In international rallying, R5 refers to a class of cars competing under Group R regulations. R5 regulations were introduced by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 2012 as a replacement for the Super 2000 class. In 2019 the FIA renamed the R5 specification ruleset to Group Rally2 as part of a wider plan to reorganise FIA championships and replace Group R with new Groups Rally.[1][2][3] Existing FIA homologated R5 cars remain eligible for any FIA Rally2 level competition, and non-homologated R5 or Rally2 cars should be accepted equally at national level where approved. R5/Rally2 cars are based on production cars and feature a 1600cc turbocharged petrol engine.
The following models are eligible to compete in the World Rally Championship and its support categories:
Notes
^The 2019 season saw the running of two categories known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro for manufacturer teams, and the World Rally Championship-2 for privateers. However, this multi-class structure was found to be too confusing, and so the category was re-structured for the 2020 season.[4]
^Was not eligible to compete as the project was not approved by Mitsubishi
References
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^"Classification and Definitions" (PDF).
^"FIA Rally Pyramid Brochure February 2021" (PDF).
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^ a bEvans, David (28 November 2018). "Skoda Motorsport scales back for 2019 WRC2 season, Tidemand exits". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
^Evans, David (24 April 2017). "Volkswagen Polo WRC to run with a privateer for first time". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
^ a b"Introducing the Mitsubishi R5". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^Evans, David (17 April 2019). "Toyota WRC squad plans to build R5-spec car for WRC2 class". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 31 October 2019.