1994 World Rally Championship

The 1994 World Rally Championship was the 22nd season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 10 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Didier Auriol in a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Juha Kankkunen. The manufacturers' title was won by Toyota, ahead of Subaru and Ford.

Calendar[]

In 1994 started a system of rotation on the World Rally Championship. Because of this, Sweden, Australia and Spain were dropped from the championship and instead were run as part of 1994 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup. This reduced number of full WRC events to ten, the lowest number since 1974–76.

Round	Rally name	Surface	Dates
1	Monte Carlo Rally	Mixed (Tarmac – Snow)	22–27 January
2	Rallye de Portugal	Mixed (Gravel – Tarmac)	1��4 March
3	Safari Rally	Gravel	31 March–3 April
4	Tour de Corse	Tarmac	5–7 May
5	Acropolis Rally	Gravel	29–31 May
6	Rally Argentina	Gravel	30 June–2 July
7	Rally New Zealand	Gravel	29–31 July
8	Rally Finland	Gravel	26–28 August
9	Rallye Sanremo	Mixed (Tarmac – Gravel)	9–12 October
10	RAC Rally	Gravel	20–23 November

Teams and drivers[]

Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Rounds
Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota	Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 Celica GT-Four ST205	M	Juha Kankkunen	All
				Didier Auriol	All
				Andrea Aghini	2, 4, 9
				Ian Duncan	3
					3, 5, 7, 10
				Marcus Grönholm	8
					8
					9
					9
555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Impreza 555	P	Carlos Sainz	1–2, 4–10
				Colin McRae	1–2, 4–10
				Peter 'Possum' Bourne	7
				Richard Burns	7, 10
Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford	Escort RS Cosworth	M	Miki Biasion	1–2, 4–7, 9–10
				François Delecour	1–2, 8–10
				Bruno Thiry	1–2, 4, 6, 8–10
				Alex Fiorio	2
				Gianfranco Cunico	4
				Malcolm Wilson	5, 10
				Ari Vatanen	5–8, 10
					5, 8
				Tommi Mäkinen	8
				Stig Blomqvist	10
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi	Lancer Evo I Lancer Evo II	M	Armin Schwarz	1, 5, 7, 9
				Kenneth Eriksson	1, 5, 7
				Kenjiro Shinozuka	3
				Tommi Mäkinen	9
Société Diac	Renault	Clio Williams	M	Jean Ragnotti	1, 4
				Alain Oreille	1, 4
					1, 4
				Philippe Bugalski	4
					4
				Renato Travaglia	9
					9
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Favorit 136L	M		1–2, 5, 8–10
					1
				Emil Triner	2, 5, 8–10
Subaru Rally Team Japan	Subaru	Impreza WRX	P	Patrick Njiru	3
Subaru Rally Team Japan	Subaru	Impreza WRX	P	Richard Burns	3
Jolly Club	Ford	Escort RS Cosworth	P	Gianfranco Cunico	9
Jolly Club	Ford	Escort RS Cosworth	P	Malcolm Wilson	9

Standing[]

Drivers' Championship[]

For the Drivers' Championship, points were awarded to the top 10 finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Pos.	Driver											Points
1	Didier Auriol	Ret	2	3	1	Ret	1	5	2	1	6	116
2	Carlos Sainz	3	4		2	1	2	Ret	3	2	Ret	99
3	Juha Kankkunen	2	1	Ret	4	3	Ret	2	9	7	2	93
4	Colin McRae	10	Ret		Ret	EX	Ret	1		5	1	49
5	Bruno Thiry	6	Ret		6		4		Ret	4	3	44
6	Miki Biasion	4	3		5	Ret	Ret	Ret		3	Ret	42
7	Armin Schwarz	7				2		3		Ret		31
8	François Delecour	1	Ret						4	Ret	EX	30
9	Ari Vatanen					5	3	Ret	Ret		5	28
10	Tommi Mäkinen		Ret						1	Ret	9	22
11	Ian Duncan			1								20
12	Kenneth Eriksson	5				Ret		4				18
13	Kenjiro Shinozuka			2								15
14	Andrea Aghini		Ret		3					Ret		12
15	Patrick Njiru			4								10
16	Alex Fiorio		Ret			4						10
17	Stig Blomqvist										4	10
18				6			7					10
19			5									8
20	Richard Burns			5				Ret			Ret	8
21	Jorge Recalde		Ret		17		5	Ret	Ret	16		8
22	Marcus Grönholm								5			8
23	Malcolm Wilson					6				9	Ret	8
24				WD		7		7			Ret	8
25			6									6
26							6					6
27	Joe McAndrew							6				6
28									6			6
29	Gianfranco Cunico				Ret					6		6
30	Jesús Puras	9	8		12		Ret	Ret		17	15	5
31			7									4
32	Karim Hirji			7								4
33					7							4
34	Thomas Rådström								7			4
35	Gwyndaf Evans										7	4
36		15	11		16		8		29	15	16	3
37	Jean Ragnotti	13			8							3
38		8										3
39				8								3
40	Aris Vovos					8						3
41								8				3
42	Jarmo Kytölehto								8			3
43										8		3
44	Jan Habig										8	3
45	Emil Triner		12			9			19	18	22	2
46	Rui Madeira		9									2
47				9								2
48		Ret			9							2
49							9					2
50	Ed Ordynski							9				2
51		20	10			10			18	Ret	19	2
52	Grégoire De Mévius		Ret			Ret			14	Ret	10	1
53				10								1
54					10							1
55							10					1
56								10				1
57									10			1
58			Ret							10		1
Pos.	Driver											Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Manufacturers' Championship[]

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers, but only the best placed car of each registered manufacturer obtained points.

Overall position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Group position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Points	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos.	Manufacturer											Points
1	Toyota	2	1	1	1	(3)	1	2	2	1	(2)	151
2	Subaru	3	(4)	(4)	2	1	2	1	3	2	1	140
3	Ford	1	3		5	5	3	(Ret)	1	3	3	116
NC	Mitsubishi	5				2		3		Ret		41
Pos.	Manufacturer											Points

Results[]

Colour	Rally Surface
Gold	Gravel
Silver	Tarmac
Blue	Snow/Ice
Bronze	Mixed Surface

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Monte Carlo Rally (22–27 January) –	1	François Delecour	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	6:12:20	22	588.43 km	186	94
		2	Juha Kankkunen	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	6:13:25
		3	Carlos Sainz	Subaru Impreza 555	6:14:07

2	Rallye de Portugal (1–4 March) –	1	Juha Kankkunen	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	6:20:59	36	571,82 km	89	34
		2	Didier Auriol	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	6:21:39
		3	Miki Biasion	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	6:21:49

3	Safari Rally (31 March–3 April) –	1	Ian Duncan	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	20:49	¿?	2,393.10 km	43	14
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	21:14
		3	Didier Auriol	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	21:59

4	Tour de Corse (5–7 May) –	1	Didier Auriol	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	5:57:46	23	545,48 km	84	43
		2	Carlos Sainz	Subaru Impreza 555	5:58:47
		3	Andrea Aghini	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	5:59:57

5	Acropolis Rally (29–31 May) –	1	Carlos Sainz	Subaru Impreza 555	6:36:38	33	503,53 km	88	36
		2	Armin Schwarz	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	6:40:39
		3	Juha Kankkunen	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	6:42:31

6	Rally Argentina (30 June–2 July) –	1	Didier Auriol	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	5:50:42	29	563,90 km	90	25
		2	Carlos Sainz	Subaru Impreza 555	5:50:48
		3	Ari Vatanen	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	5:57:22

7	Rally New Zealand (29–31 July) –	1	Colin McRae	Subaru Impreza 555	5:39:56	30	502,70 km	78	46
		2	Juha Kankkunen	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	5:42:10
		3	Armin Schwarz	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	5:45:27

8	1000 Lakes Rally (26–28 August) –	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	4:33:44	35	522,76 km	85	41
		2	Didier Auriol	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	4:34:06
		3	Carlos Sainz	Subaru Impreza 555	4:34:48

9	Rallye Sanremo (09–12 October) –	1	Didier Auriol	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	5:56:40	26	516,63 km	92	40
		2	Carlos Sainz	Subaru Impreza 555	5:57:01
		3	Miki Biasion	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	5:57:27

10	RAC Rally (20–23 November) –	1	Colin McRae	Subaru Impreza 555	5:17:25	29	520,66 km	178	97
		2	Juha Kankkunen	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205	5:20:58
		3	Bruno Thiry	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	5:27:37

External links[]

FIA World Rally Championship 1994 at ewrc-results.com