clio RS RX96 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume de Ridder UAE
16		 SPA
11		 BEL
15		 GBR
16		 NOR
15		 SWE
19		 CAN
14		 FRA
16		 LAT
14		 RSA
10		18th296th74
113 Flag of France.svg Cyril Raymond UAE
12		 SPA
5		 BEL
12		 GBR
13		 NOR
10		 SWE
20		 CAN
11		 FRA
15		 LAT
13		 RSA
15		13th45
Renault Mégane RS RX14 Flag of Lithuania.svg Rokas Baciuska NOR
16		 SWE
9		 CAN
9		 FRA
4		 LAT
7		 RSA
11th76

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, David (8 February 2017). "Prodrive building Renault Megane for 2018 World Rallycross". Autosport . Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Evans, David (13 April 2018). "GCK Megane World RX team hopes to impress Renault enough for backing". Autosport . Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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