List of Group C sports cars

Last updated May 08, 2024

The following are a list of cars which raced under the Group C formula. Some chassis may have raced in multiple Group C classes through its lifetime, though only the primary class it participated in is listed.

Brand	Chassis	Year	Applications	Notes	Source
ADA	01	1984	C2	Rebadged 1982 de Cadenet-Lola LM
	03	1988	C2	March chassis
	02B	1989	C2	Gebhardt chassis
Alba	AR2	1983	C Jr, C2
	AR3	1984	C2
	AR4	1985	C2	AR3 chassis rebuild for IMSA GTP Lights
	AR5	1985	C2
	AR6	1986	C2
	AR20	1990	C
ALD [ fr ]	01	1985	C2
	02	1986	C2
	03	1987	C2
	04	1988	C2
	C289	1989	C2
	C91	1991	C2
Alfa Romeo	SE048SP	1990	C1	Never saw competition
Allard	J2X-C	1992	C2
Argo	JM19	1986	C2
	JM19B	1987	C2
	JM19C	1988	C1
Arundel	C200	1984	C2	Later rebuilt to Barbon DB1.
Aston Martin	AMR1	1989	C1
Bardon	DB1	1986	C2
BRM	P351	1992	C1
Brun Motorsport	C91	1991	C1
Cheetah	G603	1983	C1
Cheetah	G604	1984	C1
Chevron	B36	1986	C	Privately modified Group 6 car with Sthemo body
Chevron	B62	1986	C2
Cougar	C01	1982	C
	C01B	1983	C
	C02	1984	C1
	C12	1985	C1, C2
	C20	1987	C1
	C20B	1988	C1, C2
	C22	1988	C1
	C22LM	1989	C1
	C20S	1990	C2
	C24S	1990	C1
	C26S	1991	C2
	C28LM	1992	C3
	C30LM	1993	C2
Dahmen	DC884	1984	C1
de Cadenet-Lola	LM	1982	C, C Jr	Based on a Lola T390 chassis.
Dome	RC82	1982	C, C1	Chassis developed by March Engineering
Dome	RC83	1983	C1	Chassis developed by Dome
Eagle Performance	700	1990	C1	Modified Corvette GTP that previously saw action in IMSA with a marine engine, chassis developed by Lola	^[1]^[2]
Ecosse	C284	1984	C2	Modified de Cadenet-Lola Gr.6 with new bodywork, developed by Ray Mallock
	C285	1985	C2
	C286	1986	C2
EMKA	C83/1	1983	C
EMKA	C84/1	1985	C1
Ford	C100	1982	C	Chassis built by John Thompson's TC Prototypes.
GKW	862 SP	1986	C2	Never saw competition
Gebhardt	JC843	1985	C2
	JC853	1985	C2
	C88	1988	C2
	C91	1992	C2
Grid	S1	1982	C
Grid	S2	1984	C1
Harrier	RX-83C	1983	C Jr
Jaguar	XJR-6	1986	C1
	XJR-8	1987	C1
	XJR-9	1988	C1
	XJR-11	1990	C1
	XJR-12	1990	C1
	XJR-14	1991	C1
	XJR-17	1992	C1
Konrad	KM-011	1991	C1
Kremer	CK5	1982	C, C1	Modified Porsche 936
Lamborghini	Countach QVX	1985	C	Built on a Tiga GC84. Chassis developed by Spice Engineering ^[3]
Lancia	LC1 Coupé	1983	C	Cars modified by Sivama Motors to meet Group C regulations
Lancia	LC2	1983	C, C1
Team LeMans	LM03C [ ja ]	1983		AKA Nissan Fairlady Z Turbo C
	LM04C [ ja ]	1984		AKA Nissan Skyline Turbo C
	LM05C [ ja ]	1985
	LM06C	1986
	LM07C	1987
Lola	T610	1982	C, C1
	T616	1984	C2
	T92/10	1992	C1
Lotec	M1C	1982	C
	C302	1985	C2
	C190	1990	C2
March	82G	1982	C
	83G	1983	C1	AKA Nissan Silvia Turbo C
	85G	1985	C1	AKA Nissan Skyline Turbo C
	86G	1986	C1
	87G [ ja ]	1987	C1
	88G [ ja ]	1987	C1
	88S	1988	C1
Mazda	717C	1983	C Jr
	727C	1984	C2
	737C	1985	C2
	757	1987	C2
	767	1988	C2
	767B	1989	C2
	787	1990	C1
	787B	1991	C1
	MXR-01	1992	C1	Modified Jaguar XJR-14
McLaren	C8	1982	C	Modified McLaren M8F
Mercedes-Benz	C11	1991	C2	Chassis developed by Sauber
	C291	1991	C1
	C292	1991	C1
Mirage	M12	1982	C1
Mooncraft	MCS Guppy	1983	C2
Mussato	MXJ-92	1992	C2	Never saw competition
Nimrod	NRA/C2	1982	C
Nimrod	NRA/C2B	1983	C, C1
Nissan	Skyline Turbo C	1983	C1	Chassis developed by Tokyo R&D [ ja ], front engined, based on the Group 5 Skyline RS Silhouette Formula.
	Fairlady Z	1985	C1	Rebranded Lola T810
	Nissan R85V	1985	C1	Chassis developed by March Engineering
	R86V	1986	C1	Chassis developed by March Engineering. Converted to a Nissan R88C and March 88S throughout its lifespan.
	R87E	1987	C1	Chassis developed by March Engineering
	R88C	1988	C1	Chassis developed by March Engineering
	R89C	1989	C1	Chassis developed by Lola Cars as T89/10
	R90CP	1990	C1	Chassis developed by Lola Cars as T90/10
	R90CK	1990	C1	Chassis developed by Lola Cars as T90/10
	R91CP	1991	C1	Chassis developed by Lola Cars as T91/10
	R91CK	1991	C1	Updated Nissan R90CK
	R92CP	1992	C1	Updated Nissan R91CP
	P35	1992	C1	Developed by NPTI, never saw competition
Norma	M6	1990	C1
Nykjær		1985	C2
Olmas	GLT-200	1988		C2
Peugeot	905	1991	C1
Peugeot	905B Evo	1992	C1
Porsche	936C	1982	C	Privately modified by Joest Racing as all factory built 936 were Gr. 6 cars
	956	1982	C, C1
	956B	1984	C1
	962C	1985	C1
	962 GTi	1985	C1	Constructed privately by Richard Lloyd Racing
	962 CK6	1985	C1	Constructed privately by Kremer Racing
ROC	002	1991	C1
Rieger	CJ 84	1984	C2
Rondeau	M379C	1982	C, C2
	M382	1982	C, C1
	M482	1983	C, C1
Royale	RP40	1987	C2
SARD	MC86X [ ja ]	1986
Sauber	SHS C6	1982	C, C2
	C7	1983	C
	C8	1985	C1
	C9	1987	C1
Sehcar	C6	1983	C	Modified Sauber SHS C6
Sehcar	C830	1983	C, C1	Chassis based on a Ford C100
Spice	SE86C	1986	C2
	SE87C	1988	C2
	SE88C	1988	C2
	SE89C	1989	C1, C2
	SE90C	1990	C1
Sthemo	SM01	1983	C Jr
Sthemo	SMC2	1984	C2
Strandell	85	1985	C2
Tiga	GC284	1984	C2
	GC285	1985	C2
	GC286	1986	C2
	GC287	1987	C2
	GC288	1988	C1
	GC289	1989	C2
TOJ	TOJ C390 ^[4]	1982	C, C1
TOM'S	Celica C [ ja ]	1982	C	First group C car by TOM'S
	82C	1983	C
	83C	1983	C
	84C	1984	C1	Designed by Dome and built by TOM'S
	85C	1985	C1	Designed by Dome and built by TOM'S
	86C [ ja ]	1986	C1	Designed by Dome and built by Tom's
Toyota	87C	1987	C1
	88C	1988	C1	Designed by Dome and built by TRD
	88C-V	1988	C1	Designed by Dome and built by TRD
	89C-V	1989	C1
	90C-V	1990	C1	Designed and built by TRD
	91C-V	1991	C1
	92C-V	1992	C2
	TS010	1992	C1
	93C-V	1993	C2	Updated Toyota 92C-V
URD	C81	1982	C, C2
URD	C83	1983	C
Veskanda		1985	C1	Built by K&A Engineering
WM	P82	1982	C
	P83 [ de ]	1983	C
	P83B	1984	C1
	P86 [ de ]	1986	C1
	P87	1987	C1
	P88	1988	C1
	P489	1989	C1
Zakspeed	C1/4	1983	C	Modified Ford C100
Zakspeed	C1/8	1983	C, C1	Modified Ford C100
Source:^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

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[1] "untitled". Registry of Corvette Race Cars.

[2] DEAN, PAUL (1990-06-14). "A Little Yankee Ingenuity Goes Off to Le Mans". Los Angeles Times . ISSN 0458-3035 . Retrieved 2016-06-22.

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