1991 World Rally Championship

The 1991 World Rally Championship was the 19th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Juha Kankkunen in a Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Mitsubishi.

Calendar

Round	Dates	Race
1	24–30 January	Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
2	16–18 February	International Swedish Rally
3	5–9 March	Rallye de Portugal
4	27 March-1 April	Martini Safari Rally Kenya
5	28 April-1 May	Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
6	2–5 June	Acropolis Rally
7	26–30 June	Rothmans Rally of New Zealand
8	23–27 July	Rally Argentina
9	22–25 August	1000 Lakes Rally
10	20–24 September	Telecom Rally Australia
11	13–17 October	Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia
12	27–31 October	Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama
13	10–13 November	Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
14	24–27 November	Lombard RAC Rally

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Rounds
Jolly Club	Lancia	Delta Integrale 16V	M	Didier Auriol	1–3, 5–11, 14
				Dario Cerrato	11
				Andrea Aghini	11, 13
				Gustavo Trelles	13
Toyota Team Europe	Toyota	Celica GT-Four ST165	P	Carlos Sainz	1, 3–11, 13–14
				Armin Schwarz	1, 3, 5–6, 9–11, 13
				Marc Duez	1, 3, 5, 14
				Mats Jonsson	2, 9, 14
				Leif Asterhag	2
				Björn Waldegård	4
				Mikael Ericsson	4, 6, 8, 14
				Mohammed bin Sulayem	8
				Neal Bates	10
				Renaud Verreydt	11
Martini Lancia	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale 16V	M	Miki Biasion	1, 3–4, 6, 8, 11, 14
				Bruno Saby	1, 5, 14
				Juha Kankkunen	1, 3–4, 6–11, 13–14
				Yves Loubet	1, 5
				Jorge Recalde	4, 8, 10
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi	Galant VR-4	M	Timo Salonen	1–2, 6, 9–10, 14
				Kenneth Eriksson	1–2, 6, 9–10, 14
				Kenjiro Shinozuka	4, 12
				Ross Dunkerton	7, 10
				Patrick Tauziac	12
Ford Motor Company	Ford	Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4	P	Alex Fiorio	1, 3, 6, 11
				François Delecour	1, 3, 5–6, 11, 13–14
				Malcolm Wilson	1, 3, 5–6, 11, 14
				Gwyndaf Evans	2, 14
				Gianfranco Cunico	5, 11
				Ari Vatanen	9
				Mía Bardolet	13
				Louise Aitken-Walker	14
Mazda Rally Team Europe	Mazda	323 GT-X	M	Hannu Mikkola	1–3, 6, 9, 14
				Jesús Puras	1, 3
				Grégoire de Mévius	1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14
				Ingvar Carlsson	2, 7, 10
				Björn Johansson	2
				Rod Millen	7, 10
				Tommi Mäkinen	9, 14
				Mikael Sundstöm	9
Subaru Rally Team Europe	Subaru	Legacy RS	M	Markku Alén	2–3, 6–7, 9, 14
				François Chatriot	2–3, 5
				Ian Duncan	4
				Patrick Njiru	4, 10
				Peter 'Possum' Bourne	7, 10
				Ari Vatanen	14
				Colin McRae	14
Nissan Motorsports Europe	Nissan	Sunny GTi-R	D	Stig Blomqvist	4, 6, 9, 14
				Mike Kirkland	4
				David Llewellin	4, 6, 9, 14
				Stratis Hatzipanayiotou	6
Audi Sport	Audi	90 Quattro	M	Rudi Stohl	4, 8, 12
				Patrice Servant	12
Société Diac	Renault	Clio 16S	M	Jean Ragnotti	5
				Claude Balesi	5
				Philippe Bugalski	5
				Philippe Doué	12
Prodrive BMW	BMW	M3	P	Patrick Bernardini	5
				Frédéric Dor	5

Standings

Points scoring system

Drivers' championship

Pos	Driver	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	CIV	ESP	GBR	Pts
1	Juha Kankkunen	(5)		4	1		1	2	4	1	1	Ret		2	1	150
2	Carlos Sainz	1		1	Ret	1	2	1	1	4	Ret	6		Ret	3	143
3	Didier Auriol	Ret	9	2		2	4	3	3	2	Ret	1			12	101
4	Miki Biasion	2		3	Ret		3		2			2			Ret	69
5	Kenneth Eriksson		1				7			3	2				2	66
6	Armin Schwarz	4		Ret		Ret	5			9	3	8		1		55
7	François Delecour	3		Ret		Ret	Ret					4		3	6	40
8	Markku Alén		3	5			Ret	4		Ret	4				Ret	40
9	Jorge Recalde				3		Ret		5		8			6		29
10	Mikael Ericsson				2		6		6							27
11	Kenjiro Shinozuka				8								1			23
12	Mats Jonsson		2							6						21
13	Timo Salonen	8	Ret				Ret			DSQ	5				4	21
14	Andrea Aghini											5		5		16
15	Patrick Tauziac												2			15
16	Ingvar Carlsson		4					8			Ret					13
17	Marc Duez	11		Ret		4									8	13
18	Malcolm Wilson	7		Ret		5	Ret					10			Ret	13
19	Gianfranco Cunico					3						Ret				12
20	Dario Cerrato											3				12
21	Rudi Stohl				Ret				Ret				3			12
22	Ari Vatanen									7					5	12
23	Rod Millen							6			6					12
24	Stig Blomqvist				5		Ret			8					Ret	11
25	Hannu Mikkola	Ret	7	Ret			8			Ret					7	11
26	Björn Waldegård				4											10
27	Patrice Servant												4			10
28	Mía Bardolet													4		10
29	Tommi Mäkinen		13	Ret				Ret		5					Ret	8
30	Lasse Lampi		5							Ret					Ret	8
31	Neil Allport							5								8
32	Adolphe Choteau												5			8
33	François Chatriot		19	6		9										8
34	Bruno Saby	6				Ret									9	8
35	Yves Loubet	9				6										8
36	Bjorn Johansson		6													6
37	Ian Duncan				6											6
38	Philippe Doue												6			6
39	Grégoire de Mévius	Ret		8					9						22	5
40	Jesús Puras	Ret		7										Ret		4
41	Mike Kirkland				7											4
42	Patrick Bernardini					7										4
43	Brian Stokes							7								4
44	Mohammed bin Sulayem								7							4
45	Ross Dunkerton							Ret			7					4
46	Piero Liatti											7				4
47	Damien Chaballe												7			4
48	Luis Monzon													7		4
49	Per Eklund		8												Ret	3
50	Philippe Bugalski					8										3
51	Gustavo Trelles								8			Ret		Ret		3
52	Nicolas Min												8			3
53	Fernando Capdevila			13		Ret			Ret	26				8	Ret	3
54	David Llewellin				Ret		9			10						3
55	Alex Fiorio	10		Ret			Ret					9				3
56	Ernst Harrach			9												2
57	Guy Jack				9											2
58	Ross Meekings							9								2
59	Neal Bates										9					2
60	Jean-Claude Dupuis												9			2
61	Joaquim Casasayas													9		2
62	Minna Sillankorva	18				Ret			10	22						1
63	Leif Asterhag		10													1
64	Carlos Bica			10												1
65	Steve Anthony				10											1
66	Jean-Pierre Manzagol					10										1
67	Giannis Vardinogiannis						10									1
68	Brian Watkin							10								1
69	Ed Ordynski							Ret		25	10					1
70	Jose-Maria Ponce													10		1
71	Louise Aitken-Walker														10	1

Manufacturers' championship

Pos	Manufacturer	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	GBR	Pts
1	Lancia	(2)	(2)	1	(2)	1	2	1	1	1	1	137
2	Toyota	1	1	2	1	2	1	(4)	3	(6)	(3)	128
3	Mitsubishi	8		8		7		3	2		2	62
4	Ford	3			3			7		4	6	54
5	Mazda		7			8	9	5	6		7	44
6	Subaru		5	6	9				4		5	42
7	Nissan			5		9		8				16
8	BMW				7							6
9	Renault				8							4
10	Daihatsu			9								2
Pos	Manufacturer	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	GBR	Pts

Events

External links

• FIA World Rally Championship 1991 at RallyBase
• Season 1991 at World Rally Archive