List of World Rally Championship people

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The following list of people play, or have played, significant roles in the World Rally Championship (WRC):

## FIA WRC Commission (2022-2023)

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FIA WRC Commission (2022-2023)[1]

President  |  Roger Engstrom
Vice President  |  Timo Rautiainen
President of the Rally Commission  |  Jarmo Mahonen
Representatives of the rally organisers

(approved by the WMSC)

|  Aman Barfull
Anita Passalis
Antonio Turitto
Christian Tornatore
Phineas Kimathi
Silver Kütt
Manufacturers' representatives  | M. Ichikawa (Toyota)
M. Norton (Ford)
P. Marcos (Hyundai)
Promoter's representatives  |  Jona Siebel
Peter Thul
(non-voting FIA representatives)
FIA technical representative  |  Xavier Mestelan-Pinon
FIA safety representative  |  Michèle Mouton
FIA Rally Director  |  Andrew Wheatley
FIA WRC category manager  |  Andrew Wheatley

## Administration

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* Jean-Marie Balestre – president of the FISA (1979–1991) and the president of the FIA (1986–1993)
* Alfredo César Torres – vice-president of the FISA (1979–1993) and the vice-president of the FIA (1988–1993) and the sport deputy president of the FIA (1993–1997) and the president of the ACP (1980–1997)
* Morrie Chandler – appointed president of the FIA's World Rally Championship commission in July 2006 and left 2010[2][3]
* Oliver Ciesla \- Former WRC Promoter Managing Director
* Nazir Hoosein – chief steward of the World Rally Championship
* Yves Matton \- former FIA Rally Director
* Max Mosley – president of the FIA (1993–2009)
* Shekhar Mehta – president of the WRC commission, from March 2006 to 12 April 2006 when he died unexpectedly.[4]
* Jacques Regis – president of the WRC commission until March 2006
* Jona Siebel \- WRC Promoter CEO (2021–)
* Mohammed bin Sulayem \- president of the FIA (2021–), fourteen times champion of Middle East Rally Championship
* Jean Todt – president of the FIA (2009–2021)
* Andrew Wheatley \- FIA Rally Director (2021–), former Sporting Delegate

## Team management

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David Richards, founder of Prodrive and team principal of the Subaru World Rally Team.

* Andrea Adamo – former team principal of the Hyundai Motorsport (2019–2021)
* Cyril Abiteboul – team principal of the Hyundai Motorsport (2023–)
* Ove Andersson – former driver, founder and long-time head of Toyota Team Europe
* Peter Ashcroft – former team manager of the Ford Motorsport (1986–1991)
* Marc van Dalen – former team principal of the Kronos Citroën (2006)
* Raimund Baumschlager – former driver, former team principal of the Red Bull Škoda (2006)
* Jacky Bozian – former director of the Bozian Racing
* Pierre Budar – former team principal of the Citroën Racing (2018–2019) [5]
* Jost Capito – former director of the Ford Motorsport (2003–2007) and the Volkswagen Motorsport (2012–2016)
* Xavier Carlotti – former team manager of the Peugeot Sport (1999–2002)
* Aime Chatard – rally programme manager of Michelin (1993–2005) and BF Goodrich (2006)
* François Chatriot – former driver, former team manager for Citroën (2003–2004) and Peugeot (2002–2003)
* Andrew Cowan – former driver, founder and director of Ralliart, Mitsubishi's motorsport division
* Derek Dauncey – former team manager of Mitsubishi
* George Donaldson – former team manager at Mitsubishi and Toyota, and former sporting director at Subaru
* Pierre Dupasquier – former head of Michelin's competition department (1973–1984 and 1990–2005)
* Tony Fall – former driver, former team principal of the Rothmans Opel Team (1982)
* Guy Fréquelin – former driver, former director of the Citroën Sport (1989–2007)
* Pavel Janeba – former team manager of the Škoda Motorsport (1990–2003)
* David Lapworth – former team principal (2000–2006) and technical director (2007–2008) of the Subaru World Rally Team[6]
* Jari-Matti Latvala – former driver and team principal of the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (2021–)
* Yves Matton – former team principal of the Citroën Racing (2012–2017)
* Rich Millener – team principal of the M-Sport World Rally Team (2019–)
* Tommi Mäkinen – former driver and former team principal of the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (2016–2020)
* Michel Nandan – former team principal of the Hyundai Motorsport (2013–2018)
* Jean-Pierre Nicolas – former driver, former sporting director of the Peugeot Sport
* Corrado Provera – former director of the Peugeot Sport (1998–2005)
* Olivier Quesnel – co-founder of the Peugeot Talbot Sport, former director of the Citroën Sport (2008–2012)
* Cesare Fiorio \- Team Principal,Fiat Alitalia rally Team, and Martini Lancia rally team.
* David Richards – former co-driver, co-founder of Prodrive, former team principal of the Subaru World Rally Team
* Phil Short – former team manager of the Mitsubishi Ralliart (1995–2000)
* Sven Smeets – former co-driver, former team manager of the Citroën Sport (2008–2011) and Volkswagen Motorsport (2012–2016), director of the Volkswagen Motorsport
* Nobuhiro Tajima – former driver, former team principal of the Suzuki World Rally Team
* Jean Todt – former co-driver, founder of the Peugeot Talbot Sport
* David Whitehead – former team principal of the Hyundai World Rally Team (1998–2003)
* Malcolm Wilson – former driver, former team principal of the M-Sport World Rally Team (and defunct Ford World Rally Team)

## Engineers

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* Simon Carrier – chief designer of M-Sport
* Christophe Chapelain – chief designer of the Subaru World Rally Team (2006–2009)
* Didier Clement – chief engineer of the Citroën Sport (2015–2019)
* Nick Clipson – chief engineer of the Hyundai World Rally Team
* Philip Dunabin – chief engineer of the Ford Motorsport (1995–1996), engineer of the Ford Motorsport (1989–1994)
* Mario Fornaris – chief engineer of Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports (2003–2005), test engineer of Peugeot Sport (1998–2002)
* Lasse Lampi – former driver, sporting and technical advisor of Mitsubishi Ralliart
* Christian Loriaux – chief engineer of M-Sport (2002–), engineer at Prodrive (1991–2002)
* Xavier Mestelan-Pinon – chief engineer of the Citroën Sport (2005–2014)
* Dietmar Metrich – chief engineer of the Škoda Motorsport (2001–2005), engineer of the Škoda Motorsport (1998–2000)
* Graham Moore – chief engineer of the Hyundai World Rally Team (2002–2003) and of the Subaru World Rally Team (2006–2008)
* Michel Nandan – technical director of Peugeot Sport (1999–2005) and technical manager of the Suzuki World Rally Team (2006–2007)
* Guenther Steiner – chief engineer of the Ford World Rally Team (1997–2001)
* Jean-Claude Vaucard – chief chassis engineer of Citroën Sport (1993–2005), chassis engineer at Peugeot Talbot Sport (1982–1993)

## Rally officials

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* Ian Campbell - FIA Steward
* Garry Connelly – clerk of the course of Rally Australia (1988–2002)
* Fred Gallagher – former co-driver, clerk of the course of Rally GB
* Seppo Harjanne – former co-driver, deputy clerk of the course of Rally Finland
* René Isoart – clerk of the course of Monte Carlo Rally
* Silver Kütt - FIA Steward
* Simo Lampinen – former driver, clerk of the course of Rally Finland
* Michèle Mouton \- FIA Safety Delegate
* Timo Rautiainen \- Former co-driver and FIA Sporting Delegate

## Commentators and journalists

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* Trevor Agnew - Absolute Rally podcast
* Jim Bamber – cartoonist
* Luke Barry - Journalist, Dirtfish Media, Autosport and Motorsport News
* Jack Benyon - Absolute Rally podcast
* Kiri Bloore - WRC TV/All Live presenter
* Ryan Champion - Absolute Rally podcast
* Mike Chen - Red Bull Rally TV presenter
* Colin Clark - Former WRC TV reporter and Dirtfish Media reporter
* Ben Constanduros - WRC TV/All Live reporter
* John Davenport – former co-driver and author
* Jon Desborough - WRC TV/All Live commentator
* Hayley Edmonds - WRC TV/All Live reporter
* David Evans - Dirtfish Media journalist, formerly of Autosport and Motorsport News
* Robbie Head – former driver and commentator
* Martin Holmes – former co-driver, journalist and author
* Paul King - WRC TV/All Live commentator
* Sebastian Marshall \- Co-driver and WRC TV/All Live reporter and commentator
* Luis Moya \- Former Co-driver and frequent Red Bull Rally pundit
* Molly Pettit - WRC TV/All Live reporter
* Julian Porter - WRC TV/All Live commentator
* Tony Simpson - Absolute Rally podcast host
* Becs Williams - WRC TV/All Live commentator, reporter, podcast and 'Meet the Crews' host
* Matthew Wilson \- Frequent Red Bull Rally Pundit

## Drivers

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Main article: List of World Rally Championship drivers

Two-time world champion Marcus Grönholm.

* Markku Alén – 1978 FIA Cup champion
* Didier Auriol – 1994 world champion
* Miki Biasion – 1988 and 1989 world champion
* Stig Blomqvist – 1984 world champion
* Richard Burns – 2001 world champion
* Marcus Grönholm – 2000 and 2002 world champion
* Juha Kankkunen – four-time world champion
*   * Sébastien Loeb – nine-time world champion, most successful rally driver
* Colin McRae – 1995 world champion
* Michèle Mouton – most successful female rally driver
* Tommi Mäkinen – four-time world champion
* Hannu Mikkola – 1983 world champion
* Sandro Munari – 1977 FIA Cup champion
* Thierry Neuville – Most successful non world champion and five times runner-up
* Sébastien Ogier – eight-time world champion
* Walter Röhrl – 1980 and 1982 world champion
* Kalle Rovanperä – 2022 and 2023 world champion and youngest world rally champion and rally winner
* Carlos Sainz – 1990 and 1992 world champion
* Timo Salonen – 1985 world champion
* Petter Solberg – 2003 world champion
* Ott Tänak – 2019 world champion
* Ari Vatanen – 1981 world champion
* Björn Waldegård – 1979 world champion

## Co-drivers

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Daniel Elena with his driver Sébastien Loeb.

Main article: List of World Rally Championship co-drivers

* Björn Cederberg – co-driver to Stig Blomqvist
* Daniel Elena – co-driver to Sébastien Loeb
* Fred Gallagher – co-driver to Henri Toivonen, Juha Kankkunen and Björn Waldegård
* Christian Geistdörfer – co-driver to Walter Röhrl and Hannu Mikkola
* Denis Giraudet – co-driver to Didier Auriol
* Nicky Grist – co-driver to Juha Kankkunen and Colin McRae
* Jonne Halttunen – co-driver to Kalle Rovanperä
* Seppo Harjanne – co-driver to Timo Salonen and Tommi Mäkinen
* Arne Hertz – co-driver to Hannu Mikkola
* Julien Ingrassia – co-driver to Sébastien Ogier
* Martin Järveoja – co-driver to Ott Tänak
* Ilkka Kivimäki – co-driver to Markku Alén
* Risto Mannisenmäki – co-driver to Tommi Mäkinen
* Chris Patterson – co-driver to Petter Solberg
* Phil Mills – co-driver to Petter Solberg
* Luís Moya – co-driver to Carlos Sainz
* Michael Park – co-driver to Markko Märtin
* Juha Piironen – co-driver to Henri Toivonen and Juha Kankkunen
* Timo Rautiainen – co-driver to Marcus Grönholm
* Robert Reid – co-driver to Richard Burns
* Derek Ringer – co-driver to Colin McRae
* David Richards – co-driver to Ari Vatanen
* Tiziano Siviero – co-driver to Miki Biasion
* Hans Thorszelius – co-driver to Björn Waldegård
* Jean Todt – co-driver to Hannu Mikkola, Timo Mäkinen and Guy Fréquelin

## References

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* WRC people at juwra.com

1. ^ "Sporting Commissions Composition". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
2. ^ "World Motor Sport Council – Decisions, Morrie Chandler appointed President of the World Rally Championship Commission, Official FIA Press Release". 5 July 2006.
3. ^ "Morrie Chandler". 13 March 2015.
4. ^ "Rally mourns death of president". Archived from the original on April 14, 2006.
5. ^ "Budar named at Citroën".
6. ^ "Managers - David Lapworth". Juwra.com. 1956-04-09. Retrieved 2022-09-04.

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