Rally2 (ex-R5) News

Not an ERC new but included in R5 News

In MERC best 2 drivers with R5 machineries Al Attiyah and Al Rawahi after Cyprus Rally latest round,have the same points, same winners same 2nd places and same DNF so things are not easy for FIA..

“The Sporting Regulations for FIA Regional Rally Championships state that the FIA now reserve the right to determine the outcome of the championship after the tie decider failed to solve the situation. The decision will now go to the FIA Rallies Commission.”

We wait the decision with a lot interest

Watch some highlight of Cyprus Rally here: https://youtu.be/tVLXoEhzD1Y?feature=shared

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Originally Posted by RallyFan13

Not an ERC new but included in R5 News

In MERC best 2 drivers with R5 machineries Al Attiyah and Al Rawahi after Cyprus Rally latest round,have the same points, same winners same 2nd places and same DNF so things are not easy for FIA..

“The Sporting Regulations for FIA Regional Rally Championships state that the FIA now reserve the right to determine the outcome of the championship after the tie decider failed to solve the situation. The decision will now go to the FIA Rallies Commission.”

We wait the decision with a lot interest

Watch some highlight of Cyprus Rally here: https://youtu.be/tVLXoEhzD1Y?feature=shared

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Galatariotis was leading but retired due to radiator.Must be at the big jump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK_pC-uiwRA

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Originally Posted by RallyFan13

Not an ERC new but included in R5 News

In MERC best 2 drivers with R5 machineries Al Attiyah and Al Rawahi after Cyprus Rally latest round,have the same points, same winners same 2nd places and same DNF so things are not easy for FIA..

“The Sporting Regulations for FIA Regional Rally Championships state that the FIA now reserve the right to determine the outcome of the championship after the tie decider failed to solve the situation. The decision will now go to the FIA Rallies Commission.”

We wait the decision with a lot interest

Watch some highlight of Cyprus Rally here: https://youtu.be/tVLXoEhzD1Y?feature=shared

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I hope FIA will do what the Olympic high jump competitors did and share the win.

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Originally Posted by Steve Boyd

I hope FIA will do what the Olympic high jump competitors did and share the win.

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Usually next step should be to count up all times from stages together.

According to this article Toyota is going to debut its new Yaris GR Rally 2 in Monte Carlo:
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...-car/10531869/

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Originally Posted by Jarek Z

According to this article Toyota is going to debut its new Yaris GR Rally 2 in Monte Carlo:
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...-car/10531869/

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For a long time they are saying that their focus is to have debut on Monte...

Ford Fiesta Rally2 wins its class in Herbst Rallye in Austria:

https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8...t-rallye-2023/

https://www.ewrc-results.com/image/8...?entry=3848120

Two of Toyota’s young Japanese drivers will step up to Rally2 competition on selected European events for 2024, the manufacturer has announced.

The pair will likely compete in Toyota’s all-new GR Yaris Rally2, the Japanese marque’s first Rally2 car which is set to debut in 2024.


https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyot...ers-to-rally2/

They are trying very hard to finally find some Japanese rally talent!

Seems to me they're stepping up in terms of events and car/category way too soon... Both need a few years somewhere like Italy, one of the Baltic Championships or even UK, off the radar competing at a lower level.