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Project Rally One leads as the first tuner constructor under new WRC27 rules featuring a $345,000 cost cap and about 300 horsepower, aiming for a 2027 debut.
- Recently, Project Rally One is the WRC's first officially tuner-led constructor, with chassis design complete and prototype assembly now underway.
- The WRC27 technical regulations are designed to be more affordable and flexible to attract new manufacturers, and opening homologation to tuners allowed Matton and Hansen to enter after working on the Porsche 992 Rally GT this year.
- Built to a 345,000 cost cap, the car will deliver approximately 300 horsepower, use a space-frame chassis, and undergo more than 6,000km of development testing.
- The entry of Project Rally One places a tuner-led constructor alongside established makers such as Toyota, illustrating the WRC27 vision is beginning to deliver growth and diversity, FIA technical director Xavier Mestelan Pinon said.
- Project Rally One will seek homologation for 2027 by producing 10 cars within 24 months and committing two cars to at least 50% of the WRC calendar.
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First WRC27 Constructor Confirmed
The first constructor to commit to the FIA World Rally Championship’s new top category in 2027 has been confirmed. Project Rally One has been set up by WRC engineer Lionel Hansen and Yves Matton’s Prospeed organisation. Matton was previously director of the FIA’s rallying department and Citroën’s WRC programme. It will build a new car for the WRC27 regulations, which are designed to be cheaper than the current Rally1 class with the aim of having…
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