WRC mainclass from 2027

[Steve Boyd]

I can see the old R5 & Rally2 Cars going on and on for years, dropping down the rally levels like the Subaru's and Evo's before them.

I think you actually mean that old R5 & Rally2 cars will disappear from the higher levels over the next few years. There are already people using Rally2 cars on local single-venue club events - there's nowhere lower for them to go!

[saco0o]

"The WRC27 cars and current Rally2 machinery will run in the same class, with both cars chasing overall rally wins and the overall world championship title."

that was my biggest doubt. im 10000000000000000% happy if we have only R5s for 2027 or so.

[Maui J.]

Seems like these regulations are still somewhat vague as we still haven't heard any firm confirmation about anyone making a WRC27 car, with the championship less than 18 months away. Normally we hear at least rumours about new entrants years in advance before they actually hit the stages. For those who have been here for awhile, do we all remember the 'village idiots' coming with that new car!!! I wonder how those village idiots are doing now? Oh, that's right, they are winning everything. Anyway, back on topic...

My main concern is will the compulsory 10 cars put tuners off? Totally fine for Toyota or even M-Sport, and I can see where the FIA is going with this, but for a small tuner this is a massive investment without necessarily being about to sell them to customer drivers.

I do think the FIA is doing the right thing by easing the homologation rules and inviting tuners into the mix. Hopefully we will see a new era of WRC as we are seeing a new era in WEC. Teams such as Glinkenhaus, Vanwell and Isotta Fraschini could almost be interpreted as tuners. They were there (unfortunately all withdrawn now) mixing with the established manufacturers like Toyota, Porsche, Ferrari, Peugeot etc in endurance racing which was great to see, but they didn't have to make 10 compulsory cars. Is this going to be the thorn in the side of these new regulations?