Group B

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Group B was a legendary and short-lived FIA rally category from the 1980s known for its extremely powerful, lightweight cars and minimal restrictions, which led to spectacular performance and serious safety concerns.

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Label Occurrences
Group B canonical 6
Group 4 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf FIA rally category ⓘ
motorsport regulation class ⓘ
allowedTechnology composite body materials ⓘ
four-wheel drive ⓘ
turbocharging ⓘ
causeOfAbolition fatal crashes involving drivers and spectators ⓘ
safety concerns ⓘ
countryOfGoverningBody France ⓘ
endTime 1986 ⓘ
governingBody Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile ⓘ
homologationRequirement 200 road cars minimum ⓘ
introducedBy FIA ⓘ
keyCharacteristic lightweight construction ⓘ
limited homologation requirements ⓘ
minimal technical restrictions ⓘ
very high power output ⓘ
legacy cult status among motorsport fans ⓘ
influenced later rally safety regulations ⓘ
motorsportDiscipline World Rally Championship ⓘ
notableCarModel Audi Sport Quattro S1 ⓘ
Ford RS200 ⓘ
Lancia 037 ⓘ
Lancia Delta S4 ⓘ
MG Metro 6R4 ⓘ
Peugeot 205 T16 ⓘ
notableManufacturer Audi ⓘ
Ford ⓘ
Lancia ⓘ
MG Rover ⓘ
linked to: MG Rover Group

Peugeot ⓘ
reasonForNotability extreme performance of cars ⓘ
multiple fatal accidents ⓘ
serious safety concerns ⓘ
regulationFocus performance over safety ⓘ
regulationType technical regulations for rally cars ⓘ
reputation dangerous rally category ⓘ
legendary rally category ⓘ
shortName Group B ⓘ
spectatorAppeal very high ⓘ
sport rallying ⓘ
startTime 1982 ⓘ
status discontinued category ⓘ
successor Group A ⓘ
timePeriod 1980s ⓘ
typicalPowerOutput over 400 horsepower ⓘ
usedInCompetition European Rally Championship ⓘ
World Rally Championship ⓘ
national rally championships ⓘ

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