R-Classes News

[Sulland]

With Mini using a BMW engine, maybe we will see a BMW 1 series with the same engine, either in R3T RWD, or R4 or R5 (WRC)

Just for the record; The R category is illogical compared to the rest of the motorsportworld, Racing: F1, F2, Karting KF/KZ 1, 2, 3, MotoGP, Moto2, Rallycross Division 1 and 2 and so on.
Would be more logical to follow the same pattern in Rally and call the WRCar class R1, and the new R4 for R2, R3 stay the same, R2 = R4, R1 = R5, don't you agree ?

[navtheace]

Rallying needs to remain a sport where anyone can easily convert a road car to a rally car.

Which keeps entries to events to events with many many cars like 60 plus.

Otherwise rallying will become very small entries if the cars are specialist manufacturer only built/supplied.

[navtheace]

Tommorow is the day

[Sulland]

Is the meeting today, and a 1 day meeting - or are they having a 3 day meeting ?

[MJW]

WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
The rally bit from today's FIA meeting
Commencing 2011 each World Rally Championship (WRC) event must include one special stage on the final day for the purpose of enhancing television coverage. The fastest drivers and co-drivers will be awarded additional points (3-2-1) in accordance with the general classification of this stage.

An FIA Production Car Cup for drivers of 2WD cars entered in the Production Car World Rally Championship (PWRC) will be introduced in 2011 to encourage competitors in Group R cars. At each round of the PWRC, a separate classification will be produced for the drivers of 2WD cars and points allocated according to the same scale as the Championship. The Production Car Cup will be awarded to the driver who has scored the highest number of points. As entrants in the PWRC, drivers of 2WD cars must nominate their events from a list and can score points in both the PWRC and Production Car Cup.

From 2011, cars eligible to contest the FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship must have a normally aspirated engine with a cylinder capacity of less than 2000cc. There will be no FIA WRC Cup from 2011.

After the fourth event in the 2011 WRC calendar, Manufacturer and WRC Teams are permitted to use a maximum of two engines per car for the remaining nine events.

Commencing from 2011, all cars will start special stages at one-minute intervals, to increase interest for spectators.

From 2011, Priority 2 drivers who have contested more than two consecutive rounds of the World Rally Championship will be awarded Priority 1 status for the remainder of the season. These drivers must then comply with the regulations pertaining to WRC Teams.

A specialist group representing interested parties will review the possibility of introducing GT cars to WRC events.

The FIA in association with the WRC promoter will establish an Academy for young drivers.

[Alvaro_Rally]

WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
The rally bit from today's FIA meeting
Commencing 2011 each World Rally Championship (WRC) event must include one special stage on the final day for the purpose of enhancing television coverage. The fastest drivers and co-drivers will be awarded additional points (3-2-1) in accordance with the general classification of this stage.

An FIA Production Car Cup for drivers of 2WD cars entered in the Production Car World Rally Championship (PWRC) will be introduced in 2011 to encourage competitors in Group R cars. At each round of the PWRC, a separate classification will be produced for the drivers of 2WD cars and points allocated according to the same scale as the Championship. The Production Car Cup will be awarded to the driver who has scored the highest number of points. As entrants in the PWRC, drivers of 2WD cars must nominate their events from a list and can score points in both the PWRC and Production Car Cup.

From 2011, cars eligible to contest the FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship must have a normally aspirated engine with a cylinder capacity of less than 2000cc. There will be no FIA WRC Cup from 2011.

After the fourth event in the 2011 WRC calendar, Manufacturer and WRC Teams are permitted to use a maximum of two engines per car for the remaining nine events.

Commencing from 2011, all cars will start special stages at one-minute intervals, to increase interest for spectators.

From 2011, Priority 2 drivers who have contested more than two consecutive rounds of the World Rally Championship will be awarded Priority 1 status for the remainder of the season. These drivers must then comply with the regulations pertaining to WRC Teams.

A specialist group representing interested parties will review the possibility of introducing GT cars to WRC events.

The FIA in association with the WRC promoter will establish an Academy for young drivers.

No news!

I was expecting final technical regulations but we still have to wait...

I don´t understand anything about Production and S2000 cups... will they stay in 2011? Which cars will be admitted?

[RICARDO75]

"Commencing from 2011, all cars will start special stages at one-minute intervals, to increase interest for spectators."

This is stupid!
When there´s no wind on gravel rally, sometimes the drivers need 3 minuts for the dust to settled down.

[Mirek]

R4 will be discussed only at the end of September at WRC commission meeting.

[Sulland]

No news!

I was expecting final technical regulations but we still have to wait...

I don´t understand anything about Production and S2000 cups... will they stay in 2011? Which cars will be admitted?

Seems like SWRC will go as in 2010 with NA engine, PWRC will be discussed at the next meeting, according to Mirec, and JWRC will be with Some R Class, maybe R3 or R3T.

[Mirek]

SWRC - yes, it's going to be N/A 2000 ccm only with no team cup

PWRC - I think that it's already decided that it's going to be N4 + gr.R 2WD cars in separate 2WD Cup

JWRC - it won't be held in 2011 at all. WRC Academy will be instead of JWRC - one make 2WD Cup for Young drivers (should also host PSD 2010 winners). No champion title will be given.

R4 if adopted will start in PWRC only in 2012 in my opinion.