World Rally Championship Group A
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World Rally Championship Group A was a set of production-based rally car regulations introduced in the late 1980s that became the premier category in the World Rally Championship after the demise of the more extreme Group B class.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorsport regulation set
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rally car classification ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
rally cars
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sports cars ⓘ touring cars ⓘ |
| basedOn | production cars ⓘ |
| categoryLevel | top class in WRC after Group B ⓘ |
| countryOfUse | international ⓘ |
| era | post-Group B era ⓘ |
| follows | Group B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
greater emphasis on production models
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homologation requirements ⓘ lower performance than Group B ⓘ restricted modifications ⓘ safety-oriented regulations ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to align rally cars with road-going production models
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to control costs in rallying ⓘ to improve safety compared to Group B ⓘ to regulate technical specifications of rally cars ⓘ |
| homologationMinimumProduction | thousands of units (mass production requirement) ⓘ |
| influenced | World Rally Car regulations ⓘ |
| introducedIn | late 1980s ⓘ |
| isPremierCategoryOf | World Rally Championship (late 1980s and 1990s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World Rally Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Group 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | production-based rally cars ⓘ |
| replaces | Group B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
World Rally Championship drivers' championship
NERFINISHED
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World Rally Championship manufacturers' championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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