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1996 World Rally Championship

24th season of the FIA World Rally Championship


24th season of the FIA World Rally Championship

Tommi Mäkinen World Manufacturers' Champion: Subaru The 1996 World Rally Championship was the 24th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 9 rallies. As a result of their disqualification, Toyota Team Europe were not allowed to compete in this year's championship, so only three works teams contested the championship. The drivers' world championship was won by Tommi Mäkinen in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3, ahead of Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Subaru.

Calendar

The 1996 championship was contested over nine rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania.

Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistance123456789
9 February11 FebruarySWE 45th International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow27490.64 km
5 April7 AprilKEN 44th Safari Rally KenyaNairobiGravel151784.40 km
10 May12 MayINA 21st Bank Utama Rally IndonesiaMedan, North SumatraGravel27452.29 km
2 June4 JuneGRC 43rd Acropolis RallyAthensGravel21454.34 km
4 July6 JulyARG 16th Rally ArgentinaCarlos Paz, CórdobaGravel28516.15 km
23 August26 AugustFIN 46th Neste 1000 Lakes RallyJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel29478.93 km
13 September16 SeptemberAUS 9th Rally AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaGravel27475.92 km
13 October16 OctoberITA 38th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaMixed18413.32 km
23 November25 NovemberESP 32nd Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de EspañaLloret de Mar, CataloniaTarmac18393.26 km
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Teams and drivers

Manufacturer entries

TeamManufacturerCarTyreNo.DriverCo-DriverRoundsSubaruFordMitsubishi
JPN 555 Subaru WRTImpreza 5551Great Britain Colin McRaeGB Derek RingerAll
2SWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan ParmanderAll
3France Didier AuriolFRA Bernard Occelli1
ITA Piero LiattiITA Mario Ferfoglia2
ITA Fabrizia Pons3–5, 7–9
10ITA Mario Ferfoglia1
USA Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Escort RS Cosworth4Spain Carlos SainzSpain Luis MoyaAll
5FRA François DelecourFRA Daniel Grataloup1
SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Benny Melander2
Great Britain Gwyndaf EvansGB Howard Davies3
BEL Bruno ThiryBEL Stéphane Prévot4–9
6SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Benny Melander1
INA Dandy RukmanaINA Supi Sabastian3
14FIN Ari VatanenITA Fabrizia Pons1
16Finland Ari MökkönenFIN Voitto Silander4
JPN Mitsubishi RalliartLancer Evo III7Finland Tommi MäkinenFIN Seppo Harjanne1–8
FIN Juha Repo9
Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)8SWE Kenneth BäcklundSWE Tord Andersson1
Lancer Evo IIIJPN Kenjiro ShinozukaFIN Pentti Kuukkala2
Great Britain Richard BurnsGB Robert Reid3, 5, 7, 9
Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)GER Uwe NittelSWE Tina Thörner4
Lancer Evo IIIFinland Lasse LampiFIN Jyrki Stenroos6
France Didier AuriolFRA Denis Giraudet8
Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)9GER Uwe NittelSWE Tina Thörner1, 5, 8
Lancer Evo III?JPN Yoshihiro KataokaJPN Satoshi Hayashi3
Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)Finland Jouko PuhakkaFIN Keijo Eerola6
?AUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Mark Stacey7
?29JPN Yoshihiro KataokaJPN Satoshi Hayashi7
*GER Uwe NittelSWE Christina Thörner6–7, 9

Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturersTeamManufacturerCarTyreDriversCo-driversRoundsToyotaFordSubaruVolkswagenOpelAudiSuzukiHyundaiKiaLanciaMazdaSEATŠkodaRenaultHondaDaihatsuPeugeot
SWE Toyota Castrol Team SwedenCelica GT-Four (ST205)SWE Thomas RådströmSWE Lars Bäckman1
FRA Denis Giraudet9
FIN Juha KankkunenGBR Nicky Grist1
SWE 'Gullabo'SWE Ingemar Algerstedt1
FIN Toyota Castrol FinlandFIN Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo Rautiainen1, 6
SWE Thomas RådströmSWE Lars Bäckman6
FIN Juha KankkunenGBR Nicky Grist6
KEN Toyota KenyaKEN Ian DuncanKEN David Williamson2
AUS Toyota Team AustraliaFIN Juha KankkunenGBR Nicky Grist3
?AUS Neal BatesAUS Coral Taylor7
INA Reza Pribadi?INA Reza PribadiFRA Denis Giraudet3
ITA H.F. Grifone SRLPOR Rui MadeiraPOR Nuno Rodrigues da Silva4–5, 8–9
SWE Thomas RådströmFRA Denis Giraudet4
ITA Gilberto PianezzolaITA Loris Roggia4–5, 8
ITA Andrea DallavillaITA Danilo Fappani6, 8
HUN János jun. TóthHUN Danilo Fappani8
ITA Matteo LuiseITA Raffaele Caliro8
BEL Toyota Team BelgiumBelgium Freddy LoixBEL Sven Smeets4, 8–9
JPN ToyotoshiCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185)PAR Marco Galanti Jr.ARG Victor Zucchini1, 5
ARG Martin Christie2
POL Mobil 1 Stomil OlsztynPOL Krzysztof HołowczycPOL Maciej Wisławski1
KEN Jonathan ToroitichKEN Jonathan ToroitichKEN Ibrahim Choge2
JPN Tein SportJPN Yoshio FujimotoSWE Arne Hertz3, 7
MON Jean-Pierre RichelmiMON Jean-Pierre RichelmiFRA Thierry Barjou4
FIN Ford Team FinlandEscort RS CosworthFIN Sebastian LindholmFIN Timo Hantunen1, 6
NOR Shell Motorsport Norway?NOR Birger GundersenNOR Cato Menkerud1
GBR Mobil Ford MotorsportSWE Per SvanSWE Johan Olsson1
INA Ford Motorsport Indonesia?INA Dolly Indra NasutionINA Farid Sungkar3
INA Danny RukmanaINA Raphael Arioseno3
INA Bank Utama Rally Team?INA Pratikto SinggihINA Hervian Soejono3
GBR Bobby Willis7
FRA Yacco R.A.S. FordFrance Patrick BernardiniFRA Bernard Occelli4
FRA Catherine François5
FRA Dominique Savignoni8–9
GBR Stephen FinlayGBR Stephen FinlayGBR Robbie Philpott4
GRC Leonídas KirkosGRC Leonídas KirkosGRC Ioánnis Stavropoulos4
FIN Blue Rose TeamFIN Jarmo KytölehtoFIN Arto Kapanen6, 8–9
FIN Promoracing FinlandFinland Harri RovanperäFIN Juha Repo6
RSA Jan Habig?RSA Jan HabigRSA Douglas Judd7
ITA Jolly ClubITA Gianfranco CunicoITA Pierangelo Scalvini8
ESP Ford EspañaEscort RS 2000 MKVIESP Daniel Alonso VillarónESP Salvador Belzunces9
SWE Clarion Team EuropeLegacy RSSWE Per EklundSWE Anders Olsson1
INA Goro Rally TeamImpreza 555?INA Ricardo GelaelINA Adiguna Sutowo3
INA Impreza Motorsport?INA Tony HardiantoINA Anthony Sarwono3
INA Gading Rally Team?INA Irvan GadingINA Karel Harilatu3
JPN Impreza Recaro Fujitsubo?JPN Masao KamiokaGBR Kevin Gormley4, 6
ITA A.R.T EngineeringITA Angelo MedeghiniITA Barbara Medeghini4–6, 8–9
ITA Andrea NavarraITA Renzo Casazza6, 8
FRA F.Dor Rally TeamFRA Frédéric DorFRA Didier Breton4, 6
GBR Kevin Gormley8
AUT Manfred StohlAUT Manfred StohlAUT Peter Müller5
NZL Growth International Motorsport?NZL Peter 'Possum' BourneNZL Craig Vincent7
LBN "Zeeohg"?LBN "Zeeohg"LBN Raffy Etyemezian9
SWE Joakim AnderssonGolf III GTi 16V?SWE Joakim AnderssonSWE Micael Eriksson1
SWE Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden?SWE Jörgen JonassonSWE Nicklas Jonasson1
SWE Harry JokiSWE Per Carlsson1
FIN Blue Rose Team?FIN Tapio LaukkanenFIN Risto Mannisenmäki6
SLO Darko Peljhan?SLO Darko PeljhanSLO Miran Kacin8
SWE Opel Team SwedenAstra GSi 16V?SWE Mats JonssonSWE Johnny Johansson1
AUT Remus Racing?AUT Kris RosenbergerGER Peter Diekmann5, 8–9
AUT Stohl RacingCoupé S2AUT Rudolf StohlGER Jürgen Bertl2
GER Kay Gerlach4
AUT Manfred Stohl2
AUT Peter Müller9
JPN Silverstone Suzuki SportSwift GTi MK2SJPN Nobuhiro TajimaTHA Visut Sukosi3
BalenoAUS Ross Runnalls7
AUS Hyundai Rally SportLantra?AUS Wayne BellAUS Iain Stewart3, 7
CoupéAUS Greg CarrAUS Glenn Macneall3, 7
KOR Kim Dong-OkGBR Andrew Graham Walker3
KOR Kim Han Bong7
KOR Kia Motorsport KoreaSephia?AUS Rob HerridgeAUS Chris Randell3, 7
AUS Dean HerridgeNZ Rod van der Straaten3, 7
KOR Park Jeong-RyongAUS Jim Carlton3, 7
GRC Konstantinos ApostolouDelta HF Integrale?GRC Konstantinos ApostolouGRC Mihalis Kriadis4
BEL Autostal Duindistel323 GT-R?BEL Gaby GoudezeuneBEL Filip De Pelsemaeker4
GRC TechnocarIbiza GTi 16V?GRC "Stratissino"GRC Tonia Pavli4
Spain SEAT SportIbiza Kit CarESP Jesús PurasESP Carlos del Barrio5, 7, 9
GER Erwin WeberGER Manfred Hiemer5, 7
ESP Antonio RiusESP Manuel Casanova7, 9
ESP Josep María BardoletESP Joaquim Muntada9
CZE Škoda MotorsportFelicia Kit CarCZE Emil TrinerCZE Pavel Štanc5, 7, 9
CZE Pavel SiberaCZE Petr Gross5, 7, 9
SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Benny Melander7
Belgium Bernard MunsterBEL Jean-François Elst9
ARG Cimauto SportClio Williams?ARG Gabriel RaiesARG Jose Maria Volta5
ARG Walter Suriani?ARG Walter SurianiARG Raúl Rosso5
SWE Renault Team Sweden?SWE Jonas KruseSWE Anders Dawidson1
Mégane Maxi?SWE Anders Olsson6
ITA Paolo AndreucciITA Paolo AndreucciITA Simona Fedeli8
ITA Husky S.R.L.ITA Piero LonghiITA Luigi Pirollo8
ITA Mirabella Mille MigliaITA Diego OldratiITA Paolo Lizzi8
ESP Renault Sport EspañaSpain Oriol GómezSpain Marc Martí9
TAI SanYang MIT MotorsportCivic VTi?GBR Alister McRaeGBR David Senior7
AUS Daihatsu AustraliaCharade GTi?AUS Robert NicoliAUS Claire Parker7
ESP Peugeot Sport España306 S16?ESP Jaime AzconaESP Alfredo Rodríguez9
ESP Manuel MunienteESP Joan Ibáñez Sotos9

Group N Cup major entries

TeamManufacturerCarTyreDriversCo-driversRoundsMitsubishiSubaruFordNissanRenaultKiaProtonMazdaSEATDaewooSuzukiToyotaOpelPeugeot
SWE Mitsubishi Ralliart SwedenLancer Evo IIISWE Kenneth BäcklundSWE Tord Andersson1
SWE Stig-Olov WalfridssonSWE Gunnar Barth1
GER Mitsubishi Ralliart GermanyGER Uwe NittelSWE Christina Thörner1, 4–9
ARG Jorge RecaldeARG Martin Christie4–9
EST Eesti Helkama Auto ASEST Ivar RaidamEST Margus Karjane1, 6
URU Race-Rent MotorsportURU Gustavo TrellesARG Jorge Del Buono3–9
INA Chandra Alim?INA Chandra AlimINA Prihatin Kasiman3
INA Mitsubishi Ralliart Indonesia?INA Bambang HartonoINA Agung Baskoro3
JPN Toshiaki Endo?JPN Toshiaki EndoJPN Yutaka Yasunami3
JPN Mitsubishi Ralliart Zushi?JPN Yoshihiro KataokaJPN Satoshi Hayashi3, 7
Belgium Renstal de BokkenrijdersBelgium Pascal SmetsBEL Jean-Paul S'Heeren4, 8
FIN Esso Motorsports Finland?FIN Olli HarkkiFIN Kari Mustalahti6
ITA Jolly ClubITA Piergiorgio BediniITA Luciano Tedeschini6, 8
AUS Les Walkden Racing?AUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Mark Stacey7
AUS Michael Guest?AUS Michael GuestAUS Steve O'Brien-Pounde7
JPN Masayuki Akaba?JPN Masayuki AkabaJPN Takako Akaba7
ITA Antonello Fidanza?ITA Antonello FidanzaITA Raffaele Farina7–8
FRA Jacques AndreaniFRA Jacques AndreaniBEL Cédric Pirotte9
SWE Bilsport MagazineLancer Evo II?SWE Gert BlomqvistSWE Lena Lindberg1
FIN Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland?FIN Juha KangasFIN Jani Laaksonen1
EST EMEX?EST Riho PartsEST Aare Kaaristo1, 6
FIN Mikko Dahlman?FIN Mikko DahlmanFIN Risto Niukkanen1, 6
INA Resupra Auto Sport?INA Harun NasutionINA "Uche"3
JPN Mikio Saito?JPN Mikio SaitoJPN Masahiko Tanaka3
ARG Daniel Preto?ARG Daniel PretoARG Ricardo Kember5
SWE MK RattenGalant VR-4?SWE Anders RådströmSWE Lars-Ove Larsson1
URU Race-Rent MotorsportImpreza WRXURU Gustavo TrellesARG Jorge Del Buono1
SWE Subaru Team Sweden?SWE Bror DanielssonSWE Arne Johansson1
JPN Subaru Rally Team JapanImpreza Wagon?KEN Patrick NjiruKEN Rick Mathews2
?JPN Hideaki MiyoshiKEN Tinu Khan2
Impreza WRXNZL Colin Smith7
?KEN Tanveer AlamKEN Tariq Alam2
?KEN Jamil KhanKEN Peter Stone2
KEN Jim Heather-Hayes?KEN Jim Heather-HayesKEN Surinder Thatthi2
KEN Nishit Patel?KEN Nishit PatelKEN Farakh Yusuf2
JPN Tein Sport Junior TeamJPN Shigeyuki KonishiJPN Hakaru Ichino3
JPN Yoshimasa Nakahara7
HKG Michael Lieu3
MALAYSIA Edmond Lim7
ITA Piergiorgio BediniEscort RS CosworthITA Piergiorgio BediniITA Luciano Tedeschini1
ITA Scuderia Città di MonseliceITA Giovanni ManfrinatoITA Claudio Condotta8
ITA Fabio BolognesiITA Fabio BolognesiITA G Tofani8
ITA Luca BaldiniITA Luca BaldiniITA Massimo Agostinelli8
ITA Roberto Cirio?ITA Roberto CirioITA Umberto Tesi8
ITA Alberto Alberti?ITA Giancarlo StortiITA Andrea Nicoli9
GRC "Simetra"Sierra RS Cosworth?GRC "Simetra"GRC "Azet"4
GBR Mark TilburyPulsar GTi-R?GBR Mark TilburyKEN Bill Kirk2
JPN Tomoyuki Yamanaka?JPN Tomoyuki YamanakaJPN Kohei Kusaka4
GRC Níkos PolitanosSunny GTI-R?GRC Níkos PolitanosGRC Giorgos Vlahos4
AUT Stefan ReiningerClio Williams?AUT Stefan ReiningerAUT Robert Csösz1, 4–5
ESP Gamace MC CompeticiónESP Jordi GrinyóESP Samira Lanaya9
KOR Kia Motorsport KoreaSephia?AUS Dean HerridgeNZ Rod van der Straaten3, 7
MALAYSIA Petronas EON Racing TeamWira 4WDMALAYSIA Karamjit SinghMALAYSIA Allen Oh3, 7
JPN Katsuhiko TaguchiCOL Fred Gocentas7
GRC Pavlos Moschoutis323 GT-RGRC Pavlos MoschoutisGRC Giorgos Petropoulos4
AND Andorra Auto ClubIbiza GTi 16VAND Ferran FontESP Eduard Andueza5, 7
ESP JLM TeamESP David NafríaESP F. Gallego9
CHI Alejandro SchmaukCielo?CHI Alejandro SchmaukCHI Jaime Rojas5
ARG Norberto Gomez?ARG Norberto GomezARG Gustavo Dechecchi5
CHI Enrique LevalleSwift GTi?CHI Enrique LevalleARG Heriberto Carlos Ortiz5
ARG Marcelo Regunaschi?ARG Marcelo RegunaschiARG Angel Blázquez5
FIN Pasi HagströmCelica GT-Four (ST205)FIN Pasi HagströmFIN Tero Gardemeister6
ITA Promosport ItaliaAstra GSi 16V?ITA Eugenio LozzaITA Antonella Fiorendi8
ITA Marco TempestiniITA Michele Giovanni Viel8
ESP A.I.A106 RallyeESP Miguel FusterESP José Vicente Medina9

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

PosDriverSWE
SWEKEN
KENINA
INAGRE
GREARG
ARGFIN
FINAUS
AUSITA
ITAESP
ESPPts123456789101112=12=14151617181920=20=20=23=23=252627=27=27=27=27=32=32=32=35=35=35=35=35=PosDriverSWE
SWEKEN
KENINA
INAGRE
GREARG
ARGFIN
FINAUS
AUSITA
ITAESP
ESPPts
Finland Tommi Mäkinen11Ret2111Ret5123
United Kingdom Colin McRae34Ret1RetRet41192
Spain Carlos Sainz2Ret132Ret32Ret89
Sweden Kenneth Eriksson52Ret53525778
Italy Piero Liatti125247DNS7Ret256
Belgium Bruno Thiry651163344
Finland Juha Kankkunen43237
Belgium Freddy Loix74424
United Kingdom Richard BurnsRet45Ret18
Finland Marcus Grönholm7414
Italy Gilberto Pianezzola86713
Kenya Ian Duncan312
Finland Jarmo Kytölehto3RetRet12
Japan Yoshio Fujimoto4912
Sweden Thomas Rådström6Ret6Ret12
France Patrick Bernardini9910611
Indonesia Reza Pribadi58
Sweden Stig Blomqvist87Ret7
Portugal Rui MadeiraRet89Ret97
Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka66
Hong Kong Michael Lieu6Ret6
Italy Franco Cunico66
Japan Shigeyuki Konishi7254
Finland Sebastian LindholmRet74
France Didier Auriol1084
Italy Angelo MedeghiniRet12109104
Japan Hideaki Miyoshi8293
Indonesia Irvan Gading83
Finland Lasse Lampi83
New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne83
Spain Oriol Gómez83
Sweden Tomas Jansson92
Kenya Patrick Njiru92
Indonesia Chandra Alim92
Kenya Jonathan Toroitich101
Indonesia Bambang Hartono101
Monaco Jean-Pierre Richelmi101
Germany Uwe Nittel16141016DSQRet161
Australia Ed Ordynski101

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Manufacturers' championship

Each works team had to nominate up to three drivers 30 days before each event; only two best placed nominated drivers were eligible to score points for the manufacturers' championship.

Pos.ManufacturerNo.SWE
SWEKEN
KENINA
INAGRE
GREARG
ARGFIN
FINAUS
AUSITA
ITAESP
ESPPoints140123223299Pos.ManufacturerNo.SWE
SWEKEN
KENINA
INAGRE
GREARG
ARGFIN
FINAUS
AUSITA
ITAESP
ESPPoints
JPN Subaru134Ret1RetRet411
252Ret(5)3525(7)
3(10)(5)247(7)Ret2
JPN Mitsubishi711Ret2111Ret5
8146Ret144858Ret
9Ret(10)Ret(10)Ret
USA Ford42Ret132Ret32Ret
5(11)7Ret6511633
68Ret

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Group N Cup

PosDriverSWE
SWEKEN
KENINA
INAGRE
GREARG
ARGFIN
FINAUS
AUSITA
ITAESP
ESPPts123491415PosDriverSWE
SWEKEN
KENINA
INAGRE
GREARG
ARGFIN
FINAUS
AUSITA
ITAESP
ESPPts
URU Gustavo TrellesRetRet22451155
Germany Uwe Nittel3113RetRet250
Belgium Pascal Smets3217
SWE Kenneth Bäcklund113
Japan Hideaki Miyoshi11413
Hong Kong Michael Lieu1Ret13
FIN Pasi Hagström113
Australia Ed Ordynski113
Sweden Stig-Olov Walfridsson210
Kenya Patrick Njiru210
Japan Shigeyuki Konishi21110
Finland Olli Harkki210
Japan Yoshihiro Kataoka210
ARG Jorge RecaldeRetRet6RetRet48
Kenya Jim Heather-Hayes37
Indonesia Chandra Alim37
ARG Daniel Alejandro Preto37
Malaysia Karamjit SinghRet37
Italy Giovanni Manfrinato37
France Jacques Andreani37

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Events

Black = TarmacBrown = GravelBlue = Snow/IceRed = Mixed Surface
Rally NameStart-End DatePodium Drivers
(Finishing Time)Podium Cars
Sweden Swedish Rally9–11 February
Kenya Safari Rally5–7 April
Indonesia Rally Indonesia10–12 May
Greece Acropolis Rally2–4 June
Argentina Rally Argentina4–6 July
Finland 1000 Lakes Rally23–26 August
Australia Rally Australia13–16 September
Italy Rallye Sanremo13–16 October
Spain Rally Catalunya4–6 November

FIA 2 Litre World Cup For Manufacturers

PosManufacturerR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Pts
1SEAT(25)60(13)3646474639274
2Renault36395364--4825265
3Skoda3944-463560(16)40264
4Peugeot46954-9-4010168
5General Motors Europe433111---18-103
6Suzuki---1636---52
=Hyundai----2131--52
8Daihatsu----1535--50
9Honda96--8--2043
10Nissan-------4242
11Kia-----32--32
=Toyota-1--31---32
13Renault Argentina---28----28
14Citroën20-----7-27
15Daewoo---26----26
16Toyota Australia-----21--21
17Volkswagen--3----1518
18Ford------15-15
19Mitsubishi----14---14
20Fiat10-------10

() Denotes dropped score

References

References

  1. "WRC 1996". [[eWRC-results.com]].
  2. "1996 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
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