2C Compétition

2C Compétition
BaseThiers, France
Team principal(s)Florent Peronnet
Drivers
ChassisHyundai i20 Coupe WRC
TyresPirelli
World Rally Championship history
Debut2020
Manufacturers' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0
Rally wins0

2C Compétition is a French rally team based in Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, France. It is owned by the company SARL 2 C and was founded in 2009.[1][2]

Competition history

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The team were responsible for running the Škoda Fabia R5 cars that propelled Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais to WRC2 championship title wins in 2019.

The team entered the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers in 2020 and 2021 using a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC.[3] WRC regulations at the time insisted the name of the manufacturer had to be included in the name of the team entry, thus the team competed as Hyundai 2C Compétition.[2][4] It's also likely Hyundai supported the entry as drivers Loubet and Ole Christian Veiby were part of their junior driver programme.[5]

In 2022, the team competed in the American Rally Association national championship with Ken Block driving its Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. To assist with logistics they opened a base in Indianapolis, Indiana.[6]

In 2023, 2C Compétition partnered with Hyundai to contest as the manufacturer's WRC2 entry using their Hyundai i20 N Rally2 cars.[7] Reports suggested they had ambitions to contest the WRC using Rally1 cars but the decision 'was not in their hands'.[8]

Rally results

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WRC results

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Year Driver Rounds Points WCM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2020 MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ 8 4th
France Pierre-Louis Loubet Ret Ret 7
Norway Ole Christian Veiby Ret
2021 MON ARC CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ 68 4th
France Pierre-Louis Loubet 16 39 29 Ret Ret WD 7 68 Ret WD
Sweden Oliver Solberg 7 WD Ret 7 5
Spain Nil Solans 8

References

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  1. ^ "SARL 2 C à THIERS (494231004), CA, bilan, KBIS - Infogreffe". www.infogreffe.fr. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. ^ a b "Hyundai 2C Compétition". WRC - World Rally Championship. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  3. ^ "Loubet set for World Rally Car début". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ "juwra.com | Regulations archive - 2020". juwra.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. ^ Media, DirtFish (2020-12-30). "Full Rally1 WRC program in 2021 for Loubet". DirtFish. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  6. ^ Barry, Luke (2022-07-14). "Why the ARA works for a WRC team". DirtFish. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  7. ^ Rünnenburger, Sabine (2023-01-16). "Title target in WRC2". Hyundai Motorsport Official Website. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  8. ^ Evans, David (2022-12-29). "2C interested in running a Rally1 car in WRC". DirtFish. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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