1995 World Rally Championship Explained

The 1995 World Rally Championship was the 23rd season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 8 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Colin McRae in a Subaru Impreza 555, ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz.[1] The manufacturers' title was won by Subaru.[2]

Toyota was caught using illegal turbo restrictors at the Rally Catalunya and were given a one-year ban by the FIA. FIA president Max Mosley called the illegal turbo restrictor "the most sophisticated device I've ever seen in 30 years of motor sports." Toyota and their drivers, Juha Kankkunen, Didier Auriol and Armin Schwarz, were also stripped of all points in the championships. Kankkunen had been in contention for the drivers' world title. Mosley stated that "there is no suggestion the drivers were aware of what was going on."[3]

Calendar

RoundDatesRaceSurface
122–26 January Rallye Monte Carloasphalt & snow
210–12 February Swedish Rallysnow
38–10 March Rallye de Portugalgravel
43–5 May Rallye de Franceasphalt
527–30 July Rally New Zealandgravel
615–18 September Rally Australiagravel
723–25 October Rally Catalunyaasphalt
819–22 November RAC Rallygravel
Sources:[4] [5]

Teams and drivers

TeamManufacturerCarTyreNoDriversRounds
Toyota Castrol TeamToyotaCelica GT-Four ST205
Celica Turbo 4WD
1 Didier Auriol1–7
2 Juha Kankkunen1–7
3 Armin Schwarz1–7
14 Thomas Rådström2
Yoshio Fujimoto6
15 Tomas Jansson2
Yoshio Fujimoto5
16 Neal Bates6
555 Subaru World Rally TeamSubaruImpreza 5554 Colin McRaeAll
5 Carlos Sainz1–4, 6–8
6 Piero Liatti1, 4, 7
Mats Jonsson2
Richard Burns3, 8
Peter 'Possum' Bourne5–6
14 Richard Burns5
R.A.S. FordFordEscort RS Cosworth7 François DelecourAll
8 Bruno ThiryAll
9 Stig Blomqvist2
Alex Fiorio3
Patrick Bernardini4
Neil Allport5
Malcolm Wilson8
30 Jason Priestley6
44 Alister McRae8
Team Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishiLancer Evo II
Lancer Evo III
10 Kenneth Eriksson2, 5–6, 8
Isolde Holderied3–4
11 Tommi Mäkinen1–2, 4–8
Jorge Recalde3
12 Andrea Aghini4, 7
Kenneth Bäcklund2
Rui Madeira3, 8
Ed Ordynski5–6
14 Rui Madeira1, 4–7
15 Jorge Recalde4–6
26 Isolde Holderied1, 5–8
Société DiacRenaultClio Maxi Jean Ragnotti1, 4
18 José Carlos Macedo3
19 Alain Oreille8
Philippe Bugalski1, 4
25 Robbie Head8
30 Pedro Azeredo3
51 Angelo Medeghini4
Source:[6]

Standings

Drivers' championship

DriverMON
SWE
POR
FRA
NZL
AUS
ESP
GBR
Points
1 Colin McRaeRetRet35122190
2 Carlos Sainz1Ret14WDRet1285
3 Kenneth Eriksson151Ret48
4 François Delecour2RetRet26Ret4Ret46
5 Tommi Mäkinen428Ret4RetRet38
6 Bruno Thiry566RetRet6Ret534
7 Andrea Aghini63526
8 Piero Liatti86321
9 Richard Burns7Ret316
10 Alister McRae410
11 Rui Madeira1291810Ret1177
12= Gustavo Trelles66
12= Gwyndaf Evans66
14= Jean Ragnotti7114
14= Stig Blomqvist7214
14= Patrick Bernardini74
14= Peter 'Possum' Bourne7Ret4
14= Yoshio Fujimoto277WD4
14= Oriol Gómez74
20 Jorge Recalde10209104
21= Tomas Jansson83
21= Alex Fiorio83
21= Neil Allport83
21= Ed Ordynski1183
21= Andrea Navarra17RetRet178Ret3
21= Jarmo Kytölehto1483
27= Philippe Camandona9Ret2
27= Philippe BugalskiRet92
27= Neal Bates92
27= Josep Bassas92
27= Masao Kamioka121192
32= Isolde Holderied101119Ret19Ret141
32= Kenneth Bäcklund101
32= Yvan Postel14Ret101
32= Alain Oreille101
DSQ Juha Kankkunen3421033Ret62
DSQ Didier AuriolRet5512RetDSQ51
DSQ Armin SchwarzRet94Ret45Ret30
DSQ Thomas Rådström312
DriverMON
SWE
POR
FRA
NZL
AUS
ESP
GBR
Points
Sources:[7] [8]

Manufacturers' championship

ManufacturerMON
SWE
POR
FRA
NZL
AUS
ESP
GBR
Points
1 555 Subaru World Rally Team4RetRet351221350
51Ret14Ret12
68Ret(7)(6)7Ret(3)(3)
2 Team Mitsubishi Ralliart101(11)(19)51Ret307
1142108Ret4RetRet
1269311(8)57
1411
3 R.A.S. Ford72RetRet26Ret4Ret223
8566RetRet6Ret5
97878Ret
DSQ Toyota Castrol Team1Ret(5)(5)12RetDSQ260
23421033Ret
3Ret4Ret(4)5Ret
143Ret
ManufacturerMON
SWE
POR
FRA
NZL
AUS
ESP
GBR
Points
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Group N Cup

DriverMON
SWE
POR
FRA
NZL
AUS
ESP
GBR
Points
1 Rui Madeira3112Ret1169
2 Jorge Recalde2312Ret40
3 Isolde Holderied2329Ret432
4 Masao Kamioka43222
5 Ed Ordynski3120
6 Philippe Camandona1Ret13
Kenneth Bäcklund113
Uwe Nittel88Ret3513
9 Stig-Olov Walfridsson210
Hans Stacey2Ret10
Karamjit Singh65610
12 Hermann Gaßner57768
13 Anders Rådström37
Yoshihiro Kataoka37
Mohammed Ben Sulayem7Ret4RetRet7
DriverMON
SWE
POR
FRA
NZL
AUS
ESP
GBR
Points
Sources:[9] [10]

Events

Rally nameDates runPodium drivers (finishing time)Podium cars
22 January–26 January
  1. Carlos Sainz (6h:32m:31s)
  2. François Delecour (6h:34m:56s)
  3. Juha Kankkunen (6h:36m:28s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
10 February–12 February
  1. Kenneth Eriksson (4h:51m:27s)
  2. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:51m:39s)
  3. Thomas Rådström (4h:52m:34s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II
  2. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
8 March–10 March
  1. Carlos Sainz (5h:32m:37s)
  2. Juha Kankkunen (5h:32m:49s)
  3. Colin McRae (5h:35m:51s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  3. Subaru Impreza 555
3 May–5 May
  1. Didier Auriol (5h:14m:49s)
  2. François Delecour (5h:15m:04s)
  3. Andrea Aghini (5h:15m:46s)
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
27 July–30 July
  1. Colin McRae (5h:33m:06s)
  2. Didier Auriol (5h:33m:50s)
  3. Juha Kankkunen (5h:34m:15s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
15 September–18 September
  1. Kenneth Eriksson (4h:53m:59s)
  2. Colin McRae (4h:54m:18s)
  3. Juha Kankkunen (4h:55m:54s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
  2. Subaru Impreza 555
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
23 October–25 October
  1. Carlos Sainz (5h:05m:58s)
  2. Colin McRae (5h:06m:49s)
  3. Piero Liatti (5h:07m:56s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Subaru Impreza 555
  3. Subaru Impreza 555
19 November–22 November
  1. Colin McRae (5h:09m:19s)
  2. Carlos Sainz (5h:09m:55s)
  3. Richard Burns (5h:15m:58s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Subaru Impreza 555
  3. Subaru Impreza 555
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers - Final classification . RallyBase . 8 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527205041/http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=standing&standingid=wcd1995 . 27 May 2011 .
  2. Web site: 1995 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers - Final classification . RallyBase . 8 June 2009.
  3. News: Toyota team pick up a one-year ban . . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/toyota-team-pick-up-a-oneyear-ban-1537474.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live . 8 June 2009 . London . 4 November 1995.
  4. Web site: WRC 1995. eWRC-results.com. 16 January 2024.
  5. Web site: 1995 WRC calendar. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 16 January 2024.
  6. Web site: FIA World Rally Championship Entry List 1995. Motorsport Stats. 16 January 2024.
  7. Web site: Season 1995 – Championship standings. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 16 January 2024.
  8. Web site: FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1995. Motorsport Stats. 16 January 2024.
  9. Web site: Season 1995 – Championship standings. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 16 January 2024.
  10. Web site: FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1995. Motorsport Stats. 16 January 2024.