The Citroën DS3 WRC is the World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing for use from the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is based upon the Citroën DS3 road car, and replaced the highly successful Citroën C4 WRC. It was built to the new World Rally Car regulations for 2011, which were based upon the existing Super 2000 regulations, but is powered by a turbocharged 1.6-litre engine rather than the normally aspirated 2-litre engine found in Super 2000 cars.

Development work on the car was carried out during 2010 by Citroën drivers Sébastien Loeb, Dani Sordo, Sébastien Ogier and test driver Philippe Bugalski, as well as sister Peugeot drivers Kris Meeke and Stéphane Sarrazin.

The engine has been specifically developed for this car (older regulations required that the engine be based on an existing mass-produced engine's cylinder block and head gasket). It officially develops at 6,000 rpm and at 3,250 rpm.

In October 2012, Citroën announced the DS3 RRC intended for use in the championships below that of the WRC: WRC-2 (formerly S-WRC), European Rally Championship (ERC), Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), some national championships and so on. Visually and internally, the two models (DS3 WRC and RRC) are different since the regulations are more restrictive on the RRC. For example, the WRC 1.6-litre turbocharged direct-injection engine has been slightly modified dropping the power from to , visually the bumper intakes are smaller and the rear spoiler complies with the S2000 standards. The other significant change concerns the brakes in tarmac configuration: the diameter of the discs has been reduced from 355 to 350 mm and the water-cooling system has been removed.

At the 2016 Rally Finland, Kris Meeke established a new record for the fastest FIA WRC round in history, with a 126.60 km/h average speed.

World Rally Championship results WRC championship titles YearTitle Competitor Entries Wins Podiums Points 2011 13 5 9 222 13 5 9 222 26 10 18 403 2012 Sébastien Loeb 13 9 10 270 Daniel Elena 13 9 10 270 26 10 20 453

WRC victories No. Event Season Surface Driver Co-driver Entrant 1 2011 Rally México 2011 Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 2 2011 Rally de Portugal Gravel Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total World Rally Team 3 2011 Jordan Rally Gravel Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total World Rally Team 4 2011 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 5 2011 Rally Argentina Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 6 2011 Acropolis Rally Gravel Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total World Rally Team 7 2011 Rally Finland Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 8 2011 Rallye Deutschland Tarmac Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total World Rally Team 9 2011 Rallye de France Tarmac Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total World Rally Team 10 2011 Rally Catalunya Tarmac/gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 11 2012 Monte Carlo Rally 2012 Tarmac/snow Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 12 2012 Rally México Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 13 2012 Rally Argentina Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 14 2012 Acropolis Rally Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 15 2012 Rally New Zealand Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 16 2012 Rally Finland Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 17 2012 Rallye Deutschland Tarmac Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 18 2012 Rallye de France Tarmac Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 19 2012 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën Total World Rally Team 20 2012 Rally Catalunya Tarmac/gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team 21 2013 Monte Carlo Rally 2013 Tarmac/snow Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 22 2013 Rally Argentina Gravel Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 23 2013 Rallye Deutschland Tarmac Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 24 2015 Rally Argentina 2015 Gravel Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 25 2016 Rally de Portugal 2016 Gravel Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team 26 2016 Rally Finland Gravel Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team

Complete WRC results YearEntrantDriverRoundsPoints12345678910111213142011 Citroën Total World Rally Team Sébastien Loeb SWE6 MEX1 POR2 JOR3 ITA1 ARG1 GRE2 FIN1 GER2 AUS10 FRARet ESP1 GBRRet4251st Sébastien Ogier SWE4 MEXRet POR1 JOR1 ITA4 ARG3 GRE1 FIN3 GER1 AUS11 FRA1 ESPRet GBR11 ICE 1 Racing Kimi Räikkönen SWE8 MEX POR7 JOR6 ITA ARG GRE7 FIN9 GER6 AUSWD FRARet ESPRet GBRRet 48 EX Petter Solberg World Rally Team Petter Solberg SWE5 MEX4 POR6 JORRet ITA3 ARG4 GRE4 FIN5 GER5 AUS3 FRAEX ESPRet GBRRet 98 4th Van Merksteijn Motorsport Peter van Merksteijn Jr. SWE MEX POR22 JORRet ITARet ARGRet GRERet FIN GER9 AUS13 FRARet ESP17 GBRRet 16 9th Peter van Merksteijn Sr. SWE MEX POR JOR ITARet ARG GRERet FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Citroën Racing Technologies Evgeny Novikov SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP7 GBR – –2012 Citroën Total World Rally Team Sébastien Loeb MON1 SWE6 MEX1 PORRet ARG1 GRE1 NZL1 FIN1 GER1 GBR2 FRA1 ITARet ESP14531st Mikko Hirvonen MON4 SWE2 MEX2 POREX ARG2 GRE2 NZL2 FIN2 GER3 GBR5 FRA3 ITA1 ESP3 Citroën Junior World Rally Team Thierry Neuville MONRet SWE12 MEX13 POR8 ARG5 GRE6 NZL FIN16 GER12 GBR7 FRA4 ITA ESP12 72 5th Qatar World Rally Team Nasser Al-Attiyah MON SWE21 MEX6 POR4 ARG9 GRERet NZL FIN GER8 GBR10 FRARet ITA ESP 71 6th Thierry Neuville MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL5 FIN GER GBR FRA ITA18 ESP Chris Atkinson MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN39 GER GBR FRA ITA ESP Hans Weijs, Jr. MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESPRet Van Merksteijn Motorsport Peter van Merksteijn Sr. MONRet SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP – – Peter van Merksteijn Jr. MON SWE19 MEX POR10 ARG GRE NZL FIN GERRet GBR FRA ITA ESP Collectif Equipe de France Rallye Sébastien Chardonnet MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA10 ITA ESP – – PH Sport Luca Pedersoli MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA10 ESP – –2013 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Sébastien Loeb MON1 SWE2 MEX POR ARG1 GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRARet ESP GBR2802nd Mikko Hirvonen MON4 SWE17 MEX2 POR2 ARG6 GRE8 ITARet FIN4 GER3 AUS3 FRA6 ESP3 GBRRet Dani Sordo MON SWE MEX4 POR12 ARG GRE2 ITA4 FIN5 GER1 AUS FRA ESPRet GBR7 Kris Meeke MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUSRet FRA ESP GBR Abu Dhabi Citroën Total World Rally Team Dani Sordo MON3 SWE MEX POR ARG9 GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA2 ESP GBR 63 6th Khalid Al Qassimi MON SWERet MEX POR9 ARG GRERet ITA10 FIN GER11 AUS9 FRA ESP11 GBR Chris Atkinson MON SWE MEX6 POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Kris Meeke MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FINRet GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Robert Kubica MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBRRet Dani Sordo MON SWERet MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR – – PH Sport Bryan Bouffier MON5 SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR – – Benito Guerra MON SWE MEX8 POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Tomáš Kostka MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRARet ESP GBR2014 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Kris Meeke MON3 SWE10 MEXRet PORRet ARG3 ITA18 POL7 FIN3 GERRet AUS4 FRA3 ESP19 GBR62102nd Mads Østberg MON4 SWE3 MEX9 POR3 ARGRet ITA2 POLRet FINRet GER6 AUS16 FRA7 ESP4 GBR3 Khalid Al Qassimi MON SWE16 MEX POR13 ARG ITA10 POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP15 GBR – – Armando Pereira Armando Pereira MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRARet ESP GBR – –2015 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Kris Meeke MON10 SWE7 MEX16 ARG1 POR4 ITA24 POL7 FIN17 GER12 AUS3 FRA4 ESP5 GBR22302nd Sébastien Loeb MON8 SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Mads Østberg MON SWE10 MEX2 ARG2 POR7 ITA5 POL9 FIN3 GER7 AUSWD FRA6 ESP4 GBR7 Stéphane Lefebvre MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS13 FRA ESP GBR Mads Østberg MON4 SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR – – Khalid Al Qassimi MON SWE MEX ARG6 POR24 ITA10 POL FIN16 GER AUS FRA ESP15 GBR Stéphane Lefebvre MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER10 AUS FRA11 ESP GBR8 PH Sport Sébastien Chardonnet MON47 SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR–– Stéphane Lefebvre MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP50 GBR D-Max Racing Yuriy Protasov MON16 SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR – –2016 Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Kris Meeke MONRet SWE23 MEX ARG POR1 ITA POL FIN1 GER CHNC FRA16 ESPRet GBR5 AUS–– Stéphane Lefebvre MON5 SWE MEX ARG POR35 ITA POL9 FIN GERRet CHNC FRA ESP GBR9 AUS Craig Breen MON SWE8 MEX ARG POR ITA POL7 FIN3 GER CHNC FRA5 ESP10 GBRRet AUS Khalid Al Qassimi MON SWE19 MEX ARG POR26 ITA POL FIN16 GER CHNC FRA ESP12 GBR AUS Marcos Ligato MON SWE MEX ARG7 POR ITA POL FIN44 GER CHNC FRA ESP GBR AUS José Alberto Nicolas MON SWE MEX ARG18 POR ITA POL FINRet GER CHNC FRA ESP GBR AUS Quentin Gilbert MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER CHNC FRA ESP GBR17 AUS D-Max Racing Felice Re MON20 SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER CHNC FRA ESP GBR AUS––

See also Citroën C3 WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta WRC Hyundai i20 WRC Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Mini John Cooper Works WRC Toyota Yaris WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC

References

DS3 WRC juwra.com

External links Citroën World Rally Team