French car manufacturer, Citroen confirmed Tuesday June 25 its intention to contest the FIA World Touring Car Championship from 2014 with its star driver, Sebastien Loeb driving one of the cars.
After first mentioning that it was considering taking part in the FIA WTCC at the opening of last year’s Paris Motor Show, Citroën confirmed today it will be joining the fray in 2014.
Winner of five Cross Country Rally World Cups and eight World Rally Championship Manufacturers’ titles, Citroën will be entering an international road racing series for the first time.
Citroën Racing’s entry into the world of track racing will coincide with the introduction of a new generation of cars, which are more spectacular than the current crop.
“Competing in a category for the first time, starting from scratch, gives our division a superb challenge,” confirmed Yves Matton, Citroën Racing Team Principal.
“Having said that, we will be able to re-use a large part of our existing expertise, starting with the DS3 WRC’s 1.6-litre direct injection turbo engine. Work has already begun in our Versailles technical center and is set to be stepped up in the coming weeks, with the first tests of our car and the start of our development programme to prepare for the 2014 season. Obviously, we’re still committed to rallying and we’ll continue to work hard to try and get the best possible result in 2013. Our partnership with Abu Dhabi is set to be reinforced, enabling us to continue to be involved in WRC with a new system and with new objectives,” Matton added.
Citroën Racing will be taking part in the entire 2014 FIA WTCC season. Nine-time FIA World Rally Champion, Sebastien Loeb will be behind the wheel of one car. The name of his teammate has yet to be announced by Citroen.
After first mentioning that it was considering taking part in the FIA WTCC at the opening of last year’s Paris Motor Show, Citroën confirmed today it will be joining the fray in 2014.
Winner of five Cross Country Rally World Cups and eight World Rally Championship Manufacturers’ titles, Citroën will be entering an international road racing series for the first time.
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Citroën Racing’s entry into the world of track racing will coincide with the introduction of a new generation of cars, which are more spectacular than the current crop.
“Competing in a category for the first time, starting from scratch, gives our division a superb challenge,” confirmed Yves Matton, Citroën Racing Team Principal.
“Having said that, we will be able to re-use a large part of our existing expertise, starting with the DS3 WRC’s 1.6-litre direct injection turbo engine. Work has already begun in our Versailles technical center and is set to be stepped up in the coming weeks, with the first tests of our car and the start of our development programme to prepare for the 2014 season. Obviously, we’re still committed to rallying and we’ll continue to work hard to try and get the best possible result in 2013. Our partnership with Abu Dhabi is set to be reinforced, enabling us to continue to be involved in WRC with a new system and with new objectives,” Matton added.
Citroën Racing will be taking part in the entire 2014 FIA WTCC season. Nine-time FIA World Rally Champion, Sebastien Loeb will be behind the wheel of one car. The name of his teammate has yet to be announced by Citroen.