Kronos Citroën World Rally Team
Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team was a semi-private rally team that competed in the World Rally Championship in the 2006 season. The team was made up of some existing drivers of the 2005 Citroën official team, which took a sabbatical though supported the Belgian Kronos Racing team to enter in the manufacturer's name.[1]
| Full name | Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team |
|---|---|
| Base | Namur, Belgium |
| Team principal(s) | Marc van Dalen |
| Drivers |  Sebastien Loeb Colin McRae Dani Sordo Xavier Pons |
| Co-drivers |  Daniel Elena Nicky Grist Marc Martí Carlos del Barrio |
| Chassis | Xsara WRC |
| Tyres | BF BF Goodrich |
| World Rally Championship history | |
| Debut | 2006 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Last event | 2006 Rally GB |
| Manufacturers' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 1 (2006) |
| Rally wins | 8 |
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Competition history
The Citroën factory team withdrew from the World Rally Championship for a year and selected Kronos to represent the brand in the 2006 season. The team took care of three Citroën Xsara WRCs, one of which was reserved for reigning world champion Sébastien Loeb. The other two were carried by Xavier Pons and Daniel Sordo. Colin McRae also replaced the injured Loeb in Turkey. Loeb and Citroën also led two championships after the Cyprus rally, but Loeb's withdrawal following the mountain bike accident and the inability of other Citroën drivers to oppose Ford drivers Marcus Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen, allowed Ford's to steal the manufacturers' championship from them.
WRC Results
| Year | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points | WMC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MON | SWE | MEX | ESP | FRA | ARG | ITA | GRE | DEU | FIN | JPN | CYP | TUR | AUS | NZL | GBR | 2nd | 166 | |||
| Sébastien Loeb |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 112 | |||||||
| Colin McRae |
Ret | - | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier Pons |
9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7th | 32 | |||
| Daniel Sordo |
8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 7 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 5th | 49 |
References
- "Citroen register as manufacturer". Autosport.com. Retrieved 28 August 2022.