WRC mainclass from 2027

**skarderud** · 8th May 2026, 09:33

Originally Posted by flat_right

Does anyone have any idea why there’s so much indecisiveness from the rule makers? Is it just total cluelessness about what to do, or are some parties pushing their own agenda?

I think the latter one.

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**WRCStan** · 8th May 2026, 15:28

Originally Posted by Eli

New rally1 machines won’t have a global racing engine anymore but a detuned rally2 engine

Detuned? But plans to detune Rally2 too?

Thanks for asking the questions.

**Ferranis** · 8th May 2026, 16:02

If this is correct, WRC27 sounds more and more like the death sentence that was the switch to EV for RallyCross

**Eli** · 8th May 2026, 16:12

Originally Posted by WRCStan

Detuned? But plans to detune Rally2 too?

Thanks for asking the questions.

yes detuned to make them slower, if I get to ask more people around the service park of course I’ll let you know.

**WRCStan** · 8th May 2026, 17:58

Rally3 top class too. lol.

I'm not calling you a liar, I'm just choosing not to believe it.

**flat_right** · 8th May 2026, 18:54

Originally Posted by Eli

yes detuned to make them slower, if I get to ask more people around the service park of course I’ll let you know.

Could it be that they will detune rally2 to make wrc27 stand out? It is so hard to believe this... rally2 looks already slow compared to rally1, to make it even more slow seems crazy.

**deephouse** · 8th May 2026, 19:36

Originally Posted by Ferranis

Mark my words, the whole thing will be dead on arrival once we have a new promoter with, hopefully, better ideas

Do you actually believe there will be one? It seems that even that will fall into the water as everything else. If not FIA will make sure it will.

**Ferranis** · 9th May 2026, 07:06

Originally Posted by deephouse

Do you actually believe there will be one? It seems that even that will fall into the water as everything else. If not FIA will make sure it will.

I have serious doubts as of now, to be absolutely honest. Seems that the FIA / current promoter destroyed so much worth, that no one with serious intentions wants it.

It's so crazy, compare the hype for 2017 to .. whatever this is currently

**flat_right** · 11th May 2026, 19:15

Found this from Reddit: https://sapo.pt/artigo/rali-de-portu...07d4f9b5eb3a60

“The new promoter wants to do something closer to Formula 1, more show, wants the paddock itself to have all this. We are already building it. A village that has the top guests they want to have there. Next year we will have another official manufacturer, but I can't reveal it, it will be announced in June. They want to do another kind of rally, change the television broadcasts. We have already had a good conversation here with them, next year we will be the first rally of the championship that will give this smell. In Monte Carlo it's more complicated. They want to do Turini on Saturday night, but I don't believe it.”