Super 2000

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Super 2000
Motor racing formula
Category Touring cars
Rally cars
Country or regionInternational
ChampionshipsVarious
Inaugural season2000
StatusActive
Avci Yagiz and Gucenmez Bahadir (Turkey), with Mini Cooper S2000 1.6T LX61 BWO Toksport class RC2 in Rallye Bulgaria 2014 Mini Cooper S2000.jpg
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.

Contents

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 [1] 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: [2] [3]

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. [4] 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. [5]

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. [6] The kit must be able to be fitted or removed within a defined time limit. [6] [7]

Notes:

A 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. [8]

Touring cars

The following cars were built under the TC1 (2014–2017) regulations:

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

List of Super 2000 Cars

ManufacturerCarImageDebutApplication
Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo 156 2002 Alfa Romeo T56 (20651000302).jpg 2002Touring Car
Flag of Germany.svg BMW 320i Henry lee 07.jpg 2005Touring Car
320si Stefano d'Aste 2008 Brands Hatch.jpg 2006Touring Car
320 TC BMW 320 TC Gabor Weber 2012 Race of Hungary.jpg 2011TC2 Turbo
Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Yvan Muller 2012 WTCC Race of Japan (Qualify 2).jpg 2011TC2 Turbo
Cruze TC1 Hugo Valente 2014 WTCC Race of Japan (Race 1).jpg 2014TC1
Lacetti Robert Huff 2008 Brands Hatch.jpg 2005Touring Car
Flag of France.svg Citroën C-Élysée 20160903-110447-0-NIKON D500 (29441449805).jpg 2015TC1
DS3 RRC Robert Kubica Rally Finland 2013 Surkee.JPG 2013Rally
Flag of Italy.svg Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 Grande Punto S2000 2.jpg 2006Rally
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Focus S2000 TC James Nash 2012 WTCC Race of Japan (Practice 1).jpg 2011TC2 Turbo
Fiesta RRC 2014 Rallye Deutschland by 2eight DSC2091.jpg 2012Rally
Fiesta S2000 Rally Finland 2010 - shakedown - Nasser Al-Attiyah 1.jpg 2009Rally
Flag of Japan.svg Honda Accord Euro R Ryan Sharp 2006 Curitiba Honda Accord Euro R.jpg 2006Touring Car
Civic Turbo S2000 TC2 Turbo
Civic WTCC Mehdi Bennani 2014 WTCC Race of Japan (Race 1).jpg 2014TC1
Flag of Russia.svg Lada 110 Kirill Ladygin 2008 WTCC Race of Japan (Qualify).jpg 2008Touring Car
Granta 16000 TC TC2 Turbo
Granta TC1 Lada Granta WTCC 2012 Race of Hungary James Thomson.jpg 2014TC1
Priora Kirill Ladygin 2009 WTCC Race of Japan (Free Practice) 2.jpg 2009Touring Car
Vesta WTCC 20160903-110204-0-NIKON D500 (29441450935).jpg 2015TC1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mini John Cooper Works S2000 Armindo Araujo. Portugal 2011.jpg 2011Rally
Flag of France.svg Peugeot 207 S2000 2012-rally-great-britain-by-2eightdsc 1160.jpg 2007Rally
Flag of Malaysia.svg Proton Satria Neo S2000 Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 Rally Car 2010.jpg 2011Rally
Flag of Spain.svg SEAT León 1.6 T Rene Munnich 2013 WTCC Race of Japan (Practice 2).jpg 2011TC2 Turbo
Toledo SEAT Toledo Cupra GR Asia WTCC 2006 Curitiba.jpg 2004Touring Car
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Fabia S2000 2012-rally-great-britain-by-2eight dsc7550.jpg 2009Rally
Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Golf Oulton Park 2010 434 (4677325098).jpg 2010Touring Car
Polo S2000 Andreas Waldherr Lavanttal Rallye 2009.jpg 2007Rally
Scirocco Jordi Gene VW Scirocco STCC Ring Knutstorp 2012.jpg 2010Touring Car
Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo C30 S2000 Turbo Robert Dahlgren 2011 WTCC Race of Japan (Qualify) front.jpg 2011TC2 Turbo

Series

Super 2000 spec cars have run in:

Rally Competitions:

Touring Car competitions:

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.[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Xtrac 532 S2000 gearbox press release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  2. ↑ "FIA Appendix J Article 263 Specific Regulations for Modified Production Cars on Circuits (Super-2000)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  3. ↑ "FIA Appendix J Article 254A Specific Regulations for Super 2000 – Rallies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  4. ↑ "Touring Car Times - when is a touring car not a touring car". 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  5. ↑ "TouringCarTimes - Details on new 2014 sporting and technical regulations". 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  6. 1 2 "WRC: Stay of execution for WRC cars., motorsport news, results, features, teams, drivers, updates". www.crash.net. Archived from the original on 2008-03-29.
  7. ↑ "maps out the future of the WRC". Wrc.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  8. ↑ "Ford Fiesta RRC". Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
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