Group 2 (motorsport)

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File:Audi Coupé B2 Group 2 Touring Car at Goodwood 2014 002.jpg Group 2 Touring Car]]

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.

File:Musée BMW 130.jpg Group 2 Touring Car]]

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.[http://www.fia.com/file/43859/download/9218?token=zwGbASNj Appendix K - Technical regulations for historic cars, www.fia.com] Retrieved 31 August 2016 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.[http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/4251EDE8D24B2A8DC1257A40002C726A/$FILE/Appendix%20J%20-%201961%20ANG.pdf 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.

File:Ford Capri 3100RS Group 2 Dieter Glemser (1974) Solitude Revival 2022 1X7A0297.jpg Group 2 Touring Car]]

The British Saloon Car Championship was open to Group 2 cars each year from 1961 to 1965 and from 1970 to 1973.[http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved 1 September 2016

File:4-uurs race toerwagens groep 2 op circuit Zandvoort op voorgrond de Capri van T, Bestanddeelnr 927-3795.jpg, in 1974]]

Group 2 was the specified category for the European Touring Car Challenge from 1963 to 1967 [http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/part1.html Part 1: 1963-1967 The early years, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved 30 August 2016 and the cars were also eligible alongside Group 5 special touring cars in 1968 and 1969.[http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/part2.html Part 2: 1968-1969 Group 5 years, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved 30 August 2016 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.[http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/ETCC.html The European Touring Car Championship, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved 30 August 2016

File:4-uurs race toerwagens groep 2 op circuit Zandvoort Jochem Mass (kop), Bestanddeelnr 927-3798.jpg

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.[http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/TransAm.html Trans-Am, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 30 August 2016