# 1992 World Rally Championship

The 1992 World Rally Championship was the 20th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. Carlos Sainz won his second drivers' world championship in a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185, ahead of Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Ford.

## Calendar

| Round | Dates | Race | Surface | Points |
| 1 | 23–29 January | Rallye Monte Carlo | asphalt & snow | drivers & manufacturers |
| 2 | 12–17 February | Swedish Rally | snow | drivers |
| 3 | 3–7 March | Rallye de Portugal | gravel | drivers & manufacturers |
| 4 | 27 March-1 April | Safari Rally | gravel | drivers & manufacturers |
| 5 | 2-7 May | Tour de Corse | asphalt | drivers & manufacturers |
| 6 | 31 May–3 June | Acropolis Rally | gravel | drivers & manufacturers |
| 7 | 25–28 June | Rally New Zealand | gravel | drivers |
| 8 | 22–25 July | Rally Argentina | gravel | drivers & manufacturers |
| 9 | 27–30 August | 1000 Lakes Rally | gravel | drivers & manufacturers |
| 10 | 19–22 September | Rally Australia | gravel | drivers & manufacturers |
| 11 | 11–15 October | Rallye Sanremo | asphalt & gravel | drivers & manufacturers |
| 12 | 31 October-3 November | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire | gravel | drivers |
| 13 | 8–11 November | Rally Catalunya | asphalt & gravel | drivers |
| 14 | 22–25 November | RAC Rally | gravel | drivers & manufacturers |

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Juha Kankkunen | 1, 3–4, 6, 9–11, 13–14 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Didier Auriol | 1, 3, 5–6, 8–11, 13–14 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Philippe Bugalski | 1, 5, 9 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Andrea Aghini | 3, 5, 11, 13–14 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Björn Waldegård | 4 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Jorge Recalde | 4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Gustavo Trelles | 8 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Piergiorgio Deila | 11 |
| Martini Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Giorgio Faletti | 11 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Carlos Sainz | 1, 3–8, 10, 13–14 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Armin Schwarz | 1, 3, 5–6, 13 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Markku Alén | 1–4, 6, 9, 14 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Mats Jonsson | 2 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Leif Asterhag | 2 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Mikael Ericsson | 4 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Ian Duncan | 4 |
| Toyota Team Europe | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 Celica GT-Four ST165 | P | Marcus Grönholm | 9 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | M | Miki Biasion | 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11, 14 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | M | François Delecour | 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11, 13 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | M | Sebastian Lindholm | 2, 9 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | M | Mía Bardolet | 3, 13 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | M | Mohammed Ben Sulayem | 3, 6–7, 10–11, 13 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | M | Gianfranco Cunico | 11 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | M | Malcolm Wilson | 14 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Kenneth Eriksson | 1, 3, 6, 14 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Galant VR-4 | M | Timo Salonen | 1, 3 |
| 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 | Patrick Tauziac | 12 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | François Chatriot | 1, 3 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | Tommi Mäkinen | 1, 3, 9, 14 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | Stig Blomqvist | 2, 9, 14 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | Grégoire De Mévius | 3, 6, 8–9, 12, 14 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | Stratis Hatzipanayiotou | 6 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Sunny GTi-R | D | Paddy Davidson | 7 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M P | Ari Vatanen | 2, 6–7, 9–10, 14 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M P | Colin McRae | 2, 6–7, 9, 14 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M P | Per Eklund | 2, 4, 14 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M P | Patrick Njiru | 4 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M P | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | 7, 10 |
| Subaru Rally Team Europe | Subaru | Legacy RS | M P | Rob Herridge | 10 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | Mazda 323 GT-X | M | Alex Fassina | 3, 6, 11, 14 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | Mazda 323 GT-X | M | Rod Millen | 7, 10 |
| Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda | Mazda 323 GT-X | M | Neil Allport | 7 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | 90 Quattro | M | Rudi Stohl | 4, 6, 8, 12 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | 90 Quattro | M | Patrice Servant | 12 |
| Audi Sport | Audi | 90 Quattro | M | Damien Chaballe | 12 |
| Société Diac | Renault | Clio 16S | M | Alain Oreille | 5 |
| Société Diac | Renault | Clio 16S | M | Jean Ragnotti | 5 |
| Société Diac | Renault | Clio 16S | M | Claude Balesi | 5 |
| Société Diac | Renault | Clio 16S | M | Serge Jordan | 5 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | AX GTI AX Sport | M | Yves Loubet | 5 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | AX GTI AX Sport | M | Christine Driano | 5, 13 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | AX GTI AX Sport | M | Patrick Magaud | 5 |
| Opel Team Belgium | Opel | Calibra 16V Kadett GSI 16V | M | Bruno Thiry | 5, 11–12 |
| Opel Team Belgium | Opel | Calibra 16V Kadett GSI 16V | M | Alain Lopes | 12 |
| BMW Bernardini | BMW | M3 | P | Patrick Bernardini | 5 |
| BMW Bernardini | BMW | M3 | P | Jean-Claude Torre | 5 |
| Astra Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | P | Alex Fiorio | 6, 8, 11, 13 |
| Astra Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | P | Pierre-César Baroni | 11 |
| Astra Racing | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | P | Artemio Ballestin | 11 |
| Mauro Rallye Team | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Gustavo Trelles | 13 |
| Mauro Rallye Team | Lancia | Delta HF Integrale | M | Jesús Puras | 13 |