# 2009 World Rally Championship

The 2009 World Rally Championship was the 37th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of twelve rallies and began on 30 January, with Rally Ireland and ended with Rally GB on 25 October. Sébastien Loeb won the World Drivers' championship at Rally GB by one point from Mikko Hirvonen, taking his sixth consecutive crown. Citroën secured their fifth Manufacturers' title, Martin Prokop won the JWRC Drivers' championship and Armindo Araujo won the PWRC Drivers' championship.

## Regulation changes

The number of mechanics available per car has been dropped from 12 to 8.

## Calendar

The 2009 championship was contested over twelve rounds in Europe, South America and Oceania.
| Rd. | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | Support class |
| 1 | 30 January | 1 February | 4th Rally Ireland | Sligo, Connacht | Tarmac | 19 | 349.73 km | JWRC |
| 2 | 12 February | 15 February | 23rd Rally Norway | Hamar, Innlandet | Snow | 23 | 360.90 km | PWRC |
| 3 | 13 March | 15 March | 37th FxPro Cyprus Rally | Lemesos, Limassol District | Mixed | 14 | 332.07 km | PWRC/JWRC |
| 4 | 2 April | 5 April | 43rd Vodafone Rally de Portugal | Almancil, Algarve | Gravel | 18 | 361.36 km | PWRC/JWRC |
| 5 | 23 April | 26 April | 29th Rally Argentina | Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 23 | 331.80 km | PWRC/JWRC |
| 6 | 22 May | 24 May | 6th Rally d'Italia Sardinia | Olbia, Sardinia | Gravel | 17 | 347.12 km | PWRC/JWRC |
| 7 | 12 June | 14 June | 56th Acropolis Rally of Greece | Loutraki, Corinthia | Gravel | 17 | 371.02 km | PWRC |
| 8 | 25 June | 28 June | 66th Orlen Platinum Rally Poland - Rajd Polski | Mikołajki, Mrągowo County | Gravel | 18 | 352.00 km | JWRC |
| 9 | 30 July | 2 August | 59th Neste Oil Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 23 | 345.15 km | JWRC |
| 10 | 3 September | 6 September | 20th Repco Rally Australia | Kingscliff, New South Wales | Gravel | 35 | 344.72 km | PWRC |
| 11 | 2 October | 4 October | 45th RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada | Salou, Catalonia | Tarmac | 18 | 353.62 km | JWRC |
| 12 | 23 October | 25 October | 65th Rally of Great Britain | Cardiff, Wales | Gravel | 16 | 348.30 km | PWRC |
| Sources: |||||||||

### Calendar changes

The 2009 season included twelve rallies, which was three fewer than the 2008 season, because the FIA imposed a "Round Rotation" System in order to attract candidate rallies to have a chance to be a WRC event. Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, Jordan, Turkey, Germany, New Zealand, France and Japan were dropped from the calendar for 2009, but will return at the 2010 WRC Season. Ireland, Norway, Cyprus, Portugal, Poland and Australia returned to the 2009 season.
The eight events also part of the Production World Rally Championship were Norway, Cyprus, Portugal, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Australia and Rally GB. The eight rallies also on the Junior World Rally Championship schedule were Ireland, Cyprus, Portugal, Argentina, Italy, Poland, Finland and Spain.

## Teams and drivers

In 2009 two categories are eligible to compete for the Manufacturer's championship:
Manufacturer (M)
* must take part in all the rallies of the Championship with two cars of the same make
* must enter only cars corresponding to the latest homologated version of a World Rally Car in conformity with the 2009 Appendix J
* must inform the FIA of the name of the first driver entered for the season at the time of registration for the Championship. No change of the first driver is authorised, except in a case of force majeure. The driver of the second car may be changed for each of the rallies in the Championship
Manufacturer Team (MT)
* must take part in a minimum of 8 Championship rallies with one or two cars; those rallies must be nominated on registering for the Championship
* cannot enter World Rally Cars homologated during the year 2009 and cannot use parts homologated after 2 January 2009
* can only score points in the events it nominated on registering.
The registered Manufacturers are Citroën Total World Rally Team and BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team; the registered Manufacturer Teams are Stobart VK M-Sport Ford, Munchi's Ford and Citroën Junior Team.
Manufacturers :
| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | No | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Citroën Total World Rally Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | All |
| Citroën Total World Rally Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 2 | Daniel Sordo | Marc Marti | All |
| BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 Focus RS WRC 09 | P | 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | All |
| BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 Focus RS WRC 09 | P | 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | All |
| Manufacturer Teams ||||||||
| Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 5 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | 1–2 |
| Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 5 | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | 3–12 |
| Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 6 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | All |
| Citroën Junior Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 7 | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | 1 |
| Citroën Junior Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 7 | Evgeny Novikov | Dale Moscatt | 2–4, 6–9 |
| Citroën Junior Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 8 | Conrad Rautenbach | Daniel Barritt | 1–8, 10–11 |
| Citroën Junior Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 12 |
| Citroën Junior Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 12 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | 5, 9–12 |
| Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 9 | Federico Villagra | Jorge Perez Companc | 3, 5–6, 9–11 |
| Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 9 | Federico Villagra | José Díaz | 4, 7 |
| Major entries not registered as Manufacturers ||||||||
| Petter Solberg World Rally Team | Citroën | Xsara WRC | P | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 2–9 |
| Petter Solberg World Rally Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 11 |
| Citroën Junior Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 7 | Evgeny Novikov | Stéphane Prévot | 11 |
| Citroën Junior Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 8 | Conrad Rautenbach | Daniel Barritt | 9, 12 |
| Citroën Junior Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 12 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | 1–4, 6–8 |
| Citroën Junior Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 16 | Aaron Burkart | Michael Kölbach | 12 |
| Adapta World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2008 | P | 14 | Mads Østberg | Ole Kristian Unnerud | 2, 4, 6–7 |
| Adapta World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2008 | P | 14 | Mads Østberg | Veronica Engan | 8 |
| Adapta World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2008 | P | 14 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | 9, 12 |
| Adapta World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2008 | P | 20 | Anders Grøndal | Maria Andersson | 2 |
| Prodrive | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2008 | P | 15 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 4 |
| Ketomaa World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2007 | P | 16 | Jari Ketomaa | Mika Stenberg | 9 |
| BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 15 | Khalid Al Qassimi | Michael Orr | 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9–12 |
| Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 15 | Krzysztof Holowczyc | Lukasz Kurzeja | 8 |
| Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 16 | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | 1–2 |
| Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 17 | Steve Perez | Paul Spooner | 12 |
| Andreas Mikkelsen | Škoda | Fabia WRC | P | 16 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | 8 |
| P-G Andersson Rallying | Škoda | Fabia WRC | P | 19 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Anders Fredriksson | 2 |
| Van Merksteijn Motorsport | Ford | Focus RS WRC 06/07 | P | 17 | Peter Van Merksteijn, Jr. | Eddy Chevaillier | 2, 4 |
| Van Merksteijn Motorsport | Ford | Focus RS WRC 06/07 | P | 18 | Peter Van Merksteijn, Sr. | Erwin Mombaerts | 2 |
| Van Merksteijn Motorsport | Ford | Focus RS WRC 06/07 | P | 18 | Peter Van Merksteijn, Sr. | Hans van Goor | 4 |
| Ipatec Racing | Ford | Focus RS WRC 06 | P | 66 | Dennis Kuipers | Kees Hagman | 4, 12 |
| Ipatec Racing | Ford | Focus RS WRC 06 | P | 68 | René Kuipers | Erwin Berkhof | 4 |
| Ipatec Racing | Ford | Focus RS WRC 06 | P | 68 | René Kuipers | Erwin Mombaerts | 12 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 307 WRC | P | 66 | Dany Snobeck | Gilles Mondesir | 11 |
| Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 10 | Matti Rantanen | Mikko Lukka | 9 |
| Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 10 | Paul Bird | Ian Windress | 11 |
| Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 08 | P | 72 | Mattias Therman | Janne Perälä | 9 |

### Team and Driver changes

Subaru pulled out of the WRC at the end of the 2008 season, citing the economic downturn then affecting the automotive industry for their withdrawal, leaving Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson without a drive. Solberg would set up his own team for the 2009 season, running an eight year old Citroën Xsara WRC for the majority of the season, although the Norwegian did consider switching to a Peugeot 307 WRC for Rally Finland. Chris Atkinson would drive for the Citroën Junior Team in the season opener in Ireland as a one off.
Suzuki pulled out of the WRC at the end of the 2008 season, citing the economic downturn then affecting the automotive industry for their withdrawal, leaving Toni Gardemeister and Per-Gunnar Andersson without a seat. Gardemeister would leave the WRC while Andersson would do a one off round at Rally Norway in a Škoda Fabia WRC.
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team retained Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson for 2009 and had planned to run Urmo Aava in eight rallies but was dropped after two. 2008 drivers François Duval and Gianluigi Galli left the WRC.
Citroën set up the Citroën Junior Team as a manufacturer Team run by PH Sport who had run privateer C4’s the previous year. Their three main drivers were 2008 JWRC champion Sébastien Ogier, Conrad Rautenbach and Evgeny Novikov.

### J-WRC Entries

| No | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
| 31 | Aaron Burkart | Michael Kölbach | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11 |
| 32 | Michał Kościuszko | Maciek Szczepaniak | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3–6, 8–9 |
| 33 | Simone Bertolotti | Luca Celestini | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11 |
| 34 | Luca Griotti | Corrado Bonato | Renault Clio R3 | 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11 |
| 35 | Yoann Bonato | Benjamin Boulloud | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11 |
| 36 | Hans Weijs, Jr. | Bjorn Degandt | Citroën C2 S1600 | 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11 |
| 37 | Kevin Abbring | Erwin Mombaerts | Renault Clio R3 | 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11 |
| 38 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 8–9, 11 |
| 39 | Alessandro Bettega | Simone Scattolin | Renault Clio S1600 | 5 |
| 39 | Alessandro Bettega | Simone Scattolin | Renault Clio R3 | 4, 6, 8 |
| 39 | Mark Wallenwein | Stefan Kopczyk | Renault Clio R3 | 9, 11 |
| Additional guest entries |||||
| 60 | Ross Forde | Arron Forde | Suzuki Swift Sport | 1 |
| 59 | Radosław Typa | Maciek Wislawski | Citroën C2 R2 | 8 |
| 60 | Marcin Dobrowolski | Michal Dobrowolski | Citroën C2 R2 | 8 |
| 59 | Kalle Pinomaki | Matti Kaskinen | Renault Clio R3 | 9 |
| 59 | Jordi Martí | Gabriel Sánchez | Renault Clio R3 | 11 |

### P-WRC Entries

| No | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
| 31 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4–5, 7, 10, 12 |
| 32 | Bernardo Sousa | Jorge Carvalho | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 2–4, 6–7, 10, 12 |
| 33 | Toshihiro Arai | Glenn Macneal | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2–3, 5, 7, 10, 12 |
| 34 | Gianluca Linari | Andrea Cecchi | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2–4, 7, 10 |
| 34 | Gianluca Linari | Paolo Gregoriani | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 6 |
| 35 | Martin Semerád | Bohuslav Ceplecha | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2–3 |
| 64 | Martin Semerád | Bohuslav Ceplecha | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4, 6–7, 12 |
| 36 | Egoi Eder Valdés López | Daniel Lucas | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3–7, 12 |
| 37 | Frederic Sauvan | Thibault Gorczyca | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2–3, 5–6 |
| 37 | Frederic Sauvan | Sebastien Capanna | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 7, 12 |
| 38 | Gabor Mayer | Róbert Tagai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3–7, 12 |
| 39 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | – |
| 39 | Simone Campedelli | Danilo Fappani | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3, 6 |
| 39 | Thomas Privé | Patrice Zurro | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4 |
| 39 | Stefano Marrini | Roberto Mometti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 5 |
| 39 | Armindo Araujo | Miguel Ramalho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 10 |
| 39 | Eyvind Brynildsen | Denis Giraudet | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 12 |
| 40 | Andis Neikšāns | Pēteris Dzirkals | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2–4, 6–7 |
| 40 | Dave Weston, Jr. | Iuean Thomas | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 12 |
| 43 | Luciano Bernardi | Fabian Cretu | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5 |
| 43 | Mark Tapper | Jeff Judd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 10 |
| 65 | Mark Tapper | Jeff Judd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4, 6–7, 12 |
| 44 | Jaromir Tarabus | Daniel Trunkat | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 2 |
| 44 | Jaromir Tarabus | Filip Schovánek | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 4 |
| 44 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3 |
| 44 | Spyros Pavlides | Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 5, 12 |
| 44 | Spyros Pavlides | Denis Giraudet | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 7 |
| 45 | Patrik Flodin | Göran Bergsten | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4, 6–7, 12 |
| 45 | Stewart Taylor | Warwick Searle | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 10 |
| 46 | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2–4, 6–7, 12 |
| 47 | Armindo Araujo | Miguel Ramalho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2–4, 6–7, 12 |
| 48 | Gaurav Gill | David Senior | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2–4 |
| 48 | Hermann Gassner, Jr. | Katharina Wustenhagen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 6, 12 |
| 48 | Stefano Marrini | Roberto Mometti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 7 |
| 48 | Liu Chao Dong | Anthony McLoughlin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 10 |
| 49 | Eyvind Brynildsen | Denis Giraudet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4–6, 10 |
| 49 | Giorgio Bacco | Nicola Arena | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 12 |
| 50 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4–7, 12 |
| 50 | Richard Mason | Sara Mason | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 10 |
| Additional guest entries |||||
| 59 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2 |
| 60 | Bernt Kollevold | Veronica Engan | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2 |
| 159 | Nicos Thomas | Stéphane Prévot | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3 |
| 160 | Charalambos Timotheu | Savvas Laos | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3 |
| 159 | Bruno Magalhães | Carlos Magalhães | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 4 |
| 160 | Ricardo Moura | Paulo Fiuza | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4 |
| 159 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 5 |
| 160 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5 |
| 59 | Lambros Athanassoulas | Nikolaos Zakheos | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 7 |
| 59 | Cody Crocker | Ben Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 10 |
| 60 | Neal Bates | Coral Taylor | Toyota Corolla S2000 | 10 |
    †^ – At each rally, the organiser may nominate two "guest drivers" from their country to score support category points.

## Results and standings
### Results and statistics

| Colour | Rally Surface |
| Gold | Gravel |
| Silver | Tarmac |
| Blue | Snow/Ice |
| Bronze | Mixed Surface |
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers |
| 1 | / Rally Ireland (30 January – 1 February) – Results and report | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:48:25.7 | (19) 17 | (349.65 km) 310.18 km | 36 | 28 |
| 1 | / Rally Ireland (30 January – 1 February) – Results and report | 2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:49:53.6 | (19) 17 | (349.65 km) 310.18 km | 36 | 28 |
| 1 | / Rally Ireland (30 January – 1 February) – Results and report | 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 2:50:33.5 | (19) 17 | (349.65 km) 310.18 km | 36 | 28 |
| 2 | Rally Norway (12 – 15 February) – Results and report | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:28:15.9 | 23 | 360.90 km | 42 | 34 |
| 2 | Rally Norway (12 – 15 February) – Results and report | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:28:25.7 | 23 | 360.90 km | 42 | 34 |
| 2 | Rally Norway (12 – 15 February) – Results and report | 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:29:37.7 | 23 | 360.90 km | 42 | 34 |
| 3 | Cyprus Rally (13 – 15 March) – Results and report | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:50:34.7 | 14 | 332.07 km | 32 | 24 |
| 3 | Cyprus Rally (13 – 15 March) – Results and report | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:51:01.9 | 14 | 332.07 km | 32 | 24 |
| 3 | Cyprus Rally (13 – 15 March) – Results and report | 3 | Petter Solberg | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:52:24.1 | 14 | 332.07 km | 32 | 24 |
| 4 | Rally de Portugal (2 – 5 April) – Results and report | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:53:13.1 | 18 | 361.36 km | 70 | 41 |
| 4 | Rally de Portugal (2 – 5 April) – Results and report | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:53:37.4 | 18 | 361.36 km | 70 | 41 |
| 4 | Rally de Portugal (2 – 5 April) – Results and report | 3 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:54:58.5 | 18 | 361.36 km | 70 | 41 |
| 5 | Rally Argentina (24 – 26 April) – Results and report | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:57:40.3 | 23 | 331.80 km | 51 | 33 |
| 5 | Rally Argentina (24 – 26 April) – Results and report | 2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:58:53.4 | 23 | 331.80 km | 51 | 33 |
| 5 | Rally Argentina (24 – 26 April) – Results and report | 3 | Henning Solberg | Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:01:44.4 | 23 | 331.80 km | 51 | 33 |
| 6 | Rally d'Italia Sardegna (22 – 24 May) – Results and report | 1 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 4:00:55.7 | 17 | 347.12 km | 59 | 37 |
| 6 | Rally d'Italia Sardegna (22 – 24 May) – Results and report | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 4:01:25.1 | 17 | 347.12 km | 59 | 37 |
| 6 | Rally d'Italia Sardegna (22 – 24 May) – Results and report | 3 | Petter Solberg | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:02:53.3 | 17 | 347.12 km | 59 | 37 |
| 7 | Acropolis Rally (12 – 14 June) – Results and report | 1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 4:09:42.5 | (17) 15 | (371.02 km) 341.01 km | 45 | 32 |
| 7 | Acropolis Rally (12 – 14 June) – Results and report | 2 | Sébastien Ogier | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:10:55.4 | (17) 15 | (371.02 km) 341.01 km | 45 | 32 |
| 7 | Acropolis Rally (12 – 14 June) – Results and report | 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 4:11:27.5 | (17) 15 | (371.02 km) 341.01 km | 45 | 32 |
| 8 | Rally Poland (26 – 29 June) – Results and report | 1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:07:27.5 | 18 | 352.00 km | 48 | 34 |
| 8 | Rally Poland (26 – 29 June) – Results and report | 2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:08:37.8 | 18 | 352.00 km | 48 | 34 |
| 8 | Rally Poland (26 – 29 June) – Results and report | 3 | Henning Solberg | Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:09:33.2 | 18 | 352.00 km | 48 | 34 |
| 9 | Rally Finland (31 July – 2 August) – Results and report | 1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 2:50:40.9 | 23 | 345.15 km | 90 | 60 |
| 9 | Rally Finland (31 July – 2 August) – Results and report | 2 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:51:06.0 | 23 | 345.15 km | 90 | 60 |
| 9 | Rally Finland (31 July – 2 August) – Results and report | 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 2:51:30.8 | 23 | 345.15 km | 90 | 60 |
| 10 | Rally Australia (4 – 6 September) – Results and report | 1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 2:53:06.5 | (35) 33 | (344.72 km) 322.06 km | 40 | 25 |
| 10 | Rally Australia (4 – 6 September) – Results and report | 2 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:53:54.0 | (35) 33 | (344.72 km) 322.06 km | 40 | 25 |
| 10 | Rally Australia (4 – 6 September) – Results and report | 3 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:54:11.1 | (35) 33 | (344.72 km) 322.06 km | 40 | 25 |
| 11 | Rally Catalunya (2 – 4 October) – Results and report | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:22:14.7 | 18 | 353.62 km | 70 | 52 |
| 11 | Rally Catalunya (2 – 4 October) – Results and report | 2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:22:26.7 | 18 | 353.62 km | 70 | 52 |
| 11 | Rally Catalunya (2 – 4 October) – Results and report | 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:23:08.8 | 18 | 353.62 km | 70 | 52 |
| 12 | Rally of Great Britain (23 – 25 October) – Results and report | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:16:25.4 | 16 | 348.30 km | 62 | 50 |
| 12 | Rally of Great Britain (23 – 25 October) – Results and report | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:17:31.5 | 16 | 348.30 km | 62 | 50 |
| 12 | Rally of Great Britain (23 – 25 October) – Results and report | 3 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:17:32.5 | 16 | 348.30 km | 62 | 50 |
Notes:
* ^1 – Stages 7 (Murley) and 8 (Fardross) were cancelled.
* ^2 – Stages 3 (Evangelistria) and 16 (Loutraki 2) were cancelled.
* ^3 – Stages 6 (CTEK East 1) and 11 (CTEK East 2) were cancelled.

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | IRL | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | POL | FIN | AUS | ESP | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 93 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 92 |
| 3 | Daniel Sordo | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 64 |
| 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 14 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Henning Solberg | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Sébastien Ogier | 6 | 10 | Ret | 17 | 7 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 24 |
| 9 | Federico Villagra | | | 7 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 4 | | 11 | 8 | 8 | | 16 |
| 10 | Conrad Rautenbach | 18 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 | Mads Østberg | | 9 | | 6 | | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 7 |
| 12 | Khalid al-Qassimi | 8 | | 8 | 8 | | 15 | 6 | | 9 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
| 13 | Evgeny Novikov | | 11 | Ret | Ret | | 5 | 15 | 9 | Ret | | Ret | DNS | 4 |
| 14 | Chris Atkinson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 15 | Matti Rantanen | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | 4 |
| 16 | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | 3 |
| 17 | Jari Ketomaa | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | 2 |
| 18 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | | | 11 | 16 | 8 | 9 | DSQ | | | | | Ret | 1 |
| 19 | Urmo Aava | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | 29 | | | | 1 |
| 20 | Lambros Athanassoulas | | | | | | | 8 | | | | 25 | | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | IRL | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | POL | FIN | AUS | ESP | GBR | 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) |
* Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Wales.

### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | IRL | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | POL | FIN | AUS | ESP | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 167 |
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 167 |
| 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 140 |
| 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 140 |
| 3 | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 80 |
| 3 | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 80 |
| 4 | Citroën Junior Team | 7 | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | | 4 | 8 | 7 | Ret | | | | 47 |
| 4 | Citroën Junior Team | 8 | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | | Ret | 9 | | 47 |
| 4 | Citroën Junior Team | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 47 |
| 4 | Citroën Junior Team | 12 | | | | | 7 | | | | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 47 |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 9 | | | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 3 | | 7 | 8 | 7 | | 23 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | IRL | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | POL | FIN | AUS | ESP | GBR | 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) |
* Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Catalunya.

### JWRC Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | IRL | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | POL | FIN | ESP | Pts |
| 1 | Martin Prokop | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 46 |
| 2 | Michał Kościuszko | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | | 42 |
| 3 | Aaron Burkart | 1 | 3 | | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 5 | 39 |
| 4 | Kevin Abbring | 5 | | 2 | | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Hans Weijs, Jr. | Ret | | 3 | | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Simone Bertolotti | 3 | | 6 | | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Yoann Bonato | 4 | | Ret | | 4 | 3 | Ret | | 16 |
| 8 | Alessandro Bettega | | | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | | 14 |
| 9 | Luca Griotti | 6 | | 4 | | Ret | 7 | Ret | | 10 |
| 10 | Kalle Pinomaki | | | | | | | 2 | | 8 |
| 11 | Jordi Marti | | | | | | | | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Mark Wallenwein | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | 4 |
| 13 | Radosław Typa | | | | | | 6 | | | 3 |
| Pos. | Driver | IRL | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | POL | FIN | 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) |

### PWRC Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Armindo Araujo | 4 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 2 | 4 | | 42 |
| 2 | Martin Prokop | 3 | | 2 | DSQ | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| 3 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | | Ret | 31 |
| 4 | Patrik Sandell | 1 | 1 | Ret | | 2 | 11 | | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Toshihiro Arai | Ret | 4 | | 3 | | 3 | Ret | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Eyvind Brynildsen | 2 | | 3 | 5 | 5 | | Ret | DSQ | 22 |
| 7 | Patrik Flodin | 7 | | Ret | | 4 | 7 | | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Andis Neikšāns | 5 | 5 | Ret | | EX | 6 | | | 11 |
| 9 | Lambros Athanassoulas | | | | | | 1 | | | 10 |
| 10 | Bernardo Sousa | Ret | | Ret | | | 5 | Ret | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Mark Tapper | | | 5 | | Ret | 8 | Ret | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | Marcos Ligato | | | | 2 | | | | | 8 |
| 13 | Richard Mason | | | | | | | 2 | | 8 |
| 14 | Gianluca Linari | 11 | 9 | 6 | | 7 | 10 | 6 | | 8 |
| 15 | Martin Semerad | 10 | Ret | 8 | | Ret | Ret | | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | Cody Crocker | | | | | | | 3 | | 6 |
| 17 | Frederic Sauvan | 8 | 7 | | Ret | 6 | 12 | | 10 | 6 |
| 18 | Spyros Pavlides | | | | 4 | | 9 | | | 5 |
| 19 | Gabor Mayer | | 8 | Ret | 6 | 8 | Ret | | 9 | 5 |
| 20 | Stewart Taylor | | | | | | | 5 | | 4 |
| 21 | Jaromir Tarabus | 6 | | Ret | | | | | | 3 |
| 22 | Charalambos Timotheu | | 6 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 23 | Gaurav Singh Gill | | Ret | 7 | | | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Hermann Gassner Jr. | | | | | Ret | | | 8 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | AUS | GBR | 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) |