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Nasser Al-Attiyah driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STI at the 2006 Acropolis Rally.

The FIA Production car World Rally Championship, or PWRC, was a companion rally series to the World Rally Championship, contested mainly by Group N rally cars.

## History

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The series started in 1987 as FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers and obtained the world championship status in 2002.[1][2] The eligible cars were still Group N modified road cars such as the Subaru Impreza WRX and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Between 2007 and 2009 the PWRC allowed Super 2000 cars alongside regular Group N entries. In 2010 the S2000 cars were moved to a dedicated championship named SWRC (Super 2000 World Championship). With the introduction of Group R cars since 2008, the PWRC was cancelled at the end of 2012 and was replaced by the World Rally Championship-3 open exclusively to 2WD based cars homologated in R1, R2 and R3 classes. The 4WD Group N cars were moved to the new World Rally Championship-2 alongside S2000, RRC, R4 and R5 cars.[3][4]

## Results

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### Drivers' Championship

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Season  | Champion  | 2nd place  | 3rd place

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Driver  | Car  | Driver  | Car  | Driver  | Car
PWRC
2012 |  Benito Guerra | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |  Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Valeriy Gorban | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2011 |  Hayden Paddon | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Patrik Flodin | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Michał Kościuszko | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
2010 |  Armindo Araújo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |  Patrik Flodin | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Hayden Paddon | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
2009 |  Armindo Araújo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |  Martin Prokop | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |  Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2008 |  Andreas Aigner | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |  Juho Hänninen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |  Jari Ketomaa | Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2007 |  Toshi Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |  Mark Higgins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2006 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Fumio Nutahara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |  Mirco Baldacci | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2005 |  Toshi Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2004 |  Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Toshi Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII
2003 |  Martin Rowe | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Toshi Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  Stig Blomqvist | Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2002 |  Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert |  Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII |  Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers
2001 |  Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI |  Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI |  Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
2000 |  Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI |  Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI |  Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
1999 |  Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V / Evo VI |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V / Evo VI |  Toshi Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX
1998 |  Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV / Evo V |  Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III / Evo V |  Luís Climent | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III / Evo IV /
Proton Wira 4WD
1997 |  Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III |  Luís Climent | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III / Evo IV |  Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III / Evo IV
1996 |  Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III /
Subaru Impreza WRX |  Uwe Nittel | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III |  Pascal Smets | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
1995 |  Rui Madeira | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II |  Jorge Recalde | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II |  Isolde Holderied | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
1994 |  Jesús Puras | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |  Isolde Holderied | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo I / Evo II |  Jorge Recalde | Mitsubishi Lancer RS / Evo II
1993 |  Alex Fassina |  Mazda 323 GTR |  António Coutinho | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |  Jarmo Kytölehto | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1992 |  Grégoire De Mévius | Nissan Sunny GTI-R |  Hiroshi Nishiyama | Nissan Sunny GTI-R |  Carlos Menem, Jr. | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1991 |  Grégoire De Mévius | Mazda 323 GTX |  Fernando Capdevila | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 |  Carlos Menem, Jr. | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
Piergiorgio Bedini | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V /
Volkswagen Golf GTi 16V
1990 |  Alain Oreille | Renault 5 GT Turbo |  Gustavo Trelles | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |  Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1989 |  Alain Oreille | Renault 5 GT Turbo |  Grégoire De Mévius | Mazda 323 4WD |  Gustavo Trelles | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1988 |  Pascal Gaban | Mazda 323 4WD |  Jorge Recalde | Lancia Delta Integrale |  Giovanni Del Zoppo | Lancia Delta Integrale
1987 |  Alex Fiorio | Lancia Delta HF Integrale |  Ove Olofsson | Lancia Delta HF 4WD /
Audi Coupé Quattro |  Bertrand Balas | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
Sören Nilsson | Audi Coupé Quattro
Claude Balesi | Renault 5 GT Turbo
Evangelos Gallo | Toyota Corolla GT
Fredrik Donner | Subaru RX Turbo
Franco Cunico | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
George Donaldson | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Source:[5][6]

## See also

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* Junior World Rally Championship
* World Rally Championship-2
* World Rally Championship-3

## References

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1. ^ "Cup for Drivers of Production Cars". Archived from the original on 5 June 1997.
2. ^ "2002 Sporting Regulations". Archived from the original on 5 August 2002.
3. ^ "2013 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations".
4. ^ "Production Car World Rally Championship". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
5. ^ "FIA Group N Cup/PWRC Championship Winners". WRC. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
6. ^ "Top stats - eWRC-results.com".

## External links

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* PWRC at WRC.com
* PWRC at ewrc-results.com

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World Rally Championship

WRC
seasons|

| Group 4|

* ICM (1970–72)
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981

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Group B|

* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986

Group A|

* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996

World Rally Car (2.0 L)|

* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010

World Rally Car (1.6 L)|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
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Group Rally1|

* 2022
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Support
categories|

| WRC2|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019 (WRC2 Pro)
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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WRC3|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Junior WRC|

* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022 (WRC3 Junior)
* 2023
* 2024
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Production WRC|

* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* Defunct

Super 2000 WRC|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* Defunct

2-Litre Cup|

* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* Defunct

R-GT Cup|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* Defunct

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FIA World Championships|

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FIA European Championships|

* Formula Regional European Championship
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* European Rally Championship
* European Rallycross Championship
* FIA European Autocross Championship
* European Hill Climb Championship
* European Truck Racing Championship
* European Drag Racing Championship
* European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
* European Karting Championship

Presidents|

* Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt (1904–1931)
* Robert de Vogüé (1931–1936)
* Jehan de Rohan-Chabot (1936–1958)
* Hadelin de Liedekerke Beaufort (1958–1963)
* Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto (1963–1965)
* Wilfred Andrews (1965–1971)
* Amaury de Merode (1971–1975)
* Paul Alfons von Metternich-Winneburg (1975–1985)
* Jean-Marie Balestre (1985–1993)
* Max Mosley (1993–2009)
* Jean Todt (2009–2021)
* Mohammed Ben Sulayem (2021–present)

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