WRC mainclass from 2027

[Sal yet again]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/ara/toyot...a-rc2-for-ara/

Toyota have been busy.

[AndersX]

Auto Trends Magazine

Porsche dashboard in pictures. Also the front of the car under the cover in the first pic released looked like Porsche. Interesting, is it only for sampling?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Currently, couldn't someone just come in with a Coupe car and make it a WRC25/26 spec?

What were the regulations when the Focus (Hatch), Xsara (Liftback), Subaru/Mitsu (Sedan) and Peugeot (Coupe) were around?

The Rally1 Cars have common safety cell structures, centrally designed in partnership with the FIA, for safety reasons. A coupe wouldn't really work unless it was scaled up, which defeats the object of being lower than a normal car.

[flat_right]

what up with that logo? we kinda know wrc already have a new promoter that is still finalizing some things, right...?
will redbull still be the one in 2026 or the new guys are taking over from jan 1?

Per Dirtfish then: Commercial rights for the World Rally Championship are then expected to formally transfer to the winner of the tender on January 1, 2026, DirtFish understands.

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/fia-p...motion-tender/

[Kenneth]

The Rally1 Cars have common safety cell structures, centrally designed in partnership with the FIA, for safety reasons. A coupe wouldn't really work unless it was scaled up, which defeats the object of being lower than a normal car.

But minimum height is 1270mm, which is around the height of Porsche Cayman and a bit less than 992. Abarth 124 is 3-4 cm lower and Alpine is around 2 cm lower. Both BMW M2 and M4 are aroud 12cm higher. So that isn't really an issue.

EDIT: What seems like a bigger issue is imo that lenght of the car must be between 4100-4300 mm. Sure, SUVs, hatchback or even the M2 can be scalled down, but you can't really shorten Cayman by 10cm without looking a bit wierd.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

But minimum height is 1270mm, which is around the height of Porsche Cayman and a bit less than 992. Abarth 124 is 3-4 cm lower and Alpine is around 2 cm lower. Both BMW M2 and M4 are aroud 12cm higher. So that isn't really an issue.

EDIT: What seems like a bigger issue is imo that lenght of the car must be between 4100-4300 mm. Sure, SUVs, hatchback or even the M2 can be scalled down, but you can't really shorten Cayman by 10cm without looking a bit wierd.

"Under these regulations entrants will also have the flexibility to accommodate various body types, ranging from saloons to hatchbacks, cross-overs and completely bespoke designs, that will fit over an already defined spaceframe chassis."

No mention or renders of a coupe /sports car

[Kenneth]

Just because coupes weren't mentioned it doesn't that they are not allowed. They fall into "completely bespoke designs" category.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Yves Matton reposted this render...

[WRCStan]

I think F1 has never been based on production models, they're single seaters. Doesn't really matter if they're from a car manufacturer like Ferrari or from Williams, they're all single seaters.
Rallying, GT racing, touring car racing, are not supposed to be single seaters nor buggies or prototypes that don't even resemble a production car. It's like proposing that F1 should only make race cars that resemble road models, it's absurd, they're not meant to.

With the reference volumes and requirement for body work, and by looking at the concept renders above, don't they resemble 'road models' even if they are bespoke designs? Think of the fans in parts of the world who never saw a fiesta or Yaris, or Peugeot 307, they might be having the same complaint for years.

IMO there's so many new models, brands, model year facelifts and trim lines these days, that most members of the public could assume these to be production cars.