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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

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

References

  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. ^ a b c "Season 1991 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1991". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "1991 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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