# SEAT Córdoba WRC

The SEAT Córdoba WRC is a World Rally Car built for the SEAT World Rally Team [es] in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the SEAT Córdoba road car, and was debuted at the 1998 Rally Finland.

## Competition history

The Córdoba WRC was SEAT's official rally car in the World Rally Championship from 1998 to 2000. It featured a 2.0 litre turbocharged engine. The Córdoba WRC competed in the top category of the championship, as SEAT had homologated a World Rally Car version of the Córdoba 16v for competition in the FIA World Rally Championship and other international rallies.
1994 World Drivers' Champion Didier Auriol, of France, and Toni Gardemeister and Harri Rovanperä, both of Finland, were among those to drive the factory cars.
It made its debut at the 1998 Rally Finland, with Harri Rovanperä as the main driver. The car achieved podiums at the 1999 Rally New Zealand, driven by Toni Gardemeister, the 1999 Rally GB, driven by Rovanperä, as well as in the 2000 Safari Rally, driven by Didier Auriol. The works programme concluded at the end of the season of 2000, with the third evolution of the rally car.
However, the Córdoba WRC continued to compete with successful results in national championships in different countries. In Spain, the Córdoba won the national title of all the rallies on gravel with Pedro Diego and Marc Blázquez, and wins in tarmac rallies with Salvador Cañellas Jr.

## WRC Results

| Year | Car | No | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points | WMC | Points |
| 1998 | SEAT Córdoba WRC | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN 11 | ITA Ret | AUS 11 | GBR 6 | | 15th* | 3* | 5th | 1 |
| 1998 | SEAT Córdoba WRC | 10 | Oriol Gómez | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN Ret | | | | | - | 0 | 5th | 1 |
| 1998 | SEAT Córdoba WRC | 10 | Marc Duez | | | | | | | | | | | ITA 16 | AUS Ret | | | - | 0 | 5th | 1 |
| 1998 | SEAT Córdoba WRC | 10 | Gwyndaf Evans | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | | - | 0 | 5th | 1 |
| 1999 | SEAT Córdoba WRC | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | MON 7 | SWE 16 | KEN 6 | POR Ret | ESP 14 | FRA 13 | ARG Ret | GRE Ret | NZL Ret | | | | | | 9th | 10 | 5th | 23 |
| 1999 | Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | | | | | | | | | | FIN 5 | CHN 5 | ITA 16 | AUS 6 | GBR 3 | 9th | 10 | 5th | 23 |
| 1999 | SEAT Córdoba WRC | 10 | Piero Liatti | MON 6 | SWE | KEN Ret | POR Ret | ESP 10 | FRA 9 | ARG Ret | GRE Ret | | | | | | | 23rd | 1 | 5th | 23 |
| 1999 | Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2 | 10 | Piero Liatti | | | | | | | | | | | CHN Ret | ITA 16 | | | 23rd | 1 | 5th | 23 |
| 1999 | SEAT Córdoba WRC | 10 | Marcus Grönholm | | SWE Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th* | 5* | 5th | 23 |
| 1999 | SEAT Córdoba WRC | 10 | Toni Gardemeister | | | | | | | | | NZL 3 | | | | | | 13th* | 6* | 5th | 23 |
| 1999 | Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2 | 10 | Toni Gardemeister | | | | | | | | | | FIN 6 | | | AUS 16 | GBR Ret | 13th* | 6* | 5th | 23 |
| 1999 | Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2 | 16 | Gwyndaf Evans | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR Ret | - | 0 | 5th | 23 |
| 1999 | Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2 | 20 | Toni Gardemeister | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | | | CHN | ITA Ret | | | 13th* | 6* | 5th | 23 |
| 2000 | SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo2 | 7 | Didier Auriol | MON Ret | SWE 10 | KEN 3 | POR 10 | ESP 13 | ARG Ret | GRC Ret | NZL Ret | | | | | | | 12th | 4 | 5th | 11 |
| 2000 | SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 | 7 | Didier Auriol | | | | | | | | | FIN 11 | CYP Ret | FRA 8 | ITA 17 | AUS 8 | GBR 9 | 12th | 4 | 5th | 11 |
| 2000 | SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo2 | 8 | Toni Gardemeister | MON 4 | SWE Ret | KEN Ret | POR 9 | ESP Ret | ARG Ret | GRC Ret | NZL Ret | | | | | | | 13th | 4 | 5th | 11 |
| 2000 | SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3 | 8 | Toni Gardemeister | | | | | | | | | FIN Ret | CYP Ret | FRA 11 | ITA Ret | AUS 6 | GBR 12 | 13th | 4 | 5th | 11 |
| 2000 | SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo2 | 17 | Harri Rovanperä | MON | SWE 12 | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRC | NZL | | | | | | | 9th* | 7* | 5th | 11 |
| 2000 | SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3 | 17 | Harri Rovanperä | | | | | | | | | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR 10 | 9th* | 7* | 5th | 11 |
| 2000 | SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3 | 20 | Gwyndaf Evans | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR Ret | - | 0 | 5th | 11 |
| 2001 | SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3 | - | Marc Blázquez | MON | SWE | POR 16 | ESP Ret | ARG Ret | CYP Ret | GRC | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR | – | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2001 | SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3 | 21 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | MON | SWE | POR | ESP Ret | ARG | CYP | GRC | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR | – | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2001 | SEAT Cordoba WRC Evo3 | 24 | Gwyndaf Evans | MON | SWE | POR | ESP | ARG | CYP | GRC | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR Ret | – | 0 | - | 0 |