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Volkswagen Motorsport International Newsletter

With Volkswagen participating in so many forms of Motorsport around the world, it’s often difficult to keep track of their performance. Luckily for us, Volkswagen Motorsport goes through the trouble of rounding up all of the key information from their various race series, and puts it all in one press release. Let’s get started.


FIA World Rally Championship


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Sébastien Ogier and Polo R WRC win renowned Autosport Awards


World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier (F) and the Volkswagen Polo R WRC were among the prize winners at this year’s Autosport Awards in London (GB). The Polo R WRC, which won 12of last season’s 13 rallies in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), was voted “Rally Car of the Year” by readers of the magazine. It is the first time the four-wheel drive powerhouse from Wolfsburg has been recognised since the motorsport magazine began presenting its awards in 1982. “This award is like the World Championship title for rally cars. We didn’t win it last year, so it’s a big honour for us to achieve it this year. Now we’re working hard to try to make it three titles in a row in 2015”, said Volkswagen Motorsport Director Jost Capito. The prize in the category “International Rally Driver of the Year” went to Ogier who, alongside co-driver Julien Ingrassia (F), successfully defended the titles in the WRC Drivers’ and Co-Drivers’ Championships.


FIA World Rally Championship


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FIA Gala: Volkswagen and Ogier receive World Championship trophies in Doha


Volkswagen attended the International Automobile Federation (FIA) Prize-Giving Gala in Doha (Q), where it was presented with the three trophies for winning the Manufacturer, Driver and Co-Driver titles in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Last season, the outfit from Lower Saxony won rallies on four different continents on its way to wrapping up the Manufacturers’ Championship at the earliest point in the season for 25 years. Sébastien Ogier (F) and Julien Ingrassia (F) also successfully defended their titles in the Driver and Co-Driver competitions. Their team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN/FIN) and Andreas Mikkelsen (N), navigated by his compatriot Ola Fløene, finished second and third overall.


Volkswagen Fun Cup Belgium


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Fun Cup Belgium award ceremony: Colson Racing collects winner’s trophy


The trophies in the Volkswagen Fun Cup Belgium were presented at the end-of-season award ceremony last Friday. For the seventh time, the trophy went to the Colson Racing team. Drivers Philippe Crosset and Eric Gressens (B/B) were also honoured at the Volkswagen logistics centre in Kortenberg (B). As well as their trophies, the two Belgians also received a test drive with an R8 Ultra LMS, provided by Volkswagen group brand Audi. The test is scheduled for next February, and will take place at the “Circuito de Navarra” in Spain. The runner-up trophy went to “Allure Team”, with its drivers Cédric Bollen, Frédéric Caprasse and Guillaume Mondron (all B). The “Coté Passion” team finished third overall, courtesy of drivers Gilles Debrus, Jean-Pierre Baudart and Stéphane Charlier (all B).


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