1991 World Rally Championship season

The 1991 World Rally Championship season 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 HF 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	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
Martini Lancia	Lancia	Delta HF Integrale 16V	M	Miki Biasion	1, 3–4, 6, 8, 11, 14
				Juha Kankkunen	1, 3–4, 6–11, 13–14
				Jorge Recalde	4, 8, 10
				Yves Loubet	5
				Bruno Saby	5
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
				Ari Vatanen	9
				Mía Bardolet	13
Mazda Rally Team Europe	Mazda	323 GT-X	M	Hannu Mikkola	1–3, 6, 9, 14
				Jesús Puras	1, 3
				Ingvar Carlsson	2, 7, 10
				Rod Millen	7, 10
				Tommi Mäkinen	9, 14
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
Audi Sport	Audi	90 Quattro	M	Rudi Stohl	4, 8, 12
R.A.S. Ford	Ford	Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4	P	Bernard Béguin	5
Ford Italia	Ford	Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4	P	Gianfranco Cunico	5, 11
Rothmans BMW	BMW	M3	P	Patrick Bernardini	5
Société Diac	Renault	Clio 16S	M	Jean Ragnotti	5
				Philippe Bugalski	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 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 137 2 Toyota 1 1 2 1 2 1 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 Round Rally name Start-end date Podium drivers Podium cars 1 59ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 24 January-30 January Carlos Sainz Miki Biasion François Delecour Toyota Celica GT-Four Lancia Integrale 16V Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 2 40st International Swedish Rally 16 February-18 February Kenneth Eriksson Mats Jonsson Markku Alén Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Toyota Celica GT-Four Subaru Legacy RS 3 25º Rallye de Portugal 5 March-9 March Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol Miki Biasion Toyota Celica GT-Four Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V 4 39th Martini Safari Rally Kenya 27 March-1 April Juha Kankkunen Mikael Ericsson Jorge Recalde Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Toyota Celica GT-Four Lancia Integrale 16V 5 35ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France 28 April-1 May Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol Gianfranco Cunico Toyota Celica GT-Four Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 6 38th Acropolis Rally 2 June-5 June Juha Kankkunen Carlos Sainz Miki Biasion Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Toyota Celica GT-Four Lancia Delta Integrale 16V 7 21nd Rothmans Rally of New Zealand 26 June-30 June Carlos Sainz Juha Kankkunen Didier Auriol Toyota Celica GT-Four Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V 8 11º Rally Argentina 23 July-27 July Carlos Sainz Miki Biasion Didier Auriol Toyota Celica GT-Four Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V 9 41nd 1000 Lakes Rally 22 August-25 August Juha Kankkunen Didier Auriol Kenneth Eriksson Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 10 4th Telecom Rally Australia 20 September-24 September Juha Kankkunen Kenneth Eriksson Armin Schwarz Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Toyota Celica GT-Four 11 33º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia 13 October-17 October Didier Auriol Miki Biasion Dario Cerrato Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V 12 23ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama 27 October-31 October Kenjiro Shinozuka Patrick Tauziac Rudi Stohl Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Audi 90 Quattro 13 27º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España) 10 November-13 November Armin Schwarz Juha Kankkunen François Delecour Toyota Celica GT-Four Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 14 47th Lombard RAC Rally 24 November-27 November Juha Kankkunen Kenneth Eriksson Carlos Sainz Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Toyota Celica GT-Four External links FIA World Rally Championship 1991 at RallyBase Season 1991 at World Rally Archive v t e World Rally Championship seasons 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 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