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1988 World Rally Championship

16th season of the FIA World Rally Championship


16th season of the FIA World Rally Championship

Miki Biasion World Manufacturers' Champion: Lancia The 1988 World Rally Championship was the 16th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 13 rallies, following the same schedule as the previous season.

Martini Lancia followed their successful previous season with an even more dominant performance in 1988, winning ten of the eleven rallies in which manufacturer points were awarded. The Lancia Delta HF 4WD proved fast and reliable in the hands of returning drivers Finn Markku Alén and Italian Miki Biasion. During the season, the car was replaced by the Delta HF Integrale, which was an immediate success. Biasion would take the drivers' title, with his Finnish teammate placing second behind him. Third driver Frenchman Bruno Saby also contributed to the effort with a rally win, though was not a major contender for the title. Jolly Club driver, Italian Alex Fiorio, would take third place in the driver championship at the wheel of a Lancia Delta as well.

Ford Motor Company struggled to compete, though it was the only other manufacturer besides Lancia to win a rally, with primary driver Didier Auriol winning the Tour de Corse in his Sierra RS Cosworth. Auriol would only reach 6th in the drivers' competition, while Spanish teammate Carlos Sainz would struggle to reach 11th in the standings. Stig Blomqvist, racing for Rallysport Sweden in a Sierra, would finish best amongst Ford drivers, taking 4th in the championship standings.

1988 marked the withdrawal of Audi Sport from the WRC, although a number of small teams and privateers were successful enough using Audi Quattro versions for the manufacturer to place 3rd amongst manufacturers despite the lack of a works effort. Mazda Rally Team Europe made a significant effort to compete with Finn Timo Salonen as their primary driver for the Mazda 323 4WD. Timo would garner 5th place in the driver standings while the manufacturer gained 4th place.

In addition to the primary driver and manufacturer championships, WRC also awarded the FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars for a second season. Belgian Pascal Gaban won the hotly contested contest in a Mazda 323 against Argentine Jorge Recalde in his Lancia Delta while Italian Giovanni Del Zoppo, another Delta pilot, finished well behind in third place.

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Calendar

Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistancePoints12345678910111213
17 January21 JanuaryMON 56th Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloMonte CarloMixed26621 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
4 February6 FebruarySWE 38th International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow36500.30 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
1 March5 MarchPOR 22nd Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do PortoEstoril, LisbonMixed37588.70 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
31 March4 AprilKEN 36th Marlboro Safari RallyNairobiGravelN/A4205.77 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
3 May6 MayFRA 32nd Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac30622.84 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
29 May1 JuneGRC 35th Acropolis RallyAthensGravel32526.10 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
23 June26 JuneUSA 16th Olympus RallyTacoma, WashingtonGravel38549.91 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
9 July12 JulyNZL 19th Rothmans Rally of New ZealandAucklandGravel40614.56 kmDrivers only
2 August6 AugustARG 8th Marlboro Rally of ArgentinaBuenos AiresGravel29583.60 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
26 August28 AugustFIN 38th 1000 Lakes RallyJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel39496.33 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
20 September24 SeptemberCIV 20th Marlboro Rallye Cote d'IvoireAbidjanGravelN/A3421.81 kmDrivers only
10 October14 OctoberITA 30th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaMixed43564.96 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
20 November24 NovemberGBR 44th Lombard RAC RallyHarrogateGravel52602.60 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
Sources:

Teams and drivers

TeamManufacturerCarTyreDriversRoundsLanciaMazdaLanciaRenaultCitroënLanciaPeugeotRenaultAudiFordOpel
VauxhallVolkswagenToyotaNissanSubaruBMWAlfa RomeoSuzukiMitsubishiLancia
ITA Martini LanciaDelta HF 4WD
Delta HF IntegraleITA Miki Biasion1, 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12
FRA Bruno Saby1, 5
FRA Yves Loubet1, 5
SWE Mikael Ericsson2–3, 6, 10, 13
FIN Markku Alén2–3, 6, 10, 12–13
KEN Vic Preston Jr4
ARG Jorge Recalde9
JPN Mazda Rally Team Europe323 4WDFIN Timo Salonen1–2, 6, 10, 13
FIN Hannu Mikkola1–3, 6, 10, 13
SWE Ingvar Carlsson1–3
SWE Thorbjörn Edling2, 10
BEL Pascal Gaban2–3, 6, 10–13
NZL Rod Millen7
BEL Grégoire de Mévius10, 13
ITA Jolly ClubDelta HF 4WD
Delta HF IntegraleITA Alex Fiorio1–3, 6–7, 10, 12
FRA Yves Loubet3, 6, 12
ITA Dario Cerrato12
SWI Chantal Galli12
FRA Philips Renault Elf11 TurboFRA Alain Oreille1
POR Inverno Amaral3
POR Bento Amaral3
FRA Citroën CompétitionsAX SportFRA Maurice Chomat1–2, 5
FRA Dany Montagne1, 3, 5, 12–13
FRA Denise Jacques1, 3, 5, 12–13
POR Rufino Fontes3
FRA Carole Vergnaud3, 12–13
FRA Laurent Poggi5
SMR Massimo Ercolani12
GBR Terry Kaby13
ITA Top Run SRLDelta HF 4WD
Delta HF Integrale
ITA Giovanni del Zoppo1, 3, 5–7, 10, 12
ARG Jorge Recalde3, 5–7, 10, 12–13
SMR Massimo Ercolani6, 10, 13
SWE Fredrik Skoghag13
FRA Peugeot France205 GTIFRA Jean-Pierre Ballet1
FRA Simon Racing5 GT TurboFRA Richard Frau1, 5
FRA Christophe Lapierre1
FRA Alain Oreille5
DEU Audi SportCoupé Quattro
200 Quattro
90 QuattroMCO Christophe Spiliotis1
FIN Sebastian Lindholm2–3, 6, 13
GBR David Llewellin3
AUT Georg Fischer3, 7, 9
AUT Rudi Stohl4, 6, 9, 11
USA John Buffum7
NZL Malcolm Stewart8
ITA Paola de Martini12
DEU Armin Schwarz13
GBR Ford Motor Co LtdSierra RS Cosworth
SWE Stig Blomqvist2–3, 10, 12–13
FRA Didier Auriol3, 5, 10, 12
ESP Carlos Sainz3, 5, 10, 12–13
PRT Joaquim Santos3
KEN John Hellier4
FRA Pierre-César Baroni5
ITA Gianfranco Cunico12
GBR David Llewellin13
GBR Mark Lovell13
GBR GM Euro SportKadett GSI 16V
Astra GTESWE Mats Jonsson2, 10, 13
GBR Malcolm Wilson2, 6, 13
SWE Björn Johansson2
SWE Håkan Eriksson2
FIN Hannu Mikkola4
AUT Sepp Haider4, 8
GBR Derek Bell13
GBR David Metcalfe13
GBR Chris Birkbeck13
DEU Volkswagen MotorsportGolf GTI 16VDEU Erwin Weber3–4
SWE Lars-Erik Torph4
GRE Konstantinos Apostolou6, 13
AUT Raimund Baumschlager12
JPN Toyota Team EuropeSupra Turbo
Celica GT-Four ST165SWE Kenneth Eriksson4–5, 10, 12–13
FIN Juha Kankkunen4–6, 10, 12–13
SWE Björn Waldegård4, 6, 13
United Kingdom Jimmy McRae13
JPN Nissan Motorsports International200SXSWE Per Eklund4
FRA Alain Ambrosino4, 11
KEN Mike Kirkland4
KEN Jayant Shah4
GRE Stratis Hatzipanayiotou6
BEL Flory Roothaert6
NZL Paddy Davidson8
JPN Fuji Heavy IndustriesRX TurboNZ Peter 'Possum' Bourne4, 8
KEN Ian Duncan4
KEN Patrick Njiru4
CHL José Celsi9
FRA Bastos Motul BMWM3FRA Bernard Béguin5
FRA François Chatriot5
BEL Marc Duez5
FIN Ari Vatanen10
ITA Andrea Zanussi12
FRA Gema Racing75 V6FRA Paul Rouby5
FRA Jacques Panciatici5
JPN Suzuki SportCultus GTINZ Alan Carter7
JPN Nobuhiro Tajima7
JPN Mitsubishi Ralliart EuropeGalant VR-4JPN Kenjiro Shinozuka8, 13
FIN Ari Vatanen13
AUT Lancia Rally Team AustriaDelta HF IntegraleAUT Franz Wittmann9

Events

Black = TarmacBrown = GravelBlue = Snow/IceRed = Mixed Surface
RoundRally nameStagesPodium finishersRankDriverCo-driverTeamCarTime12345678910111213
MCO Rallye Monte Carlo
(16–21 January)26 stages
624 km
Tarmac1FRA Bruno SabyFRA Jean-François FauchilleITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF 4WD7:19.11
2ITA Alex FiorioITA Luigi PirolloITA Jolly ClubLancia Delta HF 4WD7:30.01
3FRA Jean-Pierre BalletFRA Marie-Christine LallementFRA Peugeot FrancePeugeot 205 GTI7:42.46
SWE Swedish Rally
(4–6 February)35 stages
491 km
Snow/Ice1FIN Markku AlénFIN Ilkka KivimäkiITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF 4WD5:02.31
2SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Benny MelanderSWE Rallysport SwedenFord Sierra XR 4x45:04.08
3SWE Lars-Erik TorphSWE Tina ThörnerSWE Team VAG SwedenAudi Coupé Quattro5:10.03
PRT Rallye de Portugal
(1–6 March)37 stages
589 km
Gravel/Tarmac1ITA Miki BiasionITA Carlo CassinaITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale6:44.01
2ITA Alex FiorioITA Luigi PirolloITA Jolly ClubLancia Delta HF 4WD6:52.47
3FRA Yves LoubetFRA Jean-Bernard VieuITA Jolly ClubLancia Delta HF 4WD6:53.23
KEN Safari Rally
(31 March – 4 April)82 controls
4205 km
Gravel1ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale2:51.04
2KEN Mike KirklandKEN Robin NixonJPN Nissan Motorsports InternationalNissan 200SX3:03.57
3SWE Per EklundGBR Dave WhittockJPN Nissan Motorsports InternationalNissan 200SX3:38.26
FRA Tour de Corse
(3–6 May)30 stages
623 km
Tarmac1FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliGBR Ford Motor Co LtdFord Sierra RS Cosworth7:12.04
2FRA Yves LoubetFRA Jean-Bernard VieuITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale7:15.09
3FRA Bruno SabyFRA Jean-François FauchilleITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale7:16:53
GRC Acropolis Rally
(29 May – 1 June)36 stages
526 km
Gravel1ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale7:03.00
2SWE Mikael EricssonSWE Claes BillstamITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale7:04.43
3ITA Alex FiorioITA Luigi PirolloITA Jolly ClubLancia Delta HF Integrale7:10.40
USA Olympus Rally
(23–26 June)36 stages
502 km
Gravel1ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale5:28.44
2ITA Alex FiorioITA Luigi PirolloITA Jolly ClubLancia Delta HF Integrale5:34.07
3USA John BuffumCAN John BellefleurUSA Audi of AmericaAudi Coupé Quattro5:44.59
NZL Rally New Zealand
(9–12 July)39 stages
611 km
Gravel1AUT Sepp HaiderAUT Ferdi HinterleitnerGBR GM Euro SportOpel Kadett GSI 16V7:38.39
2NZL Ray WilsonNZL Stuart LewisNZL Mobil 1 RacingMazda 323 4WD7:57.16
3NZL Malcolm StewartNZL John KennardNZL Audi Sport New ZealandAudi Coupe Quattro8:02.25
ARG Rally Argentina
(2–6 August)29 stages
588 km
Gtavel1ARG Jorge RecaldeARG Jorge del BuonoITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale7:05.16
2ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale7:08.51
3AUT Franz WittmannAUT Jörg PattermannAUT Lancia Rally Team AustriaLancia Delta HF Integrale7:34.13
FIN 1000 Lakes Rally
(26–28 August)39 stages
496 km
Gravel1FIN Markku AlénFIN Ilkka KivimäkiITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale4:35.29
2SWE Mikael EricssonSWE Claes BillstamITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale4:38.24
3FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliGBR Ford Motor Co LtdFord Sierra RS Cosworth4:45.15
Ivory Coast Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
(20–24 September)80 controls
3421 km
Gravel1FRA Alain AmbrosinoFRA Daniel Le SauxJPN Nissan Motorsports InternationalNissan 200SX+3:34.51 pen
2BEL Pascal GabanBEL Willy LuxBEL Mazda Rally Team BelgiumMazda 323 4WD+5:06.33 pen
3FRA Patrick TauziacFRA Claude PapinJPN RalliartMitsubishi Starion Turbo+7:20.20 pen
ITA Rallye Sanremo
(10–14 October)39 stages
531 km
Tarmac/Gravel1ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale6:06.41
2ITA Alex FiorioITA Luigi PirolloITA Jolly ClubLancia Delta HF Integrale6:07.34
3ITA Dario CerratoITA Giuseppe CerriITA Jolly ClubLancia Delta HF Integrale6:08.35
GBR RAC Rally
(20–24 November)52 stages
602 km
Tarmac/Gravel1FIN Markku AlénFIN Ilkka KivimäkiITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta HF Integrale7:15.37
2FIN Timo SalonenFIN Voitto SilanderJPN Mazda Rally Team EuropeMazda 323 4WD7:19.43
3SWE Björn WaldegårdGBR Fred GallagherJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1657:22.16

Championship for manufacturers

RankManufacturersEventTotal
pointsMCO
MONSWE
SWEPRT
PORKEN
KENFRA
FRAGRC
GRCUSA
USAARG
ARGFIN
FINITA
ITAGBR
GBR1140279371466546632725823918101511141213139147154162
ITA Lancia(20)(20)(20)20(17)202020202020
USA Ford17102014108
DEU Audi7144101412(2)(2)10
JPN Mazda1012961217
JPN Toyota1284814
FRA Renault12488
DEU BMW1312
JPN Nissan176
JPN Subaru810
FRA Peugeot141
DEU Volkswagen644
DEU Opel1012
JPN Suzuki81
JPN Mitsubishi7
ITA Alfa Romeo4
ITA Fiat2

Championship for drivers

RankDriverEventTotal
pointsMCO
MONSWE
SWEPRT
PORKEN
KENFRA
FRAGRC
GRCUSA
USANZL
NZLARG
ARGFIN
FINIvory Coast
CIVITA
ITAGBR
GBR11152863764415336323283092710271126122213211420201616171618151520121212121212121228112911301010101010101037888888436666666504444444445933333333333703372222222222228311111111
ITA Miki Biasion202020201520
FIN Markku Alén20610201020
ITA Alex Fiorio15151215415
SWE Stig Blomqvist158846
FIN Timo Salonen81015
FRA Bruno Saby2012
FRA Didier Auriol2012
SWE Mikael Ericsson1515
ARG Jorge Recalde1620
FRA Yves Loubet1215
ESP Carlos Sainz8684
SWE Kenneth Eriksson1066
AUT Rudi Stohl3810
AUT Sepp Haider20
FRA Alain Ambrosino20
BEL Pascal Gaban115
SWE Björn Waldegård412
KEN Mike Kirkland15
NZL Ray Wilson15
FRA Jean-Pierre Ballet12
SWE Lars-Erik Torph12
SWE Per Eklund12
USA John Buffum12
NZL Malcolm Stewart12
AUT Franz Wittmann Sr.12
FRA Patrick Tauziac12
ITA Dario Cerrato12
FRA Alain Oreille101
ITA Giovanni Del Zoppo38
SWE Erik Johansson10
FIN Hannu Mikkola10
FRA François Chatriot10
AUT Georg Fischer10
AUS David Officer10
FRA Alain Oudit10
FIN Pentti Airikkala10
SWE Håkan Eriksson8
FIN Juha Kankkunen8
NZL Ross Meekings8
CHL José Celsi8
FRA Adolphe Choteau8
DEU Armin Schwarz8
FRA François Chauche6
SWE Björn Johansson6
KEN Ian Duncan6
GRC Jigger6
NZL Marty Roestenburg6
ARG Juan Maria Traverso6
BEL Didier Monin6
MCO Christophe Spiliotis4
SWE Bror Danielsson4
FRG Erwin Weber4
FRA Bernard Béguin4
GRC Stratissino4
JPN Nobuhiro Tajima4
NZL Joe McAndrew4
ARG Marcelo Raies4
ITA Roberto Ambrosoli4
GBR Malcolm Wilson3
PRT Inverno Amaral3
FRA Paul Rouby3
GRC Kóstas Apostolou3
NZL Rod Millen3
JPN Tetsuo Sano3
CHL Claudio Israel3
SWE Harry Joki3
Ivory Coast Soumare Mafell3
AUT Raimund Baumschlager3
SWE Stig-Olov Walfridsson3
SWE Tomas Jansson12
SWE Mats Jonsson12
FRA Pierre Bos2
FIN Sebastian Lindholm2
PRT Carlos Bica2
NZL 'Possum' Bourne2
FRA César Baroni2
BEL Flory Roothaert2
NZL Alan Carter2
NZL Dave Strong2
ARG José Luis Grasso2
Ivory Coast Michel Molinie2
ITA Paola De Martini2
FRA Richard Frau1
KEN Jim Heather-Hayes1
HKG Michael Lieu1
NZL Murray Walker1
CHL Fernando Urrutia1
Ivory Coast Samir Assef1
ITA Paolo Alessandrini1
SWE Kalle Grundel1
Points awarded by finish1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
2015

Cup for production car drivers

RankDriverEventTotal
pointsMCO
MONSWE
SWEPRT
PORKEN
KENFRA
FRAGRC
GRCUSA
USANZL
NZLARG
ARGFIN
FINIvory Coast
CIVITA
ITAGBR
GBR145243330416515613131313131112
BEL Pascal Gaban10131372
ARG Jorge Recalde1310137
ITA Giovanni Del Zoppo10137
BEL Grégoire de Mévius313
SMR Massimo Ercolani555
FRA François Chauche13
SWE Sören Nilsson13
FRA César Baroni13
NZL Dave Strong13
ITA Andrea Aghini13
FRA Richard Frau75

References

  1. "WRC 1988". [[eWRC-results.com]].
  2. "1988 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
  3. Event not included in the Manufacturers' Championship
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