1991 World Rally Championship
19th season of the FIA World Rally Championship
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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
Round | Dates | Race |
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1 | 24–30 January | Rallye Monte Carlo |
2 | 16–18 February | Swedish Rally |
3 | 5–9 March | Rallye de Portugal |
4 | 27 March-1 April | Safari Rally |
5 | 28 April-1 May | Tour de Corse |
6 | 2–5 June | Acropolis Rally |
7 | 26–30 June | Rally New Zealand |
8 | 23–27 July | Rally Argentina |
9 | 22–25 August | 1000 Lakes Rally |
10 | 20–24 September | Rally Australia |
11 | 13–17 October | Rallye Sanremo |
12 | 27–31 October | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire |
13 | 10–13 November | Rally Catalunya |
14 | 24–27 November | RAC Rally |
Sources:[1][2] |
Teams and drivers
Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds |
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Jolly Club | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Didier Auriol | 1–3, 5–11, 14 |
Dario Cerrato | 11 | ||||
Andrea Aghini | 11, 13 | ||||
Gustavo Trelles | 13 | ||||
Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Carlos Sainz | 1, 3–11, 13–14 |
Armin Schwarz | 1, 3, 5–6, 9–11, 13 | ||||
Marc Duez | 1, 3, 5, 14 | ||||
Mats Jonsson | 2, 9, 14 | ||||
Leif Asterhag | 2 | ||||
Björn Waldegård | 4 | ||||
Mikael Ericsson | 4, 6, 8, 14 | ||||
Mohammed bin Sulayem | 8 | ||||
Neal Bates | 10 | ||||
Renaud Verreydt | 11 | ||||
Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Miki Biasion | 1, 3–4, 6, 8, 11, 14 |
Bruno Saby | 1, 5, 14 | ||||
Juha Kankkunen | 1, 3–4, 6–11, 13–14 | ||||
Yves Loubet | 1, 5 | ||||
Jorge Recalde | 4, 6, 8, 10, 13 | ||||
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Timo Salonen | 1–2, 6, 9–10, 14 |
Kenneth Eriksson | 1–2, 6, 9–10, 14 | ||||
Ronald Holzer | 1, 5 | ||||
Lasse Lampi | 2, 9, 14 | ||||
Kenjiro Shinozuka | 4, 12 | ||||
Ross Dunkerton | 7, 10 | ||||
Jouko Puhakka | 9 | ||||
Arto Kumpumäki | 9 | ||||
Patrick Tauziac | 12 | ||||
Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Alex Fiorio | 1, 3, 6, 11 |
François Delecour | 1, 3, 5–6, 11, 13–14 | ||||
Malcolm Wilson | 1, 3, 5–6, 11, 14 | ||||
Gwyndaf Evans | 2, 14 | ||||
Gianfranco Cunico | 5, 11 | ||||
Ari Vatanen | 9 | ||||
Bruno Bentivogli | 11 | ||||
Mía Bardolet | 13 | ||||
Louise Aitken-Walker | 14 | ||||
Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 GT-X | M | Hannu Mikkola | 1–3, 6, 9, 14 |
Jesús Puras | 1, 3 | ||||
Grégoire de Mévius | 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14 | ||||
Minna Sillankorva | 1 | ||||
Ingvar Carlsson | 2, 7, 10 | ||||
Björn Johansson | 2 | ||||
Rod Millen | 7, 10 | ||||
Tommi Mäkinen | 9, 14 | ||||
Mikael Sundstöm | 9 | ||||
Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Markku Alén | 2–3, 6–7, 9, 14 |
François Chatriot | 2–3, 5 | ||||
Ian Duncan | 4 | ||||
Patrick Njiru | 4, 10 | ||||
Peter 'Possum' Bourne | 7, 10 | ||||
Ari Vatanen | 14 | ||||
Colin McRae | 14 | ||||
Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | Stig Blomqvist | 4, 6, 9, 14 |
Mike Kirkland | 4 | ||||
David Llewellin | 4, 6, 9, 14 | ||||
Stratis Hatzipanayiotou | 6 | ||||
Paddy Davidson | 7 | ||||
Audi Sport | Audi | 90 Quattro | M | Rudi Stohl | 4, 8, 12 |
Patrice Servant | 12 | ||||
Société Diac | Renault | Clio 16S | M | Jean Ragnotti | 5 |
Claude Balesi | 5 | ||||
Philippe Bugalski | 5 | ||||
Philippe Doué | 12 | ||||
Citroën Sport | Citroën | AX Sport | M | Laurent Poggi | 5 |
Sylvain Polo | 5 | ||||
BMW Bernardini | BMW | M3 | P | Patrick Bernardini | 5 |
Frédéric Dor | 5 | ||||
Source:[3] |
Standings
Points scoring system
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
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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
Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR | Points |
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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 bin 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:[4][5] |
Manufacturers' championship
Pos. | Manufacturer | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | GBR | Points | ||||
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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][4] |
Events
Round | Rally name | Start-end date | Podium drivers | Podium cars | |
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1 | Rallye Monte Carlo | 24 January–30 January | |||
2 | Swedish Rally | 16 February–18 February |
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3 | Rallye de Portugal | 5 March–9 March | |||
4 | Safari Rally | 27 March–1 April |
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5 | Tour de Corse | 28 April–1 May | |||
6 | Acropolis Rally | 2 June–5 June | |||
7 | Rally New Zealand | 26 June–30 June | |||
8 | Rally Argentina | 23 July–27 July | |||
9 | 1000 Lakes Rally | 22 August–25 August | |||
10 | Rally Australia | 20 September–24 September | |||
11 | Rallye Sanremo | 13 October–17 October | |||
12 | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire | 27 October–31 October |
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13 | Rally Catalunya | 10 November–13 November | |||
14 | RAC Rally | 24 November–27 November | |||
Sources:[1][6] |
References
- ^ a b c d "WRC 1991". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "1991 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Entry List 1991". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Season 1991 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1991". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "1991 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1991 in World Rally Championship.
- FIA World Rally Championship 1991 at ewrc-results.com
- Season 1991 at World Rally Archive