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28 May 2020
CITROËN RACING RETURNS TO COMPETITION IN JUNE WITH #PLAYWITHC3R5!
Do you miss action? Need to quench your competitive spirit? Citroën Racing invites you to take your place in a virtual bucket seat, to tackle the most beautiful stages of World Rally Championship on equal terms with some #C3R5Family drivers and other experienced "gamers" all driving the C3R5. As registrations open on June 1st, sign-up and get ready to compete: #PlayWithC3R5 Championship kicks off on June 10th in Germany!
- #PlayWithC3R5 is a virtual competition open to everyone, including all current C3R5 drivers, which will be held on one of the top SIM Racing games: Dirt 2.0. Registered drivers will be able to play on PC (stream), PS4 and Xbox. This 100% Citroën C3R5 competition will face #C3R5Family drivers, located all over the world, fans, beginners or experienced in automotive video games; in which perfect sporting fairness will be guaranteed.
- The championship will take place over 5 key world rally events, with asphalt, gravel, snow or ice surfaces on the menu. Calendar foresees confrontations in Germany, Finland, Greece, Monte Carlo and Wales, these renowned rallies with their unique and well-known difficulties. Each rally will consist of 12 stages, and as in real race conditions, a Rally Guide will be provided to each driver before the race and reconnaissance will be supervised within a given time.
- At the end of each Rally and each Power Stage, points will be awarded. The top 10 in the final overall standings will be rewarded with attractive prizes in the official Citroën Racing colors. Citroën Racing will also give you the opportunity to show your creative side by choosing from 4 available C3R5 designs: the official livery or 3 designs created by fans during a design competition. Registration opens on June 1st: https://forms.gle/6sCNoAR4ieh7DMf77
QUOTE
Didier Clément, Head of Citroën Racing Customer Competition
“With the launch of #PlayWithC3R5 we want to bring everyone back to competition. Behind the wheel of a C3R5 on DIRT2.0, fans, drivers and SIM Racing professionals will compete in 5 rallies of 12 stages. The #C3R5Family drivers are very glad to be back to virtual racing while waiting to get back into the real bucket seats of their C3R5 on the rally roads. We are proud to have been able to set up this trial gathered #C3R5Family and our fans.”
CALENDAR
Round #1 10-30 June: ADAC Rally Deutschland
Round #2 10-30 July: Rally Finland
Round #3 10-30 August: Rallye Monte Carlo
Round #4 10-30 September: Greece rally
Round #5 10-30 October: Wales Rally GB
REGULATIONS
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MEDIA CONTACT:
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