R5 (rallying)

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
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

The Škoda Fabia R5 is one of the most successful cars in the category.

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.

List of R5 models

A Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 at the 2019 Rally Bohemia.

The following models are eligible to compete in the World Rally Championship and its support categories:

Manufacturer	Car	Debut	Image
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]

Notes

1. The 2019 season saw the running of two categories known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro for manufacturer teams, and the World Rally Championship-2 for privateers. However, this multi-class structure was found to be too confusing, and so the category was re-structured for the 2020 season.^[4]
2. Was not eligible to compete as the project was not approved by Mitsubishi