# 1990 World Rally Championship

The 1990 World Rally Championship was the 18th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 12 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Carlos Sainz in a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165, ahead of Didier Auriol and Juha Kankkunen. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Mitsubishi.

## Teams and Drivers

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Miki Biasion | 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Juha Kankkunen | 1–3, 5, 7–10, 12 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Didier Auriol | 1–2, 4–5, 7–10 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Bruno Saby | 1, 4, 12 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Alex Fiorio | 3, 9 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Yves Loubet | 4 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Paola de Martini | 7 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Carlos Sainz | 1–10, 12 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Mikael Ericsson | 1, 3, 5, 8–10 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Armin Schwarz | 1–2, 4, 10, 12 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Björn Waldegård | 3 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Mohammed Ben Sulayem | 5 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Jorge Recalde | 7 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | David Llewellin | 12 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Mats Jonsson | 12 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 4WD 323 GT-X | M | Timo Salonen | 1–2, 8, 12 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 4WD 323 GT-X | M | Hannu Mikkola | 1–2, 8, 12 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 4WD 323 GT-X | M | Grégoire de Mévius | 2, 9–10 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 4WD 323 GT-X | M | Ingver Carlsson | 6, 9 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 4WD 323 GT-X | M | Rod Millen | 6, 9 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 4WD 323 GT-X | M | Mikael Sundström | 8, 12 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 4WD 323 GT-X | M | Minna Sillankorva | 8 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 4WD 323 GT-X | M | Peter Geitel | 8 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Kenneth Eriksson | 1–2, 5, 8–9, 12 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Ari Vatanen | 1–2, 5, 8, 12 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Kenjiro Shinozuka | 3, 11 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Ross Dunkerton | 6, 9 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Lasse Lampi | 8 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Arto Kumpumäki | 8 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Patrick Tauziac | 11 |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Dario Cerrato | 1–2, 10 |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Alex Fiorio | 5, 8, 10 |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Didier Auriol | 12 |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Robert Droogmans | 12 |
| Simon Racing | Renault | 5 GT Turbo | M | Alain Oreille | 1–2, 4–7, 9–11 |
| Simon Racing | Renault | 5 GT Turbo | M | Richard Frau | 1, 4 |
| Simon Racing | Renault | 5 GT Turbo | M | Paul Rodet | 1 |
| Simon Racing | Renault | 5 GT Turbo | M | Bernard Gil | 1, 4 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | 90 Quattro | M | Paola de Martini | 1–2, 4–5, 8–10 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | 90 Quattro | M | Rudi Stohl | 3, 5, 7, 11 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | 90 Quattro | M | Pascal Gaban | 5 |
| GM Euro Sport | Vauxhall Opel | Astra GTE Kadett GSI 16V | M | Louise Aitken-Walker | 1–2, 4, 6, 9, 12 |
| GM Euro Sport | Vauxhall Opel | Astra GTE Kadett GSI 16V | M | Chris Birkbeck | 12 |
| GM Euro Sport | Vauxhall Opel | Astra GTE Kadett GSI 16V | M | Brian Wiggins | 12 |
| Top Run SRL | Lancia | Delta Integrale 16V | M | Jorge Recalde | 2, 5–6, 8–9 |
| Top Run SRL | Lancia | Delta Integrale 16V | M | Carlos Menem | 7 |
| Subaru Technica International | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Markku Alén | 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 |
| Subaru Technica International | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Mike Kirkland | 3, 6 |
| Subaru Technica International | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | 3, 6, 9 |
| Subaru Technica International | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Ian Duncan | 3, 5 |
| Subaru Technica International | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Jim Heather-Hayes | 3 |
| Subaru Technica International | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Patrick Njiru | 3 |
| Subaru Technica International | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | François Chatriot | 10 |
| Subaru Technica International | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Derek Warwick | 12 |
| Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan | 200SX | D | Vic Preston Jr | 3 |
| Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan | 200SX | D | Jayant Shah | 3 |
| Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan | 200SX | D | Pavlos Moschoutis | 5 |
| Bastos Motul BMW | BMW | M3 | P | François Chatriot | 4 |
| Bastos Motul BMW | BMW | M3 | P | Frédéric Dor | 4 |
| Société Diac | Renault | 5 GT Turbo | M | Jean Ragnotti | 4 |
| Société Diac | Renault | 5 GT Turbo | M | Sylvain Polo | 4 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | AX Sport | M | Christine Driano | 4 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | AX Sport | M | Laurent Poggi | 4 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen | Golf Rallye G60 | P | Erwin Weber | 5–6, 9 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen | Golf Rallye G60 | P | Ercan Kazaz | 5 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Pentti Airikkala | 8, 10, 12 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Malcolm Wilson | 8, 10, 12 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Gianfranco Cunico | 8, 10 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Gwyndaf Evans | 8, 10, 12 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Alex Fiorio | 12 |
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## Results
### Driver championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | POR | KEN | COR | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | SRM | IVC | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Carlos Sainz | 2 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | 140 |
| 2 | Didier Auriol | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Ret | | 3 | Ret | Ret | 1 | | 5 | 95 |
| 3 | Juha Kankkunen | Ret | 3 | 2 | | 2 | | Ret | 5 | 1 | 2 | | Ret | 85 |
| 4 | Miki Biasion | 3 | 1 | Ret | | 3 | | 1 | | | Ret | | 3 | 76 |
| 5 | Mikael Ericsson | 7 | | 3 | | 4 | | | Ret | Ret | 6 | | | 32 |
| 6 | Dario Cerrato | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 30 |
| 7 | Rudi Stohl | | | 7 | | Ret | | 4 | | | | 2 | | 29 |
| 8 | Kenneth Eriksson | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | | | 3 | Ret | | | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Alex Fiorio | | | Ret | | 5 | | | Ret | 3 | 8 | | 9 | 25 |
| 10 | Ingvar Carlsson | | | | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | | 23 |
| 11 | Alain Oreille | 13 | 14 | | 8 | 13 | 10 | 6 | | Ret | 17 | 3 | | 22 |
| 12 | Björn Waldegård | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 13 | Patrick Tauziac | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 20 |
| 14 | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | | | Ret | | | 5 | | | 4 | | | | 18 |
| 15 | Bruno Saby | 6 | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 16 | Ari Vatanen | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | | | 2 | | | | Ret | 15 |
| 17 | François Chatriot | | | | 3 | | | | | | Ret | | | 12 |
| 18 | Erwin Weber | | | | | Ret | 3 | | | DSQ | | | | 12 |
| 19 | Armin Schwarz | 5 | Ret | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | 7 | 12 |
| 20 | Ross Dunkerton | | | | | | 4 | | | Ret | | | | 10 |
| 21 | Markku Alén | | | Ret | | Ret | | | 4 | | Ret | | Ret | 10 |
| 22 | Alain Ambrosino | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 10 |
| 23 | Mats Jonsson | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 10 |
| 24 | Tommi Mäkinen | | | | | | 6 | | 11 | 7 | 13 | | Ret | 10 |
| 25 | Timo Salonen | 8 | Ret | | | | | | 6 | | | | Ret | 9 |
| 26 | Gustavo Trelles | | 11 | | | 9 | 7 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 9 |
| 27 | Carlos Bica | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 28 | Kenjiro Shinozuka | | | 5 | | | | | | | | Ret | | 8 |
| 29 | Raimund Baumschlager | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 30 | Ernesto Soto | | 12 | | | | Ret | 5 | 16 | | | | | 8 |
| 31 | Piero Liatti | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | 8 |
| 32 | Patrice Servant | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | 8 |
| 33 | Jorge Recalde | | 7 | | | Ret | 8 | Ret | 22 | 11 | | | | 7 |
| 34 | Hannu Mikkola | Ret | 6 | | | | | | Ret | | | | Ret | 6 |
| 35 | Jim Heather-Hayes | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 36 | Laurent Poggi | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 37 | Michele Rayneri | | | | | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | 6 |
| 38 | Grégoire de Mevius | | Ret | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | | | 6 |
| 39 | Michel Molinie | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 6 |
| 40 | Colin McRae | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 |
| 41 | Claude Balesi | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 42 | Giannis Vardinogiannis | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 43 | Marcelo Raies | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 4 |
| 44 | Lasse Lampi | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | 4 |
| 45 | Piergiorgio Deila | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | 4 |
| 46 | Jean-Philippe Bernier | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 4 |
| 47 | Marc Duez | | 8 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 48 | Patrick Njiru | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 49 | Ian Duncan | | | Ret | | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 50 | Gabriel Martin | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 3 |
| 51 | Sebastian Lindholm | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | 3 |
| 52 | Viviane Evina | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | 3 |
| 53 | David Llewellin | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 3 |
| 54 | Paola de Martini | Ret | 16 | | 9 | Ret | | WD | 32 | Ret | Ret | | | 2 |
| 55 | François Delecour | 9 | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 56 | Joaquim Santos | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 57 | Ashok Pattni | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 58 | Gilberto Pianezzola | | 13 | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 59 | Oscar Maccari | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 2 |
| 60 | Esa Saarenpää | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | 2 |
| 61 | Kiyoshi Inoue | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 2 |
| 62 | Giuseppe Grossi | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | 2 |
| 63 | Jean-Michel Dionneau | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 2 |
| 64 | Bertrand Balas | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 65 | Ronald Holzer | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 66 | Steve Anthony | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 67 | Sylvain Polo | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 68 | Pavlos Moschoutis | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 69 | Fernando Marino | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 1 |
| 70 | Risto Buri | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | 1 |
| 71 | Ed Ordynski | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | 1 |
| 72 | Alessandro Fassina | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 1 |
| 73 | Adolphe Choteau | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 1 |
| 74 | Robert Droogmans | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | POR | KEN | COR | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | SRM | IVC | GBR | Points |
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Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Manufacturer championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer | MON | POR | KEN | COR | GRC | ARG | FIN | AUS | SRM | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Lancia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 137 |
| 2 | Toyota | 2 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 131 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi | | | 5 | | | | 2 | 7 | | 2 | 56 |
| 4 | Subaru | | | 6 | | 8 | | 4 | 4 | | | 43 |
| 5 | Mazda | 8 | 6 | | | | | 6 | 5 | | | 30 |
| 6 | Renault | | | | 7 | | 6 | | | | | 24 |
| 7 | Audi | | | 7 | 9 | | 4 | 9 | | | | 24 |
| 8 | Ford | | 8 | | | | | | | 9 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 | BMW | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 11 | Citroën | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 8 |
| 12 | Renault Argentina | | | | | | 7 | | | | | 8 |
| 13 | Fiat Argentina | | | | | | 8 | | | | | 6 |
| 14 | Daihatsu | | | 9 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 15 | Peugeot | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 16 | Nissan | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 2 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | MON | POR | KEN | COR | GRC | ARG | FIN | AUS | SRM | GBR | Points |
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