SEAT Córdoba WRC

The SEAT Córdoba WRC is a World Rally Car built for the SEAT World Rally Team [es] in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the SEAT Córdoba road car, and was debuted at the 1998 Rally Finland.

SEAT Córdoba WRC

Daniel Solà driving a SEAT Córdoba WRC at the Rallye de tierra de Cangas del Narcea.
Category	World Rally Car
Constructor	SEAT
Technical specifications[1][2][3]
Length	4,135 mm (162.8 in) (debut) 4,172 mm (164.3 in) (upgrade)
Width	1,770 mm (69.7 in)
Height	1,500 mm (59.1 in)
Axle track	1,520 mm (59.8 in)
Wheelbase	2,443 mm (96.2 in)
Engine	1,995 cc (121.7 cu in) I4 turbo charge Front transverse
Transmission	Six-speed sequential 4-wheel drive
Weight	1,230 kg (2,711.7 lb)
Tyres	Pirelli
Competition history (WRC)
Notable entrants	SEAT World Rally Team
Notable drivers	Didier Auriol Gwyndaf Evans Toni Gardemeister Marcus Grönholm Piero Liatti Harri Rovanperä
Debut	1998 Rally Finland
Races Wins Podiums Titles 37 0 3 0

Competition history

A Córdoba WRC in 2006

See also: SEAT World Rally Team

The Córdoba WRC was SEAT's official rally car in the World Rally Championship from 1998 to 2000. It featured a 2.0 litre turbocharged engine.^[1] The Córdoba WRC competed in the top category of the championship, as SEAT had homologated a World Rally Car version of the Córdoba 16v for competition in the FIA World Rally Championship and other international rallies.^[4][5]

1994 World Drivers' Champion Didier Auriol, of France, and Toni Gardemeister and Harri Rovanperä, both of Finland, were among those to drive the factory cars.^[1][2][3]

It made its debut at the 1998 Rally Finland, with Harri Rovanperä as the main driver.^[6] The car achieved podiums at the 1999 Rally New Zealand, driven by Toni Gardemeister, the 1999 Rally GB, driven by Rovanperä, as well as in the 2000 Safari Rally, driven by Didier Auriol.^[7][8][9] The works programme concluded at the end of the season of 2000, with the third evolution of the rally car.^[3]

However, the Córdoba WRC continued to compete with successful results in national championships in different countries.^[4] In Spain, the Córdoba won the national title of all the rallies on gravel with Pedro Diego and Marc Blázquez, and wins in tarmac rallies with Salvador Cañellas Jr.^[10]

WRC Results

Year	Car	No	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	WDC	Points	WMC	Points
1998	SEAT Córdoba WRC	9	Harri Rovanperä	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRC	NZL	FIN 11	ITA Ret	AUS 11	GBR 6		15th*	3*	5th	1
		10	Oriol Gómez	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRC	NZL	FIN Ret					-	0
			Marc Duez											ITA 16	AUS Ret			-	0
			Gwyndaf Evans													GBR Ret		-	0
1999	SEAT Córdoba WRC	9	Harri Rovanperä	MON 7	SWE 16	KEN 6	POR Ret	ESP 14	FRA 13	ARG Ret	GRE Ret	NZL Ret						9th	10	5th	23
	Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2												FIN 5	CHN 5	ITA 16	AUS 6	GBR 3
	SEAT Córdoba WRC	10	Piero Liatti	MON 6	SWE	KEN Ret	POR Ret	ESP 10	FRA 9	ARG Ret	GRE Ret							23rd	1
	Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2													CHN Ret	ITA 16
	SEAT Córdoba WRC		Marcus Grönholm		SWE Ret													15th*	5*
			Toni Gardemeister									NZL 3						13th*	6*
	Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2												FIN 6			AUS 16	GBR Ret
	Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2	16	Gwyndaf Evans	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	CHN	ITA	AUS	GBR Ret	-	0
		20	Toni Gardemeister	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRE			CHN	ITA Ret			13th*	6*
2000	SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo2	7	Didier Auriol	MON Ret	SWE 10	KEN 3	POR 10	ESP 13	ARG Ret	GRC Ret	NZL Ret							12th	4	5th	11
	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3											FIN 11	CYP Ret	FRA 8	ITA 17	AUS 8	GBR 9
	SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo2	8	Toni Gardemeister	MON 4	SWE Ret	KEN Ret	POR 9	ESP Ret	ARG Ret	GRC Ret	NZL Ret							13th	4
	SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3											FIN Ret	CYP Ret	FRA 11	ITA Ret	AUS 6	GBR 12
	SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo2	17	Harri Rovanperä	MON	SWE 12	KEN	POR	ESP	ARG	GRC	NZL							9th*	7*
	SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3											FIN	CYP	FRA	ITA	AUS	GBR 10
	SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3	20	Gwyndaf Evans	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	ARG	GRC	NZL	FIN	CYP	FRA	ITA	AUS	GBR Ret	-	0
2001	SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3	-	Marc Blázquez	MON	SWE	POR 16	ESP Ret	ARG Ret	CYP Ret	GRC	KEN	FIN	NZL	ITA	FRA	AUS	GBR	–	0	-	0
		21	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	MON	SWE	POR	ESP Ret	ARG	CYP	GRC	KEN	FIN	NZL	ITA	FRA	AUS	GBR	–	0
		24	Gwyndaf Evans	MON	SWE	POR	ESP	ARG	CYP	GRC	KEN	FIN	NZL	ITA	FRA	AUS	GBR Ret	–	0

References

1. "SEAT Córdoba WRC". juwra.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
2. "SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo 2". juwra.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
3. "SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo 3". juwra.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
4. "Seat Cordoba WRC: an unfinished story". wrcwings.tech. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
5. de Oliveira, Rodrigo. "The forgotten SEAT Córdoba WRC is still alive, loud and sideways". DriveTribe. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
6. "Seat Cordoba WRC". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
7. "30. Rally New Zealand 1999". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
8. "55. Network Q Rally of Great Britain 1999". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
9. "48. Sameer Safari Rally Kenya 2000". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
10. "Seat Cordoba WRC — Stats — Spain Gravel". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

External links

• Official website