# 1983 World Rally Championship

The 1983 World Rally Championship was the 11th 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. 1983 brought the return of Argentina to the schedule in place of Brazil. Audi's Hannu Mikkola beat the defending world champion Walter Röhrl and his Lancia teammate Markku Alén to the drivers' title. Lancia captured the manufacturers' title from Audi by just two points.

## Summary

German Walter Röhrl, champion of the previous year despite his manufacturer's failed bid to capture the title, was tapped to drive for the Martini Racing team along with Finn Markku Alén in the new Lancia Rally 037 car. Audi Sport meanwhile carried forward from its successful title run in 1982 led by the same pair of drivers, Finn Hannu Mikkola and Frenchwoman Michèle Mouton, equipped with the Quattro A1 (later in the season upgrading to the A2 model). The team also included future champion Swede Stig Blomqvist. Rothmans Opel Rally Team tapped former champion Finn Ari Vatanen and fellow countryman Henri Toivonen to drive the Ascona 400 during the season.
Competition was fierce both for drivers and manufacturers. The works battle quickly centered on the Audi and Lancia, and over the course of the season the two cars won 10 of the 12 events and sit on 30 of the year's 36 podium positions. Lancia emerged on top, returning the manufacturer to glory for the first time since the company seized three consecutive titles in the mid-1970s, despite deciding not to participate in last two events. Audi's performance was impressive and the car was improved in the second half of the season, winning three of the final four events to nearly catch the Italian maker (who, of course, withdrew from two last events, leaving Audi with little competition).
Driver competition was no less intense, with both of the Martini team-mates scoring well through the season. They were outpaced by Mikkola, who was able to garner four wins and seven podiums to take the title by a healthy margin in the end. While Mikkola appeared in all events, Röhrl and Alén only appeared in six and seven events respectively, which gave Mikkola clear path to the title. Mikkola teammate Blomqvist was impressive, finally winning in the last event of the year to place fourth overall, but Mouton's season was a disappointment, her fifth-place finish well off the pace. The Rothmans team meanwhile suffered an unimpressive season, the lone highlight being Vatanen's win in Kenya. This was the team's only podium finish, and Ari himself finished a distant sixth place on the year.
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 1983 that applied only to driver standings were Sweden and the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Constructor | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Walter Röhrl | 1, 3, 5–7, 10 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Markku Alén | 1, 3, 5–6, 8–10 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Jean-Claude Andruet | 1, 5 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Adartico Vudafieri | 3, 8 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Attilio Bettega | 5–7, 10 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Francisco Mayorga | 8 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Pentti Airikkala | 9 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | Hannu Mikkola | All |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | Michèle Mouton | 1–10, 12 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | Stig Blomqvist | 1–3, 6–10, 12 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | Lasse Lampi | 2, 9, 11–12 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | Franz Wittmann | 3, 6 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | Vic Preston Jr | 4 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | Shekhar Mehta | 8 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | Rubén Luis di Palma | 8 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | Per Eklund | 9 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | Bernard Darniche | 10 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | Quattro A1 Quattro A2 | M P | John Buffum | 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 Manta 400 | M | Ari Vatanen | 1–2, 4, 6, 9–10, 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 Manta 400 | M | Henri Toivonen | 1, 6, 9–10, 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 Manta 400 | M | Guy Frequelin | 1, 5 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 Manta 400 | M | Rauno Aaltonen | 4 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 Manta 400 | M | Jimmy McRae | 6, 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 Manta 400 | M | Phil Colins | 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 Manta 400 | M | Clinton Smith | 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 Manta 400 | M | Alastair Sutherland | 12 |
| Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel | Ascona 400 Manta 400 | M | Alex Jackson | 12 |
| Renault Elf | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Jean Ragnotti | 1, 5–6 |
| Renault Elf | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Jean-Luc Thérier | 1, 3, 5 |
| Renault Elf | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Bruno Saby | 1, 5 |
| Renault Elf | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Dany Snobeck | 1 |
| Renault Elf | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Philippe Touren | 1, 5 |
| Renault Elf | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Gilbert Sau | 1 |
| Renault Elf | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Manuel Pereira | 3 |
| Renault Elf | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | François Chatriot | 5 |
| Renault Elf | Renault | 5 Turbo | M | Jean-Pierre Manzagol | 5 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | 240RS | D | Timo Salonen | 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | 240RS | D | Terry Kaby | 3 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | 240RS | D | Shekhar Mehta | 4, 6–7 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | 240RS | D | Mike Kirkland | 4 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | 240RS | D | Jayant Shah | 4 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | 240RS | D | Tony Pond | 5 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | 240RS | D | George Moschous | 6 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | 240RS | D | Reg Cook | 7 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | 240RS | D | Erkki Pitkänen | 9 |
| Team Nissan Europe | Nissan | 240RS | D | Peter Geitel | 12 |
| Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | M | Chris Lord | 1 |
| Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | M | Antonio Zanini | 3 |
| Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | M | Jon Woodner | 12 |
| Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | M | David Keating | 12 |
| Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | M | Alain Truchet | 12 |
| Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | Sunbeam Lotus | M | Colin Barrell | 12 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Maurice Chomat | 1, 3, 6, 12 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Alain Coppier | 1, 3, 5–6, 9–10, 12 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Christian Dorche | 1–3, 5–6, 12 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Francisco Romãozinho | 3 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Philippe Wambergue | 3, 6, 12 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Christian Rio | 3, 6, 12 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Olivier Tabatoni | 3, 5–6, 9 |
| Citroën Compétitions | Citroën | Visa | M | Rufino Fontes | 3 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer 2000 Turbo | Y | Georg Fischer | 3, 9 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer 2000 Turbo | Y | Harri Toivonen | 9, 12 |
| Peugeot Sport | Peugeot | 504 Pick-up V6 | M | John Hellier | 4 |
| Peugeot Sport | Peugeot | 504 Pick-up V6 | M | Basil Criticos | 4 |
| BMW Motul | BMW | M1 | P | Bernard Béguin | 5 |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Adartico Vudafieri | 5, 10 |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Miki Biasion | 10 |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Rally 037 | P | Tonino Tognana | 10 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica TCT | P | Björn Waldegård | 9, 11–12 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica TCT | P | Juha Kankkunen | 9, 11–12 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica TCT | P | Per Eklund | 11–12 |
| Pro Motor Sport | Ferrari | 308 GTB | M | Björn Waldegård | 10 |
| Pro Motor Sport | Ferrari | 308 GTB | M | Federico Ormezzano | 10 |
| Pro Motor Sport | Ferrari | 308 GTB | M | Maurizio Cavalli | 10 |
| GM Dealer Sport | Vauxhall | Chevette 2300 HSR | M | Russell Brookes | 12 |
| GM Dealer Sport | Vauxhall | Chevette 2300 HSR | M | Terry Kaby | 12 |
| GM Dealer Sport | Vauxhall | Chevette 2300 HSR | M | George Hill | 12 |

## Events
### Schedule and results

| Round | Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| Round | Rally name | Stages | Rank | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo (22–29 January 1983) | 30 stages 709 km (441 mi) Tarmac | 1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 7:58:57 |
| 1 | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo (22–29 January 1983) | 30 stages 709 km (441 mi) Tarmac | 2 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 8:05:59 |
| 1 | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo (22–29 January 1983) | 30 stages 709 km (441 mi) Tarmac | 3 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A1 | 8:10:15 |
| 2 | Swedish Rally (11–13 February 1983) | 24 stages 466 km (290 mi) Snow/Ice | 1 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A1 | 4:28:47 |
| 2 | Swedish Rally (11–13 February 1983) | 24 stages 466 km (290 mi) Snow/Ice | 2 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport | Audi 80 Quattro | 4:29:34 |
| 2 | Swedish Rally (11–13 February 1983) | 24 stages 466 km (290 mi) Snow/Ice | 3 | Lasse Lampi | Pentti Kuukkala | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A1 | 4:32:51 |
| 3 | Rallye de Portugal (2–5 March 1983) | 40 stages 642 km (399 mi) Gravel/Tarmac | 1 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A1 | 7:17:24 |
| 3 | Rallye de Portugal (2–5 March 1983) | 40 stages 642 km (399 mi) Gravel/Tarmac | 2 | Michèle Mouton | Fabrizia Pons | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A1 | 7:18:19 |
| 3 | Rallye de Portugal (2–5 March 1983) | 40 stages 642 km (399 mi) Gravel/Tarmac | 3 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 7:19:14 |
| 4 | Safari Rally (30 March – 4 April 1983) | 87 controls 5,035 km (3,129 mi) Gravel | 1 | Ari Vatanen | Terry Harryman | Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel Ascona 400 | +3:96 pen |
| 4 | Safari Rally (30 March – 4 April 1983) | 87 controls 5,035 km (3,129 mi) Gravel | 2 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A1 | +4:02 pen |
| 4 | Safari Rally (30 March – 4 April 1983) | 87 controls 5,035 km (3,129 mi) Gravel | 3 | Michèle Mouton | Fabrizia Pons | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A1 | +4:55 pen |
| 5 | Tour de Corse (5–7 May 1983) | 28 stages 1,008 km (626 mi) Tarmac | 1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 12:43:38 |
| 5 | Tour de Corse (5–7 May 1983) | 28 stages 1,008 km (626 mi) Tarmac | 2 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 12:45:27 |
| 5 | Tour de Corse (5–7 May 1983) | 28 stages 1,008 km (626 mi) Tarmac | 3 | Adartico Vudafieri | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Rally 037 | 12:50:08 |
| 6 | Acropolis Rally Greece (30 May – 2 June 1983) | 45 stages 836 km (519 mi) Gravel | 1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 11:12:22 |
| 6 | Acropolis Rally Greece (30 May – 2 June 1983) | 45 stages 836 km (519 mi) Gravel | 2 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 11:18:42 |
| 6 | Acropolis Rally Greece (30 May – 2 June 1983) | 45 stages 836 km (519 mi) Gravel | 3 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A2 | 11:26:18 |
| 7 | Rally New Zealand (25–28 June 1983) | 33 stages 1,069 km (664 mi) Gravel | 1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 12:10:13 |
| 7 | Rally New Zealand (25–28 June 1983) | 33 stages 1,069 km (664 mi) Gravel | 2 | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne | Team Nissan Europe | Nissan 240RS | 12:26:11 |
| 7 | Rally New Zealand (25–28 June 1983) | 33 stages 1,069 km (664 mi) Gravel | 3 | Attilio Bettega | Maurizio Perissinot | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 12:41:42 |
| 8 | Rally Argentina (2–6 August 1983) | 18 stages 1,274 km (792 mi) Gravel | 1 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A2 | 10:18:54 |
| 8 | Rally Argentina (2–6 August 1983) | 18 stages 1,274 km (792 mi) Gravel | 2 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A2 | 10:21:28 |
| 8 | Rally Argentina (2–6 August 1983) | 18 stages 1,274 km (792 mi) Gravel | 3 | Michèle Mouton | Fabrizia Pons | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A2 | 10:25:35 |
| 9 | Rally Finland (26–28 August 1983) | 50 stages 473 km (294 mi) Gravel | 1 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A2 | 4:23:44 |
| 9 | Rally Finland (26–28 August 1983) | 50 stages 473 km (294 mi) Gravel | 2 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A2 | 4:24:05 |
| 9 | Rally Finland (26–28 August 1983) | 50 stages 473 km (294 mi) Gravel | 3 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 4:24:33 |
| 10 | Rallye Sanremo (2–8 October 1983) | 58 stages 775 km (482 mi) Gravel/Tarmac | 1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 8:50:17 |
| 10 | Rallye Sanremo (2–8 October 1983) | 58 stages 775 km (482 mi) Gravel/Tarmac | 2 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 8:52:26 |
| 10 | Rallye Sanremo (2–8 October 1983) | 58 stages 775 km (482 mi) Gravel/Tarmac | 3 | Attilio Bettega | Maurizio Perissinot | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037 | 8:55:27 |
| 11 | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire (25–30 October 1983) | 54 controls 4,600 km (2,900 mi) Gravel | 1 | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Toyota Team Europe | Toyota Celica TCT | +5:18 pen |
| 11 | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire (25–30 October 1983) | 54 controls 4,600 km (2,900 mi) Gravel | 2 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A2 | +5:29 pen |
| 11 | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire (25–30 October 1983) | 54 controls 4,600 km (2,900 mi) Gravel | 3 | Per Eklund | Dave Whittock | Toyota Team Europe | Toyota Celica TCT | +6:58 pen |
| 12 | RAC Rally (19–23 November 1983) | 57 stages 790 km (490 mi) Gravel/Tarmac | 1 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport UK | Audi Quattro A2 | 8:50:28 |
| 12 | RAC Rally (19–23 November 1983) | 57 stages 790 km (490 mi) Gravel/Tarmac | 2 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A2 | 9:00:21 |
| 12 | RAC Rally (19–23 November 1983) | 57 stages 790 km (490 mi) Gravel/Tarmac | 3 | Jimmy McRae | Ian Grindrod | Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel Manta 400 | 9:12:19 |

## Standings
### Drivers' championship

| Rank | Driver | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| Rank | Driver | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | Total points |
| 1 | Hannu Mikkola | (10) | 20 | 20 | 15 | – | – | – | 20 | 20 | – | 15 | 15 | 125 |
| 2 | Walter Röhrl | 20 | – | 12 | – | 15 | 20 | 20 | – | – | 15 | – | – | 102 |
| 3 | Markku Alén | 15 | – | 10 | – | 20 | 15 | – | 8 | 12 | 20 | – | – | 100 |
| 4 | Stig Blomqvist | 12 | 15 | – | – | – | 12 | – | 15 | 15 | – | – | 20 | 89 |
| 5 | Michèle Mouton | – | 10 | 15 | 12 | – | – | – | 12 | – | 4 | – | – | 53 |
| 6 | Ari Vatanen | 8 | 6 | – | 20 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44 |
| 7 | Attilio Bettega | – | – | – | – | 10 | 8 | 12 | – | – | 12 | – | – | 42 |
| 8 | Lasse Lampi | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 10 | 26 |
| 9 | Shekhar Mehta | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 26 |
| 10 | Per Eklund | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 12 | – | 22 |
| 11 | Björn Waldegård | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | 20 |
| 12 | Adartico Vudafieri | – | – | 8 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
| 13 | Timo Salonen | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 18 |
| 14 | Henri Toivonen | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 16 |
| 15 | Jimmy McRae | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 15 |
| 16 | Kalle Grundel | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | Jayant Shah | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| 17 | Alain Ambrosino | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 10 |
| 19 | Juha Kankkunen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 4 | 10 |
| 20 | Bruno Saby | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| 21 | Johnny Hellier | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| 21 | Reg Cook | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| 21 | Pentti Airikkala | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 21 | Miki Biasion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | 8 |
| 21 | Eugène Salim | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 8 |
| 21 | Russell Brookes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 |
| 27 | Franz Wittmann | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| 28 | Antonio Zanini | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 28 | Wolfgang Stiller | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 28 | Tony Pond | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 28 | Possum Bourne | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 28 | Franz Wurz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 28 | Dario Cerrato | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 28 | John Buffum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| 35 | Jean Ragnotti | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 35 | Sören Nilsson | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 35 | Manoj Shah | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 35 | Jean-Sébastien Couloumiès | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 35 | Michael Bish | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 35 | Ernesto Soto | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 41 | Jean-Claude Andruet | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 41 | Mikael Ericsson | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 41 | Terry Kaby | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 41 | Paul de Voest | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 41 | Alain Coppier | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 41 | Peter Watt | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 41 | Jorge Recalde | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 41 | Lucky | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 49 | Mikael Sundström | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 50 | Francis Serpaggi | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 50 | Lars-Erik Walfridsson | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 50 | Christian Dorche | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 50 | Jean-Michel Guyot | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 50 | Philippe Wambergue | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 50 | Mike Cameron | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 50 | Carlos Celis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 50 | Erkki Pitkänen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 50 | Bernard Darniche | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 59 | Ola Strömberg | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 59 | Marc Duez | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 59 | Jean-Louis Ravenel | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 59 | Maurice Chomat | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 59 | Gerardo del Campo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 59 | Gabriele Noberasco | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 59 | Mats Holmbom | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Rank | Manufacturers | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| Rank | Manufacturers | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | GBR | Total points |
| 1 | Lancia | 18 | 14 | – | 18 | 18 | 18 | (10) | 14 | 18 | – | 118 |
| 2 | Audi | 14 | 18 | 16 | – | 14 | – | 18 | 18 | (6) | 18 | 116 |
| 3 | Opel | 10 | (9) | 18 | 12 | 12 | – | – | 9 | 12 | 14 | 87 |
| 4 | Nissan | – | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | – | 4 | – | – | 52 |
| 5 | Renault | 6 | – | – | 10 | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | 27 |
| 6 | Toyota | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Subaru | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| 8 | British Leyland Cars | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| 8 | Volkswagen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Peugeot | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| 10 | Vauxhall | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | Mazda | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| 12 | Alfa Romeo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 9 |
| 14 | Citroën | – | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| 15 | Talbot | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| 16 | Mitsubishi | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 |

## Pointscoring systems
### Drivers' championship

| Points awarded by finish | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points awarded by finish | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Overall finish | Group finish | Group finish | Group finish | Group finish | Group finish | Group finish | Group finish | Group finish | Group finish | Group finish |
| Overall finish | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | 17 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | – | – | – |
| 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | – | – |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |