Citroën World Touring Car Team
| Company type | Motorsport team |
|---|---|
| Industry | Auto racing |
| Founded | June 2013 |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Headquarters | France , France |
Area served | World Touring Car Championship |
Key people | Sébastien Loeb, Yvan Muller, José María López, Ma Qing Hua |
| Products | Citroën C-Elysée (TC1 specification) |
| Parent | Citroën Racing |
The Citroën World Touring Car Team served as the official factory touring car squad of Citroën Racing, participating in the World Touring Car Championship.
Establishment
In June 2013, Citroën Racing launched the Citroën World Touring Car Team with the intent to compete in the 2014 World Touring Car Championship. The team promptly secured the signature of nine-time World Rally Championship winner Sébastien Loeb, soon followed by three-time WTCC champion Yvan Muller. They engineered the Citroën C-Elysée to meet TC1 specifications for racing purposes. Both Loeb and Muller were involved in early testing phases of the TC1 C-Elysée prototype. Post-2013 season, the team expanded its lineup by adding José María López as a full-time driver and later brought on board Ma Qing Hua in February 2014 for selected events.
2014
During 2014, Citroën achieved victory in seventeen out of twenty-three races despite facing a reversed grid for the second race and carrying an additional 60 kg ballast due to being the top-performing car in the championship.
The Citroën World Touring Car Team dominated by winning fourteen of the first fifteen rounds in the 2014 WTCC. The Citroën/Total WTCC Team secured the Manufacturer's WTCC Championship with five rounds remaining after their exceptional one-two-three-four finish in the opening race at the 2014 Shanghai event. Furthermore, their drivers occupied the top three spots in the Drivers' World Touring Car Championship standings.
2015
For the entire 2015 season, the Citroën-Total WTCC squad comprised drivers Sébastien Loeb, José María López, Yvan Muller, and Ma Qing Hua. Citroën maintained its dominance as José María López claimed ten victories and captured the Drivers' Championship title. His teammates Yvan Muller and Sébastien Loeb finished second and third respectively, replicating their 2014 standings. The Manufacturer's Championship remained with Citroën.
In addition, Citroën provided a race vehicle to the Sébastien Loeb Racing Team for competitor Mehdi Bennani.
2016
Citroën declared its withdrawal from WTCC following the 2016 season, entering only two cars driven by José María López and Yvan Muller.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | No. | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | DC | Points | MC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Citroën Total WTCC | 1 | Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Yvan Muller | MAR 1 3 |
MAR 2 Ret |
FRA 1 1 |
FRA 2 2 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 5 |
SVK 1 10 |
SVK 2 C |
AUT 1 1 |
AUT 2 Ret |
RUS 1 4 |
RUS 2 2 |
BEL 1 1 |
BEL 2 2 |
ARG 1 3 |
ARG 2 3 |
BEI 1 2 |
BEI 2 9 |
CHN 1 3 |
CHN 2 Ret ... |
2nd | 336 |
rowspan=4 style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st |
rowspan=4 style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1003 |