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List of World Rally Championship Drivers' champions

Winners of FIA World Rally Championship Drivers Title

The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series administered by Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The series currently consists of 13 three-day events driven on surfaces that range from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Each rally is split into 15–25 special stages, which are run against the clock on closed roads. The WRC was formed from well-known and popular international rallies, most of which had previously been part of the European Rally Championship and/or the International Championship for Manufacturers; the series was first contested in 1973. The drivers' championship was first awarded in 1977 and 1978 as an FIA Cup for Drivers title, to Sandro Munari and Markku Alén, respectively. The first official world champion in rallying was Björn Waldegård in 1979.

Each season normally consists of 12 to 16 rallies driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Points from these events are calculated towards the drivers', co-drivers' and manufacturers' world championships. The driver's championship and manufacturer's championship are separate championships, but are based on the same point system. In the current points system, points are awarded at the end of each rally to the top ten WRC (overall) drivers and co-drivers that qualify as follows: 25, 17, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. In addition to those points, from 2011 each event holds 1 special stage, the Power Stage, in which drivers and co-drivers can score extra points – currently awarded to five fastest drivers (5, 4, 3, 2, 1). From 2025 points are awarded to the five fastest crews on Sunday (5, 4, 3, 2, 1).

Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier hold joint record for the most drivers' championships, winning nine during their career. Loeb holds the record for the most championships won in a row; he won his nine titles consecutively from 2004 to 2012. Kalle Rovanperä is the youngest world champion; he was 22 years old when he won the 2022 World Rally Championship. French drivers have won the most titles with 19 championships between 3 drivers. Finland are second with 16 championships between 8 drivers. Citroën cars have won the most drivers' championships with nine titles, all of them with Loeb.

Winners

By season

Season	Country	Driver	Car
1977		Lancia Stratos HF
1978		Fiat 131 Abarth
1979		Ford Escort RS1800
1980		Fiat 131 Abarth
1981		Ford Escort RS1800
1982		Opel Ascona 400
1983		Audi Quattro A1/A2
1984		Audi Quattro A2/Sport Quattro
1985		Peugeot 205 T16/E2
1986		Peugeot 205 T16 E2
1987		Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1988		Lancia Delta HF 4WD/integrale
1989		Lancia Delta integrale 16v
1990		Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
1991		Lancia Delta HF integrale 16v
1992		Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1993		Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1994		Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1995		Subaru Impreza 555
1996		Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
1997		Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
1998		Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV/Evolution V
1999		Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
2000		Peugeot 206 WRC
2001		Subaru Impreza WRC 2001
2002		Peugeot 206 WRC
2003		Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
2004		Citroën Xsara WRC
2005		Citroën Xsara WRC
2006		Citroën Xsara WRC
2007		Citroën C4 WRC
2008		Citroën C4 WRC
2009		Citroën C4 WRC
2010		Citroën C4 WRC
2011		Citroën DS3 WRC
2012		Citroën DS3 WRC
2013		Volkswagen Polo R WRC
2014		Volkswagen Polo R WRC
2015		Volkswagen Polo R WRC
2016		Volkswagen Polo R WRC
2017		Ford Fiesta WRC
2018		Ford Fiesta WRC
2019		Toyota Yaris WRC
2020		Toyota Yaris WRC
2021		Toyota Yaris WRC
2022		Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
2023		Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
2024		Hyundai i20 N Rally1
2025		Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

By driver

Driver	Total	Seasons	France	France	Finland	Finland	Germany	Italy	Spain	Finland	Finland	Italy	Finland	Sweden	Finland	Finland	Sweden	Finland	France	UK	UK	Norway	Estonia	Belgium
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By nationality

Country	Drivers	Total
wins
3	19
8	16
2	3
2	2
2	2
1	2
1	2
1	1
1	1
1	1

By make

Privateers and manufacturers counted.

Make	Total	Toyota	Citroën	Lancia	Ford	Mitsubishi	Peugeot	Volkswagen	Subaru	Audi	Fiat	Opel	Hyundai
10
9
5
4
4
4
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1
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Notes

References

General

eWRC-Results.com Top Stats

Specific

References

"About FIA". [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
"What is WRC?". [[World Rally Championship]].
(23 July 2008). "The WRC's greatest drivers". [[World Rally Championship]].
[http://www.juwra.com/rule_change_summary.html Rule changes summary] juwra.com
(12 November 2011). "Loeb clinches eighth title". [[Sky Sports]].
(29 November 2025). "Ogier equals Loeb's record with ninth world championship". [[Reuters]].
(11 November 2011). "Hirvonen's exit hands eighth straight world title to Loeb". [[CNN]].
Howard, Tom. (2 October 2022). "WRC New Zealand: Rovanpera clinches history making world title with victory". Autosport.
(2004). "The Complete Book of the World Rally Championship". MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company.
{{harvnb. Hope-Frost. Davenport. 2004
"Björn Waldegård". Rally Base.

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