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1990 World Rally Championship

18th season of the FIA World Rally Championship


18th season of the FIA World Rally Championship

Carlos Sainz World Manufacturers' Champion: Lancia The 1990 World Rally Championship was the 18th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 12 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Carlos Sainz in a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165, ahead of Didier Auriol and Juha Kankkunen. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Mitsubishi.

Calendar

Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistancePoints1C23456789101112
21 January25 JanuaryMON 58th Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloMonte CarloMixed28604.63 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
10 February12 FebruarySWE International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow??523.12 kmDrivers only
6 March10 MarchPOR 24th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do PortoEstoril, LisbonMixed39556.10 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
11 April16 AprilKEN 38th Marlboro Safari RallyNairobiGravelN/A4131.40 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
6 May9 MayFRA 34th Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac30602.25 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
3 June6 JuneGRC 37th Acropolis RallyAthensGravel48622.98 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
30 June3 JulyNZL 21st Rothmans Rally of New ZealandManukau, AucklandGravel43599.49 kmDrivers only
24 July28 JulyARG 10th Rally ArgentinaBuenos AiresGravel30599.42 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
23 August26 AugustFIN 40th 1000 Lakes RallyJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel42527.61 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
20 September23 SeptemberAUS 3rd Commonwealth Bank Rally AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaGravel35570.28 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
14 October18 OctoberITA 32nd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaMixed35614.95 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
28 October1 NovemberCIV 22nd Rallye Cote d'IvoireAbidjanGravelN/A3088 kmDrivers only
25 November28 NovemberGBR 46th Lombard RAC RallyHarrogate, North YorkshireGravel41566.27 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
Sources:

Swedish Rally was cancelled due to warm weather and lack of snow.

Teams and drivers

Group A major entries

TeamManufacturerCarTyreDriversCo-driversRoundsLanciaToyotaMazdaMitsubishiAudiGMPeugeotFordSubaruVolkswagenDaihatsuBMWCitroënNissanLadaŠkodaRenaultFiat
ITA Martini LanciaDelta Integrale 16VFIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha Piironen1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12
ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano Siviero1–3, 5, 7–10, 12
FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard Occelli1–2, 4–5, 7–10
ITA Alessandro FiorioITA Luigi Pirollo3, 9
FRA Yves LoubetFRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni4
ITA Jolly ClubITA Dario CerratoITA Giuseppe Cerri1–2, 10
ITA Alessandro FiorioITA Luigi Pirollo5, 8, 10
FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard Occelli12
Belgium Robert DroogmansBelgium Ronny Joosten12
ITA Lancia FinaFRA Bruno SabyFRA Daniel Grataloup1, 4
POR Duriforte SG GigantePOR Carlos BicaPOR Fernando Prata2
GER Lancia DeutschlandGER Ronald HolzerGER Klaus Wendel2, 5
ITA Michele RayneriITA Michele RayneriITA Loris Roggia5–6, 9
GRE "Jigger"GRE "Jigger"GRE Konstantinos Stefanis5
ITA Paola De Martini?ITA Paola De MartiniITA Umberta Gibellini7
SWE Clarion Team EuropeSWE Per EklundSWE Jan-Olof Bohlin8, 12
FIN Team Michelin FinlandFIN Sebastian LindholmFIN Timo Hantunen8
ITA H.F. Grifone SRLITA Piero LiattiITA Luciano Tedeschini10
ITA Astra Racing?ITA Piergiorgio DeilaITA Pierangelo Scalvini10
ITA Città di Castelfranco?ITA Pucci Giuseppe GrossiITA Alessandro Mari10
JPN Toyota Team EuropeCelica GT-4 (ST165)Spain Carlos SainzSpain Luis Moya1–10, 12
SWE Mikael EricssonSWE Claes Billstam1, 3, 5, 8–10
GER Armin SchwarzGER Klaus Wicha1–2, 4, 10, 12
KEN Toyota Team KenyaSWE Björn WaldegårdGBR Fred Gallagher3
UAE Toyota Team Middle EastUAE Mohammed Ben SulayemIRE Ronan Morgan5
ARG Recalde AlpitourARG Jorge RecaldeARG Martin Christie7
FRA Jean-Michel Dionneau?FRA Jean-Michel DionneauFRA Thierry Brion11
SWE Toyota Team SwedenSWE Mats JonssonSWE Anders Olsson12
GBR Toyota Team Great BritainGBR David LlewellinGBR Phil Short12
FRA Patrice ServantCorolla 16V?FRA Patrice ServantFRA David Charbonnel11
FRA Michel Molinié?FRA Michel MoliniéFRA Patrice Lemarie11
FRA Jean-Philippe Bernier?FRA Jean-Philippe BernierFRA Yves Malus11
FRA Adolphe Choteau?FRA Adolphe ChoteauFRA Jean-Pierre Claverie11
JPN Mazda Rally Team Europe323 4WDFIN Timo SalonenFIN Voitto Silander1–2
323 GTX8, 12
323 4WDFIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne Hertz1–2
323 GTX8, 12
323 4WDBEL Grégoire de MeviusBEL Luc Manset2
SWE Arne Hertz9
323 GTXFIN Mikael SundströmFIN Juha Repo8, 12
323 4WDSWE Ingvar CarlssonSWE Per Carlsson6, 9
NZL Mazda Rally Team Asia Pacific?NZL Rod MillenNZL Tony Sircombe6, 9
JPN Mitsubishi RalliartGalant VR-4SWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan Parmander1–2, 5, 8–9, 12
FIN Ari VatanenSWE Bruno Berglund1–2, 5, 8, 12
JPN Mitsubishi Oil CitizenJPN Kenjiro ShinozukaGBR John Meadows3, 11
AUS Ross DunkertonLIT Fred Gocentas6
AUS Steve McKimmie9
FIN Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandFIN Lasse LampiFIN Pentti Kuukkala8
FRA Patrick Tauziac?FRA Patrick TauziacFRA Claude Papin11
GER Audi Sport Europa Team90 QuattroITA Paola De MartiniITA Umberta Gibellini1–2, 4–5, 8–10
AUT Stohl RacingAUT Rudolf StohlAUT Reinhard Kaufmann3, 7
AUT Ernst Rohringer5, 11
FIN VV-Auto?FIN Esa SaarenpääFIN Olli Männistö8
200 Quattro?FIN Risto BuriFIN Jyrki Stenroos8
GBR GM Euro SportKadett GSI 16VGBR Louise Aitken-WalkerSWE Christina Thörner1, 10, 12
Astra GTE2, 4, 6, 9
GBR Vauxhall Dealer SportNova GTEGBR David MetcalfeGBR Ian Grindrod12
FRA Concessionnaires Peugeot France309 GTIFRA François DelecourMON "Tilber"1, 4
205 RallyeFRA Fabien DoenlenFRA Evelyne Merciol4
GBR Peugeot Talbot Sport205 GTI 1.6Great Britain Paul FranklandGB Keith Chipcase12
309 GTIGreat Britain Richard BurnsGB Wayne Goble12
POR Diabolique MotorsportSierra RS CosworthPOR Joaquim SantosPOR Miguel Oliveira2
Belgium Ford Fina Rally TeamBelgium Marc DuezBelgium Alain Lopes2, 4
Sierra RS Cosworth 4x410, 12
GBR Q8 Team FordFIN Pentti AirikkalaIRE Ronan McNamee8, 10, 12
Great Britain Malcolm WilsonGBR Nicky Grist8, 10, 12
ITA Gianfranco CunicoITA Stefano Evangelisti8, 10
ITA Alessandro FiorioITA Luigi Pirollo12
Great Britain Shell Oil UKGreat Britain Jimmy McRaeGB David Senior12
Great Britain Colin McRaeGB Derek Ringer12
JPN Subaru Technica InternationalLegacy RSFIN Markku AlénFIN Ilkka Kivimäki3, 5, 8, 10, 12
NZL Peter 'Possum' BourneNZL Rodger Freeth3, 6, 9
KEN Mike KirklandKEN Surinder Thatthi3, 6
KEN Jim Heather-HayesKEN Anton Levitan3
KEN Ian DuncanKEN Ian Munro3
FRA François ChatriotFRA Michel Périn10
Great Britain Derek WarwickIRE Ronan Morgan12
AUT Vredestein Rally TeamGolf II GTi 16VAUT Raimund BaumschlagerAUT Ruben Zeltner2, 4
GER Volkswagen MotorsportGolf G60 RallyeGER Erwin WeberGER Matthias Feltz5–6, 9
KEN Ryce Motors Ltd.CharadeKEN Ashok PattniKEN Bob Khan3
KEN Steve AnthonyKEN Philip Valentine3
JPN Takeshi HirabayashiKEN Thee Soin3
KEN Guy JackKEN Dave Smith3
FRA Bastos Motul BMWM3 E30FRA François ChatriotFRA Michel Périn4
FRA Citroën SportAX SportFRA Christine DrianoFRA Marie-Christine Lallement4
FRA Laurent PoggiFRA Edouard Buresi4
GRE N.I. Theocharakis200SX?GRE Pavlos MoschoutisGRE Efthimios Sassalos5
FRA Alain AmbrosinoMarch Super Turbo?FRA Alain AmbrosinoFRA Daniel Le Saux11
USSR RSFSRSamara 21083?USSR Vladislav ShtykovUSSR Yuriy Baykov5, 8
USSR Sergey AlyasovUSSR Aleksandr Levitan5
CZE Škoda MotorsportFavorit 136 LCZE Ladislav KřečekCZE Bořivoj Motl5, 10
CZE Pavel SiberaCZE Petr Gross5, 8, 12
FIN Kalevi AhoFIN Timo Hakala8, 10
GBR Škoda GB?NOR John HauglandNOR Petter Vegel12
ARG Marcelo Raies18 GTX?ARG Marcelo RaiesARG Jorge Gonzalez7
ARG Oscar MaccariARG Oscar MaccariARG Carlos Ostaschinsky7
ARG Gabriel MartinRegatta 85?ARG Gabriel MartinARG José Maria Volta7
ARG Fernando MarinoARG Fernando MarinoARG Rodolfo Ghilini7

FIA Group N Cup major entries

TeamManufacturerCarTyreDriversCo-driversRoundsRenaultLanciaAlfa RomeoSubaruToyotaMitsubishiFordMazdaDaihatsu
FRA Simon Racing5 GT TurboFRA Alain OreilleFRA Michel Roissard1–2, 4–7, 9–11
FRA Team DiacFRA Jean RagnottiFRA Gilles Thimonier4
FRA Claude BalesiFRA Jean-Paul Cirindini4
FRA Sylvain PoloFRA Hervé Sauvage4
FRA Bertrand BalasDelta Integrale 16VFRA Bertrand BalasFRA Eric Lainé1
ITA Top RunARG Jorge RecaldeARG Martin Christie2, 5–6, 8–9
ITA Astra RacingURU Gustavo TrellesURU Daniel Muzio2, 5–12
ARG Ernesto SotoARG Jorge del Buono2, 5–9
GBR Walkers Radiators?GBR Steve SmithGBR Brian Hughes12
MON Pierre-Manuel JenotAlfa Romeo 75 Turbo?MON Pierre-Manuel JenotFRA "Slo"1
FRA Alfa Romeo FranceFRA Laurent AlbertiniFRA Ange Pasquali4
KEN Serena HotelsLegacy RSKEN Patrick NjiruKEN David Williamson3
KEN Ian DuncanKEN Ian DuncanKEN Yvonne Mehta5
ITA Toyota Team ItaliaCelica GT-4 (ST165)ITA Gilberto PianezzolaITA Lucio Baggio3, 5–6, 9–10
CMR Viviane EvinaCorolla FX-16V?CMR Viviane EvinaFRA Nathalie Chastagnol11
FIN Pro Sport Rally TeamGalant VR-4FIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Seppo Harjanne6, 8–10, 12
JPN Team Mitsubishi-Ralliart?JPN Kiyoshi InoueJPN Satoshi Hayashi6, 9
AUS Pedders SuspensionAUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Jeremy Browne9
GBR Q8 Team FordSierra RS Cosworth 4x4GBR Gwyndaf EvansGBR Howard Davies8, 10, 12
ITA Ford Italia?ITA Alessandro FassinaITA Massimo Chiapponi10
ITA Rally Team Italia323 GTXBEL Grégoire de MeviusBEL Willy Lux10
GBR Team DaihatsuCharade GTiGBR Terry KabyGBR Kevin Gormley12

Events

Black = TarmacBrown = GravelBlue = Snow/IceRed = Mixed Surface
RoundRally namePodium finishersRankDriverCo DriverTeamCarTime
1MCO Rallye Monte Carlo
(19–25 January)1FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V5:56:52
2ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1655:57:44
3ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:00:31
2PRT Rallye de Portugal
(6–10 March)1ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:17:57
2FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:20:33
3FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:23:08
3KEN Safari Rally
(11–16 April)1SWE Björn WaldegårdGBR Fred GallagherJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1658:39:11
2FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V9:17:23
3SWE Mikael EricssonSWE Claes BillstamJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST16511:26:58
4FRA Tour de Corse
(6–9 May)1FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:45:16
2ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1656:45:52
3FRA François ChatriotFRA Michel PérinFRA Bastos Motul BMWBMW M36:49:05
5GRC Acropolis Rally
(3–6 June)1ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1657:34:44
2FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V7:35:30
3ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V7:37:42
6NZL Rally New Zealand
(30 June – 3 July)1ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1656:48:26
2SWE Ingvar CarlssonSWE Per CarlssonJPN Mazda Rally Team EuropeMazda 323 4WD6:49:57
3FRG Erwin WeberFRG Matthias FeltzFRG Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen Golf Rallye G606:56:24
7ARG Rally Argentina
(24–28 July)1ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:51:27
2ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1656:59:29
3FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V7:26:22
8FIN 1000 Lakes Rally
(23–26 August)1ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1654:40:55
2FIN Ari VatanenSWE Bruno BerglundJPN Mitsubishi Ralliart EuropeMitsubishi Galant VR-44:41:14
3SWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan ParmanderJPN Mitsubishi Ralliart EuropeMitsubishi Galant VR-44:45:53
9AUS Rally Australia
(20–23 September)1FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V5:43:48
2ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1655:45:28
3ITA Alex FiorioITA Luigi PirolloITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V5:49:28
10ITA Rallye Sanremo
(14–18 October)1FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V7:30:38
2FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V7:31:23
3ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1657:32:23
11Ivory Coast Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
(28 October – 1 November)1FRA Patrick TauziacFRA Claude PapinJPN Mitsubishi Ralliart EuropeMitsubishi Galant VR-44:54:00
2AUT Rudi StohlAUT Ernst RöhringerGER Audi SportAudi 90 Quattro5:56:00
3FRA Alain OreilleFRA Michel RoissardFRA Simon RacingRenault 5 GT Turbo6:52:00
12GBR Rally GB
(25–28 November)1ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1655:43:16
2SWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan ParmanderJPN Mitsubishi Ralliart EuropeMitsubishi Galant VR-45:44:58
3ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V5:47:22
Sources:

Results

Driver championship

Pos.DriverMON
MCOPOR
PRTKEN
KENCOR
FRAGRC
GRCNZL
NZLARG
ARGFIN
FINAUS
AUSSRM
ITAIVC
Ivory CoastGBR
GBRPoints1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374Pos.DriverMON
MCOPOR
PRTKEN
KENCOR
FRAGRC
GRCNZL
NZLARG
ARGFIN
FINAUS
AUSSRM
ITAIVC
Ivory CoastGBR
GBRPoints
ESP Carlos Sainz2Ret421121231140
FRA Didier Auriol121Ret3RetRet1595
FIN Juha KankkunenRet322Ret512Ret85
ITA Miki Biasion31Ret31Ret376
SWE Mikael Ericsson734RetRet632
ITA Dario Cerrato44430
AUT Rudi Stohl7Ret4229
SWE Kenneth ErikssonRetRetRet3Ret227
ITA Alex FiorioRet5Ret38925
SWE Ingvar Carlsson2523
FRA Alain Oreille1314813106Ret17322
SWE Björn Waldegård120
FRA Patrick Tauziac120
NZL Peter 'Possum' BourneRet5418
FRA Bruno Saby6416
FIN Ari VatanenRetRetRet2Ret15
FRA François Chatriot3Ret12
DEU Erwin WeberRet3DSQ12
DEU Armin Schwarz5RetRetRet712
AUS Ross Dunkerton4Ret10
FIN Markku AlénRetRet4RetRet10
FRA Alain Ambrosino410
SWE Mats Jonsson410
FIN Tommi Mäkinen611713Ret10
FIN Timo Salonen8Ret6Ret9
URY Gustavo Trelles1197Ret15815RetRet9
PRT Carlos Bica58
JPN Kenjiro Shinozuka5Ret8
AUT Raimund Baumschlager58
ARG Ernesto Soto12Ret5168
ITA Piero Liatti58
FRA Patrice Servant58
ARG Jorge Recalde7Ret8Ret22117
FIN Hannu MikkolaRet6RetRet6
KEN Jim Heather-Hayes66
FRA Laurent Poggi66
ITA Michele Rayneri6Ret6
BEL Grégoire de MeviusRet6Ret6
CIV Michel Molinie66
GBR Colin McRae66
FRA Claude Balesi74
GRC Giannis Vardinogiannis74
ARG Marcelo Raies74
FIN Lasse Lampi74
ITA Piergiorgio Deila74
FRA Jean-Philippe Bernier74
BEL Marc Duez8Ret3
KEN Patrick Njiru83
KEN Ian DuncanRet83
ARG Gabriel Martin83
FIN Sebastian Lindholm83
CMR Viviane Evina83
GBR David Llewellin83
ITA Paola de MartiniRet169RetWD32RetRet2
FRA François Delecour9Ret2
PRT Joaquim Santos92
KEN Ashok Pattni92
ITA Gilberto Pianezzola1392
ARG Oscar Maccari92
FIN Esa Saarenpää92
JPN Kiyoshi Inoue92
ITA Giuseppe Grossi92
FRA Jean-Michel Dionneau92
FRA Bertrand Balas101
DEU Ronald Holzer101
KEN Steve Anthony101
FRA Sylvain Polo101
GRC Pavlos Moschoutis101
ARG Fernando Marino101
FIN Risto Buri101
AUS Ed Ordynski101
ITA Alessandro Fassina101
CIV Adolphe Choteau101
BEL Robert Droogmans101
Sources:

Manufacturer championship

Pos.ManufacturerMON
MCOPOR
PRTKEN
KENCOR
FRAGRC
GRCARG
ARGFIN
FINAUS
AUSSRM
ITAGBR
GBRPoints113721313564435306247248229141010118128136143152162Pos.ManufacturerMON
MCOPOR
PRTKEN
KENCOR
FRAGRC
GRCARG
ARGFIN
FINAUS
AUSSRM
ITAGBR
GBRPoints
ITA Lancia1121215113
JPN Toyota212121231
JPN Mitsubishi5272
JPN Subaru6844
JPN Mazda8665
FRA Renault76
GER Audi7949
GBR Ford896
GER BMW3
GER Volkswagen5
FRA Citroën6
ARG Renault Argentina7
ARG Fiat Argentina8
JPN Daihatsu9
FRA Peugeot9
JPN Nissan10
Sources:

References

References

  1. "WRC 1990". [[eWRC-results.com]].
  2. "1990 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
  3. "WRC 1990". [[eWRC-results.com]].
  4. "1990 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
  5. "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1990". Motorsport Stats.
  6. "Season 1990 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
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