WRC mainclass from 2027

[wyler]

i don't get why a tuner would develop a bodywork of his own instead of buying the complete car...
to sell their own car, is it so profitable to sell the bodywork, even under the cost cap?

[Eli]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-...c-2027-so-far/

Some more information regarding the matter.

[RS]

i don't get why a tuner would develop a bodywork of his own instead of buying the complete car...
to sell their own car, is it so profitable to sell the bodywork, even under the cost cap?

I suppose the idea is to make it like F1 where a private team can buy the powertrain from a manufacturer but designs the chassis/aero themselves. It will be somewhat more limited in WRC though where the chassis is spec andbthe aero is limited.

[wyler]

I suppose the idea is to make it like F1 where a private team can buy the powertrain from a manufacturer but designs the chassis/aero themselves. It will be somewhat more limited in WRC though where the chassis is spec andbthe aero is limited.

chassis is "provided" by fia, aero is limited, it's really just about bodywork, but i hope will be enough to lure some people in...
(f1 has rewards in money that wrc has not...)

[WRCStan]

"A tuner will have to align with a single manufacturer running a currently homologated car – and don’t forget the manufacturers are obligated to sell their parts."

This should calm down the road connection is dead talks.

Probably not, a bespoke design WRC27 with a Rally2 engine has 1% in common with a production road car. You could have 20 Toyotas in a rally but with * different body shapes.

I'm grateful for the update and more info though, thank you to everybody involved.