List of World Rally Championship records explained

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
BoldHas participated in the 2024 World Rally Championship.

Drivers

Wins

Championship wins[1]
DriverTotalSeason
1 Sébastien Loeb92004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
2 Sébastien Ogier82013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
3 Juha Kankkunen41986, 1987, 1991, 1993
Tommi Mäkinen1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
5 Walter Röhrl21980, 1982
Miki Biasion1988, 1989
Carlos Sainz1990, 1992
Marcus Grönholm2000, 2002
Kalle Rovanperä2022, 2023
 
Event wins[2]
DriverTotal
180
2 Sébastien Ogier 61
330
426
525
624
723
820
Thierry Neuville20
Ott Tänak 20
 
Stage wins[3]
Driver Total
1939
2853
3757
4 Sébastien Ogier 720
5700
6666
7590
8554
9542
10 Jari-Matti Latvala 539

Statistics

Podiums[4]
DriverTotal
1 Sébastien Loeb120
2 Sébastien Ogier104
3 Carlos Sainz97
4 Juha Kankkunen75
5 Mikko Hirvonen69
6 Jari-Matti Latvala67
7 Thierry Neuville66
8 Marcus Grönholm61
9 Dani Sordo57
10 Markku Alén56
 
Points[5]
DriverTotal
1 Sébastien Ogier 2908
2 Thierry Neuville 2010
31778
4 Jari-Matti Latvala 1679
5 Ott Tänak 1619
6 Dani Sordo 1396
7 Elfyn Evans 1309
81242
91210
101140
 
Starts[6]
DriverTotal
1 Jari-Matti Latvala 211
2196
3 Dani Sordo 191
4190
5 Sébastien Ogier 188
6184
7163
Thierry Neuville 163
8162
10 Ott Tänak 158
 
Retirements[7]
DriverTotal
161
260
356
455
554
653
749
49
947
1046
Most rallies without a championship win
DriverTotal
1 Jari-Matti Latvala211
2 Dani Sordo191
3 Mikko Hirvonen163
Thierry Neuville163
5 Kenneth Eriksson141
 
Most rallies without an event win
DriverTotal
1 Henning Solberg133
2 Manfred Stohl126
3 Martin Prokop122
4 Toni Gardemeister112
5 Gustavo Trelles101
 
Most event wins without a championship win
DriverTotal
1 Thierry Neuville20
2 Jari-Matti Latvala18
3 Mikko Hirvonen15
4 Bernard Darniche7
5 Gilles Panizzi7

Age

Youngest winners[8]
DriverAgeEvent
1 Kalle Rovanperä 20 y, 289 d 2021 Rally Estonia
2 Jari-Matti Latvala 22 y, 313 d 2008 Swedish Rally
324 y, 86 d 1980 RAC Rally
424 y, 156 d 1975 Rally Portugal
524 y, 173 d 2012 Rally Portugal
624 y, 359 d 2005 Rally Australia
725 y, 2 d 1993 Rally New Zealand
825 y, 345 d 1977 Critérium du Quebec
926 y, 6 d 1985 Safari Rally
10 Thierry Neuville 26 y, 68 d 2014 Rallye Deutschland
Oldest winners
DriverAgeEvent
147 y, 331 d 2022 Monte Carlo Rally
246 y, 155 d 1990 Safari Rally
344 y, 331 d 1987 Safari Rally
444 y, 80 d 1989 RAC Rally
544 y, 70 d 1976 Safari Rally
644 y, 13 d 1992 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
742 y, 219 d 2001 Rally Catalunya
842 y, 107 d 1989 Rally New Zealand
942 y, 98 d 2004 Rally Argentina
1041 y, 83 d 1997 Rally New Zealand
Youngest Drivers' Champion[9]
DriverAgeYear
1 Kalle Rovanperä22 y, 1 d2022 season
2 Colin McRae27 y, 109 d1995 season
3 Juha Kankkunen27 y, 249 d1986 season
4 Carlos Sainz28 y, 189 d1990 season
5 Petter Solberg28 y, 356 d2003 season
6 Ari Vatanen29 y, 212 d1981 season
7 Sébastien Ogier29 y, 294 d2013 season
8 Sébastien Loeb30 y, 220 d2004 season
9 Miki Biasion30 y, 280 d1988 season
10 Richard Burns30 y, 312 d2001 season
Oldest Drivers' Champion
DriverAgeYear
1 Hannu Mikkola41 y, 183 d1983 season
2 Sébastien Loeb38 y, 224 d2012 season
3 Stig Blomqvist38 y, 99 d1984 season
4 Sébastien Ogier37 y, 339 d2021 season
5 Didier Auriol36 y, 97 d1994 season
6 Björn Waldegård36 y, 32 d1979 season
7 Walter Röhrl35 y, 238 d1982 season
8 Tommi Mäkinen35 y, 133 d1999 season
9 Juha Kankkunen34 y, 239 d1993 season
10 Marcus Grönholm34 y, 242 d2002 season

Manufacturers

Championships[10]
ManufacturerTotalSeasons
1 Lancia10 1974–1976, 1983, 1987–1992
2 Citroën82003–2005, 2008–2012
3 Toyota71993–1994, 1999, 2018, 2021–2023
4 Peugeot51985–1986, 2000–2002
5 Volkswagen42013–2016
/ Ford/M-Sport1979, 2006–2007, 2017
7 Fiat31977–1978, 1980
Subaru1995–1997
9 Audi21982, 1984
Hyundai2019–2020
11 Alpine-Renault11973
Talbot11981
Mitsubishi11998 -->
 
Event wins[11]
ManufacturerTotal
1 Citroën102
2/ Ford/M-Sport94
3 Toyota91
4 Lancia73
5 Peugeot48
6 Subaru47
7 Volkswagen44
8 Mitsubishi34
9 Hyundai 30
1024
1121
129
136
6
6
164
173
182
2
2
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Event wins by car[12]
CarTyreTotal
1Lancia Delta46
Subaru Impreza46
3Ford Focus RS WRC44
4Volkswagen Polo R WRC43
5Toyota Celica37
6Citroën C4 WRC36
7Citroën Xsara WRC32
8Ford Escort31
9Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution26
Citroën DS3 WRC26
Toyota Yaris WRC26

Co-drivers

Event wins[13]
Co-driverTotal
179
254
330
424
521
620
Martin Järveoja 20
819
918
18
 
Starts[14]
Co-driverTotal
1220
2 Marc Martí 210
3 Jonas Andersson 191
4 Denis Giraudet 190
5 Scott Martin 168
6182
7180
180
9168
10162
 
Podiums[15]
Co-driverTotal
1119
291
383
471
567
661
754
8 Marc Martí 48
945
Martin Järveoja 45

Rallies

Fastest rallies

Event Avg. speed Winner Car
1126.62km/h Citroën DS3 WRC
2126.16km/h Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC
3125.44km/h Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC
4125.32km/h Ott Tänak Hyundai i20 N Rally1
5124.28km/h Elfyn Evans Toyota Yaris WRC
6123.85km/h Ott Tänak Ford Puma Rally1
7123.73km/h Elfyn Evans Toyota Yaris WRC
8122.89km/h Citroën DS3 WRC
9122.8km/h Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Focus RS WRC 09
10122.57km/h Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC

Closest wins

EventMargin Winner Runner-up
10.2 second Sébastien Ogier Jari-Matti Latvala
Ott Tänak Sébastien Ogier
30.3 second Sébastien Loeb
40.6 second Sébastien Ogier Elfyn Evans
50.7 second Thierry Neuville Elfyn Evans
Thierry Neuville Sébastien Ogier
72.1 seconds Carlos Sainz
82.2 seconds Sébastien Ogier Thierry Neuville
92.4 seconds Richard Burns
Jari-Matti Latvala Sébastien Ogier
Mikko Hirvonen

Nationalities

Championships by driver's country

Updated after the 2023 season.[16]

Drivers

Championships
Country Drivers Total
13 18
27 15
31 2
1 2
1 2
2 2
2 2
81 1
1 1
 
Event wins
Country Wins
1208
2194
349
443
530
30
725
821
917
17

Driver wins per nationalities

NationWinsDrivers[17]
1208Sébastien Loeb (80), Sébastien Ogier (61), 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 194Marcus Grönholm (30), Tommi Mäkinen (24), Juha Kankkunen (23), Markku Alén (19), Hannu Mikkola (18), Jari-Matti Latvala (18), Mikko Hirvonen (15), Kalle Rovanperä (14), Timo Salonen (11), Ari Vatanen (10), Timo Mäkinen (4), Henri Toivonen (3), Esapekka Lappi (2), Kyösti Hämäläinen (1), Pentti Airikkala (1), Harri Rovanperä (1)16
349Colin McRae (25), Richard Burns (10), Elfyn Evans (8), Kris Meeke (5), Roger Clark (1)5
443Björn 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
align=center rowspan=2530Miki Biasion (17), Sandro Munari (7), Raffaele Pinto (1), Fulvio Bacchelli (1), Antonio Fassina (1), Andrea Aghini (1), Gianfranco Cunico (1), Piero Liatti (1) 8
30Carlos Sainz (26), Dani Sordo (3), Jesús Puras (1) 3
725Ott Tänak (20), Markko Märtin (5)2
821Thierry Neuville (20), François Duval (1)2
align=center rowspan=2917Walter Röhrl (14), Achim Warmbold (2), Armin Schwarz (1) 3
17Petter Solberg (13), Andreas Mikkelsen (3), Mads Østberg (1) 3
118Shekhar Mehta (5), Joginder Singh (2), Ian Duncan (1)3
align=center rowspan=2122Franz Wittmann, Sr. (1), Josef Haider (1)2
2Kenjiro Shinozuka (2)1
align=center rowspan=4141Jorge Recalde (1)1
1Walter Boyce (1)1
1Hayden Paddon (1)1
1Joaquim Moutinho (1)1

Co-drivers

Event wins[18]
Country Wins
1152
2125
388
479
556
634
730
824
920
1015
118
126
133
142
151
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1
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See also

Notes

  1. Web site: Drivers championship . 2023-06-17 . www.juwra.com.
  2. Web site: Statistics - Driver wins . 2023-06-17 . www.juwra.com.
  3. Web site: Statistics - Stage wins . 2023-06-17 . www.juwra.com.
  4. Web site: Statistics - Driver podium finishes . 2023-10-07 . www.juwra.com.
  5. Web site: Statistics - Driver points scored . 2023-10-07 . www.juwra.com.
  6. Web site: Statistics - Driver starts in WRC events . 2023-10-07 . www.juwra.com.
  7. Web site: Statistics - Retirements . 2023-10-07 . www.juwra.com.
  8. Web site: Statistics - Oldest and youngest winners. www.juwra.com.
  9. News: The 10 youngest World Champions in WRC history. Luke. Barry. dirtfish.com. DirtFish. 1 October 2022. 3 October 2022.
  10. Web site: Manufacturers championship. www.juwra.com.
  11. Web site: Statistics - Makes wins. www.juwra.com.
  12. Web site: Statistics - Make and model wins. www.juwra.com.
  13. Web site: Statistics - Co-driver wins . www.juwra.com . 2024-07-29.
  14. Web site: Statistics - Co-driver starts in WRC events . www.juwra.com . 2024-07-29.
  15. Web site: Statistics - Co-driver podium finishes . www.juwra.com . 2024-07-29.
  16. Web site: Drivers championships . 1 July 2024.
  17. Web site: Statistics - Driver wins per nationalities. www.juwra.com.
  18. Web site: Statistics - Codriver wins per nationalities . 2023-03-28 . www.juwra.com.

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