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1993 World Rally Championship

21st season of the FIA World Rally Championship


21st season of the FIA World Rally Championship

Juha Kankkunen World Manufacturers' Champion: Toyota

The 1993 World Rally Championship was the 21st season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies. Juha Kankkunen won his fourth drivers' world championship in a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD, ahead of François Delecour and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Toyota, ahead of Ford and Subaru.

Lancia dropped the Martini Racing works team, while the Lancia Delta continued through privateers Jolly Club and Astra Racing.

Regulation changes

  • For the first time, all rounds of the championship counted towards both drivers' and manufacturers' championships.
  • Each manufacturer had to register a team and nominate the drivers 30 days before each event to score points for the manufacturers' championship.

Calendar

Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistance12345678910111213
23 January27 JanuaryMON 61st Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloMonte CarloMixed22593.62 km
12 February14 FebruarySWE 42nd International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow28519.63 km
3 March6 MarchPOR 27th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do PortoEstoril, LisbonMixed38576.13 km
8 April12 AprilKEN 41st Trust Bank Safari RallyNairobiGravel282116.50 km
2 May4 MayFRA 37th Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac24556.42 km
30 May1 JuneGRC 40th Acropolis RallyAthensGravel36545.39 km
14 July17 JulyARG 13th Rally YPF ArgentinaCarlos Paz, CórdobaGravel25507.13 km
5 August8 AugustNZL 24th Rothmans Rally New ZealandManukau, AucklandGravel36562.74 km
27 August29 AugustFIN 43rd 1000 Lakes RallyJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel35507.53 km
18 September21 SeptemberAUS 6th Telecom Rally AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaGravel34550.72 km
11 October13 OctoberITA 35th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaTarmac28548.90 km
2 November4 NovemberESP 29th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de EspañaLloret de Mar, CataloniaTarmac29513.60 km
21 November24 NovemberGBR 49th Network Q RAC RallyBirmingham, West MidlandsGravel35547.94 km
Sources:

Teams and drivers

Manufacturer entries

TeamManufacturerCarTyreDriverCo-DriverRoundsLanciaToyotaFordSubaruMitsubishi
ITA Jolly ClubDelta HF IntegraleSpain Carlos SainzSpain Luis Moya1, 3, 5–8, 10–11
12
ITA Andrea AghiniITA Sauro Farnocchia1, 3
5–6, 11
URU Gustavo TrellesARG Jorge Del Buono6–8, 12
ITA Dario CerratoITA Luciano Guizzardi11
ITA Astra RacingFinland Tommi MäkinenFIN Seppo Harjanne2, 6, 9
ITA Alessandro FiorioITA Vittorio Brambilla3, 6, 11–12
ARG Jorge RecaldeARG Martin Christie3
JPN Toyota Castrol TeamCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185)France Didier AuriolFRA Bernard Occelli1–2, 4–7, 9–10
FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha Piironen1–2, 4, 6
GBR Nicky Grist7–8, 10, 12–13
FRA Denis Giraudet9
SWE Mats JonssonSWE Lars Bäckman2, 13
Celica GT-4 (ST165)SWE 'Gullabo'SWE Ingemar Algerstedt2
Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185)Finland Markku AlénFinland Ilkka Kivimäki4
KEN Ian DuncanKEN David Williamson4
JPN Yasuhiro IwaseKEN Sudhir Vinayak4
FRA François ChatriotFRA Denis Giraudet5
FRA Yves LoubetFRA Didier Breton5
Finland Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne Hertz9
GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Escort RS CosworthITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano Siviero1, 3, 5–8, 10–12
FRA François DelecourFRA Daniel Grataloup1, 3, 5–6, 8, 10–13
SWE Mikael EricssonSWE Christina Thörner2
Finland Sebastian LindholmFIN Timo Hantunen2
Great Britain Malcolm WilsonGB Bryan Thomas2, 9
POR Fernando PeresPOR Ricardo Caldeira3
ARG Carlos Menem jr.ARG Victor Zucchini7
JPN 555 Subaru WRTLegacy RSGreat Britain Colin McRaeGB Derek Ringer2–3, 5–6, 8, 10, 13
Vivio Sedan 4WD4
Impreza 55513
Legacy RSFinland Hannu MikkolaSWE Bruno Berglund2
SWE Per EklundSWE Johnny Johansson2
Finland Markku AlénFinland Ilkka Kivimäki3
Impreza 5559
Vivio Sedan 4WDKEN Patrick NjiruKEN Rick Mathews4
JPN Masashi IshidaKEN Mohammed Verjee4
Legacy RSFinland Ari VatanenSWE Bruno Berglund6, 8, 10
Impreza 5559, 13
Legacy RSNZL Peter 'Possum' BourneNZL Rodger Freeth8, 10
ITA Piero LiattiITA Alessandro Alessandrini11
Great Britain Richard BurnsGB Robert Reid13
Great Britain Alister McRaeGB David Senior13
JPN Mitsubishi RalliartLancer Evo IGER Armin SchwarzGBR Nicky Grist1, 3, 6, 9
GER Peter Thul13
SWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan Parmander1, 3, 6, 9, 13
Galant VR-4 (Grp. N)Finland Jarmo KytölehtoFinland Arto Kapanen2, 9
SWE Stig-Olov WalfridssonSWE Gunnar Barth2
SWE Kenneth BäcklundSWE Tord Andersson2
Lancer Evo IJPN Kenjiro ShinozukaFIN Pentti Kuukkala4
?AUS Ross DunkertonLIT Fred Gocentas8, 10

Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturersTeamManufacturerCarTyreDriversCo-driversRoundsŠkodaOpelFordCitroënPeugeotAudiMazdaToyotaLanciaRenaultDaihatsuSubaruVolkswagenNissanLadaFiatMitsubishiHondaSuzukiVauxhall
CZE Škoda MotorsportFavorit 136 LCZE Pavel SiberaCZE Petr Gross1–3, 5, 9, 11–13
CZE Emil TrinerCZE Jiří Klíma1–3, 5, 9, 11–13
CZE Vladimír BergerCZE Martin Hruška13
GBR Mick SmithGBR Nick Middleton13
BEL Opel Team BelgiumAstra GSi 16VBelgium Bruno ThiryBEL Stéphane Prévot1–3, 9, 11–12
SWE Opel Team Sweden?SWE Per SvanSWE Johan Olsson2
ESP Opel Team EspañaSpain Josep María BardoletSpain Joaquim Muntada12
Spain Luis ClimentSpain José Antonio Muñoz12
SWE Opel Team SwedenCalibra Turbo 4x4SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Benny Melander2
NED Opel Dealer Team HollandNED Erwin DoctorNED Theo Badenberg12
SUI Scuderia Chicco d'OroSierra RS Cosworth 4x4SUI Olivier BurriSUI Christophe Hofmann1
POR RodamsportPOR José MiguelPOR António Manuel3
DEN Helle MotorsportEscort RS Cosworth?DEN Holger HelleDEN Karsten Richardt1
FRA YaccoFRA Bernard BéguinFRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni5
NZL Brian StokesNZL Brian StokesNZL Jeff Judd8
FIN Ford Team FinlandFIN Sebastian LindholmFIN Timo Hantunen9, 13
ITA Ford ItaliaITA Gianfranco CunicoITA Stefano Evangelisti11
BEL Bastos Ford CreditBEL Patrick SnijersBEL Dany Colebunders11
GBR Michelin Pilot Team FordGreat Britain Malcolm WilsonGB Bryan Thomas13
Great Britain Robbie HeadGB Campbell Roy13
FRA Automobiles CitroënZX 16VFRA Patrick MagaudFRA Guylène Brun1
AX GTIFRA Christine DrianoFRA Marie-Christine Lallement1, 3, 5–8, 11
SWE Skepptuna MKBX GTI 16S?SWE Magnus GustavssonSWE Kenneth Göransson2
POR AxergieAX GTIPOR Adruzilo LopesPOR Luís Lisboa3
FRA Peugeot Sport309 GTI 16FRA Jean-Pierre BalletFRA Jean-Pierre Dupont1
106 XSiFRA Gilles PanizziFRA Hervé Panizzi5
FRA Christian BruziFRA Jean-Jacques Pages5
ITA Peugeot Team ItaliaITA Angelo MedeghiniITA Paolo Cecchini11
ITA Paolo AndreucciITA Paolo Amati11
FRA Peugeot Talbot SportSpain Oriol GómezSpain Marc Martí12
309 GTI 16Great Britain Mark LawnGB Steve Harris13
AUT SMS AG Revo IngenieureCoupé S2AUT Sepp HaiderAUT Klaus Wendel2, 8, 10
AUT Stohl RacingAUT Rudolf StohlAUT Peter Diekmann4, 6–7
90 QuattroAUT Manfred StohlGER Kay Gerlach4, 7
SWE Q8 Team Mazda Dealer323 GT-RSWE 'Nalle'SWE Anders Olsson2
SWE Wessman Rally Sport?SWE Håkan ErikssonSWE Jan Svanström2
NZL Allport Motorsport?NZL Neil AllportNZL Jim Robb8
NOR KNA OsloToyota Celica GT-4 (ST165)NOR Birger GundersenNOR Petter Vegel2
KEN Top Wheels?KEN Jonathan ToroitichKEN Ibrahim Choge4
ZIM Billy Rautenbach?ZIM Billy RautenbachKEN Surinder Thatthi4
FIN Marcus GrönholmCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185)FIN Marcus GrönholmFIN Voitto Silander9
SWE Vännäs MKSWE Thomas RådströmSWE Anders Dawidson9
AUS Toyota Team Australia?AUS Neal BatesAUS Coral Taylor10
POR Duriforte ConstruçõesDelta HF IntegralePOR Jorge BicaPOR João Sena3
GRE Konstantinos ApostolouGRE Konstantinos ApostolouGRE Mihalis Kriadis6
GRE Nikos Tsadaris?GRE Nikos TsadarisGRE Elias Kafaoglou6
ITA H.F. Grifone SRLITA Piero LonghiITA Flavio Zanella11
ITA Gilberto PianezzolaITA Loris Roggia11, 13
CZE Večerník PrahaCZE Ladislav KřečekCZE Jan Krečman11
POR Renault GalpClio 1.8 16VPOR José Carlos MacedoPOR Miguel Borges3
FRA Société DiacClio WilliamsFrance Alain OreilleFRA Jean-Marc Andrié5
FRA Jean RagnottiFRA Gilles Thimonier5
FRA Serge JordanFRA Jack Boyère5
FRA Claude BalesiFRA Jean-Paul Cirindini5
GRE "Leonidas"GRE "Leonidas"GRE Maria Pavli-Korre6
ARG Gabriel Raies18 GTX?ARG Gabriel RaiesARG Jose Maria Volta7
ARG Juan Pablo Raies?ARG Juan Pablo RaiesARG Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz7
KEN Ryce Motors Ltd.CharadeKEN Marco BrighettiKEN Abdul Sidi4
KEN Guy JackGB Des Page-Morris4
KEN Ashok PattniKEN Zahid Mogul4
KEN Azar AnwarLegacy RS?KEN Azar AnwarKEN Shailen Shah4
FRA Frédéric DorFRA Frédéric DorFRA Philippe Viale5
NZL Joe McAndrewNZL Joe McAndrewNZL Bob Haldane8
GBR KaliberGBR Kenny McKinstryGBR Robbie Philpott12
KEN Chemigas LimitedGolf II GTi 16V?KEN Sammy AslamKEN Farakh Yusuf4
GBR Shell Helix Motor OilsGBR Jimmy McRaeGBR Chris Wood13
BEL Autostal DuindistelSunny GTI-R?BEL Gaby GoudezeuneBEL Filip De Pelsemaeker6
BEL Nissan Belgium Rally TeamSunny GTiBEL Grégoire de MeviusBEL Willy Lux13
RUS Autovaz RallySamara 21083?RUS Sergey AlyasovRUS Aleksandr Levitan6, 9, 13
RUS Vladislav ShtykovRUS Yuriy Baykov6
RUS Aleksandr NikonenkoRUS Sergey Talantsev6, 9
RUS Aleksandr ArtemenkoRUS Viktor Timkovskiy8–9, 13
ARG José CecchetoRegatta?ARG José CecchetoARG Justo Carrera7
ARG Carlos MalarczukARG Carlos MalarczukARG Jorge Gonzalez7
FIN Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandGalant VR-4FIN Lasse LampiFIN Pentti Kuukkala9
FIN Blue Rose Team?FIN Mika SohlbergFIN Risto Mannisenmäki9
INA Indonesia Rally Team?INA Tony HardiantoINA Teddy Kurnadi10
INA Ledi KurnadiINA Raphael Arioseno10
USA MIT MotorsportCivic SiR?USA John BuffumGBR Steve Greenhill10
JPN Suzuki SportSwift GTi MK2?JPN Nobuhiro TajimaAUS Ross Runnalls10
MYS Team Suzuki MalaysiaAUS Russell PalmerAUS Brian Harwood10
GBR Vauxhall MotorsportAstra GSI 16VGBR David LlewellinGBR Ian Grindrod13
GBR Mark HigginsGBR Mike Corner13

FIA Group N Cup major entries

TeamManufacturerCarTyreDriversCo-driversRoundsLanciaFordMitsubishiMazdaSubaruToyotaRenaultBMWNissanPeugeot
MON Christophe SpiliotisDelta HF IntegraleMON Christophe SpiliotisFRA Hervé Thibaud1
POR Ramiro FernandesDelta Integrale 16V?POR Ramiro FernandesPOR Monteiro Cruz3
FRA Jean-Baptiste SerpaggiEscort RS Cosworth?FRA Jean-Baptiste SerpaggiFRA Francis Serpaggi1, 5
ITA Mirabella Racing?ITA Andrea DallavillaITA Danilo Fappani1, 11
GBR Marlboro Team FordUAE Mohammed Ben SulayemIRE Ronan Morgan1–2, 6–7, 11–12
POR António CoutinhoPOR António CoutinhoPOR Cândido Júnior3
POR António Manuel5
POR Paulo Brandão7
POR Luís Lisboa11–12
ITA Ford Italia?ITA Giovanni ManfrinatoITA Claudio Condotta5, 11
ITA Renato Travaglia?ITA Renato TravagliaITA Alessandro Mari11
ITA Sanremo Promo Sport?MON Christophe SpiliotisFRA Hervé Thibaud11
GBR Shell Helix Motor OilsGBR Gwyndaf EvansGBR Howard Davies13
GBR Jonny MilnerGBR Steve Turvey13
GER Mitsubishi Motors DeutschlandGalant VR-4GER Isolde HolderiedSWE Christina Thörner1
JPN Mitsubishi RalliartSWE Kenneth BäcklundSWE Tord Andersson2
FIN Jarmo KytölehtoFIN Arto Kapanen2, 9
SWE Stig-Olov WalfridssonSWE Gunnar Barth2
FIN Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandFIN Jouko PuhakkaFIN Keijo Eerola9
JPN Yoshio FujimotoLancer Evo IJPN Yoshio FujimotoJPN Hakaru Ichino8, 10
HKG Michael Lieu?HKG Michael LieuMALAYSIA Edmond Lim8, 10
AUS Les Walkden RacingAUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Mark Stacey10
JPN Kiyoshi Inoue?JPN Kiyoshi InoueJPN Satoshi Hayashi10
AUS Melbourne University Car Club?AUS David OfficerAUS Kate Officer10
ITA Rally Team Italia323 GT-RITA Alessandro FassinaITA Luigi Pirollo3, 6, 8, 11–12
GRE Notis GiagnissisGRE Notis GiagnissisGRE Giorgos Kerantzakis6
GRE Pavlos MoschoutisGRE Pavlos MoschoutisGRE Kóstas Fertakis6
AUT Stefan ReiningerLegacy RSAUT Stefan ReiningerAUT Rudolf Brandstätter3–4
GBR Simon Young6–7
KEN Hasmat Shamji?KEN Hasmat ShamjiKEN Peter Stone4
GBR Mike Rimmer?GBR Mike RimmerGBR Chris Patterson13
JPN Morio NittaCelica GT-4 (ST165)?JPN Morio NittaKEN Dave Macharia4
FRA Société DiacClio WilliamsFRA Serge JordanFRA Jack Boyère5
ESP Escudería PurroyClio 16V?ESP Javier AzconaITA Inma Vittorini12
FRA Guy Fiori325i E30FRA Guy FioriFRA Mario Bastelica5
BOL Sergio KoskyPulsar GTi-R?BOL Sergio KoskyBOL Jorge Vargas7
ESP Peña Motorista 10xHora309 GTIESP Jordi SerracantaESP Pau Serracanta12

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.DriverMON
MONSWE
SWEPOR
PORKEN
KENFRA
FRAGRE
GREARG
ARGNZL
NZLFIN
FINAUS
AUSITA
ITAESP
ESPGBR
GBRPts1135211239247655064173883592810261125122313221422152016181716181519=1219=1219=1219=12231224=1024=1024=1027=827=827=830731=631=631=631=631=631=631=638=438=438=438=438=438=444445=345=345=345=345=345=345=345=345=345=355=255=255=255=255=255=255=255=255=255=265=165=165=165=165=165=165=165=165=165=1Pos.DriverMON
MONSWE
SWEPOR
PORKEN
KENFRA
FRAGRE
GREARG
ARGNZL
NZLFIN
FINAUS
AUSITA
ITAESP
ESPGBR
GBRPts
Finland Juha Kankkunen(5)21Ret151131
France François Delecour211Ret23Ret14
France Didier Auriol1Ret2Ret333Ret26
Italy Miki Biasion32712RetRetRet4
Great Britain Colin McRae37Ret4Ret16Ret
Sweden Kenneth Eriksson45Ret52
Finland Ari VatanenRetRet225
Spain Carlos Sainz14Ret42Ret4RetRetRet
Uruguay Gustavo Trelles5476
Finland Tommi Mäkinen464
Finland Markku Alén42Ret
Germany Armin Schwarz6Ret398
Sweden Mats Jonsson19
Italy Andrea AghiniRet3Ret4Ret
Italy Gianfranco Cunico1
Italy Alex Fiorio67Ret5
Belgium Bruno Thiry810RetRet1857
Belgium Patrick Snijers2
Kenya Ian Duncan3
France François Chatriot3
Italy Gilberto Pianezzola3Ret
Great Britain Malcolm WilsonRetRet3
AUT Sepp Haider7Ret5
Japan Yasuhiro Iwase4
Australia Ross DunkertonRet4
Italy Piero Liatti4
Sweden Björn 'Nalle' Johansson5
Kenya Guy Jack5
ARG Carlos Menem, Jr.Ret5
AUT Rudolf Stohl8Ret7
Sweden Per Eklund6
Kenya Ashok Pattni6
France Bernard Béguin6
UAE Mohammed Ben SulayemRetRetRet617Ret
New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne6Ret
Finland Sebastian Lindholm6Ret
Italy Renato Travaglia6
SUI Olivier Burri7
Kenya Marco Brighetti7
Finland Hannu MikkolaRet7
Australia Ed Ordynski7
Italy Andrea DallavillaRet7
Great Britain Richard Burns7
Italy Alex Fassina910111014
Sweden Kenneth Bäcklund8
Portugal Jorge Bica8
France Jean Ragnotti8
GRE Konstantinos Apostolou8
Portugal António Coutinho1215815Ret
New Zealand Neil Allport8
Finland Lasse Lampi8
Australia Neal Bates8
Italy Angelo Medeghini8
Spain Luís Climent8
MON Christophe Spiliotis9Ret
Finland Jarmo Kytölehto911
Kenya Hasmat Shamji9
France Alain Oreille9
GRE Níkos Tsadaris9
ARG Gabriel Raies9
New Zealand Joe McAndrew9
Japan Kiyoshi Inoue9
Belgium Freddy Loix9
Spain Josep María Bardolet9
France Jean-Baptiste Serpaggi10Ret
Sweden Per Svan10
AUT Manfred Stohl1012
Italy Giovanni Manfrinato10Ret
ARG José Ceccheto10
Japan Yoshio Fujimoto10Ret
Finland Marcus Grönholm10
Australia David Officer10
Spain Oriol Gómez10
Great Britain Alister McRaeRet10

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Manufacturers' championship

Pos.ManufacturerMON
MONSWE
SWEPOR
PORKEN
KENFRA
FRAGRE
GREARG
ARGNZL
NZLFIN
FINAUS
AUSITA
ITAESP
ESPGBR
GBRPoints12345Pos.ManufacturerMON
MONSWE
SWEPOR
PORKEN
KENFRA
FRAGRE
GREARG
ARGNZL
NZLFIN
FINAUS
AUSITA
ITAESP
ESPGBR
GBRPoints
JPN Toyota11121(3)111157
GBR Ford211122(3)13145
JPN Subaru34512255112
JPN Mitsubishi485354286
ITA Lancia34244675

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Events

Black = TarmacBrown = GravelBlue = Ice/SnowRed = Mixed Surface
Rally NameDates runPodium Drivers (Finishing Time)Podium Cars
Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo21 January–27 January
Sweden Swedish Rally12 February–14 February
Portugal Rallye de Portugal3 March–6 March
Kenya Safari Rally8 April–12 April
France Tour de Corse2 May–4 May
Greece Acropolis Rally30 May–1 June
Argentina Rally Argentina14 July–17 July
New Zealand Rally New Zealand5 August–8 August
Finland 1000 Lakes Rally27 August–29 August
Australia Rally Australia18 September–21 September
Italy Rallye Sanremo11 October–13 October
Spain Rally Catalunya2 November–4 November
United Kingdom RAC Rally21 November–24 November

References

References

  1. "WRC 1993". [[eWRC-results.com]].
  2. "1993 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
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