Car Name: | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |
Category: | World Rally Car |
Constructor: | Hyundai |
Predecessor: | Hyundai i20 WRC |
Successor: | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 |
Fuel: | Panta |
Lubricants: | Shell Helix Ultra |
Wrc: | yes |
Drivers: | Craig Breen[1] Sébastien Loeb[2] Pierre-Louis Loubet[3] Andreas Mikkelsen[4] Thierry Neuville[5] Hayden Paddon[6] Dani Sordo[7] Oliver Solberg Ott Tänak[8] |
Technical Ref: | [9] [10] |
Suspension: | MacPherson |
Length: | 4,100 mm |
Width: | 1,875 mm |
Wheelbase: | 2,570 mm |
Track: | 1,665 mm |
Engine Name: | Bespoke Hyundai Motorsport Global Race Engine |
Capacity: | 16001NaN1 |
Configuration: | I4 |
Turbo/Na: | turbo direct injection |
Gears: | Sequential gearbox, six forward gears and one reverse with paddle shift |
Transmission Type: | Four-wheel drive |
Differential: | Hydraulic in centre, mechanical with ramps in front and rear differential |
Clutch: | Cerametallic twin-disk |
Brakes: | Ventilated Brembo disc brakes (370mm on tarmac, 300mm on gravel). Air-cooled 4 piston callipers. |
Weight: | 1,190 kg |
Tyres: | Michelin (2017-2020) later Pirelli P Zero (for tarmac), Cinturato (for wet tarmac), Sottozero (for ice/snow) and Scorpion (for gravel, clay and rest of dirt-type surfaces) (2021) |
Debut: | 2017 Monte Carlo Rally |
First Win: | 2017 Tour de Corse |
Last Win: | 2021 Rally Catalunya |
Last Event: | 2021 Rally Monza |
Races: | 58 |
Wins: | 17 |
Podiums: | 62 |
Titles: | 2 |
Cons Champ: | 2 (2019, 2020) |
The Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC[11] (originally known as the Hyundai New Generation i20 WRC) is a World Rally Car built by Hyundai for use in the World Rally Championship starting in 2017.[12] It is based on the Hyundai i20 subcompact car, and is the successor to the Hyundai i20 WRC used between 2014 and 2015.
Three i20 Coupe WRCs were entered for the 2017 season, where they were driven by Thierry Neuville, Hayden Paddon and Dani Sordo.[5] [6] [7] Later into the season they also signed Andreas Mikkelsen.[4] Neuville scored four wins and eight podiums, finishing runner-up behind Ogier, who switched to M-Sport.
All four drivers continued in 2018 season. Neuville won three races and claimed six podiums, but was again outscored by Ogier.
Year | Title | Competitor | Entries | Wins | Podiums | Points | |
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2019 | 39 | 4 | 13 | 380 | |||
2020 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 241 | |||
Year | No. | Event | Surface | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant |
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2017 | 1 | Tarmac | ||||
2 | Gravel | |||||
3 | Gravel | |||||
4 | Gravel | |||||
2018 | 5 | Snow | ||||
6 | Gravel | |||||
7 | Gravel | |||||
2019 | 8 | 2019 Tour de Corse | Tarmac | |||
9 | Gravel | |||||
10 | Gravel | |||||
11 | ||||||
2020 | 12 | |||||
13 | 2020 Rally Estonia | Gravel | ||||
14 | Gravel | |||||
2021 | 15 | 2021 Arctic Rally | Snow | |||
16 | 2021 Ypres Rally | Tarmac | ||||
17 | Tarmac | |||||