Rally History Archive

The Volkswagen Polo R WRC won four consecutive drivers', co-drivers' and manufacturers' championships from 2013 through 2016, taking 43 victories in 52 starts.

The Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 was homologated in 2018 as a customer rally car for R5 and WRC2 competition, rather than a continuation of Volkswagen's works World Rally Car programme.

The Ford Fiesta RS WRC replaced the Focus in 2011, won immediately in Sweden with Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen, and continued with M-Sport after Ford ended its full works team.

The 2017 Ford Fiesta WRC gave M-Sport the 2017 manufacturers' title and carried Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia to the 2017 and 2018 titles.

Hyundai returned to the WRC with the i20 WRC in 2014 and earned its first victory with Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul at Rally Germany.

The five-door New Generation Hyundai i20 WRC competed for one season in 2016, winning in Argentina and Sardinia before the 2017-regulation i20 Coupe replaced it.

The Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC debuted under the 2017 regulations and delivered Hyundai's first WRC manufacturers' championship in 2019.

The Mini John Cooper Works WRC earned podium finishes in Germany and France during its partial 2011 campaign, but the works programme ended before it could develop into a title contender.

The Škoda Fabia S2000 won the IRC drivers' title in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the 2011 S-WRC title, and many regional and national championships.

The Škoda Fabia R5 and R5 evo won the WRC2 or WRC2 Pro drivers' title every year from 2016 through 2019 and became a major customer-rally platform.

The Citroën DS3 WRC carried Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena to the 2011 and 2012 titles and gave Citroën both manufacturers' championships.

The Citroën C3 WRC won six WRC rounds from 2017 through 2019 but did not deliver a drivers' or manufacturers' championship before Citroën withdrew.

The Toyota Yaris WRC won in its second event after Toyota's 2017 return, secured the 2018 manufacturers' championship and carried Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja to the 2019 titles.

The name Toyota Corolla S2000 covers regional projects, most notably an Australian-built car, rather than a unified Toyota factory WRC programme.

The Toyota GT86 CS-R3 was a rear-wheel-drive customer rally car developed by Toyota Motorsport GmbH, shown as a prototype in 2014 before R3 homologation.