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SUBARU WRT

TEAM DETAILS
NAME:   SUBARU WRT
FORMED:   1989 [TEAMED UP WITH PRODRIVE]
ADDRESS:   SUBARU WORLD RALLY TEAM [SWRT]
ACORN WAY,
BANBURY,
OXFORDSHIRE,
OX16 3ER,
ENGLAND.

WEBSITE: WWW.SWRT.COM/
TEAM PRINCIPAL:   DAVID RICHARDS
DRIVERS:   PETTER SOLBERG / PHIL MILLS
CHRIS ATKINSON / STEPHANE PREVOT
TEST DRIVER:   MARKKO MARTIN
CHASSIS:   SUBARU IMPREZA WRC2007 / WRC2008
TYRES:   PIRELLI
SPONSORS:   SUBARU, PRODRIVE, PIRELLI, BBS, DENSO, KENWOOD, MOTUL, PIAA, SNAP-ON, SPARCO

Subaru WRT Achievements:

2008 Third in the manufacturers' championship - scored 98 points. Fielded cars for Petter and Atkinson. Began using new Impreza WRC2008 from the Acropolis (round 7). Petter finished 2nd with new car on its debut. Brice Tirabassi joined outfit in 'third' car for Spain and France. Quit sport at end of season due to economic downturn.

2007 Third in the manufacturers' championship - scored 87 points. Fielded two cars for Solberg and Atkinson. Introduced new car in Mexico - Impreza WRC2007.
Started fielding three cars from Rally Finland onwards, when Xavier Pons joined the line-up.

Switched to BFGoodrich tyres, after Pirelli's decision to quit the WRC.

2006 Third in the manufacturers' championship - scored 106 points.
Contested the WRC with Solberg, Atkinson and Sarrazin.

2005 Fourth in the manufacturers' championship - scored 97 points.
Contested the WRC with Solberg, Stephane Sarrazin and Chris Atkinson.
Won in Sweden, Mexico and GB (all with Solberg).
Second in drivers' championship (with Solberg).

2004 Third in the manufacturers' championship - scored 122 points.
Won in New Zealand, Greece, Japan, Britain and Italy (all with Solberg).
Mikko Hirvonen drove the second car, replacing the unwell Richard Burns.

2003 Third in the manufacturers' championship - scored 109 points.
Won the drivers' championship with Solberg, while Makinen finished joint eighth overall.
Won in Cyprus, Australia, Corsica and in Wales [all with Solberg].

2002 Third in the manufacturers' championship - scored 67 points. Petter Solberg finished second in the Drivers' Championship, Tommi Makinen eighth. Both won a rally apiece, Makinen on the Monte and Solberg at Rally GB.

2001 Fourth in the manufacturers' championship - scored 66 points.
Won the Drivers' championship with Richard Burns, although the Englishman took victory on only one event - Rally NZ.

2000 Third in the manufacturers' championship.

1999 Second in the manufacturers' championship.

1998 Third in the manufacturers' championship.

1997 Won the manufacturers' championship for the third consecutive year, took victories on eight events.

1996 Won the manufacturers' championship for the second year in a row. McRae finished second in the Drivers' series.

1995 Won the manufacturers' championship and took the Drivers' title with Colin McRae.

1994 Second in the manufacturers' championship.

1993 Third in the manufacturers' championship.
Switched to using the Impreza.

1992 Fourth in the manufacturers' championship.

1991 Sixth in the manufacturers' championship.

1990 Fourth in the manufacturers' championship.

1989 Prodrive teamed up with Subaru to help run the World Rally Team using Legacys.
12th in the manufacturers' championship.

1988 Ninth in the manufacturers' championship.

1987 Tenth in the manufacturers' championship.

1986 Ninth in the manufacturers' championship.

1985 12th in the manufacturers' championship.

1984 Ninth in the manufacturers' championship.

1983 Seventh in the manufacturers' championship.


RACE RECORD [1993-2008]
RACES:   Unknown
WINS:   47 [1993-2005]
CONSTRUCTORS TITLES:   3 - 1995, 1996, 1997
DRIVERS TITLES:   3 - 1995 [McRae], 2001 [Burns], 2003 [Solberg]
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS:   98 points in 2008 [3rd in Constructors']

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