Although Kankkunen later repeated his win in Australia and collected his fifth podium of the season in Sanremo, Sainz went on to take a dominant title.
Aj keď Kankkunen neskôr zopakoval víťazstvo v Austrálii a získal svoje piate pódiové umiestnenie v sezóne v Sanreme, Sainz si isšiel pre dominantný titul.