# Temporada 1996 del Campeonato Mundial de Rally

La temporada 1996 fue la edición 24º del Campeonato Mundial de Rally. Comenzó el 9 de febrero con el Rally de Suecia y finalizó el 6 de noviembre en el Rally Cataluña.

## Calendario

| Ronda | Fecha | Rally |
| 1 | 9–11 de febrero | Rally de Suecia |
| 2 | 5–7 de abril | Rally Safari |
| 3 | 10–12 de mayo | Rally de Indonesia |
| 4 | 2–4 de junio | Rally Acrópolis |
| 5 | 4–6 de julio | Rally de Argentina |
| 6 | 23–26 de agosto | Rally de Finlandia |
| 7 | 13–16 de septiembre | Rally de Australia |
| 8 | 13–16 de octubre | Rally de San Remo |
| 9 | 4–6 de noviembre | Rally Cataluña |

## Equipos

| Equipo | Constructor | Vehículo | Neumático | Piloto | Copiloto | Rondas |
| Equipos oficiales |||||||
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | Pirelli | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | 1-9 |
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | Pirelli | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | 1-9 |
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | Pirelli | Didier Auriol | Bernard Occelli | 1 |
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | Pirelli | Piero Liatti | Fabrizina Pons | 1–9 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Michelin | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | 1-9 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Michelin | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | 1 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Michelin | Stig Blomqvist | Beny Melander | 1, 2 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Michelin | Gwyndaf Evans | Howard Davies | 3 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Michelin | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | 4–9 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Michelin | Dandy Rukmana | Sabastian Supi | 3 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Michelin | Ari Vatanen | Fabrizia Pons | 1 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Michelin | Ari Mokkonen | Voitto Silander | 5 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | Michelin | Tommi Mäkinen | Seppo Harjanne | 1-9 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | Michelin | Kenneth Bäcklund | Tod Andersson | 1 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | Michelin | Kenjiro Shinozuka | Pentti Kuukkala | 2 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | Michelin | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | 3, 5, 7, 9 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | Michelin | Lasse Lampi | Jyrki Stenroos | 6 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | Michelin | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | 8 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | Michelin | Jouko Puhakka | Keijo Eerola | 6 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | Michelin | Uwe Nittel | Christina Thörner | 1, 4–9 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST205 | Michelin | Ian Duncan | David Williamson | 2 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST205 | Michelin | Neal Bates | Coral Taylor | 7 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST205 | Michelin | Reza Pribadi | Denis Giraudet | 3 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica Turbo 4WD | Michelin | Yoshio Fujimoto | Arnet Hertz | 3, 7 |
| Equipos privados |||||||
| Blue Rose Team | Ford | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | | Jarmo Kytölehto | Arto Kapanen | 6, 8–9 |
| Renstal de Bokkenrijders | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | | Pascal Smets | Jean-Paul S'Heeren | 4, 8 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Zushi | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | | Yoshihiro Kataoka | Satoshi Hayashi | 3, 7 |
| Les Walkden Racing | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | | Ed Ordynski | Mark Stacey | 7 |
| Toyota Team Belgium | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | 4, 8–9 |
| Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 1, 6 |
| Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Teppo Leino | Jukka Konttila | 6 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Tomas Jansson | Ingermar Algerstedt | 1 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Juha Kankkunen | Nicky Grist | 1 |
| Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Juha Kankkunen | Nicky Grist | 3 |
| Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Juha Kankkunen | Nicky Grist | 6 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Thomas Rådström | Lars Bäckman | 1, 6, 9 |
| H.F. Grifone | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Thomas Rådström | Denis Giraudet | 4 |
| H.F. Grifone | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Gilberto Pianezzola | Loris Roggia | 4–5, 8 |
| H.F. Grifone | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Andrea Dallavilla | Danilo Fappani | 6, 8 |
| H.F. Grifone | Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four | | Rui Madeira | Nuno Rodrigues Da Silva | 4–6, 8–9 |

## Resultados
### Campeonato de pilotos

| Pos. | Piloto | 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 | | 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 |
| 32 | 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. | Piloto | SWE | KEN | INA | GRE | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | Pts |

### Campeonato de Constructores

| Pos. | Equipo | SWE | KEN | INA | GRE | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | Pts |
| 1 | Subaru | 43 | 50 | 29 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 50 | 53 | 64 | 401 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi | 47 | 50 | 0 | 41 | 56 | 46 | 53 | 11 | 18 | 322 |
| 3 | Ford | 40 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 5 | 40 | 54 | 25 | 299 |

### Campeonato de Producción

| Pos. | Piloto | Puntos |
| 1 | Gustavo Trelles | 55 |
| 2 | Uwe Nittel | 50 |
| 3 | Pascal Smets | 17 |
| 4 | Kenneth Bäcklund | 13 |
| 4 | Hideaki Miyoshi | 13 |
| 4 | Michael Lieu | 13 |
| 4 | Pasi Hagström | 13 |
| 4 | Ed Ordynski | 13 |
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