List of World Rally Championship records

The list of records in the World Rally Championship includes records and statistics set in the World Rally Championship (WRC) from the 1973 season to present.

Key
Bold	Has participated in the 2022 World Rally Championship.

Drivers[]

Wins[]

Championship wins^[1]
	Driver	Total	Season
1	Sébastien Loeb	9	2004–2005–2006–2007– 2008–2009–2010–2011–2012
2	Sébastien Ogier	8	2013–2014–2015–2016–2017–2018, 2020-2021
3	Juha Kankkunen	4	1986–1987, 1991, 1993
3	Tommi Mäkinen	4	1996–1997–1998–1999
5	Walter Röhrl	2	1980, 1982
	Miki Biasion		1988–1989
	Carlos Sainz		1990, 1992
	Marcus Grönholm		2000, 2002

Event wins^[2]
	Driver	Total
1	Sébastien Loeb	80
2	Sébastien Ogier	54
3	Marcus Grönholm	30
4	Carlos Sainz	26
5	Colin McRae	25
6	Tommi Mäkinen	24
7	Juha Kankkunen	23
8	Didier Auriol	20
9	Markku Alén	19^{[N 1]}
10	Hannu Mikkola	18
10	Jari-Matti Latvala	18

Stage wins^[3]
	Driver	Total
1	Sébastien Loeb	931
2	Markku Alén	873^{[N 2]}
3	Carlos Sainz	757^{[N 3]}
4	Juha Kankkunen	700^{[N 4]}
5	Hannu Mikkola	666^{[N 5]}
6	Sébastien Ogier	636
7	Ari Vatanen	589^{[N 6]}
8	Didier Auriol	554
9	Marcus Grönholm	542
10	Jari-Matti Latvala	539

Statistics[]

Podiums^[4]
	Driver	Total
1	Sébastien Loeb	120
2	Carlos Sainz	97
3	Sébastien Ogier	92
4	Juha Kankkunen	75
5	Mikko Hirvonen	69
6	Jari-Matti Latvala	66
7	Marcus Grönholm	61
8	Markku Alén	56
9	Didier Auriol	53
10	Petter Solberg	52

Points^[5]
	Driver	Total
1	Sébastien Ogier	2564
2	Sébastien Loeb	1770
3	Jari-Matti Latvala	1668
4	Thierry Neuville	1494
5	Carlos Sainz	1242
6	Dani Sordo	1247
7	Mikko Hirvonen	1210
8	Juha Kankkunen	1140
9	Ott Tänak	1108
10	Petter Solberg	853

Starts^[6]
	Driver	Total
1	Jari-Matti Latvala	209
2	Carlos Sainz	196
3	Petter Solberg	190
4	Sébastien Loeb	181
5	Dani Sordo	177
6	Sébastien Ogier	169
7	Mikko Hirvonen	163
8	Juha Kankkunen	162
9	Marcus Grönholm	153
10	Didier Auriol	152

Retirements^[7]
	Driver	Total
1	Hannu Mikkola	61
2	Colin McRae	60
3	Tommi Mäkinen	56
4	Didier Auriol	55
5	Ari Vatanen	54
6	Marcus Grönholm	53
7	Kenneth Eriksson	49
7	Armin Schwarz	49
9	Petter Solberg	47
10	Carlos Sainz	46

Age[]

Youngest winners^[8]
	Driver	Age	Event
1	Kalle Rovanperä	20 y, 289 d	2021 Rally Estonia
2	Jari-Matti Latvala	22 y, 313 d	2008 Swedish Rally
3	Henri Toivonen	24 y, 86 d	1980 RAC Rally
4	Markku Alén	24 y, 156 d	1975 Rally Portugal
5	Mads Østberg	24 y, 173 d	2012 Rally Portugal
6	François Duval	24 y, 359 d	2005 Rally Australia
7	Colin McRae	25 y, 2 d	1993 Rally New Zealand
8	Timo Salonen	25 y, 345 d	1977 Critérium du Quebec
9	Juha Kankkunen	26 y, 6 d	1985 Safari Rally
10	Thierry Neuville	26 y, 68 d	2014 Rallye Deutschland

Oldest winners^[8]
	Driver	Age	Event
1	Sébastien Loeb	47 y, 331 d	2022 Monte Carlo Rally
2	Björn Waldegård	46 y, 155 d	1990 Safari Rally
3	Hannu Mikkola	44 y, 331 d	1987 Safari Rally
4	Pentti Airikkala	44 y, 80 d	1989 RAC Rally
5	Joginder Singh	44 y, 70 d	1976 Safari Rally
6	Kenjiro Shinozuka	44 y, 13 d	1992 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
7	Didier Auriol	42 y, 219 d	2001 Rally Catalunya
8	Ingvar Carlsson	42 y, 107 d	1989 Rally New Zealand
9	Carlos Sainz	42 y, 98 d	2004 Rally Argentina
10	Kenneth Eriksson	41 y, 83 d	1997 Rally New Zealand

Youngest Drivers' Champion
	Driver	Age	Year
1	Colin McRae	27 y, 109 d	1995 season
2	Juha Kankkunen	27 y, 249 d	1986 season
3	Carlos Sainz	28 y, 189 d	1990 season
4	Petter Solberg	28 y, 356 d	2003 season
5	Ari Vatanen	29 y, 212 d	1981 season
6	Sébastien Ogier	29 y, 294 d	2013 season
7	Sébastien Loeb	30 y, 220 d	2004 season
8	Miki Biasion	30 y, 280 d	1988 season
9	Richard Burns	30 y, 312 d	2001 season
10	Ott Tänak	32 y, 12 d	2019 season

Oldest Drivers' Champion
	Driver	Age	Year
1	Hannu Mikkola	41 y, 183 d	1983 season
2	Sébastien Loeb	38 y, 224 d	2012 season
3	Stig Blomqvist	38 y, 99 d	1984 season
4	Sébastien Ogier	37 y, 339 d	2021 season
5	Didier Auriol	36 y, 97 d	1994 season
6	Björn Waldegård	36 y, 32 d	1979 season
7	Walter Röhrl	35 y, 238 d	1982 season
8	Tommi Mäkinen	35 y, 133 d	1999 season
9	Juha Kankkunen	34 y, 239 d	1993 season
10	Marcus Grönholm	34 y, 242 d	2002 season

Constructors[]

Championships^[9]
	Constructor	Total	Seasons
1	Lancia	11 ^[10] ^[11] ^[12]	1972, ^[13] ^[14] ^[15] 1974–1976, 1983, 1987–1992
2	Citroën	8	2003–2005, 2008–2012
3	Toyota	5	1993–1994, 1999, 2018, 2021
3	Peugeot	5	1985–1986, 2000–2002
5	Volkswagen	4	2013–2016
5	/ Ford/M-Sport	4	1979, 2006–2007, 2017
7	Fiat	3	1977–1978, 1980
Subaru	1995–1997	3
9	Alpine-Renault	2	1971, 1973
	Audi		1982, 1984
	Hyundai		2019–2020
12	Porsche	1	1970
	Talbot		1981
	Mitsubishi		1998

Event wins^[16]
	Constructor	Total
1	Citroën	102
2	/ Ford/M-Sport	92
3	Lancia	73^{[N 7]}
4	Toyota	70
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

Event wins by car^[17]
	Car	Tyre	Total
1	Lancia Delta	M P	46
1	Subaru Impreza	P	46
3	Ford Focus RS WRC	P M BF	44
4	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	M	43
5	Toyota Celica	M	37
6	Citroën C4 WRC	BF P	36
7	Citroën Xsara WRC	M BF	32
8	Ford Escort	D G	31
9	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution	M	26
	Citroën DS3 WRC	M	26
	Toyota Yaris WRC	M P	26

Co-drivers[]

Event wins^[18]
	Co-driver	Total
1	Daniel Elena	79
2	Julien Ingrassia	54
3	Timo Rautiainen	30
4	Luis Moya	24
5	Nicky Grist	21
6	Seppo Harjanne	20
7		19
8	Arne Hertz	18
8	Miikka Anttila	18
10	Bernard Occelli	16
10	Tiziano Siviero	16

Starts^[19]
	Co-driver	Total
1	Miikka Anttila	220
2	Marc Martí	204
3	Denis Giraudet	189
4	Jarmo Lehtinen	182
5	Daniel Elena	180^{[N 8]}
6	Stéphane Prévot	175
7	Julien Ingrassia	168
8	Jonas Andersson	166
9	Phil Mills	164
10	Luis Moya	161

Rallies[]

Fastest rallies[]

	Event	Avg. speed	Winner	Car
1	2016 Rally Finland	126.62 km/h (78.68 mph)	Kris Meeke	Citroën DS3 WRC
2	2017 Rally Finland	126.16 km/h (78.39 mph)	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC
3	2015 Rally Finland	125.44 km/h (77.94 mph)	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC
4	2020 Rally Sweden	124.28 km/h (77.22 mph)	Elfyn Evans	Toyota Yaris WRC
5	2021 Rally Finland	123.73 km/h (76.88 mph)	Elfyn Evans	Toyota Yaris WRC
6	2012 Rally Finland	122.89 km/h (76.36 mph)	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC
7	2010 Rally Finland	122.80 km/h (76.30 mph)	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Focus RS WRC 09
8	2018 Rally Finland	122.57 km/h (76.16 mph)	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC
9	2005 Rally Finland	122.49 km/h (76.11 mph)	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC
10	2019 Rally Finland	122.48 km/h (76.11 mph)	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC
Source:^[20]

Closest wins[]

	Event	Margin^{[N 9]}	Winner	Runner-up
1	2011 Jordan Rally	0.2 second	Sébastien Ogier	Jari-Matti Latvala
2	2007 Rally New Zealand	0.3 second	Marcus Grönholm	Sébastien Loeb
3	2021 Croatia Rally	0.6 second	Sébastien Ogier	Elfyn Evans
4	2017 Rally Argentina	0.7 second	Thierry Neuville	Elfyn Evans
4	2018 Rally Italia Sardegna	0.7 second	Thierry Neuville	Sébastien Ogier
6	1998 Rally Portugal	2.1 seconds	Colin McRae	Carlos Sainz
7	2019 Monte Carlo Rally	2.2 seconds	Sébastien Ogier	Thierry Neuville
8	1999 Rally Argentina	2.4 seconds	Juha Kankkunen	Richard Burns
	2010 Rally New Zealand		Jari-Matti Latvala	Sébastien Ogier
	2011 Rally Argentina		Sébastien Loeb	Mikko Hirvonen
Source:^[21]

Nationalities[]

Drivers[]

Championships^[1]
	Country	Drivers	Total
1	France	3	18
2	Finland^{[N 10]}	6	13
3	Germany	1	2
	Italy^{[N 11]}	1	2
	Spain	1	2
	Sweden	2	2
	United Kingdom	2	2
8	Norway	1	1
8	Estonia	1	1

Event wins^[22]
	Country	Wins
1	France	201
2	Finland	182
3	United Kingdom	46
4	Sweden	43
5	Italy	30
5	Spain	30
7	Estonia	19
8	Germany	17
8	Norway	17
10	Belgium	16

Driver wins per nationalities[]

#	Nation	Wins	Drivers^[22]	N°
1	France	201	Sébastien Loeb (80), Sébastien Ogier (54), Didier Auriol (20), Bernard Darniche (7), Gilles Panizzi (7), Jean-Luc Thérier (5), Jean-Pierre Nicolas (5), Michèle Mouton (4), François Delecour (4), Jean-Claude Andruet (3), Jean Ragnotti (3), Bruno Saby (2), Philippe Bugalski (2), Guy Fréquelin (1), Bernard Béguin (1), Alain Ambrosino (1), Alain Oreille (1), Patrick Tauziac (1)	18
2	Finland	182	Marcus Grönholm (30), Tommi Mäkinen (24), Juha Kankkunen (23), Markku Alén (19), Hannu Mikkola (18), Jari-Matti Latvala (18), Mikko Hirvonen (15), Timo Salonen (11), Ari Vatanen (10), Timo Mäkinen (4), Henri Toivonen (3), Kalle Rovanperä (3), Kyösti Hämäläinen (1), Pentti Airikkala (1), Harri Rovanperä (1), Esapekka Lappi (1)	16
3	United Kingdom	46	Colin McRae (25), Richard Burns (10), Kris Meeke (5), Elfyn Evans (5), Roger Clark (1)	5
4	Sweden	43	Björn Waldegård (16), Stig Blomqvist (11), Kenneth Eriksson (6), Ingvar Carlsson (2), Mikael Ericsson (2), Mats Jonsson (2), Ove Andersson (1), Per Eklund (1), Harry Källström (1), Anders Kulläng (1)	10
5	Italy	30	Miki Biasion (17), Sandro Munari (7), Raffaele Pinto (1), Fulvio Bacchelli (1), Antonio Fassina (1), Andrea Aghini (1), Gianfranco Cunico (1), Piero Liatti (1)	8
5	Spain	30	Carlos Sainz (26), Dani Sordo (3), Jesús Puras (1)	3
7	Estonia	19	Ott Tänak (14), Markko Märtin (5)	2
8	Germany	17	Walter Röhrl (14), Achim Warmbold (2), Armin Schwarz (1)	3
8	Norway	17	Petter Solberg (13), Andreas Mikkelsen (3), Mads Østberg (1)	3
10	Belgium	16	Thierry Neuville (15), François Duval (1)	2
11	Kenya	8	Shekhar Mehta (5), Joginder Singh (2), Ian Duncan (1)	3
12	Austria	2	Franz Wittmann, Sr. (1), Josef Haider (1)	2
12	Japan	2	Kenjiro Shinozuka (2)	2
14	Argentina	1	Jorge Recalde (1)	1
	Canada	1	Walter Boyce (1)	1
	New Zealand	1	Hayden Paddon (1)	1
	Portugal	1	Joaquim Moutinho (1)	1

Co-drivers[]

Event wins^[23]
	Country	Wins
1	Finland	140
2	France	118
3	United Kingdom	86
4	Monaco	79
5	Sweden	56
6	Italy	34
7	Spain	30
8	Belgium	19
9	Germany	15
10	Estonia	14
11	Kenya	8
12	Ireland	6
13	Norway	3
14	Austria	2
15	Argentina	1
	Canada	1
	Ivory Coast	1
	New Zealand	1
	Portugal	1
	South Africa	1
	United States	1

Notes[]

^ Alén also won Rally Sanremo 1986, that was eventually annulled by FISA and is therefore not considered as a WRC win.
^ According to World Rally Archive (http://www.juwra.com), Alén won 821 stages. Markku Alén also won special stages in the following rallies that are not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com : 15 stages in Sweden 1977 (source: Sport Auto n°182, March 1977), 5 stages in South Pacific 1977 (source: Auto Hebdo n°63, 19–26 May 1977), 1 stage in Safari 1990 (source: Auto Hebdo n°723, 18 April 1990). Moreover, he is said to have won 11 special stages in Sanremo 1974 although reliable sources are missing as of now. Also, Markku Alén won 20 special stages in annulled Sanremo 1986 (source: Auto Hebdo n°545, 22 October 1986).
^ According to World Rally Archive, Sainz won 756 stages. Sainz also won one special stage in Safari Rally 1991 (source: Auto Hebdo n°772, 4 April 1991), that is not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com.
^ Kankkunen also won 5 special stages in annulled Sanremo 1986 (source: Auto Hebdo n°545, 22 October 1986).
^ According to World Rally Archive, Mikkola won 654 stages. Mikkola also won special stages in the following rallies that are not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com : 1 stage in Acropolis 1976 (source: Sport Auto n°174, July 1976, and Auto Hebdo), 1 stage in Sweden 1977 (source: Sport Auto n°182, March 1977), 10 stages in Acropolis 1977 (source: Auto Hebdo n°66, 9–16 June 1977, and Sport Auto n°186, July 1977).
^ According to World Rally Archive, Vatanen won 542 stages. Vatanen also won at least 46 special stages in South Pacific 1977. He actually won a 47th special stage in this rally but it is unclear whether the results of this stage were annulled or not (source: Auto Hebdo n° 63, 19–26 May 1977).
^ Lancia also won Rally Sanremo 1986, that was annulled by FISA and is therefore not counted as a WRC win.
^ Elena has one start in the WRC as a driver, which is not included.
^ Includes only timed stage rallies. The World Rally Championship has in the past also featured endurance events where "unachievable" target times were assigned to the stages, and competitors received a penalty point for each minute their stage time was over the target time. At the 1973 Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta and Harry Källström finished with the same amount of penalty minutes (6 hours and 46 minutes), and at the 1985 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire, Toyota teammates Juha Kankkunen and Björn Waldegård had the same amount of penalty minutes (4 hours and 46 minutes). Mehta and Kankkunen took the wins by tiebreakers.
^ Markku Alén's 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers title is not included.
^ Sandro Munari's 1977 FIA Cup for Drivers title is not included.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Drivers championship". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Driver wins". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Stage wins". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Driver podium finishes". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Driver points scored". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Driver starts in WRC events". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Retirements". www.juwra.com.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics - Oldest and youngest winners". www.juwra.com.
^ "Manufacturers championship". www.juwra.com.
^ "Appreciate this (3): Lancia Fulvia". 8 November 2019.
^ https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/lancia-greatest-wrc-rally-cars
^ "The Fulvia Was Lancia's First Great Rally Car". 14 December 2017.
^ "The Fulvia Was Lancia's First Great Rally Car". 14 December 2017.
^ https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/lancia-greatest-wrc-rally-cars
^ "Appreciate this (3): Lancia Fulvia". 8 November 2019.
^ "Statistics - Makes wins". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Make and model wins". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Co-driver wins". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - co-driver starts in WRC events". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Event average speed". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Closest wins". www.juwra.com.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics - Driver wins per nationalities". www.juwra.com.
^ "Statistics - Codriver wins per nationalities". www.juwra.com.

External links[]

[3] Alén also won Rally Sanremo 1986, that was eventually annulled by FISA and is therefore not considered as a WRC win.

[5] According to World Rally Archive (http://www.juwra.com), Alén won 821 stages. Markku Alén also won special stages in the following rallies that are not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com : 15 stages in Sweden 1977 (source: Sport Auto n°182, March 1977), 5 stages in South Pacific 1977 (source: Auto Hebdo n°63, 19–26 May 1977), 1 stage in Safari 1990 (source: Auto Hebdo n°723, 18 April 1990). Moreover, he is said to have won 11 special stages in Sanremo 1974 although reliable sources are missing as of now. Also, Markku Alén won 20 special stages in annulled Sanremo 1986 (source: Auto Hebdo n°545, 22 October 1986).

[6] According to World Rally Archive, Sainz won 756 stages. Sainz also won one special stage in Safari Rally 1991 (source: Auto Hebdo n°772, 4 April 1991), that is not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com.

[7] Kankkunen also won 5 special stages in annulled Sanremo 1986 (source: Auto Hebdo n°545, 22 October 1986).

[8] According to World Rally Archive, Mikkola won 654 stages. Mikkola also won special stages in the following rallies that are not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com : 1 stage in Acropolis 1976 (source: Sport Auto n°174, July 1976, and Auto Hebdo), 1 stage in Sweden 1977 (source: Sport Auto n°182, March 1977), 10 stages in Acropolis 1977 (source: Auto Hebdo n°66, 9–16 June 1977, and Sport Auto n°186, July 1977).

[9] According to World Rally Archive, Vatanen won 542 stages. Vatanen also won at least 46 special stages in South Pacific 1977. He actually won a 47th special stage in this rally but it is unclear whether the results of this stage were annulled or not (source: Auto Hebdo n° 63, 19–26 May 1977).

[23] Lancia also won Rally Sanremo 1986, that was annulled by FISA and is therefore not counted as a WRC win.

[27] Elena has one start in the WRC as a driver, which is not included.

[29] Includes only timed stage rallies. The World Rally Championship has in the past also featured endurance events where "unachievable" target times were assigned to the stages, and competitors received a penalty point for each minute their stage time was over the target time. At the 1973 Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta and Harry Källström finished with the same amount of penalty minutes (6 hours and 46 minutes), and at the 1985 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire, Toyota teammates Juha Kankkunen and Björn Waldegård had the same amount of penalty minutes (4 hours and 46 minutes). Mehta and Kankkunen took the wins by tiebreakers.

[31] Markku Alén's 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers title is not included.

[32] Sandro Munari's 1977 FIA Cup for Drivers title is not included.

[titles-1] "Drivers championship". www.juwra.com.

[2] "Statistics - Driver wins". www.juwra.com.

[4] "Statistics - Stage wins". www.juwra.com.

[10] "Statistics - Driver podium finishes". www.juwra.com.

[11] "Statistics - Driver points scored". www.juwra.com.

[12] "Statistics - Driver starts in WRC events". www.juwra.com.

[13] "Statistics - Retirements". www.juwra.com.

[age-14] "Statistics - Oldest and youngest winners". www.juwra.com.

[15] "Manufacturers championship". www.juwra.com.

[16] "Appreciate this (3): Lancia Fulvia". 8 November 2019.

[17] ttps://www.redbull.com/ca-en/lancia-greatest-wrc-rally-cars

[18] "The Fulvia Was Lancia's First Great Rally Car". 14 December 2017.

[19] "The Fulvia Was Lancia's First Great Rally Car". 14 December 2017.

[20] ttps://www.redbull.com/ca-en/lancia-greatest-wrc-rally-cars

[21] "Appreciate this (3): Lancia Fulvia". 8 November 2019.

[22] "Statistics - Makes wins". www.juwra.com.

[24] "Statistics - Make and model wins". www.juwra.com.

[25] "Statistics - Co-driver wins". www.juwra.com.

[26] "Statistics - co-driver starts in WRC events". www.juwra.com.

[28] "Statistics - Event average speed". www.juwra.com.

[30] "Statistics - Closest wins". www.juwra.com.

[nat-33] "Statistics - Driver wins per nationalities". www.juwra.com.

[co-d-34] "Statistics - Codriver wins per nationalities". www.juwra.com.

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List of World Rally Championship records

Contents

Drivers[]

Wins[]

Statistics[]

Age[]

Constructors[]

Co-drivers[]

Rallies[]

Fastest rallies[]

Closest wins[]

Nationalities[]

Drivers[]

Driver wins per nationalities[]

Co-drivers[]

See also[]

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]