Editing Group B (section)

=== Beyond WRC ===
[[File:Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Dakar 05.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ari Vatanen]]'s [[Dakar Rally|Dakar]]-spec 205 T16]]
[[File:SchancheBreitenederMelk1989.jpg|thumb|Three Ford RS200 E2, Audi Sport Quattro S1, MG Metro 6R4, and Peugeot 205 T16 E2 in the 1989 [[Rallycross]] EC round at [[Melk]]]]
Although 1987 saw the end of Group B rally car development and their appearance on the world rally scene, the cars did not disappear outright. They were still permitted in regional championships, providing they met the limit of 1600cc for four-wheel drive or were homologated prior to 1984.<ref name=":0" /> Future FIA president [[Mohammed Ben Sulayem]] was one [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateer]] who contested rounds of the 1987 [[Middle East Rally Championship]] in an Audi Quattro A2 and Opel Manta 400.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shacki |title=Season 1987 rally |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1987/39-merc/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref> Independent teams would enter the European Championship too, though the limited options of permitted Group B cars were not as competitive or ubiquitous as newer Group A cars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shacki |title=Final results Rallye des Garrigues – Languedoc-Roussillon 1988 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8968-rallye-des-garrigues-languedoc-roussillon-1988/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shacki |title=Final results Boucles de Spa Alphonse Delettre 1988 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8988-boucles-de-spa-alphonse-delettre-1988/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>

Porsche's [[Porsche 959|959]] never entered a WRC event, though it did compete in the Middle East championship and won the [[Paris-Dakar Rally]] in 1986. Peugeot adapted their T16 to run in the [[Dakar Rally]]. Ari Vatanen won the event in 1987, 1989 and 1990. Improved Peugeot and Audi cars also competed in the [[Pikes Peak Hillclimb]] in [[Colorado]]. Walter Röhrl's Quattro S1 won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 1987 and set a new record at the time. Audi used their Group B experience to develop a production based racing car for the [[Trans-Am Series|Trans-Am]] and [[IMSA GT Championship|IMSA GTO]] series in 1988 and 1989 respectively.

Many ex-rally cars found homes in European [[rallycross]] events from the beginning of 1987 until the end of 1992. The [[Rover Metro#MG Metro 6R4 rally car|MG Metro 6R4]] and Ford RS200 became frequent entries in national championships. For 1993, the FIA replaced the Group B models in the [[FIA European Rallycross Championship|European Rallycross Championship]] with prototypes that had to be based on existing Group A models.