1988 World Rally Championship

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The 1988 World Rally Championship was the 16th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 13 rallies, following the same schedule as the previous season.

Martini Lancia followed their successful previous season with an even more dominant performance in 1988, winning ten of the eleven rallies in which manufacturer points were awarded. The Lancia Delta HF 4WD proved fast and reliable in the hands of returning drivers Finn Markku Alén and Italian Miki Biasion. During the season, the car was replaced by the Delta HF Integrale, which was an immediate success. Biasion would take the drivers' title, with his Finnish teammate placing second behind him. Third driver Frenchman Bruno Saby also contributed to the effort with a rally win, though was not a major contender for the title. Jolly Club driver, Italian Alex Fiorio, would take third place in the driver championship at the wheel of a Lancia Delta as well.

Ford Motor Company struggled to compete, though it was the only other manufacturer besides Lancia to win a rally, with primary driver Didier Auriol winning the Tour de Corse in his Sierra RS Cosworth. Auriol would only reach 6th in the drivers' competition, while Spanish teammate Carlos Sainz would struggle to reach 11th in the standings. Stig Blomqvist, racing for in a Sierra, would finish best amongst Ford drivers, taking 4th in the championship standings.

1988 marked the withdrawal of Audi Sport from the WRC, although a number of small teams and privateers were successful enough using Audi Quattro versions for the manufacturer to place 3rd amongst manufacturers despite the lack of a works effort. Mazda Rally Team Europe made a significant effort to compete with Finn Timo Salonen as their primary driver for the Mazda 323 4WD. Timo would garner 5th place in the driver standings while the manufacturer gained 4th place.

In addition to the primary driver and manufacturer championships, WRC also awarded the FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars for a second season. Belgian won the hotly contested contest in a Mazda 323 against Argentine Jorge Recalde in his Lancia Delta while Italian , another Delta pilot, finished well behind in third place.

Teams and drivers[]

Team Constructor Car Tyre Drivers Rounds
Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF 4WD
Delta HF Integrale
M Italy Miki Biasion 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12
France Bruno Saby 1, 5
France Yves Loubet 1, 5
Sweden Mikael Ericsson 2–3, 6, 10, 13
Finland Markku Alén 2–3, 6, 10, 12–13
Kenya Vic Preston Jr 4
Argentina Jorge Recalde 9
Japan Mazda Rally Team Europe Mazda 323 4WD M Finland Timo Salonen 1–2, 6, 10, 13
Finland Hannu Mikkola 1–3, 6, 10, 13
Sweden Ingvar Carlsson 1–3
Sweden 2, 10
Belgium 2–3, 6, 10–13
New Zealand Rod Millen 7
New Zealand 8
Italy Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF 4WD
Delta HF Integrale
P Italy Alex Fiorio 1–3, 6–7, 10, 12
France Yves Loubet 3, 6, 12
Italy Dario Cerrato 12
France Philips Renault Elf
France Simon Racing
Renault 11 Turbo
5 GT Turbo
M France Alain Oreille 1, 5
France 1, 5
France 1
France Citroën Compétitions Citroën AX Sport M France 1–2, 5
France 1, 3, 5, 12–13
France 1, 3, 5, 12–13
Portugal 3
France 3, 12–13
France 5
San Marino 12
United Kingdom 13
Italy Top Run SRL Lancia Delta HF 4WD
Delta HF Integrale
M
P
Italy 1, 3, 5–7, 10, 12
Argentina Jorge Recalde 3, 5–7, 10, 12–13
San Marino 6, 10, 13
Sweden 13
France Peugeot France Peugeot 205 GTI M France 1
Germany Audi Sport Audi Coupé Quattro
200 Quattro
90 Quattro
M Monaco 1
Finland Sebastian Lindholm 2–3, 6, 13
United Kingdom David Llewellin 3
Austria 3, 7, 9
Austria 4, 6, 9, 11
United States John Buffum 7
New Zealand 8
Italy 12
Germany Armin Schwarz 13
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Sierra RS Cosworth M
P
Sweden Stig Blomqvist 2–3, 10, 12–13
France Didier Auriol 3, 5, 10, 12
Spain Carlos Sainz 3, 5, 10, 12–13
Portugal 3
Kenya 4
France 5
Italy Gianfranco Cunico 12
United Kingdom David Llewellin 13
United Kingdom Mark Lovell 13
United Kingdom GM Euro Sport Opel
Vauxhall
Kadett GSI 16V
Astra GTE
M Sweden Mats Jonsson 2, 10, 13
United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson 2, 6, 13
Sweden 2
Sweden 2
Finland Hannu Mikkola 4
Austria Sepp Haider 4, 8
United Kingdom Derek Bell 13
United Kingdom David Metcalfe 13
United Kingdom 13
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V P Germany Erwin Weber 3–4
Sweden Lars-Erik Torph 4
Greece 6, 13
Austria 12
Japan Toyota Team Europe Toyota Supra Turbo
Celica GT-Four ST165
P Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 4–5, 10, 12–13
Finland Juha Kankkunen 4–6, 10, 12–13
Sweden Björn Waldegård 4, 6, 13
United Kingdom Jimmy McRae 13
Japan Nissan Motorsports International Nissan 200SX D Sweden Per Eklund 4
France Alain Ambrosino 4, 11
Kenya Mike Kirkland 4
Kenya 4
Greece 6
Belgium 6
New Zealand 8
Japan Fuji Heavy Industries Subaru RX Turbo D New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne 4, 8
Kenya Ian Duncan 4
Kenya Patrick Njiru 4
Chile 9
France Bastos Motul BMW BMW M3 P France Bernard Béguin 5
France 5
Belgium Marc Duez 5
Finland Ari Vatanen 10
Italy 12
France Gema Racing Alfa Romeo 75 V6 P France 5
France 5
Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Cultus GTI Y New Zealand 7
Japan Nobuhiro Tajima 7
Japan Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 M Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka 8, 13
Finland Ari Vatanen 13
Austria Lancia Rally Team Austria Lancia Delta HF Integrale M Austria Franz Wittmann 9

Events[]

1988 World Rally Championship event map
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Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface
1988 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Round Rally name Stages Podium finishers
Rank Driver Co-driver Team Car Time
1 Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo
(16–21 January)
26 stages
624 km
Tarmac
1 France Bruno Saby France Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF 4WD 7:19.11
2 Italy Alex Fiorio Italy Italy Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF 4WD 7:30.01
3 France France France Peugeot France Peugeot 205 GTI 7:42.46
2 Sweden Swedish Rally
(4–6 February)
35 stages
491 km
Snow/Ice
1 Finland Markku Alén Finland Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF 4WD 5:02.31
2 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Sweden Sweden Ford Sierra XR 4x4 5:04.08
3 Sweden Lars-Erik Torph Sweden Tina Thörner Sweden Audi Coupé Quattro 5:10.03
3 Portugal Rallye de Portugal
(1–6 March)
37 stages
589 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Italy Miki Biasion Italy Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 6:44.01
2 Italy Alex Fiorio Italy Italy Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF 4WD 6:52.47
3 France Yves Loubet France Italy Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF 4WD 6:53.23
4 Kenya Safari Rally
(31 March – 4 April)
82 controls
4205 km
Gravel
1 Italy Miki Biasion Italy Tiziano Siviero Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 2:51.04
2 Kenya Mike Kirkland Kenya Japan Nissan Motorsports International Nissan 200SX 3:03.57
3 Sweden Per Eklund United Kingdom Japan Nissan Motorsports International Nissan 200SX 3:38.26
5 France Tour de Corse
(3–6 May)
30 stages
623 km
Tarmac
1 France Didier Auriol France Bernard Occelli United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 7:12.04
2 France Yves Loubet France Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 7:15.09
3 France Bruno Saby France Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 7:16:53
6 Greece Acropolis Rally
(29 May – 1 June)
36 stages
526 km
Gravel
1 Italy Miki Biasion Italy Tiziano Siviero Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 7:03.00
2 Sweden Mikael Ericsson Sweden Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 7:04.43
3 Italy Alex Fiorio Italy Italy Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF Integrale 7:10.40
7 United States Olympus Rally
(23–26 June)
36 stages
502 km
Gravel
1 Italy Miki Biasion Italy Tiziano Siviero Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 5:28.44
2 Italy Alex Fiorio Italy Italy Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF Integrale 5:34.07
3 United States John Buffum Canada Germany Audi Sport Audi Coupé Quattro 5:44.59
8 New Zealand Rally New Zealand[1]
(9–12 July)
39 stages
611 km
Gravel
1 Austria Sepp Haider Austria United Kingdom GM Euro Sport Opel Kadett GSI 16V 7:38.39
2 New Zealand New Zealand Stuart Lewis New Zealand Mobil 1 Racing Mazda 323 4WD 7:57.16
3 New Zealand New Zealand John Kennard New Zealand Audi Sport New Zealand Audi Coupe Quattro 8:02.25
9 Argentina Rally Argentina
(2–6 August)
29 stages
588 km
Gtavel
1 Argentina Jorge Recalde Argentina Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 7:05.16
2 Italy Miki Biasion Italy Tiziano Siviero Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 7:08.51
3 Austria Franz Wittmann Austria Austria Lancia Delta HF Integrale 7:34.13
10 Finland 1000 Lakes Rally
(26–28 August)
39 stages
496 km
Gravel
1 Finland Markku Alén Finland Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 4:35.29
2 Sweden Mikael Ericsson Sweden Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 4:38.24
3 France Didier Auriol France Bernard Occelli United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4:45.15
11 Ivory Coast Rallye Côte d'Ivoire[1]
(20–24 September)
80 controls
3421 km
Gravel
1 France Alain Ambrosino France Japan Nissan Motorsports International Nissan 200SX +3:34.51 pen
2 Belgium Belgium Belgium Mazda Rally Team Belgium Mazda 323 4WD +5:06.33 pen
3 France Patrick Tauziac France Japan Ralliart Mitsubishi Starion Turbo +7:20.20 pen
12 Italy Rallye Sanremo
(10–14 October)
39 stages
531 km
Tarmac/Gravel
1 Italy Miki Biasion Italy Tiziano Siviero Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 6:06.41
2 Italy Alex Fiorio Italy Italy Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF Integrale 6:07.34
3 Italy Dario Cerrato Italy Italy Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF Integrale 6:08.35
13 United Kingdom RAC Rally
(20–24 November)
52 stages
602 km
Tarmac/Gravel
1 Finland Markku Alén Finland Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale 7:15.37
2 Finland Timo Salonen Finland Japan Mazda Rally Team Europe Mazda 323 4WD 7:19.43
3 Sweden Björn Waldegard United Kingdom Fred Gallagher Japan Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 7:22.16
  1. ^ a b Event not included in the Manufacturers' Championship

Championship for manufacturers[]

1988 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
Rank Manufacturers Event Total
points
Monaco
MON
Sweden
SWE
Portugal
POR
Kenya
KEN
France
FRA
Greece
GRC
United States
USA
Argentina
ARG
Finland
FIN
Italy
ITA
United Kingdom
GBR
1 Italy Lancia (20) (20) (20) 20 (17) 20 20 20 20 20 20 140
2 United States Ford 17 10 20 14 10 8 79
3 Germany Audi 7 14 4 10 14 12 (2) (2) 10 71
4 Japan Mazda 10 12 9 6 12 17 66
5 Japan Toyota 12 8 4 8 14 46
6 France Renault 12 4 8 8 32
7 Germany BMW 13 12 25
8 Japan Nissan 17 6 23
9 Japan Subaru 8 10 18
10 France Peugeot 14 1 15
11 Germany Volkswagen 6 4 4 14
12 Germany Opel 10 1 2 13
13 Japan Suzuki 8 1 9
14 Japan Mitsubishi 7 7
15 Italy Alfa Romeo 4 4
16 Italy Fiat 2 2

Championship for drivers[]

1988 World Rally Championship for Drivers
Rank Driver Event Total
points
Monaco
MON
Sweden
SWE
Portugal
POR
Kenya
KEN
France
FRA
Greece
GRC
United States
USA
New Zealand
NZL
Argentina
ARG
Finland
FIN
Ivory Coast
CIV
Italy
ITA
United Kingdom
GBR
1 Italy Miki Biasion 20 20 20 20 15 20 115
2 Finland Markku Alén 20 6 10 20 10 20 86
3 Italy Alex Fiorio 15 15 12 15 4 15 76
4 Sweden Stig Blomqvist 15 8 8 4 6 41
5 Finland Timo Salonen 8 10 15 33
6 France Bruno Saby 20 12 32
France Didier Auriol 20 12 32
8 Sweden Mikael Ericsson 15 15 30
9 Argentina Jorge Recalde 1 6 20 27
10 France Yves Loubet 12 15 27
11 Spain Carlos Sainz 8 6 8 4 26
12 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 10 6 6 22
13 Austria 3 8 10 21
14 Austria Sepp Haider 20 20
France Alain Ambrosino 20 20
16 Belgium 1 15 16
17 Sweden Björn Waldegård 4 12 16
18 Kenya Mike Kirkland 15 15
New Zealand 15 15
20 France 12 12
Sweden Lars-Erik Torph 12 12
Sweden Per Eklund 12 12
United States John Buffum 12 12
New Zealand 12 12
Austria Franz Wittmann Sr. 12 12
France Patrick Tauziac 12 12
Italy Dario Cerrato 12 12
28 France Alain Oreille 10 1 11
29 Italy 3 8 11
30 Sweden 10 10
Finland Hannu Mikkola 10 10
France 10 10
Austria 10 10
Australia 10 10
France 10 10
Finland Pentti Airikkala 10 10
37 Sweden 8 8
Finland Juha Kankkunen 8 8
New Zealand 8 8
Chile 8 8
France 8 8
Germany Armin Schwarz 8 8
43 France 6 6
Sweden 6 6
Kenya Ian Duncan 6 6
Greece Jigger 6 6
New Zealand 6 6
Argentina Juan Maria Traverso 6 6
Belgium 6 6
50 Monaco 4 4
Sweden 4 4
West Germany Erwin Weber 4 4
France Bernard Béguin 4 4
Greece 4 4
Japan Nobuhiro Tajima 4 4
New Zealand Joe McAndrew 4 4
Argentina 4 4
Italy 4 4
59 United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson 3 3
Portugal 3 3
France 3 3
Greece 3 3
New Zealand Rod Millen 3 3
Japan 3 3
Chile 3 3
Sweden 3 3
Ivory Coast 3 3
Austria 3 3
Sweden 3 3
70 Sweden 1 2 3
Sweden Mats Jonsson 1 2 3
72 France 2 2
Finland Sebastian Lindholm 2 2
Portugal 2 2
New Zealand 'Possum' Bourne 2 2
France 2 2
Belgium 2 2
New Zealand 2 2
New Zealand 2 2
Argentina 2 2
Ivory Coast 2 2
Italy 2 2
83 France 1 1
Kenya 1 1
Hong Kong 1 1
New Zealand 1 1
Chile 1 1
Ivory Coast 1 1
Italy 1 1
Sweden Kalle Grundel 1 1
1988 World Rally Championship point awards for drivers
Points awarded by finish 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Cup for production car drivers[]

1988 FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars
Rank Driver Event Total
points
Monaco
MON
Sweden
SWE
Portugal
POR
Kenya
KEN
France
FRA
Greece
GRC
United States
USA
New Zealand
NZL
Argentina
ARG
Finland
FIN
Ivory Coast
CIV
Italy
ITA
United Kingdom
GBR
1 Belgium 10 13 13 7 2 45
2 Argentina Jorge Recalde 13 10 13 7 43
3 Italy 10 13 7 30
4 Belgium Grégoire de Mévius 3 13 16
5 San Marino 5 5 5 15
6 France 13 13
Sweden 13 13
France 13 13
New Zealand 13 13
Italy Andrea Aghini 13 13
11 France 7 5 12

See also[]

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