1992 World Rally Championship

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The 1992 World Rally Championship was the 20th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. Carlos Sainz won his second drivers' world championship in a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185, ahead of Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Ford.

Teams and drivers[]

Team Constructor Car Tyre Drivers Rounds
Italy Martini Racing Lancia Delta HF Integrale M Finland Juha Kankkunen 1, 3–4, 6, 9–11, 13–14
France Didier Auriol 1, 3, 5–6, 8–11, 13–14
France Philippe Bugalski 1, 5, 9
Italy Andrea Aghini 3, 5, 11, 13–14
Sweden Björn Waldegård 4
Argentina Jorge Recalde 4, 6, 8, 10
Uruguay Gustavo Trelles 8
Italy 11
Italy Giorgio Faletti 11
Japan Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD ST185
Celica GT-Four ST165 		P Spain Carlos Sainz 1, 3–8, 10, 13–14
Germany Armin Schwarz 1, 3, 5–6, 13
Finland Markku Alén 1–4, 6, 9, 14
Sweden Mats Jonsson 2
Sweden 2
Sweden Mikael Ericsson 4
Kenya Ian Duncan 4
Finland Marcus Grönholm 9
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 M Italy Miki Biasion 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11, 14
France François Delecour 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11, 13
Finland Sebastian Lindholm 2, 9
Spain 3, 13
United Arab Emirates Mohammed Bin Sulayem 3, 6–7, 10–11, 13
Italy Gianfranco Cunico 11
United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson 14
Japan Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 M Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 1, 3, 6, 14
Finland Timo Salonen 1, 3
Finland 2, 9, 14
Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka 4, 12
Australia Ross Dunkerton 7, 10
Finland 9
France Patrick Tauziac 12
Japan Nissan Motorsports Europe Nissan Sunny GTi-R D France 1, 3
Finland Tommi Mäkinen 1, 3, 9, 14
Sweden Stig Blomqvist 2, 9, 14
Belgium Grégoire De Mévius 3, 6, 8–9, 12, 14
Greece 6
New Zealand 7
Japan Subaru Rally Team Europe Subaru Legacy RS M
P 		Finland Ari Vatanen 2, 6–7, 9–10, 14
United Kingdom Colin McRae 2, 6–7, 9, 14
Sweden Per Eklund 2, 4, 14
Kenya Patrick Njiru 4
New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne 7, 10
Australia 10
Japan Mazda Rally Team Europe Mazda Mazda 323 GT-X M Italy 3, 6, 11, 14
New Zealand Rod Millen 7, 10
New Zealand 7
Germany Audi Sport Audi 90 Quattro M Austria 4, 6, 8, 12
France 12
Belgium 12
France Société Diac Renault Clio 16S M France Alain Oreille 5
France Jean Ragnotti 5
France 5
France 5
France Citroën Sport Citroën AX GTI
AX Sport 		M France Yves Loubet 5
France 5, 13
France 5
Belgium Opel Team Belgium Opel Calibra 16V
Kadett GSI 16V 		M Belgium Bruno Thiry 5, 11–12
Belgium 12
France BMW Bernardini BMW M3 P France 5
France 5
Italy Astra Racing Lancia Delta HF Integrale P Italy Alex Fiorio 6, 8, 11, 13
France 11
Italy 11
Italy Mauro Rallye Team Lancia Delta HF Integrale M Uruguay Gustavo Trelles 13
Spain Jesús Puras 13

Results and standings[]

Manufacturers' championship[]

1992 Manufacturers Championship Points
No Events Monaco Portugal Kenya France Greece Argentina Finland Australia Italy United Kingdom Total
1 Italy Lancia 20 20 (17) 20 20 20 20 20 (20) (14) 140
2 Japan Toyota 17 14 20 (12) (4) 17 14 14 - 20 116
3 United Kingdom Ford 12 17 - 17 14 - 10 - 14 10 94
4 Japan Subaru - - 11 - 12 - 12 8 - 17 60
5 Japan Mitsubishi 8 10 2 - - - 8 10 - 6 44
6 Japan Nissan 6 8 - - 10 9 - - - 4 37
7 Germany Audi - - - - - 10 - - - - 10
8 France Renault - - - 2 - 7 - - - - 9
9 Germany Opel - - - - - - - - 2 - 2

Drivers' championship[]

1992 World Rally Car Championship Points
No Events Monaco Sweden Portugal Kenya France Greece New Zealand Argentina Finland Australia Italy Ivory Coast Spain United Kingdom Total
1 Spain Carlos Sainz 15 - 12 20 10 - 20 15 - 12 - - 20 20 144
2 Finland Juha Kankkunen 12 - 20 15 - 15 - - 15 15 15 - 15 12 134
3 France Didier Auriol 20 - - - 20 20 - 20 20 20 - - 1 - 121
4 Italy Miki Biasion 3 - 15 - 4 12 - - 8 - 10 - - 8 60
5 Finland Markku Alén - 10 10 8 - - - - 12 - - - - 10 50
6 France François Delecour 10 - - - 15 8 - - - - 12 - - - 45
7 Italy Andrea Aghini - - - - 6 - - - - - 20 - 12 1 39
8 United Kingdom Colin McRae - 15 - - - 10 - - 3 - - - - 6 34
9 Italy Alex Fiorio - - - - - 4 - 10 - - 8 - 10 - 32
10 Argentina Jorge Recalde - - - 12 - 6 - - - 10 - - - - 28
11 Finland Ari Vatanen - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - 15 25
12 Italy Piero Liatti - - - - 3 - 15 - - - 4 - - - 22
13 France Philippe Bugalski 8 - - - 12 - - - 2 - - - - - 22
14 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka - - - 1 - - - - - - - 20 - - 21
15 Sweden Mats Jonsson - 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
16 Australia Ross Dunkerton - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - 20
17 Belgium Bruno Thiry - - - - - - - - - - 2 15 - - 17
18 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles - - - - - - - 12 - - - - 4 - 16
19 Germany Armin Schwarz - - - - 8 - - - - - - - 8 - 16
20 Finland Timo Salonen 6 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 14
21= Sweden Stig Blomqvist - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
21= France - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - - 12
23 Japan - - - - - - - 2 - - - 10 - - 12
24 Australia Ed Ordynski - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - - - 12
25= Sweden Mikael Ericsson - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - - 10
25= Finland Mikael Sundström - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - 10
27 France 4 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 10
28 Finland - 3 - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 9
29= Sweden - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
29= Austria - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - 8
29= Ivory Coast - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - 8
32= Sweden Per Eklund - 6 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 8
32= Argentina - - 2 - - - - 6 - - - - - - 8
34= Kenya Ian Duncan - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 6
34= Japan - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6
34= New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - 6
34= Italy - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - 6
34= France - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - 6
34= Spain Jesús Puras - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6
40 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 5
41= Sweden - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
41= Spain - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4
41= Kenya - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 4
41= New Zealand - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - 4
41= Argentina - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - 4
41= Finland Sebastian Lindholm - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
41= Austria Manfred Stohl - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 4
41= Sweden Kenneth Eriksson - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4
49= Portugal - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3
49= Kenya Patrick Njiru - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - 3
49= Greece 'Jigger' Vardinoyiannis - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 3
49= Japan - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 3
49= Argentina - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 3
49= Australia - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - 3
49= France - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3
49= Ivory Coast - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - 3
49= Spain - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3
58= Sweden - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
58= France Jean Ragnotti - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - 2
58= Belgium Grégoire De Mévius - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 2
58= New Zealand - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2
58= Japan Kiyoshi Inoue - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
58= Switzerland - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2
58= United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Sulayem - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2
58= United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2
66= Finland Jarmo Kytölehto - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 2
66= Australia - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 2
68= Monaco 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
68= Portugal - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
68= France Alain Oreille - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
68= Spain - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
68= Argentina - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1
68= Italy - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1
68= Belgium - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
No Events Monaco Sweden Portugal Kenya France Greece New Zealand Argentina Finland Australia Italy Ivory Coast Spain United Kingdom Total

Events[]

1992 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Rally Name Dates run Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium Cars
Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo 23 January-28 January
  1. France Didier Auriol (6h:54m:20s)
  2. Spain Carlos Sainz (6h:56m:25s)
  3. Finland Juha Kankkunen (6h:57m:17s)
  1. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  2. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  3. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Sweden Swedish Rally 13 February-16 February
  1. Sweden Mats Jonsson (5h:24m:37s)
  2. United Kingdom Colin McRae (5h:25m:16s)
  3. Sweden Stig Blomqvist (5h:26m:09s)
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
  2. Subaru Legacy RS
  3. Nissan Sunny GTi-R
Portugal Rallye de Portugal 3 March-7 March
  1. Finland Juha Kankkunen (6h:24m:37s)
  2. Italy Miki Biasion (6h:26m:10s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (6h:29m:36s)
  1. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  2. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
  3. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Kenya Safari Rally 27 March-1 April
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz (+2m:35s penalties)
  2. Finland Juha Kankkunen (+3m:27s penalties)
  3. Argentina Jorge Recalde (+3m:34s penalties)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  3. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
France Tour de Corse 3 May-6 May
  1. France Didier Auriol (5h:34m:49s)
  2. France François Delecour (5h:36m:15s)
  3. France Philippe Bugalski (5h:38m:04s)
  1. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  2. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
  3. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Greece Acropolis Rally 31 May-3 June
  1. France Didier Auriol (7h:12m:08s)
  2. Finland Juha Kankkunen (7h:13m:37s)
  3. Italy Miki Biasion (7h:14m:33s)
  1. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  2. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  3. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
New Zealand Rally New Zealand 25 June-29 June
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz (6h:36m:10s)
  2. Italy Piero Liatti (6h:40m:40s)
  3. Australia Ross Dunkerton (6h:46m:22s)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  3. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
Argentina Rally Argentina 22 July-25 July
  1. France Didier Auriol (4h:47m:26s)
  2. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:49m:44s)
  3. Uruguay Gustavo Trelles (5h:01m:31s)
  1. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  2. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  3. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Finland 1000 Lakes Rally 27 August-30 August
  1. France Didier Auriol (4h:32m:45s)
  2. Finland Juha Kankkunen (4h:33m:25s)
  3. Finland Markku Alén (4h:34m:44s)
  1. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  2. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  3. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Australia Rally Australia 19 September-22 September
  1. France Didier Auriol (5h:13m:12s)
  2. Finland Juha Kankkunen (5h:14m:53s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (5h:15m:16s)
  1. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  2. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  3. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Italy Rallye Sanremo 12 October-14 October
  1. Italy Andrea Aghini (5h:52m:11s)
  2. Finland Juha Kankkunen (5h:52m:51s)
  3. France François Delecour (5h:53m:53s)
  1. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  2. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  3. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
Ivory Coast Rallye Côte d'Ivoire 31 October-2 November
  1. Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka (+4h:09m:41s penalties)
  2. Belgium Bruno Thiry (+5h:32m:59s penalties)
  3. France (+5h:38m:02s penalties)
  1. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
  2. Opel Kadett GSI 16V
  3. Audi 90 Quattro
Spain Rally Catalunya 9 November-11 November
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz (6h:21m:13s)
  2. Finland Juha Kankkunen (6h:21m:49s)
  3. Italy Andrea Aghini (6h:22m:45s)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  3. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
United Kingdom RAC Rally 22 November-25 November
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz (5h:23m:06s)
  2. Finland Ari Vatanen (5h:25m:22s)
  3. Finland Juha Kankkunen (5h:25m:51s)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Subaru Legacy RS
  3. Lancia Delta HF Integrale

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