1991 World Rally Championship

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.

1991 World Rally Championship

World Drivers' Champion:
Juha Kankkunen
World Manufacturers' Champion:
Lancia

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1990

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1992

WRC-1991

Calendar

Rd.	Start date	Finish date	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance	Points
1	26 January	30 January	59th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo	Monte Carlo	Mixed	27	628.64 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
2	16 February	18 February	40th International Swedish Rally	Karlstad, Värmland County	Snow	29	519.90 km	Drivers only
3	5 March	9 March	25th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do Porto	Estoril, Lisbon	Mixed	38	564.20 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
4	27 March	1 April	39th Martini Safari Rally	Nairobi	Gravel	N/A	4335.36 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
5	28 April	1 May	35th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France	Ajaccio, Corsica	Tarmac	27	626.21 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
6	2 June	5 June	38th Acropolis Rally	Athens	Gravel	48	597.35 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
7	26 June	30 June	22nd Rothmans Rally New Zealand	Manukau, Auckland	Gravel	40	630.66 km	Drivers only
8	23 July	27 July	11th Rally YPF Argentina	Buenos Aires	Gravel	30	594.20 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
9	22 August	25 August	41st 1000 Lakes Rally	Jyväskylä, Central Finland	Gravel	42	524.26 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
10	20 September	24 September	4th Commonwealth Bank Rally Australia	Perth, Western Australia	Gravel	39	592.59 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
11	13 October	17 October	33rd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia	Sanremo, Liguria	Mixed	31	572.57 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
12	27 October	31 October	23rd Rallye Cote d'Ivoire - Bandama	Abidjan	Gravel	N/A	3272.82 km	Drivers only
13	10 November	13 November	27th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España	Lloret de Mar, Catalonia	Mixed	35	594.01 km	Drivers only
14	24 November	27 November	47th Lombard RAC Rally	Harrogate, North Yorkshire	Gravel	37	565.51 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
Sources:[1][2]

Teams and drivers

Group A major entries

Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Toyota Team Europe	Toyota	Celica GT-4 (ST165)	P	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	1, 3–11, 13–14
				Armin Schwarz	Arne Hertz	1, 3, 5–6, 9–11, 13
				Mats Jonsson	Lars Bäckman	2, 9
				Mikael Ericsson	Claes Billstam	4, 6, 8
				Mohammed Ben Sulayem	Ronan Morgan	8
				Neal Bates	David Jorgensen	10
Toyota Fina Team			P	Marc Duez	Klaus Wicha	1, 3, 5, 14
				Renaud Verreydt	Georges Biar	11
Toyota Team Sweden			P	Leif Asterhag	Claes Billstam	2
Toyota Kenya			P	Björn Waldegård	Fred Gallagher	4
Toyota Team Finland			P	Antero Laine	Jari Kiviniemi	9
				Marcus Grönholm	Juha Repo	9
Adolphe Choteau		Corolla AE86	?	Adolphe Choteau	Jean-Pierre Claverie	12
Jean-Claude Dupuis			?	Jean-Claude Dupuis	Nathalie Chastagnol	12
Martini Lancia	Lancia	Delta Integrale 16V	M	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	1, 3–4, 6–11, 13–14
				Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	1, 3–4, 6, 8, 11, 14
				Jorge Recalde	Martin Christie	4, 6, 8, 10, 13
				Yves Loubet	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	5
Jolly Club			M	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	1–3, 5–11, 14
				Andrea Aghini	Sauro Farnocchia	11, 13
				Dario Cerrato	Giuseppe Cerri	11
				Gustavo Trelles	Daniel Muzio	13
Lancia Fina			M	Bruno Saby	Daniel Grataloup	1, 5
					Jean-François Fauchille	14
				Yves Loubet	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	1
Clarion Team Europe			M	Per Eklund	Jan-Olof Bohlin	2, 14
Duriforte SG Gigante			M	Carlos Bica	Fernando Prata	3
Ernst Harrach sen.			?	Ernst Harrach sen.	Michael Uhl	3
Astra Racing			P	Minna Sillankorva	Michela Marangoni	5–6, 8–9, 11, 13
			M	Gustavo Trelles	Ricardo Ivetich	8, 11
			P	Michele Gregis	Claudio Giachino	11
				Piergiorgio Deila	Pierangelo Scalvini	11
"Jigger"			M	"Jigger"	Konstantinos Stefanis	6
A.R.T. Engineering			P	Piero Liatti	Luciano Tedeschini	11
				Gilberto Pianezzola	Loris Roggia	11
Escudería Telde			M	Luis Monzón	Álex Romaní	13
Jesús Puras			M	Jesús Puras	José Arrarte	13
Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Galant VR-4	M	Timo Salonen	Voitto Silander	1–2, 6, 9–10, 14
				Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	1–2, 6, 9–10, 14
				Ronald Holzer	Klaus Wendel	1, 5
				Lasse Lampi	Pentti Kuukkala	2, 9, 14
			Y	Kenjiro Shinozuka	John Meadows	4, 12
				Ross Dunkerton	Fred Gocentas	7, 10
Patrick Tauziac			Y	Patrick Tauziac	Claude Papin	12
Mazda Rally Team Europe	Mazda	323 GTX	M	Hannu Mikkola	Johnny Johansson	1–3, 6, 9, 14
				Jesús Puras	José Arrarte	1, 3
				Ingvar Carlsson	Per Carlsson	2, 7, 10
				Tommi Mäkinen	Seppo Harjanne	9, 14
Mazda Team Sweden			M	'Nalle'	Anders Olsson	2
Mazda Rally Team Asia Pacific			?	Rod Millen	Tony Sircombe	7, 10
Neil Allport			?	Neil Allport	Jim Robb	7
Mazda Rally Team Finland			D	Mikael Sundström	Jakke Honkanen	9
Minna Sillankorva		323 4WD	?	Minna Sillankorva	Michela Marangoni	1
Q8 Team Ford	Ford	Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4	P	Alessandro Fiorio	Luigi Pirollo	1, 3, 6, 11
				François Delecour	Anne-Chantal Pauwels	1, 3, 5–6, 11
					Daniel Grataloup	13–14
				Malcolm Wilson	Nicky Grist	1, 3, 5–6, 11, 14
				Gwyndaf Evans	Howard Davies	2, 14
Ford Bastos Castrol			P	Bernard Béguin	Jean-Marc Andrié	5
Ford Italia			P	Gianfranco Cunico	Stefano Evangelisti	5, 11
Brian Stokes			?	Brian Stokes	Jeff Judd	7
Ford Finland			?	Sebastian Lindholm	Cedric Wrede	9
Louise Aitken-Walker			P	Louise Aitken-Walker	Christina Thörner	14
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Favorit 136 L	M	Pavel Sibera	Petr Gross	1, 6, 9, 14
				Kalevi Aho	Carl-Johan Wolff	1, 9, 11
				Vladimír Berger	Jiří Janeček	3, 6
				Horácio Franco	Ricardo Jordão	3
Subaru Rally Team Europe	Subaru	Legacy RS	M	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	2–3, 6–7, 9–10, 14
				François Chatriot	Michel Périn	2–3, 5
				Peter 'Possum' Bourne	Rodger Freeth	7, 10
			P	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	14
Ian Duncan			M	Ian Duncan	David Williamson	4
Patrick Njiru			B	Patrick Njiru	Bob Khan	4, 10
Peugeot Dealer Team Sweden	Peugeot	309 GTI 16	M	Harry Joki	Ingemar Karlsson	2
Concessionnaires Peugeot France			M	Patrick Magaud	Guylène Brun	5
				Fabien Doenlen	Evelyne Merciol	5
Peugeot Sport Finland			M	Olavi Juntunen	Kauko Mäki-Kuutti	9
RACC Motorsport			M	Joaquim Casasayas	Manuel Dalmases	13
Peugeot Talbot Sport			D	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	14
Nissan Motorsports Europe	Nissan	Sunny GTI-R	D	Stig Blomqvist	Benny Melander	4, 6, 9, 14
				David Llewellin	Peter Diekmann	4, 6, 9, 14
				Mike Kirkland	Surinder Thatthi	4
Ryce Motors Ltd.	Daihatsu	Charade	D	Guy Jack	Des Page-Morris	4
				Steve Anthony	Philip Valentine	4
				Ashok Pattni	Raffiq Cassam	4
				Lynda Hughes-Morgan	Vanessa Slee-Evans	4
Stohl Racing	Audi	90 Quattro	M	Rudolf Stohl	Peter Diekmann	4, 8, 12
Patrice Servant			?	Patrice Servant	Thierry Pansolin	12
Société Diac	Renault	Clio 16S	M	Jean Ragnotti	Gilles Thimonier	5
				Philippe Bugalski	Denis Giraudet	5
Alfa Romeo France	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	P	Pierre-César Baroni	Philippe David	5
				Christine Driano	Marie-Christine Lallement	5
Citroën Sport	Citroën	AX Sport	M	Laurent Poggi	Didier Breton	5
				Sylvain Polo	"Tilber"	5
Opel Team Belgium	Opel	Kadett GSI 16V	P	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	5, 11
Opel Team España			M	Borja Moratal	Arturo Fernández de La Puente	13
		Corsa A GSi		Luis Climent	José Antonio Muñoz	13
				Iñigo Lilly	P Echevarria	13
Patrick Bernardini	BMW	M3 E30	P	Patrick Bernardini	Philippe Dran-Padovani	5
Lada-Avtosport	Lada	Samara 21083	?	Sergey Alyasov	Aleksandr Levitan	6, 9, 14
				Aleksandr Artemenko	Viktor Timkovskiy	6, 9
Team Suzuki	Suzuki	Swift GTi	?	Nobuhiro Tajima	Mark Nelson	10
				Kenny Lam	Graeme Palmer	10
East Belgian Racing Team		Cultus GTI	?	Damien Chaballe	Jacky Delvaux	12

FIA Group N Cup major entries

Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Rally Team Italia	Mazda	323 GTX	M	Grégoire de Mevius	Hervé Sauvage	1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14
Nicolas Min			?	Nicolas Min	Joseph Lambert	12
Christophe Spiliotis	Ford	Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4	M	Christophe Spiliotis	Isabelle Spiliotis	1, 3
Eric Mauffrey			?	Eric Mauffrey	Hélène Main-Debard	1
Jacques Tasso			?	Jacques Tasso	Michèle Ranchoux	1
"Tchine"			?	"Tchine"	Jean-Pierre Fricout	1, 8, 11
Promoracing Finland			D	Tommi Mäkinen	Seppo Harjanne	2–3
Canarias Sport Club			M	Fernando Capdevila	Alfredo Rodríguez	3, 5–6, 8–9, 11, 13–14
Amocargo			?	Fernando Peres	Ricardo Caldeira	3
Jean-Marie Santoni			M	Jean-Marie Santoni	Marcel Cesarini	5
Mike Little Preparations			P	Carlos Menem jr.	Victor Zucchini	6, 8, 13–14
GPR Star Racing			P	Giovanni Manfrinato	Andrea Pietro Renzo Nicoli	11
Shell / Asquith Autosport			D	Robbie Head	Campbell Roy	14
Jeremy Easson			D	Jeremy Easson	Alun Cook	14
Roderick Menzies			D	Roderick Menzies	Philip Stanway	14
Ed Ordynski	Mitsubishi	Galant VR-4	B	Ed Ordynski	Harry Mansson	2, 7, 9–10
Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden			M	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Gunnar Barth	2
				Sören Nilsson	Per-Ove Persson	2
Stuart Eyre			?	Stuart Eyre	Stuart McFarlane	7
Tommi Mäkinen			?	Tommi Mäkinen	Seppo Harjanne	7
Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland			M	Jouko Puhakka	Keijo Eerola	9
				Arto Kumpumäki	Veijo Vainio	9
Westec Racing			?	Challis Tolley	Allen Oh	10
Città di Castelfranco	Lancia	Delta Integrale 16V	?	Piergiorgio Bedini	Luca Bonvicini	3, 6, 11–12
Michael Hughes	Subaru	Legacy RS	?	Michael Hughes	Saleem Haji	4
Brian Watkin			?	Brian Watkin	Stuart Roberts	7
Yasuhiro Iwase	Toyota	Celica GT-4 (ST165)	?	Yasuhiro Iwase	Sudhir Vinayak	4
Ross Meekings			?	Ross Meekings	Steve March	7
Hockey Drivers			M	Mikko Kalliomaa	Harri Steiner	9
Hiroshi Nishiyama	Nissan	Sunny GTI-R	F	Hiroshi Nishiyama	Hiroki "Rocky" Sugiura	4, 6, 10, 12
"Stratissino"			P	"Stratissino"	Tonia Pavli	6
Jean-Pierre Manzagol	Renault	5 GT Turbo	M	Jean-Pierre Manzagol	Georges Monti	5
Philippe Doué		Clio 16S	?	Philippe Doué	Laurent Urlique	12
Guy Fiori	BMW	325i E30	M	Guy Fiori	Xavier Pierlovisi	5
José María Ponce		325 iX E30	?	José María Ponce	José Carlos Déniz	13

Standings

Points scoring system

	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][3]

Drivers' championship

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

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	GBR	Points
1	Lancia	(2)	(2)	1	(2)	1	2	1	1	1	1	137
2	Toyota	1	1	2	1	2	1	(4)	3	(6)	(3)	128
3	Mitsubishi	8		8		7		3	2		2	62
4	Ford	3			3			7		4	6	54
5	Mazda		7			8	9	5	6		7	44
6	Subaru		5	6	9				4		5	42
7	Nissan			5		9		8				16
8	BMW				7							6
9	Renault				8							4
10	Daihatsu			9								2
Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	GBR	Points
Sources:[1][3]

Events

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