Lotos Team WRC

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LOTOS Rally Team
Full name LOTOS Rally Team
Team principal(s) Italy Bruno di Pianto
Drivers Poland Michał Kościuszko
Co-drivers Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
Chassis Mini John Cooper Works WRC
Tyres DMACK
World Rally Championship career
Debut 2013
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Rally wins 0

The LOTOS Rally Team is an Italian motor racing team that will make its debut in the World Rally Championship at the 2013 Rallye Monte Carlo.[1] The team was formed by Motorsport Italia team manager Bruno di Pianto from the remains of the WRC Team Mini Portugal[2] (which closed at the end of the 2012 season)[3] with the support of Polish oil conglomerate Grupa Lotos. The team will contest the 2013 season with a Mini John Cooper Works WRC driven by Polish driver and 2012 Production Car World Championship runner-up Michał Kościuszko.[1]

Although the team was recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as a manufacturer team for the 2013 season, only the team's best eight results from thirteen rallies will be counted towards the team's final points tally.[4]

Complete WRC results [edit]

Year Car Driver
Co-driver
Rounds WDC Points WMC Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2013 Mini John Cooper Works WRC Poland Michał Kościuszko
Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
MON
10
SWE
14
MEX
Ret
POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR 19th* 1* 7th* 12*1

Notes:

  • ^1 — Although LOTOS Rally Team is recognised by the FIA as a manufacturer team, only the best eight results from thirteen rallies will be counted towards the team's final points tally.[4]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "81e Rallye Monte Carlo 2013 List of entries in seeded order". rallylink.it. Monte Carlo Rally. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  2. ^ "Caution: Mini WRC coming through.". minimotorsport.com (Mini). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012. 
  3. ^ "81e Rallye Monte Carlo 2013 Entry List". rallye-magazin.de. Monte Carlo Rally. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012. 
  4. ^ a b "2013 FIA World Rally Championship For Manufacturers — List of Entrants". FIA.com (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile). 13 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.