The Å koda Fabia WRC is a
World Rally Car
A World Rally Car is a racing automobile built to the specific regulations set by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and designed for competition in the World Rally Championship (WRC). The cars were introduced in 1997 as a repl ...
built for the
Å koda Motorsport
Å koda Motorsport is the division of Czech car manufacturer Å koda Auto responsible for motorsport activities. The team had competed as a manufacturer in the World Rally Championship between 1999 and 2005 and Intercontinental Rally Challenge (be ...
by
Å koda Auto
Škoda Auto a.s. (), often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works became state owned in 1948. After 199 ...
in the
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is the highest level of global competition in the motorsport discipline of rallying, owned and governed by the FIA. There are separate championships for drivers, co-drivers, manufacturers and t ...
. It is based upon the
Å koda Fabia
The Å koda Fabia is a supermini car produced by Czech manufacturer Å koda Auto since 1999. It is the successor of the Å koda Felicia, which was discontinued in 2001. The Fabia was available in hatchback, estate (named Fabia Combi) and saloon ( ...
road car, and was debuted at the
2003 Rally Deutschland
The 2003 Rallye Deutschland (formally the 22nd ADAC Rallye Deutschland) was the eight round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 25 July and 27 July 2003, and was based in Trier, Germany. Citroen's Séb ...
. The
R5 version was launched in 2015.
Competition history
The car was introduced at the
2003 Rally Deutschland
The 2003 Rallye Deutschland (formally the 22nd ADAC Rallye Deutschland) was the eight round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 25 July and 27 July 2003, and was based in Trier, Germany. Citroen's Séb ...
, replacing the
Octavia WRC. However, the car did not score any point in the season, which led the season to a development year.
The car won twelve stages in its fifty-seven contested WRC events, but failed to achieve any podium.
Gallery
File:Toni Gardemeister - 2004 Rally Finland 2.jpg
File:2004 Rally Finland saturday 11.jpg
File:Jani Paasonen - 2004 Rally Finland 3.jpg
File:Jan Kopecký-2007 Wales Rally GB 002.jpg
References
External links
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Fabia WRC
All-wheel-drive vehicles
Cars of the Czech Republic
World Rally Cars
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