Volkswagen Motorsport was a works rally team of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen, who competed in the World Rally Championship and Dakar Rally.
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10 Facts About Volkswagen Motorsport
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Volkswagen Motorsport competed at the Dakar Rally from 2003 to 2011, claiming three overall wins.
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In 2003, Volkswagen Motorsport entered the Tarek 2WD buggy at the Dakar Rally, with Stephane Henrard placing 6th outright.
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In 2011 Volkswagen Motorsport competed with seven different drivers in four rallies .
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In October, Volkswagen Motorsport announced that they have signed Jari-Matti Latvala with his co-driver Miikka Anttila to join Ogier and Ingrassia to drive Volkswagen Polo R WRC for 2013 season.
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Volkswagen Motorsport entered as a fully-fledged manufacturer team in 2013.
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That meant Volkswagen Motorsport was still 6 points behind Citroen in Manufacturers' standings before moving on to Rally de Portugal.
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Just days after the 2016 Wales Rally GB, Volkswagen Motorsport announced that they would be pulling out of the WRC at the end of the 2016 season.
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Volkswagen Motorsport was scheduled to make a return to the World Rally Championship with an R5 version of the Volkswagen Polo GTI.
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In November 2019, Volkswagen announced that, consistent with its shift in focus to emphasize the manufacturing of electric vehicles, it would end all motorsport programmes that do not involve electric vehicles.
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