Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[PLuto]

From this article, it's also clear that if the WRC goes to Roma, there will be some support coming from the promoter also: https://www.rallyssimo.it/2025/09/17...te-condizioni/

It is big political fight in Italy if it will be in Sardegna or Rome. Like usually...

[Andre Oliveira]

Pick Sanremo and no more fights.

[saco0o]

sardegna for erc would be really nice... but agree, get me sanremo (in ERC ffs)

[PLuto]

sardegna for erc would be really nice... but agree, get me sanremo (in ERC ffs)

Sanremo has no chance, it had organisational problems when it was last time international in IRC/ERC and is not so strong politically...

I dont think Sardegna is good for ERC. With the costs (also ferry) and so damaged car after race, it should be very expensive and one of the events "to miss"...

[wyler]

erc is not a great deal for sardegna too. not so many people will move to the island to attend erc...

[focus206]

I also think Sardegna would have very few regular ERC entries. Maybe not on Ceredigion level, but not far...

Rally di Roma Capitale to me is a bit of a boring rally, very "generic asphalt rally" on generic roads. Maybe Rally1 can make a difference in 2026 and make it look more exciting, but Rally2-like cars from 2027, I don't know.

There were a couple of nice rallies in North East Italy like San Martino di Castrozza or Alpi Orientali (or Friuli), that used mountain roads generally not as tight as Monte. They had big entry lists, with foreign drivers from neighbouring countries, also thanks to Mitropa Cup. But since some years, they're not even part of the Italian championship anymore, so...

[Jarek Z]

Rally di Roma Capitale to me is a bit of a boring rally, very "generic asphalt rally" on generic roads.

There were a couple of nice rallies in North East Italy like San Martino di Castrozza or Alpi Orientali (or Friuli), that used mountain roads generally not as tight as Monte. They had big entry lists, with foreign drivers from neighbouring countries, also thanks to Mitropa Cup. But since some years, they're not even part of the Italian championship anymore, so...

I'm also not a fan of Rally di Roma Capitale. Italy has so many much more beautiful roads, such us in Rally 1000 Miglia or Piancavallo, which both used to be in ERC, but are just local rallies now...

By the way - Mabellini was second in Mille Miglia today:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...0-miglia-2025/

[saco0o]

hmmm true, good points (about erc sardegna). even the uk round has been kinda 'empty' of mainlanders again.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Can you take the discussion to the News and Rumours Thread please. I keep seeing there are new posts here but they're not about Rally2...

[RS]

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.

Shame that they made it look so much like a Citroen, especially at the front. I assumed it was a straight rebadge.

Cool to have the Lancia brand back in top level rallying though, would be cool if someone can net some Martini sponsorship to go with it!