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The Citroën Total World Rally Team is the Citroën factory backed entry into the World Rally Championship.

1989
Team formed.

1990-2000
Assorted campaigns on the French Rally Championship along with privateer entries into World Rally Championship events.

2001
In 2001, the Citroën Xsara T4 WRC debuts. Jesus Puras wins in Corsica.

2002
For the 2002 season, Citroën contested 8 of the 14 Championship rounds. The season saw Loeb win the Monte Carlo Rally, only to receive a technical penalty at the finish, giving him second. He later won at the ADAC Rallye Deutschland. The team also got a third place finish on the Safari Rally with Thomas Radstrom.

2003
For 2003, Citroen entered their first full year in the World Rally Championship, taking the first event, Rallye Monte Carlo, with a 1-2-3 finish. Loeb won, Colin McRae took second and Carlos Sainz placed third. Loeb also won the Rallye Deutschland and Rallye Sanremo. Sainz won the Rally of Turkey. In their first full year, the team took the Manufacturers' championship.

2004
Drivers for 2004 were Loeb and Sainz. Loeb won the Monte Carlo Rally, the Swedish Rally, the Cyprus Rally, the Rally of Turkey, Rallye Deutschland and Rally Australia. Sainz won at the Rally of Argentina. Leob won his first Drivers' championship. The team took the Manufacturers' championships.

2005
For the 2005 season, the primary drivers were Loeb and Francois Duval. In Turkey and Greece, Carlos Sainz replaced Duval. Loeb won the Monte Carlo Rally, Rally New Zealand, Rally Italia Sardinia, Rally Cyprus, the Rally of Turkey, the Acropolis Rally, Rally Argentina, Rallye Deutschland, Rallye de France, and Rally Catalunya on his way to win the Drivers' Championship. Duval took his debut win at the Rally Australia. Citroën took the Manufacturers' championship.

2006
Citroën took a one year sabbatical, while developing a new rally car. Loeb and joined Xavier Pons and third-driver Dani Sordo at the semi-privateer Kronos Citroen World Rally Team, which received significant support from Citroën Sport for their Xsara rally cars. Sordo was soon promoted to second driver, over Pons. Loeb again won the Drivers' title, despite missing events in Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain, after breaking his arm in a mountain biking accident.

2007
For the 2007 season, Citroën officially re-entered the World Rally Championship with the all new C4 WRC, driven by Loeb and Sordo. Loeb dueled with Ford's Marcus Grönholm throughout the year, only securing the Drivers' title at the final event, Rally GB. Loeb won in Monte Carlo, Mexico, Portugal, Argentina, Germany, Spain, France and Ireland. Sordo ended the season in 4th place. At the end of the season, Guy Fréquelin retired as Team Principal.