1988 World Rally Championship
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The 1988 World Rally Championship was the 16th season of the
previous season
.
Lancia Delta HF 4WD proved fast and reliable in the hands of returning drivers Finn Markku Alén and Italian Miki Biasion. During the season, the car was replaced by the Delta HF Integrale, which was an immediate success. Biasion would take the drivers' title, with his Finnish teammate placing second behind him. Third driver Frenchman Bruno Saby also contributed to the effort with a rally win, though was not a major contender for the title. Jolly Club driver, Italian Alex Fiorio
, would take third place in the driver championship at the wheel of a Lancia Delta as well.
Tour de Corse in his Sierra RS Cosworth. Auriol would only reach 6th in the drivers' competition, while Spanish teammate Carlos Sainz would struggle to reach 11th in the standings. Stig Blomqvist, racing for Rallysport Sweden
in a Sierra, would finish best amongst Ford drivers, taking 4th in the championship standings.
1988 marked the withdrawal of
Mazda 323 4WD
. Timo would garner 5th place in the driver standings while the manufacturer gained 4th place.
In addition to the primary driver and manufacturer championships, WRC also awarded the FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars for a second season. Belgian Pascal Gaban won the hotly contested contest in a Mazda 323 against Argentine Jorge Recalde in his Lancia Delta while Italian Giovanni Del Zoppo, another Delta pilot, finished well behind in third place.
Teams and drivers
Events
Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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Round | Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||||
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Rank | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | |||
1 | Rallye Monte Carlo (16–21 January) |
26 stages 624 km Tarmac |
1 | Bruno Saby | Jean-François Fauchille | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
7:19.11 |
2 | Alex Fiorio | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
7:30.01 | |||
3 | Jean-Pierre Ballet | Marie-Christine Lallement | Peugeot France | Peugeot 205 GTI | 7:42.46 | |||
2 | Swedish Rally (4–6 February) |
35 stages 491 km Snow/Ice |
1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
5:02.31 |
2 | Stig Blomqvist | Benny Melander | Rallysport Sweden | Ford Sierra XR 4x4 | 5:04.08 | |||
3 | Lars-Erik Torph | Tina Thörner | Team VAG Sweden | Audi Coupé Quattro | 5:10.03 | |||
3 | Rallye de Portugal (1–6 March) |
37 stages 589 km Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Miki Biasion | Carlo Cassina | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
6:44.01 |
2 | Alex Fiorio | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
6:52.47 | |||
3 | Yves Loubet | Jean-Bernard Vieu | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
6:53.23 | |||
4 | Safari Rally (31 March – 4 April) |
82 controls 4205 km Gravel |
1 | Miki Biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
2:51.04 |
2 | Mike Kirkland | Robin Nixon | Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan 200SX | 3:03.57 | |||
3 | Per Eklund | Dave Whittock | Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan 200SX | 3:38.26 | |||
5 | Tour de Corse (3–6 May) |
30 stages 623 km Tarmac |
1 | Didier Auriol | Bernard Occelli | Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | 7:12.04 |
2 | Yves Loubet | Jean-Bernard Vieu | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
7:15.09 | |||
3 | Bruno Saby | Jean-François Fauchille | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
7:16:53 | |||
6 | Acropolis Rally (29 May – 1 June) |
36 stages 526 km Gravel |
1 | Miki Biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
7:03.00 |
2 | Mikael Ericsson | Claes Billstam | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
7:04.43 | |||
3 | Alex Fiorio | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
7:10.40 | |||
7 | Olympus Rally (23–26 June) |
36 stages 502 km Gravel |
1 | Miki Biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
5:28.44 |
2 | Alex Fiorio | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
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5:34.07 | |||
3 | John Buffum | John Bellefleur | Audi of America
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Audi Coupé Quattro | 5:44.59 | |||
8 | Rally New Zealand[1] (9–12 July) |
39 stages 611 km Gravel |
1 | Sepp Haider | Ferdi Hinterleitner | GM Euro Sport | Opel Kadett GSI 16V | 7:38.39 |
2 | Ray Wilson | Stuart Lewis | Mobil 1 Racing | Mazda 323 4WD
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7:57.16 | |||
3 | Malcolm Stewart | John Kennard | Audi Sport New Zealand
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Audi Coupe Quattro | 8:02.25 | |||
9 | Rally Argentina (2–6 August) |
29 stages 588 km Gtavel |
1 | Jorge Recalde | Jorge del Buono | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
7:05.16 |
2 | Miki Biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
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7:08.51 | |||
3 | Franz Wittmann
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Jörg Pattermann | Lancia Rally Team Austria | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
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7:34.13 | |||
10 | 1000 Lakes Rally (26–28 August) |
39 stages 496 km Gravel |
1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
4:35.29 |
2 | Mikael Ericsson | Claes Billstam | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
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4:38.24 | |||
3 | Didier Auriol | Bernard Occelli | Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | 4:45.15 | |||
11 | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire[1] (20–24 September) |
80 controls 3421 km Gravel |
1 | Alain Ambrosino | Daniel Le Saux | Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan 200SX | +3:34.51 pen |
2 | Pascal Gaban | Willy Lux | Mazda Rally Team Belgium | Mazda 323 4WD
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+5:06.33 pen | |||
3 | Patrick Tauziac | Claude Papin | Ralliart | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | +7:20.20 pen | |||
12 | Rallye Sanremo (10–14 October) |
39 stages 531 km Tarmac/Gravel |
1 | Miki Biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
6:06.41 |
2 | Alex Fiorio | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
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6:07.34 | |||
3 | Dario Cerrato | Giuseppe Cerri | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
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6:08.35 | |||
13 | RAC Rally (20–24 November) |
52 stages 602 km Tarmac/Gravel |
1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
7:15.37 |
2 | Timo Salonen | Voitto Silander | Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda 323 4WD
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7:19.43 | |||
3 | Björn Waldegard
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Fred Gallagher | Toyota Team Europe
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Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 | 7:22.16 |
Championship for manufacturers
Rank | Manufacturers | Event | Total points | ||||||||||
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MON
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SWE
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POR
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KEN |
FRA
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GRC
|
USA |
ARG |
FIN |
ITA |
GBR
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1 | Lancia | (20) | (20) | (20) | 20 | (17) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 140 |
2 | Ford | – | 17 | 10 | – | 20 | – | – | – | 14 | 10 | 8 | 79 |
3 | Audi | 7 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 10 | 14 | 12 | (2) | (2) | 10 | 71 |
4 | Mazda | 10 | – | 12 | – | – | 9 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 17 | 66 |
5 | Toyota | – | – | – | 12 | 8 | – | – | 4 | – | 8 | 14 | 46 |
6 | Renault | 12 | – | 4 | – | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 32 |
7 | BMW | 13 | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
8 | Nissan | – | – | – | 17 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 |
9 | Subaru | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 18 |
10 | Peugeot | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 15 |
11 | Volkswagen | – | – | 6 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 14 |
12 | Opel | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 13 |
13 | Suzuki | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 |
14 | Mitsubishi | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
15 | Alfa Romeo | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
16 | Fiat | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
Championship for drivers
Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | ||||||||||||
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MON
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SWE
|
POR
|
KEN |
FRA
|
GRC
|
USA |
NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
CIV |
ITA |
GBR
| |||
1 | Miki Biasion | – | – | 20 | 20 | – | 20 | 20 | – | 15 | – | – | 20 | – | 115 |
2 | Markku Alén | – | 20 | 6 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 20 | – | 10 | 20 | 86 |
3 | Alex Fiorio | 15 | – | 15 | – | – | 12 | 15 | – | – | 4 | – | 15 | – | 76 |
4 | Stig Blomqvist | – | 15 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 4 | 6 | 41 |
5 | Timo Salonen | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 15 | 33 |
6 | Bruno Saby | 20 | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 |
Didier Auriol | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | 32 | |
8 | Mikael Ericsson | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | 30 |
9 | Jorge Recalde | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | 27 |
10 | Yves Loubet | – | – | 12 | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 |
11 | Carlos Sainz | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 8 | 4 | 26 |
12 | Kenneth Eriksson | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 22 |
13 | Rudi Stohl | – | – | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | 21 |
14 | Sepp Haider | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
Alain Ambrosino | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | 20 | |
16 | Pascal Gaban | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | 16 |
17 | Björn Waldegård | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 16 |
18 | Mike Kirkland | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
Ray Wilson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | |
20 | Jean-Pierre Ballet | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
Lars-Erik Torph | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | |
Per Eklund | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | |
John Buffum | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | |
Malcolm Stewart | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | |
Franz Wittmann Sr. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | 12 | |
Patrick Tauziac | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
Dario Cerrato | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | 12 | |
28 | Alain Oreille | 10 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
29 | Giovanni Del Zoppo | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
30 | Erik Johansson | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
Hannu Mikkola | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | |
François Chatriot | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | |
Georg Fischer | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | |
David Officer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | |
Alain Oudit | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
Pentti Airikkala | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | |
37 | Håkan Eriksson | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
Juha Kankkunen | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | |
Ross Meekings | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | |
José Celsi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 8 | |
Adolphe Choteau | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
Armin Schwarz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
43 | François Chauche | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
Björn Johansson | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Ian Duncan | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Jigger
|
– | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Marty Roestenburg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Juan Maria Traverso
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Didier Monin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
50 | Christophe Spiliotis | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
Bror Danielsson | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Erwin Weber | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Bernard Béguin | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Stratissino | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Nobuhiro Tajima | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Joe McAndrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Marcelo Raies | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Roberto Ambrosoli | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
59 | Malcolm Wilson
|
– | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Inverno Amaral | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Paul Rouby | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Kóstas Apostolou | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Rod Millen | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Tetsuo Sano | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Claudio Israel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Harry Joki | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
Soumare Mafell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
Raimund Baumschlager | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
Stig-Olov Walfridsson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
70 | Tomas Jansson | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 |
Mats Jonsson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 | |
72 | Pierre Bos | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Sebastian Lindholm | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Carlos Bica | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
'Possum' Bourne
|
– | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
César Baroni | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Flory Roothaert | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Alan Carter | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Dave Strong | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
José Luis Grasso | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Michel Molinie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Paola De Martini | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
83 | Richard Frau | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Jim Heather-Hayes | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Michael Lieu | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Murray Walker | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Fernando Urrutia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Samir Assef | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
Paolo Alessandrini | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
Kalle Grundel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Points awarded by finish | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Cup for production car drivers
Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MON
|
SWE
|
POR
|
KEN |
FRA
|
GRC
|
USA |
NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
CIV |
ITA |
GBR
| |||
1 | Pascal Gaban | – | – | 10 | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 7 | 2 | 45 |
2 | Jorge Recalde | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 13 | – | – | 7 | 43 |
3 | Giovanni Del Zoppo | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | 30 |
4 | Grégoire de Mévius
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 13 | 16 |
5 | Massimo Ercolani | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 5 | 15 |
6 | François Chauche | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 |
Sören Nilsson | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | |
César Baroni | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | |
Dave Strong | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | |
Andrea Aghini | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 13 | |
11 | Richard Frau | 7 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
See also
External links
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- FIA World Rally Championship 1988 at ewrc-results.com