1996 World Rally Championship

24th season of the FIA World Rally Championship

1996 FIA World Rally Championship

World Drivers' Champion:
Tommi Mäkinen
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The 1996 World Rally Championship was the 24th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 9 rallies. As a result of their 1995 disqualification, Toyota Team Europe were not allowed to compete in this year's championship, so only three works teams contested the championship. The drivers' world championship was won by Tommi Mäkinen in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3, ahead of Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Subaru.

## Calendar

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Round  | Dates  | Race

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1  | 9–11 February |  Swedish Rally
2  | 5–7 April |  Safari Rally
3  | 10–12 May |  Rally Indonesia
4  | 2–4 June |  Acropolis Rally
5  | 4–6 July |  Rally Argentina
6  | 23–26 August |  1000 Lakes Rally
7  | 13–16 September |  Rally Australia
8  | 13–16 October |  Rallye Sanremo
9  | 4–6 November |  Rally Catalunya
Sources:[1][2]

## Teams and drivers

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### Major Entries

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Registered works teams

Team  | Manufacturer  | Car  | Tyre  | No  | Drivers  | Rounds
555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 1  |  Colin McRae | All
2  |  Kenneth Eriksson | All
3  |  Didier Auriol | 1
Piero Liatti | 2–9
10  |  Piero Liatti | 1
Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 4  |  Carlos Sainz | All
5  |  François Delecour | 1
Stig Blomqvist | 2
Gwyndaf Evans | 3
Bruno Thiry | 4–9
6  |  Stig Blomqvist | 1
Dandy Rukmana | 3
14  |  Ari Vatanen | 1
16  |  Ari Mökkonen | 4
28  |  Per Svan | 1
Mitsubishi Ralliart
Petronas/Winfield Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 7  |  Tommi Mäkinen | All
8  |  Kenneth Bäcklund | 1
Kenjiro Shinozuka | 2
Richard Burns | 3, 5, 7, 9
Uwe Nittel | 4
Lasse Lampi | 6
Didier Auriol | 8
9  |  Uwe Nittel | 1, 5, 8
Yoshihiro Kataoka | 3
Pascal Smets | 4
Jouko Puhakka | 6
Ed Ordynski | 7
18  |  Uwe Nittel | 6–7, 9
29  |  Yoshihiro Kataoka | 7
41  |  Pascal Smets | 8

### Privateer Entries

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Major privateer entries

Manufacturer  | Car  | Team  | Drivers  | Tyre  | Rounds
Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST205
Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 |  Toyota Castrol Team |  Thomas Rådström | M | 1, 6, 9
Juha Kankkunen | 1, 3, 6
Tomas Jansson | 1
Marcus Grönholm |  | 1, 6
Ian Duncan | M | 2
Reza Pribadli |  | 3
Freddy Loix | 4, 8–9
Teppo Leino | 6
Neal Bates | 7
Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 |  Toyotoshi  |  Marco Galanti | 1–2, 4
Tein Sport  |  Yoshio Fujimoto | 3, 7
Celica GT-Four ST205 |  H.F. Grifone  |  Thomas Rådström | 4
Rui Madeira | 4–6, 8–9
Gilberto Pianezzola | 4–5, 8
Andrea Dallavilla | 6, 8
Jánoth Tóth | 8
Matteo Luise | 8
Ford | Escort RS Cosworth |  Ford Team Finland |  Sebastian Lindholm | M | 1, 6
Ford Motorsport Indonesia |  Dolly Indra Nasution |  | 3
Yacco RAS Ford  |  Patrick Bernardini | 4–5, 8–9
Blue Rose Team  |  Jarmo Kytölehto | 6, 8–9
Promoracing Finland  |  Harri Rovanperä | 6
Jolly Club |  Gianfranco Cunico | 8
Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III |  Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany |  Richie Holfeld | 1
Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden |  Stig-Olov Walfridsson | 1
Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland |  Mika Korhonen | 1, 6
Minna Sillankorva | 6
Race-Rent Motorsport  |  Gustavo Trelles | 3–9
Mitsubishi Ralliart Indonesia |  Bambang Hartono | 3
Oky Harwanto | 3
Arief Indiarto | 3
Top Run SRL |  Jorge Recalde | 4–9
Jolly Club |  Piergiorgio Bedini | 6, 8
Audi | Coupe S2 |  Stohl Racing |  Rudi Stohl | 2, 4
Manfred Stohl | 2, 9
Subaru | Impreza Wagon |  Subaru Rally Team Japan |  Patrick Njiru | 2
Hideaki Miyoshi | 2
Impreza 555 |  Tanveer Alam | 2
A.R.T. Engineering  |  Angelo Medeghini | 4–6, 8–9
Andrea Navarra | 6, 8
F.Dor Rally Team  |  Frédéic Dor | 4, 6, 8
Renault | Mégane Maxi |  Renault Team Sweden |  Jonas Kruse | 6
Husky Team  |  Diego Oldrati | 8
Piero Longhi | 8
Italian Promotor Sport  |  Paolo Andreucci | 8
Renault Sport España |  Oriol Gómez | 9

## Results and standings

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### Drivers' championship

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| Pos  | Driver  | SWE
| KEN
| INA
| GRE
| ARG
| FIN
| AUS
| ITA
| ESP
|  Pts

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1  |  Tommi Mäkinen | 1  | 1  | Ret  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | Ret  | 5  | 123
2  |  Colin McRae | 3  | 4  | Ret  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 92
3  |  Carlos Sainz | 2  | Ret  | 1  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | 89
4  |  Kenneth Eriksson | 5  | 2  | Ret  | 5  | 3  | 5  | 2  | 5  | 7  | 78
5  |  Piero Liatti | 12  | 5  | 2  | 4  | 7  | DNS  | 7  | Ret  | 2  | 56
6  |  Bruno Thiry |  |  |  | 6  | 5  | 11  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 44
7  |  Juha Kankkunen | 4  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 37
8  |  Freddy Loix |  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  | 4  | 4  | 24
9  |  Richard Burns |  |  | Ret  |  | 4  |  | 5  |  | Ret  | 18
10  |  Marcus Grönholm | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  | 14
11  |  Gilberto Pianezzola |  |  |  | 8  | 6  |  |  | 7  |  | 13
12=  |  Ian Duncan |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
12=  |  Jarmo Kytölehto |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 12
14  |  Yoshio Fujimoto |  |  | 4  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  | 12
15  |  Thomas Rådström | 6  |  |  | Ret  |  | 6  |  |  | Ret  | 12
16  |  Patrick Bernardini |  |  |  | 9  | 9  |  |  | 10  | 6  | 11
17  |  Reza Pribadi |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
18  |  Stig Blomqvist | 8  | 7  |  |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  | 7
19  |  Rui Madeira |  |  |  | Ret  | 8  | 9  |  | Ret  | 9  | 7
20=  |  Kenjiro Shinozuka |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
20=  |  Michael Lieu |  |  | 6  |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  | 6
20=  |  Franco Cunico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  |  | 6
23=  |  Shigeyuki Konishi |  |  | 7  |  |  |  | 25  |  |  | 4
23=  |  Sebastian Lindholm | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  | 4
25  |  Didier Auriol | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  | 4
26  |  Angelo Medeghini |  |  |  | Ret  | 12  | 10  |  | 9  | 10  | 4
27=  |  Hideaki Miyoshi |  | 8  |  |  |  |  | 29  |  |  | 3
27=  |  Irvan Gading |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
27=  |  Lasse Lampi |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  | 3
27=  |  Peter 'Possum' Bourne |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  | 3
27=  |  Oriol Gómez |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 3
32=  |  Tomas Jansson | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
32=  |  Patrick Njiru |  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
32=  |  Chandra Alim |  |  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
35=  |  Jonathan Toroitich |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
35=  |  Bambang Hartono |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
35=  |  Jean-Pierre Richelmi |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
35=  |  Uwe Nittel | 16  |  |  | 14  | 10  | 16  | DSQ  | Ret  | 16  | 1
35=  |  Ed Ordynski |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  | 1
Pos  | Driver  | SWE
| KEN
| INA
| GRE
| ARG
| FIN
| AUS
| ITA
| ESP
|  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

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Each works team had to nominate up to three drivers 30 days before each event; only two best placed nominated drivers were eligible to score points for the manufacturers' championship.

| Pos. | Manufacturer  | No. | SWE
| KEN
| INA
| GRE
| ARG
| FIN
| AUS
| ITA
| ESP
| Points

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1  |  Subaru | 1  | 3  | 4  | Ret  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 401
2  | 5  | 2  | Ret  | (5)  | 3  | 5  | 2  | 5  | (7)
3  | (10)  | (5)  | 2  | 4  | 7  |  | (7)  | Ret  | 2
2  |  Mitsubishi | 7  | 1  | 1  | Ret  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | Ret  | 5  | 322
8  | 14  | 6  | Ret  | 14  | 4  | 8  | 5  | 8  | Ret
9  |  |  | Ret  |  | (10)  | Ret  | (10)  | Ret  |
3  |  Ford | 4  | 2  | Ret  | 1  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | 299
5  | (11)  | 7  | Ret  | 6  | 5  | 11  | 6  | 3  | 3
6  | 8  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pos. | Manufacturer  | No. | SWE
| KEN
| INA
| GRE
| ARG
| FIN
| AUS
| ITA
| ESP
| Points
| 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)

### Group N Cup

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| Pos  | Driver  | SWE
| KEN
| INA
| GRE
| ARG
| FIN
| AUS
| ITA
| ESP
|  Pts

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1  |  Gustavo Trelles | Ret  |  | Ret  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 55
2  |  Uwe Nittel | 3  |  |  | 1  | 1  | 3  | Ret  | Ret  | 2  | 50
3  |  Pascal Smets |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 17
4  |  Kenneth Bäcklund | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13
Hideaki Miyoshi |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 14  |  |  | 13
Michael Lieu |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  | 13
Pasi Hagström |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 13
Ed Ordynski |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 13
9  |  Stig-Olov Walfridsson | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
Patrick Njiru |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
Shigeyuki Konishi |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 11  |  |  | 10
Olli Harkki |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 10
Yoshihiro Kataoka |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 10
14  |  Jorge Recalde |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | 4  | 8
15  |  Jim Heather-Hayes |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Chandra Alim |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Daniel Alejandro Preto |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7
Karamjit Singh |  |  | Ret  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 7
Giovanni Manfrinato |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 7
Jacques Andreani  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 7
Pos  | Driver  | SWE
| KEN
| INA
| GRE
| ARG
| FIN
| AUS
| ITA
| ESP
|  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)

## Events

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1996 World Rally Championship event map

Black = Tarmac  | Brown = Gravel  | Blue = Snow/Ice  | Red = Mixed Surface
Rally Name  | Start-End Date  | Podium Drivers
(Finishing Time)  | Podium Cars

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Swedish Rally | 9–11 February  |

1. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:37m:10s)
2. Carlos Sainz (4h:37m:33s)
3. Colin McRae (4h:38m:15s)

1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
3. Subaru Impreza 555

Safari Rally | 5–7 April  |

1. Tommi Mäkinen (12h:41m:24s)
2. Kenneth Eriksson (12h:55m:40s)
3. Ian Duncan (13h:23m:24s)

1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
2. Subaru Impreza 555
3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205

Rally Indonesia | 10–12 May  |

1. Carlos Sainz (5h:30m:00s)
2. Piero Liatti (5h:30m:23s)
3. Juha Kankkunen (5h:31m:02s)

1. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
2. Subaru Impreza 555
3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205

Acropolis Rally | 2–4 June  |

1. Colin McRae (5h:33m:12s)
2. Tommi Mäkinen (5h:34m:02s)
3. Carlos Sainz (5h:36m:33s)

1. Subaru Impreza 555
2. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
3. Ford Escort RS Cosworth

Rally Argentina | 4–6 July  |

1. Tommi Mäkinen (5h:48m:42s)
2. Carlos Sainz (5h:50m:17s)
3. Kenneth Eriksson (5h:53m:21s)

1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
3. Subaru Impreza 555

1000 Lakes Rally | 23–26 August  |

1. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:04m:13s)
2. Juha Kankkunen (4h:04m:59s)
3. Jarmo Kytölehto (4h:06m:50s)

1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
3. Ford Escort RS Cosworth

Rally Australia | 13–16 September  |

1. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:08m:50s)
2. Kenneth Eriksson (4h:10m:07s)
3. Carlos Sainz (4h:10m:11s)

1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
2. Subaru Impreza 555
3. Ford Escort RS Cosworth

Rallye Sanremo | 13–16 October  |

1. Colin McRae (4h:26m:57s)
2. Carlos Sainz (4h:27m:19s)
3. Bruno Thiry (4h:29m:06s)

1. Subaru Impreza 555
2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
3. Ford Escort RS Cosworth

Rally Catalunya | 4–6 November  |

1. Colin McRae (4h:14m:20s)
2. Piero Liatti (4h:14m:27s)
3. Bruno Thiry (4h:15m:38s)

1. Subaru Impreza 555
2. Subaru Impreza 555
3. Ford Escort RS Cosworth

## FIA 2 Litre World Cup For Manufacturers

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Pos | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts

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1 | SEAT | (25) | 60 | (13) | 36 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 274
2 | Renault | 36 | 39 | 53 | 64 | - | - | 48 | 25 | 265
3 | Skoda | 39 | 44 | - | 46 | 35 | 60 | (16) | 40 | 264
4 | Peugeot | 46 | 9 | 54 | - | 9 | - | 40 | 10 | 168
5 | General Motors Europe | 43 | 31 | 11 | - | - | - | 18 | - | 103
6 | Suzuki | - | - | - | 16 | 36 | - | - | - | 52
= | Hyundai | - | - | - | - | 21 | 31 | - | - | 52
8 | Daihatsu | - | - | - | - | 15 | 35 | - | - | 50
9 | Honda | 9 | 6 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 20 | 43
10 | Nissan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 42
11 | Kia | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | - | 32
= | Toyota | - | 1 | - | - | 31 | - | - | - | 32
13 | Renault Argentina | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | 28
14 | Citroën | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 27
15 | Daewoo | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | 26
16 | Toyota Australia | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | 21
17 | Volkswagen | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 18
18 | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 15
19 | Mitsubishi | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 14
20 | Fiat | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10

() Denotes dropped score

## References

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1. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 1996". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
2. ^ "1996 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

## External links

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