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Repsol was represented for the first time in this category by the Nissan team that participated in the 1994 Catalu�a-Costa Brava Rally with the Finn Tommi Makinen, who was obliged to withdraw and the Spaniard Servi� finished with his Nissan Sunny GTI.

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In 1995, SEAT took part in a small programme of participations������������� in Portugal, Greece and Finland to form a team which would return to big races after eighteen years of absence. Its best result was the first two places in the Acropolis Rally, thanks to its drivers, the German Erwin Weber and the Spaniard Antoni Rius, plus the reliability and resistance of its Seat Ibiza GTIs.

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However, taking into account the increasingly high costs of the Group A regulation, the International Automobile Federation made two decisions: firstly to create the Kit-Car category essentially for F-2 vehicles, with a more liberal ruling stating it is only necessary to build twenty cars, and secondly the new World Rally Car category.� Thus, in 1996, the Martorell brand decided to take the big step and go for the title of World 2 Litre Vehicle Champion, which it finally achieved� in extremis at the RAC in England.

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With Erwin Weber and the Cantabrian Jes�s Puras, the Spanish team had a modest start to the season, although they did achieve leadership position after securing victory at the Portugal rally. Nevertheless, the lack of trial sessions for the Seat Ibiza Kit-Car caused a series of withdrawls from Argentina and New Zealand, that called into question the continuity of the programme.� It was saved only by the Andorran Ferran Font at the wheel of a group N Seat Ibiza GTI, whose class wins maintained the Spanish team�s chances.

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The managers of the Martorell brand took the risky decision to �burn their boats� in Australia, where the first position of the championship was recovered, despite the fact the situation had not substantially improved. At home, in the Catalu�a-Costa Brava Rally, bad luck continued to plague the Spanish team and the last race, the RAC in England, was not the best place to defend an ephemeral leadership.� However, adverse weather conditions gave rise to a real debacle between the favourites, ending in the title being awarded to SEAT at the start of the last day, thanks to the fourth and fifth positions of the Finn Harri Rovanpera and Erwin Weber. An unprecedented success for the Spanish manufacturer with the sale of its models booming worldwide.

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With Erwin Weber and the Cantabrian Jes�s Puras, the Spanish team had a modest start to the season, although they did achieve leadership position after securing victory at the Portugal rally. Nevertheless, the lack of trial sessions for the Seat Ibiza Kit-Car caused a series of withdrawls from Argentina and New Zealand, which called into question the continuity of the programme.� It was saved only by the Andorran Ferran Font at the wheel of a group N Seat Ibiza GTI, whose class victories maintained the Spanish team�s chances.

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The managers of the Martorell brand took the risky decision to �burn their boats� in Australia, where the first position of the championship was recovered despite the fact the situation had not substantially improved. At home, in the Catalu�a-Costa Brava Rally, bad luck continued to plague the Spanish team and the last race, the RAC in England was not the best place to defend an ephemeral leadership.� However, adverse weather conditions gave rise to a real debacle between the favourites, ending in the title being awarded to SEAT at the start of the last day, thanks to the fourth and fifth positions of the Finn Harri Rovanpera and Erwin Weber. An unprecedented success for the Spanish manufacturer with the sale of its models booming worldwide.