Super 2000

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Super 2000
Motor racing formula
CategoryTouring cars
Rally cars
Country or regionInternational
ChampionshipsVarious
Inaugural season2000
StatusActive
File: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.

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

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Until 2011, FIA specifications for Super 2000 cars were as follows:[2][3]

  • 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.[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

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Rally cars

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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

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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

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

Series

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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

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References

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