Abu Dhabi will partner nine-time World Rally Championship (WRC) winning manufacturer, Citroen Racing, to bolster the emirate’s presence in global motorsport.
The three-year partnership between Citroen Racing and the newly created Abu Dhabi Racing (ADR) will see two full-works manufacturer teams participate in the WRC as of next season’s opening round in Monte Carlo, running January 18-20.
As part of the agreement, the UAE’s most successful international rally driver in terms of WRC points, Sheikh Khalid All Qassimi, is back in the WRC next year.
Additionally, the all-new Abu Dhabi Total Citroen World Rally Team will contest the 2013 Middle East Rally Championship – the first-time a full WRC works team has participated in the region’s premier off-road motorsport series – with Al Qassimi scheduled to complete the series’ entire calendar.
As part of the ADR-Citroen Racing agreement, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority will undertake on-the-ground destination promotions in key source markets where WRC rounds take place.
