1996 World Rally Championship

24th season of the FIA World Rally Championship 1996 FIA World Rally Championship World Drivers' Champion Tommi Mäkinen World Manufacturers' Champion Subaru 1995 1997 The 1996 World Rally Championship was the 24th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 9 rallies. As a result of their 1995 disqualification, Toyota Team Europe were not allowed to compete in this year's championship, so only three works teams contested the championship. The drivers' world championship was won by Tommi Mäkinen in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3, ahead of Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Subaru. Calendar The 1996 championship was contested over nine rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania. Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistance19 February11 FebruarySWE 45th International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow27490.64 km25 April7 AprilKEN 44th Safari Rally KenyaNairobiGravel151784.40 km310 May12 MayINA 21st Bank Utama Rally IndonesiaMedan, North SumatraGravel27452.29 km42 June4 JuneGRC 43rd Acropolis RallyAthensGravel21454.34 km54 July6 JulyARG 16th Rally ArgentinaCarlos Paz, CórdobaGravel28516.15 km623 August26 AugustFIN 46th Neste 1000 Lakes RallyJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel29478.93 km713 September16 SeptemberAUS 9th Rally AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaGravel27475.92 km813 October16 OctoberITA 38th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaMixed18413.32 km923 November25 NovemberESP 32nd Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de EspañaLloret de Mar, CataloniaTarmac18393.26 kmSources:WRC 1996 https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1996/ 20 January 2025 eWRC-results.com1996 WRC calendar https://www.juwra.com/calendar_1996.html 20 January 2025 Jonkka's World Rally Archive Teams and drivers Manufacturer entries Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No. Driver Co-Driver Rounds JPN 555 Subaru WRT Subaru Impreza 555 Pirelli 1 Great Britain Colin McRae GB Derek Ringer All 2SWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan Parmander All3France Didier AuriolFRA Bernard Occelli1ITA Piero LiattiITA Mario Ferfoglia2ITA Fabrizia Pons3–5, 7–9 10ITA Mario Ferfoglia 1USA Ford Motor Co. Ltd.FordEscort RS CosworthMichelin 4 Spain Carlos SainzSpain Luis Moya All5 FRA François DelecourFRA Daniel Grataloup 1SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Benny Melander 2Great Britain Gwyndaf EvansGB Howard Davies 3BEL Bruno ThiryBEL Stéphane Prévot4–96SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Benny Melander1INA Dandy RukmanaINA Supi Sabastian314 FIN Ari VatanenITA Fabrizia Pons 1 16Finland Ari MökkönenFIN Voitto Silander 4JPN Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishiLancer Evo IIIMichelin7Finland Tommi MäkinenFIN Seppo Harjanne 1–8FIN Juha Repo 9Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)8SWE Kenneth BäcklundSWE Tord Andersson 1Lancer Evo IIIJPN Kenjiro ShinozukaFIN Pentti Kuukkala2Great Britain Richard BurnsGB Robert Reid3, 5, 7, 9Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)Pirelli GER Uwe Nittel SWE Tina Thörner 4Lancer Evo IIIMichelinFinland Lasse LampiFIN Jyrki Stenroos6France Didier AuriolFRA Denis Giraudet8Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)Pirelli9GER Uwe NittelSWE Tina Thörner1, 5, 8Lancer Evo III?JPN Yoshihiro KataokaJPN Satoshi Hayashi3Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)MichelinFinland Jouko PuhakkaFIN Keijo Eerola6?AUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Mark Stacey7?29JPN Yoshihiro KataokaJPN Satoshi Hayashi7Pirelli*GER Uwe NittelSWE Christina Thörner6–7, 9 Non Manufacturer Entries Major entries not registered as manufacturers Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds SWE Toyota Castrol Team Sweden Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)Michelin SWE Thomas Rådström SWE Lars Bäckman 1 FRA Denis Giraudet 9 FIN Juha Kankkunen GBR Nicky Grist 1 SWE 'Gullabo' SWE Ingemar Algerstedt 1FIN Toyota Castrol FinlandFIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen 1, 6SWE Thomas Rådström SWE Lars Bäckman 6FIN Juha KankkunenGBR Nicky Grist 6KEN Toyota KenyaMichelin KEN Ian Duncan KEN David Williamson 2AUS Toyota Team AustraliaMichelinFIN Juha KankkunenGBR Nicky Grist 3? AUS Neal Bates AUS Coral Taylor 7INA Reza Pribadi? INA Reza Pribadi FRA Denis Giraudet 3 ITA H.F. Grifone SRLMichelin POR Rui Madeira POR Nuno Rodrigues da Silva 4–5, 8–9 SWE Thomas Rådström FRA Denis Giraudet 4 ITA Gilberto Pianezzola ITA Loris Roggia 4–5, 8ITA Andrea DallavillaITA Danilo Fappani 6, 8HUN János jun. Tóth HUN Danilo Fappani 8ITA Matteo Luise ITA Raffaele Caliro 8BEL Toyota Team BelgiumMichelin Belgium Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets 4, 8–9JPN ToyotoshiCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185)Michelin PAR Marco Galanti Jr. ARG Victor Zucchini 1, 5 ARG Martin Christie 2POL Mobil 1 Stomil OlsztynMichelinPOL Krzysztof HołowczycPOL Maciej Wisławski 1KEN Jonathan ToroitichPirelli KEN Jonathan Toroitich KEN Ibrahim Choge 2JPN Tein SportMichelinJPN Yoshio FujimotoSWE Arne Hertz 3, 7MON Jean-Pierre RichelmiMichelinMON Jean-Pierre RichelmiFRA Thierry Barjou 4FIN Ford Team FinlandFordEscort RS CosworthMichelinFIN Sebastian Lindholm FIN Timo Hantunen 1, 6NOR Shell Motorsport Norway?NOR Birger GundersenNOR Cato Menkerud1GBR Mobil Ford MotorsportMichelinSWE Per SvanSWE Johan Olsson 1INA Ford Motorsport Indonesia?INA Dolly Indra NasutionINA Farid Sungkar 3INA Danny RukmanaINA Raphael Arioseno 3INA Bank Utama Rally Team?INA Pratikto SinggihINA Hervian Soejono 3GBR Bobby Willis 7FRA Yacco R.A.S. FordMichelinFrance Patrick BernardiniFRA Bernard Occelli 4FRA Catherine François 5FRA Dominique Savignoni 8–9GBR Stephen FinlayMichelinGBR Stephen FinlayGBR Robbie Philpott4GRC Leonídas KirkosMichelinGRC Leonídas KirkosGRC Ioánnis Stavropoulos4FIN Blue Rose TeamMichelinFIN Jarmo KytölehtoFIN Arto Kapanen6, 8–9FIN Promoracing FinlandMichelinFinland Harri RovanperäFIN Juha Repo6RSA Jan Habig?RSA Jan HabigRSA Douglas Judd7ITA Jolly ClubPirelliITA Gianfranco CunicoITA Pierangelo Scalvini8ESP Ford EspañaEscort RS 2000 MKVIMichelinESP Daniel Alonso VillarónESP Salvador Belzunces9SWE Clarion Team EuropeSubaruLegacy RSPirelliSWE Per EklundSWE Anders Olsson1INA Goro Rally TeamImpreza 555?INA Ricardo GelaelINA Adiguna Sutowo3INA Impreza Motorsport?INA Tony HardiantoINA Anthony Sarwono3INA Gading Rally Team?INA Irvan GadingINA Karel Harilatu3JPN Impreza Recaro Fujitsubo?JPN Masao KamiokaGBR Kevin Gormley4, 6ITA A.R.T EngineeringPirelliITA Angelo MedeghiniITA Barbara Medeghini4–6, 8–9ITA Andrea NavarraITA Renzo Casazza6, 8FRA F.Dor Rally TeamPirelliFRA Frédéric DorFRA Didier Breton4, 6GBR Kevin Gormley8AUT Manfred StohlPirelliAUT Manfred StohlAUT Peter Müller5NZL Growth International Motorsport?NZL Peter 'Possum' BourneNZL Craig Vincent7LBN "Zeeohg"?LBN "Zeeohg"LBN Raffy Etyemezian9SWE Joakim AnderssonVolkswagenGolf III GTi 16V?SWE Joakim AnderssonSWE Micael Eriksson1SWE Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden?SWE Jörgen JonassonSWE Nicklas Jonasson1SWE Harry JokiSWE Per Carlsson1FIN Blue Rose Team?FIN Tapio LaukkanenFIN Risto Mannisenmäki6SLO Darko Peljhan?SLO Darko PeljhanSLO Miran Kacin8SWE Opel Team SwedenOpelAstra GSi 16V?SWE Mats JonssonSWE Johnny Johansson1AUT Remus Racing?AUT Kris RosenbergerGER Peter Diekmann5, 8–9AUT Stohl RacingAudiCoupé S2MichelinAUT Rudolf StohlGER Jürgen Bertl2GER Kay Gerlach4AUT Manfred Stohl2AUT Peter Müller9JPN Silverstone Suzuki SportSuzukiSwift GTi MK2SJPN Nobuhiro TajimaTHA Visut Sukosi3BalenoAUS Ross Runnalls7AUS Hyundai Rally SportHyundaiLantra?AUS Wayne BellAUS Iain Stewart3, 7CoupéAUS Greg CarrAUS Glenn Macneall3, 7KOR Kim Dong-OkGBR Andrew Graham Walker3KOR Kim Han Bong7KOR Kia Motorsport KoreaKiaSephia?AUS Rob HerridgeAUS Chris Randell3, 7AUS Dean HerridgeNZ Rod van der Straaten3, 7KOR Park Jeong-RyongAUS Jim Carlton3, 7GRC Konstantinos ApostolouLanciaDelta HF Integrale?GRC Konstantinos ApostolouGRC Mihalis Kriadis4BEL Autostal DuindistelMazda323 GT-R?BEL Gaby GoudezeuneBEL Filip De Pelsemaeker4GRC TechnocarSEATIbiza GTi 16V?GRC "Stratissino"GRC Tonia Pavli4Spain SEAT SportIbiza Kit CarMichelinESP Jesús PurasESP Carlos del Barrio5, 7, 9GER Erwin WeberGER Manfred Hiemer5, 7ESP Antonio RiusESP Manuel Casanova7, 9ESP Josep María BardoletESP Joaquim Muntada9CZE Škoda MotorsportŠkodaFelicia Kit CarMichelinCZE Emil TrinerCZE Pavel Štanc5, 7, 9CZE Pavel SiberaCZE Petr Gross5, 7, 9SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Benny Melander7Belgium Bernard MunsterBEL Jean-François Elst9ARG Cimauto SportRenaultClio Williams?ARG Gabriel RaiesARG Jose Maria Volta5ARG Walter Suriani?ARG Walter SurianiARG Raúl Rosso5SWE Renault Team Sweden?SWE Jonas KruseSWE Anders Dawidson1Mégane Maxi?SWE Anders Olsson6ITA Paolo AndreucciMichelinITA Paolo AndreucciITA Simona Fedeli8ITA Husky S.R.L.MichelinITA Piero LonghiITA Luigi Pirollo8ITA Mirabella Mille MigliaMichelinITA Diego OldratiITA Paolo Lizzi8ESP Renault Sport EspañaMichelinSpain Oriol GómezSpain Marc Martí9TAI SanYang MIT MotorsportHondaCivic VTi?GBR Alister McRaeGBR David Senior7AUS Daihatsu AustraliaDaihatsuCharade GTi?AUS Robert NicoliAUS Claire Parker7ESP Peugeot Sport EspañaPeugeot306 S16?ESP Jaime AzconaESP Alfredo Rodríguez9ESP Manuel MunienteESP Joan Ibáñez Sotos9 Group N Cup major entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds SWE Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IIIMichelin SWE Kenneth Bäcklund SWE Tord Andersson 1SWE Stig-Olov Walfridsson SWE Gunnar Barth 1GER Mitsubishi Ralliart GermanyPirelli GER Uwe Nittel SWE Christina Thörner 1, 4–9 ARG Jorge Recalde ARG Martin Christie 4–9EST Eesti Helkama Auto ASMichelinEST Ivar Raidam EST Margus Karjane 1, 6URU Race-Rent MotorsportPirelliURU Gustavo Trelles ARG Jorge Del Buono 3–9INA Chandra Alim?INA Chandra AlimINA Prihatin Kasiman 3INA Mitsubishi Ralliart Indonesia? INA Bambang Hartono INA Agung Baskoro 3JPN Toshiaki Endo?JPN Toshiaki EndoJPN Yutaka Yasunami 3JPN Mitsubishi Ralliart Zushi? JPN Yoshihiro Kataoka JPN Satoshi Hayashi 3, 7Belgium Renstal de BokkenrijdersMichelin Belgium Pascal Smets BEL Jean-Paul S'Heeren 4, 8 FIN Esso Motorsports Finland? FIN Olli Harkki FIN Kari Mustalahti 6ITA Jolly ClubPirelli ITA Piergiorgio Bedini ITA Luciano Tedeschini 6, 8AUS Les Walkden Racing? AUS Ed Ordynski AUS Mark Stacey 7AUS Michael Guest?AUS Michael GuestAUS Steve O'Brien-Pounde 7JPN Masayuki Akaba?JPN Masayuki Akaba JPN Takako Akaba 7ITA Antonello Fidanza?ITA Antonello Fidanza ITA Raffaele Farina 7–8FRA Jacques AndreaniMichelinFRA Jacques AndreaniBEL Cédric Pirotte 9SWE Bilsport MagazineLancer Evo II? SWE Gert Blomqvist SWE Lena Lindberg 1FIN Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland?FIN Juha Kangas FIN Jani Laaksonen 1EST EMEX?EST Riho PartsEST Aare Kaaristo 1, 6FIN Mikko Dahlman? FIN Mikko Dahlman FIN Risto Niukkanen 1, 6INA Resupra Auto Sport?INA Harun NasutionINA "Uche" 3JPN Mikio Saito?JPN Mikio SaitoJPN Masahiko Tanaka 3ARG Daniel Preto?ARG Daniel Preto ARG Ricardo Kember 5SWE MK RattenGalant VR-4?SWE Anders RådströmSWE Lars-Ove Larsson1URU Race-Rent MotorsportSubaruImpreza WRXPirelliURU Gustavo TrellesARG Jorge Del Buono 1SWE Subaru Team Sweden?SWE Bror DanielssonSWE Arne Johansson 1JPN Subaru Rally Team JapanImpreza Wagon?KEN Patrick NjiruKEN Rick Mathews 2?JPN Hideaki MiyoshiKEN Tinu Khan 2Impreza WRXNZL Colin Smith 7?KEN Tanveer AlamKEN Tariq Alam 2?KEN Jamil KhanKEN Peter Stone 2KEN Jim Heather-Hayes?KEN Jim Heather-HayesKEN Surinder Thatthi 2KEN Nishit Patel?KEN Nishit PatelKEN Farakh Yusuf2JPN Tein Sport Junior TeamMichelinJPN Shigeyuki KonishiJPN Hakaru Ichino3JPN Yoshimasa Nakahara7HKG Michael Lieu3MALAYSIA Edmond Lim7ITA Piergiorgio BediniFordEscort RS CosworthPirelliITA Piergiorgio BediniITA Luciano Tedeschini1ITA Scuderia Città di MonselicePirelliITA Giovanni ManfrinatoITA Claudio Condotta8ITA Fabio BolognesiPirelliITA Fabio BolognesiITA G Tofani8ITA Luca BaldiniPirelliITA Luca BaldiniITA Massimo Agostinelli8ITA Roberto Cirio?ITA Roberto CirioITA Umberto Tesi8ITA Alberto Alberti?ITA Giancarlo StortiITA Andrea Nicoli9GRC "Simetra"Sierra RS Cosworth?GRC "Simetra"GRC "Azet"4GBR Mark TilburyNissanPulsar GTi-R?GBR Mark TilburyKEN Bill Kirk2JPN Tomoyuki Yamanaka?JPN Tomoyuki YamanakaJPN Kohei Kusaka4GRC Níkos PolitanosSunny GTI-R?GRC Níkos PolitanosGRC Giorgos Vlahos4AUT Stefan ReiningerRenaultClio Williams?AUT Stefan ReiningerAUT Robert Csösz1, 4–5ESP Gamace MC CompeticiónMichelinESP Jordi GrinyóESP Samira Lanaya9KOR Kia Motorsport KoreaKiaSephia?AUS Dean HerridgeNZ Rod van der Straaten3, 7MALAYSIA Petronas EON Racing TeamProtonWira 4WDYokohamaMALAYSIA Karamjit SinghMALAYSIA Allen Oh3, 7JPN Katsuhiko TaguchiCOL Fred Gocentas7GRC Pavlos MoschoutisMazda323 GT-RMichelinGRC Pavlos MoschoutisGRC Giorgos Petropoulos4AND Andorra Auto ClubSEATIbiza GTi 16VMichelinAND Ferran FontESP Eduard Andueza5, 7ESP JLM TeamMichelinESP David NafríaESP F. Gallego9CHI Alejandro SchmaukDaewooCielo?CHI Alejandro SchmaukCHI Jaime Rojas5ARG Norberto Gomez?ARG Norberto GomezARG Gustavo Dechecchi5CHI Enrique LevalleSuzukiSwift GTi?CHI Enrique LevalleARG Heriberto Carlos Ortiz5ARG Marcelo Regunaschi?ARG Marcelo RegunaschiARG Angel Blázquez5FIN Pasi HagströmToyotaCelica GT-Four (ST205)MichelinFIN Pasi HagströmFIN Tero Gardemeister6ITA Promosport ItaliaOpelAstra GSi 16V?ITA Eugenio LozzaITA Antonella Fiorendi8ITA Marco TempestiniITA Michele Giovanni Viel8ESP A.I.APeugeot106 RallyeMichelinESP Miguel FusterESP José Vicente Medina9 Results and standings Drivers' championship Pos Driver SWESWE KENKEN INAINA GREGRE ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS ITAITA ESPESP  Pts  1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 1 Ret 5 123 2 United Kingdom Colin McRae 3 4 Ret 1 Ret Ret 4 1 1 92 3 Spain Carlos Sainz 2 Ret 1 3 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 89 4 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 5 2 Ret 5 3 5 2 5 7 78 5 Italy Piero Liatti 12 5 2 4 7 DNS 7 Ret 2 56 6 Belgium Bruno Thiry 6 5 11 6 3 3 44 7 Finland Juha Kankkunen 4 3 2 37 8 Belgium Freddy Loix 7 4 4 24 9 United Kingdom Richard Burns Ret 4 5 Ret 18 10 Finland Marcus Grönholm 7 4 14 11 Italy Gilberto Pianezzola 8 6 7 13 12= Kenya Ian Duncan 3 12 12= Finland Jarmo Kytölehto 3 Ret Ret 12 14 Japan Yoshio Fujimoto 4 9 12 15 Sweden Thomas Rådström 6 Ret 6 Ret 12 16 France Patrick Bernardini 9 9 10 6 11 17 Indonesia Reza Pribadi 5 8 18 Sweden Stig Blomqvist 8 7 Ret 7 19 Portugal Rui Madeira Ret 8 9 Ret 9 7 20= Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka 6 6 20= Hong Kong 1959 Michael Lieu 6 Ret 6 20= Italy Franco Cunico 6 6 23= Japan Shigeyuki Konishi 7 25 4 23= Finland Sebastian Lindholm Ret 7 4 25 France Didier Auriol 10 8 4 26 Italy Angelo Medeghini Ret 12 10 9 10 4 27= Japan Hideaki Miyoshi 8 29 3 27= Indonesia Irvan Gading 8 3 27= Finland Lasse Lampi 8 3 27= New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne 8 3 27= Spain Oriol Gómez 8 3 32= Sweden Tomas Jansson 9 2 32= Kenya Patrick Njiru 9 2 32= Indonesia Chandra Alim 9 2 35= Kenya Jonathan Toroitich 10 1 35= Indonesia Bambang Hartono 10 1 35= Monaco Jean-Pierre Richelmi 10 1 35= Germany Uwe Nittel 16 14 10 16 DSQ Ret 16 1 35= Australia Ed Ordynski 10 1 Pos Driver SWESWE KENKEN INAINA GREGRE ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS ITAITA ESPESP  Pts  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. Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number SWESWE KENKEN INAINA GREGRE ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS ITAITA ESPESP Points 1 JPN Subaru 1 3 4 Ret 1 Ret Ret 4 1 1 401 2 5 2 Ret (5) 3 5 2 5 (7) 3 (10) (5) 2 4 7 (7) Ret 2 2 JPN Mitsubishi 7 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 1 Ret 5 322 8 14 6 Ret 14 4 8 5 8 Ret 9 Ret (10) Ret (10) Ret 3 USA Ford 4 2 Ret 1 3 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 299 5 (11) 7 Ret 6 5 11 6 3 3 6 8 Ret Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number SWESWE KENKEN INAINA GREGRE ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS ITAITA ESPESP Points Group N Cup Pos Driver SWESWE KENKEN INAINA GREGRE ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS ITAITA ESPESP  Pts  1 URU Gustavo Trelles Ret Ret 2 2 4 5 1 1 55 2 Germany Uwe Nittel 3 1 1 3 Ret Ret 2 50 3 Belgium Pascal Smets 3 2 17 4 SWE Kenneth Bäcklund 1 13 Japan Hideaki Miyoshi 1 14 13 Hong Kong 1959 Michael Lieu 1 Ret 13 FIN Pasi Hagström 1 13 Australia Ed Ordynski 1 13 9 Sweden Stig-Olov Walfridsson 2 10 Kenya Patrick Njiru 2 10 Japan Shigeyuki Konishi 2 11 10 Finland Olli Harkki 2 10 Japan Yoshihiro Kataoka 2 10 14 ARG Jorge Recalde Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 4 8 15 Kenya Jim Heather-Hayes 3 7 Indonesia Chandra Alim 3 7 ARG Daniel Alejandro Preto 3 7 Malaysia Karamjit Singh Ret 3 7 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato 3 7 France Jacques Andreani 3 7 Pos Driver SWESWE KENKEN INAINA GREGRE ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS ITAITA ESPESP  Pts  Events 1996 World Rally Championship event map 800px Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface Rally Name Start-End Date Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium CarsSweden Swedish Rally 9–11 February Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:37m:10s) Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:37m:33s) United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:38m:15s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Ford Escort RS Cosworth Subaru Impreza 555Kenya Safari Rally 5–7 April Finland Tommi Mäkinen (12h:41m:24s) Sweden Kenneth Eriksson (12h:55m:40s) Kenya Ian Duncan (13h:23m:24s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Subaru Impreza 555 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205Indonesia Rally Indonesia 10–12 May Spain Carlos Sainz (5h:30m:00s) Italy Piero Liatti (5h:30m:23s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (5h:31m:02s) Ford Escort RS Cosworth Subaru Impreza 555 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205Greece Acropolis Rally 2–4 June United Kingdom Colin McRae (5h:33m:12s) Finland Tommi Mäkinen (5h:34m:02s) Spain Carlos Sainz (5h:36m:33s) Subaru Impreza 555 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Ford Escort RS CosworthArgentina Rally Argentina 4–6 July Finland Tommi Mäkinen (5h:48m:42s) Spain Carlos Sainz (5h:50m:17s) Sweden Kenneth Eriksson (5h:53m:21s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Ford Escort RS Cosworth Subaru Impreza 555Finland 1000 Lakes Rally 23–26 August Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:04m:13s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (4h:04m:59s) Finland Jarmo Kytölehto (4h:06m:50s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 Ford Escort RS CosworthAustralia Rally Australia 13–16 September Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:08m:50s) Sweden Kenneth Eriksson (4h:10m:07s) Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:10m:11s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Subaru Impreza 555 Ford Escort RS CosworthItaly Rallye Sanremo 13–16 October United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:26m:57s) Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:27m:19s) Belgium Bruno Thiry (4h:29m:06s) Subaru Impreza 555 Ford Escort RS Cosworth Ford Escort RS CosworthSpain Rally Catalunya 4–6 November United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:14m:20s) Italy Piero Liatti (4h:14m:27s) Belgium Bruno Thiry (4h:15m:38s) Subaru Impreza 555 Subaru Impreza 555 Ford Escort RS Cosworth FIA 2 Litre World Cup For Manufacturers Pos Manufacturer R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Pts 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 External links FIA World Rally Championship 1996 at ewrc-results.com World Rally Championship Category:World Rally Championship seasons