WRC main class in 2025

[WRCStan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ_KrIlY8eE

5m30: David Richards saying they should've flooded the market with R2's and gone that route

What is he saying? Prodrive, Motorsport UK, FIA don't produce Rally2 cars, so who is going to flood the market?

I really don't understand that if ~10 Rally1 cars were Rally2s then the BRC would be healthy.

[Kenneth]

I'm pretty sure Prodrive would be easily able to produce Rally2 if FIA allow that.

Would be nice if they would made Renault Rally2 now when they are Renault's factory team in Dakar. But I doubt that.

[wwbroe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ_KrIlY8eE

5m30: David Richards saying they should've flooded the market with R2's and gone that route

That is really a great video about history of Prodrive

[Mirek]

I'm pretty sure Prodrive would be easily able to produce Rally2 if FIA allow that.

Would be nice if they would made Renault Rally2 now when they are Renault's factory team in Dakar. But I doubt that.

Funny thing is that the manufacturers themselves are allowed to use components from other manufacturers in Rally2 design (if I remember).

[WRCStan]

Funny thing is that the manufacturers themselves are allowed to use components from other manufacturers in Rally2 design (if I remember).

That's pretty normal for cars in general.

[WRCStan]

I'm pretty sure Prodrive would be easily able to produce Rally2 if FIA allow that.

Would be nice if they would made Renault Rally2 now when they are Renault's factory team in Dakar. But I doubt that.

Pretty moot really unless Renault want to enter WRC and they've got their own house for that. Prodrive WRT wouldn't be entering either.

[Mirek]

That's pretty normal for cars in general.

I meant that they use parts originating from cars of other manufacturers. Yes, they are third party parts but still.

[PLuto]

Problem is that manufacturers doesn want that somebody use and promote their cars (mainly bodyshells) without their approval...

[the sniper]

Shame they couldn't make more of the Mini relationship, if they'd played their cards right they could have made more than a decade of R5/Rally 2 Mini Coopers, a three door hatch that changes relatively little from generation to generation. Would have been a decent business for Prodrive...

[Steve Boyd]

Shame they couldn't make more of the Mini relationship, if they'd played their cards right they could have made more than a decade of R5/Rally 2 Mini Coopers, a three door hatch that changes relatively little from generation to generation. Would have been a decent business for Prodrive...

The problem is that BMW don't see rallying as part of their heritage, despite what the M3 achieved. Racing they are OK with, but rallying isn't how they see themselves.