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.
Calendar
Teams and drivers
Major Entries
Privater Entries
Major privateer entries
|
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
|
Results and standings
Drivers' championship
|
Key
|
Colour
|
Result
|
Gold
|
Winner
|
Silver
|
2nd place
|
Bronze
|
3rd place
|
Green
|
Points finish
|
Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple
|
Did not finish (Ret)
|
Black
|
Excluded (EX)
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Cancelled (C)
|
Blank
|
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
|
|
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.
|
Manufacturer
|
|
SWE
|
KEN
|
INA
|
GRE
|
ARG
|
FIN
|
AUS
|
ITA
|
ESP
|
Points
|
1
|
Subaru
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
Ret
|
1
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
401
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
Ret
|
(5)
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
5
|
(7)
|
3
|
(10)
|
(5)
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
|
(7)
|
Ret
|
2
|
2
|
Mitsubishi
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
Ret
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Ret
|
5
|
322
|
8
|
14
|
6
|
Ret
|
14
|
4
|
8
|
5
|
8
|
Ret
|
9
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
(10)
|
Ret
|
(10)
|
Ret
|
|
3
|
Ford
|
4
|
2
|
Ret
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
Ret
|
3
|
2
|
Ret
|
299
|
5
|
(11)
|
7
|
Ret
|
6
|
5
|
11
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
8
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturer
|
|
SWE
|
KEN
|
INA
|
GRE
|
ARG
|
FIN
|
AUS
|
ITA
|
ESP
|
Points
|
|
Key
|
Colour
|
Result
|
Gold
|
Winner
|
Silver
|
2nd place
|
Bronze
|
3rd place
|
Green
|
Points finish
|
Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple
|
Did not finish (Ret)
|
Black
|
Excluded (EX)
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Cancelled (C)
|
Blank
|
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
|
|
Events
1996 World Rally Championship event map
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Black = Tarmac
|
Brown = Gravel
|
Blue = Snow/Ice
|
Red = Mixed Surface
|
FIA 2 Litre World Cup For Manufacturers
Pos |
Manufacturer |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
R7 |
R8 |
Pts
|
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
|
() Denotes dropped score
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