Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Tom206wrc]

First videos Lancia Rally2 in action!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5JQhqj3Rso

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YShOdZRFXsw

[Jarek Z]

DirtFish sources have indicated Lancia will homologate an Ypsilon Rally2 from January 1, 2026:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/lanci...ected-in-2026/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

So what is the real connection of the new Lancia to the C3 Rally2 ? Does the Ypsilon road car share the same chassis, as it's a lot newer ?

There's also some talk that it's only a marketing ploy for Italy to sell there instead of Citroen's. This makes it a different thing altogether to a proper Lancia rally team comeback.

[TWRC]

So what is the real connection of the new Lancia to the C3 Rally2 ? Does the Ypsilon road car share the same chassis, as it's a lot newer ?

There's also some talk that it's only a marketing ploy for Italy to sell there instead of Citroen's. This makes it a different thing altogether to a proper Lancia rally team comeback.

Ypsilon and new C3 are related platform-wise, but not the exact same. Ypsilon is CMP (like 208, Corsa, Mokka), C3 is SCP (like Frontera, Grande Panda).
Also the homologation end of the C3 R5 is nearing, and basically it has reached its potential. New C3 is built like a truck, so not really good basis for rallying. Also, Citroen had nothing in rallying anymore apart from the C3 R5, so I believe that this is also a "profile-cleaning" of some sort.