1982 World Rally Championship

The 1982 World Rally Championship was the tenth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies. By this time, the schedule format had become generally stable with only one or two changes to venues year to year. 1982 marked the return of New Zealand to the schedule in place of Argentina's Rally Codasur.

1982 was marked by the dominance of the Germans, with two German manufacturers Audi and Opel taking first and second in the manufacturer's title race, while Opel's driver, German Walter Röhrl, seized the driver's title. Top Audi pilots Michèle Mouton and Hannu Mikkola took second and third in the drivers' race, but their combined efforts were enough to put Audi over the top for the work's cup. Mouton's finish is the best by a female driver to this day.

As with previous seasons, while all 12 events were calculated for tallying the drivers' scores, only 10 of the events applied to the championship for manufacturers. The two events in 1982 which applied only to driver standings were Sweden and the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire. Röhrl's strong performance in both of these rallies would have improved Opel's bid for a world title had they counted for manufacturers as well as drivers.

Teams and drivers

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TeamConstructorCarTyreDriversRounds
Audi SportAudiQuattroK Hannu Mikkola1–3, 5–12
Michèle Mouton1–3, 5–12
Michele Cinotto1, 6, 10
Stig Blomqvist2, 9–10
Franz Wittmann3, 5, 10
Harald Demuth10, 12
Malcolm Wilson12
John Buffum12
Rothmans Opel Rally TeamOpelAscona 400M Walter Röhrl1–8, 10–11
Jochi Kleint1, 5, 12
Björn Johansson2, 9, 11–12
Henri Toivonen3, 6, 9–10, 12
Rauno Aaltonen4
Jimmy McRae6, 12
Ari Vatanen12
Bill Dobie12
Charles PozziFerrari308 GTBM Jean-Claude Andruet1, 5
Guy Chasseuil5
Porsche AlmérasPorsche911 SCM Guy Fréquelin1, 5
Björn Waldegård1
Jean-Luc Thérier1, 3
Sandro Munari4
Bernard Béguin5
Francis Vincent5
Jacques Alméras5
Pierre Orsini5
Per Eklund9
Renault SportRenault5 TurboM Bruno Saby1, 5, 11
Dany Snobeck1
Jean-Luc Thérier5
Jean Ragnotti5, 11
François Chatriot5
Jean-Pierre Manzagol5
Citroën CompétitionsCitroënVisaM Alain Coppier1, 3, 5–6, 9, 12
Christian Dorche1–3, 5–6, 10, 12
Olivier Tabatoni2–3, 6, 9–10, 12
Christian Rio5
Maurice Chomat5
Team RalliartMitsubishiLancer 2000 TurboY Lars Carlsson1
André Jetten1
Pentti Airikkala9, 12
Anders Kulläng9–10, 12
Peugeot FrancePeugeot505 V6
104 ZS
M Claude Laurent1, 5
François Chauche1, 5, 12
René Defour1, 5, 12
Alain Ambrosino11
David Sutton MotorsportFordEscort RS 1800P Ari Vatanen2, 9
Lasse Lampi2, 9
Harri Toivonen9, 12
Saab SportSaab99 Turbo
99 EMS
M Per Eklund2
Ola Strömberg2
Lars Jansson2
Erik Johansson2
Team Nissan EuropeNissanViolet GT
Violet GTS
160 J
D Sören Nilsson2, 12
Timo Salonen3–4, 6–7, 9, 12
Tony Pond3–4, 6–7
Shekhar Mehta4, 6–8
Mike Kirkland4
Jayant Shah4
George Moschous6
Erkki Pitkänen9, 12
Peter Geitel9, 12
Andy Dawson12
Toyota Team EuropeToyotaCelica 2000 GTP Leif Asterhag2, 12
Björn Waldegård3, 7, 11–12
Per Eklund3, 7, 11–12
Samir Assef11
Ove Andersson11
Martini LanciaLanciaRally 037P Attilio Bettega5
Markku Alén5–6, 9–10, 12
Adartico Vudafieri6, 11
Fabrizio Tabaton10
BMW FranceBMWM1P Bernard Darniche5
Peugeot Talbot SportTalbotSunbeam LotusP
M
Antero Laine9
Federico Ormezzano10
Stig Blomqvist12
Guy Fréquelin12
Chris Lord12
Blydenstein RacingVauxhallChevette 2300 HSRM Russell Brookes9, 12
Tony Pond12
Terry Kaby12
George Hill12
Russell Gooding12

Championship for manufacturers

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1982 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
RankManufacturersEventTotal
points

MON

POR

KEN

FRA

GRC

NZL

BRA

FIN

ITA

GBR
1 Audi1618(6)1810181818116
2 Opel18(12)16121614(9)1414104
3 Nissan1812121557
4 Ford1289161055
5 Toyota1618741
6 Renault10184234
7 Porsche141428
8 Mitsubishi814628
9 Lancia101525
10 Talbot131124
11 Citroën14923
12 Vauxhall10919
13 Ferrari1616
14 Mazda1414
Volkswagen1414
16 British Leyland Cars1212
17 Subaru1010
18 Fiat66
1982 World Rally Championship point awards for manufacturers
Overall
finish
Group finish
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Championship for drivers

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1982 World Rally Championship for Drivers
RankDriverEventTotal
points

MON

SWE

POR

KEN

FRA

GRC

NZL

BRA

FIN

ITA

CIV

GBR
1 Walter Röhrl201215(10)151215(12)20109
2 Michèle Mouton82042020101597
3 Hannu Mikkola1520152070
4 Stig Blomqvist201520358
5 Per Eklund10151515257
6 Björn Waldegård2012436
7 Henri Toivonen1281232
8 Shekhar Mehta201030
9 Bruno Saby881026
10 Jean Ragnotti2020
11 Timo Salonen101020
12 Guy Fréquelin10616
13 Ari Vatanen1515
Jean-Claude Andruet1515
15 Jean-Luc Thérier1212
Franz Wittmann1212
Mike Kirkland1212
Bernard Béguin1212
Domingo De Vitta1212
Pentti Airikkala1212
21 Markku Alén21012
22 Russell Brookes6612
23 Carlos Torres1010
Tony Pond1010
Aparecido Rodrigues1010
26 Alain Coppier88
Jayant Shah88
Iórgos Moschous88
Rod Millen88
Antero Laine88
Alain Ambrosino88
Harald Demuth88
33 Dany Snobeck66
Lasse Lampi66
Mário Silva66
Rob Collinge66
Jimmy McRae66
Tony Teesdale66
Michele Cinotto66
Eugène Salim66
41 Jochi Kleint44
Sören Nilsson44
António Ferreira da Cunha44
Yoshinobu Takahashi44
Pavlos Moschoutis44
Jean-Louis Leyraud44
Harri Uotila44
Anders Kulläng44
49 Philippe Touren33
Kalle Grundel33
Christian Dorche33
Frank Tundo33
Francis Vincent33
Leonidas33
Malcolm Stewart33
Jouni Kinnunen33
Miki Biasion33
58 Jean-Pierre Ballet22
Bengt Thorsell22
Olivier Tabatoni22
Javaid Alam22
Anastasios Gemenis22
Paul Adams22
Seppo Mustonen22
Livio Lupidi22
66 Jürgen Barth11
Mikael Ericsson11
Jorge Fleck11
Ramesh Khoda11
Robert Simonetti11
Fritz Heisler11
Reg Cook11
Henri Palmroos11
Vittorio Caneva11
Malcolm Wilson11
1982 World Rally Championship point awards for drivers
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Events

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1982 World Rally Championship event map
Black = TarmacBrown = GravelBlue = Snow/IceRed = Mixed Surface
1982 World Rally Championship schedule and results
RoundRally nameStagesPodium finishers
RankDriverCo-driverCarTime
1
Monte Carlo Rally
(16–22 January)
32 stages
753 km
Tarmac
1 Walter Röhrl Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 4008:20:33
2 Hannu Mikkola Arne HertzAudi Quattro8:24:22
3 Jean-Luc Thérier Michel VialPorsche 911 SC8:32:38
2
Swedish Rally[1]
(12–14 February)
25 stages
358 km
Snow/Ice
1 Stig Blomqvist Björn CederbergAudi Quattro3:40:15
2 Ari Vatanen Terry HarrymanFord Escort RS18003:42:51
3 Walter Röhrl Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 4003:44:29
3
Rallye de Portugal
(2–8 March)
40 stages
639 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Michèle Mouton Fabrizia PonsAudi Quattro7:39:36
2 Per Eklund Ragnar SpjuthToyota Celica 2000GT7:52:43
3 Franz Wittmann Peter DiekmannAudi Quattro8:07:25
4
Safari Rally
(8–12 April)
83 controls
5120 km
Gravel
1 Shekhar Mehta Mike DoughtyDatsun Violet GT+4:26 pen
2 Walter Röhrl Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 400+5:07 pen
3 Mike Kirkland Anton LevitanDatsun Violet GT+6:16 pen
5
Tour de Corse
(6–8 May)
27 stages
1176 km
Tarmac
1 Jean Ragnotti Jean-Marc AndriéRenault 5 Turbo14:11:19
2 Jean-Claude Andruet 'Biche'Ferrari 308 GTB14:16:57
3 Bernard Béguin Jean-Jacques LennePorsche 911 SC14:20:11
6
Acropolis Rally
(31 May–3 June)
56 stages
967 km
Gravel
1 Michèle Mouton Fabrizia PonsAudi Quattro12:54:44
2 Walter Röhrl Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 40013:08:23
3 Henri Toivonen Fred GallagherOpel Ascona 40013:17:21
7
Rally New Zealand
(26–29 June)
38 stages
1014 km
Gravel
1 Björn Waldegård Hans ThorszeliusToyota Celica 2000GT10:28:08
2 Per Eklund Ragnar SpjuthToyota Celica 2000GT10:31:21
3 Walter Röhrl Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 40010:33:37
8
Rallye do Brasil
(11–14 August)
29 stages
706 km
Gravel
1 Michèle Mouton Fabrizia PonsAudi Quattro8:16:24
2 Walter Röhrl Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 4008:51:49
3 Domingo de Vitta Daniel MuzioFord Escort 1.610:15:30
9
1000 Lakes Rally
(27–29 August)
46 stages
469 km
Gravel
1 Hannu Mikkola Arne HertzAudi Quattro4:19:05
2 Stig Blomqvist Björn CederbergAudi Quattro4:19:33
3 Pentti Airikkala Juha PiironenMitsubishi Lancer Turbo4:23:22
10
Rallye Sanremo
(3–8 October)
56 stages
735 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Stig Blomqvist Björn CederbergAudi Quattro8:37:47
2 Hannu Mikkola Arne HertzAudi Quattro8:40:03
3 Walter Röhrl Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 4008:40:14
11
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire[1]
(27 October–1 November)
54 controls
4995 km
Gravel
1 Walter Röhrl Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 400+8:43 pen
2 Per Eklund Ragnar SpjuthToyota Celica 2000GT+10:17 pen
3 Björn Waldegård Hans ThorszeliusToyota Celica 2000GT+11:00 pen
12
RAC Rally
(21–25 November)
68 stages
716 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Hannu Mikkola Arne HertzAudi Quattro8:01:46
2 Michèle Mouton Fabrizia PonsAudi Quattro8:06:03
3 Henri Toivonen Fred GallagherOpel Ascona 4008:06:12
  1. ^ a b Event not included in the Manufacturers' Championship

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