C4 WRC (France, 2007)

The C4 WRC had four years of a sparkling career as rally car, winning four world titles and a 100% record on asphalt events. In 2011 the C4 WRC was replaced by the new DS3 WRC.

The C4 WRC finished its career as one of the most successful rally cars in WRC history, catching its 36th win in 56 rallies at the 2010 Wales Rally of Great Britain.

The car was initially unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 2006, as Citroën was planning to re-enter the WRC as a Works manufacturer team. In its first race in 2007 the C4 WRC outlasted the whole competition and blasted to one-two finish, dominating on the hills of Monte-Carlo with Sébastien Loeb behind the wheel. This was the first of eight victories throughout the 2007 season. This was only the first appetizer of what was to come over the next four years. The first title for the C4 WRC was only clinched on the final round of that year’s season, with the victory at Rally GB 2007, which sealed the drivers title f...