Group E is a
formula racing
Formula racing (known as open-wheel racing in North America) is any of several forms of open-wheeled single-seater motorsport. The origin of the term lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post-World War II single ...
class governed by the
FIA for racing cars. Group E was first mentioned in Appendix J of the
International Sporting Code The International Sporting Code (ISC) is a set of rules which are valid for all auto racing events that are governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). North American domestic racing, such as NASCAR and IndyCar are outside t ...
in 1990.
Summary
Group E features very few technical regulations. For safety regulations the articles refer to the category (I, II or III) the car is comparable with.
Group E features four different subclasses:
* Category I: Vehicles comparable to Category I must comply with the homologation criteria of
Group N
In relation to international motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to regulations providing 'standard' large scale series production vehicles for competition. They are limited in terms of modifications permitted to the standard specific ...
,
Group A
Group A is a set of motorsport regulations administered by the FIA covering production derived vehicles intended for competition, usually in touring car racing and rallying. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, Group A vehicles w ...
or
Group R
In relation to motorsport governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Group R refers to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for rally competition. The Group R regulations were created in 2008 as a gradual ...
and have at least 4 seats and their original structure must remain identifiable at any time.
* Category II-SH: Silhouette-type cars (Cars with the appearance of a large production car with 4 seats);
* Category II-SC: Sports cars (Two seater competition cars, open or closed, built especially for competition);
* Category II-SS: Single-seater track type cars of International Formula or Free Formula cars.
Cars
Many cars fall within the rules of Group E. Examples are the
Tatuus N.T07 (SS) and the
Renault Mégane Trophy (SH).
References
External links
FIA Group E regulations
{{FIA classes
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Touring car racing
Sports car racing
Open wheel racing