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Škoda
Octavia WRC
Factory World Rally Car on the Octavia; museum holds the 2001 Safari Rally car
Still being researched: identification guide. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1999–2001
- Engine
- Turbocharged two-litre four-cylinder with five-valve technology · 2,000 cc / 2 LFactory: 2 L
- Power
- 224 kW / 304 PSFactory: 300 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Octavia WRC was the first Škoda rally car with two driven axles and the brand's entry into the top World Rally Championship class. Its best result was Armin Schwarz's third place in the 2001 Safari Rally.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Škoda Octavia WRC (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Škoda Octavia WRC (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Škoda Octavia WRC (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Miloslav Rejha · CC BY-SA 4.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
After the Favorit and Felicia successes with one driven axle, Škoda used the FIA's 1997 opening of the WRC category, which required no road versions, to build a 300 hp turbo four-wheel-drive car on the first-generation Octavia. Testing began in 1998 and it debuted at the 1999 Monte Carlo Rally. At the 1999 RAC Rally, Bruno Thiry finished fourth. Armin Schwarz was lead driver, with Pavel Sibera or Emil Triner as second drivers.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Octavia WRC.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Turbocharged two-litre four-cylinder with five-valve technology1 |
| Cylinders | 42 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Displacement | 2,000 cc / 2 LFactory: 2 L1 |
| Bore | 82.5 mmFactory: 82.5 mm2 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Stroke | 93.5 mmFactory: 93.5 mm2 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Compression ratio | 9.5:12 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Valvetrain | 20 valves3 Independently researchedEvo3 figure. |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Induction | Turbocharged2 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Power | 224 kW / 304 PSFactory: 300 hp · converted1Rating: manufacturerAlso 221 kW. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | 500 NmFactory: 500 Nm1Initially 500 Nm at 3,250 rpm, later 600 Nm. |
| Torque at | 3,250 rpm1 |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Six-speed sequential, three-plate clutch2 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
|---|---|
| Gears | 62 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Driven wheels | All four wheels1 |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,512 mmFactory: 2,512 mm2 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Length | 4,511 mmFactory: 4,511 mm2 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Width | 1,770 mmFactory: 1,770 mm2 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Height | 1,429 mmFactory: 1,429 mm2 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Front track | 1,585 mmFactory: 1,585 mm2 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Rear track | 1,585 mmFactory: 1,585 mm2 Independently researchedjuwra.com data sheet for the Octavia WRC Evo3 (2002-03), level D. |
| Kerb weight | 1,230 kgFactory: 1,230 kg1The regulation minimum. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Škoda Octavia WRC (1999): Entering the highest class of international rallying Level A Škoda Auto a.s. (Škoda Storyboard) · 2026-05-14
- powered by a turbocharged two-litre engine with five-valve technology
- turbocharged two-litre engine
- 221 kW (300 hp)
- the torque was initially 500 Nm at 3,250 rpm, subsequently rising to 600 Nm
- 500 Nm at 3,250 rpm
- combination with all-wheel drive
- kerb weight was 1,230 kg
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2
Skoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Level D juwra.com (Jonkka, WRC statistics site)
- Cylinders: 4 in line; Valves: 20
- Bore x stroke: 82.5 x 93.5 mm
- Compression ratio: 9.5:1
- Turbo: Yes
- Gears: 6; Sequential: Yes; Clutch plates: 3
- Gears: 6
- Wheelbase: 2512 mm
- Length: 4511 mm
- Width: 1770 mm
- Height: 1429 mm
- Front track: 1585 mm
- Rear track: 1585 mm
- 3
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