1991 World Rally Championship Explained

The 1991 World Rally Championship was the 19th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Juha Kankkunen in a Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Mitsubishi.

Calendar

Round	Dates	Race
1	24–30 January	Rallye Monte Carlo
2	16–18 February	Swedish Rally
3	5–9 March	Rallye de Portugal
4	27 March-1 April	Safari Rally
5	28 April-1 May	Tour de Corse
6	2–5 June	Acropolis Rally
7	26–30 June	Rally New Zealand
8	23–27 July	Rally Argentina
9	22–25 August	1000 Lakes Rally
10	20–24 September	Rally Australia
11	13–17 October	Rallye Sanremo
12	27–31 October	Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
13	10–13 November	Rally Catalunya
14	24–27 November	RAC Rally
Sources:^[1] ^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Rounds
Jolly Club	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale 16V		Didier Auriol	1–3, 5–11, 14
				Dario Cerrato	11
				Andrea Aghini	11, 13
				Gustavo Trelles	13
Toyota Team Europe	Toyota	Celica GT-Four ST165		Carlos Sainz	1, 3–11, 13–14
				Armin Schwarz	1, 3, 5–6, 9–11, 13
				Marc Duez	1, 3, 5, 14
				Mats Jonsson	2, 9, 14
				Leif Asterhag	2
				Björn Waldegård	4
				Mikael Ericsson	4, 6, 8, 14
				Mohammed bin Sulayem	8
				Neal Bates	10
				Renaud Verreydt	11
Martini Lancia	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale 16V		Miki Biasion	1, 3–4, 6, 8, 11, 14
				Bruno Saby	1, 5, 14
				Juha Kankkunen	1, 3–4, 6–11, 13–14
				Yves Loubet	1, 5
				Jorge Recalde	4, 6, 8, 10, 13
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi	Galant VR-4		Timo Salonen	1–2, 6, 9–10, 14
				Kenneth Eriksson	1–2, 6, 9–10, 14
				Ronald Holzer	1, 5
				Lasse Lampi	2, 9, 14
				Kenjiro Shinozuka	4, 12
				Ross Dunkerton	7, 10
				Jouko Puhakka	9
				Arto Kumpumäki	9
				Patrick Tauziac	12
Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford	Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4		Alex Fiorio	1, 3, 6, 11
				François Delecour	1, 3, 5–6, 11, 13–14
				Malcolm Wilson	1, 3, 5–6, 11, 14
				Gwyndaf Evans	2, 14
				Gianfranco Cunico	5, 11
				Ari Vatanen	9
				Bruno Bentivogli	11
				Mía Bardolet	13
				Louise Aitken-Walker	14
Mazda Rally Team Europe	Mazda	323 GT-X		Hannu Mikkola	1–3, 6, 9, 14
				Jesús Puras	1, 3
				Grégoire de Mévius	1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14
				Minna Sillankorva	1
				Ingvar Carlsson	2, 7, 10
				Björn Johansson	2
				Rod Millen	7, 10
				Tommi Mäkinen	9, 14
				Mikael Sundstöm	9
Subaru Rally Team Europe	Subaru	Legacy RS		Markku Alén	2–3, 6–7, 9, 14
				François Chatriot	2–3, 5
				Ian Duncan	4
				Patrick Njiru	4, 10
				Peter 'Possum' Bourne	7, 10
				Ari Vatanen	14
				Colin McRae	14
Nissan Motorsports Europe	Nissan	Sunny GTi-R		Stig Blomqvist	4, 6, 9, 14
				Mike Kirkland	4
				David Llewellin	4, 6, 9, 14
				Stratis Hatzipanayiotou	6
				Paddy Davidson	7
Audi Sport	Audi	90 Quattro		Rudi Stohl	4, 8, 12
				Patrice Servant	12
Société Diac	Renault	Clio 16S		Jean Ragnotti	5
				Claude Balesi	5
				Philippe Bugalski	5
				Philippe Doué	12
Citroën Sport	Citroën	AX Sport		Laurent Poggi	5
				Sylvain Polo	5
BMW Bernardini	BMW	M3		Patrick Bernardini	5
				Frédéric Dor	5
Source:^[3]

Standings

Points scoring system

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Drivers' championship	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1
Manufacturers' championship	20	17	14	12	10	8	6	4	2	1
Sources:^[4]

Drivers' championship

	Driver	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	CIV	ESP	GBR	Points
1		(5)		4	1		1	2	4	1	1	Ret		2	1	150
2		1		1	Ret	1	2	1	1	4	Ret	6		Ret	3	143
3		Ret	9	2		2	4	3	3	2	Ret	1			12	101
4		2		3	Ret		3		2			2			Ret	69
5			1				7			3	2				2	66
6		4		Ret		Ret	5			9	3	8		1		55
7		3		Ret		Ret	Ret					4		3	6	40
8			3	5			Ret	4		Ret	4				Ret	40
9					3		Ret		5		8			6		29
10					2		6		6							27
11					8								1			23
12			2							6						21
13		8	Ret				Ret			DSQ	5				4	21
14												5		5		16
15													2			15
16			4					8			Ret					13
17		11		Ret		4									8	13
18		7		Ret		5	Ret					10			Ret	13
19						3						Ret				12
20												3				12
21					Ret				Ret				3			12
22										7					5	12
23								6			6					12
24					5		Ret			8					Ret	11
25		Ret	7	Ret			8			Ret					7	11
26					4											10
27													4			10
28														4		10
29			13	Ret				Ret		5					Ret	8
30			5							Ret					Ret	8
31								5								8
32													5			8
33			19	6		9										8
34		6				Ret									9	8
35		9				6										8
36			6													6
37					6											6
38													6			6
39		Ret		8					9						22	5
40		Ret		7										Ret		4
41					7											4
42						7										4
43								7								4
44									7							4
45								Ret			7					4
46												7				4
47													7			4
48														7		4
49			8												Ret	3
50						8										3
51									8			Ret		Ret		3
52													8			3
53				13		Ret			Ret	26				8	Ret	3
54					Ret		9			10						3
55		10		Ret			Ret					9				3
56				9												2
57					9											2
58								9								2
59											9					2
60													9			2
61														9		2
62		18				Ret			10	22						1
63			10													1
64				10												1
65					10											1
66						10										1
67							10									1
68								10								1
69								Ret		25	10					1
70														10		1
71															10	1
	Driver	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	CIV	ESP	GBR	Points
Sources:^[5]

Manufacturers' championship

	Manufacturer	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	GBR	Points
1	Lancia	(2)	(2)	1	(2)	1	2	1	1	1	1	137
2	Toyota	1	1	2	1	2	1	(4)	3	(6)	(3)	128
3	Mitsubishi	8		8		7		3	2		2	62
4	Ford	3			3			7		4	6	54
5	Mazda		7			8	9	5	6		7	44
6	Subaru		5	6	9				4		5	42
7	Nissan			5		9		8				16
8	BMW				7							6
9	Renault				8							4
10	Daihatsu			9								2
	Manufacturer	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	GBR	Points
Sources:

Events

Round	Rally name	Start-end date	Podium drivers	Podium cars
1		24 January–30 January	Carlos Sainz Miki Biasion François Delecour	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Integrale 16V Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
2		16 February–18 February	Kenneth Eriksson Mats Jonsson Markku Alén	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Subaru Legacy RS
3		5 March–9 March	Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol Miki Biasion	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
4		27 March–1 April	Juha Kankkunen Mikael Ericsson Jorge Recalde	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Integrale 16V
5		28 April–1 May	Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol Gianfranco Cunico	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
6		2 June–5 June	Juha Kankkunen Carlos Sainz Miki Biasion	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
7		26 June–30 June	Carlos Sainz Juha Kankkunen Didier Auriol	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
8		23 July–27 July	Carlos Sainz Miki Biasion Didier Auriol	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
9		22 August–25 August	Juha Kankkunen Didier Auriol Kenneth Eriksson	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
10		20 September–24 September	Juha Kankkunen Kenneth Eriksson Armin Schwarz	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
11		13 October–17 October	Didier Auriol Miki Biasion Dario Cerrato	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
12		27 October–31 October	Kenjiro Shinozuka Patrick Tauziac Rudi Stohl	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Audi 90 Quattro
13		10 November–13 November	Armin Schwarz Juha Kankkunen François Delecour	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
14		24 November–27 November	Juha Kankkunen Kenneth Eriksson Carlos Sainz	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
Sources:^[6]

External links

• FIA World Rally Championship 1991 at ewrc-results.com
• Season 1991 at World Rally Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: WRC 1991. eWRC-results.com. 16 January 2024.
2. Web site: 1991 WRC calendar. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 16 January 2024.
3. Web site: FIA World Rally Championship Entry List 1991. Motorsport Stats. 16 January 2024.
4. Web site: Season 1991 – Championship standings. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 16 January 2024.
5. Web site: FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1991. Motorsport Stats. 16 January 2024.
6. Web site: 1991 WRC calendar. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 16 January 2024.