Why was Audi banned from WRC?

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WRC banned Audi from competing because Audi's four-wheel drive was too powerful. Here are the specific reasons: Too powerful to compete: The main reason WRC banned Audi was that Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive system was too powerful, as it could automatically distribute power, improving the vehicle's handling and driving performance. In 1982, the first Audi Quattro race car equipped with the Quattro system won 7 stage victories and the team's annual championship in WRC. Since other brand models did not have four-wheel drive systems, the WRC platform banned Audi from competing. Honors Audi achieved in competitions: From 1999 to the present, Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive technology has won 13 championships in 16 competitions, creating the "Audi era" on the Le Mans circuit. At the same time, in 2012, Audi launched a new race car, marking the entry of Audi Le Mans race cars into the hybrid era.