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Conrad Rautenbach

{{Short description|Zimbabwean rally driver (born 1984)}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox WRC driver

| name = Conrad Rautenbach

| image= Conrad Rautenbach-2007 Wales Rally GB 002.jpg

| caption = Rautenbach at the 2007 Rally GB.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|12|df=y}}

| birth_place= Harare, Zimbabwe

| nationality = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Zimbabwean

| Years = 2004–2009

| Co-driver = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Peter Marsh
{{flagicon|GBR}} Timothy Sturla
{{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Jones
{{flagicon|GBR}} Carl Williamson
{{flagicon|GBR}} David Senior
{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Barritt

| Teams = Citroën Sport Technologies, Citroën Junior Team

| Races = 56

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Points = 15

| First race = 2004 Monte Carlo Rally

| First win =

| Last race = 2009 Rally GB

| Last win =

}}

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.

Career

File:Conrad Rautenbach - 2008 Rallye de France SS12.jpg.]]

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.{{Cite web|url=http://wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=405&season=2008&rally_id=RA|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401125107/http://wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=405&season=2008&rally_id=RA|url-status=dead|title=Rally Argentina results|archivedate=1 April 2008}} However, he also had some bizarre moments in 2008, not least of which the now infamous collision with Sébastien Loeb at the Jordan Rally where both cars managed to collide head-on forcing both to retire instantly.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=300&featureid=424&desc=Jordan%202008:%20Loeb%20and%20Rautenbach%20crash|title=Jordan 2008: Loeb and Rautenbach crash (Video)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrc.com/fr/identity-management/|title=WRC – World Rally Championship|website=WRC – World Rally Championship}}

File:Conrad Rautenbach - Rally Finland 2009.JPG.]]

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.{{cite web| title = eWRC results | work = eWRC Results.com | url = http://www.ewrc-results.com/driver_info.php?event=388&stage=5204&driver=28107 | accessdate = 2009-02-05}} However an off early on day two saw him slip down the standings, eventually finishing 18th in 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 the 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.Motorsport.com, 2006-06-27: [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=223120&FS=RALLY Conrad Rautenbach Zimbabwe summary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607222925/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=223120&FS=RALLY |date=7 June 2011 }}

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WRC results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! WDC

! Points

rowspan=4| 2004

!rowspan=4 nowrap| Conrad Rautenbach

! nowrap| Ford Puma S1600

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
Ret

| SWE

| MEX

| NZL

| CYP

|colspan=11|

!rowspan=4| NC

!rowspan=4| 0

nowrap| Opel Corsa S1600

|colspan=5|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TUR
22

| ARG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
Ret

| GER

| JPN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|colspan=4|

nowrap| Suzuki Ignis S1600

|colspan=12|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

| FRA

|colspan=2|

nowrap| Citroën Saxo S1600

|colspan=14|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
33

| AUS

rowspan=2| 2005

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Conrad Rautenbach

! nowrap| Citroën Saxo S1600

| MON

| SWE

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEX
Ret

| NZL

|colspan=12|

!rowspan=2| NC

!rowspan=2| 0

nowrap| Citroën C2 S1600

|colspan=4|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
27

| CYP

| TUR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GRE
28

| ARG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
40

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

| GBR

| JPN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
20

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
Ret

| AUS

rowspan=2| 2006

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Conrad Rautenbach

! nowrap| Renault Clio S1600

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
25

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
18

| ARG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
16

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
33

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
43

| JPN

| CYP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TUR
17

| AUS

| NZL

|

!rowspan=2| NC

!rowspan=2| 0

nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRX STI

|colspan=7|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GRE
34

|colspan=7|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
64

rowspan=2| 2007

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Conrad Rautenbach

! nowrap| Citroën C2 S1600

| MON

| SWE

| NOR

| MEX

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
34

| ARG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

| GRE

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
23

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
14

| NZL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
23

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
26

| JPN

| IRE

|

!rowspan=2| NC

!rowspan=2| 0

nowrap| Citroën Xsara WRC

|colspan=15|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

rowspan=2| 2008

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Conrad Rautenbach

! nowrap| Citroën Xsara WRC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
16

|colspan=14|

!rowspan=2| 15th

!rowspan=2| 6

nowrap| Citroën C4 WRC

|colspan=2|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MEX
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG
4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JOR
26

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GRE
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZL
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
15

|

2009

! nowrap| Citroën Junior Team

! nowrap| Citroën C4 WRC

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRE
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NOR
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CYP
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ARG
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GRE
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POL
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
8

|colspan=4|

! 10th

! 9

=JWRC results=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! Pos.

! Points

rowspan=4| 2004

!rowspan=4 nowrap| Conrad Rautenbach

! nowrap| Ford Puma S1600

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
Ret

|colspan=8|

!rowspan=4| 17th

!rowspan=4| 2

nowrap| Opel Corsa S1600

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|colspan=3|

nowrap| Suzuki Ignis S1600

|colspan=5|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|colspan=2|

nowrap| Citroën Saxo S1600

|colspan=6|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
11

|

rowspan=2| 2005

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Conrad Rautenbach

! nowrap| Citroën Saxo S1600

| MON

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEX
Ret

|colspan=7|

!rowspan=2| 12th

!rowspan=2| 7

nowrap| Citroën C2 S1600

|colspan=2|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GRE
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
Ret

|

2006

! nowrap| Conrad Rautenbach

! nowrap| Renault Clio S1600

| SWE

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP
6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRA
3

| ARG

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ITA
2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
9

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
11

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TUR
2

| GBR

! 5th

! 25

2007

! nowrap| Conrad Rautenbach

! nowrap| Citroën C2 S1600

| NOR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
8

|colspan=2|

! 8th

! 16

Dakar Rally results

class="wikitable"
Year

!Class

!Vehicle

!Position

!Stages won

2017

|rowspan=1|Cars

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota

|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9th

|align="center"|0

2020

|rowspan=1|UTV

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|FRA}} PH-Sport

|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4th

|align="center"|0

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box | before = Patrick Emontspool | title = African Rally Champion | years = 2007 | after = Hideaki Miyoshi}}

{{succession box | before = James Whyte | title = African Rally Champion | years = 2011 | after = Mohamed Essa}}

{{s-end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{commons category-inline}}
  • [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=profile&driverid=10890/ Rallybase.nl profile]
  • {{Official website|http://www.conradrautenbach.com/}}

{{2009 World Rally Championship season}}

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Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:World Rally Championship drivers

Category:Zimbabwean rally drivers

Category:White Zimbabwean sportspeople

Category:Afrikaner people

Category:Dakar Rally drivers

Category:Citroën Racing drivers