Breaking News: After a 33-year Hiatus, Lancia Returns to WRC with New Toy Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale

After a 33-year absence, Lancia is in the World Rally Championship again with the new Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale.

The Lancia brand has not competed in the World Rally Championship (WRC) in over thirty years, but they have since come back officially and they have come back with the new Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale. WRC is the most valuable race in the world. The WRC2 championship is the key support in the WRC for the Rally2 cars, and the new model of competition will be participating in that.

Following a 33-year hiatus from the World Rally Championship, the Italian manufacturer is preparing for its return to the game. Now is the time to get familiar with the brand-new Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale, which comes with 4-wheel drive, following the presentation last year of the Ypsilon Rally4 model, which came with two-wheel drive. The WRC2 championship, the main support series in WRC, is specifically designed for automobiles built to Rally2 standards, and it is the race in which this vehicle will participate.

The new competition model has a bespoke body with a number of extra aerodynamic characteristics. The new Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale features a 1.6-liter, 4-cylinder turbocharged engine capable of producing up to 300 horsepower. This car will have all-wheel drive, mechanical front and rear differentials, and a five-speed sequential gearbox, as the rules say it should.

Lancia has been in the World Rally Championship (WRC) and has won at least 10 world titles in the constructors’ championship. The business has won these fights because of famous cars like the Delta Integrale, the Stratos, and the 037.

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Other drivers competed against Lancia in the World Rally Championship (WRC), and some of them include Juha Kankkunen, Miki Biasion, Markku Alen, Henri Toivonen, Walter Rohrl and Didier Auriol.

It is expected that the initial race of the new Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale will be within the first half of 2026. 🙂

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