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 |
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Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF 4WD Delta HF Integrale |
M | Miki Biasion | 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12 |
Bruno Saby | 1, 5 | ||||
Yves Loubet | 1, 5 | ||||
Mikael Ericsson | 2–3, 6, 10, 13 | ||||
Markku Alén | 2–3, 6, 10, 12–13 | ||||
Vic Preston Jr | 4 | ||||
Jorge Recalde | 9 | ||||
Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 4WD | M | Timo Salonen | 1–2, 6, 10, 13 |
Hannu Mikkola | 1–3, 6, 10, 13 | ||||
Ingvar Carlsson | 1–3 | ||||
2, 10 | |||||
2–3, 6, 10–13 | |||||
Rod Millen | 7 | ||||
8 | |||||
Jolly Club | Lancia | Delta HF 4WD Delta HF Integrale |
P | Alex Fiorio | 1–3, 6–7, 10, 12 |
Yves Loubet | 3, 6, 12 | ||||
Dario Cerrato | 12 | ||||
Philips Renault Elf Simon Racing |
Renault | 11 Turbo 5 GT Turbo |
M | Alain Oreille | 1, 5 |
1, 5 | |||||
1 | |||||
Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | AX Sport | M | 1–2, 5 | |
1, 3, 5, 12–13 | |||||
1, 3, 5, 12–13 | |||||
3 | |||||
3, 12–13 | |||||
5 | |||||
12 | |||||
13 | |||||
Top Run SRL | Lancia | Delta HF 4WD Delta HF Integrale |
M P |
1, 3, 5–7, 10, 12 | |
Jorge Recalde | 3, 5–7, 10, 12–13 | ||||
6, 10, 13 | |||||
13 | |||||
Peugeot France | Peugeot | 205 GTI | M | 1 | |
Audi Sport | Audi | Coupé Quattro 200 Quattro 90 Quattro |
M | 1 | |
Sebastian Lindholm | 2–3, 6, 13 | ||||
David Llewellin | 3 | ||||
3, 7, 9 | |||||
4, 6, 9, 11 | |||||
John Buffum | 7 | ||||
8 | |||||
12 | |||||
Armin Schwarz | 13 | ||||
Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth | M P |
Stig Blomqvist | 2–3, 10, 12–13 |
Didier Auriol | 3, 5, 10, 12 | ||||
Carlos Sainz | 3, 5, 10, 12–13 | ||||
3 | |||||
4 | |||||
5 | |||||
Gianfranco Cunico | 12 | ||||
David Llewellin | 13 | ||||
Mark Lovell | 13 | ||||
GM Euro Sport | Opel Vauxhall |
Kadett GSI 16V Astra GTE |
M | Mats Jonsson | 2, 10, 13 |
Malcolm Wilson | 2, 6, 13 | ||||
2 | |||||
2 | |||||
Hannu Mikkola | 4 | ||||
Sepp Haider | 4, 8 | ||||
Derek Bell | 13 | ||||
David Metcalfe | 13 | ||||
13 | |||||
Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen | Golf GTI 16V | P | Erwin Weber | 3–4 |
Lars-Erik Torph | 4 | ||||
6, 13 | |||||
12 | |||||
Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Supra Turbo Celica GT-Four ST165 |
P | Kenneth Eriksson | 4–5, 10, 12–13 |
Juha Kankkunen | 4–6, 10, 12–13 | ||||
Björn Waldegård | 4, 6, 13 | ||||
Jimmy McRae | 13 | ||||
Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan | 200SX | D | Per Eklund | 4 |
Alain Ambrosino | 4, 11 | ||||
Mike Kirkland | 4 | ||||
4 | |||||
6 | |||||
6 | |||||
8 | |||||
Fuji Heavy Industries | Subaru | RX Turbo | D | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | 4, 8 |
Ian Duncan | 4 | ||||
Patrick Njiru | 4 | ||||
9 | |||||
Bastos Motul BMW | BMW | M3 | P | Bernard Béguin | 5 |
5 | |||||
Marc Duez | 5 | ||||
Ari Vatanen | 10 | ||||
12 | |||||
Gema Racing | Alfa Romeo | 75 V6 | P | 5 | |
5 | |||||
Suzuki Sport | Suzuki | Cultus GTI | Y | 7 | |
Nobuhiro Tajima | 7 | ||||
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Kenjiro Shinozuka | 8, 13 |
Ari Vatanen | 13 | ||||
Lancia Rally Team Austria | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Franz Wittmann | 9 |
Events[]
Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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Championship for manufacturers[]
Rank | Manufacturers | Event | Total points | ||||||||||
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MON |
SWE |
POR |
KEN |
FRA |
GRC |
USA |
ARG |
FIN |
ITA |
GBR | |||
1 | Lancia | (20) | (20) | (20) | 20 | (17) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 140 |
2 | Ford | – | 17 | 10 | – | 20 | – | – | – | 14 | 10 | 8 | 79 |
3 | Audi | 7 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 10 | 14 | 12 | (2) | (2) | 10 | 71 |
4 | Mazda | 10 | – | 12 | – | – | 9 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 17 | 66 |
5 | Toyota | – | – | – | 12 | 8 | – | – | 4 | – | 8 | 14 | 46 |
6 | Renault | 12 | – | 4 | – | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 32 |
7 | BMW | 13 | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
8 | Nissan | – | – | – | 17 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 |
9 | Subaru | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 18 |
10 | Peugeot | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 15 |
11 | Volkswagen | – | – | 6 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 14 |
12 | Opel | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 13 |
13 | Suzuki | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 |
14 | Mitsubishi | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
15 | Alfa Romeo | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
16 | Fiat | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
Championship for drivers[]
Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MON |
SWE |
POR |
KEN |
FRA |
GRC |
USA |
NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
CIV |
ITA |
GBR | |||
1 | Miki Biasion | – | – | 20 | 20 | – | 20 | 20 | – | 15 | – | – | 20 | – | 115 |
2 | Markku Alén | – | 20 | 6 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 20 | – | 10 | 20 | 86 |
3 | Alex Fiorio | 15 | – | 15 | – | – | 12 | 15 | – | – | 4 | – | 15 | – | 76 |
4 | Stig Blomqvist | – | 15 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 4 | 6 | 41 |
5 | Timo Salonen | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 15 | 33 |
6 | Bruno Saby | 20 | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 |
Didier Auriol | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | 32 | |
8 | Mikael Ericsson | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | 30 |
9 | Jorge Recalde | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | 27 |
10 | Yves Loubet | – | – | 12 | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 |
11 | Carlos Sainz | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 8 | 4 | 26 |
12 | Kenneth Eriksson | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 22 |
13 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | 21 | |
14 | Sepp Haider | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
Alain Ambrosino | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | 20 | |
16 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | 16 | |
17 | Björn Waldegård | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 16 |
18 | Mike Kirkland | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | ||
20 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | |
Lars-Erik Torph | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | |
Per Eklund | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | |
John Buffum | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | ||
Franz Wittmann Sr. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | 12 | |
Patrick Tauziac | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
Dario Cerrato | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | 12 | |
28 | Alain Oreille | 10 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
29 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | |
30 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | |
Hannu Mikkola | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | |
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37 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | |
Juha Kankkunen | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | |
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Armin Schwarz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
43 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
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Ian Duncan | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Jigger | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
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Juan Maria Traverso | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
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50 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
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Erwin Weber | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Bernard Béguin | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
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Nobuhiro Tajima | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Joe McAndrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
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59 | Malcolm Wilson | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
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Rod Millen | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
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70 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | |
Mats Jonsson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 | |
72 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Sebastian Lindholm | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
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'Possum' Bourne | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
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Kalle Grundel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Points awarded by finish | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Cup for production car drivers[]
Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MON |
SWE |
POR |
KEN |
FRA |
GRC |
USA |
NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
CIV |
ITA |
GBR | |||
1 | – | – | 10 | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 7 | 2 | 45 | |
2 | Jorge Recalde | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 13 | – | – | 7 | 43 |
3 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | 30 | |
4 | Grégoire de Mévius | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 13 | 16 |
5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 5 | 15 | |
6 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | |
– | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | ||
– | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | ||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | ||
Andrea Aghini | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 13 | |
11 | 7 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
See also[]
External links[]
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