# Group 2 (motorsport)

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.
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. 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. Technical modifications beyond those allowed for Group 1 cars were permitted in Group 2.
The British Saloon Car Championship was open to Group 2 cars each year from 1961 to 1965 and from 1970 to 1973.
Group 2 was the specified category for the European Touring Car Challenge from 1963 to 1967 and the cars were also eligible alongside Group 5 special touring cars in 1968 and 1969. 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.
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.

## Groups 1-9

Categories and Groups of Appendix J 1954 - 1965 :
| Categories | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
| Categories | I. Touring | I. Touring | I. Touring | I. Touring | I. Touring | I. Touring | A. Touring | A. Touring | A. Touring | A. Touring | A. Touring | A. Touring |
| Categories | II. Sports | II. Sports | II. Sports | II. Sports | II. Grand Touring | II. Grand Touring | B. Grand Touring | B. Grand Touring | B. Grand Touring | B. Grand Touring | B. Grand Touring | B. Grand Touring |
| Categories | - | - | - | - | - | - | C. Sports | C. Sports | C. Sports | C. Sports | C. Sports | C. Sports |
| Group | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
| Group 1 | Normal series production | Normal series production | Normal series production | Normal series production | Normal series production | Normal series production | Normal series production | Normal series production | Normal series production | Normal series production | Normal series production | Normal series production |
| Group 2 | "Grand Touring" series prod | "Grand Touring" series prod | "Grand Touring" series prod | "Grand Touring" series prod | Modified series prod | Modified series prod | Modified series prod | Modified series prod | Modified series prod | Modified series prod | Modified series prod | Modified series prod |
| Group 3 | Special series production | Special series production | Special series production | Special series production | Special series production | Special series production | Grand Touring Cars | Grand Touring Cars | Grand Touring Cars | Grand Touring Cars | Grand Touring Cars | Grand Touring Cars |
| Group 4 | Series production | Series production | Series production | Series production | Normal GT series prod | Normal GT series prod | Sports Car | Sports Car | Sports Car | Sports Car | Sports Car | Sports Car |
| Group 5 | International | International | International | International | Modified GT series prod | Modified GT series prod | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Group 6 | - | - | - | - | GT specials | GT specials | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Categories and Groups of Appendix J 1966 - 1981 (Production requirement) :
| Categories | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| A. Production ||||||||||||||||
| Categories | B. Special | B. Special | B. Special | B. Special | B. Experimental Competition | B. Experimental Competition | B. Experimental Competition | B. Experimental Competition | B. Experimental Competition | B. Experimental Competition | B. Racing Cars | B. Racing Cars | B. Racing Cars | B. Racing Cars | B. Racing Cars | B. Racing Cars |
| Categories | C. Racing Cars | C. Racing Cars | C. Racing Cars | C. Racing Cars | C. Racing Cars | C. Racing Cars | C. Racing Cars | C. Racing Cars | C. Racing Cars | C. Racing Cars | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Group | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| Group 1 | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) | Series Touring (5000) |
| Group 2 | Touring (1000) | Touring (1000) | Touring (1000) | Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) | Special Touring (1000) |
| Group 3 | Grand Touring (500) | Grand Touring (500) | Grand Touring (500) | Grand Touring (500) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) | Series Grand Touring (1000) |
| Group 4 | Sportscars (50/25) | Sportscars (50/25) | Sportscars (50/25) | Sportscars (50/25) | Special Grand Touring (500) | Special Grand Touring (500) | Special Grand Touring (500) | Special Grand Touring (500) | Special Grand Touring (500) | Special Grand Touring (500) | Grand Touring (400) | Grand Touring (400) | Grand Touring (400) | Grand Touring (400) | Grand Touring (400) | Grand Touring (400) |
| Group 5 | Special Touring Cars | Special Touring Cars | Special Touring Cars | Special Touring Cars | Sports cars (50) | Sports cars (50) | Sports cars | Sports cars | Sports cars | Sports cars | Special cars derived from Groups 1-4 | Special cars derived from Groups 1-4 | Special cars derived from Groups 1-4 | Special cars derived from Groups 1-4 | Special cars derived from Groups 1-4 | Special cars derived from Groups 1-4 |
| Group 6 | Prototype sportscars | Prototype sportscars | Prototype sportscars | Prototype sportscars | Prototype sportscars | Prototype sportscars | - | - | - | - | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars |
| Group 7 | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | Two-seater racecars | International formula | International formula | International formula | International formula | International formula | International formula |
| Group 8 | Formula racing cars | Formula racing cars | Formula racing cars | Formula racing cars | Formula racing cars | Formula racing cars | International formula | International formula | International formula | International formula | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars |
| Group 9 | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | Formula libre racing cars | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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