1991 World Rally Championship

The 1991 World Rally Championship was the 19th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Juha Kankkunen in a Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Mitsubishi.

WRC-1991


Calendar

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RoundDatesRace
124–30 January Rallye Monte Carlo
216–18 February Swedish Rally
35–9 March Rallye de Portugal
427 March-1 April Safari Rally
528 April-1 May Tour de Corse
62–5 June Acropolis Rally
726–30 June Rally New Zealand
823–27 July Rally Argentina
922–25 August 1000 Lakes Rally
1020–24 September Rally Australia
1113–17 October Rallye Sanremo
1227–31 October Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
1310–13 November Rally Catalunya
1424–27 November RAC Rally
Sources:[1][2]

Teams and drivers

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TeamManufacturerCarTyreDriversRounds
Jolly ClubLanciaDelta HF Integrale 16VM Didier Auriol1–3, 5–11, 14
Dario Cerrato11
Andrea Aghini11, 13
Gustavo Trelles13
Toyota Team EuropeToyotaCelica GT-Four ST165P Carlos Sainz1, 3–11, 13–14
Armin Schwarz1, 3, 5–6, 9–11, 13
Marc Duez1, 3, 5, 14
Mats Jonsson2, 9, 14
Leif Asterhag2
Björn Waldegård4
Mikael Ericsson4, 6, 8, 14
Mohammed bin Sulayem8
Neal Bates10
Renaud Verreydt11
Martini LanciaLanciaDelta HF Integrale 16VM Miki Biasion1, 3–4, 6, 8, 11, 14
Bruno Saby1, 5, 14
Juha Kankkunen1, 3–4, 6–11, 13–14
Yves Loubet1, 5
Jorge Recalde4, 6, 8, 10, 13
Mitsubishi Ralliart EuropeMitsubishiGalant VR-4M Timo Salonen1–2, 6, 9–10, 14
Kenneth Eriksson1–2, 6, 9–10, 14
Ronald Holzer1, 5
Lasse Lampi2, 9, 14
Kenjiro Shinozuka4, 12
Ross Dunkerton7, 10
Jouko Puhakka9
Arto Kumpumäki9
Patrick Tauziac12
Ford Motor Co LtdFordSierra RS Cosworth 4x4P Alex Fiorio1, 3, 6, 11
François Delecour1, 3, 5–6, 11, 13–14
Malcolm Wilson1, 3, 5–6, 11, 14
Gwyndaf Evans2, 14
Gianfranco Cunico5, 11
Ari Vatanen9
Bruno Bentivogli11
Mía Bardolet13
Louise Aitken-Walker14
Mazda Rally Team EuropeMazda323 GT-XM Hannu Mikkola1–3, 6, 9, 14
Jesús Puras1, 3
Grégoire de Mévius1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14
Minna Sillankorva1
Ingvar Carlsson2, 7, 10
Björn Johansson2
Rod Millen7, 10
Tommi Mäkinen9, 14
Mikael Sundstöm9
Subaru Rally Team EuropeSubaruLegacy RSM Markku Alén2–3, 6–7, 9, 14
François Chatriot2–3, 5
Ian Duncan4
Patrick Njiru4, 10
Peter 'Possum' Bourne7, 10
Ari Vatanen14
Colin McRae14
Nissan Motorsports EuropeNissanSunny GTi-RD Stig Blomqvist4, 6, 9, 14
Mike Kirkland4
David Llewellin4, 6, 9, 14
Stratis Hatzipanayiotou6
Paddy Davidson7
Audi SportAudi90 QuattroM Rudi Stohl4, 8, 12
Patrice Servant12
Société DiacRenaultClio 16SM Jean Ragnotti5
Claude Balesi5
Philippe Bugalski5
Philippe Doué12
Citroën SportCitroënAX SportM Laurent Poggi5
Sylvain Polo5
BMW BernardiniBMWM3P Patrick Bernardini5
Frédéric Dor5
Source:[3]

Standings

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Points scoring system

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1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Drivers' championship20151210864321
Manufacturers' championship201714121086421
Sources:[1][4]

Drivers' championship

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Pos.DriverMON
SWE
POR
KEN
FRA
GRE
NZL
ARG
FIN
AUS
ITA
CIV
ESP
GBR
Points
1 Juha Kankkunen(5)4112411Ret21150
2 Carlos Sainz11Ret12114Ret6Ret3143
3 Didier AuriolRet9224332Ret112101
4 Miki Biasion23Ret322Ret69
5 Kenneth Eriksson1732266
6 Armin Schwarz4RetRet5938155
7 François Delecour3RetRetRet43640
8 Markku Alén35Ret4Ret4Ret40
9 Jorge Recalde3Ret58629
10 Mikael Ericsson26627
11 Kenjiro Shinozuka8123
12 Mats Jonsson2621
13 Timo Salonen8RetRetDSQ5421
14 Andrea Aghini5516
15 Patrick Tauziac215
16 Ingvar Carlsson48Ret13
17 Marc Duez11Ret4813
18 Malcolm Wilson7Ret5Ret10Ret13
19 Gianfranco Cunico3Ret12
20 Dario Cerrato312
21 Rudi StohlRetRet312
22 Ari Vatanen7512
23 Rod Millen6612
24 Stig Blomqvist5Ret8Ret11
25 Hannu MikkolaRet7Ret8Ret711
26 Björn Waldegård410
27 Patrice Servant410
28 Mía Bardolet410
29 Tommi Mäkinen13RetRet5Ret8
30 Lasse Lampi5RetRet8
31 Neil Allport58
32 Adolphe Choteau58
33 François Chatriot19698
34 Bruno Saby6Ret98
35 Yves Loubet968
36 Bjorn Johansson66
37 Ian Duncan66
38 Philippe Doue66
39 Grégoire de MéviusRet89225
40 Jesús PurasRet7Ret4
41 Mike Kirkland74
42 Patrick Bernardini74
43 Brian Stokes74
44 Mohammed bin Sulayem74
45 Ross DunkertonRet74
46 Piero Liatti74
47 Damien Chaballe74
48 Luis Monzon74
49 Per Eklund8Ret3
50 Philippe Bugalski83
51 Gustavo Trelles8RetRet3
52 Nicolas Min83
53 Fernando Capdevila13RetRet268Ret3
54 David LlewellinRet9103
55 Alex Fiorio10RetRet93
56 Ernst Harrach92
57 Guy Jack92
58 Ross Meekings92
59 Neal Bates92
60 Jean-Claude Dupuis92
61 Joaquim Casasayas92
62 Minna Sillankorva18Ret10221
63 Leif Asterhag101
64 Carlos Bica101
65 Steve Anthony101
66 Jean-Pierre Manzagol101
67 Giannis Vardinogiannis101
68 Brian Watkin101
69 Ed OrdynskiRet25101
70 Jose-Maria Ponce101
71 Louise Aitken-Walker101
Pos.DriverMON
SWE
POR
KEN
FRA
GRE
NZL
ARG
FIN
AUS
ITA
CIV
ESP
GBR
Points
Sources:[4][5]

Manufacturers' championship

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Pos.ManufacturerMON
POR
KEN
FRA
GRE
ARG
FIN
AUS
ITA
GBR
Points
1 Lancia(2)(2)1(2)121111137
2 Toyota112121(4)3(6)(3)128
3 Mitsubishi88732262
4 Ford3374654
5 Mazda78956744
6 Subaru5694542
7 Nissan59816
8 BMW76
9 Renault84
10 Daihatsu92
Pos.ManufacturerMON
POR
KEN
FRA
GRE
ARG
FIN
AUS
ITA
GBR
Points
Sources:[1][4]

Events

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RoundRally nameStart-end datePodium driversPodium cars
1 Rallye Monte Carlo24 January–30 January
  1. Carlos Sainz
  2. Miki Biasion
  3. François Delecour
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Integrale 16V
  3. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
2 Swedish Rally16 February–18 February
  1. Kenneth Eriksson
  2. Mats Jonsson
  3. Markku Alén
  1. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  3. Subaru Legacy RS
3 Rallye de Portugal5 March–9 March
  1. Carlos Sainz
  2. Didier Auriol
  3. Miki Biasion
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
4 Safari Rally27 March–1 April
  1. Juha Kankkunen
  2. Mikael Ericsson
  3. Jorge Recalde
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  3. Lancia Integrale 16V
5 Tour de Corse28 April–1 May
  1. Carlos Sainz
  2. Didier Auriol
  3. Gianfranco Cunico
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
6 Acropolis Rally2 June–5 June
  1. Juha Kankkunen
  2. Carlos Sainz
  3. Miki Biasion
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  3. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
7 Rally New Zealand26 June–30 June
  1. Carlos Sainz
  2. Juha Kankkunen
  3. Didier Auriol
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
8 Rally Argentina23 July–27 July
  1. Carlos Sainz
  2. Miki Biasion
  3. Didier Auriol
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
9 1000 Lakes Rally22 August–25 August
  1. Juha Kankkunen
  2. Didier Auriol
  3. Kenneth Eriksson
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
10 Rally Australia20 September–24 September
  1. Juha Kankkunen
  2. Kenneth Eriksson
  3. Armin Schwarz
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
11 Rallye Sanremo13 October–17 October
  1. Didier Auriol
  2. Miki Biasion
  3. Dario Cerrato
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
12 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire27 October–31 October
  1. Kenjiro Shinozuka
  2. Patrick Tauziac
  3. Rudi Stohl
  1. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  2. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  3. Audi 90 Quattro
13 Rally Catalunya10 November–13 November
  1. Armin Schwarz
  2. Juha Kankkunen
  3. François Delecour
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  3. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
14 RAC Rally24 November–27 November
  1. Juha Kankkunen
  2. Kenneth Eriksson
  3. Carlos Sainz
  1. Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
  2. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
Sources:[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "WRC 1991". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "1991 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Entry List 1991". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Season 1991 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1991". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ "1991 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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