Super 1600

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Super 1600
Vehicle type Small car / production car
Country or region International
First season 2001

Super 1600 (often also: S1600 ) is a class in rallying that can be found particularly in national championships. But also in the Junior World Rally Championship (formerly JWRC ). Every automobile manufacturer that has a road-legal vehicle in its range that meets the requirements is theoretically able to provide a competition vehicle for the Super 1600 class. The regulations were drafted by the FIA ( Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ) in 2000 and the first competition took place in 2001. The Super 1600 is aimed particularly at beginners in the scene and is intended to give young drivers the opportunity to take part in international events - later possibly also in the World Rally Championship .

Technical details

Regulations

As in most of the classes approved by the FIA, homologation is also required for the Super 1600 vehicles , according to which suitable road-legal vehicles may be changed within the regulations - of course only within the requirements of the regulations. The changes allow, for example, modified or completely new components to the engine, transmission, suspension, body, etc. In the Super 1600 regulations, "suitable" means a car with only one driven axle (front-wheel drive) and a 4-cylinder naturally aspirated engine with a maximum of 1600 cm³ (no turbo !). During the homologation period, the vehicle must be in series production or have previously been in series production. The direct involvement of a manufacturer (factory team) is not absolutely necessary for obtaining homologation. When using so-called production cars in motorsport, the use of vehicles by independent teams or designers is common. In some cases, officially supported development programs are given to experienced motorsport teams. Examples: The Citroën C2 was developed by the manufacturer itself; the Ford Fiesta was commissioned from M-Sport ; and the Opel Corsa, in turn, was developed by RML on behalf of Opel / GM Europe.

Modifications

Sequential transmissions with a maximum of 6 forward gears are permitted in the rally vehicles. The engine (with the exception of the engine block and cylinder head) may also be modified. Restrictions here are a maximum of 230 hp and a volume at the exhaust of 100 dB at 4500 rpm. As in the requirements of the World Rally Cars , it is necessary in the Super 1600 to reinforce a standard body for competition use with a roll cage . In addition, changes may be made to the body, for example to make the vehicle wider and improve aerodynamics . The weight of a competition vehicle is a minimum of 980 kg. However, if an engine with only 2 valves per cylinder is used, a lower limit of 920 kg must be observed. In most cases the vehicles weigh approx. 50 - 100 kg less than the standard version. A 1.6 liter Citroën C2 , for example, weighs 1055 kg.

Homologation vehicles

Super 1600 vehicles that take part in national and international competitions are z. B .:

Related articles

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from August 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ); Super 1600 Technical Notes, 2013 Article 5.1
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from August 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ); Super 1600 Technical Notes, 2013 Article 5.2
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from August 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ); Super 1600 Technical Notes, 2013 Article 14.11
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from August 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ); Super 1600 Technical Notes, 2013 Article 14.3
  5. ↑ http://www.alle-autos-in.de/citroen/citroen_c2_16_16v_vts_ktc2047.shtml#.UZJJRtJBfMd Citroën C2 1.6 16V VTS