What does homologation mean in cars?
Homologation in the automotive industry is the process of certifying that a vehicle or vehicle component complies with the regulatory and safety standards set by the relevant authorities. This process ensures that vehicles are safe, environmentally friendly, and meet specific technical requirements. Homologation guarantees that vehicles are safe for use, adhere to emission standards, and are suitable for road conditions. Additionally, it helps assess the quality of vehicle components and the production process, ensuring that each part meets the required benchmarks.In automotive competition, homologation occurs when a car passes official scrutiny, confirming it complies with the regulations of a specific race series. The requirements vary from series to series and mandate safety, aerodynamic, and mechanical features.
What is a homologated rally car?
In motorsport, homologation is a testing and certification process for vehicles, circuits, and related equipment for conformance to technical standards, usually known as type approval in English-language jurisdictions. Homologation (Greek homologeo, ὁμολογέω, to agree) is the granting of approval by an official authority. This may be a court of law, a government department, or an academic or professional body, any of which would normally work from a set of rules or standards to determine whether such approval should be given.
Are rally cars modified?
World Rally Cars are heavily modified in order to achieve maximum performance, but they are based on production cars. Since they are extensions of production cars, they are fitted with license plates and are able to drive on public roads. Some WRC group A cars have recorded speeds in excess of 130mph on the straights, but of course, a rally driver cannot maintain that sort of speed throughout a whole stage as they navigate bends, corners and uphill sections.Rally1 cars replace World Rally Cars at the highest level of the WRC and feature a number of significant changes compared to their predecessors, including the introduction of technologies promoting sustainable motorsport.As for today, the speed records of Formula 1 cars are about 350+ km/h, while in rallying, it rarely exceeds 200 km/h. Moreover, the average speed difference speaks loudly: 230 km/h in Formula 1 against 140 km/h in WRC.
Which rally car was banned?
The Lancia Delta S4 (also known by its Abarth project code SE038) is a Group B rally car manufactured by Lancia. The Delta S4 competed in the World Rally Championship in 1985 and 1986, until Group B class was disbanded and the cars were eventually banned from competition by the FIA. The Lancia Delta HF and HF Integrale are the most successful rally cars of all time in terms of pure wins. The Delta won 46 rallies over six seasons, taking six consecutive constructors’ titles and four drivers’ titles (two each for Juha Kankkunen and Miki Biasion) and was the car to have in the post Group B years.