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Super 2000

Race car class

Super 2000
Summary

Race car class

Rally cars | country/region = International

Avci Yagiz and Gücenmez Bahadir (Turkey), with Mini Cooper S2000 1.6T LX61 BWO Toksport class RC2 in Rallye Bulgaria 2014

Super 2000 is an FIA powertrain specification used in the World Rally Championship, the British Touring Car Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, and other touring car championships. The engines were originally 2 L naturally aspirated, and later 1.6 L turbocharged units were allowed producing approximately 280 bhp.

The goal of the Super 2000 classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing the cost of a competitive car.

In order to cut costs and shorten development time, the Super 2000 rally cars originally used a common control gearbox and drivetrain made by the French company, Sadev. The FIA has since announced that Xtrac and Ricardo Consulting Engineers will be allowed to also manufacture S2000 gearboxes to FIA specification. This is to further cut costs by introducing competition into gearbox supply.

These new rules allowed Ford to build from scratch their S2000 Fiesta vehicles in Australia, in as little as 14 weeks, starting out with a Super 1600 chassis and rollcage.

Specifications

Until 2011, FIA specifications for Super 2000 cars were as follows:

  • Derived from production model, of which at least 2500 have been produced in the past year
  • Maximum of 2 litre (2000 cc) displacement
  • 8500 rpm maximum
  • All wheel drive is permitted in rally cars, but not in touring cars.
  • 6-speed sequential gearbox (Control specification), or 5-speed MT gearbox retaining original gear ratios.
  • Front and rear MacPherson suspension
  • No electronic driver aids

In 2011 the specifications were revised, allowing 1600 cc turbocharged engines, and the use of 2000 cc normally-aspirated engines rapidly stopped as a result. These 1600 cc turbo engines fully replaced the 2 litre engines.

For the 2014 WTCC season, the TC1 regulations were introduced for touring cars. For the engine this included a larger air intake restrictor allowing power outputs of 380 bhp and more.

Models

Rally cars

New regulations for the FIA World Rally Car were introduced in 2011. WRC cars would use the Super 2000 specification, and be powered by a 1600 cc turbo engine instead of the 2000 cc used previously. The WRC car would thus be based on the current 2011 model Super 2000 cars fitted with a supplementary kit for rallying. The kit must be able to be fitted or removed within a defined time limit.

Notes:

From 2012 the Regional Rally Car (commonly known as RRC) class was introduced. These cars became fitted with a 1.6 turbocharged engines similar to those used in the WRC cars, and with a smaller restrictor diameter of 30mm instead of 33mm. And with a body kit that also had to comply to the Super 2000 regulations.

Touring cars

File:Andy Priaulx 2009 WTCC Marrakech.jpg|A Super 2000 BMW 320si competing in the 2009 World Touring Car Championship File:Gordon Shedden BTCC Brands Hatch 2011.jpg|A Super 2000 Honda Civic competing in the BTCC Image:Fabrizio Giovanardi Oulton Park (Knickerbrook) (2).JPG|Fabrizio Giovanardi driving a S2000 Vauxhall Vectra C for the VX Racing team in the British Touring Car Championship. File:Chevrolet trio 2010 WTCC Race of Japan (Qualify 1).jpg|S2000 Chevrolet Cruze's which won the Manufacturers' Championship in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 World Touring Car Championship season. File:Tom Coronel 2009 WTCC Marrakech.jpg|A S2000 SEAT Leon at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco File:Yvan Muller 2014 WTCC Race of Japan (Practice 1).jpg|A Citroën C-Élysée competing in the 2014 FIA World Touring Car Championship The following cars were built under the TC1 (2014–2017) regulations:

  • Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1
  • Citroën C-Élysée
  • Honda Civic WTCC
  • Lada Granta TC1
  • Lada Vesta WTCC
  • Volvo S60 Polestar TC1

The following cars were built under the TC2 Turbo (2011–2013) regulations:

  • BMW 320 TC
  • Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
  • Ford Focus S2000 TC
  • Honda Civic Turbo S2000
  • Lada Granta 16000 TC
  • SEAT León 1.6 T
  • Volvo C30 S2000 Turbo

List of Super 2000 Cars

ManufacturerCarImageDebutApplication
ITA Alfa Romeo156[[File:2002 Alfa Romeo T56 (20651000302).jpgframeless]]2002Touring Car
Germany BMW320i[[File:Henry lee 07.jpgframeless]]2005Touring Car
320si[[File:Stefano d'Aste 2008 Brands Hatch.jpgframeless]]2006Touring Car
320 TC[[File:BMW 320 TC Gábor Wéber 2012 Race of Hungary.jpgframeless]]2011TC2 Turbo
USA ChevroletCruze 1.6T[[File:Yvan Muller 2012 WTCC Race of Japan (Qualify 2).jpgframeless]]2011TC2 Turbo
Cruze TC1[[File:Hugo Valente 2014 WTCC Race of Japan (Race 1).jpgframeless]]2014TC1
Lacetti[[File:Robert Huff 2008 Brands Hatch.jpgframeless]]2005Touring Car
France CitroënC-Élysée[[File:20160903-110447-0-NIKON D500 (29441449805).jpgframeless]]2015TC1
DS3 RRC[[File:Robert Kubica Rally Finland 2013 Surkee.JPGframeless]]2013Rally
ITA FiatGrande Punto Abarth S2000[[File:Grande Punto S2000 2.jpgframeless]]2006Rally
GBR FordFocus S2000 TC[[File:James Nash 2012 WTCC Race of Japan (Practice 1).jpgframeless]]2011TC2 Turbo
Fiesta RRC[[File:2014 Rallye Deutschland by 2eight DSC2091.jpgframeless]]2012Rally
Fiesta S2000[[File:Rally Finland 2010 - shakedown - Nasser Al-Attiyah 1.jpgframeless]]2009Rally
Japan HondaAccord Euro R[[File:Ryan Sharp 2006 Curitiba Honda Accord Euro R.jpgframeless]]2006Touring Car
Civic Turbo S20002012TC2 Turbo
Civic WTCC[[File:Mehdi Bennani 2014 WTCC Race of Japan (Race 1).jpgframeless]]2014TC1
Russia Lada110[[File:Kirill Ladygin 2008 WTCC Race of Japan (Qualify).jpgframeless]]2008Touring Car
Granta 16000 TC[[File:Lada Granta WTCC 2012 Race of Hungary James Thomson.jpgframeless]]2012TC2 Turbo
Granta TC12014TC1
Priora[[File:Kirill Ladygin 2009 WTCC Race of Japan (Free Practice) 2.jpgframeless]]2009Touring Car
Vesta WTCC[[File:20160903-110204-0-NIKON D500 (29441450935).jpgframeless]]2015TC1
GBR MiniJohn Cooper Works S2000[[File:Armindo Araujo. Portugal 2011.jpgframeless]]2011Rally
FRA Peugeot207 S2000[[File:2012-rally-great-britain-by-2eightdsc 1160.jpgframeless]]2007Rally
Malaysia ProtonSatria Neo S2000[[File:Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 Rally Car 2010.jpgframeless]]2011Rally
Spain SEATLeón 1.6 T[[File:Rene Munnich 2013 WTCC Race of Japan (Practice 2).jpgframeless]]2011TC2 Turbo
Toledo[[File:SEAT Toledo Cupra GR Asia WTCC 2006 Curitiba.jpgframeless]]2004Touring Car
CZE ŠkodaFabia S2000[[File:2012-rally-great-britain-by-2eight dsc7550.jpgframeless]]2009Rally
Germany VolkswagenGolf[[File:Oulton Park 2010 434 (4677325098).jpgframeless]]2010Touring Car
Polo S2000[[File:Andreas Waldherr Lavanttal Rallye 2009.jpgframeless]]2007Rally
Scirocco[[File:Jordi Gené VW Scirocco STCC Ring Knutstorp 2012.jpgframeless]]2010Touring Car
Sweden VolvoC30 S2000 Turbo[[File:Robert Dahlgren 2011 WTCC Race of Japan (Qualify) front.jpgframeless]]2011TC2 Turbo

Series

Super 2000 spec cars have run in:

Rally Competitions:

  • World Rally Championship (as specification of World Rally Car)
  • World Rally Championship-2 (formerly Super 2000 World Rally Championship or S-WRC)
  • British Rally Championship
  • European Rally Championship (including the former Intercontinental Rally Challenge)
  • Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
  • Australian Rally Championship
  • Italian Rally Championship
  • Codasur South American Rally Championship
  • South African Rally Championship

Touring Car competitions:

  • World Touring Car Championship (2005-2014)
  • European Touring Car Cup (2002-2017)
  • ADAC Procar Series (2005-2014)
  • Swedish Touring Car Championship (2003-2012)
  • Dominican Touring Series
  • Russian Touring Car Championship
  • Asian Touring Car Series

South Africa was the first country in the world to run Super 2000 cars in rallying. Toyota South Africa and Volkswagen South Africa each built 2 cars to compete in the South African Rally Championship in 2005.

References

References

  1. "Xtrac 532 S2000 gearbox press release".
  2. "FIA Appendix J Article 263 Specific Regulations for Modified Production Cars on Circuits (Super-2000)".
  3. "FIA Appendix J Article 254A Specific Regulations for Super 2000 – Rallies".
  4. (2012-02-22). "Touring Car Times - when is a touring car not a touring car".
  5. (2013-07-02). "TouringCarTimes - Details on new 2014 sporting and technical regulations".
  6. "WRC: Stay of execution for WRC cars., motorsport news, results, features, teams, drivers, updates".
  7. "maps out the future of the WRC". Wrc.com.
  8. "Ford Fiesta RRC".
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