The Škoda 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

Škoda Motorsport Škoda Motorsport is the division of Czech car manufacturer Škoda 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 ...

Škoda 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 ...

in the

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. It is based upon the

Škoda Fabia The Škoda Fabia is a supermini car produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto since 1999. It is the successor of the Škoda 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 R5 version was launched in 2015.

Competition history

The car was introduced at the 2003 Rally Deutschland, 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

* Fabia WRC All-wheel-drive vehicles Cars of the Czech Republic World Rally Cars {{rally-stub