1996_World_Rally_Championship
1996 World Rally Championship
24th season of the FIA World Rally Championship
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.
1996 FIA World Rally Championship
More information Round, Dates ...
| 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 |
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Major Entries
More information Registered works teams, Team ...
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| 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 | ||||
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Privater Entries
More information Major privateer entries, Manufacturer ...
| Major privateer entries | |||||
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| 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 | |||
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Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
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.
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Group N Cup
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More information Black = Tarmac, Brown = Gravel ...
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More information Rally Name, Start-End Date ...
| Rally Name | Start-End Date | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) |
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| Swedish Rally | 9–11 February |
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| Safari Rally | 5–7 April |
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| Rally Indonesia | 10–12 May |
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| Acropolis Rally | 2–4 June |
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| Rally Argentina | 4–6 July |
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| 1000 Lakes Rally | 23–26 August |
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| Rally Australia | 13–16 September |
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| Rallye Sanremo | 13–16 October |
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| Rally Catalunya | 4–6 November |
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More information Pos, Manufacturer ...
| 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 |
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() Denotes dropped score
- "FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 1996". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- "1996 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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- FIA World Rally Championship 1996 at ewrc-results.com