# Campionato del mondo rally 1996

Il Campionato del mondo rally 1996 è la 24ª stagione della Federazione Internazionale dell'Automobile (FIA) e del World Rally Championship (WRC).

## Calendario

| Round | Data | Rally |
| 1 | 9–11 febbraio | Swedish Rally |
| 2 | 5–7 aprile | Safari Rally |
| 3 | 10–12 maggio | Rally d'Indonesia |
| 4 | 2–4 giugno | Acropolis Rally |
| 5 | 4–6 luglio | Rally d'Argentina |
| 6 | 23–26 agosto | 1000 Lakes Rally |
| 7 | 13–16 settembre | Rally d'Australia |
| 8 | 13–16 ottobre | Rally di Sanremo |
| 9 | 4–6 novembre | Rally Catalunya |

## Squadre e piloti

| Squadra | Costruttore | Auto | Gomme | No | Pilota | Rally |
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 1 | Colin McRae | All |
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 2 | Kenneth Eriksson | All |
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 3 | Didier Auriol | 1 |
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 3 | Piero Liatti | 2–9 |
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 10 | Piero Liatti | 1 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 4 | Carlos Sainz | All |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 5 | François Delecour | 1 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 5 | Stig Blomqvist | 2 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 5 | Gwyndaf Evans | 3 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 5 | Bruno Thiry | 4–9 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 6 | Stig Blomqvist | 1 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 6 | Dandy Rukmana | 3 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 14 | Ari Vatanen | 1 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 16 | Ari Mokkonen | 5 |
| Ford Motor Company | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 28 | Per Svan | 1 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | All |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 8 | Kenneth Bäcklund | 1 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 8 | Kenjirō Shinozuka | 2 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 8 | Richard Burns | 3, 5, 7, 9 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 8 | Uwe Nittel | 4 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 8 | Lasse Lampi | 6 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 8 | Didier Auriol | 8 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 9 | Uwe Nittel | 1, 5, 8 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 9 | Yoshihiro Kataoka | 3 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 9 | Pascal Smets | 4 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 9 | Jouko Puhakka | 6 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 9 | Ed Ordynski | 7 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 18 | Uwe Nittel | 4, 6–7, 9 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 29 | Yoshihiro Kataoka | 7 |
| Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 41 | Pascal Smets | 8 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 10 | Thomas Rådström | 1, 4, 6, 9 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 10 | Ian Duncan | 2 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 10 | Yoshio Fujimoto | 3, 7 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 11 | Juha Kankkunen | 1, 3, 6 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 12 | Neal Bates | 7 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 14 | Rui Madeira | 4–6, 8–9 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 15 | Tomas Jansson | 1 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 16 | Marcus Grönholm | 1, 6 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 16 | Freddy Loix | 4, 8–9 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 18 | Andrea Dallavilla | 6, 8 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 21 | Gilberto Pianezzola | 4–5, 8 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 27 | Reza Pribadi | 3 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 37 | Matteo Luise | 8 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four Celica Turbo 4WD | M | 42 | Teppo Leino | 6 |

## Risultati e classifiche
### Piloti

| Posizione | Pilota | SWE | KEN | INA | GRC | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | Punti |
| 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= | Kenjirō 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 |
| 35= | 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 | Driver | SWE | KEN | INA | GRC | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | Pts |

### Costruttori

| Posizione | Costruttore | SWE | KEN | INA | GRC | 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 |
| Posizione | Costruttore | SWE | KEN | INA | GRC | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | Pts |

## Risultati

| Nome Rally | Data d'inizio e fine | Podio finale (Tempo finale) | Podio auto |
| 45th International Swedish Rally | 9-11 febbraio | Tommi Mäkinen (4h:37m:10s) Carlos Sainz (4h:37m:33s) Colin McRae (4h:38m:15s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 Ford Escort RS Cosworth Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 44th Safari Rally Kenya | 5-7 aprile | Tommi Mäkinen (12h:41m:24s) Kenneth Eriksson (12h:55m:40s) Ian Duncan (13h:23m:24s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 Subaru Impreza 555 Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 21st Bank Utama Rally Indonesia | 10-12 maggio | Carlos Sainz (5h:30m:00s) Piero Liatti (5h:30m:23s) Juha Kankkunen (5h:31m:02s) | Ford Escort RS Cosworth Subaru Impreza 555 Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 43rd Acropolis Rally of Greece | 2-4 giugno | Colin McRae (5h:33m:12s) Tommi Mäkinen (5h:34m:02s) Carlos Sainz (5h:36m:33s) | Subaru Impreza 555 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 16º Rally Argentina | 4-6 luglio | Tommi Mäkinen (5h:48m:42s) Carlos Sainz (5h:50m:17s) Kenneth Eriksson (5h:53m:21s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 Ford Escort RS Cosworth Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 46th Neste 1000 Lakes Rally | 23-26 agosto | Tommi Mäkinen (4h:04m:13s) Juha Kankkunen (4h:04m:59s) Jarmo Kytölehto (4h:06m:50s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 Toyota Celica GT-Four Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 9th API Rally Australia | 13-16 settembre | Tommi Mäkinen (4h:08m:50s) Kenneth Eriksson (4h:10m:07s) Carlos Sainz (4h:10m:11s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 Subaru Impreza 555 Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 38º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | 13-16 ottobre | Colin McRae (4h:26m:57s) Carlos Sainz (4h:27m:19s) Bruno Thiry (4h:29m:06s) | Subaru Impreza 555 Ford Escort RS Cosworth Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 32º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España) | 4-6 novembre | Colin McRae (4h:14m:20s) Piero Liatti (4h:14m:27s) Bruno Thiry (4h:15m:38s) | Subaru Impreza 555 Subaru Impreza 555 Ford Escort RS Cosworth |