List of World Rally Championship event winners
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The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13 three-day events driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Each rally is split into 10–25 special stages which are run against the clock on closed roads.
Sébastien Loeb holds the record for the most event victories, having won 79 times.[1] Sébastien Ogier is second with 54 wins and Marcus Grönholm is third with 30 wins. Björn Waldegård holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first rally in 1975 at the , and his last in 1990 at the , a span of 15 years, 2 months and 1 day. Shekhar Mehta and Jean-Luc Therier share the record for the longest period of time between two wins–almost six years between the 1973 Safari Rally and the for the Kenyan driver and and for the French driver.[2] Loeb holds the record for the most consecutive wins, having two six-win streaks (2005 Rally New Zealand– and 2008 Wales Rally GB–2009 Rally Argentina).[3] Kalle Rovanperä is the youngest winner of a World Rally Championship event; he was 20 years, 11 months and 17 days old when he won the 2021 Rally Estonia.[4] Waldegård is the oldest winner of a World Rally Championship event; he was 46 years and 155 days old when he won the .[4] Latvala holds the record for the most event wins (18) without ever winning a championship.
As of the 2021 Rally Estonia, there have been 80 different World Rally Championship event winners.[5] The first rally winner was Jean-Claude Andruet at the , and the most recent driver to score their first win was Kalle Rovanperä at the 2021 Rally Estonia.[6]
By driver[]
All figures correct as of the 2021 Rally Monza. In total of 614 WRC events. [5]
| Bold | Driver has competed in the 2021 season |
| Italics | World Rally Champion |
By driver's nationality[]
All figures correct as of the 2021 Rally Monza.[7]
| Rank | Country | Wins | Driver(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France
|
200 | 18 |
| 2 |  Finland
|
181 | 16 |
| 3 |  United Kingdom
|
46 | 5 |
| 4 |  Sweden
|
43 | 10 |
| 5 |  Italy
|
30 | 8 |
| 5 |  Spain
|
30 | 3 |
| 7 |  Estonia
|
19 | 2 |
| 8 |  Germany
|
17 | 3 |
| 8 |  Norway
|
17 | 3 |
| 10 |  Belgium
|
16 | 2 |
| 11 |  Kenya
|
8 | 3 |
| 12 |  Japan
|
2 | 1 |
| 12 |  Austria
|
2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Canada
|
1 | 1 |
| 14 |  Portugal
|
1 | 1 |
| 14 |  Argentina
|
1 | 1 |
| 14 |  New Zealand
|
1 | 1 |
Milestone races winners[]
| Race number |
Year | Rally | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturers | |||
| 100 | 1982 |  Monte Carlo Rally
|
Walter Röhrl
|
Opel
|
| 200 | 1990 | Rallye de Portugal
|
Miki Biasion
|
Lancia
|
| 300 | 1998 |  Acropolis Rally
|
Colin McRae
|
Subaru
|
| 400 | 2005 | Rally Argentina
|
Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
| 500 | 2012 | Rally Finland
|
Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
| 600 | 2020 | Rally Estonia
|
Ott Tänak
|
 Hyundai
|
Most wins per season[]
All figures correct as of the 2021 Rally Monza. In total of 615 WRC events. [5]
| Bold | Won the World Championship in the same year |
| Year | Driver(s) | Manufacturer(s) | Wins | Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Jean-Luc Thérier
|
Alpine-Renault
|
3 | 13 |
| 1974 | Sandro Munari
|
Lancia
|
2 | 8 |
| 1975 | Björn Waldegård
|
Lancia
|
2 | 10 |
| Hannu Mikkola
|
Peugeot
|
1 | ||
| Toyota
|
1 | |||
| 1976 | Sandro Munari
|
Lancia
|
3 | 10 |
| 1977 | Björn Waldegård
|
 Ford
|
3 | 11 |
| 1978 | Markku Alén
|
Fiat
|
2 | 11 |
| Lancia
|
1 | |||
| Jean-Pierre Nicolas
|
Porsche
|
1 | ||
| Peugeot
|
2 | |||
| 1979 | Hannu Mikkola
|
Ford
|
3 | 12 |
| Mercedes Benz
|
1 | |||
| 1980 | Walter Röhrl
|
Fiat
|
4 | 12 |
| 1981 | Ari Vatanen
|
Ford
|
3 | 12 |
| 1982 | Michèle Mouton
|
Audi
|
3 | 12 |
| 1983 | Hannu Mikkola
|
Audi
|
4 | 12 |
| 1984 | Stig Blomqvist
|
Audi
|
5 | 12 |
| 1985 | Timo Salonen
|
Peugeot
|
5 | 12 |
| 1986 | Juha Kankkunen
|
Peugeot
|
3 | 12 |
| 1987 | Miki Biasion
|
Lancia
|
3 | 13 |
| Markku Alén
|
Lancia
| |||
| 1988 | Miki Biasion
|
Lancia
|
5 | 13 |
| 1989 | Miki Biasion
|
Lancia
|
5 | 13 |
| 1990 | Carlos Sainz
|
Toyota
|
4 | 12 |
| 1991 | Juha Kankkunen
|
Lancia
|
5 | 14 |
| Carlos Sainz
|
Toyota
| |||
| 1992 | Didier Auriol
|
Lancia
|
6 | 14 |
| 1993 | Juha Kankkunen
|
Toyota
|
5 | 13 |
| 1994 | Didier Auriol
|
Toyota
|
3 | 10 |
| 1995 | Carlos Sainz
|
Subaru
|
3 | 8 |
| 1996 | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi
|
5 | 9 |
| 1997 | Colin McRae
|
Subaru
|
5 | 14 |
| 1998 | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi
|
5 | 13 |
| 1999 | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi
|
4 | 14 |
| 2000 | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot
|
4 | 14 |
| Richard Burns
|
Subaru
| |||
| 2001 | Colin McRae
|
Ford
|
3 | 14 |
| Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi
| |||
| Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot
| |||
| 2002 | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot
|
5 | 14 |
| 2003 | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru
|
4 | 14 |
| 2004 | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
6 | 16 |
| 2005 | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
10 | 16 |
| 2006 | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
8 | 16 |
| 2007 | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
8 | 16 |
| 2008 | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
11 | 15 |
| 2009 | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
7 | 12 |
| 2010 | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
8 | 13 |
| 2011 | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
5 | 13 |
| Sébastien Ogier
|
Citroën
| |||
| 2012 | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën
|
9 | 13 |
| 2013 | Sébastien Ogier
|
Volkswagen
|
9 | 13 |
| 2014 | Sébastien Ogier
|
Volkswagen
|
8 | 13 |
| 2015 | Sébastien Ogier
|
Volkswagen
|
8 | 13 |
| 2016 | Sébastien Ogier
|
Volkswagen
|
6 | 13 |
| 2017 | Thierry Neuville
|
Hyundai
|
4 | 13 |
| 2018 | Sébastien Ogier
|
Ford
|
4 | 13 |
| Ott Tänak
|
Toyota
| |||
| 2019 | Ott Tänak
|
Toyota
|
6 | 13 |
| 2020 | Elfyn Evans
|
Toyota
|
2 | 7 |
| Sébastien Ogier
|
Toyota
| |||
| 2021 | Sébastien Ogier
|
Toyota
|
5 | 12 |
* Season still in progress.
By co-driver[]
The WRC events have been won by 100 different co-drivers. All figures correct as of the 2021 Rally Monza.[8]
| Rank | Country | Co-driver | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco
|
Daniel Elena | 79 |
| 2 | France
|
Julien Ingrassia | 54 |
| 3 | Finland
|
Timo Rautiainen | 30 |
| 4 | Spain
|
Luis Moya | 24 |
| 5 | United Kingdom
|
Nicky Grist | 21 |
| 6 | Finland
|
Seppo Harjanne | 20 |
| 7 | Finland
|
19 | |
| 8 | Sweden
|
Arne Hertz | 18 |
| 8 | Finland
|
Miikka Anttila | 18 |
| 10 | France
|
Bernard Occelli | 16 |
| 10 | Italy
|
Tiziano Siviero | 16 |
| 12 | Finland
|
Jarmo Lehtinen | 15 |
| 13 | Finland
|
14 | |
| 13 | Estonia
|
Martin Järveoja | 14 |
| 15 | Germany
|
Christian Geistdorfer | 13 |
| 15 | Finland
|
Risto Mannisenmäki | 13 |
| 15 | United Kingdom
|
Philip Mills | 13 |
| 15 | Sweden
|
13 | |
| 15 | Belgium
|
Nicolas Gilsoul | 13 |
| 20 | Sweden
|
Björn Cederberg | 10 |
| 20 | United Kingdom
|
Robert Reid | 10 |
| 22 | United Kingdom
|
Derek Ringer | 8 |
| 23 | France
|
7 | |
| 23 | France
|
7 | |
| 25 | United Kingdom
|
6 | |
| 26 | United Kingdom
|
Fred Gallagher | 5 |
| 26 | France
|
Denis Giraudet | 5 |
| 26 |  Ireland
|
Paul Nagle | 5 |
| 26 | United Kingdom
|
Michael Park | 5 |
| 26 | Sweden
|
5 | |
| 26 | Italy
|
5 | |
| 32 | Kenya
|
Mike Doughty | 4 |
| 32 | France
|
4 | |
| 32 | United Kingdom
|
4 | |
| 32 | Italy
|
4 | |
| 32 | United Kingdom
|
David Richards | 4 |
| 32 | France
|
Jean Todt | 4 |
| 32 | United Kingdom
|
Scott Martin | 4 |
| 39 | Belgium
|
3 | |
| 39 | Italy
|
3 | |
| 39 | Spain
|
Marc Martí | 3 |
| 39 | Spain
|
Carlos del Barrio | 3 |
| 43 | 16 co-drivers | 2 | |
| 59 | 42 co-drivers | 1 |
By constructor[]
21 different constructors have won a rally as of the 2021 Rally Monza.[9]
| Rank | Constructor | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citroën
|
102 |
| 2 | / Ford
|
91 |
| 3 | Lancia
|
73 |
| 4 | Toyota
|
69 |
| 5 | Peugeot
|
48 |
| 6 | Subaru
|
47 |
| 7 | Volkswagen
|
44 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi
|
34 |
| 9 | Audi
|
24 |
| 10 | Fiat
|
21 |
| 11 | Hyundai |
20 |
| 12 | Datsun / Nissan |
9 |
| 13 | Alpine-Renault |
6 |
| Renault |
6 | |
| Opel |
6 | |
| 16 | Saab |
4 |
| 17 | Mazda |
3 |
| 18 | Talbot |
2 |
| BMW |
2 | |
| Porsche |
2 | |
| Mercedes Benz |
2 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sebastien Loeb takes eighth Rally Argentina". rte.ie. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Gaps between wins". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. juwra.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Win streaks". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. juwra.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Oldest and youngest winners". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. juwra.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Driver WRC wins". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. juwra.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Elfyn Evans wins the Wales Rally GB as Frenchman Sebastien Ogier takes third to claim his fifth consecutive world championship title". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Driver wins per nationalities". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. juwra.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Co-driver statistics > Wins". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. juwra.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Make Wins". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. juwra.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
External links[]
- WRC.com — official site
- World Rally Championship regulations fia.com
- Lists of auto racing people
- World Rally Championship–related lists