Eurolamp World Rally Team, or Eurolamp WRT for short, was a Ukrainian rally team that used to compete in the World Rally Championship-2.

History In 2002 the founder of a Ukrainian product distributor Ascania Group Valeriy Gorban founded a racing team to compete in the Ukrainian Rally Championship. The original name of the team was the MacCoffee Rally Team, named after a coffee brand being imported to Ukraine by the Ascania Group under the deal with Singapore's Future Enterprises. To race for the team Valeriy hired the famous Ukrainian drivers Oleksandr Saliuk and his son Oleksandr Saliuk Jr. previously racing for Khors Air. While Saliuk Jr. retained his Lada Samara, his father switched from Ford Escort RS Cosworth, imported back in 1994, to Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII which was present at the team's launch event at Bingo night club in Kyiv.

Valeriy Gorban entered a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX in the 2009 Rally Poland. The team expanded to include a second car during the 2010 season for Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr., and a third car for Oleksiy Kikireshko in 2011, and contesting the World Rally Championship for Group N Production Cars. The team returned in 2012, with Gorban placing third overall in the Production championship, scoring a class victory at the Acropolis Rally and podium finishes at the Rally Argentina and Rally d'Italia. The team's best result overall to date was eighth place at the 2011 Rally Australia, achieved by Saliuk, who left the team at the end of the season.

Following the introduction of Group R regulations in 2013 and the restructuring of the secondary World Rally Championship categories, Eurolamp switched to campaigning in the WRC-2 with Mini John Cooper Works S2000 cars supported by British motorsport firm Prodrive.

Complete WRC results

Overall classifications Year Entrant Driver Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points 2009 Mentos Ascania Racing Valeriy Gorban Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX IRL NORCYP PORARG ITAGRC POL14FINAUS ESPGBR 0 2010 Mentos Ascania Racing Valeriy Gorban Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX SWE MEX JOR TURDNS NZL POR BUL FIN GER JPN FRA ESP GBR NC 0 Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. SWE MEX JOR TURRet NZL POR BUL FIN GER JPN FRA ESP GBR NC 0 2011 Mentos Ascania Racing Valeriy Gorban Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX SWE22 MEX POR19 JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN40 GER AUS12 FRA ESP32 GBR34 NC 0 Oleksiy Kikireshko SWERet MEX POR30 JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN51 GER AUSRet FRA ESP35 GBR23 NC 0 Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. SWE32 MEX POR20 JOR ITA ARG GRE FINRet GER AUS8 FRA ESP30 GBR25 24th 4 2012 Mentos Ascania Racing Valeriy Gorban Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE MEX POR ARG14 GRE14 NZL20 FIN GER34 GBR FRA ITA16 ESP27 NC 0 Oleksiy Kikireshko MON SWE MEX POR ARGRet GRERet NZLRet FIN GERRet GBR FRA ITA20 ESP40 NC 0 2013 Mentos Ascania Racing Valeriy Gorban Mini John Cooper Works S2000 MON SWE MEX PORRet ARG GRE18 ITARet FIN18 GER AUS FRARet ESP GBR15 NC 0 Oleksiy Kikireshko MON SWE MEX PORRet ARG GRE19 ITARet FIN20 GER AUS FRARet ESP GBRRet NC 0 2014 Eurolamp WRT Valeriy Gorban Mini John Cooper Works S2000 MON SWE21 MEX POR18 ARG ITA31 POL15 FIN31 GER AUS FRA ESP23 GBR19 NC 0 2015 Eurolamp WRT Valeriy Gorban Mini John Cooper Works S2000 MON SWE15 MEXRet ARG POR18 ITA18 POLRet FINRet GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0 Oleksiy Kikireshko MON SWE24 MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0 2016 Eurolamp WRT Valeriy Gorban Mini John Cooper Works WRC MON SWE24 MEX10 ARGRet PORRet ITA28 POL27 FIN21 GER CHNC FRA ESP15 GBR38 AUS 25th 1 Mait Maarend MON SWE34 MEX ARG POR ITARet POL FIN GER CHNC FRA ESP GBR AUS NC 0 2017 Eurolamp WRT Valeriy Gorban Mini John Cooper Works WRC MON SWE20 MEX13 FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS -* 0*

By class Year Class Entrant Driver Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2011 PWRC Mentos Ascania Racing Valeriy Gorban Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX SWE4 POR5 ARG FIN6 AUS5 ESP7 GBR9 7th 46 Oleksiy Kikireshko SWERet POR11 ARG FIN7 AUSRet ESP9 GBR6 14th 14 Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. SWE7 POR6 ARG FINRet AUS3 ESP5 GBR8 8th 43 2012 PWRC Mentos Ascania Racing Valeriy Gorban Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON MEX ARG3 GRE1 NZL4 GER7 ITA3 ESP4 3rd 85 Oleksiy Kikireshko MON MEX ARGRet GRERet NZLRet GERRet ITA5 ESP11 NC 0 2013 WRC2 Mentos Ascania Racing Valeriy Gorban Mini John Cooper Works S2000 MON SWE MEX PORRet ARG GRE8 ITARet FIN9 GER AUS FRARet ESP GBR7 28th 12 Oleksiy Kikireshko MON SWE MEX PORRet ARG GRE9 ITARet FIN8 GER AUS FRARet ESP GBRRet 33rd 6 2014 WRC2 Eurolamp WRT Valeriy Gorban Mini John Cooper Works S2000 MON SWE7 MEX POR8 ARG ITA15 POL4 FIN7 GER AUS FRA ESP6 GBR7 10th 42 2015 WRC2 Eurolamp WRT Valeriy Gorban Mini John Cooper Works S2000 MON SWE3 MEXRet ARG POR8 ITA10 POLRet FINRet GER AUS FRA ESP GBR 17th 20 Oleksiy Kikireshko MON SWE8 MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR 36th 4 2017 WRCT Eurolamp WRT Valeriy Gorban Mini John Cooper Works WRC MON SWE1 MEX1 FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS 1st* 50* Notes: Rallies marked in italics were not contested as a round of the championship.

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