Group 2 (motorsport)

The Group 2 racing class referred to regulations for cars in touring car racing and rallying, as regulated by the FIA.

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.

[1] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] The Sports Car Club of America’s Trans-American Sedan Championship was contested by Group 2 touring cars from its inception in 1966 through to the 1972 season.

An Audi Coupe (B2) Group 2 Touring Car
A BMW 3.0 CSL Group 2 Touring Car
A Ford Capri 3100 RS Group 2 Touring Car
Group 2 Touring Cars competing at a race at Zandvoort , in 1974
Group 2 Touring Car race, at Zandvoort, in 1974