# International Championship for Manufacturers

The FIA International Championship for Manufacturers (IMC) was a rally series culminating in a champion manufacturer. The championship was run from 1970 to 1972 and it was replaced by the FIA World Rally Championship in 1973. All the nine rallies of the 1972 IMC season were part of the 1973 World Rally Championship season.
In the inaugural season, Porsche's Björn Waldegård drove his 911 S to victory at the Monte Carlo Rally, the Swedish Rally and the Österreichische Alpenfahrt. With Porsche leading Alpine-Renault by only three points before the season-ending RAC Rally, the championship went down to the wire. Alpine-Renault recruited Ove Andersson for the event, but he had an accident and retired. Alpine-Renault's best result was then Andrew Cowan's fifth place, and Porsche took the title. Porsche's Gérard Larrousse also picked up a point for sixth place.
In 1971, Alpine-Renault ran away with the title as Andersson won four of the eight events in the Alpine A110 1600. The Alpine-Renault, driven by Bernard Darniche, also won the last Coupe des Alpes, but because the event ran with an insufficient number of starters (36 when the FIA minimum was 50), no points were awarded towards the championship.
The final IMC title went to Lancia. The Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF was driven by Simo Lampinen (35 points), Harry Källström (22) Sandro Munari (20) and Amilcare Ballestrieri (20). Fiat finished second in the standings with their 124 Sport Spider.

## 1970
### Events

| Round | Event | Dates | Starters | Finishers | Winner | Car | Second | Car | Third | Car |
| 1 | Monte Carlo Rally | 16–24 January | 184 | 44 | Björn Waldegård | Porsche 911 S | Gérard Larrousse | Porsche 911 S | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine-Renault A110 1300 |
| 2 | Swedish Rally | 11–15 February | 120 | 31 | Björn Waldegård | Porsche 911 S | Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4 | Lillebror Nasenius | Opel Kadett Rallye |
| 3 | Rallye Sanremo | 4–8 March | 109 | 15 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | Harry Källström | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | Jean Vinatier | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
| 4 | Safari Rally | 26–28 March | 91 | 19 | Edgar Herrmann | Datsun 1600 SSS | Joginder Singh | Datsun 1600 SSS | Bert Shankland | Peugeot 504 |
| 5 | Österreichische Alpenfahrt | 6–10 May | 54 | 20 | Björn Waldegård | Porsche 911 S | Håkan Lindberg | Saab 96 V4 | Jean-François Piot | Ford Escort Twin Cam |
| 6 | Acropolis Rally | 28–31 May | 80 | 13 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | Jean Vinatier | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | Ove Andersson | Ford Escort Twin Cam |
| 7 | RAC Rally | 13–18 November | 196 | 67 | Harry Källström | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | Ove Eriksson | Opel Kadett Rallye | Lillebror Nasenius | Opel Kadett Rallye |

### Final standings

| Pos | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | ITA | KEN | AUT | GRC | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Porsche | 9 | 9 | – | – | 9 | – | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | Alpine-Renault | 4 | – | 9 | – | 2 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | Lancia | 1 | – | 6 | – | – | – | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Saab | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | – | – | 15 |
| 5 | Opel | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Ford | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | 10 |
| 7 | Datsun | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 8 | Peugeot | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 9 | Fiat | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| 10 | Volvo | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 11 | BMW | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 11 | Triumph | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 11 | Volkswagen | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
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## 1971
### Events

| Round | Event | Dates | Starters | Finishers | Winner | Car | Second | Car | Third | Car |
| 1 | Monte Carlo Rally | 22–29 January | 248 | 22 | Ove Andersson | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | Björn Waldegård | Porsche 914/6 |
| 2 | Swedish Rally | 17–21 February | 112 | 53 | Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4 | Lars Nyström | BMW 2002 Ti | Harry Källström | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
| 3 | Rallye Sanremo | 14–17 March | 86 | 20 | Ove Andersson | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | Amilcare Ballestrieri | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | Sergio Barbasio | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
| 4 | Safari Rally | 8–12 April | 107 | 32 | Edgar Herrmann | Datsun 240Z | Shekhar Mehta | Datsun 240Z | Bert Shankland | Peugeot 504 |
| 5 | Rallye du Maroc | 28 April – 1 May | 60 | 9 | Jean Deschazeaux | Citroën SM | Guy Chasseuil | Peugeot 504 Ti | Bernard Consten | Citroën DS 21 |
| 6 | Österreichische Alpenfahrt | 13–16 May | 54 | 15 | Ove Andersson | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | Alcide Paganelli | Fiat 124 Sport Spider | Klaus Russling | Volkswagen Käfer 1302 S |
| 7 | Acropolis Rally | 27–30 May | 59 | 9 | Ove Andersson | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | Simo Lampinen | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
| 8 | Coupe des Alpes | 21–26 June | 36 | 11 | Bernard Darniche | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | Jean Vinatier | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | Jean-François Piot | Ford Escort RS 1600 |
| 9 | RAC Rally | 20–25 November | 231 | 104 | Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4 | Björn Waldegård | Porsche 911 S | Carl Orrenius | Saab 96 V4 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | ITA | KEN | MAR | AUT | GRC | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Alpine-Renault | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | 9 | 9 | – | 36 |
| 2 | Saab | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Porsche | 3.5 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 16.5 |
| 4 | Lancia | 1 | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Datsun | 2 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| 5 | Fiat | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6 | 3 | – | 11 |
| 7 | Peugeot | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | 10 |
| 8 | Citroën | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 8 | BMW | – | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 9 |
| 10 | Ford | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Volkswagen | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 11 | Opel | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 |
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## 1972
### Events

| Round | Event | Dates | Starters | Finishers | Winner | Car | Second | Car | Third | Car |
| 1 | Monte Carlo Rally | 21–28 January | 264 | 24 | Sandro Munari | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | Gérard Larrousse | Porsche 911 S | Rauno Aaltonen | Datsun 240Z |
| 2 | Swedish Rally | 17–20 February | 91 | 56 | Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4 | Björn Waldegård | Porsche 911 S | Harry Källström | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
| 3 | Safari Rally | 30 March – 3 April | 85 | 18 | Hannu Mikkola | Ford Escort RS1600 | Sobiesław Zasada | Porsche 911 S | Vic Preston jr. | Ford Escort RS1600 |
| 4 | Rallye du Maroc | 27–30 April | 52 | 6 | Simo Lampinen | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | Bob Neyret | Citroën DS 21 Proto Chassis Court | Raymond Ponnelle | Citroën DS 21 |
| 5 | Acropolis Rally | 25–28 May | 98 | 14 | Håkan Lindberg | Fiat 124 Sport Spider | Simo Lampinen | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | Achim Warmbold | BMW 2002 Ti |
| 6 | Österreichische Alpenfahrt | 6–8 September | 58 | 8 | Håkan Lindberg | Fiat 124 Spider | Günther Janger | Volkswagen Käfer 1302 S | Per Eklund | Saab 96 V4 |
| 7 | Rallye Sanremo | 22–25 October | 69 | 13 | Amilcare Ballestrieri | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | Sergio Barbasio | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | Håkan Lindberg | Fiat 124 Spider |
| 8 | Press-on-Regardless Rally | 2–4 November | 77 | 21 | Gene Henderson | Jeep Wagoneer | Tom Jones | Datsun 240Z | Erhard Dahm | Jeep Wagoneer |
| 9 | RAC Rally | 2–5 December | 192 | 80 | Roger Clark | Ford Escort RS1600 | Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4 | Anders Kulläng | Opel Ascona |

### Final standings

| Pos | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | KEN | MAR | GRC | AUT | ITA | USA | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Lancia | 20 | 12 | – | 20 | 15 | – | 20 | – | 10 | 97 |
| 2 | Fiat | 3 | – | – | – | 20 | 20 | 12 | – | – | 55 |
| 3 | Porsche | 15 | 15 | 15 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 53 |
| 4 | Ford | 8 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 48 |
| 5 | Saab | – | 20 | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Datsun | 12 | – | 8 | – | 6 | – | – | 15 | – | 41 |
| 7 | Opel | 2 | 10 | – | – | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | BMW | – | 6 | – | – | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | 22 |
| 9 | Jeep | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | 20 |
| 10 | Citroën | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | 15 |
| 12 | Peugeot | – | – | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| 13 | Volvo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Renault | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| 15 | Dodge | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 8 |
| 16 | Toyota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | Alpine-Renault | 4 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| 18 | Alfa Romeo | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
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