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1995 World Rally Championship

23rd season of the FIA World Rally Championship

Colin McRae World Manufacturers' Champion: Subaru The 1995 World Rally Championship was the 23rd season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 8 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Colin McRae in a Subaru Impreza 555, ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Subaru.

Toyota was caught using illegal turbo restrictors at the Rally Catalunya and were given a one-year ban by the FIA. FIA president Max Mosley called the illegal turbo restrictor "the most sophisticated device I've ever seen in 30 years of motor sports." Toyota and their drivers, Juha Kankkunen, Didier Auriol and Armin Schwarz, were also stripped of all points in the championships. Kankkunen had been in contention for the drivers' world title. Mosley stated that "there is no suggestion the drivers were aware of what was going on."

Calendar

The 1995 championship was contested over Eight rounds in Europe and Oceania.

Rd.	Start date	Finish date	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages
23 January	26 January	MON 63rd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo	Monte Carlo	Mixed	21	546.80 km
10 February	12 February	SWE 44th International Swedish Rally	Karlstad, Värmland County	Snow	25	501.12 km
8 March	10 March	POR 29th TAP Rallye de Portugal	Figueira da Foz, Coimbra	Gravel	33	476.56 km
3 May	5 May	FRA 39th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France	Ajaccio, Corsica	Tarmac	22	481.17 km
27 July	30 July	NZL 26th Smokefree Rally New Zealand	Manukau, Auckland	Gravel	33	560.89 km
15 September	18 September	AUS 8th Telstra Rally Australia	Perth, Western Australia	Gravel	30	503.88 km
23 October	25 October	ESP 31st Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España	Lloret de Mar, Catalonia	Tarmac	23	474.35 km
19 November	22 November	GBR 51st Network Q RAC Rally	Chester, Cheshire	Gravel	28	510.70 km
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Teams and drivers

Manufacturer entries

Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	No.	Driver	Co-Driver
JPN Toyota Castrol Team	Celica GT-Four (ST205)		1	France Didier Auriol	FRA Bernard Occelli	1–3
FRA Denis Giraudet	4–7
2	FIN Juha Kankkunen	GBR Nicky Grist	1–7
3	GER Armin Schwarz	GER Klaus Wicha	1–7
14	SWE Thomas Rådström	SWE Lars Bäckman	2
JPN Yoshio Fujimoto	SWE Arne Hertz	6
15	5
JPN 555 Subaru WRT	Impreza 555		4	Great Britain Colin McRae	GB Derek Ringer	All
5	Spain Carlos Sainz	Spain Luis Moya	1–4, 6–8
6	ITA Piero Liatti	ITA Alessandro Alessandrini	1, 4, 7
SWE Mats Jonsson	SWE Johnny Johansson	2
Great Britain Richard Burns	GB Robert Reid	3, 8
NZL Peter 'Possum' Bourne	NZL Tony Sircombe	5–6
14	Great Britain Richard Burns	GB Robert Reid	5
USA R.A.S. Ford	Escort RS Cosworth		7	FRA François Delecour	FRA Daniel Grataloup	All
8	BEL Bruno Thiry	BEL Stéphane Prévot	All
9	SWE Stig Blomqvist	SWE Benny Melander	2
ITA Alessandro Fiorio	ITA Vittorio Brambilla	3
France Patrick Bernardini	FRA Jean-Marc Andrié	4
NZL Neil Allport	NZL Craig Vincent	5
Great Britain Malcolm Wilson	GB Bryan Thomas	8
Escort RS Cosworth (Grp. N)	30	CAN Jason Priestley	USA Kevin Caffrey	6
JPN Mitsubishi Ralliart	Lancer Evo II		10	SWE Kenneth Eriksson	SWE Staffan Parmander	2
Lancer Evo III	5–6, 8
Lancer Evo II (Grp. N)		GER Isolde Holderied	SWE Tina Thörner	3–4
Lancer Evo II		11	Finland Tommi Mäkinen	FIN Seppo Harjanne	1–2
Lancer Evo III	4–8
Lancer Evo II (Grp. N)		ARG Jorge Recalde	ARG Martin Christie	3
Lancer Evo II		12	ITA Andrea Aghini	ITA Sauro Farnocchia	1
Lancer Evo III	4, 7
Lancer Evo II (Grp. N)		POR Rui Madeira	POR Nuno Rodrigues da Silva	3
Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)	7–8
?	AUS Ed Ordynski	AUS Mark Stacey	5–6

Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturers	Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	Drivers
FRA Société Diac	Clio Maxi		FRA Jean Ragnotti	FRA Gilles Thimonier	1, 4
FRA Philippe Bugalski	FRA Renaud Thierry	1
FRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni	4
POR Renault Gest Galp	POR José Carlos Macedo	POR Miguel Borges	3
POR Pedro Azeredo	POR Fernando Prata	3
ESP Renault Competicion	Spain Oriol Gómez	Spain Marc Martí	7
GBR Renault Dealer Rallying UK	France Alain Oreille	FRA Jack Boyère	8
GBR Robbie Head	GBR Terry Harryman	8
SLO Darko Peljhan	Golf G60 Rallye	?	SLO Darko Peljhan	SLO Miran Kacin	1
SWE Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden	Golf III GTi 16V	?	SWE Harry Joki	SWE Per Carlsson	2
SWE Joakim Andersson	SWE Göran Nyström	2
GBR S.B.G. Sport	Golf III Kit Car		FIN Tapio Laukkanen	FIN Risto Mannisenmäki	8
DEN Autostal Duindistel	Calibra Turbo 4x4	?	DEN Henrik Lundgaard	DEN Freddy Pedersen	1
SWE Opel Team Sweden	Astra GSi 16V	?	SWE Per Svan	SWE Johan Olsson	2
BEL Opel Team Belgium		Belgium Freddy Loix	BEL Sven Smeets	3–4
AUT Remus Racing	?	AUT Kris Rosenberger	GER Hans-Dieter Stock	7
ITA Maurizio Verini	Delta HF Integrale		ITA Maurizio Verini	ITA Enrico Roveda	1
POR Duriforte Construções		POR Jorge Bica	POR João Sena	3
FRA Daniel Ducruet	?	FRA Daniel Ducruet	MON Freddy Delorme	7
ESP Gamace MC Competición		ESP Pedro Javier Diego	ESP Icíar Muguerza	7
ITA V.I.P Motorsport	306 S16	?	ITA Piergiorgio Deila	ITA Pierangelo Scalvini	1, 3
FRA Peugeot Sport		FRA Fabien Doenlen	FRA Hervé Sauvage	4
FRA Gilles Panizzi	FRA Hervé Panizzi	4
ESP Peugeot Sport España	?	ESP Borja Moratal	ESP Alfredo Rodríguez	7
GER Nikolai Burkart	Sunny GTi		GER Nikolai Burkart	GER Regine Rausch	1, 3
GBR Nissan F2		BEL Grégoire de Mevius	BEL Jean-Marc Fortin	3
?	FIN Jarmo Kytölehto	FIN Arto Kapanen	8
NZL Argyle Autos	Pulsar GTi-R	?	NZL Geoff Argyle	NZL Raymond Bennett	5
FRA Kremlyovskaya	Impreza 555	?	FRA Yvan Postel	FRA Olivier Peyret	1, 4, 7
INA Indonesia Rally Team	?	INA Tony Hardianto	INA Anthony Sarwono	6
?	INA Irvan Gading	INA Karel Harilatu	6
NZL Joe McAndrew	Legacy RS	?	NZL Joe McAndrew	NZL Bob Haldane	5
SUI Christian Jaquillard	Escort RS Cosworth	?	SUI Christian Jaquillard	SUI Christiane Jaquillard	1
POR Totta Peres Competição	?	POR Fernando Peres	POR Ricardo Caldeira	3
AUT Remus Racing	?	AUT Kris Rosenberger	AUT Siegfried Schwarz	3–4
NZL Brian Stokes		NZL Brian Stokes	NZL Ian Latham	5
INA Bank Utama Rally Team	?	INA Pratikto Singgih	GBR Phil Mills	6
BEL Belgacom Rally Team		BEL Grégoire de Mevius	BEL Jean-Marc Fortin	8
GBR Jonny Milner		GBR Jonny Milner	GBR Steve Turvey	8
GBR Alister McRae	?	GBR Alister McRae	GBR David Senior	8
GBR Ford Motorsport	Escort RS 2000 MKVI		GBR Gwyndaf Evans	GBR Howard Davies	8
FIN Ford Team Finland		FIN Sebastian Lindholm	FIN Ilkka Riipinen	8
SWE Toyota Castrol Team Sweden	Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185)		SWE 'Gullabo'	SWE Ingemar Algerstedt	2
ITA H.F. Grifone SRL		FIN Marcus Grönholm	FIN Voitto Silander	2–3
FIN Timo Rautiainen	5
	ITA Andrea Navarra	ITA Renzo Casazza	8
Celica GT-Four (ST205)	7
AUS Toyota Team Australia	?	AUS Neal Bates	AUS Coral Taylor	6
URU Gustavo Trelles		URU Gustavo Trelles	ARG Jorge Del Buono	7
FIN Finnish Junior Rally Team	Astra GSI 16V	?	FIN Jarmo Kytölehto	FIN Arto Kapanen	2
CZE Škoda Motorsport	Felicia Kit Car		SWE 'Nalle'	SWE Anders Olsson	2
CZE Pavel Sibera	CZE Petr Gross	2–4, 8
CZE Emil Triner	CZE Pavel Štanc	2–4
SWE Stig Blomqvist	SWE Benny Melander	8
SWE Mazda Team Sweden	323 GT-R	?	SWE Dick Larsson	SWE Raymond Wessman	2
SWE Tony Bergdahl	SWE Kent Jansson	2
SWE Autopower	Coupé S2	?	SWE Peter Friberg	SWE Benny Locander	2
AUT Stohl Racing		AUT Manfred Stohl	GER Jürgen Bertl	3
AUT Reinhard Kaufmann	8
AUT Rudolf Stohl	GER Jürgen Bertl	8
INA Bank Utama Rally Team	?	INA Ari Sigit Harjojudanto	AUS Fredrik Thomas	6
Spain SEAT Sport	Ibiza GTi 16V		GER Erwin Weber	GER Manfred Hiemer	3
ESP Antonio Rius	ESP Manuel Casanova	3, 7
ESP Jordi Ventura Manté	ESP Joan Sureda	7
NZ Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand	Lancer Evo I	?	NZ Mark Leonard	NZ Garry Cowan	5
AUS Michael Guest	Lancer Evo II	?	AUS Michael Guest	AUS Steve O'Brien-Pounde	6
AUS David Officer	?	AUS David Officer	AUS Kate Officer	6
JPN Silverstone Suzuki Sport	Cultus GTI	S	JPN Nobuhiro Tajima	AUS Ross Runnalls	5
Swift GTi MK2	6
TAI SanYang MIT Motorsport	Civic VTi	?	AUS Leigh Hynes	AUS Glenn Macneall	5–6
TAI Dai-wei Yein	NZ Judy de Leeuwe	5
TAI Ching-jung Kao	TAI Huan-shan Lai	6
AUS Hyundai Rally Sport	Lantra	?	AUS Wayne Bell	AUS Iain Stewart	6
AUS Rod Turnbull	AUS David Sinclair	6
AUS Daihatsu Australia	Charade GTi	?	AUS Robert Nicoli	AUS Brian Harwood	6
AUS Ross Mackenzie	AUS Tony Floyd	6
KOR Kia Motorsport Korea	Sephia	?	AUS Rob Herridge	AUS David Hynes	6
KOR Park Jeong-Ryong	AUS Duncan Jordan	6
ESP Citroën Hispania	ZX 16V		ESP Jesús Puras	ESP Carlos del Barrio	7
ESP Escudería Baix Empordà	M3 E30		ESP Josep Bassas	ESP Antonio Rodríguez	7

Group N Cup Entries

Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Co-drivers
GER Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany	Lancer Evo II		GER Isolde Holderied	SWE Christina Thörner	1, 3–6, 8
Lancer Evo III	7
Lancer Evo II	POR Rui Madeira	POR Nuno Rodrigues da Silva	1, 3–6
Lancer Evo III	7–8
Lancer Evo II	ARG Jorge Recalde	ARG Martin Christie	3–6
Lancer Evo III	7
GER Kathrein Renn- und Rallye Team	Lancer Evo II	?	GER Hermann Gaßner sen.	GER Siegfried Schrankl	1, 4
GER Harald Brock	3
FRA Jean-Paul Aymé	?	FRA Jean-Paul Aymé	FRA Brigitte Aymé	1
SWE Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden	?	SWE Kenneth Bäcklund	SWE Tord Andersson	2
SWE Stig-Olov Walfridsson	SWE Gunnar Barth	2
JPN Mitsubishi Ralliart	Lancer Evo III	?	AUS Ed Ordynski	AUS Mark Stacey	5–6
JPN Kiyoshi Inoue	?	JPN Kiyoshi Inoue	JPN Yoshimasa Nakahara	5
JPN Hikaru Teshigawara	?	JPN Hikaru Teshigawara	JPN Tadayoshi Sato	5
JPN Katsuhiko Taguchi	?	JPN Katsuhiko Taguchi	LIT Fred Gocentas	5–6
NZL Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand	?	NZL Andrew Grant	NZL Brett Harvey	5
AUS Marty Beckton	Lancer Evo II	?	AUS Marty Beckton	AUS Damien Long	5
AUS Craig Lee	6
HKG Michael Lieu	Lancer Evo I	?	HKG Michael Lieu	JPN Hakaru Ichino	5–6
JPN Mitsubishi Ralliart Zushi	Lancer Evo II	?	JPN Yoshihiro Kataoka	JPN Satoshi Hayashi	5, 8
AUS David West	?	AUS David West	AUS Tony Best	6
NED Mitsubishi Ralliart Netherlands	?	NED Hans Stacey	NED Mark van den Brand	7–8
SWE MK Ratten	Galant VR-4	?	SWE Anders Rådström	SWE Lars-Ove Larsson	2
SWE Gullabo Däckfynd	?	SWE Göran Fredriksson	SWE Kjell Haglund	2
SWE MSK Kvarnvingarna	?	SWE Pierre Andersson	SWE Sven-Erik Andersson	2
SWE NAF Motorsport Romerike	?	SWE Anders Hedström	SWE Lasse Ekström	2
SUI Philippe Camandona	Escort RS Cosworth	?	SUI Philippe Camandona	SUI Georges Crausaz	1, 3
FRA Rémi Samuel	?	FRA Rémi Samuel	FRA Martin Biju-Duval	1, 4
MON Franck Phillips	?	MON Franck Phillips	FRA "Slo"	1
GER Uwe Nittel		GER Uwe Nittel	GER Monika Eckardt	1
FRA Jacques Andreani	?	FRA Jacques Andreani	FRA Jean-Pierre Cani	4
FRA Yves Loubet	?	FRA Yves Loubet	FRA Bruno Brissart	4
FRA Jean-Marie Santoni	?	FRA Jean-Marie Santoni	FRA Jean-Marc Casamatta	4
GBR Jeremy Easson		GBR Jeremy Easson	GBR Jim Kitson	8
ITA H.F. Grifone SRL	Celica GT-Four (ST205)		UAE Mohammed Ben Sulayem	IRE Ronan Morgan	2–6
GER Uwe Nittel		GER Uwe Nittel	GER Monika Eckardt	3–4, 7
GER Dieter Schneppenheim	8
ITA H.F. Grifone SRL		ITA Andrea Navarra	ITA Renzo Casazza	5–6
Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185)	3–4
FRA Richard Frau	Clio Williams		FRA Richard Frau	FRA Jean-Louis Biet	1
FRA Nicolas Saint-Martin	4, 7
FRA Ange-Pierre Cordoliani	?	FRA Ange-Pierre Cordoliani	FRA Christophe Leonardi	4
FRA Erick Antona	?	FRA Erick Antona	FRA Frédéric Andreucci	4
ESP Escudería San Fermín	?	ESP Javier Azcona	ITA Inma Vittorini	7
AND Escudería Osona	?	AND Ferrán Urteu	AND Jordi Gomà	7
SWE Gert Blomqvist	Sunny GTi	?	SWE Gert Blomqvist	SWE Lena Lindberg	2
JPN Impreza IPF Fujitsubo	Impreza WRX	?	JPN Masao Kamioka	GBR Kevin Gormley	3, 5–6, 8
JPN Hideaki Miyoshi	GBR Mike Corner	3, 5–6
GBR Mike Kidd	8
FRA Guy Fiori	325i E30	?	FRA Guy Fiori	FRA Mario Bastelica	4
MALAYSIA Petronas EON Racing Team	Wira 4WD		MALAYSIA Karamjit Singh	MALAYSIA Ron Teoh	5–6, 8
Spain Catalunya Motor	Ibiza GTi 16V		ESP Salvador Cañellas Jnr.	ESP Xavier Lorza	7
Spain Gamace MC Competición	106 Rallye		ESP Manuel Muniente	ESP Joan Ibáñez Sotos	7
GBR Gavin Cox	Calibra Turbo 4x4		GBR Gavin Cox	GBR Stephen Griffiths	8

Standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON
MON	SWE
SWE	POR
POR	FRA
FRA	NZL
NZL	AUS
AUS	ESP
ESP	GBR
GBR	Points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12=	12=	14=	14=	14=	14=	14=	14=	20	21=	21=	21=	21=	21=	21=	27=	27=	27=	27=	27=	32=	32=	32=	32=	Pos.	Driver	MON
MON	SWE
SWE	POR
POR	FRA
FRA	NZL
NZL	AUS
AUS	ESP
ESP	GBR
GBR	Points
United Kingdom Colin McRae	Ret	Ret	3	5	1	2	2	1	90
Spain Carlos Sainz	1	Ret	1	4	WD	Ret	1	2	85
Sweden Kenneth Eriksson		1			5	1		Ret	48
France François Delecour	2	Ret	Ret	2	6	Ret	4	Ret	46
Finland Tommi Mäkinen	4	2		8	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	38
Belgium Bruno Thiry	5	6	6	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	5	34
Italy Andrea Aghini	6			3			5		26
Italy Piero Liatti	8			6			3		21
United Kingdom Richard Burns			7		Ret			3	16
United Kingdom Alister McRae								4	10
Portugal Rui Madeira	12		9	18	10	Ret	11	7	7
Uruguay Gustavo Trelles							6		6
United Kingdom Gwyndaf Evans								6	6
France Jean Ragnotti	7			11					4
Sweden Stig Blomqvist		7						21	4
France Patrick Bernardini				7					4
New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne					7	Ret			4
Japan Yoshio Fujimoto					27	7		WD	4
Spain Oriol Gómez							7		4
Argentina Jorge Recalde			10	20	9	10			4
Sweden Tomas Jansson		8							3
Italy Alex Fiorio			8						3
New Zealand Neil Allport					8				3
Australia Ed Ordynski					11	8			3
Italy Andrea Navarra			17	Ret	Ret	17	8	Ret	3
Finland Jarmo Kytölehto		14						8	3
Switzerland Philippe Camandona	9		Ret						2
France Philippe Bugalski	Ret			9					2
Australia Neal Bates						9			2
Spain Josep Bassas							9		2
Japan Masao Kamioka			12			11		9	2
Germany Isolde Holderied	10		11	19	Ret	19	Ret	14	1
Sweden Kenneth Bäcklund		10							1
France Yvan Postel	14			Ret			10		1
France Alain Oreille								10	1
DSQ	Finland Juha Kankkunen	3	4	2	10	3	3	Ret		62
DSQ	France Didier Auriol	Ret	5	5	1	2	Ret	DSQ		51
DSQ	Germany Armin Schwarz	Ret	9	4	Ret	4	5	Ret		30
DSQ	Sweden Thomas Rådström		3							12
Sources:

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	MON
MON	SWE
SWE	POR
POR	FRA
FRA	NZL
NZL	AUS
AUS	ESP
ESP	GBR
GBR	Pts	1	350	2	307	3	223	Pos.	Manufacturer	MON
MON	SWE
SWE	POR
POR	FRA
FRA	NZL
NZL	AUS
AUS	ESP
ESP	GBR
GBR	Pts
JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team	1	Ret	1	4	1	2	1	1
8	Ret	3	5	7	Ret	2	2
46	0	60	39	48	29	64	64
JPN Team Mitsubishi Ralliart	4	1	9	3	5	1	5	7
6	2	10	8	11	4	11	Ret
36	64	32	36	31	56	33	19
GBR R.A.S Ford	2	6	6	2	6	6	4	5
5	7	8	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret
47	28	26	42	26	15	21	18
Sources:

Group N Cup

Pos.	Driver	MON
MON	SWE
SWE	POR
POR	FRA
FRA	NZL
NZL	AUS
AUS	ESP
ESP	GBR
GBR	Points	1	2	3	4	5	6	9	12	13	Pos.	Driver	MON
MON	SWE
SWE	POR
POR	FRA
FRA	NZL
NZL	AUS
AUS	ESP
ESP	GBR
GBR	Points
Portugal Rui Madeira	3		1	1	2	Ret	1	1	69
Argentina Jorge Recalde			2	3	1	2	Ret		40
Germany Isolde Holderied	2		3	2		9	Ret	4	32
Japan Masao Kamioka			4			3		2	22
Australia Ed Ordynski					3	1			20
Switzerland Philippe Camandona	1		Ret						13
Sweden Kenneth Bäcklund		1							13
Germany Uwe Nittel	8		8	Ret			3	5	13
Sweden Stig-Olov Walfridsson		2							10
NED Hans Stacey							2	Ret	10
Malaysia Karamjit Singh					6	5		6	10
Germany Hermann Gaßner	5		7	7				6	8
Sweden Anders Rådström		3							7
Japan Yoshihiro Kataoka								3	7
UAE Mohammed Ben Sulayem		7	Ret	4	Ret	Ret			7
Sources:

Events

Rally name	Dates run	Podium drivers (finishing time)	Podium cars
Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo	22 January–26 January
Sweden Swedish Rally	10 February–12 February
Portugal Rallye de Portugal	8 March–10 March
France Tour de Corse	3 May–5 May
New Zealand Rally New Zealand	27 July–30 July
Australia Rally Australia	15 September–18 September
Spain Rally Catalunya	23 October–25 October
United Kingdom RAC Rally	19 November–22 November
Source:

References

"1995 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers - Final classification". RallyBase.
"1995 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers - Final classification". RallyBase.
(4 November 1995). "Toyota team pick up a one-year ban". [[The Independent]].
"WRC 1995". [[eWRC-results.com]].
"1995 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
"Season 1995 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
"FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1995". Motorsport Stats.

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