# 1996 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

The 1996 championship was contested over nine rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania.
| Rd. | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance |
| 1 | 9 February | 11 February | 45th International Swedish Rally | Karlstad, Värmland County | Snow | 27 | 490.64 km |
| 2 | 5 April | 7 April | 44th Safari Rally Kenya | Nairobi | Gravel | 15 | 1784.40 km |
| 3 | 10 May | 12 May | 21st Bank Utama Rally Indonesia | Medan, North Sumatra | Gravel | 27 | 452.29 km |
| 4 | 2 June | 4 June | 43rd Acropolis Rally | Athens | Gravel | 21 | 454.34 km |
| 5 | 4 July | 6 July | 16th Rally Argentina | Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 28 | 516.15 km |
| 6 | 23 August | 26 August | 46th Neste 1000 Lakes Rally | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 29 | 478.93 km |
| 7 | 13 September | 16 September | 9th Rally Australia | Perth, Western Australia | Gravel | 27 | 475.92 km |
| 8 | 13 October | 16 October | 38th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Sanremo, Liguria | Mixed | 18 | 413.32 km |
| 9 | 23 November | 25 November | 32nd Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España | Lloret de Mar, Catalonia | Tarmac | 18 | 393.26 km |
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## Teams and drivers
### Manufacturer entries

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Rounds |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 1 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | All |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 2 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | All |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 3 | Didier Auriol | Bernard Occelli | 1 |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 3 | Piero Liatti | Mario Ferfoglia | 2 |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 3 | Piero Liatti | Fabrizia Pons | 3–5, 7–9 |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 10 | Piero Liatti | Mario Ferfoglia | 1 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | All |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 5 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | 1 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 5 | Stig Blomqvist | Benny Melander | 2 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 5 | Gwyndaf Evans | Howard Davies | 3 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 5 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | 4–9 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 6 | Stig Blomqvist | Benny Melander | 1 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 6 | Dandy Rukmana | Supi Sabastian | 3 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 14 | Ari Vatanen | Fabrizia Pons | 1 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 16 | Ari Mökkönen | Voitto Silander | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Seppo Harjanne | 1–8 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Juha Repo | 9 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III (Grp. N) | M | 8 | Kenneth Bäcklund | Tord Andersson | 1 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 8 | Kenjiro Shinozuka | Pentti Kuukkala | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 8 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | 3, 5, 7, 9 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III (Grp. N) | P | 8 | Uwe Nittel | Christina Thörner | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 8 | Lasse Lampi | Jyrki Stenroos | 6 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 8 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | 8 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III (Grp. N) | P | 9 | Uwe Nittel | Christina Thörner | 1, 5, 8 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | ? | 9 | Yoshihiro Kataoka | Satoshi Hayashi | 3 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III (Grp. N) | M | 9 | Jouko Puhakka | Keijo Eerola | 6 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III (Grp. N) | ? | 9 | Ed Ordynski | Mark Stacey | 7 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III (Grp. N) | ? | 29 | Yoshihiro Kataoka | Satoshi Hayashi | 7 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III (Grp. N) | P | * | Uwe Nittel | Christina Thörner | 6–7, 9 |

### Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturers :
| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Thomas Rådström | Lars Bäckman | 1 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Thomas Rådström | Denis Giraudet | 9 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Juha Kankkunen | Nicky Grist | 1 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | 'Gullabo' | Ingemar Algerstedt | 1 |
| Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 1, 6 |
| Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Thomas Rådström | Lars Bäckman | 6 |
| Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Juha Kankkunen | Nicky Grist | 6 |
| Toyota Kenya | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Ian Duncan | David Williamson | 2 |
| Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Juha Kankkunen | Nicky Grist | 3 |
| Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | ? | Neal Bates | Coral Taylor | 7 |
| Reza Pribadi | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | ? | Reza Pribadi | Denis Giraudet | 3 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Rui Madeira | Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | 4–5, 8–9 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Thomas Rådström | Denis Giraudet | 4 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Gilberto Pianezzola | Loris Roggia | 4–5, 8 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Andrea Dallavilla | Danilo Fappani | 6, 8 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | János jun. Tóth | Danilo Fappani | 8 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Matteo Luise | Raffaele Caliro | 8 |
| Toyota Team Belgium | Toyota | Celica GT-Four (ST205) | M | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | 4, 8–9 |
| Toyotoshi | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) | M | Marco Galanti Jr. | Victor Zucchini | 1, 5 |
| Toyotoshi | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) | M | Marco Galanti Jr. | Martin Christie | 2 |
| Mobil 1 Stomil Olsztyn | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) | M | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Maciej Wisławski | 1 |
| Jonathan Toroitich | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) | P | Jonathan Toroitich | Ibrahim Choge | 2 |
| Tein Sport | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) | M | Yoshio Fujimoto | Arne Hertz | 3, 7 |
| Jean-Pierre Richelmi | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) | M | Jean-Pierre Richelmi | Thierry Barjou | 4 |
| Ford Team Finland | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | Sebastian Lindholm | Timo Hantunen | 1, 6 |
| Shell Motorsport Norway | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | ? | Birger Gundersen | Cato Menkerud | 1 |
| Mobil Ford Motorsport | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | Per Svan | Johan Olsson | 1 |
| Ford Motorsport Indonesia | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | ? | Dolly Indra Nasution | Farid Sungkar | 3 |
| Ford Motorsport Indonesia | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | ? | Danny Rukmana | Raphael Arioseno | 3 |
| Bank Utama Rally Team | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | ? | Pratikto Singgih | Hervian Soejono | 3 |
| Bank Utama Rally Team | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | ? | Pratikto Singgih | Bobby Willis | 7 |
| Yacco R.A.S. Ford | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | Patrick Bernardini | Bernard Occelli | 4 |
| Yacco R.A.S. Ford | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | Patrick Bernardini | Catherine François | 5 |
| Yacco R.A.S. Ford | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | Patrick Bernardini | Dominique Savignoni | 8–9 |
| Stephen Finlay | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | Stephen Finlay | Robbie Philpott | 4 |
| Leonídas Kirkos | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | Leonídas Kirkos | Ioánnis Stavropoulos | 4 |
| Blue Rose Team | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | Jarmo Kytölehto | Arto Kapanen | 6, 8–9 |
| Promoracing Finland | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | Harri Rovanperä | Juha Repo | 6 |
| Jan Habig | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | ? | Jan Habig | Douglas Judd | 7 |
| Jolly Club | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | P | Gianfranco Cunico | Pierangelo Scalvini | 8 |
| Ford España | Ford | Escort RS 2000 MKVI | M | Daniel Alonso Villarón | Salvador Belzunces | 9 |
| Clarion Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | P | Per Eklund | Anders Olsson | 1 |
| Goro Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | ? | Ricardo Gelael | Adiguna Sutowo | 3 |
| Impreza Motorsport | Subaru | Impreza 555 | ? | Tony Hardianto | Anthony Sarwono | 3 |
| Gading Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | ? | Irvan Gading | Karel Harilatu | 3 |
| Impreza Recaro Fujitsubo | Subaru | Impreza 555 | ? | Masao Kamioka | Kevin Gormley | 4, 6 |
| A.R.T Engineering | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | Angelo Medeghini | Barbara Medeghini | 4–6, 8–9 |
| A.R.T Engineering | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | Andrea Navarra | Renzo Casazza | 6, 8 |
| F.Dor Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | Frédéric Dor | Didier Breton | 4, 6 |
| | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | Frédéric Dor | Kevin Gormley | 8 |
| Manfred Stohl | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | 5 |
| Growth International Motorsport | Subaru | Impreza 555 | ? | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | Craig Vincent | 7 |
| "Zeeohg" | Subaru | Impreza 555 | ? | "Zeeohg" | Raffy Etyemezian | 9 |
| Joakim Andersson | Volkswagen | Golf III GTi 16V | ? | Joakim Andersson | Micael Eriksson | 1 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | Volkswagen | Golf III GTi 16V | ? | Jörgen Jonasson | Nicklas Jonasson | 1 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | Volkswagen | Golf III GTi 16V | ? | Harry Joki | Per Carlsson | 1 |
| Blue Rose Team | Volkswagen | Golf III GTi 16V | ? | Tapio Laukkanen | Risto Mannisenmäki | 6 |
| Darko Peljhan | Volkswagen | Golf III GTi 16V | ? | Darko Peljhan | Miran Kacin | 8 |
| Opel Team Sweden | Opel | Astra GSi 16V | ? | Mats Jonsson | Johnny Johansson | 1 |
| Remus Racing | Opel | Astra GSi 16V | ? | Kris Rosenberger | Peter Diekmann | 5, 8–9 |
| Stohl Racing | Audi | Coupé S2 | M | Rudolf Stohl | Jürgen Bertl | 2 |
| Stohl Racing | Audi | Coupé S2 | M | Rudolf Stohl | Kay Gerlach | 4 |
| Stohl Racing | Audi | Coupé S2 | M | Manfred Stohl | Kay Gerlach | 2 |
| Stohl Racing | Audi | Coupé S2 | M | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | 9 |
| Silverstone Suzuki Sport | Suzuki | Swift GTi MK2 | S | Nobuhiro Tajima | Visut Sukosi | 3 |
| Silverstone Suzuki Sport | Suzuki | Baleno | S | Nobuhiro Tajima | Ross Runnalls | 7 |
| Hyundai Rally Sport | Hyundai | Lantra | ? | Wayne Bell | Iain Stewart | 3, 7 |
| Hyundai Rally Sport | Hyundai | Coupé | ? | Greg Carr | Glenn Macneall | 3, 7 |
| Hyundai Rally Sport | Hyundai | Coupé | ? | Kim Dong-Ok | Andrew Graham Walker | 3 |
| Hyundai Rally Sport | Hyundai | Coupé | ? | Kim Han Bong | Andrew Graham Walker | 7 |
| Kia Motorsport Korea | Kia | Sephia | ? | Rob Herridge | Chris Randell | 3, 7 |
| Kia Motorsport Korea | Kia | Sephia | ? | Dean Herridge | Rod van der Straaten | 3, 7 |
| Kia Motorsport Korea | Kia | Sephia | ? | Park Jeong-Ryong | Jim Carlton | 3, 7 |
| Konstantinos Apostolou | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | ? | Konstantinos Apostolou | Mihalis Kriadis | 4 |
| Autostal Duindistel | Mazda | 323 GT-R | ? | Gaby Goudezeune | Filip De Pelsemaeker | 4 |
| Technocar | SEAT | Ibiza GTi 16V | ? | "Stratissino" | Tonia Pavli | 4 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car | M | Jesús Puras | Carlos del Barrio | 5, 7, 9 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car | M | Erwin Weber | Manfred Hiemer | 5, 7 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car | M | Antonio Rius | Manuel Casanova | 7, 9 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car | M | Josep María Bardolet | Joaquim Muntada | 9 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Felicia Kit Car | M | Emil Triner | Pavel Štanc | 5, 7, 9 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Felicia Kit Car | M | Pavel Sibera | Petr Gross | 5, 7, 9 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Felicia Kit Car | M | Stig Blomqvist | Benny Melander | 7 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Felicia Kit Car | M | Bernard Munster | Jean-François Elst | 9 |
| Cimauto Sport | Renault | Clio Williams | ? | Gabriel Raies | Jose Maria Volta | 5 |
| Walter Suriani | Renault | Clio Williams | ? | Walter Suriani | Raúl Rosso | 5 |
| Renault Team Sweden | Renault | Clio Williams | ? | Jonas Kruse | Anders Dawidson | 1 |
| Renault Team Sweden | Renault | Mégane Maxi | ? | Jonas Kruse | Anders Olsson | 6 |
| Paolo Andreucci | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Paolo Andreucci | Simona Fedeli | 8 |
| Husky S.R.L. | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Piero Longhi | Luigi Pirollo | 8 |
| Mirabella Mille Miglia | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Diego Oldrati | Paolo Lizzi | 8 |
| Renault Sport España | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Oriol Gómez | Marc Martí | 9 |
| SanYang MIT Motorsport | Honda | Civic VTi | ? | Alister McRae | David Senior | 7 |
| Daihatsu Australia | Daihatsu | Charade GTi | ? | Robert Nicoli | Claire Parker | 7 |
| Peugeot Sport España | Peugeot | 306 S16 | ? | Jaime Azcona | Alfredo Rodríguez | 9 |
| Peugeot Sport España | Peugeot | 306 S16 | ? | Manuel Muniente | Joan Ibáñez Sotos | 9 |

## Results and standings
### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | SWE | KEN | INA | GRE | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | Pts |
| 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 123 |
| 2 | Colin McRae | 3 | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 92 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | 89 |
| 4 | Kenneth Eriksson | 5 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 78 |
| 5 | Piero Liatti | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | DNS | 7 | Ret | 2 | 56 |
| 6 | Bruno Thiry | | | | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Juha Kankkunen | 4 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 37 |
| 8 | Freddy Loix | | | | 7 | | | | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Richard Burns | | | Ret | | 4 | | 5 | | Ret | 18 |
| 10 | Marcus Grönholm | 7 | | | | | 4 | | | | 14 |
| 11 | Gilberto Pianezzola | | | | 8 | 6 | | | 7 | | 13 |
| 12= | Ian Duncan | | 3 | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 12= | Jarmo Kytölehto | | | | | | 3 | | Ret | Ret | 12 |
| 14 | Yoshio Fujimoto | | | 4 | | | | 9 | | | 12 |
| 15 | Thomas Rådström | 6 | | | Ret | | 6 | | | Ret | 12 |
| 16 | Patrick Bernardini | | | | 9 | 9 | | | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| 17 | Reza Pribadi | | | 5 | | | | | | | 8 |
| 18 | Stig Blomqvist | 8 | 7 | | | | | Ret | | | 7 |
| 19 | Rui Madeira | | | | Ret | 8 | 9 | | Ret | 9 | 7 |
| 20= | Kenjiro Shinozuka | | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 20= | Michael Lieu | | | 6 | | | | Ret | | | 6 |
| 20= | Franco Cunico | | | | | | | | 6 | | 6 |
| 23= | Shigeyuki Konishi | | | 7 | | | | 25 | | | 4 |
| 23= | Sebastian Lindholm | Ret | | | | | 7 | | | | 4 |
| 25 | Didier Auriol | 10 | | | | | | | 8 | | 4 |
| 26 | Angelo Medeghini | | | | Ret | 12 | 10 | | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| 27= | Hideaki Miyoshi | | 8 | | | | | 29 | | | 3 |
| 27= | Irvan Gading | | | 8 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 27= | Lasse Lampi | | | | | | 8 | | | | 3 |
| 27= | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | | | | | | | 8 | | | 3 |
| 27= | Oriol Gómez | | | | | | | | | 8 | 3 |
| 32= | Tomas Jansson | 9 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 32= | Patrick Njiru | | 9 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 32= | Chandra Alim | | | 9 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 35= | Jonathan Toroitich | | 10 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 35= | Bambang Hartono | | | 10 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 35= | Jean-Pierre Richelmi | | | | 10 | | | | | | 1 |
| 35= | Uwe Nittel | 16 | | | 14 | 10 | 16 | DSQ | Ret | 16 | 1 |
| 35= | Ed Ordynski | | | | | | | 10 | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | SWE | KEN | INA | GRE | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | Pts |
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) |

### 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.
| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | SWE | KEN | INA | GRE | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | Points |
| 1 | Subaru | 1 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 401 |
| 1 | Subaru | 2 | 5 | 2 | Ret | (5) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | (7) | 401 |
| 1 | Subaru | 3 | (10) | (5) | 2 | 4 | 7 | | (7) | Ret | 2 | 401 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi | 7 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 322 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi | 8 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 322 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi | 9 | | | Ret | | (10) | Ret | (10) | Ret | | 322 |
| 3 | Ford | 4 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | 299 |
| 3 | Ford | 5 | (11) | 7 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 299 |
| 3 | Ford | 6 | 8 | | Ret | | | | | | | 299 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | 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 |
| 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) |

### Group N Cup

| Pos | Driver | SWE | KEN | INA | GRE | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | Pts |
| 1 | Gustavo Trelles | Ret | | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| 2 | Uwe Nittel | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 50 |
| 3 | Pascal Smets | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 17 |
| 4 | Kenneth Bäcklund | 1 | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 4 | Hideaki Miyoshi | | 1 | | | | | 14 | | | 13 |
| 4 | Michael Lieu | | | 1 | | | | Ret | | | 13 |
| 4 | Pasi Hagström | | | | | | 1 | | | | 13 |
| 4 | Ed Ordynski | | | | | | | 1 | | | 13 |
| 9 | Stig-Olov Walfridsson | 2 | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 9 | Patrick Njiru | | 2 | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 9 | Shigeyuki Konishi | | | 2 | | | | 11 | | | 10 |
| 9 | Olli Harkki | | | | | | 2 | | | | 10 |
| 9 | Yoshihiro Kataoka | | | | | | | 2 | | | 10 |
| 14 | Jorge Recalde | | | | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | Jim Heather-Hayes | | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 15 | Chandra Alim | | | 3 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 15 | Daniel Alejandro Preto | | | | | 3 | | | | | 7 |
| 15 | Karamjit Singh | | | Ret | | | | 3 | | | 7 |
| 15 | Giovanni Manfrinato | | | | | | | | 3 | | 7 |
| 15 | Jacques Andreani | | | | | | | | | 3 | 7 |
| Pos | Driver | SWE | KEN | INA | GRE | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | Pts |
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) |

## Events

| Rally Name | Start-End Date | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) | Podium Cars |
| Swedish Rally | 9–11 February | Tommi Mäkinen (4h:37m:10s) Carlos Sainz (4h:37m:33s) Colin McRae (4h:38m:15s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Ford Escort RS Cosworth Subaru Impreza 555 |
| Safari Rally | 5–7 April | Tommi Mäkinen (12h:41m:24s) Kenneth Eriksson (12h:55m:40s) Ian Duncan (13h:23m:24s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Subaru Impreza 555 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 |
| Rally Indonesia | 10–12 May | Carlos Sainz (5h:30m:00s) Piero Liatti (5h:30m:23s) Juha Kankkunen (5h:31m:02s) | Ford Escort RS Cosworth Subaru Impreza 555 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 |
| Acropolis Rally | 2–4 June | Colin McRae (5h:33m:12s) Tommi Mäkinen (5h:34m:02s) Carlos Sainz (5h:36m:33s) | Subaru Impreza 555 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| Rally Argentina | 4–6 July | Tommi Mäkinen (5h:48m:42s) Carlos Sainz (5h:50m:17s) Kenneth Eriksson (5h:53m:21s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Ford Escort RS Cosworth Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1000 Lakes Rally | 23–26 August | Tommi Mäkinen (4h:04m:13s) Juha Kankkunen (4h:04m:59s) Jarmo Kytölehto (4h:06m:50s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| Rally Australia | 13–16 September | Tommi Mäkinen (4h:08m:50s) Kenneth Eriksson (4h:10m:07s) Carlos Sainz (4h:10m:11s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Subaru Impreza 555 Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| Rallye Sanremo | 13–16 October | Colin McRae (4h:26m:57s) Carlos Sainz (4h:27m:19s) Bruno Thiry (4h:29m:06s) | Subaru Impreza 555 Ford Escort RS Cosworth Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| Rally Catalunya | 4–6 November | Colin McRae (4h:14m:20s) Piero Liatti (4h:14m:27s) Bruno Thiry (4h:15m:38s) | Subaru Impreza 555 Subaru Impreza 555 Ford Escort RS Cosworth |

## 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