From the World Rally Championship
Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, has given the go-ahead for a new category of competition in the World Rally Championship specifically for drivers of Super 2000 cars.
Proposals for the new 'Super 2000 World Rally Championship for Drivers,' which will start in 2010, were approved today in Monaco at a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.
There are 10 qualifying rallies for the new series, to be known as the S-WRC, and at the time of registration entrants must nominate seven rallies, including two outside Europe, in which to score points. The S-WRC is in addition to the WRC Cup for S2000 Teams, which was announced earlier in the year.
The new category effectively splits the Production Car World Rally Championship (P-WRC), which was previously open to both Super 2000 and Group N4 cars, into two separate competitions, both of which get their own FIA titles.
The World Council also took decisions today concerning WRC technical and safety regulations, as well as the 2010 calendar.
It was announced that from 2011, all new homologations of Super 2000 cars must be fitted with a 1600cc turbo engine.
In addition, from 2011 Super 2000 cars (both 1600cc turbo and 2000cc normally aspirated variants) and Group N cars will be eligible to compete in the WRC and all FIA Regional Rally Championships.
Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, has given the go-ahead for a new category of competition in the World Rally Championship specifically for drivers of Super 2000 cars.
Proposals for the new 'Super 2000 World Rally Championship for Drivers,' which will start in 2010, were approved today in Monaco at a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.
There are 10 qualifying rallies for the new series, to be known as the S-WRC, and at the time of registration entrants must nominate seven rallies, including two outside Europe, in which to score points. The S-WRC is in addition to the WRC Cup for S2000 Teams, which was announced earlier in the year.
The new category effectively splits the Production Car World Rally Championship (P-WRC), which was previously open to both Super 2000 and Group N4 cars, into two separate competitions, both of which get their own FIA titles.
The World Council also took decisions today concerning WRC technical and safety regulations, as well as the 2010 calendar.
It was announced that from 2011, all new homologations of Super 2000 cars must be fitted with a 1600cc turbo engine.
In addition, from 2011 Super 2000 cars (both 1600cc turbo and 2000cc normally aspirated variants) and Group N cars will be eligible to compete in the WRC and all FIA Regional Rally Championships.