# 1982 World Rally Championship

The 1982 World Rally Championship was the tenth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies. By this time, the schedule format had become generally stable with only one or two changes to venues year to year. 1982 marked the return of New Zealand to the schedule in place of Argentina's Rally Codasur.
1982 was marked by the dominance of the Germans, with two German manufacturers Audi and Opel taking first and second in the manufacturer's title race, while Opel's driver, German Walter Röhrl, seized the driver's title. Top Audi pilots Michèle Mouton and Hannu Mikkola took second and third in the drivers' race, but their combined efforts were enough to put Audi over the top for the work's cup. Mouton's finish is the best by a female driver to this day.
As with previous seasons, while all 12 events were calculated for tallying the drivers' scores, only 10 of the events applied to the championship for manufacturers. The two events in 1982 which applied only to driver standings were Sweden and the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire. Röhrl's strong performance in both of these rallies would have improved Opel's bid for a world title had they counted for manufacturers as well as drivers.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Constructor | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro | K | Hannu Mikkola | 1–3, 5–12 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro | K | Michèle Mouton | 1–3, 5–12 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro | K | Michele Cinotto | 1, 6, 10 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro | K | Stig Blomqvist | 2, 9–10 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro | K | Franz Wittmann | 3, 5, 10 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro | K | Harald Demuth | 10, 12 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro | K | Malcolm Wilson | 12 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro | K | John Buffum | 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 | M | Walter Röhrl | 1–8, 10–11 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 | M | Jochi Kleint | 1, 5, 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 | M | Björn Johansson | 2, 9, 11–12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 | M | Henri Toivonen | 3, 6, 9–10, 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 | M | Rauno Aaltonen | 4 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 | M | Jimmy McRae | 6, 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 | M | Ari Vatanen | 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 | M | Bill Dobie | 12 |
| Charles Pozzi | Ferrari | 308 GTB | M | Jean-Claude Andruet | 1, 5 |
| Charles Pozzi | Ferrari | 308 GTB | M | Guy Chasseuil | 5 |
| Porsche Alméras | Porsche | 911 SC | M | Guy Fréquelin | 1, 5 |
| Porsche Alméras | Porsche | 911 SC | M | Björn Waldegård | 1 |
| Porsche Alméras | Porsche | 911 SC | M | Jean-Luc Thérier | 1, 3 |
| Porsche Alméras | Porsche | 911 SC | M | Sandro Munari | 4 |
| Porsche Alméras | Porsche | 911 SC | M | Bernard Béguin | 5 |
| Porsche Alméras | Porsche | 911 SC | M | Francis Vincent | 5 |
| Porsche Alméras | Porsche | 911 SC | M | Jacques Alméras | 5 |
| Porsche Alméras | Porsche | 911 SC | M | Pierre Orsini | 5 |
| Porsche Alméras | Porsche | 911 SC | M | Per Eklund | 9 |
| Renault Sport | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Bruno Saby | 1, 5, 11 |
| Renault Sport | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Dany Snobeck | 1 |
| Renault Sport | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Jean-Luc Thérier | 5 |
| Renault Sport | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Jean Ragnotti | 5, 11 |
| Renault Sport | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | François Chatriot | 5 |
| Renault Sport | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Jean-Pierre Manzagol | 5 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Alain Coppier | 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 12 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Christian Dorche | 1–3, 5–6, 10, 12 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Olivier Tabatoni | 2–3, 6, 9–10, 12 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Christian Rio | 5 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Maurice Chomat | 5 |
| Team Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer 2000 Turbo | Y | Lars Carlsson | 1 |
| Team Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer 2000 Turbo | Y | André Jetten | 1 |
| Team Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer 2000 Turbo | Y | Pentti Airikkala | 9, 12 |
| Team Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer 2000 Turbo | Y | Anders Kulläng | 9–10, 12 |
| Peugeot France | Peugeot | 505 V6 104 ZS | M | Claude Laurent | 1, 5 |
| Peugeot France | Peugeot | 505 V6 104 ZS | M | François Chauche | 1, 5, 12 |
| Peugeot France | Peugeot | 505 V6 104 ZS | M | René Defour | 1, 5, 12 |
| Peugeot France | Peugeot | 505 V6 104 ZS | M | Alain Ambrosino | 11 |
| David Sutton Motorsport | Ford | Escort RS 1800 | P | Ari Vatanen | 2, 9 |
| David Sutton Motorsport | Ford | Escort RS 1800 | P | Lasse Lampi | 2, 9 |
| David Sutton Motorsport | Ford | Escort RS 1800 | P | Harri Toivonen | 9, 12 |
| Saab Sport | Saab | 99 Turbo 99 EMS | M | Per Eklund | 2 |
| Saab Sport | Saab | 99 Turbo 99 EMS | M | Ola Strömberg | 2 |
| Saab Sport | Saab | 99 Turbo 99 EMS | M | Lars Jansson | 2 |
| Saab Sport | Saab | 99 Turbo 99 EMS | M | Erik Johansson | 2 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | Violet GT/160 J Violet GTS | D | Sören Nilsson | 2, 12 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | Violet GT/160 J Violet GTS | D | Timo Salonen | 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | Violet GT/160 J Violet GTS | D | Tony Pond | 3–4, 6–7 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | Violet GT/160 J Violet GTS | D | Shekhar Mehta | 4, 6–8 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | Violet GT/160 J Violet GTS | D | Mike Kirkland | 4 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | Violet GT/160 J Violet GTS | D | Jayant Shah | 4 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | Violet GT/160 J Violet GTS | D | George Moschous | 6 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | Violet GT/160 J Violet GTS | D | Erkki Pitkänen | 9, 12 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | Violet GT/160 J Violet GTS | D | Peter Geitel | 9, 12 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | Violet GT/160 J Violet GTS | D | Andy Dawson | 12 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica 2000 GT (RA45) Celica 2000 GT (RA64) | P | Leif Asterhag | 2, 12 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica 2000 GT (RA45) Celica 2000 GT (RA64) | P | Björn Waldegård | 3, 7, 11–12 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica 2000 GT (RA45) Celica 2000 GT (RA64) | P | Per Eklund | 3, 7, 11–12 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica 2000 GT (RA45) Celica 2000 GT (RA64) | P | Samir Assef | 11 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica 2000 GT (RA45) Celica 2000 GT (RA64) | P | Ove Andersson | 11 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Attilio Bettega | 5 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Markku Alén | 5–6, 9–10, 12 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Adartico Vudafieri | 6, 11 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Fabrizio Tabaton | 10 |
| BMW France | BMW | M1 | P | Bernard Darniche | 5 |
| Peugeot Talbot Sport | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | P M | Antero Laine | 9 |
| Peugeot Talbot Sport | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | P M | Federico Ormezzano | 10 |
| Peugeot Talbot Sport | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | P M | Stig Blomqvist | 12 |
| Peugeot Talbot Sport | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | P M | Guy Fréquelin | 12 |
| Peugeot Talbot Sport | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | P M | Chris Lord | 12 |
| Blydenstein Racing | Vauxhall | Chevette 2300 HSR | M | Russell Brookes | 9, 12 |
| Blydenstein Racing | Vauxhall | Chevette 2300 HSR | M | Tony Pond | 12 |
| Blydenstein Racing | Vauxhall | Chevette 2300 HSR | M | Terry Kaby | 12 |
| Blydenstein Racing | Vauxhall | Chevette 2300 HSR | M | George Hill | 12 |
| Blydenstein Racing | Vauxhall | Chevette 2300 HSR | M | Russell Gooding | 12 |

## Events

* 1 2 Event not included in the Manufacturers' Championship