WRC mainclass from 2027

**WRCStan** · Today, 13:06

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

WRC2027 is in tatters before the Regs are even finalised and announced.

2027 season is, but always was. The car reg has time.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · Today, 13:16

Looks like WRC 2027 will be Rally2 Toyota vs Lancia (factory), vs any older cars for privateers (Fabia, Fiesta, C3, i20).

Hyundai and M-Sport (Ford) will be gone, having no suitable road car or being EV-only.

I dont see any point in Toyota continuing with their spaceframe car.

**WRCStan** · Today, 13:56

Fast Cyril, look beyond 2027 to when the new car is out on it's own. Rally2 is not the main class future else it would have been decided at several times they had this conversation over the years. Toyota can see this future.

M-Sport have no business case to build the new car for season 2027 manufacturers when the Fiesta can be made available to do the same job, no need to panic. When taking the Rally2s out of the class, manufacturers championship or of homologation, they then have customers. No panic.

Lancia didn't need a Rally4 but they absorbed that from Peugeot and Opel, so the Rally2 could just be the same operation to bring rally under one marque to strengthen it, so possible yet they have a WRC2027 too for 2027 - IF they are to take this game seriously for the long term, which is beginning to look more and more so.

CC at Dirtfish said Dacia is a rumour too, they've been happy with T1 ultimates and don't have a Rally2, so they're a possibility with Prodrive. Maybe one of the 'interersted tuners'.

Hyundai don't know what they're doing or what their brand is from one day to the next. Nothing to do with rally car regulations, EVs etc.

**saco0o** · Today, 14:29

2027 = loads of R5s vs Oli Solberg in the new toyota wr27 hehe
IM IN

**Kras** · Today, 16:05

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Looks like WRC 2027 will be Rally2 Toyota vs Lancia (factory), vs any older cars for privateers (Fabia, Fiesta, C3, i20).

Hyundai and M-Sport (Ford) will be gone, having no suitable road car or being EV-only.

I dont see any point in Toyota continuing with their spaceframe car.

Where do you get this idea that Hyundai will have no suitable road car? They were testing a petrol 2026 i20 a few months ago

**deephouse** · Today, 17:03

Total disaster from FIA to not finalize this regs already (and should do it a year or two ago, not still discussing). If thing will not be decided soon and I mean in a few days, not as their usual timeline (months), they will no have other choice than postpone it to 2028 or go Rally2. I don't see a point running Toyota WRC27 against Rally2 cars, probably only Lancia in manufacture backed car (big if).

As it stands Hyundai will not even start making new car, and now M-Sport saying they will not be ready.

I'm not a fan for Rally2 car become the main category, but I'm not a fan also having no champiosnhip at all, as it seems FIA is doing everything to kill it. Right now I honestly have a wish, that they would sell the series to someone, who can and know how to run things and they could focus on their stupid meetings without WRC. Sorry, but I really start hating that stupid organization.

What I still hope, that out of nowhere we will have multiple teams and current (also some new) drivers at the start of 2027 WRC season, no matter what they will be running and driving, but I'm more and more sceptical that this will not be case.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · Today, 17:33

Originally Posted by WRCStan

Fast Cyril, look beyond 2027 to when the new car is out on it's own. Rally2 is not the main class future else it would have been decided at several times they had this conversation over the years. Toyota can see this future.

M-Sport have no business case to build the new car for season 2027 manufacturers when the Fiesta can be made available to do the same job, no need to panic. When taking the Rally2s out of the class, manufacturers championship or of homologation, they then have customers. No panic.

Lancia didn't need a Rally4 but they absorbed that from Peugeot and Opel, so the Rally2 could just be the same operation to bring rally under one marque to strengthen it, so possible yet they have a WRC2027 too for 2027 - IF they are to take this game seriously for the long term, which is beginning to look more and more so.

CC at Dirtfish said Dacia is a rumour too, they've been happy with T1 ultimates and don't have a Rally2, so they're a possibility with Prodrive. Maybe one of the 'interersted tuners'.

Hyundai don't know what they're doing or what their brand is from one day to the next. Nothing to do with rally car regulations, EVs etc.

I've been following and agreeing with this narrative until now.

But this weeks news that even Hyundai and M-Sport aren't going to have a WRC27 Car, plus Lancia confirming a new Rally2 Car, the idea of the new spaceframe cars for 2027 just isnt happening.