Volkswagen 1-2-3 at Monte Carlo

January 30, 2015
Volkswagen 1-2-3 at Monte Carlo Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia on their way to victory in Monte Carlo
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Volkswagen started the 2015 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) with an historic success.


Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F), Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN/FIN) and Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola Fløene (N/N) claimed a one-two-three for the Polo R WRC at the most iconic rally in the world.  This makes Volkswagen only the fifth manufacturer ever to have achieved this feat at the “Monte”.

“A one-two-three at the Rally Monte Carlo is a fantastic performance from the entire Volkswagen team, and I am very proud of our crew,” said Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neußer, Volkswagen Board Member for Technical Development. “To start the season in this manner with a new car, and in such difficult conditions, far exceeds our expectations.  The entire troop worked in perfect harmony. Everyone was there for each other, everyone knew exactly what he or she had to do, and Volkswagen ultimately deserved to win.  This team is now deservedly up there with the other big rally manufacturers.”

The 2015 Rally Monte Carlo marked the first competitive outing for the new Polo R WRC, and promptly became a success story.  Ogier/Ingrassia and Latvala/Anttila were in the cockpit of the second generation of the World Rally Car from Wolfsburg at the “Monte”, while Mikkelsen/Fløene will remain in the successful predecessor to the new car until the Rally Portugal.  The four-wheel drive powerhouse, which now generates an impressive 318 hp, made a perfect debut: the new Polo R WRC finished first and second to outdo even the first outing of the 2013 and 2014 Polo for the World Rally Championship. 

The one-two-three at the 2015 Rally Monte Carlo was Volkswagen’s 23rd victory with the Polo R WRC and the eleventh time the manufacturer has had more than one car on the podium since it joined the series in 2013.
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