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The Hyundai i20 WRC is a World Rally Car built by Hyundai for use in the 2014 World Rally Championship .[ 5] It is based on the Hyundai i20 subcompact car, and was unveiled at the 2012 Paris Motor Show . The launch of the i20 marks Hyundai's return to the World Rally Championship after a ten-year absence.[ 6] The car is scheduled to make its first competitive appearance at the 2014 Rallye Monte Carlo .[ 7]
The car will be operated by Hyundai's performance division, Hyundai Motorsport from a base in Frankfurt , Germany ,[ 8] and will be driven by Thierry Neuville ,[ 4] with Juho Hänninen , Chris Atkinson and Dani Sordo sharing the team's second entry.[ 1] [ 3] A third i20 will be entered in the Rally of Portugal for Sordo,[ 9] with 2011 Production Car World Rally Champion Hayden Paddon driving the third car in seven events during the second half of the season.[ 2] Additional development work will be carried out by Bryan Bouffier .[ 10]
Complete World Rally Championship results
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