1982 World Rally Championship

10th season of the FIA World Rally Championship 1982 World Rally Championship World Drivers' Champion Walter Röhrl World Manufacturers' Champion Audi 1981 1983 January 2018 The 1982 World Rally Championship was the tenth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies. By this time, the schedule format had become generally stable with only one or two changes to venues year to year. 1982 marked the return of New Zealand to the schedule in place of Argentina's Rally Codasur. 1982 was marked by the dominance of the Germans, with two German manufacturers Opel and Audi taking first and second in the manufacturer's title race. Opel's driver, German Walter Röhrl, seized the driver's title. Audi pilots Michèle Mouton and Hannu Mikkola took second and third in the drivers' race, but their combined efforts were enough to put Audi over the top for the work's cup. Mouton's finish is the best by a female driver to this day. As with previous seasons, while all 12 events were calculated for tallying the drivers' scores, only 10 of the events applied to the championship for manufacturers. The two events in 1982 which applied only to driver standings were Sweden and the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire. Röhrl's strong performance in both of these rallies would have improved Opel's bid for a world title had they counted for manufacturers as well as drivers. thumb|Walter Röhrl claimed his second WRC drivers' title driving an Opel Ascona 400. __TOC__ Calendar Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistancePoints116 January22 JanuaryMON 50th Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloMonte CarloMixed32747.81 kmDrivers & Manufacturers212 February14 FebruarySWE 32nd International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow25366.51 kmDrivers only33 March6 MarchPOR 16th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do PortoEstoril, LisbonMixed40637.07 kmDrivers & Manufacturers48 April12 AprilKEN 30th Marlboro Safari RallyNairobiGravelN/A5016 kmDrivers & Manufacturers56 May8 MayFRA 26th Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac271176.10 kmDrivers & Manufacturers631 May3 JuneGRC 29th Rothmans Acropolis RallyAthensGravel571004.58 kmDrivers & Manufacturers726 June29 JuneNZL 13th Motogard Rally of New ZealandAucklandGravel381014.26 kmDrivers & ManufacturersCJulyJulyARG Rally CodasurTucumánGravel????Drivers & Manufacturers811 August14 AugustBRA 4th Marlboro Rallye do BrasilSão PauloGravel29705.98 kmDrivers & Manufacturers927 August29 AugustFIN 32nd Rally of the 1000 LakesJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel47479.82 kmDrivers & Manufacturers103 October9 OctoberITA 24th Rallye SanremoSanremo, LiguriaMixed56735.44 kmDrivers & Manufacturers1127 October1 NovemberCIV 14th Marlboro Rallye Cote d'IvoireAbidjanGravelN/A5001 kmDrivers only1221 November25 NovemberGBR 38th Lombard RAC RallyYorkGravel69711.73 kmDrivers & ManufacturersSources:WRC 1982 https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1982/ 11 September 2025 eWRC-results.com1982 WRC calendar https://www.juwra.com/calendar_1982.html 11 September 2025 Jonkka's World Rally Archive Rally Codasur was cancelled due to an economic crisis in Argentina and the outbreak of the Falklands war. Rally Brazil became part of the Manufacturers championship to compensate.September 1982 RALLY REVIEW, September 1982 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1982/116/rally-review-september-1982/ 11 September 2025 Motorsport Magazine Teams and drivers Team Constructor Car Tyre Drivers Rounds GER Audi Sport Audi Quattro Kleber FIN Hannu Mikkola 1–3, 5–12 FRA Michèle Mouton 1–3, 5–12 ITA Michele Cinotto 1, 6, 10 SWE Stig Blomqvist 2, 9–10 AUT Franz Wittmann 3, 5, 10 GER Harald Demuth 10, 12 GBR Malcolm Wilson 12 USA John Buffum 12 DEU Rothmans Opel Rally Team Opel Ascona 400 Michelin GER Walter Röhrl 1–8, 10–11 GER Jochi Kleint 1, 5, 12 SWE Björn Johansson 2, 9, 11–12 FIN Henri Toivonen 3, 6, 9–10, 12 FIN Rauno Aaltonen 4 GBR Jimmy McRae 6, 12 FIN Ari Vatanen 12 GBR Bill Dobie 12 FRA Charles Pozzi Ferrari 308 GTB Michelin FRA Jean-Claude Andruet 1, 5 FRA Guy Chasseuil 5 FRA Porsche Alméras Porsche 911 SC Michelin FRA Guy Fréquelin 1, 5 SWE Björn Waldegård 1 FRA Jean-Luc Thérier 1, 3 ITA Sandro Munari 4 FRA Bernard Béguin 5 FRA Francis Vincent 5 FRA Jacques Alméras 5 FRA Pierre Orsini 5 SWE Per Eklund 9 FRA Renault Sport Renault 5 Turbo Michelin FRA Bruno Saby 1, 5, 11 FRA Dany Snobeck 1 FRA Jean-Luc Thérier 5 FRA Jean Ragnotti 5, 11 FRA François Chatriot 5FRA Jean-Pierre Manzagol 5 FRA Citroën Compétitions Citroën Visa Michelin FRA Alain Coppier 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 12 FRA Christian Dorche 1–3, 5–6, 10, 12 FRA Olivier Tabatoni 2–3, 6, 9–10, 12 FRA Christian Rio 5 FRA Maurice Chomat 5 JPN Team Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer 2000 Turbo Yokohama SWE Lars Carlsson 1 NED André Jetten 1 FIN Pentti Airikkala 9, 12 SWE Anders Kulläng 9–10, 12 FRA Peugeot France Peugeot 505 V6104 ZS Michelin FRA Claude Laurent 1, 5 FRA François Chauche 1, 5, 12 FRA René Defour 1, 5, 12 FRA Alain Ambrosino 11 GBR David Sutton Motorsport Ford Escort RS 1800 Pirelli FIN Ari Vatanen 2, 9 FIN Lasse Lampi 2, 9 FIN Harri Toivonen 9, 12 JPN Team Nissan Europe Nissan Violet GT/160 JViolet GTS Dunlop SWE Sören Nilsson 2, 12 FIN Timo Salonen 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12 GBR Tony Pond 3–4, 6–7 KEN Shekhar Mehta 4, 6–8 KEN Mike Kirkland 4 KEN Jayant Shah 4 GRE George Moschous 6 FIN Erkki Pitkänen 9, 12 FIN Peter Geitel 9, 12 GBR Andy Dawson 12 JPN Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica 2000 GT (RA45)Celica 2000 GT (RA64) Pirelli SWE Leif Asterhag 2, 12 SWE Björn Waldegård 3, 7, 11–12 SWE Per Eklund 3, 7, 11–12 LBN Samir Assef 11 SWE Ove Andersson 11 ITA Martini Lancia Lancia Rally 037 Pirelli ITA Attilio Bettega 5 FIN Markku Alén 5–6, 9–10, 12 ITA Adartico Vudafieri 6, 11 ITA Fabrizio Tabaton 10 FRA BMW France BMW M1 Pirelli FRA Bernard Darniche 5 FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport Talbot Sunbeam Lotus PirelliMichelin FIN Antero Laine 9 ITA Federico Ormezzano 10 SWE Stig Blomqvist 12 FRA Guy Fréquelin 12 GBR Chris Lord 12 GBR Blydenstein Racing Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HSR Michelin GBR Russell Brookes 9, 12 GBR Tony Pond 12 GBR Terry Kaby 12 GBR George Hill 12 GBR Russell Gooding 12 Championship for manufacturers 1982 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers Rank Manufacturers Event Totalpoints MCOMON PRTPOR KENKEN FRAFRA GRCGRC NZLNZL BRABRA FINFIN ITAITA GBRGBR 1 FRG Audi 16 18 – (6) 18 – 10 18 18 18 116 2 FRG Opel 18 (12) 16 12 16 14 (9) – 14 14 104 3 JPN Nissan – – 18 – 12 12 – 15 – – 57 4 GBR Ford – 12 – – 8 9 16 10 – – 55 5 JPN Toyota – 16 – – – 18 – – – 7 41 6 FRA Renault 10 – – 18 4 – – – 2 – 34 7 FRG Porsche 14 – – 14 – – – – – – 28 8 JPN Mitsubishi – – 8 – – – – 14 6 – 28 9 ITA Lancia – – – 10 – – – – – 15 25 10 GBR Talbot – – – – – – – 13 – 11 24 11 FRA Citroën – 14 – – – – – – 9 – 23 12 GBR Vauxhall – – – – – – – 10 – 9 19 13 ITA Ferrari – – – 16 – – – – – – 16 14 JPN Mazda – – – – – 14 – – – – 14 FRG Volkswagen – – – – – – 14 – – – 14 16 GBR British Leyland Cars – – 12 – – – – – – – 12 17 JPN Subaru – – 10 – – – – – – – 10 18 ITA Fiat – – – – 6 – – – – – 6 1982 World Rally Championship point awards for manufacturers Overallfinish Group finish 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 18 – – – – – – – – – 2 17 16 – – – – – – – – 3 16 15 14 – – – – – – – 4 15 14 13 12 – – – – – – 5 14 13 12 11 10 – – – – – 6 13 12 11 10 9 8 – – – – 7 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 – – – 8 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 – – 9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 – 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 Championship for drivers 1982 World Rally Championship for Drivers Rank Driver Event Totalpoints MCOMON SWESWE PRTPOR KENKEN FRAFRA GRCGRC NZLNZL BRABRA FINFIN ITAITA Ivory CoastCIV GBRGBR 1 FRG Walter Röhrl 20 12 – 15 (10) 15 12 15 – (12) 20 – 109 2 FRA Michèle Mouton – 8 20 – 4 20 – 20 – 10 – 15 97 3 FIN Hannu Mikkola 15 – – – – – – – 20 15 – 20 70 4 SWE Stig Blomqvist – 20 – – – – – – 15 20 – 3 58 5 SWE Per Eklund – 10 15 – – – 15 – – – 15 2 57 6 SWE Björn Waldegård – – – – – – 20 – – – 12 4 36 7 FIN Henri Toivonen – – – – – 12 – – – 8 – 12 32 8 KEN Shekhar Mehta – – – 20 – 10 – – – – – – 30 9 FRA Bruno Saby 8 – – – 8 – – – – – 10 – 26 10 FRA Jean Ragnotti – – – – 20 – – – – – – – 20 11 FIN Timo Salonen – – – – – – 10 – 10 – – – 20 12 FRA Guy Fréquelin 10 – – – 6 – – – – – – – 16 13 FIN Ari Vatanen – 15 – – – – – – – – – – 15 FRA Jean-Claude Andruet – – – – 15 – – – – – – – 15 15 FRA Jean-Luc Thérier 12 – – – – – – – – – – – 12 AUT Franz Wittmann – – 12 – – – – – – – – – 12 KEN Mike Kirkland – – – 12 – – – – – – – – 12 FRA Bernard Béguin – – – – 12 – – – – – – – 12 URY Domingo De Vitta – – – – – – – 12 – – – – 12 FIN Pentti Airikkala – – – – – – – – 12 – – – 12 21 FIN Markku Alén – – – – 2 – – – – – – 10 12 22 GBR Russell Brookes – – – – – – – – 6 – – 6 12 23 PRT Carlos Torres – – 10 – – – – – – – – – 10 GBR Tony Pond – – – 10 – – – – – – – – 10 BRA Aparecido Rodrigues – – – – – – – 10 – – – – 10 26 FRA Alain Coppier – – 8 – – – – – – – – – 8 KEN Jayant Shah – – – 8 – – – – – – – – 8 GRC Iórgos Moschous – – – – 8 – – – – – – – 8 NZL Rod Millen – – – – – – 8 – – – – – 8 FIN Antero Laine – – – – – – – – 8 – – – 8 FRA Alain Ambrosino – – – – – – – – – – 8 – 8 FRG Harald Demuth – – – – – – – – – – – 8 8 33 FRA Dany Snobeck 6 – – – – – – – – – – – 6 FIN Lasse Lampi – 6 – – – – – – – – – – 6 PRT Mário Silva – – 6 – – – – – – – – – 6 KEN Rob Collinge – – – 6 – – – – – – – – 6 GBR Jimmy McRae – – – – – 6 – – – – – – 6 NZL Tony Teesdale – – – – – – 6 – – – – – 6 ITA Michele Cinotto – – – – – – – – – 6 – – 6 Ivory Coast Eugène Salim – – – – – – – – – – 6 – 6 41 FRG Jochi Kleint 4 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 SWE Sören Nilsson – 4 – – – – – – – – – – 4 PRT António Ferreira da Cunha – – 4 – – – – – – – – – 4 JPN Yoshinobu Takahashi – – – 4 – – – – – – – – 4 GRC Pavlos Moschoutis – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 4 FRA Jean-Louis Leyraud – – – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 FIN Harri Uotila – – – – – – – – 4 – – – 4 SWE Anders Kulläng – – – – – – – – – 4 – – 4 49 FRA Philippe Touren 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 SWE Kalle Grundel – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 FRA Christian Dorche – – 3 – – – – – – – – – 3 KEN Frank Tundo – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 FRA Francis Vincent – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 GRC Leonidas – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 NZL Malcolm Stewart – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 FIN Jouni Kinnunen – – – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 ITA Miki Biasion – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 3 58 FRA Jean-Pierre Ballet 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 SWE Bengt Thorsell – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 FRA Olivier Tabatoni – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 2 KEN Javaid Alam – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 GRC Anastasios Gemenis – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 NZL Paul Adams – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 FIN Seppo Mustonen – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 ITA Livio Lupidi – – – – – – – – – 2 – – 2 66 FRG Jürgen Barth 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 SWE Mikael Ericsson – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 BRA Jorge Fleck – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 KEN Ramesh Khoda – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 FRA Robert Simonetti – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 FRG Fritz Heisler – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1 NZL Reg Cook – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 FIN Henri Palmroos – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 ITA Vittorio Caneva – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 GBR Malcolm Wilson – – – – – – – – – – – 1 1 1982 World Rally Championship point awards for drivers Points awarded by finish 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Events 1982 World Rally Championship event map 800px Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface 1982 World Rally Championship schedule and results Round Rally name Stages Podium finishersRank Driver Co-driver Car Time 1 MCOMonte Carlo Rally(16–22 January) 32 stages753 kmTarmac1FRG Walter RöhrlFRG Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 4008:20:332FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzAudi Quattro8:24:223FRA Jean-Luc ThérierFRA Michel VialPorsche 911 SC8:32:38 2 SWESwedish RallyEvent not included in the Manufacturers' Championship(12–14 February) 25 stages358 kmSnow/Ice1SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Björn CederbergAudi Quattro3:40:152FIN Ari VatanenGBR Terry HarrymanFord Escort RS18003:42:513FRG Walter RöhrlFRG Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 4003:44:29 3 PRTRallye de Portugal(2–8 March) 40 stages639 kmGravel/Tarmac1FRA Michèle MoutonITA Fabrizia PonsAudi Quattro7:39:362SWE Per EklundSWE Ragnar SpjuthToyota Celica 2000GT7:52:433AUT Franz WittmannWest Germany state Peter DiekmannAudi Quattro8:07:25 4 KENSafari Rally(8–12 April) 83 controls5120 kmGravel1KEN Shekhar MehtaKEN Mike DoughtyDatsun Violet GT+4:26 pen2FRG Walter RöhrlFRG Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 400+5:07 pen3KEN Mike KirklandKEN Anton LevitanDatsun Violet GT+6:16 pen 5 FRATour de Corse(6–8 May) 27 stages1176 kmTarmac1FRA Jean RagnottiFRA Jean-Marc AndriéRenault 5 Turbo14:11:192FRA Jean-Claude AndruetFRA 'Biche'Ferrari 308 GTB14:16:573FRA Bernard BéguinFRA Jean-Jacques LennePorsche 911 SC14:20:11 6 GRCAcropolis Rally(31 May–3 June) 56 stages967 kmGravel1FRA Michèle MoutonITA Fabrizia PonsAudi Quattro12:54:442FRG Walter RöhrlFRG Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 40013:08:233FIN Henri ToivonenGBR Fred GallagherOpel Ascona 40013:17:21 7 NZLRally New Zealand(26–29 June) 38 stages1014 kmGravel1SWE Björn WaldegårdSWE Hans ThorszeliusToyota Celica 2000GT10:28:082SWE Per EklundSWE Ragnar SpjuthToyota Celica 2000GT10:31:213FRG Walter RöhrlFRG Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 40010:33:37 8 BRARallye do Brasil(11–14 August) 29 stages706 kmGravel1FRA Michèle MoutonITA Fabrizia PonsAudi Quattro8:16:242FRG Walter RöhrlFRG Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 4008:51:493URY Domingo de VittaURY Daniel MuzioFord Escort 1.610:15:30 9 FIN1000 Lakes Rally(27–29 August) 46 stages469 kmGravel1FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzAudi Quattro4:19:052SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Björn CederbergAudi Quattro4:19:333FIN Pentti AirikkalaFIN Juha PiironenMitsubishi Lancer Turbo4:23:22 10 ITARallye Sanremo(3–8 October) 56 stages735 kmGravel/Tarmac1SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Björn CederbergAudi Quattro8:37:472FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzAudi Quattro8:40:033FRG Walter RöhrlFRG Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 4008:40:14 11 Ivory CoastRallye Côte d'Ivoire(27 October–1 November) 54 controls4995 kmGravel1FRG Walter RöhrlFRG Christian GeistdörferOpel Ascona 400+8:43 pen2SWE Per EklundSWE Ragnar SpjuthToyota Celica 2000GT+10:17 pen3SWE Björn WaldegårdSWE Hans ThorszeliusToyota Celica 2000GT+11:00 pen 12 GBRRAC Rally(21–25 November) 68 stages716 kmGravel/Tarmac1FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzAudi Quattro8:01:462FRA Michèle MoutonITA Fabrizia PonsAudi Quattro8:06:033FIN Henri ToivonenGBR Fred GallagherOpel Ascona 4008:06:12 References See also 1982 in sports External links FIA World Rally Championship 1982 at ewrc-results.com World Rally Championship Category:World Rally Championship seasons