For the 1997 World Rally Championship, the World Rally Car regulations were introduced as an intended replacement for Group A (only successive works Mitsubishis still conforming to the latter formula; until they, too, homologated a Lancer Evolution WRC from the 2001 San Remo Rally).
Para o World Rally Car de 1997, introducíronse regulacións como substitución prevista para o Grupo A (só os Mitsubishis de fábrica seguiron as regulacións desta última fórmula, ata que eles, tamén, homologaron o Lancer Evolution WRC no Rally de San Remo de 2001).