2C Compétition

2C Compétition is a French rally team based in Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, France. It is owned by the company SARL 2 C and was founded in 2009.[1][2]

2C Compétition
BaseThiers, France
Team principal(s)Florent Peronnet
Drivers
ChassisHyundai i20 Coupe WRC
TyresPirelli
World Rally Championship history
Debut2020
Manufacturers' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0
Rally wins0

Competition history

The team were responsible for running the Škoda Fabia R5 cars that propelled Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais to WRC2 championship title wins in 2019.

The team entered the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers in 2020 and 2021 using a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC.[3] WRC regulations at the time insisted the name of the manufacturer had to be included in the name of the team entry, thus the team competed as Hyundai 2C Compétition.[2][4] It's also likely Hyundai supported the entry as drivers Loubet and Ole Christian Veiby were part of their junior driver programme.[5]

In 2022, the team competed in the American Rally Association national championship with Ken Block driving its Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. To assist with logistics they opened a base in Indianapolis, Indiana.[6]

In 2023, 2C Compétition partnered with Hyundai to contest as the manufacturer's WRC2 entry using their Hyundai i20 N Rally2 cars.[7] Reports suggested they had ambitions to contest the WRC using Rally1 cars but the decision 'was not in their hands'.[8]

Rally results

WRC results
Year Driver Rounds Points WCM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2020 France Pierre-Louis Loubet MON SWE MEX EST
Ret		 TUR
Ret		 ITA
7		 MNZ 8 4th
Norway Ole Christian Veiby MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ
Ret
2021 France Pierre-Louis Loubet MON
16		 ARC
39		 CRO
29		 POR
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 KEN
WD		 EST
7		 BEL
68		 GRE
Ret		 FIN ESP
WD		 MNZ 68 4th
Sweden Oliver Solberg MON ARC
7		 CRO POR ITA
WD		 KEN
Ret		 EST BEL GRE FIN ESP
7		 MNZ
5
Spain Nil Solans MON ARC CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP
8		 MNZ

References
  1. "SARL 2 C à THIERS (494231004), CA, bilan, KBIS - Infogreffe". www.infogreffe.fr. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. "Hyundai 2C Compétition". WRC - World Rally Championship. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  3. "Loubet set for World Rally Car début". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. "juwra.com | Regulations archive - 2020". juwra.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. Media, DirtFish (2020-12-30). "Full Rally1 WRC program in 2021 for Loubet". DirtFish. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  6. Barry, Luke (2022-07-14). "Why the ARA works for a WRC team". DirtFish. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  7. Rünnenburger, Sabine (2023-01-16). "Title target in WRC2". Hyundai Motorsport Official Website. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  8. Evans, David (2022-12-29). "2C interested in running a Rally1 car in WRC". DirtFish. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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