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[]

Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Rounds
Audi Sport	Audi	Quattro	K	Hannu Mikkola	1–3, 5–12
				Michèle Mouton	1–3, 5–12
					1, 6, 10
				Stig Blomqvist	2, 9–10
				Franz Wittmann	3, 5, 10
					10, 12
				Malcolm Wilson	12
				John Buffum	12
Rothmans Opel Rally Team	Opel	Ascona 400	M	Walter Röhrl	1–8, 10–11
					1, 5, 12
					2, 9, 11–12
				Henri Toivonen	3, 6, 9–10, 12
				Rauno Aaltonen	4
				Jimmy McRae	6, 12
				Ari Vatanen	12
					12
Charles Pozzi	Ferrari	308 GTB	M	Jean-Claude Andruet	1, 5
Charles Pozzi	Ferrari	308 GTB	M	Guy Chasseuil	5
Porsche Alméras	Porsche	911 SC	M	Guy Fréquelin	1, 5
				Björn Waldegård	1
				Jean-Luc Thérier	1, 3
				Sandro Munari	4
				Bernard Béguin	5
					5
				Jacques Alméras	5
					5
				Per Eklund	9
Renault Sport	Renault	5 Turbo	M	Bruno Saby	1, 5, 11
					1
				Jean-Luc Thérier	5
				Jean Ragnotti	5, 11
					5
					5
Citroën Compétitions	Citroën	Visa	M		1, 3, 5–6, 9, 12
					1–3, 5–6, 10, 12
					2–3, 6, 9–10, 12
					5
					5
Team Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Lancer 2000 Turbo	Y		1
					1
				Pentti Airikkala	9, 12
				Anders Kulläng	9–10, 12
Peugeot France	Peugeot	505 V6 104 ZS	M		1, 5
					1, 5, 12
					1, 5, 12
				Alain Ambrosino	11
David Sutton Motorsport	Ford	Escort RS 1800	P	Ari Vatanen	2, 9
					2, 9
				Harri Toivonen	9, 12
Saab Sport	Saab	99 Turbo 99 EMS	M	Per Eklund	2
					2
					2
					2
Team Nissan Europe	Nissan	Violet GT Violet GTS 160 J	D		2, 12
				Timo Salonen	3–4, 6–7, 9, 12
				Tony Pond	3–4, 6–7
				Shekhar Mehta	4, 6–8
				Mike Kirkland	4
					4
					6
					9, 12
					9, 12
				Andy Dawson	12
Toyota Team Europe	Toyota	Celica 2000 GT	P		2, 12
				Björn Waldegård	3, 7, 11–12
				Per Eklund	3, 7, 11–12
					11
				Ove Andersson	11
Martini Lancia	Lancia	Rally 037	P	Attilio Bettega	5
				Markku Alén	5–6, 9–10, 12
					6, 11
				Fabrizio Tabaton	10
BMW France	BMW	M1	P	Bernard Darniche	5
Peugeot Talbot Sport	Talbot	Sunbeam Lotus	P M		9
					10
				Stig Blomqvist	12
				Guy Fréquelin	12
					12
Blydenstein Racing	Vauxhall	Chevette 2300 HSR	M	Russell Brookes	9, 12
				Tony Pond	12
					12
					12
					12

Championship for manufacturers[]

**1982 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers**
Rank	Manufacturers	Event										Total points
Rank	Manufacturers	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRC	NZL	BRA	FIN	ITA	GBR	Total points
1	Audi	16	18	–	(6)	18	–	10	18	18	18	116
2	Opel	18	(12)	16	12	16	14	(9)	–	14	14	104
3	Nissan	–	–	18	–	12	12	–	15	–	–	57
4	Ford	–	12	–	–	8	9	16	10	–	–	55
5	Toyota	–	16	–	–	–	18	–	–	–	7	41
6	Renault	10	–	–	18	4	–	–	–	2	–	34
7	Porsche	14	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	28
8	Mitsubishi	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	14	6	–	28
9	Lancia	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	15	25
10	Talbot	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	11	24
11	Citroën	–	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	23
12	Vauxhall	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	9	19
13	Ferrari	–	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	16
14	Mazda	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	14
14	Volkswagen	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	14
16	British Leyland Cars	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
17	Subaru	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10
18	Fiat	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	6

**1982 World Rally Championship point awards for manufacturers**
Overall finish	Group finish
Overall finish	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	17	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	16	15	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	15	14	13	12	–	–	–	–	–	–
5	14	13	12	11	10	–	–	–	–	–
6	13	12	11	10	9	8	–	–	–	–
7	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	–	–	–
8	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	–	–
9	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	–
10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

Championship for drivers[]

**1982 World Rally Championship for Drivers**
Rank	Driver	Event												Total points
Rank	Driver	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRC	NZL	BRA	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR	Total points
1	Walter Röhrl	20	12	–	15	(10)	15	12	15	–	(12)	20	–	109
2	Michèle Mouton	–	8	20	–	4	20	–	20	–	10	–	15	97
3	Hannu Mikkola	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	15	–	20	70
4	Stig Blomqvist	–	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	20	–	3	58
5	Per Eklund	–	10	15	–	–	–	15	–	–	–	15	2	57
6	Björn Waldegård	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	–	–	–	12	4	36
7	Henri Toivonen	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	8	–	12	32
8	Shekhar Mehta	–	–	–	20	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	30
9	Bruno Saby	8	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	26
10	Jean Ragnotti	–	–	–	–	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20
11	Timo Salonen	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	��	10	–	–	–	20
12	Guy Fréquelin	10	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16
13	Ari Vatanen	–	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15
13	Jean-Claude Andruet	–	–	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15
15	Jean-Luc Thérier	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
	Franz Wittmann	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
	Mike Kirkland	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
	Bernard Béguin	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	12
	Pentti Airikkala	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	12
21	Markku Alén	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	12
22	Russell Brookes	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	6	12
23		–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10
	Tony Pond	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	10
26		–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
		–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
		–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
	Rod Millen	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	8
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	8
	Alain Ambrosino	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	8
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	8
33		6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
		–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
		–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
		–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
	Jimmy McRae	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
		–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	6
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	6
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	6
41		4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
		–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
		–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
	Yoshinobu Takahashi	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
		–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
		–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	4
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	4
	Anders Kulläng	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	4
49		3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
	Kalle Grundel	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
		–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
		–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
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		–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	3
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	3
	Miki Biasion	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3
58		2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
		–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
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		–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
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	Paul Adams	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	2
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	2
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2
66	Jürgen Barth	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
	Mikael Ericsson	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
		–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
		–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
		–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
	Fritz Heisler	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
		–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	1
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
	Malcolm Wilson	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1

**1982 World Rally Championship point awards for drivers**
Points awarded by finish	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points awarded by finish	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Events[]

**1982 World Rally Championship event map**
Black = Tarmac	Brown = Gravel	Blue = Snow/Ice	Red = Mixed Surface

**1982 World Rally Championship schedule and results**
Round	Rally name	Stages	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Stages	Rank	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time
1	Monte Carlo Rally (16–22 January)	32 stages 753 km Tarmac	1	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	8:20:33
			2	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi Quattro	8:24:22
			3	Jean-Luc Thérier		Porsche 911 SC	8:32:38

2	Swedish Rally^[1] (12–14 February)	25 stages 358 km Snow/Ice	1	Stig Blomqvist	Björn Cederberg	Audi Quattro	3:40:15
			2	Ari Vatanen		Ford Escort RS1800	3:42:51
			3	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	3:44:29

3	Rallye de Portugal (2–8 March)	40 stages 639 km Gravel/Tarmac	1	Michèle Mouton	Fabrizia Pons	Audi Quattro	7:39:36
			2	Per Eklund		Toyota Celica 2000GT	7:52:43
			3	Franz Wittmann		Audi Quattro	8:07:25

4	Safari Rally (8–12 April)	83 controls 5120 km Gravel	1	Shekhar Mehta	Mike Doughty	Datsun Violet GT	+4:26 pen
			2	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	+5:07 pen
			3	Mike Kirkland		Datsun Violet GT	+6:16 pen

5	Tour de Corse (6–8 May)	27 stages 1176 km Tarmac	1	Jean Ragnotti		Renault 5 Turbo	14:11:19
			2	Jean-Claude Andruet		Ferrari 308 GTB	14:16:57
			3	Bernard Béguin		Porsche 911 SC	14:20:11

6	Acropolis Rally (31 May–3 June)	56 stages 967 km Gravel	1	Michèle Mouton	Fabrizia Pons	Audi Quattro	12:54:44
			2	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	13:08:23
			3	Henri Toivonen	Fred Gallagher	Opel Ascona 400	13:17:21

7	Rally New Zealand (26–29 June)	38 stages 1014 km Gravel	1	Björn Waldegård		Toyota Celica 2000GT	10:28:08
			2	Per Eklund		Toyota Celica 2000GT	10:31:21
			3	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	10:33:37

8	Rallye do Brasil (11–14 August)	29 stages 706 km Gravel	1	Michèle Mouton	Fabrizia Pons	Audi Quattro	8:16:24
			2	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	8:51:49
			3			Ford Escort 1.6	10:15:30

9	1000 Lakes Rally (27–29 August)	46 stages 469 km Gravel	1	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi Quattro	4:19:05
			2	Stig Blomqvist	Björn Cederberg	Audi Quattro	4:19:33
			3	Pentti Airikkala		Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo	4:23:22

10	Rallye Sanremo (3–8 October)	56 stages 735 km Gravel/Tarmac	1	Stig Blomqvist	Björn Cederberg	Audi Quattro	8:37:47
			2	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi Quattro	8:40:03
			3	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	8:40:14

11	Rallye Côte d'Ivoire^[1] (27 October–1 November)	54 controls 4995 km Gravel	1	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	+8:43 pen
			2	Per Eklund		Toyota Celica 2000GT	+10:17 pen
			3	Björn Waldegård		Toyota Celica 2000GT	+11:00 pen

12	RAC Rally (21–25 November)	68 stages 716 km Gravel/Tarmac	1	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi Quattro	8:01:46
			2	Michèle Mouton	Fabrizia Pons	Audi Quattro	8:06:03
			3	Henri Toivonen	Fred Gallagher	Opel Ascona 400	8:06:12

^ ^a ^b Event not included in the Manufacturers' Championship

External links[]

FIA World Rally Championship 1982 at ewrc-results.com

[man-1] Event not included in the Manufacturers' Championship

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