Conrad Rautenbach
File:Conrad Rautenbach-2007 Wales Rally GB 002.jpg
Rautenbach at the 2007 Rally GB.
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Zimbabwean |
Born | 12 November 1984 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2001 – 2009 |
Teams | Citroen Sport Technologies, Citroën Junior Team |
Rallies | 56 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Total points | 15 |
First rally | 2004 Monte Carlo Rally |
Last rally | 2009 Rally GB |
Conrad Rautenbach (born 12 November 1984) is a rally driver from Zimbabwe who competed in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën Junior Team along with his co-driver Daniel Barritt. He won the African Rally Championship twice, in 2007 and 2011.
He drove for the privately run PH Sport team with Urmo Aava in a Citroën C4 WRC for the 2008 season, where he achieved points finishes on two occasions, an 8th at Rally Turkey and a best result of 4th at the Rally Argentina.[1] However, he also had some bizarre moments in 2008, not least of which the now infamous collision with Sébastien Loeb at Jordan Rally where both cars managed to collide head-on forcing both to retire instantly.[2][3]
For 2009 Rautenbach joined the Citroën Junior Team where he continued to campaign in a Citroën C4 WRC. On Rally Ireland, the first event of the season, Rautenbach had a promising first day, setting stage times consistently in the top eight, and ended the day in fifth place.[4] However an off early on day two saw him slip down the standings, eventually finishing 18th on the rally. 2009 has continued to be an inconsistent season for Rautenbach, with retirements in Rally Norway, Rally Portugal and Rally Argentina, however, he did achieve points finishes at the Cyprus Rally and the Acropolis Rally, finishing 6th and 5th respectively. He did not get a seat for next season and has not competed in WRC since.
Due to a lack of funding in 2010, Rautenbach only competed in the South African National Rally Championship with a Ford Fiesta S2000. He returned to the African championship in 2011, winning it for the second time.
His father, Billy Rautenbach, is also a former rally driver.[5]
WRC results
JWRC results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Points |
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2004 | Conrad Rautenbach | Ford Puma S1600 | MON Ret |
17th | 2 | ||||||||
Opel Corsa S1600 | GRE Ret |
TUR 7 |
FIN Ret |
GBR Ret |
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | ITA Ret |
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | ESP 11 |
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2005 | Conrad Rautenbach | Citroën Saxo S1600 | MON | MEX Ret |
12th | 7 | |||||||
Citroën C2 S1600 | ITA 8 |
GRE 8 |
FIN 8 |
GER Ret |
FRA 5 |
ESP Ret |
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2006 | Conrad Rautenbach | Renault Clio S1600 | SWE | ESP 6 |
FRA 3 |
ARG | ITA 2 |
GER 9 |
FIN 11 |
TUR 2 |
GBR | 5th | 25 |
2007 | Conrad Rautenbach | Citroën C2 S1600 | NOR | POR 10 |
ITA Ret |
FIN 4 |
GER 3 |
ESP 5 |
FRA 8 |
8th | 16 |
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | African Rally Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Hideaki Miyoshi |
Preceded by | African Rally Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Mohamed Essa |
References
- ↑ Rally Argentina results
- ↑ Jordan 2008: Loeb and Rautenbach crash (Video)
- ↑ Loeb and Rautenbach reflect on the crash
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Motorsport.com, 2006-06-27: Conrad Rautenbach Zimbabwe summary
External links
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