1990 World Rally Championship

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The 1990 World Rally Championship was the 18th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 12 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Carlos Sainz in a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165, ahead of Didier Auriol and Juha Kankkunen. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Mitsubishi.

Teams and Drivers[]

Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Rounds
Martini Lancia	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale 16V	M	Miki Biasion	1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12
				Juha Kankkunen	1–3, 5, 7–10, 12
				Didier Auriol	1–2, 4–5, 7–10
				Bruno Saby	1, 4, 12
				Alex Fiorio	3, 9
				Yves Loubet	4
					7
Toyota Team Europe	Toyota	Celica GT-Four ST165	P	Carlos Sainz	1–10, 12
				Mikael Ericsson	1, 3, 5, 8–10
				Armin Schwarz	1–2, 4, 10, 12
				Björn Waldegård	3
				Mohammed Bin Sulayem	5
				Jorge Recalde	7
				David Llewellin	12
				Mats Jonsson	12
Mazda Rally Team Europe	Mazda	323 4WD 323 GT-X	M	Timo Salonen	1–2, 8, 12
				Hannu Mikkola	1–2, 8, 12
				Grégoire de Mévius	2, 9–10
				Ingver Carlsson	6, 9
				Rod Millen	6, 9
				Mikael Sundström	8, 12
					8
					8
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi	Galant VR-4	M	Kenneth Eriksson	1–2, 5, 8–9, 12
				Ari Vatanen	1–2, 5, 8, 12
				Kenjiro Shinozuka	3, 11
				Ross Dunkerton	6, 9
					8
					8
				Patrick Tauziac	11
Jolly Club	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale 16V	M	Dario Cerrato	1–2, 10
				Alex Fiorio	5, 8, 10
				Didier Auriol	12
				Robert Droogmans	12
Simon Racing	Renault	5 GT Turbo	M	Alain Oreille	1–2, 4–7, 9–11
					1, 4
					1
					1, 4
Audi Sport	Audi	90 Quattro	M		1–2, 4–5, 8–10
					3, 5, 7, 11
					5
GM Euro Sport	Vauxhall Opel	Astra GTE Kadett GSI 16V	M	Louise Aitken-Walker	1–2, 4, 6, 9, 12
					12
					12
Top Run SRL	Lancia	Delta Integrale 16V	M	Jorge Recalde	2, 5–6, 8–9
					7
Subaru Technica International	Subaru	Legacy RS	M	Markku Alén	3, 5, 8, 10, 12
				Mike Kirkland	3, 6
				Peter 'Possum' Bourne	3, 6, 9
				Ian Duncan	3, 5
					3
				Patrick Njiru	3
					10
				Derek Warwick	12
Nissan Motorsports International	Nissan	200SX	D	Vic Preston Jr	3
					3
					5
Bastos Motul BMW	BMW	M3	P		4
					4
Société Diac	Renault	5 GT Turbo	M	Jean Ragnotti	4
					4
Citroën Sport	Citroën	AX Sport	M		4
					4
Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen	Golf Rallye G60	P	Erwin Weber	5–6, 9
					5
Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford	Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4	P	Pentti Airikkala	8, 10, 12
				Malcolm Wilson	8, 10, 12
				Gianfranco Cunico	8, 10
				Gwyndaf Evans	8, 10, 12
				Alex Fiorio	12

Events[]

1990 World Rally Championship event map

Black = Tarmac	Brown = Gravel	Blue = Snow/Ice	Red = Mixed Surface

1990 World Rally Championship schedule and results

Round	Rally name		Podium finishers
		Rank	Driver	Co Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	Rallye Monte Carlo (19–25 January)	1	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	5:56:52
		2	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	5:57:44
		3	Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:00:31
2	Rallye de Portugal (6–10 March)	1	Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:17:57
		2	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:20:33
		3	Juha Kankkunen		Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:23:08
3	Safari Rally (11–16 April)	1	Björn Waldegård	Fred Gallagher	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	8:39:11
		2	Juha Kankkunen		Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	9:17:23
		3	Mikael Ericsson		Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	11:26:58
4	Tour de Corse (6–9 May)	1	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:45:16
		2	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	6:45:52
		3		Michel Périn	Bastos Motul BMW	BMW M3	6:49:05
5	Acropolis Rally (3–6 June)	1	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	7:34:44
		2	Juha Kankkunen		Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	7:35:30
		3	Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	7:37:42
6	Rally New Zealand (30 June – 3 July)	1	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	6:48:26
		2	Ingvar Carlsson		Mazda Rally Team Europe	Mazda 323 4WD	6:49:57
		3	Erwin Weber		Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf Rallye G60	6:56:24
7	Rally Argentina (24–28 July)	1	Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:51:27
		2	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	6:59:29
		3	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	7:26:22
8	1000 Lakes Rally (23–26 August)	1	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	4:40:55
		2	Ari Vatanen		Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	4:41:14
		3	Kenneth Eriksson		Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	4:45:53
9	Rally Australia (20–23 September)	1	Juha Kankkunen		Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	5:43:48
		2	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	5:45:28
		3	Alex Fiorio		Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	5:49:28
10	Rallye Sanremo (14–18 October)	1	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	7:30:38
		2	Juha Kankkunen		Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	7:31:23
		3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	7:32:23
11	Rallye Côte d'Ivoire (28 October – 1 November)	1	Patrick Tauziac		Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	4:54:00
		2			Audi Sport	Audi 90 Quattro	5:56:00
		3	Alain Oreille		Simon Racing	Renault 5 GT Turbo	6:52:00
12	Rally GB (25–28 November)	1	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	5:43:16
		2	Kenneth Eriksson		Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	5:44:58
		3	Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	5:47:22

Results[]

Driver championship[]

Pos.	Driver	MON	POR	KEN	COR	GRC	NZL	ARG	FIN	AUS	SRM	IVC	GBR	Points
1	Carlos Sainz	2	Ret	4	2	1	1	2	1	2	3		1	140
2	Didier Auriol	1	2		1	Ret		3	Ret	Ret	1		5	95
3	Juha Kankkunen	Ret	3	2		2		Ret	5	1	2		Ret	85
4	Miki Biasion	3	1	Ret		3		1			Ret		3	76
5	Mikael Ericsson	7		3		4			Ret	Ret	6			32
6	Dario Cerrato	4	4								4			30
7				7		Ret		4				2		29
8	Kenneth Eriksson	Ret	Ret			Ret			3	Ret			2	27
9	Alex Fiorio			Ret		5			Ret	3	8		9	25
10	Ingvar Carlsson						2			5				23
11	Alain Oreille	13	14		8	13	10	6		Ret	17	3		22
12	Björn Waldegård			1										20
13	Patrick Tauziac											1		20
14	Peter 'Possum' Bourne			Ret			5			4				18
15	Bruno Saby	6			4									16
16	Ari Vatanen	Ret	Ret			Ret			2				Ret	15
17					3						Ret			12
18	Erwin Weber					Ret	3			DSQ				12
19	Armin Schwarz	5	Ret		Ret						Ret		7	12
20	Ross Dunkerton						4			Ret				10
21	Markku Alén			Ret		Ret			4		Ret		Ret	10
22	Alain Ambrosino											4		10
23	Mats Jonsson												4	10
24	Tommi Mäkinen						6		11	7	13		Ret	10
25	Timo Salonen	8	Ret						6				Ret	9
26	Gustavo Trelles		11			9	7	Ret	15	8	15	Ret	Ret	9
27	Carlos Bica		5											8
28	Kenjiro Shinozuka			5								Ret		8
29					5									8
30			12				Ret	5	16					8
31	Piero Liatti										5			8
32												5		8
33	Jorge Recalde		7			Ret	8	Ret	22	11				7
34	Hannu Mikkola	Ret	6						Ret				Ret	6
35				6										6
36					6									6
37						6	Ret							6
38			Ret							6	Ret			6
39												6		6
40	Colin McRae												6	6
41					7									4
42	Giannis Vardinogiannis					7								4
43								7						4
44									7					4
45											7			4
46												7		4
47	Marc Duez		8		Ret									3
48	Patrick Njiru			8										3
49	Ian Duncan			Ret		8								3
50								8						3
51	Sebastian Lindholm								8					3
52												8		3
53	David Llewellin												8	3
54		Ret	16		9	Ret		WD	32	Ret	Ret			2
55	François Delecour	9			Ret									2
56			9											2
57				9										2
58			13				9							2
59								9						2
60									9					2
61	Kiyoshi Inoue									9				2
62											9			2
63												9		2
64		10												1
65			10											1
66				10										1
67					10									1
68						10								1
69	Fernando Marino							10						1
70									10					1
71	Ed Ordynski									10				1
72											10			1
73												10		1
74	Robert Droogmans												10	1
Pos.	Driver	MON	POR	KEN	COR	GRC	NZL	ARG	FIN	AUS	SRM	IVC	GBR	Points

Manufacturer championship[]

Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	POR	KEN	COR	GRC	ARG	FIN	AUS	SRM	GBR	Points
1	Lancia	1	1	2	1	2	1	5	1	1	3	137
2	Toyota	2		1	2	1	2	1	2	3	1	131
3	Mitsubishi			5				2	7		2	56
4	Subaru			6		8		4	4			43
5	Mazda	8	6					6	5			30
6	Renault				7		6					24
7	Audi			7	9		4	9				24
8	Ford		8							9	6	22
9	BMW				3							14
10	Volkswagen				5							10
11	Citroën				6							8
12	Renault Argentina						7					8
13	Fiat Argentina						8					6
14	Daihatsu			9								3
15	Peugeot	9										2
16	Nissan					10						2
Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	POR	KEN	COR	GRC	ARG	FIN	AUS	SRM	GBR	Points

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