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The Group 2 racing class referred to regulations for cars in touring car racing and rallying, as regulated by the FIA. Group 2 was replaced by Group A in 1982.
The FIA established Appendix J regulations for Touring and GT cars for 1954 and the term Group 2 was in use to define Touring Cars in the Appendix J of 1959. By 1961 Appendix J included specifications for both Group 1 Series Touring Cars and Group 2 Improved Touring Cars with a minimum production of 1,000 units in twelve consecutive months required to allow homologation of a model into either group.Appendix 'J' to the International Sporting Code of the FIA - 1961, argent.fia.com
Retrieved 31 August 2016 Technical modifications beyond those allowed for Group 1 cars were permitted in Group 2. The British Saloon Car Championship was open to Group 2 cars each year from 1961 to 1965 and from 1970 to 1973. Group 2 was the specified category for theTrans-Am, touringcarracing.net
Retrieved on 30 August 2016
Historic Appendices J - of the Period, argent.fia.com
{{Class of Auto racing Rally groups Rallying Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Touring car racing
The Group 2 racing class referred to regulations for cars in touring car racing and rallying, as regulated by the FIA. Group 2 was replaced by Group A in 1982.
The FIA established Appendix J regulations for Touring and GT cars for 1954 and the term Group 2 was in use to define Touring Cars in the Appendix J of 1959. By 1961 Appendix J included specifications for both Group 1 Series Touring Cars and Group 2 Improved Touring Cars with a minimum production of 1,000 units in twelve consecutive months required to allow homologation of a model into either group.Appendix 'J' to the International Sporting Code of the FIA - 1961, argent.fia.comRetrieved 31 August 2016 Technical modifications beyond those allowed for Group 1 cars were permitted in Group 2. The British Saloon Car Championship was open to Group 2 cars each year from 1961 to 1965 and from 1970 to 1973. Group 2 was the specified category for the
European Touring Car Challenge
The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004. In 2005 it was superseded by the World T ...
from 1963 to 1967 and the cars were also eligible alongside Group 5 special touring cars
Group 5 was an FIA motor racing classification which was applied to four distinct categories during the years 1966 to 1982. Initially Group 5 regulations defined a Special Touring Car category and from 1970 to 1971 the classification was applied to ...
in 1968 and 1969. It was again the premier category when the series was renamed as the European Touring Car Championship for 1970 and continued to be so until it was replaced by Group A for 1982.
The Sports Car Club of America
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional r ...
’s Trans-American Sedan Championship was contested by Group 2 touring cars from its inception in 1966 through to the 1972 season.Retrieved on 30 August 2016
Groups 1-9
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External links
Historic Appendices J - of the Period, argent.fia.com
{{Class of Auto racing Rally groups Rallying Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Touring car racing