Qatar World Rally Team

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Qatar World Rally Team
Full nameQatar World Rally Team
Base Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cumbria, United Kingdom
Team principal(s) Malcolm Wilson
Drivers Flag of Norway.svg Mads Ostberg
Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah
Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
Co-drivers Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini
Flag of Finland.svg Tomi Tuominen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul
Chassis Citroën DS3 WRC (2012)
Ford Fiesta RS WRC (2013)
Tyres Michelin
World Rally Championship history
Debut 2012 Rally Sweden
Last event 2013 Rally Argentina
Manufacturers' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Rally wins0

The Qatar World Rally Team is a Qatari World Rally Championship team, based in Cumbria, United Kingdom.

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History

Qatar Ford Fiesta RS WRC at the 2013 Autosport Show Qatar Ford Fiesta WRC.jpg
Qatar Ford Fiesta RS WRC at the 2013 Autosport Show

They made their debut at the 2012 Rally of Sweden, entering a single Citroën DS3 WRC for Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini. [1] Al-Attiyah was unable to contest the full season, owing to his qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the car was variously driven by Chris Atkinson in Finland, [2] Thierry Neuville in New Zealand and Italy, [3] and Hans Weijs, Jr. in Spain. [4]

On 26 November 2012, British based M-Sport announced a new partnership with the State of Qatar and that Mads Østberg and Nasser Al-Attiyah would be driving Ford Fiesta RS WRCs for the 2013 season. [5] The team expanded to include a third and a fourth car, submitting entries for Juho Hänninen and Thierry Neuville. [6] [7]

WRC results

YearCarNo.Driver12345678910111213WDCPointsWCCPoints
2012 Citroën DS3 WRC 7 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah MON SWE
21
MEX
6
POR
4
ARG
9
GRE
Ret
GER
8
GBR
10
FRA
Ret
12th286th71
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville NZL
5
ITA
18
7th53
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson FIN
39
13th28
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Weijs ESP
Ret
-0
2013 Ford Fiesta RS WRC 6 Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen MON
Ret
15th84th184
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson SWE
27
-0
Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah MEX
5
POR
5
ARG GRE
5
GER
13
AUS FRA ESP
Ret
GBR
WD
11th30
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans ITA
6
FIN -0
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville MON
Ret
SWE
5
MEX
3
POR
17
ARG
5
GRE
3
ITA
2
FIN
2
GER
2
AUS
2
FRA
4
ESP
4
GBR
3
2nd176
15 Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen SWE
6
MEX 15th8
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Kuipers MON POR
Ret
ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR -0
23 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Pozzo MON SWE MEX POR ARG
11
GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR -0

See also

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