# 1991 World Rally Championship

The 1991 World Rally Championship was the 19th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Juha Kankkunen in a Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Mitsubishi.

## Calendar

| Round | Dates | Race |
| 1 | 24–30 January | Rallye Monte Carlo |
| 2 | 16–18 February | Swedish Rally |
| 3 | 5–9 March | Rallye de Portugal |
| 4 | 27 March-1 April | Safari Rally |
| 5 | 28 April-1 May | Tour de Corse |
| 6 | 2–5 June | Acropolis Rally |
| 7 | 26–30 June | Rally New Zealand |
| 8 | 23–27 July | Rally Argentina |
| 9 | 22–25 August | 1000 Lakes Rally |
| 10 | 20–24 September | Rally Australia |
| 11 | 13–17 October | Rallye Sanremo |
| 12 | 27–31 October | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire |
| 13 | 10–13 November | Rally Catalunya |
| 14 | 24–27 November | RAC Rally |
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## Teams and drivers

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Didier Auriol | 1–3, 5–11, 14 |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Dario Cerrato | 11 |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Andrea Aghini | 11, 13 |
| Jolly Club | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Gustavo Trelles | 13 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Carlos Sainz | 1, 3–11, 13–14 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Armin Schwarz | 1, 3, 5–6, 9–11, 13 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Marc Duez | 1, 3, 5, 14 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Mats Jonsson | 2, 9, 14 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Leif Asterhag | 2 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Björn Waldegård | 4 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Mikael Ericsson | 4, 6, 8, 14 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Mohammed Ben Sulayem | 8 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Neal Bates | 10 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Renaud Verreydt | 11 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Miki Biasion | 1, 3–4, 6, 8, 11, 14 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Bruno Saby | 1, 5, 14 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Juha Kankkunen | 1, 3–4, 6–11, 13–14 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Yves Loubet | 1, 5 |
| Martini Lancia | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale 16V | M | Jorge Recalde | 4, 6, 8, 10, 13 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Timo Salonen | 1–2, 6, 9–10, 14 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Kenneth Eriksson | 1–2, 6, 9–10, 14 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Ronald Holzer | 1, 5 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Lasse Lampi | 2, 9, 14 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Kenjiro Shinozuka | 4, 12 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Ross Dunkerton | 7, 10 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Jouko Puhakka | 9 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Arto Kumpumäki | 9 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Patrick Tauziac | 12 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Alex Fiorio | 1, 3, 6, 11 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | François Delecour | 1, 3, 5–6, 11, 13–14 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Malcolm Wilson | 1, 3, 5–6, 11, 14 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Gwyndaf Evans | 2, 14 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Gianfranco Cunico | 5, 11 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Ari Vatanen | 9 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Bruno Bentivogli | 11 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Mía Bardolet | 13 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | P | Louise Aitken-Walker | 14 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 GT-X | M | Hannu Mikkola | 1–3, 6, 9, 14 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 GT-X | M | Jesús Puras | 1, 3 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 GT-X | M | Grégoire de Mévius | 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 GT-X | M | Minna Sillankorva | 1 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 GT-X | M | Ingvar Carlsson | 2, 7, 10 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 GT-X | M | Björn Johansson | 2 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 GT-X | M | Rod Millen | 7, 10 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 GT-X | M | Tommi Mäkinen | 9, 14 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | 323 GT-X | M | Mikael Sundstöm | 9 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Markku Alén | 2–3, 6–7, 9, 14 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | François Chatriot | 2–3, 5 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Ian Duncan | 4 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Patrick Njiru | 4, 10 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | 7, 10 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Ari Vatanen | 14 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M | Colin McRae | 14 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | Stig Blomqvist | 4, 6, 9, 14 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | Mike Kirkland | 4 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | David Llewellin | 4, 6, 9, 14 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | Stratis Hatzipanayiotou | 6 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | Paddy Davidson | 7 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | 90 Quattro | M | Rudi Stohl | 4, 8, 12 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | 90 Quattro | M | Patrice Servant | 12 |
| Société Diac | Renault | Clio 16S | M | Jean Ragnotti | 5 |
| Société Diac | Renault | Clio 16S | M | Claude Balesi | 5 |
| Société Diac | Renault | Clio 16S | M | Philippe Bugalski | 5 |
| Société Diac | Renault | Clio 16S | M | Philippe Doué | 12 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | AX Sport | M | Laurent Poggi | 5 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | AX Sport | M | Sylvain Polo | 5 |
| BMW Bernardini | BMW | M3 | P | Patrick Bernardini | 5 |
| BMW Bernardini | BMW | M3 | P | Frédéric Dor | 5 |
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## Standings
### Points scoring system

| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Drivers' championship | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Manufacturers' championship | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Juha Kankkunen | (5) | | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | | 2 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | 1 | | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 6 | | Ret | 3 | 143 |
| 3 | Didier Auriol | Ret | 9 | 2 | | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | | | 12 | 101 |
| 4 | Miki Biasion | 2 | | 3 | Ret | | 3 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | Ret | 69 |
| 5 | Kenneth Eriksson | | 1 | | | | 7 | | | 3 | 2 | | | | 2 | 66 |
| 6 | Armin Schwarz | 4 | | Ret | | Ret | 5 | | | 9 | 3 | 8 | | 1 | | 55 |
| 7 | François Delecour | 3 | | Ret | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 4 | | 3 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Markku Alén | | 3 | 5 | | | Ret | 4 | | Ret | 4 | | | | Ret | 40 |
| 9 | Jorge Recalde | | | | 3 | | Ret | | 5 | | 8 | | | 6 | | 29 |
| 10 | Mikael Ericsson | | | | 2 | | 6 | | 6 | | | | | | | 27 |
| 11 | Kenjiro Shinozuka | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 23 |
| 12 | Mats Jonsson | | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 21 |
| 13 | Timo Salonen | 8 | Ret | | | | Ret | | | DSQ | 5 | | | | 4 | 21 |
| 14 | Andrea Aghini | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | 5 | | 16 |
| 15 | Patrick Tauziac | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 15 |
| 16 | Ingvar Carlsson | | 4 | | | | | 8 | | | Ret | | | | | 13 |
| 17 | Marc Duez | 11 | | Ret | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 8 | 13 |
| 18 | Malcolm Wilson | 7 | | Ret | | 5 | Ret | | | | | 10 | | | Ret | 13 |
| 19 | Gianfranco Cunico | | | | | 3 | | | | | | Ret | | | | 12 |
| 20 | Dario Cerrato | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 12 |
| 21 | Rudi Stohl | | | | Ret | | | | Ret | | | | 3 | | | 12 |
| 22 | Ari Vatanen | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | 5 | 12 |
| 23 | Rod Millen | | | | | | | 6 | | | 6 | | | | | 12 |
| 24 | Stig Blomqvist | | | | 5 | | Ret | | | 8 | | | | | Ret | 11 |
| 25 | Hannu Mikkola | Ret | 7 | Ret | | | 8 | | | Ret | | | | | 7 | 11 |
| 26 | Björn Waldegård | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 27 | Patrice Servant | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 10 |
| 28 | Mía Bardolet | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 10 |
| 29 | Tommi Mäkinen | | 13 | Ret | | | | Ret | | 5 | | | | | Ret | 8 |
| 30 | Lasse Lampi | | 5 | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | Ret | 8 |
| 31 | Neil Allport | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 32 | Adolphe Choteau | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | 8 |
| 33 | François Chatriot | | 19 | 6 | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 34 | Bruno Saby | 6 | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 9 | 8 |
| 35 | Yves Loubet | 9 | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 36 | Bjorn Johansson | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 37 | Ian Duncan | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 38 | Philippe Doue | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | 6 |
| 39 | Grégoire de Mévius | Ret | | 8 | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 22 | 5 |
| 40 | Jesús Puras | Ret | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 4 |
| 41 | Mike Kirkland | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 42 | Patrick Bernardini | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 43 | Brian Stokes | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 44 | Mohammed Ben Sulayem | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 45 | Ross Dunkerton | | | | | | | Ret | | | 7 | | | | | 4 |
| 46 | Piero Liatti | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | 4 |
| 47 | Damien Chaballe | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | 4 |
| 48 | Luis Monzon | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 4 |
| 49 | Per Eklund | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 3 |
| 50 | Philippe Bugalski | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 51 | Gustavo Trelles | | | | | | | | 8 | | | Ret | | Ret | | 3 |
| 52 | Nicolas Min | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 3 |
| 53 | Fernando Capdevila | | | 13 | | Ret | | | Ret | 26 | | | | 8 | Ret | 3 |
| 54 | David Llewellin | | | | Ret | | 9 | | | 10 | | | | | | 3 |
| 55 | Alex Fiorio | 10 | | Ret | | | Ret | | | | | 9 | | | | 3 |
| 56 | Ernst Harrach | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 57 | Guy Jack | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 58 | Ross Meekings | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 59 | Neal Bates | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | 2 |
| 60 | Jean-Claude Dupuis | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | 2 |
| 61 | Joaquim Casasayas | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 2 |
| 62 | Minna Sillankorva | 18 | | | | Ret | | | 10 | 22 | | | | | | 1 |
| 63 | Leif Asterhag | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 64 | Carlos Bica | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 65 | Steve Anthony | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 66 | Jean-Pierre Manzagol | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 67 | Giannis Vardinogiannis | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 68 | Brian Watkin | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 69 | Ed Ordynski | | | | | | | Ret | | 25 | 10 | | | | | 1 |
| 70 | Jose-Maria Ponce | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 1 |
| 71 | Louise Aitken-Walker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR | Points |
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### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Lancia | (2) | (2) | 1 | (2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 137 |
| 2 | Toyota | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | (4) | 3 | (6) | (3) | 128 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi | 8 | | 8 | | 7 | | 3 | 2 | | 2 | 62 |
| 4 | Ford | 3 | | | 3 | | | 7 | | 4 | 6 | 54 |
| 5 | Mazda | | 7 | | | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | 7 | 44 |
| 6 | Subaru | | 5 | 6 | 9 | | | | 4 | | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | Nissan | | | 5 | | 9 | | 8 | | | | 16 |
| 8 | BMW | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 9 | Renault | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 10 | Daihatsu | | | 9 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | GBR | Points |
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## Events

| Round | Rally name | Start-end date | Podium drivers | Podium cars |
| 1 | Rallye Monte Carlo | 24 January–30 January | Carlos Sainz Miki Biasion François Delecour | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Integrale 16V Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 |
| 2 | Swedish Rally | 16 February–18 February | Kenneth Eriksson Mats Jonsson Markku Alén | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Subaru Legacy RS |
| 3 | Rallye de Portugal | 5 March–9 March | Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol Miki Biasion | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
| 4 | Safari Rally | 27 March–1 April | Juha Kankkunen Mikael Ericsson Jorge Recalde | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Integrale 16V |
| 5 | Tour de Corse | 28 April–1 May | Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol Gianfranco Cunico | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 |
| 6 | Acropolis Rally | 2 June–5 June | Juha Kankkunen Carlos Sainz Miki Biasion | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
| 7 | Rally New Zealand | 26 June–30 June | Carlos Sainz Juha Kankkunen Didier Auriol | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
| 8 | Rally Argentina | 23 July–27 July | Carlos Sainz Miki Biasion Didier Auriol | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
| 9 | 1000 Lakes Rally | 22 August–25 August | Juha Kankkunen Didier Auriol Kenneth Eriksson | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 |
| 10 | Rally Australia | 20 September–24 September | Juha Kankkunen Kenneth Eriksson Armin Schwarz | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 |
| 11 | Rallye Sanremo | 13 October–17 October | Didier Auriol Miki Biasion Dario Cerrato | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
| 12 | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire | 27 October–31 October | Kenjiro Shinozuka Patrick Tauziac Rudi Stohl | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Audi 90 Quattro |
| 13 | Rally Catalunya | 10 November–13 November | Armin Schwarz Juha Kankkunen François Delecour | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 |
| 14 | RAC Rally | 24 November–27 November | Juha Kankkunen Kenneth Eriksson Carlos Sainz | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 |
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