Fast facts:
Nationality:Zimbabwean
Date of birth:12/11/1984
Team:Privateer / PH Sport
Co-driver:David Senior
World Titles:None
WRC debut:Monte Carlo 2004
WRC wins:None
WRC points at end of 2007:None
First WRC win:None
Website:www.conradrautenbach.com
Career highlights:
2007: African Rally Champion
2006: British Junior Rally Champion
Career summary:
Conrad Rautenbach may be a newcomer to the WRC category in 2008 but he's no stranger to top-level rallying. After several years of international experience, and having won the FIA African Rally Championship in 2007, this ambitious young driver from Zimbabwe has decided it's time to step up to the sport's premier division.
With the assistance of Citroen's customer team, PH Sport, Rautenbach will tackle all 15 rounds of the series in 2008, initially in a Citroen Xsara WRC but then in a Citroen C4 WRC similar to the one driven by 2007 World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb. Not only will Rautenbach have one of the best cars in 2008, but with Britain's David Senior alongside him he'll be partnered by one of the most respected co-drivers in the business too.
Rautenbach's competition career began just days after he had passed his driving test with an attempt at the Zimbabwe Challenge Rally. Despite a few mishaps Conrad brought his car home seventh and became the youngest person ever to score points on a round of the African Championship. The Junior World Rally Championship beckoned soon after and in 2004 he tackled the Monte Carlo Rally in a Super 1600 spec Ford Puma.
Over the next three seasons he tackled another 23 J-WRC rounds in a variety of cars including the Citroen C2, Opel Corsa and Renault Clio. Highlights included podiums and fastest stage times on both gravel and asphalt, and in 2007 he was the quickest J-WRC driver on one of the most difficult stages in the world, Ouninpohja in Finland.
In an effort to quickly build his experience of different events Rautenbach also contested the British Rally Championship in 2006 and secured the junior title at the wheel of a Subaru Impreza. While in 2007 four outright wins in his domestic series secured him the African Rally Championship title.
Date of birth:12/11/1984
Team:Privateer / PH Sport
Co-driver:David Senior
World Titles:None
WRC debut:Monte Carlo 2004
WRC wins:None
WRC points at end of 2007:None
First WRC win:None
Website:www.conradrautenbach.com
Career highlights:
2007: African Rally Champion
2006: British Junior Rally Champion
Career summary:
Conrad Rautenbach may be a newcomer to the WRC category in 2008 but he's no stranger to top-level rallying. After several years of international experience, and having won the FIA African Rally Championship in 2007, this ambitious young driver from Zimbabwe has decided it's time to step up to the sport's premier division.
With the assistance of Citroen's customer team, PH Sport, Rautenbach will tackle all 15 rounds of the series in 2008, initially in a Citroen Xsara WRC but then in a Citroen C4 WRC similar to the one driven by 2007 World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb. Not only will Rautenbach have one of the best cars in 2008, but with Britain's David Senior alongside him he'll be partnered by one of the most respected co-drivers in the business too.
Rautenbach's competition career began just days after he had passed his driving test with an attempt at the Zimbabwe Challenge Rally. Despite a few mishaps Conrad brought his car home seventh and became the youngest person ever to score points on a round of the African Championship. The Junior World Rally Championship beckoned soon after and in 2004 he tackled the Monte Carlo Rally in a Super 1600 spec Ford Puma.
Over the next three seasons he tackled another 23 J-WRC rounds in a variety of cars including the Citroen C2, Opel Corsa and Renault Clio. Highlights included podiums and fastest stage times on both gravel and asphalt, and in 2007 he was the quickest J-WRC driver on one of the most difficult stages in the world, Ouninpohja in Finland.
In an effort to quickly build his experience of different events Rautenbach also contested the British Rally Championship in 2006 and secured the junior title at the wheel of a Subaru Impreza. While in 2007 four outright wins in his domestic series secured him the African Rally Championship title.
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