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

Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Points
1 25 January 29 January 60th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 26 628.29 km Drivers & Manufacturers
2 13 February 16 February 41st International Swedish Rally Karlstad, Värmland County Snow 31 571.19 km Drivers only
3 3 March 7 March 26th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do Porto Estoril, Lisbon Gravel 40 577.30 km Drivers & Manufacturers
4 27 March 1 April 40th Safari Rally Nairobi Gravel N/A 2827.59 km Drivers & Manufacturers
5 3 May 6 May 36th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 27† 618.37 km† Drivers & Manufacturers
6 31 May 3 June 39th Acropolis Rally Athens Gravel 40 564.06 km Drivers & Manufacturers
7 25 June 28 June 23rd Rothmans Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 38 584.54 km Drivers only
8 22 July 25 July 12th Rally YPF Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán Gravel 28 579.39 km Drivers & Manufacturers
9 27 August 30 August 42nd 1000 Lakes Rally Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 37 524.82 km Drivers & Manufacturers
10 19 September 22 September 5th Telecom Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 35 536.62 km Drivers & Manufacturers
11 12 October 15 October 34th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia Sanremo, Liguria Mixed 25 527.48 km Drivers & Manufacturers
12 31 October 3 November 24th Rallye Cote d'Ivoire - Bandama Abidjan Gravel N/A 2149.86 km Drivers only
13 9 November 11 November 28th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España Lloret de Mar, Catalonia Mixed 29 519.65 km Drivers only
14 22 November 25 November 48th Lombard RAC Rally Chester, Cheshire Gravel 34 567.80 km Drivers & Manufacturers
Sources:[1][2]

† - The final part of the Tour de Corse was cancelled after all medical resources on the island had to be taken due to the Furiani disaster.

Teams and drivers

Group A major entries

Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF Intergale M Juha Kankkunen Juha Piironen 1, 3–4, 6, 9–11, 13–14
Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli 1, 3, 5–6, 8–11, 13–14
Andrea Aghini Sauro Farnocchia 3, 5, 11, 13–14
Jorge Recalde Martin Christie 4, 8
Björn Waldegård Fred Gallagher 4
Philippe Bugalski Denis Giraudet 5, 9
Giorgio Faletti Giuseppe Cerri 11
Jolly Club M Philippe Bugalski Denis Giraudet 1
Piergiorgio Deila Pierangelo Scalvini 11
Duriforte Construções Delta Integrale 16V P Jorge Bica João Sena 3
Giovanni Recordati ? Giovanni Recordati Marco Verdelli 5–6, 11
Konstantinos Apostolou M Konstantinos Apostolou Mihalis Kriadis 6
A.R.T. Engineering Delta HF Integrale M Piero Liatti Luciano Tedeschini 5, 7, 11
Jorge Recalde M Jorge Recalde Martin Christie 6, 10
Astra Racing P Alessandro Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla 6, 8, 11, 13
Pierre-César Baroni Philippe David 11
Delta Integrale 16V "Artemio" Fabio Barisone 11
Delta HF Integrale Pedro Javier Diego Icíar Muguerza 13
Mauro Rallye Team M Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono 8, 13
Jesús Puras Álex Romaní 13
Città di Castelfranco M Gilberto Pianezzola Loris Roggia 11
Race Line Srl M Enrico Bertone Flavio Zanella 14
Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) P Carlos Sainz Luis Moya 1, 3–8, 10, 13–14
Armin Schwarz Arne Hertz 1, 3, 5–6, 13
Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki 1, 3–4, 6, 9, 14
Toyota Team Sweden Celica GT-4 (ST165) M 2
Mats Jonsson Lars Bäckman 2
Leif Asterhag Christina Thörner 2
Finnish Junior Rally Team ? Marcus Grönholm Ilkka Riipinen 2, 9
Adventure Boots/Toyota - Mobil ? Joaquim Santos Carlos Magalhães 3
Toyota Kenya Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) P Mikael Ericsson Nicky Grist 4
Celica GT-4 (ST165) Ian Duncan David Williamson 4
Sarbi Rai ? Sarbi Rai Supee Soin 4
Jonathan Toroitich ? Jonathan Toroitich Ibrahim Choge 4
Yasuhiro Iwase Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) ? Yasuhiro Iwase Sudhir Vinayak 4
Toyota Hellas Celica GT-4 (ST165) P "Jigger" Konstantinos Stefanis 6
Toyota Team Finland M Antero Laine Risto Virtanen 9
Samir Assef ? Samir Assef Clement Konan 12
Adolphe Choteau Corolla AE86 ? Adolphe Choteau Patrick Langlais 12
Denis Occelli ? Denis Occelli Frank Michel 12
Jean-Claude Dupuis ? Jean-Claude Dupuis Nathalie Copetti 12
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 M Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero 1, 3–6, 9, 11, 14
François Delecour Daniel Grataloup 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11, 13
Josep María Bardolet Josep Autet 13
Malcolm Wilson Bryan Thomas 14
Oy Ford Ab M Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen 2, 9
Eija Jurvanen D Eija Jurvanen Marjo Berglund 2, 9–14
Ford España M Josep María Bardolet Josep Autet 3
Brian Stokes ? Brian Stokes Jeff Judd 7
Esa Saarenpää M Esa Saarenpää Lasse Hirvijärvi 9
Ford Italia P Gianfranco Cunico Stefano Evangelisti 11
Gwyndaf Evans ? Gwyndaf Evans Howard Davies 14
Russell Brookes ? Russell Brookes Neil Wilson 14
Rodamsport Sierra RS Cosworth M José Miguel Luís Lisboa 3
Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 M Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander 1, 3, 6, 14
Timo Salonen Voitto Silander 1, 3
Lasse Lampi Pentti Kuukkala 2, 9, 14
Y Kenjiro Shinozuka John Meadows 4, 12
Ross Dunkerton Fred Gocentas 7, 10
CFAO ? Patrick Tauziac Christian Boy 12
Nissan Motorsports Europe Nissan Sunny GTI-R D François Chatriot Michel Périn 1, 3
Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne 1, 3, 9, 14
Stig Blomqvist Benny Melander 9, 14
M 2
Škoda Motorsport Škoda Favorit 136 L M Vladimír Berger Jiří Janeček 1, 6
Miroslav Fanta 9, 11, 13–14
Pavel Sibera Petr Gross 1, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
Prodrive Subaru Rally Team Europe Subaru Legacy RS M Ari Vatanen Bruno Berglund 2, 6–7, 9–10, 14
Colin McRae Derek Ringer 2, 6–7, 9, 14
Clarion Team Europe M Per Eklund Johnny Johansson 2, 14
Azar Anwar Legacy Estate ? Azar Anwar Kuwinder Sandhu 4
Subaru Rally Team Australia Legacy RS M Peter 'Possum' Bourne Rodger Freeth 7, 10
Joe McAndrew P Joe McAndrew Bob Haldane 7
Mazda Team Sweden Mazda 323 GTX M 'Nalle' Anders Olsson 2
Mazda Rally Team Asia Pacific ? Rod Millen Tony Sircombe 7, 10
Neil Allport Jim Robb 7
Opel Team Sweden Opel Corsa A GSi M Per Svan Johan Olsson 2
Opel Team Belgium Calibra 16V P Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot 5, 11
Kadett GSI 16V 12
Astra GSi 16V Alain Lopes Jacky Delvaux 12
Opel Team España Corsa A GSi M Luis Climent José Antonio Muñoz 13
Iñigo Lilly Mario Saguillo 13
Renault Galp Renault Clio 1.8 16V M José Carlos Macedo Miguel Borges 3
Société Diac Clio 16S M Alain Oreille Jean-Marc Andrié 5
Jean Ragnotti Gilles Thimonier 5
Gabriel Raies 18 GTX ? Gabriel Raies Jose Maria Volta 8
Juan Pablo Raies ? Juan Pablo Raies Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz 8
Walter Augusto D'Agostini ? Walter Augusto D'Agostini Juan Turra 8
Axergie Citroën AX Sport M Adruzilo Lopes António Abreu 3
Citroën Sport AX GTI M Yves Loubet Jean-Paul Chiaroni 5
AX Sport Christine Driano Catherine François 5, 13
Stohl Racing Audi 90 Quattro ? Rudolf Stohl Peter Diekmann 4, 6, 8, 12
? Manfred Stohl Kay Gerlach 4, 12
Patrice Servant ? Patrice Servant Thierry Brion 12
Belgian Audi Club ? Damien Chaballe Dany Delvaux 12
Ryce Motors Ltd. Daihatsu Charade D Marco Brighetti Abdul Sidi 4
Guy Jack Des Page-Morris 4
Ashok Pattni Zahid Mogul 4
Patrick Bernardini BMW M3 E30 P Patrick Bernardini Rocky Demedardi 5
Escudería Aterura P José María Ponce José Carlos Déniz 13
Peugeot France Peugeot 309 GTI 16 M Fabien Doenlen Evelyne Merciol 5
Lion Hellas SA 205 Rallye ? Sotiris Kokkinis Stathis Mokkas 6
Peugeot Talbot España 309 GTI 16 M "Capi Saiz" Carlos del Barrio 13
RACC Motorsport P Miguel Solé Joan Moreno 13
Peugeot Talbot Sport D Richard Burns Robert Reid 14
RSFSR Lada Samara 21083 ? Sergey Alyasov Aleksandr Levitan 6, 9
? Aleksandr Artemenko Viktor Timkovskiy 7, 9
Lada Hellas ? Vladislav Shtykov Yuriy Baykov 6
Suzuki Sport Suzuki Swift GTi ? Russell Palmer Roland Pickering 10
Nobuhiro Tajima Ross Runnalls 10

FIA Group N Cup major entries

Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Christophe Spiliotis Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 M Christophe Spiliotis Isabelle Spiliotis 1
Lorenzo Colbrelli ? Lorenzo Colbrelli Gianfranco Imerito 1
Jean-Paul Aymé ? Jean-Paul Aymé Brigitte Aymé 1
Giovanni Manfrinato ? Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta 1, 5, 9, 11
Team Matter Sicherheit M Dieter Depping Klaus Wendel 1, 5
Amocargo M Fernando Peres Ricardo Caldeira 3
Canarias Sport Club M Fernando Capdevila Alfredo Rodríguez 3, 5–6, 8, 13–14
Marlboro Team Ford M Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ronan Morgan 3, 6–7, 10–11, 13
Jean-Marie Santoni ? Jean-Marie Santoni Marcel Cesarini 5
Shell Helix Motor Oils D Alister McRae David Senior 14
Jonny Milner D Jonny Milner Chris Wood 14
Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 M Sören Nilsson Per-Ove Persson 2
Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland M Jarmo Kytölehto Arto Kapanen 2, 9–10, 14
Ed Ordynski ? Ed Ordynski Harry Mansson 7
Mark Stacey 10
Seiichiro Taguchi ? Seiichiro Taguchi Chris Clarke 7
Craig Stallard ? Craig Stallard Graeme Jesse 7, 10
Kiyoshi Inoue ? Kiyoshi Inoue Satoshi Hayashi 7, 10
Juha Hellman ? Juha Hellman Tapio Järvi 9
Westec Racing ? Challis Tolley Rod van der Straaten 10
Ecurie Hesbaye M Guy Colsoul Edy Paquay 12
Roger Ericsson Subaru Legacy RS ? Roger Ericsson Ola Carlsson 2
Patrick Njiru B Patrick Njiru Ian Munro 4
Per Eklund B Per Eklund Johnny Johansson 4
Will Orr ? Will Orr Heather Orr 7
Mikael Sundström Lancia Delta Integrale 16V ? Mikael Sundström Jakke Honkanen 2–3, 7
Città di Castelfranco Delta HF Integrale ? Lorenzo Colbrelli Liliana Armand 3, 5
Top Run P Carlos Menem jr. Victor Zucchini 3, 5, 7–8, 10, 13
Meteco Corse P Romeo Deila Claudio Giachino 11
Nissan Belgium Rally Team Nissan Sunny GTI-R P Grégoire de Mevius Willy Lux 3, 6, 8–9, 12
Hiroshi Nishiyama F Hiroshi Nishiyama Hisashi Yamaguchi 4, 8, 12
"Stratissino" P "Stratissino" Tonia Pavli 6
Mikael Sundström ? Mikael Sundström Jakke Honkanen 9
Alain Oudit ? Alain Oudit Frédéric Spaak 12
Yoshio Fujimoto Pulsar GTi-R Y Yoshio Fujimoto Hakaru Ichino 7, 10
Rally Team Italia Mazda 323 GTX M Alessandro Fassina Luigi Pirollo 3, 6, 11, 14
Barry Sexton ? Barry Sexton Neil Cathcart 7
Pierre Benazzi BMW M3 E30 ? Pierre Benazzi Vincent Benazzi 5
Alejandro Schmauk Alfa Romeo 33 ? Alejandro Schmauk Jaime Rojas 8
Mirabella Mille Miglia Peugeot 309 GTI M Angelo Medeghini Paolo Cecchini 11
Armangue Competicion M David Guixeras Josep María Falcó 13

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver MON
SWE
POR
KEN
FRA
GRE
NZL
ARG
FIN
AUS
ITA
CIV
ESP
GBR
 Pts 
1 Carlos Sainz 2 3 1 4 Ret 1 2 3 1 1 144
2 Juha Kankkunen 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 134
3 Didier Auriol 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 10 Ret 121
4 Miki Biasion 8 2 7 3 5 4 5 60
5 Markku Alén Ret 4 4 5 Ret 3 4 50
6 François Delecour 4 Ret 2 5 Ret 3 Ret 45
7 Andrea Aghini Ret 6 1 3 10 39
8 Colin McRae 2 4 Ret 8 6 34
9 Alex Fiorio 7 4 5 4 32
10 Jorge Recalde 3 6 Ret 4 28
11 Ari Vatanen Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 2 25
12 Piero Liatti 8 2 7 22
13 Philippe Bugalski 5 3 9 22
14 Kenjiro Shinozuka 10 1 21
15 Mats Jonsson 1 20
16 Ross Dunkerton 3 5 20
17 Bruno Thiry 9 2 17
18 Gustavo Trelles 3 7 16
19 Armin Schwarz Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 16
20 Timo Salonen 6 5 14
21= Stig Blomqvist 3 Ret Ret 12
21= Patrice Servant 3 12
23 Hiroshi Nishiyama 16 9 4 12
24 Ed Ordynski 5 7 12
25= Mikael Ericsson 4 10
25= Mikael Sundström Ret Ret 4 Ret 10
27 François Chatriot 7 6 10
28 Lasse Lampi 8 6 11 9
29= Leif Asterhag 5 8
29= Rudolf Stohl 13 13 5 Ret 8
29= Samir Assef 5 8
32= Per Eklund 6 9 12 8
32= Carlos Menem, Jr. 9 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 8
34= Ian Duncan 6 6
34= Yoshio Fujimoto 6 Ret 6
34= Peter 'Possum' Bourne Ret 6 6
34= Gilberto Pianezzola Ret Ret 6 6
34= Alain Oudit 6 6
34= Jesús Puras 6 6
40 Tommi Mäkinen 9 Ret Ret 8 5
41= Björn 'Nalle' Johansson 7 4
41= Josep María Bardolet 7 Ret 4
41= Sarbi Rai 7 4
41= Will Orr 7 4
41= Gabriel Raies 7 4
41= Sebastian Lindholm Ret 7 4
41= Manfred Stohl Ret 7 4
41= Kenneth Eriksson Ret Ret Ret 7 4
49= Joaquim Santos 8 3
49= Patrick Njiru 8 3
49= 'Jigger' 8 3
49= Seiichiro Taguchi 8 3
49= Miguel Torrás 8 3
49= Tolley Challis 8 3
49= César Baroni 8 3
49= Denis Occelli 8 3
49= Pedro Diego 8 3
58= Sören Nilsson 9 2
58= Jean Ragnotti 9 2
58= Grégoire De Mévius 13 9 Ret 13 Ret 15 2
58= Barry Sexton 9 2
58= Kiyoshi Inoue 11 9 2
58= Jean-Claude Dupuis 9 2
58= Mohammed Ben Sulayem 20 Ret Ret 14 Ret 9 2
58= Malcolm Wilson 9 2
66= Jarmo Kytölehto 10 10 Ret Ret 2
66= Craig Stallard 10 10 2
68= Christophe Spiliotis 10 1
68= José Miguel 10 1
68= Alain Oreille 10 1
68= Fernando Capdevila 15 Ret 10 Ret 17 Ret 1
68= Walter d'Agostini 10 1
68= Giovanni Manfrinato Ret 19 Ret 10 1
68= Guy Colsoul 10 1
Pos. Driver MON
SWE
POR
KEN
FRA
GRE
NZL
ARG
FIN
AUS
ITA
CIV
ESP
GBR
 Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer MON
POR
KEN
FRA
GRE
ARG
FIN
AUS
ITA
GBR
Pts.
1 Lancia 1 1 (2) 1 1 1 1 1 (1) (3) 140
2 Toyota 2 3 1 (4) (8) 2 3 3 1 116
3 Ford 4 2 2 3 5 3 5 94
4 Subaru 8 4 4 6 2 60
5 Mitsubishi 6 5 10 6 5 7 44
6 Nissan 7 6 9 9 8 37
7 Audi 5 10
8 Renault 9 7 9
9 Opel 9 2
Pos. Manufacturer MON
POR
KEN
FRA
GRE
ARG
FIN
AUS
ITA
GBR
Pts.


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

See also

References

  1. ^ "WRC 1992". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. ^ "1992 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2025.