The FIA has published the official list of the teams which have registered for the 2013 'Manufacturers' and 'WRC Teams' championships. The list is not final, however, since the closing date for entries is May 21, 2013.
With just days to go before the opening round of the 2013 season (Rallye Monte-Carlo), the team names, cars and number one drivers entered for the 'Manufacturers' championship have been released:
- Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team / Citroën DS3 WRC / Mikko Hirvonen
- Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team / Ford Fiesta RS WRC / Mads Ostberg
- Volkswagen Motorsport / Volkswagen Polo R WRC / Jari-Matti Latvala
The list continues with the following teams which will battle for the 'WRC Teams' title:
- Abu Dhabi Citroën Total World Rally Team / Citroën DS3 WRC
- Lotos WRC Team / Mini John Cooper Works WRC
- Qatar World Rally Team / Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Qatar WRT will run two cars, although the rallies contested by each one are likely to be different. Meanwhile, Lotos WRC Team will be looked after by Motorsport Italia who will enter a single car for all 13 rounds.
Last but not least, the crews officially entered by these teams for this week’s Rallye Monte-Carlo are…
- Citroën Total Abu Dhabi: Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena and Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen
- Qatar M-Sport: Mads Ostberg/Jonas Andersson and Evgeny Novikov/Ilka Minor
- Volkswagen Motorsport: Jari-Matti Latvala/Mikka Anttila and Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia
- Abu Dhabi Citroën Total: Dani Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio
- Qatar WRT: Juho Hänninen/Tomi Tuominen and Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul
- Lotos WRC Team: Michal Kosciuszko/Maciej Szczepaniak
