Which manufacturer did Sébastien Ogier drive for in his first WRC title?

Which manufacturer did Sébastien Ogier drive for in his first WRC title? The answer is Volkswagen. Ogier won his first World Rally Championship drivers’ title in 2013 while driving the Volkswagen Polo R WRC for Volkswagen Motorsport, with Julien Ingrassia as his co-driver.

Volkswagen entered the top-level WRC category in 2013 after developing the Polo R WRC, and the team immediately became a dominant force. Ogier won nine of the season’s 13 rallies and secured the championship with a large points advantage. Volkswagen also won the manufacturers’ title during that campaign.

The timeline can cause confusion because Ogier drove for Volkswagen before winning the title. In 2012, he helped develop the Polo R WRC and competed with a Škoda Fabia S2000 while Volkswagen prepared its full WRC programme. He then switched to the Polo R WRC for 2013. Ogier continued with Volkswagen through 2016, winning four consecutive championships before later taking titles with Ford and Toyota.