1993 World Rally Championship

The 1993 World Rally Champions; Juha Kankkunen's Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185.

The 1993 World Rally Championship was the 21st season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies. Juha Kankkunen won his fourth drivers' world championship in a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD, ahead of François Delecour and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Toyota, ahead of Ford and Subaru.

Lancia dropped the Martini Racing works team, while the Lancia Delta continued through privateers Jolly Club and Astra Racing.

Regulation changes[]

• For the first time, all rounds of the championship counted towards both drivers' and manufacturers' championships.
• Each manufacturer had to register a team and nominate the drivers 30 days before each event to score points for the manufacturers' championship.

Teams and drivers[]

Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Rounds
Jolly Club	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale	M P	Carlos Sainz	1, 3, 5–8, 10–12
				Andrea Aghini	1, 3, 5–6, 11
				Gustavo Trelles	6–8, 12
				Dario Cerrato	11
Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford	Escort RS Cosworth	M	Miki Biasion	1, 3, 5–8, 10–12
				François Delecour	1, 3, 5–6, 8, 10–13
				Mikael Ericsson	2
				Sebastian Lindholm	2, 9, 13
				Malcolm Wilson	2, 9, 13
				Mohammed Bin Sulayem	2–3, 6–7, 11–12
					3
					7
				Gianfranco Cunico	11
					11
					13
Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota	Celica Turbo 4WD Celica GT-Four ST185	M	Didier Auriol	1–2, 5–10, 12–13
				Juha Kankkunen	1–2, 4, 6–10, 12–13
				Mats Jonsson	2, 13
					2
				Markku Alén	4
				Ian Duncan	4
					4
					5
				Yves Loubet	5
				Hannu Mikkola	9
				Neal Bates	10
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi	Lancer Evo I Galant VR-4	M	Armin Schwarz	1, 3, 6, 9, 13
				Kenneth Eriksson	1, 3, 6, 9, 13
				Jarmo Kytölehto	2, 9
					2
				Kenjiro Shinozuka	4
				Ross Dunkerton	8, 10
555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Legacy RS Impreza 555 Vivio Sedan 4WD	M P	Colin McRae	2–6, 8, 10, 13
				Hannu Mikkola	2
				Per Eklund	2
				Markku Alén	3, 9
				Patrick Njiru	4
					4
				Ari Vatanen	6, 8–10, 13
				Peter 'Possum' Bourne	8, 10
				Piero Liatti	11
				Richard Burns	13
				Alister McRae	13
Motor Sport Developments	Opel	Calibra Turbo 4x4	P M	Stig Blomqvist	2
					12
					13
Astra Racing	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale	M	Tommi Makinen	2, 6, 9
				Alex Fiorio	3, 6, 11–12
				Jorge Recalde	3
					3
Audi Sport	Audi	Audi Coupé S2	M P	Sepp Haider	2, 8, 10
					4, 6–7
Société Diac	Renault	Clio Williams	M	Alain Oreille	5
				Jean Ragnotti	5
					5
					5

Results and standings[]

Manufacturers' championship[]

1993 Manufacturers Championship Points

No	Events														Total
1	Toyota	20	20	–	20	17	–	20	(14)	20	20	–	–	20	157
2	Ford	17	–	20	–	20	20	17	17	–	(14)	–	20	14	145
3	Subaru	–	14	12	–	10	–	–	20	17	17	10	–	10	110
4	Lancia	–	–	14	–	12	17	12	12	–	–	17	8	–	92
5	Mitsubishi	12	11	10	–	–	14	–	–	10	12	–	–	17	86

Drivers' championship[]

1993 World Rally Car Championship Points

No	Events														Total
1	Juha Kankkunen	(8)	15	–	20	–	–	20	8	20	20	–	12	20	135
2	François Delecour	15	–	20	–	20	–	–	15	–	12	–	20	10	112
3	Didier Auriol	20	–	–	–	15	–	12	12	12	–	–	15	6	92
4	Miki Biasion	12	–	15	–	4	20	15	–	–	–	–	10	–	76
5	Colin McRae	–	12	4	–	8	–	–	20	–	6	–	–	–	50
6	Kenneth Eriksson	10	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	15	41
7	Ari Vatanen	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	15	–	–	8	38
8	Carlos Sainz	–	–	–	–	10	15	–	10	–	–	-	–	–	35
9	Gustavo Trelles	–	–	–	–	–	8	10	4	–	–	–	6	–	28
10	Tommi Mäkinen	–	10	–	–	–	6	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	26
11	Markku Alén	–	–	10	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	25
12	Armin Schwarz	6	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	2	–	–	–	3	23
13	Mats Jonsson	–	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	22
14	Andrea Aghini	–	–	12	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	22
15	Gianfranco Cunico	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	–	–	20
16	Alex Fiorio	–	–	6	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	18
17	Bruno Thiry	3	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	4	–	16
18		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–	15
19=	Ian Duncan	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
19=		–	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
19=		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	12
19=	Malcolm Wilson	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	12
23	Sepp Haider	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	12
24=		–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10
24=	Ross Dunkerton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	10
24=	Piero Liatti	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	10
27=		–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
27=		–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
27=		–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
30		–	–	–	3	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	7
31=	Per Eklund	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
31=		–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
31=	Bernard Béguin	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
31=	Mohammed Bin Sulayem	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
31=	Peter 'Possum' Bourne	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	6
31=	Sebastian Lindholm	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	6
31=	Renato Travaglia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	6
38=	Olivier Burri	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
38=		–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
38=	Hannu Mikkola	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	4
38=	Ed Ordynski	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	4
38=		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	4
38=	Richard Burns	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	4
44		–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	4
45=		–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
45=		–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
45=	Jean Ragnotti	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
45=		–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
45=	António Coutinho	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
45=		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	3
45=		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	3
45=	Neal Bates	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	3
45=		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3
45=		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	3
55=		2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
55=	Jarmo Kytölehto	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
55=		–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
55=	Alain Oreille	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
55=		–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
55=		–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
55=	Joe McAndrew	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	2
55=	Kiyoshi Inoue	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	2
55=	Freddy Loix	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2
55=		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	2
65=		1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
65=		–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
65=	Manfred Stohl	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
65=		–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
65=		–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
65=		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
65=	Marcus Grönholm	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
65=		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	1
65=		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1
65=	Alister McRae	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1

Events[]

1993 World Rally Championship event map

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

1993 World Rally Championship schedule and results

Rally Name	Dates run	Podium Drivers (Finishing Time)	Podium Cars
Rallye Monte Carlo	21 January–27 January	Didier Auriol (6h:13m:43s) François Delecour (6h:13m:58s) Miki Biasion (6h:16m:59s)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Ford Escort RS Cosworth Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Swedish Rally	12 February–14 February	Mats Jonsson (4h:49m:05s) Juha Kankkunen (4h:49m:18s) Colin McRae (4h:49m:33s)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Subaru Legacy RS
Rallye de Portugal	3 March–6 March	François Delecour (6h:20m:37s) Miki Biasion (6h:21m:32s) Andrea Aghini (6h:23m:17s)	Ford Escort RS Cosworth Ford Escort RS Cosworth Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Safari Rally	8 April–12 April	Juha Kankkunen (+3m:54s penalties) Markku Alén (+4m:03s penalties) Ian Duncan (+5m:24s penalties)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Tour de Corse	2 May–4 May	François Delecour (6h:14m:41s) Didier Auriol (6h:15m:43s) (6h:17m:23s)	Ford Escort RS Cosworth Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Acropolis Rally	30 May–1 June	Miki Biasion (6h:54m:35s) Carlos Sainz (6h:55m:48s) Armin Schwarz (6h:57m:19s)	Ford Escort RS Cosworth Lancia Delta HF Integrale Mitsubishi Lancer RS
Rally Argentina	14 July–17 July	Juha Kankkunen (5h:32m:31s) Miki Biasion (5h:34m:25s) Didier Auriol (5h:49m:29s)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Ford Escort RS Cosworth Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Rally New Zealand	5 August–8 August	Colin McRae (6h:12m:31s) François Delecour (6h:12m:58s) Didier Auriol (6h:13m:00s)	Subaru Legacy RS Ford Escort RS Cosworth Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1000 Lakes Rally	27 August–29 August	Juha Kankkunen (4h:23m:51s) Ari Vatanen (4h:24m:38s) Didier Auriol (4h:26m:01s)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Subaru Impreza 555 Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Rally Australia	18 September–21 September	Juha Kankkunen (5h:19m:58s) Ari Vatanen (5h:25m:50s) François Delecour (5h:43m:42s)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Subaru Legacy RS Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Rallye Sanremo	11 October–13 October	Gianfranco Cunico (6h:19m:40s) (6h:21m:18s) (6h:30m:08s)	Ford Escort RS Cosworth Ford Escort RS Cosworth Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Rally Catalunya	2 November–4 November	François Delecour (5h:36m:19s) Didier Auriol (5h:37m:19s) Juha Kankkunen (5h:40m:28s)	Ford Escort RS Cosworth Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
RAC Rally	21 November–24 November	Juha Kankkunen (6h:25m:48s) Kenneth Eriksson (6h:27m:32s) Malcolm Wilson (6h:30m:51s)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Mitsubishi Lancer RS Ford Escort RS Cosworth

External links[]

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• FIA World Rally Championship 1993 at ewrc-results.com