R5 | |
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Motor racing formula | |
Category | Rally cars |
Country or region | International |
Championships | World championships: World Rally Championship-2 World Rally Championship-3 Regional championships: African Rally Championship Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Codasur South American Rally Championship European Rally Championship Middle East Rally Championship NACAM Rally Championship various national championships |
Inaugural season | 2012 |
Status | Active |
In international rallying, R5 refers to a class of cars competing under Group R regulations. R5 regulations were introduced by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 2012 as a replacement for the Super 2000 class. In 2019 the FIA renamed the R5 specification ruleset to Group Rally2 as part of a wider plan to reorganise FIA championships and replace Group R with new Groups Rally.[1][2][3] Existing FIA homologated R5 cars remain eligible for any FIA Rally2 level competition, and non-homologated R5 or Rally2 cars should be accepted equally at national level where approved. R5/Rally2 cars are based on production cars and feature a 1600cc turbocharged petrol engine.
R5 cars are a step down from World Rally Cars in their power and performance. They are eligible to compete in the World Rally Championship and in a dedicated series known as the World Rally Championship-2. This championship is exclusively open to manufacturer and professional independent teams competing in R5 cars.[a] In 2020 and 2021, privateer entries in R5 cars contested the World Rally Championship-3.[5] R5 cars also compete in regional championships such as the European Rally Championship and national-level events such as the British Rally Championship.
The following models are eligible to compete in the World Rally Championship and its support categories:
Manufacturer | Car | Debut | Image |
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Citroën | Citroën C3 R5[6] | 2018 | |
Citroën DS3 R5[7] | 2014 | ||
Ford[8] | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2013 | |
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II[8] | 2019 | ||
Hyundai | Hyundai i20 R5/NG i20 R5[9][10] | 2016 | |
Peugeot | Peugeot 208 T16 R5[7] | 2014 | |
Proton | Proton Iriz R5 | 2017 | |
Škoda | Škoda Fabia R5[11] | 2015 | |
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo[11] | 2019 | ||
Volkswagen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5[12] | 2018 | |
The following models are currently in development: | |||
Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Mirage R5.[13][b] | Developed by Ralliart Sweden,[13] but was not eligible for FIA homologation as the project was not approved by Mitsubishi. | |
Toyota | Toyota Yaris R5[14] |