1991 World Rally Championship

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WRC-1991

The 1991 World Rally Championship was the 19th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Juha Kankkunen in a Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Mitsubishi.


Calendar[edit]

Round Dates Race
1 24–30 January Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo
2 16–18 February Sweden Swedish Rally
3 5–9 March Portugal Rallye de Portugal
4 27 March-1 April Kenya Safari Rally
5 28 April-1 May France Tour de Corse
6 2–5 June Greece Acropolis Rally
7 26–30 June New Zealand Rally New Zealand
8 23–27 July Argentina Rally Argentina
9 22–25 August Finland 1000 Lakes Rally
10 20–24 September Australia Rally Australia
11 13–17 October Italy Rallye Sanremo
12 27–31 October Ivory Coast Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
13 10–13 November Spain Rally Catalunya
14 24–27 November United Kingdom RAC Rally
Sources:[1][2]

Teams and drivers[edit]

Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Rounds
Italy Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V M France Didier Auriol 1–3, 5–11, 14
Italy Dario Cerrato 11
Italy Andrea Aghini 11, 13
Uruguay Gustavo Trelles 13
Japan Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 P Spain Carlos Sainz 1, 3–11, 13–14
Germany Armin Schwarz 1, 3, 5–6, 9–11, 13
Belgium Marc Duez 1, 3, 5, 14
Sweden Mats Jonsson 2, 9, 14
Sweden Leif Asterhag 2
Sweden Björn Waldegård 4
Sweden Mikael Ericsson 4, 6, 8, 14
United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Sulayem 8
Australia Neal Bates 10
Belgium Renaud Verreydt 11
Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V M Italy Miki Biasion 1, 3–4, 6, 8, 11, 14
France Bruno Saby 1, 5, 14
Finland Juha Kankkunen 1, 3–4, 6–11, 13–14
France Yves Loubet 1, 5
Argentina Jorge Recalde 4, 6, 8, 10, 13
Japan Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 M Finland Timo Salonen 1–2, 6, 9–10, 14
Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 1–2, 6, 9–10, 14
Germany Ronald Holzer 1, 5
Finland Lasse Lampi 2, 9, 14
Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka 4, 12
Australia Ross Dunkerton 7, 10
Finland Jouko Puhakka 9
Finland Arto Kumpumäki 9
France Patrick Tauziac 12
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 P Italy Alex Fiorio 1, 3, 6, 11
France François Delecour 1, 3, 5–6, 11, 13–14
United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson 1, 3, 5–6, 11, 14
United Kingdom Gwyndaf Evans 2, 14
Italy Gianfranco Cunico 5, 11
Finland Ari Vatanen 9
Italy Bruno Bentivogli 11
Spain Mía Bardolet 13
United Kingdom Louise Aitken-Walker 14
Japan Mazda Rally Team Europe Mazda 323 GT-X M Finland Hannu Mikkola 1–3, 6, 9, 14
Spain Jesús Puras 1, 3
Belgium Grégoire de Mévius 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14
Finland Minna Sillankorva 1
Sweden Ingvar Carlsson 2, 7, 10
Sweden Björn Johansson 2
New Zealand Rod Millen 7, 10
Finland Tommi Mäkinen 9, 14
Finland Mikael Sundstöm 9
Japan Subaru Rally Team Europe Subaru Legacy RS M Finland Markku Alén 2–3, 6–7, 9, 14
France François Chatriot 2–3, 5
Kenya Ian Duncan 4
Kenya Patrick Njiru 4, 10
New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne 7, 10
Finland Ari Vatanen 14
United Kingdom Colin McRae 14
Japan Nissan Motorsports Europe Nissan Sunny GTi-R D Sweden Stig Blomqvist 4, 6, 9, 14
Kenya Mike Kirkland 4
United Kingdom David Llewellin 4, 6, 9, 14
Greece Stratis Hatzipanayiotou 6
New Zealand Chris Barns 7
Germany Audi Sport Audi 90 Quattro M Austria Rudi Stohl 4, 8, 12
France Patrice Servant 12
France Société Diac Renault Clio 16S M France Jean Ragnotti 5
France Claude Balesi 5
France Philippe Bugalski 5
France Philippe Doué 12
France Citroën Sport Citroën AX Sport M France Laurent Poggi 5
France Sylvain Polo 5
France BMW Bernardini BMW M3 P France Patrick Bernardini 5
France Frédéric Dor 5
Source:[3]

Standings[edit]

Points scoring system[edit]

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Drivers' championship 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
Manufacturers' championship 20 17 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Sources:[1][4]

Drivers' championship[edit]

Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
KEN
Kenya
FRA
France
GRE
Greece
NZL
New Zealand
ARG
Argentina
FIN
Finland
AUS
Australia
ITA
Italy
CIV
Ivory Coast
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 Finland Juha Kankkunen (5) 4 1 1 2 4 1 1 Ret 2 1 150
2 Spain Carlos Sainz 1 1 Ret 1 2 1 1 4 Ret 6 Ret 3 143
3 France Didier Auriol Ret 9 2 2 4 3 3 2 Ret 1 12 101
4 Italy Miki Biasion 2 3 Ret 3 2 2 Ret 69
5 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 1 7 3 2 2 66
6 Germany Armin Schwarz 4 Ret Ret 5 9 3 8 1 55
7 France François Delecour 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 3 6 40
8 Finland Markku Alén 3 5 Ret 4 Ret 4 Ret 40
9 Argentina Jorge Recalde 3 Ret 5 8 6 29
10 Sweden Mikael Ericsson 2 6 6 27
11 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka 8 1 23
12 Sweden Mats Jonsson 2 6 21
13 Finland Timo Salonen 8 Ret Ret DSQ 5 4 21
14 Italy Andrea Aghini 5 5 16
15 France Patrick Tauziac 2 15
16 Sweden Ingvar Carlsson 4 8 Ret 13
17 Belgium Marc Duez 11 Ret 4 8 13
18 United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson 7 Ret 5 Ret 10 Ret 13
19 Italy Gianfranco Cunico 3 Ret 12
20 Italy Dario Cerrato 3 12
21 Austria Rudi Stohl Ret Ret 3 12
22 Finland Ari Vatanen 7 5 12
23 New Zealand Rod Millen 6 6 12
24 Sweden Stig Blomqvist 5 Ret 8 Ret 11
25 Finland Hannu Mikkola Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret 7 11
26 Sweden Björn Waldegård 4 10
27 France Patrice Servant 4 10
28 Spain Mía Bardolet 4 10
29 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 13 Ret Ret 5 Ret 8
30 Finland Lasse Lampi 5 Ret Ret 8
31 New Zealand Neil Allport 5 8
32 Ivory Coast Adolphe Choteau 5 8
33 France François Chatriot 19 6 9 8
34 France Bruno Saby 6 Ret 9 8
35 France Yves Loubet 9 6 8
36 Sweden Bjorn Johansson 6 6
37 Kenya Ian Duncan 6 6
38 France Philippe Doue 6 6
39 Belgium Grégoire de Mévius Ret 8 9 22 5
40 Spain Jesús Puras Ret 7 Ret 4
41 Kenya Mike Kirkland 7 4
42 France Patrick Bernardini 7 4
43 New Zealand Brian Stokes 7 4
44 United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Sulayem 7 4
45 Australia Ross Dunkerton Ret 7 4
46 Italy Piero Liatti 7 4
47 Belgium Damien Chaballe 7 4
48 Spain Luis Monzon 7 4
49 Sweden Per Eklund 8 Ret 3
50 France Philippe Bugalski 8 3
51 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles 8 Ret Ret 3
52 Belgium Nicolas Min 8 3
53 Spain Fernando Capdevila 13 Ret Ret 26 8 Ret 3
54 United Kingdom David Llewellin Ret 9 10 3
55 Italy Alex Fiorio 10 Ret Ret 9 3
56 Austria Ernst Harrach 9 2
57 Kenya Guy Jack 9 2
58 New Zealand Ross Meekings 9 2
59 Australia Neal Bates 9 2
60 Switzerland Jean-Claude Dupuis 9 2
61 Spain Joaquim Casasayas 9 2
62 Finland Minna Sillankorva 18 Ret 10 22 1
63 Sweden Leif Asterhag 10 1
64 Portugal Carlos Bica 10 1
65 Kenya Steve Anthony 10 1
66 France Jean-Pierre Manzagol 10 1
67 Greece Giannis Vardinogiannis 10 1
68 New Zealand Brian Watkin 10 1
69 Australia Ed Ordynski Ret 25 10 1
70 Spain Jose-Maria Ponce 10 1
71 United Kingdom Louise Aitken-Walker 10 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
KEN
Kenya
FRA
France
GRE
Greece
NZL
New Zealand
ARG
Argentina
FIN
Finland
AUS
Australia
ITA
Italy
CIV
Ivory Coast
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
Sources:[4][5]

Manufacturers' championship[edit]

Pos. Manufacturer MON
Monaco
POR
Portugal
KEN
Kenya
FRA
France
GRE
Greece
ARG
Argentina
FIN
Finland
AUS
Australia
ITA
Italy
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 Italy Lancia (2) (2) 1 (2) 1 2 1 1 1 1 137
2 Japan Toyota 1 1 2 1 2 1 (4) 3 (6) (3) 128
3 Japan Mitsubishi 8 8 7 3 2 2 62
4 United Kingdom Ford 3 3 7 4 6 54
5 Japan Mazda 7 8 9 5 6 7 44
6 Japan Subaru 5 6 9 4 5 42
7 Japan Nissan 5 9 8 16
8 Germany BMW 7 6
9 France Renault 8 4
10 Japan Daihatsu 9 2
Pos. Manufacturer MON
Monaco
POR
Portugal
KEN
Kenya
FRA
France
GRE
Greece
ARG
Argentina
FIN
Finland
AUS
Australia
ITA
Italy
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
Sources:[1][4]

Events[edit]

Round Rally name Start-end date Podium drivers Podium cars
1 Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo 24 January–30 January
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz
  2. Italy Miki Biasion
  3. France François Delecour
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Integrale 16V
  3. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
2 Sweden Swedish Rally 16 February–18 February
  1. Sweden Kenneth Eriksson
  2. Sweden Mats Jonsson
  3. Finland Markku Alén
  1. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  3. Subaru Legacy RS
3 Portugal Rallye de Portugal 5 March–9 March
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz
  2. France Didier Auriol
  3. Italy Miki Biasion
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
4 Kenya Safari Rally 27 March–1 April
  1. Finland Juha Kankkunen
  2. Sweden Mikael Ericsson
  3. Argentina Jorge Recalde
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  3. Lancia Integrale 16V
5 France Tour de Corse 28 April–1 May
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz
  2. France Didier Auriol
  3. Italy Gianfranco Cunico
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
6 Greece Acropolis Rally 2 June–5 June
  1. Finland Juha Kankkunen
  2. Spain Carlos Sainz
  3. Italy Miki Biasion
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  3. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
7 New Zealand Rally New Zealand 26 June–30 June
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz
  2. Finland Juha Kankkunen
  3. France Didier Auriol
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
8 Argentina Rally Argentina 23 July–27 July
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz
  2. Italy Miki Biasion
  3. France Didier Auriol
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
9 Finland 1000 Lakes Rally 22 August–25 August
  1. Finland Juha Kankkunen
  2. France Didier Auriol
  3. Sweden Kenneth Eriksson
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
10 Australia Rally Australia 20 September–24 September
  1. Finland Juha Kankkunen
  2. Sweden Kenneth Eriksson
  3. Germany Armin Schwarz
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
11 Italy Rallye Sanremo 13 October–17 October
  1. France Didier Auriol
  2. Italy Miki Biasion
  3. Italy Dario Cerrato
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
12 Ivory Coast Rallye Côte d'Ivoire 27 October–31 October
  1. Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka
  2. France Patrick Tauziac
  3. Austria Rudi Stohl
  1. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  2. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  3. Audi 90 Quattro
13 Spain Rally Catalunya 10 November–13 November
  1. Germany Armin Schwarz
  2. Finland Juha Kankkunen
  3. France François Delecour
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
14 United Kingdom RAC Rally 24 November–27 November
  1. Finland Juha Kankkunen
  2. Sweden Kenneth Eriksson
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
Sources:[1][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "WRC 1991". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "1991 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Entry List 1991". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Season 1991 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1991". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ "1991 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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