1992 World Rally Championship

The 1992 World Rally Championship was the 20th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. Carlos Sainz won his second drivers' world championship in a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185, ahead of Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Ford.

Calendar

Round	Dates	Race	Surface	Points
1	23–29 January	Rallye Monte Carlo	asphalt & snow	drivers & manufacturers
2	12–17 February	Swedish Rally	snow	drivers
3	3–7 March	Rallye de Portugal	gravel	drivers & manufacturers
4	27 March-1 April	Safari Rally	gravel	drivers & manufacturers
5	2-7 May	Tour de Corse	asphalt	drivers & manufacturers
6	31 May–3 June	Acropolis Rally	gravel	drivers & manufacturers
7	25–28 June	Rally New Zealand	gravel	drivers
8	22–25 July	Rally Argentina	gravel	drivers & manufacturers
9	27–30 August	1000 Lakes Rally	gravel	drivers & manufacturers
10	19–22 September	Rally Australia	gravel	drivers & manufacturers
11	11–15 October	Rallye Sanremo	asphalt & gravel	drivers & manufacturers
12	31 October-3 November	Rallye Côte d'Ivoire	gravel	drivers
13	8–11 November	Rally Catalunya	asphalt & gravel	drivers
14	22–25 November	RAC Rally	gravel	drivers & manufacturers

Teams and drivers

Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Rounds
Martini Racing	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale	M	Juha Kankkunen	1, 3–4, 6, 9–11, 13–14
				Didier Auriol	1, 3, 5–6, 8–11, 13–14
				Philippe Bugalski	1, 5, 9
				Andrea Aghini	3, 5, 11, 13–14
				Björn Waldegård	4
				Jorge Recalde	4, 6, 8, 10
				Gustavo Trelles	8
				Piergiorgio Deila	11
				Giorgio Faletti	11
Toyota Team Europe	Toyota	Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 Celica GT-Four ST165	P	Carlos Sainz	1, 3–8, 10, 13–14
				Armin Schwarz	1, 3, 5–6, 13
				Markku Alén	1–4, 6, 9, 14
				Mats Jonsson	2
				Leif Asterhag	2
				Mikael Ericsson	4
				Ian Duncan	4
				Marcus Grönholm	9
Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford	Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4	M	Miki Biasion	1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11, 14
				François Delecour	1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11, 13
				Sebastian Lindholm	2, 9
				Mía Bardolet	3, 13
				Mohammed Ben Sulayem	3, 6–7, 10–11, 13
				Gianfranco Cunico	11
				Malcolm Wilson	14
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi	Galant VR-4	M	Kenneth Eriksson	1, 3, 6, 14
				Timo Salonen	1, 3
				Lasse Lampi	2, 9, 14
				Kenjiro Shinozuka	4, 12
				Ross Dunkerton	7, 10
				Jouko Puhakka	9
				Patrick Tauziac	12
Nissan Motorsports Europe	Nissan	Sunny GTi-R	D	François Chatriot	1, 3
				Tommi Mäkinen	1, 3, 9, 14
				Stig Blomqvist	2, 9, 14
				Grégoire De Mévius	3, 6, 8–9, 12, 14
				Stratis Hatzipanayiotou	6
				Paddy Davidson	7
Subaru Rally Team Europe	Subaru	Legacy RS	M P	Ari Vatanen	2, 6–7, 9–10, 14
				Colin McRae	2, 6–7, 9, 14
				Per Eklund	2, 4, 14
				Patrick Njiru	4
				Peter 'Possum' Bourne	7, 10
				Rob Herridge	10
Mazda Rally Team Europe	Mazda	Mazda 323 GT-X	M	Alex Fassina	3, 6, 11, 14
				Rod Millen	7, 10
				Neil Allport	7
Audi Sport	Audi	90 Quattro	M	Rudi Stohl	4, 6, 8, 12
				Patrice Servant	12
				Damien Chaballe	12
Société Diac	Renault	Clio 16S	M	Alain Oreille	5
				Jean Ragnotti	5
				Claude Balesi	5
				Serge Jordan	5
Citroën Sport	Citroën	AX GTI AX Sport	M	Yves Loubet	5
				Christine Driano	5, 13
				Patrick Magaud	5
Opel Team Belgium	Opel	Calibra 16V Kadett GSI 16V	M	Bruno Thiry	5, 11–12
Opel Team Belgium	Opel	Calibra 16V Kadett GSI 16V	M	Alain Lopes	12
BMW Bernardini	BMW	M3	P	Patrick Bernardini	5
BMW Bernardini	BMW	M3	P	Jean-Claude Torre	5
Astra Racing	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale	P	Alex Fiorio	6, 8, 11, 13
				Pierre-César Baroni	11
				Artemio Ballestin	11
Mauro Rallye Team	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale	M	Gustavo Trelles	13
Mauro Rallye Team	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale	M	Jesús Puras	13

Results and standings

Manufacturers' championship

**1992 Manufacturers Championship Points**
No	Events											Total
1	Lancia	20	20	(17)	20	20	20	20	20	(20)	(14)	140
2	Toyota	17	14	20	(12)	(4)	17	14	14	-	20	116
3	Ford	12	17	-	17	14	-	10	-	14	10	94
4	Subaru	-	-	11	-	12	-	12	8	-	17	60
5	Mitsubishi	8	10	2	-	-	-	8	10	-	6	44
6	Nissan	6	8	-	-	10	9	-	-	-	4	37
7	Audi	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	10
8	Renault	-	-	-	2	-	7	-	-	-	-	9
9	Opel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2

Drivers' championship

**1992 World Rally Car Championship Points**
No	Events															Total
1	Carlos Sainz	15	-	12	20	10	-	20	15	-	12	-	-	20	20	144
2	Juha Kankkunen	12	-	20	15	-	15	-	-	15	15	15	-	15	12	134
3	Didier Auriol	20	-	-	-	20	20	-	20	20	20	-	-	1	-	121
4	Miki Biasion	3	-	15	-	4	12	-	-	8	-	10	-	-	8	60
5	Markku Alén	-	10	10	8	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	10	50
6	François Delecour	10	-	-	-	15	8	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	45
7	Andrea Aghini	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	12	1	39
8	Colin McRae	-	15	-	-	-	10	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	6	34
9	Alex Fiorio	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	10	-	-	8	-	10	-	32
10	Jorge Recalde	-	-	-	12	-	6	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	28
11	Ari Vatanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	15	25
12	Piero Liatti	-	-	-	-	3	-	15	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	22
13	Philippe Bugalski	8	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	22
14	Kenjiro Shinozuka	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	21
15	Mats Jonsson	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20
16	Ross Dunkerton	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	20
17	Bruno Thiry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	15	-	-	17
18	Gustavo Trelles	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	4	-	16
19	Armin Schwarz	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	16
20	Timo Salonen	6	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14
21=	Stig Blomqvist	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
21=	Patrice Servant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	12
23	Hiroshi Nishiyama	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	10	-	-	12
24	Ed Ordynski	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	12
25=	Mikael Ericsson	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
25=	Mikael Sundström	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
27	François Chatriot	4	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
28	Lasse Lampi	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	9
29=	Leif Asterhag	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
29=	Rudi Stohl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
29=	Samir Assef	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	8
32=	Per Eklund	-	6	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
32=	Carlos Menem, Jr.	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
34=	Ian Duncan	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
34=	Yoshio Fujimoto	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
34=	Peter 'Possum' Bourne	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	6
34=	Gilberto Pianezzola	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	6
34=	Alain Oudit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	6
34=	Jesús Puras	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6
40	Tommi Mäkinen	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5
41=	Björn Johansson	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
41=	Mía Bardolet	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
41=	Sarbi Rai	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
41=	Will Orr	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
41=	Gabriel Raies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
41=	Sebastian Lindholm	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4
41=	Manfred Stohl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	4
41=	Kenneth Eriksson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4
49=	Joaquim Santos	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
49=	Patrick Njiru	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
49=	'Jigger' Vardinoyiannis	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
49=	Seiichiro Taguchi	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
49=	Miguel Torrás	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
49=	Tolley Challis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3
49=	César Baroni	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3
49=	Denis Occelli	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3
49=	Pedro Diego	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3
58=	Sören Nilsson	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
58=	Jean Ragnotti	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
58=	Grégoire De Mévius	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
58=	Barry Sexton	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
58=	Kiyoshi Inoue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2
58=	Jean-Claude Dupuis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	2
58=	Mohammed Ben Sulayem	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
58=	Malcolm Wilson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
66=	Jarmo Kytölehto	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2
66=	Craig Stallard	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2
68=	Christophe Spiliotis	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
68=	José Miguel	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
68=	Alain Oreille	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
68=	Fernando Capdevila	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
68=	Walter d'Agostini	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
68=	Giovanni Manfrinato	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
68=	Guy Colsoul	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
No	Events															Total

Events

**1992 World Rally Championship schedule and results**
Rally Name	Dates run	Podium Drivers (Finishing Time)	Podium Cars
Rallye Monte Carlo	23 January-28 January	Didier Auriol (6h:54m:20s) Carlos Sainz (6h:56m:25s) Juha Kankkunen (6h:57m:17s)	Lancia Delta HF Integrale Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Swedish Rally	13 February-16 February	Mats Jonsson (5h:24m:37s) Colin McRae (5h:25m:16s) Stig Blomqvist (5h:26m:09s)	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Subaru Legacy RS Nissan Sunny GTi-R
Rallye de Portugal	3 March-7 March	Juha Kankkunen (6h:24m:37s) Miki Biasion (6h:26m:10s) Carlos Sainz (6h:29m:36s)	Lancia Delta HF Integrale Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Safari Rally	27 March-1 April	Carlos Sainz (+2m:35s penalties) Juha Kankkunen (+3m:27s penalties) Jorge Recalde (+3m:34s penalties)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Lancia Delta HF Integrale Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Tour de Corse	3 May-6 May	Didier Auriol (5h:34m:49s) François Delecour (5h:36m:15s) Philippe Bugalski (5h:38m:04s)	Lancia Delta HF Integrale Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Acropolis Rally	31 May-3 June	Didier Auriol (7h:12m:08s) Juha Kankkunen (7h:13m:37s) Miki Biasion (7h:14m:33s)	Lancia Delta HF Integrale Lancia Delta HF Integrale Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
Rally New Zealand	25 June-29 June	Carlos Sainz (6h:36m:10s) Piero Liatti (6h:40m:40s) Ross Dunkerton (6h:46m:22s)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Lancia Delta HF Integrale Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
Rally Argentina	22 July-25 July	Didier Auriol (4h:47m:26s) Carlos Sainz (4h:49m:44s) Gustavo Trelles (5h:01m:31s)	Lancia Delta HF Integrale Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1000 Lakes Rally	27 August-30 August	Didier Auriol (4h:32m:45s) Juha Kankkunen (4h:33m:25s) Markku Alén (4h:34m:44s)	Lancia Delta HF Integrale Lancia Delta HF Integrale Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Rally Australia	19 September-22 September	Didier Auriol (5h:13m:12s) Juha Kankkunen (5h:14m:53s) Carlos Sainz (5h:15m:16s)	Lancia Delta HF Integrale Lancia Delta HF Integrale Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Rallye Sanremo	12 October-14 October	Andrea Aghini (5h:52m:11s) Juha Kankkunen (5h:52m:51s) François Delecour (5h:53m:53s)	Lancia Delta HF Integrale Lancia Delta HF Integrale Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire	31 October-2 November	Kenjiro Shinozuka (+4h:09m:41s penalties) Bruno Thiry (+5h:32m:59s penalties) Patrice Servant (+5h:38m:02s penalties)	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Opel Kadett GSI 16V Audi 90 Quattro
Rally Catalunya	9 November-11 November	Carlos Sainz (6h:21m:13s) Juha Kankkunen (6h:21m:49s) Andrea Aghini (6h:22m:45s)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Lancia Delta HF Integrale Lancia Delta HF Integrale
RAC Rally	22 November-25 November	Carlos Sainz (5h:23m:06s) Ari Vatanen (5h:25m:22s) Juha Kankkunen (5h:25m:51s)	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Subaru Legacy RS Lancia Delta HF Integrale

External links

FIA World Rally Championship 1992 at ewrc-results.com