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Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team
Full nameAbu Dhabi Total World Rally Team
BaseVersailles, France
ChassisCitroën DS3 WRC
TyresMichelin
World Rally Championship history
Debut2016 Monte Carlo Rally
Last event2016 Wales Rally GB
Manufacturers' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0
Rally wins2

Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team was a semi-private rally team that competed in the World Rally Championship in the 2016 season.

The team was approved by Citroën Racing and run by its customer racing partner, PH Sport.[1] The team was supported by Abu Dhabi Racing, and its chairman Khalid Al-Qassimi was also a competitor with the team on some rallies during the season.[2][3]

History[edit]

Kris Meeke, Rally Finland 2016

Citroën withdrew its World Rally Team from the WRC in 2016 in order to focus resources on developing a new regulation car for use in the 2017 season onwards.[4] Although, they continued to support the team unofficially, asking PH Sport to run the Abu Dhabi Total WRT on most events with drivers Kris Meeke, Craig Breen and Khalid Al-Qassimi, with occasional drives from Stephane Lefebvre, Marcos Ligato, Quentin Gilbert and José Alberto Nicolas.[5] Meeke's win in Rally Finland at 126.6 km/h (78.7 mph) set the record for the fastest average speed in the history of the World Rally Championship.[6] This record remains as of February 2023.[7]

With Citroën's decision to take a sabbatical as works team in preparations for 2017 PH-Sport took over as the manufacturer's de facto leading team. Competing under the Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team the team competed in selected events with Kris Meeke as their leading driver, while at some events the other cars were shared between Stéphane Lefebvre, Craig Breen and Khalid Al-Qassimi. The team however was not registered as a manufacturer team and therefore was not eligible to score manufacturer points.

WRC Results[edit]

Year Entrant Car No Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points WMC Points
2016 Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC 7 Kris Meeke MON
Ret 		SWE
23 		MEX ARG POR
1 		ITA FIN
1 		GER CHN
C 		FRA
16 		ESP
Ret 		GBR
5 		AUS 9th 64 – –
Stéphane Lefebvre POL
9 		13th 14
8 Stéphane Lefebvre MON
5 		SWE MEX ARG POR
35 		ITA AUS
Craig Breen POL
7 		FIN
3 		GER CHN
C 		FRA
10 		ESP
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		10th 36
14 Khalid Al-Qassimi MON SWE
19 		MEX ARG POR
26 		ITA POL FIN
16 		GER CHN
C 		FRA ESP
12 		AUS NC 0
Stéphane Lefebvre GBR
9 		13th 14
15 Craig Breen MON SWE
8 		MEX ARG POR ITA GBR AUS 10th 36
16 Quentin Gilbert MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER CHN
C 		FRA ESP GBR
17 		AUS NC 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "History | PH Sport". Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ^ Agency (2012-10-03). "Citroen Al Qassimi's drive to promote Abu Dhabi". The National. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. ^ "Kris Meeke, Craig Breen and Khalid Al Qassimi gear up for high-speed Rally Finland". www.motorsport.com. 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ^ "Citroen picks WRC over WTCC from 2017, to miss '16 WRC season". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. ^ "Craig Breen added to private-run Citroen 2016 WRC line-up". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  6. ^ "Kris Meeke flies in 2016 Rally Finland battle – Motorsport Moments". Auto Express. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  7. ^ "juwra.com | Statistics – Event average speed". juwra.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

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