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The
?koda Fabia R5
is one of the most successful cars in the category.
In international
rallying
,
R5
refers to a class of cars competing under
Group R
regulations. R5 regulations were introduced by the
Federation 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.
R5 cars are a step down from
World Rally Cars
in their power and performance. They are eligible to compete in the
World Rally Championship
and in a dedicated series known as the
World Rally Championship-2
. This championship is exclusively open to manufacturer and professional independent teams competing in R5 cars.
[a]
In
2020
and
2021
,
privateer
entries in R5 cars contested the
World Rally Championship-3
.
[5]
R5 cars also compete in regional championships such as the
European Rally Championship
and national-level events such as the
British Rally Championship
.
List of R5 models
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A
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
at the 2019 Rally Bohemia.
The following models are eligible to compete in the World Rally Championship and its support categories:
Notes
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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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