Škoda
130 LR

Why it matters

The 130 LR was Škoda's last rear-engined rally car and its Group B entry, built as a lighter, faster successor to the 130 RS. Its best results were sixth overall at the 1986 San Remo Rally and an overall win in the Turkish Rally, a European Championship round.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Škoda 130 LR (Wikimedia Commons: Škoda 130 LR)
  Photo: Miloslav Rejha · CC BY 4.0
• Škoda 130 LR (Wikimedia Commons: Škoda 130 LR)
  Photo: Miloslav Rejha · CC BY 4.0
• Škoda 130 LR (Wikimedia Commons: Škoda 130 LR)
  Photo: Miloslav Rejha · CC BY 4.0
• Škoda 130 LR (Wikimedia Commons: Škoda 130 LR)
  Photo: Miloslav Rejha · CC BY 4.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Development began after the end of Group 2 had ended the 130 RS career. Homologation of the series of 200 units took place at Vrchlabí on 19 December 1984 and the car debuted in February 1985. After a series of fatal accidents in 1986 the FIA ended Group B, which effectively ended the international career. The 130 LR competed on in domestic championships and the Peace and Friendship Cup until 1988, when Pavel Sibera and Petr Gross won the last title for a rear-engined Škoda. Several hundred were built, including 200 homologation cars and 20 race cars, and very few survive.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Distinguishing features listed by Škoda include aluminium bonnets and doors, side windows and later the rear window in Macrolon, a light-alloy HEIGO roll cage and a new rear axle that allows ride-height adjustment and an anti-roll bar.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Škoda 130 LR (1984): Last motorsport model from Mladá Boleslav with rear-mounted engine Level A Škoda Auto a.s. (Škoda Storyboard) · 2026-05-14

   • the testing of a series of 200 units by the International Automobile Federation (FIA)
   • The engine with a displacement of 1.3 litres
   • new eight-channel cylinder head made of aluminium
   • two Weber DCOE twin carburettors
   • the unit delivered 130 hp
   • five-speed gearbox and self-locking differential
   • transmitted to the rear wheels
   • The front brake discs were cooled, and disc brakes were used on the rear axle
   • low kerb weight of just 730 kg

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   ŠKODA 130 LR (1984): Last motorsport model from Mladá Boleslav with rear-mounted engine – Škoda Storyboard Level A

   • 200 homologation vehicles inspected by the FIA at Vrchlabí, 19 Dec 1984 (plus 20 race cars; total 'several hundred' incl. conversions)

   Accessed 2026-11-12