The Å koda Octavia 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 Octavia
The Å koda Octavia is a small family car produced by the Czech car manufacturer Å koda Auto since the end of 1996. It shares its name with an earlier model produced between 1959 and 1971. Four generations of the modern-era Octavia model have ...
road car, and was debuted at the
1999 Monte Carlo Rally.
Competition history
The car's initial version debuted at the
1999 Monte Carlo Rally, with two evolutionary versions were launched in and respectively. In its four years service in the Å koda works team, the car achieved two stage wins and a podium finish at the
2001 Safari Rally
The 2001 Safari Rally (formally the 49th Safari Rally Kenya) was the eighth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 July and 22 July 2001, and was won by Ralliart, Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen, his ...
. The car was replaced by
Å koda Fabia WRC
The Å koda Fabia WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Å koda Motorsport by Å koda Auto in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Å koda Fabia road car, and was debuted at the 2003 Rally Deutschland. The R5 version was launched in ...
in middle of the 2003 season.
Gallery
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References
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Octavia WRC
All-wheel-drive vehicles
Cars of the Czech Republic
World Rally Cars
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