1996 World Rally Championship
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The 1996 World Rally Championship was the 24th season of the
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3, ahead of Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Subaru
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Calendar
Round | Dates | Race |
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1 | 9–11 February | Swedish Rally
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2 | 5–7 April | Safari Rally |
3 | 10–12 May | Rally Indonesia
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4 | 2–4 June | Acropolis Rally |
5 | 4–6 July | Rally Argentina |
6 | 23–26 August | 1000 Lakes Rally |
7 | 13–16 September | Rally Australia |
8 | 13–16 October | Rallye Sanremo
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9 | 4–6 November | Rally Catalunya
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Teams and drivers
Major Entries
Registered works teams | ||||||
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Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | No | Drivers | Rounds |
555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | 1 | Colin McRae | All |
2 | Kenneth Eriksson | All | ||||
3 | Didier Auriol | 1 | ||||
Piero Liatti | 2–9 | |||||
10 | Piero Liatti | 1 | ||||
Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | M | 4 | Carlos Sainz | All |
5 | François Delecour | 1 | ||||
Stig Blomqvist | 2 | |||||
Gwyndaf Evans | 3 | |||||
Bruno Thiry | 4–9 | |||||
6 | Stig Blomqvist | 1 | ||||
Dandy Rukmana | 3 | |||||
14 | Ari Vatanen | 1 | ||||
16 | Ari Mökkonen | 4 | ||||
28 | Per Svan | 1 | ||||
Mitsubishi Ralliart Petronas/Winfield Mitsubishi Ralliart |
Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | M | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | All |
8 | Kenneth Bäcklund | 1 | ||||
Kenjiro Shinozuka | 2 | |||||
Richard Burns | 3, 5, 7, 9 | |||||
Uwe Nittel | 4 | |||||
Lasse Lampi | 6 | |||||
Didier Auriol | 8 | |||||
9 | Uwe Nittel | 1, 5, 8 | ||||
Yoshihiro Kataoka | 3 | |||||
Pascal Smets | 4 | |||||
Jouko Puhakka | 6 | |||||
Ed Ordynski | 7 | |||||
18 | Uwe Nittel | 6–7, 9 | ||||
29 | Yoshihiro Kataoka | 7 | ||||
41 | Pascal Smets | 8 |
Privater Entries
Results and standings
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
Each works team had to nominate up to three drivers 30 days before each event; only two best placed nominated drivers were eligible to score points for the manufacturers' championship.
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Group N Cup
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Events
Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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Rally Name | Start-End Date | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) |
Podium Cars |
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Swedish Rally |
9–11 February |
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Safari Rally | 5–7 April |
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Rally Indonesia |
10–12 May |
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Acropolis Rally | 2–4 June |
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Rally Argentina | 4–6 July |
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1000 Lakes Rally | 23–26 August |
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Rally Australia | 13–16 September |
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Rallye Sanremo | 13–16 October |
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Rally Catalunya |
4–6 November |
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FIA 2 Litre World Cup For Manufacturers
Pos | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
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1 | SEAT | (25) | 60 | (13) | 36 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 274 |
2 | Renault | 36 | 39 | 53 | 64 | - | - | 48 | 25 | 265 |
3 | Skoda | 39 | 44 | - | 46 | 35 | 60 | (16) | 40 | 264 |
4 | Peugeot | 46 | 9 | 54 | - | 9 | - | 40 | 10 | 168 |
5 | General Motors Europe | 43 | 31 | 11 | - | - | - | 18 | - | 103 |
6 | Suzuki | - | - | - | 16 | 36 | - | - | - | 52 |
= | Hyundai | - | - | - | - | 21 | 31 | - | - | 52 |
8 | Daihatsu | - | - | - | - | 15 | 35 | - | - | 50 |
9 | Honda | 9 | 6 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 20 | 43 |
10 | Nissan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 42 |
11 | Kia | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | - | 32 |
= | Toyota | - | 1 | - | - | 31 | - | - | - | 32 |
13 | Renault Argentina | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
14 | Citroën | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 27 |
15 | Daewoo | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | 26 |
16 | Toyota Australia | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | 21 |
17 | Volkswagen | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 18 |
18 | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 15 |
19 | Mitsubishi | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 14 |
20 | Fiat | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
() Denotes dropped score
References
- ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 1996". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "1996 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1996 in World Rally Championship.
- FIA World Rally Championship 1996 at ewrc-results.com