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List of World Rally Championship records

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The list of records in the World Rally Championship includes records and statistics set in the World Rally Championship (WRC) from the 1973 season to present.

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Has participated in the 2025 World Rally Championship.

Drivers

Wins

#DriverTotalSeasons13510
France Sébastien Loeb92004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
France Sébastien Ogier2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2025
Finland Juha Kankkunen41986, 1987, 1991, 1993
Finland Tommi Mäkinen1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Germany Walter Röhrl21980, 1982
Italy Miki Biasion1988, 1989
Spain Carlos Sainz1990, 1992
Finland Marcus Grönholm2000, 2002
Finland Kalle Rovanperä2022, 2023
11 drivers1
#DriverTotal12345678910
France Sébastien Loeb80
France Sébastien Ogier67
Finland Marcus Grönholm30
Spain Carlos Sainz26
United Kingdom Colin McRae25
Finland Tommi Mäkinen24
Finland Juha Kankkunen23
Estonia Ott Tänak22
BEL Thierry Neuville22
France Didier Auriol20
#DriverTotal12345678910
France Sébastien Loeb939
Finland Markku Alén853
France Sébastien Ogier811
Spain Carlos Sainz757
Finland Juha Kankkunen700
Finland Hannu Mikkola666
Finland Ari Vatanen590
France Didier Auriol554
Finland Marcus Grönholm542
Finland Jari-Matti Latvala539

Statistics

#DriverTotal12345678910
Finland Jari-Matti Latvala212
France Sébastien Ogier204
Spain Carlos Sainz196
Spain Dani Sordo193
Norway Petter Solberg190
France Sébastien Loeb184
Belgium Thierry Neuville180
Estonia Ott Tänak176
Finland Mikko Hirvonen163
Finland Juha Kankkunen162
#DriverTotal12345678910
France Sébastien Loeb120
France Sébastien Ogier116
Spain Carlos Sainz97
Finland Juha Kankkunen75
Belgium Thierry Neuville73
Finland Mikko Hirvonen69
Finland Jari-Matti Latvala67
Finland Marcus Grönholm61
Spain Dani Sordo58
Estonia Ott Tänak58
Finland Markku Alen56
#DriverTotal12345678910
France Sébastien Ogier3269
Belgium Thierry Neuville2273
Estonia Ott Tänak1898
France Sébastien Loeb1778
Finland Jari-Matti Latvala1685
Great Britain Elfyn Evans1659
Spain Dani Sordo1413
Spain Carlos Sainz1242
Finland Mikko Hirvonen1210
Finland Juha Kankkunen1140
#DriverTotal1234567910
Finland Hannu Mikkola61
United Kingdom Colin McRae60
Finland Tommi Mäkinen56
France Didier Auriol55
Finland Ari Vatanen54
Finland Marcus Grönholm53
Sweden Kenneth Eriksson49
Germany Armin Schwarz49
NOR Petter Solberg47
Spain Carlos Sainz46
#DriverTotal12345
Finland Jari-Matti Latvala212
Spain Dani Sordo193
Finland Mikko Hirvonen163
Great Britain Elfyn Evans157
Czechia Martin Prokop145
#DriverTotal12345
Czechia Martin Prokop145
Norway Henning Solberg133
Austria Manfred Stohl126
Finland Toni Gardemeister112
Uruguay Gustavo Trelles101
#DriverTotal12345
Czechia Martin Prokop145
Great Britain Gus Greensmith98
Great Britain Matthew Wilson92
Japan Toshi Arai86
Great Britain Alister McRae78
#DriverTotal12345
Finland Mikko Hirvonen69
Finland Jari-Matti Latvala67
Spain Dani Sordo58
Great Britain Elfyn Evans45
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen25
#DriverTotal12345
Italy Alex Fiorio10
Ireland Craig Breen9
France Adrien Fourmaux8
Japan Takamoto Katsuta7
Finland Rauno Aaltonen6
Australia Chris Atkinson6
Italy Attilio Bettega6
Finland Toni Gardemeister6
Norway Henning Solberg6
Austria Manfred Stohl6
#DriverTotal12345
Finland Jari-Matti Latvala18
Finland Mikko Hirvonen15
Great Britain Elfyn Evans11
France Bernard Darniche7
France Gilles Panizzi7
Sweden Kenneth Eriksson6

Age

#DriverAgeEvent12345678910
Finland Kalle Rovanperä20 y, 289 d2021 Rally Estonia
Finland Jari-Matti Latvala22 y, 313 d2008 Swedish Rally
Sweden Oliver Solberg23 y, 300 d2025 Rally Estonia
Finland Henri Toivonen24 y, 86 d1980 RAC Rally
Finland Markku Alén24 y, 156 d1975 Rally Portugal
Norway Mads Østberg24 y, 173 d2012 Rally Portugal
Belgium François Duval24 y, 359 d2005 Rally Australia
United Kingdom Colin McRae25 y, 2 d1993 Rally New Zealand
Finland Timo Salonen25 y, 345 d1977 Critérium du Quebec
Finland Juha Kankkunen26 y, 6 d1985 Safari Rally
#DriverAgeEvent12345678910
France Sébastien Loeb47 y, 331 d2022 Monte Carlo Rally
Sweden Björn Waldegård46 y, 155 d1990 Safari Rally
Finland Hannu Mikkola44 y, 331 d1987 Safari Rally
Finland Pentti Airikkala44 y, 80 d1989 RAC Rally
Kenya Joginder Singh44 y, 70 d1976 Safari Rally
Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka44 y, 13 d1992 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
France Didier Auriol42 y, 219 d2001 Rally Catalunya
Sweden Ingvar Carlsson42 y, 107 d1989 Rally New Zealand
Spain Carlos Sainz42 y, 98 d2004 Rally Argentina
France Sébastien Ogier41 y, 173 d2025 Rally Italia Sardegna
#DriverAgeYear12345678910
Finland Kalle Rovanperä22 y, 1 d2022 season
UK Colin McRae27 y, 109 d1995 season
Finland Juha Kankkunen27 y, 249 d1986 season
Spain Carlos Sainz28 y, 189 d1990 season
Norway Petter Solberg28 y, 356 d2003 season
Finland Ari Vatanen29 y, 212 d1981 season
France Sébastien Ogier29 y, 294 d2013 season
France Sébastien Loeb30 y, 220 d2004 season
Italy Miki Biasion30 y, 280 d1988 season
United Kingdom Richard Burns30 y, 312 d2001 season
#DriverAgeYear12345678910
France Sébastien Ogier41 y, 347 d2025 season
Finland Hannu Mikkola41 y, 183 d1983 season
France Sébastien Loeb38 y, 224 d2012 season
Sweden Stig Blomqvist38 y, 99 d1984 season
Belgium Thierry Neuville36 y, 161 d2024 season
France Didier Auriol36 y, 97 d1994 season
Sweden Björn Waldegård36 y, 32 d1979 season
Germany Walter Röhrl35 y, 238 d1982 season
Finland Tommi Mäkinen35 y, 133 d1999 season
Finland Juha Kankkunen34 y, 239 d1993 season

Manufacturers

#ManufacturerTotalSeasons1234579
Italy Lancia101974–1976, 1983, 1987–1992
Japan Toyota91993–1994, 1999, 2018, 2021–2025
France Citroën82003–2005, 2008–2012
France Peugeot51985–1986, 2000–2002
Germany Volkswagen42013–2016
US/GBR Ford/M-Sport1979, 2006–2007, 2017
Italy Fiat31977–1978, 1980
Japan Subaru1995–1997
Germany Audi21982, 1984
South Korea Hyundai2019–2020
France Alpine-Renault11973
GBR Talbot11981
Japan Mitsubishi11998 --
#ManufacturerTotal123456789101213161718
Japan Toyota105
France Citroën102
US/GBR Ford/M-Sport94
Italy Lancia73
France Peugeot48
Japan Subaru47
Germany Volkswagen44
Japan Mitsubishi34
KOR Hyundai33
GER Audi24
ITA Fiat21
JPN Datsun / Nissan9
FRA Alpine-Renault6
FRA Renault6
GER Opel6
SWE Saab4
JPN Mazda3
GBR Talbot2
GER BMW2
GER Porsche2
GER Mercedes Benz2 --
#CarTyreTotal134568910
Lancia Delta46
Subaru Impreza46
Ford Focus RS WRC44
Volkswagen Polo R WRC43
Toyota Celica37
Citroën C4 WRC36
Toyota GR Yaris Rally136
Citroën Xsara WRC32
Ford Escort31
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution26
Citroën DS3 WRC26
Toyota Yaris WRC26

Co-drivers

#Co-driverTotal123456789
Monaco Daniel Elena79
France Julien Ingrassia54
Finland Timo Rautiainen30
Spain Luis Moya24
Estonia Martin Järveoja22
United Kingdom Nicky Grist21
Finland Seppo Harjanne20
Finland Ilkka Kivimäki19
Finland Miikka Anttila18
Sweden Arne Hertz18
#Co-driverTotal1234567910
Finland Miikka Anttila220
Spain Marc Martí217
Sweden Jonas Andersson203
United Kingdom Scott Martin200
France Denis Giraudet192
Finland Jarmo Lehtinen182
Monaco Daniel Elena180
Belgium Stéphane Prévot180
France Julien Ingrassia168
United Kingdom Phil Mills162
#Co-driverTotal12345677891010
Monaco Daniel Elena119
France Julien Ingrassia91
Spain Luis Moya83
Finland Jarmo Lehtinen71
Finland Miikka Anttila67
Finland Timo Rautiainen61
Finland Ilkka Kivimäki54
Estonia Martin Järveoja54
Spain Marc Martí48
Sweden Arne Hertz45
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul43
United Kingdom Nicky Grist43

Rallies

Fastest rallies

#EventAverage speedWinnerCar12345678910
Finland 2025 Rally Finland129.95 km/hFinland Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
Finland 2016 Rally Finland126.62 km/hUnited Kingdom Kris MeekeCitroën DS3 WRC
Finland 2017 Rally Finland126.16 km/hFinland Esapekka LappiToyota Yaris WRC
Finland 2024 Rally Finland125.89 km/hFrance Sébastien OgierToyota GR Yaris Rally1
Finland 2023 Rally Finland125.56 km/hGreat Britain Elfyn EvansToyota GR Yaris Rally1
Finland 2015 Rally Finland125.44 km/hFinland Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC
Finland 2022 Rally Finland125.32 km/hEstonia Ott TänakHyundai i20 N Rally1
Sweden 2020 Rally Sweden124.28 km/hGreat Britain Elfyn EvansToyota Yaris WRC
Sweden 2023 Rally Sweden123.85 km/hEstonia Ott TänakFord Puma Rally1
Finland 2021 Rally Finland123.73 km/hGreat Britain Elfyn EvansToyota Yaris WRC

Closest wins

#EventMarginWinnerRunner-up1345789
Jordan 2011 Jordan Rally0.2 secondFrance Sébastien OgierFinland Jari-Matti Latvala
Italy 2024 Rally Italia SardegnaEstonia Ott TänakFrance Sébastien Ogier
New Zealand 2007 Rally New Zealand0.3 secondFinland Marcus GrönholmFrance Sébastien Loeb
Croatia 2021 Croatia Rally0.6 secondFrance Sébastien OgierUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
Argentina 2017 Rally Argentina0.7 secondBelgium Thierry NeuvilleUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
Italy 2018 Rally Italia SardegnaBelgium Thierry NeuvilleFrance Sébastien Ogier
Portugal 1998 Rally Portugal2.1 secondsUnited Kingdom Colin McRaeSpain Carlos Sainz
Monaco 2019 Monte Carlo Rally2.2 secondsFrance Sébastien OgierBelgium Thierry Neuville
Argentina 1999 Rally Argentina2.4 secondsFinland Juha KankkunenUnited Kingdom Richard Burns
NZL 2010 Rally New ZealandFinland Jari-Matti LatvalaFrance Sébastien Ogier
Argentina 2011 Rally ArgentinaFrance Sébastien LoebFinland Mikko Hirvonen

Nationalities

Championships by driver's country

Updated after the 2025 season.

Drivers

#CountryDriversTotal1238
319
715
12
12
12
22
22
11
11
11
#CountryWins12345789
214
198
52
44
30
30
27
22
17
17

Driver wins per nationalities

#NationWinsurl=http://www.juwra.com/driver_wins_by_nationalities.htmltitle=Statistics - Driver wins per nationalitieswebsite=www.juwra.com}}
1214Sébastien Loeb (80), Sébastien Ogier (67), Didier Auriol (20), Bernard Darniche (7), Gilles Panizzi (7), Jean-Luc Thérier (5), Jean-Pierre Nicolas (5), Michèle Mouton (4), François Delecour (4), Jean-Claude Andruet (3), Jean Ragnotti (3), Bruno Saby (2), Philippe Bugalski (2), Guy Fréquelin (1), Bernard Béguin (1), Alain Ambrosino (1), Alain Oreille (1), Patrick Tauziac (1)18
2198Marcus Grönholm (30), Tommi Mäkinen (24), Juha Kankkunen (23), Markku Alén (19), Hannu Mikkola (18), Jari-Matti Latvala (18), Kalle Rovanperä (18), Mikko Hirvonen (15), Timo Salonen (11), Ari Vatanen (10), Timo Mäkinen (4), Henri Toivonen (3), Esapekka Lappi (2), Kyösti Hämäläinen (1), Pentti Airikkala (1), Harri Rovanperä (1)16
352Colin McRae (25), Elfyn Evans (11), Richard Burns (10), Kris Meeke (5), Roger Clark (1)5
444Björn Waldegård (16), Stig Blomqvist (11), Kenneth Eriksson (6), Ingvar Carlsson (2), Mikael Ericsson (2), Mats Jonsson (2), Ove Andersson (1), Per Eklund (1), Harry Källström (1), Anders Kulläng (1), Oliver Solberg (1)11
530Miki Biasion (17), Sandro Munari (7), Raffaele Pinto (1), Fulvio Bacchelli (1), Antonio Fassina (1), Andrea Aghini (1), Gianfranco Cunico (1), Piero Liatti (1)8
30Carlos Sainz (26), Dani Sordo (3), Jesús Puras (1)3
727Ott Tänak (22), Markko Märtin (5)2
823Thierry Neuville (22), François Duval (1)2
917Walter Röhrl (14), Achim Warmbold (2), Armin Schwarz (1)3
17Petter Solberg (13), Andreas Mikkelsen (3), Mads Østberg (1)3
118Shekhar Mehta (5), Joginder Singh (2), Ian Duncan (1)3
122Franz Wittmann, Sr. (1), Josef Haider (1)2
2Kenjiro Shinozuka (2)1
141Jorge Recalde (1)1
1Walter Boyce (1)1
1Hayden Paddon (1)1
1Joaquim Moutinho (1)1

Co-drivers

#CountryWins1234567891012131415
153
131
89
79
56
34
30
25
22
15
8
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 --

Notes

References

References

  1. "Drivers championship".
  2. "Statistics - Driver wins".
  3. "Statistics - Stage wins".
  4. "Statistics - Driver starts in WRC events".
  5. "Statistics - Driver podium finishes".
  6. "Statistics - Driver points scored".
  7. "Statistics - Retirements".
  8. "Statistics - Oldest and youngest winners".
  9. Barry, Luke. (1 October 2022). "The 10 youngest World Champions in WRC history". DirtFish.
  10. "Manufacturers championship".
  11. "Statistics - Makes wins".
  12. "Statistics - Make and model wins".
  13. "Statistics - Co-driver wins".
  14. "Statistics - Co-driver starts in WRC events".
  15. "Statistics - Co-driver podium finishes".
  16. "Statistics - Event average speed".
  17. "Statistics - Closest wins".
  18. "Drivers championships".
  19. "Statistics - Driver wins per nationalities".
  20. "Statistics - Codriver wins per nationalities".
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