Hyundai i20 WRC

Hyundai i20 WRC
	Chris Atkinson and co-driver Stephane Prevot at the 2014 Rally Mexico
Category	World Rally Car
Constructor	Hyundai
Predecessor	Hyundai Accent WRC (Hyundai Castrol WRT)
Successor	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Technical specifications
Engine	Hyundai T-GDI 1,591 cc (97 cu in) I4 turbocharged
Fuel	Shell V-Power
Lubricants	Shell Helix
Competition history (WRC)
Notable entrants	Hyundai Shell World Rally Team ; Hyundai Motorsport N
Notable drivers	Chris Atkinson ; Bryan Bouffier ; Juho Hänninen ; Thierry Neuville ; Hayden Paddon ; Dani Sordo ; Kevin Abbring
Debut	2014 Monte Carlo Rally
First win	2014 Rallye Deutschland
Last win	2016 Rally Italia Sardegna
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Last updated January 14, 2023

The Hyundai i20 WRC is a World Rally Car built by Hyundai for use from the 2014 World Rally Championship.^[7] It is based on the Hyundai i20 subcompact car, and was unveiled at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. The launch of the i20 marks Hyundai's return to the World Rally Championship after a ten-year absence.^[8] The car made its first competitive appearance at the 2014 Rallye Monte Carlo.^[9]

Competition history

The cars are prepared by Hyundai's performance division, Hyundai Motorsport, from a base in Frankfurt, Germany,^[10] and were driven by Thierry Neuville,^[5] with Hayden Paddon and Dani Sordo in the 2nd and 3rd cars.^[1]^[4] A third i20 was entered in the Rally of Portugal for Sordo,^[11] In 2014 2011 Production Car World Rally Champion Hayden Paddon drove the third car in seven events during the second half of the season.^[2] Additional development work was carried out by Bryan Bouffier.^[12]

For 2015, Hyundai retained Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo and Hayden Paddon. In addition, Dutchman Kevin Abbring was the main test driver for the new Hyundai i20 WRC.

For 2016, Hyundai re-homologated the i20 to compete with the five-door version of the model. Neuville won at Italy and scored seven podiums, finishing runner-up behind Volkswagen driver Sébastien Ogier. Paddon also won in his debut in Argentina.

For the new regulation set in 2017 the car was replaced with the Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC.

WRC victories

Year	No.	Event	Surface	Driver	Co-driver
2014	1	2014 Rallye Deutschland	Tarmac	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul
2016	2	2016 Rally Argentina	Gravel	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard
2016	3	2016 Rally Italia Sardegna	Gravel	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul

Complete World Rally Championship results

Year	Entrant	Driver	Co-Driver	Rounds													Points	WCM pos.
Year	Entrant	Driver	Co-Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	WCM pos.
2014	Hyundai Shell World Rally Team	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	MCO Ret	SWE 9	MEX 3	PRT 6	ARG 5	ITA 9	POL 3	FIN Ret	DEU 1	AUS 7	FRA 8	ESP 6	GBR 4	187	4th
		Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	MCO Ret	SWE	MEX	PRT	ARG Ret	ITA	POL	FIN	DEU 2	AUS	FRA 4	ESP 5	GBR
		Juho Hänninen	Tomi Tuominen	MCO	SWE 7	MEX	PRT 7	ARG	ITA Ret	POL 6	FIN 6	DEU	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR 30
		Chris Atkinson	Stéphane Prévot	MCO	SWE	MEX 7	PRT	ARG	ITA	POL	FIN	DEU	AUS 10	FRA	ESP	GBR
	Hyundai Motorsport N	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	MCO	SWE	MEX	PRT Ret	ARG	ITA	POL	FIN	DEU	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	28	7th
		Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	MCO	SWE	MEX	PRT	ARG	ITA 12	POL 8	FIN 8	DEU	AUS 6	FRA	ESP 9	GBR 10
		Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	MCO	SWE	MEX	PRT	ARG	ITA	POL	FIN	DEU Ret	AUS	FRA 9	ESP	GBR
2015	Hyundai Shell World Rally Team	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	MCO 5	SWE 2	MEX 8	ARG Ret	PRT 38	ITA 3	POL 6	FIN 4	DEU 5	AUS 7	FRA 23	ESP 8		224	3rd
		Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	MON 6	SWE WD	MEX 5	ARG 5	POR 6	ITA 20	POL 10	FIN 11	DEU 4		FRA 7	ESP 3	GBR 4
		Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	MON	SWE 5								AUS 5			GBR 5
	Hyundai Motorsport N	Kevin Abbring	Sebastian Marshall	MON	SWE 11	MEX	ARG	POR	ITA	POL 15	FIN	DEU 11	AUS	FRA Ret	ESP	GBR Ret	67	6th
		Hayden Paddon	John Kennard			MEX 17	ARG 16	POR 8	ITA 2	POL 4	FIN Ret	GER 9		FRA 5	ESP 6
		Dani Sordo	Marc Martí										AUS 8
		Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul													GBR Ret
2016	Hyundai Motorsport (Hyundai New Generation i20 WRC)	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	MON 3	SWE 14	MEX Ret	ARG 6			POL 4	FIN 4	GER 3	FRA 2	ESP 3	GBR 3	AUS 3	312	2nd
		Hayden Paddon	John Kennard		SWE 2			POR Ret	ITA Ret	POL 3	FIN 5					AUS 4
		Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	MON 6		MEX 4	ARG 4	POR 4	ITA 4			GER 2	FRA 7	ESP 2	GBR 6
	Hyundai Motorsport N (Hyundai New Generation i20 WRC)	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	MON 25		MEX 5	ARG 1					GER 5	FRA 6	ESP 4	GBR 4		146	5th
		Kevin Abbring	Sebastian Marshall	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR Ret	ITA 15	POL	FIN 9	GER	FRA	ESP 7	GBR	AUS
		Dani Sordo	Marc Martí		SWE 6					POL Ret						AUS 5
		Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul					POR 29	ITA 1

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References

1 2 3 4 "Wraps come off i20 WRC". WRC.com. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
1 2 3 "Hyundai hands Hayden Paddon WRC lifeline". Speedcafe.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
↑ "ADAC Rallye Deutschland Entry List". www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de. adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
1 2 "Hyundai adds Hänninen". WRC.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
1 2 "Neuville signs with Hyundai for 2014". WRC.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ "Hyundai signs Kevin Abbring to part-time WRC deal for 2015 - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com". Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
↑ Evans, David (17 December 2012). "Hyundai World Rally Car makes European test debut". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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↑ "Bouffier joins Hyundai as test driver". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

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[shell-1] 1 2 3 4 "Wraps come off i20 WRC". WRC.com. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

[4th_i20-2] 1 2 3 "Hyundai hands Hayden Paddon WRC lifeline". Speedcafe.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[Rallye_Deutschland_Entry_List-3] "ADAC Rallye Deutschland Entry List". www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de. adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[Hyundai_adds_Hänninen-4] 1 2 "Hyundai adds Hänninen". WRC.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

[Neuville_with_hyundai-5] 1 2 "Neuville signs with Hyundai for 2014". WRC.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.

[6] "Hyundai signs Kevin Abbring to part-time WRC deal for 2015 - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com". Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[2014_start-7] Evans, David (17 December 2012). "Hyundai World Rally Car makes European test debut". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 17 December 2012.

[8] "Hyundai". World Rally Archive. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[Hyundai-9] Evans, David (27 September 2012). "Hyundai reveals new i20 World Rally Car". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[10] Evans, David (19 December 2012). "Hyundai's early WRC effort was more than just a show car". Motorsport News.

[Hyundai_third_car-11] "Hyundai Goes large in Portugal". WRC.com. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

[12] "Bouffier joins Hyundai as test driver". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

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