What is a Rally2 Car? [World Rally Cars Explained]

I love the simplicity of Rally2 compared to Rally1. It has that spirit of “Race on Sunday, sell on Monday”

Perfectly explained. R5 and rally2 is by far my favourite class. The competition in European rally championship is awesome and great seeing these cars compared to australia and new zealands AP4 class

Now that you covered Rally1 and Rally2, can we expect similar videos of the remaining Rally clases?

Thank you for another excellent video. Could you perhaps make an in depth video on the roll and evolution of aerodynamics in the WRC, from the 2000cc era from the late 2000s, to the 2013-2016 era; and of course the 2017 to 2021, and 2022 to present day eras? It's such a fascinating topic, since aerodynamics isn't thought of as being as synonymous with rallying as it is with track racing, of course. Your research is always so impeccable I really think you could make the definitive video of the evolution of aerodynamics in the sport. Another area I'd like to see covered is differentials and its roll and evolution, as these have also greatly changed and evolved - or sometimes devolved - through the eras. The electronic center diff from the 2017-spec cars is of particular interest to me, as to this day I haven't found sources that explained in depth how this component worked and interacted with the other differentials on the car. Thanks again for the great content. Your videos just get better and better.

I really love the Rally2 cars they remind of the group A cars a little bit due to their simple designs

Cool that Rally2 is essentially a direct evolution from the R5 class, the continuation of a successful formula. Neat cars that are just what I like: an added performance flair to everyday cars, making them fast and efficient without transforming their shapes beyond recognition. However, they're still a bit too expensive to purchase and run outside the big centers, so would be nice to have a feature on regional AWD classes that were created to cover that gap at the top of many national championships.

I think Rally 2 is ideal for aspiring drivers & teams who wants to go to WRC. It's the perfect step before WRC. I hope many countries would also host this series not only in Europe. Its should be in various continent so that there would be future talented drivers coming from different places not only France, Findland, Germany or other parts of Europe. On the other hand, I'm fine with the move of WRC did going to hybrid. Everbody actually doing it now. As long as the cars still sounds good, faster than before & fun to drive. I just wonder why they held back their Aerodynamic development. For a top tier Rally Racing like WRC, it should better be up there in terms of Technology & Aero.

Initially, there would be a seventh manufacturer with a Rally2 alredy done before even the category was announced by the FIA. That car is the Renault Clio Rally2, but some "bad corporate decisions" made this car only a failed project. Such a shame.

Very informative video mate. Good stuff.

thanks a lot man for the vids, just getting into rally

Very informative, quality video ...Thank you

Love the Fabia ❤️

I want to see Toyota Gazoo Racing join the WRC2 category, hopefully the GR Yaris WRC2 will make its debut in 2024

Great explanation and cool vudeo

Rally 2 is the future!

Grt video👍

nice vide...still waiting for that dakar rally video to drop

dope ty

Great, A+++ video

I wish we still had the 2017-21 Areo cars they wer so cool i loved all the areo they had and they had a center diff so they handled so much better than the hybrid cars