1990 World Rally Championship

18th season of the FIA World Rally Championship May 2012 1990 World Rally Championship World Drivers' Champion Carlos Sainz World Manufacturers' Champion Lancia 1989 1991 The 1990 World Rally Championship was the 18th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 12 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Carlos Sainz in a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165, ahead of Didier Auriol and Juha Kankkunen. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Mitsubishi. Calendar Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistancePoints121 January25 JanuaryMON 58th Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloMonte CarloMixed28604.63 kmDrivers & ManufacturersC10 February12 FebruarySWE International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow??523.12 kmDrivers only26 March10 MarchPOR 24th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do PortoEstoril, LisbonMixed39556.10 kmDrivers & Manufacturers311 April16 AprilKEN 38th Marlboro Safari RallyNairobiGravelN/A4131.40 kmDrivers & Manufacturers46 May9 MayFRA 34th Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac30602.25 kmDrivers & Manufacturers53 June6 JuneGRC 37th Acropolis RallyAthensGravel48622.98 kmDrivers & Manufacturers630 June3 JulyNZL 21st Rothmans Rally of New ZealandManukau, AucklandGravel43599.49 kmDrivers only724 July28 JulyARG 10th Rally ArgentinaBuenos AiresGravel30599.42 kmDrivers & Manufacturers823 August26 AugustFIN 40th 1000 Lakes RallyJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel42527.61 kmDrivers & Manufacturers920 September23 SeptemberAUS 3rd Commonwealth Bank Rally AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaGravel35570.28 kmDrivers & Manufacturers1014 October18 OctoberITA 32nd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaMixed35614.95 kmDrivers & Manufacturers1128 October1 NovemberCIV 22nd Rallye Cote d'IvoireAbidjanGravelN/A3088 kmDrivers only1225 November28 NovemberGBR 46th Lombard RAC RallyHarrogate, North YorkshireGravel41566.27 kmDrivers & ManufacturersSources:WRC 1990 https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1990/ 16 January 2024 eWRC-results.com1990 WRC calendar https://www.juwra.com/calendar_1990.html 16 January 2024 Jonkka's World Rally Archive Swedish Rally was cancelled due to warm weather and lack of snow. Teams and drivers Group A major entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers RoundsITA Martini LanciaLanciaDelta Integrale 16VMichelinFIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha Piironen1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano Siviero1–3, 5, 7–10, 12FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard Occelli1–2, 4–5, 7–10ITA Alessandro FiorioITA Luigi Pirollo3, 9FRA Yves LoubetFRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni4ITA Jolly ClubMichelinITA Dario CerratoITA Giuseppe Cerri1–2, 10ITA Alessandro FiorioITA Luigi Pirollo5, 8, 10FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard Occelli12Belgium Robert DroogmansBelgium Ronny Joosten12ITA Lancia FinaMichelinFRA Bruno SabyFRA Daniel Grataloup1, 4POR Duriforte SG GiganteMichelinPOR Carlos BicaPOR Fernando Prata2GER Lancia DeutschlandMichelinGER Ronald HolzerGER Klaus Wendel2, 5ITA Michele RayneriDunlopITA Michele RayneriITA Loris Roggia5–6, 9GRE "Jigger"BridgestoneGRE "Jigger"GRE Konstantinos Stefanis5ITA Paola De Martini?ITA Paola De MartiniITA Umberta Gibellini7SWE Clarion Team EuropeMichelinSWE Per EklundSWE Jan-Olof Bohlin8, 12FIN Team Michelin FinlandMichelinFIN Sebastian LindholmFIN Timo Hantunen8ITA H.F. Grifone SRLMichelinITA Piero LiattiITA Luciano Tedeschini10ITA Astra Racing?ITA Piergiorgio DeilaITA Pierangelo Scalvini10ITA Città di Castelfranco?ITA Pucci Giuseppe GrossiITA Alessandro Mari10JPN Toyota Team EuropeToyotaCelica GT-4 (ST165)PirelliSpain Carlos SainzSpain Luis Moya1–10, 12SWE Mikael EricssonSWE Claes Billstam1, 3, 5, 8–10GER Armin SchwarzGER Klaus Wicha1–2, 4, 10, 12KEN Toyota Team KenyaPirelliSWE Björn WaldegårdGBR Fred Gallagher3UAE Toyota Team Middle EastPirelliUAE Mohammed Ben SulayemIRE Ronan Morgan5ARG Recalde AlpitourPirelliARG Jorge RecaldeARG Martin Christie7FRA Jean-Michel Dionneau?FRA Jean-Michel DionneauFRA Thierry Brion11SWE Toyota Team SwedenPirelliSWE Mats JonssonSWE Anders Olsson12GBR Toyota Team Great BritainPirelliGBR David LlewellinGBR Phil Short12FRA Patrice ServantCorolla 16V ?FRA Patrice ServantFRA David Charbonnel11FRA Michel Molinié?FRA Michel MoliniéFRA Patrice Lemarie11FRA Jean-Philippe Bernier?FRA Jean-Philippe BernierFRA Yves Malus11FRA Adolphe Choteau?FRA Adolphe ChoteauFRA Jean-Pierre Claverie11JPN Mazda Rally Team EuropeMazda323 4WDMichelinFIN Timo SalonenFIN Voitto Silander1–2323 GTX8, 12323 4WDFIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne Hertz1–2323 GTX8, 12323 4WDBEL Grégoire de MeviusBEL Luc Manset2SWE Arne Hertz9323 GTXFIN Mikael SundströmFIN Juha Repo8, 12323 4WDSWE Ingvar CarlssonSWE Per Carlsson6, 9NZL Mazda Rally Team Asia Pacific?NZL Rod MillenNZL Tony Sircombe6, 9JPN Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishiGalant VR-4MichelinSWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan Parmander1–2, 5, 8–9, 12FIN Ari VatanenSWE Bruno Berglund1–2, 5, 8, 12JPN Mitsubishi Oil CitizenYokohamaJPN Kenjiro ShinozukaGBR John Meadows3, 11AUS Ross DunkertonLIT Fred Gocentas6AUS Steve McKimmie9FIN Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandMichelinFIN Lasse LampiFIN Pentti Kuukkala8FRA Patrick Tauziac?FRA Patrick TauziacFRA Claude Papin11GER Audi Sport Europa TeamAudi90 QuattroMichelinITA Paola De MartiniITA Umberta Gibellini1–2, 4–5, 8–10AUT Stohl RacingMichelinAUT Rudolf StohlAUT Reinhard Kaufmann3, 7AUT Ernst Rohringer5, 11FIN VV-Auto?FIN Esa SaarenpääFIN Olli Männistö8200 Quattro?FIN Risto BuriFIN Jyrki Stenroos8GBR GM Euro SportGMKadett GSI 16VMichelinGBR Louise Aitken-WalkerSWE Christina Thörner1, 10, 12Astra GTE2, 4, 6, 9GBR Vauxhall Dealer SportNova GTEMichelinGBR David MetcalfeGBR Ian Grindrod12FRA Concessionnaires Peugeot FrancePeugeot309 GTIMichelinFRA François DelecourMON "Tilber"1, 4205 RallyeFRA Fabien DoenlenFRA Evelyne Merciol4GBR Peugeot Talbot Sport205 GTI 1.6MichelinGreat Britain Paul FranklandGB Keith Chipcase12309 GTIGreat Britain Richard BurnsGB Wayne Goble12POR Diabolique MotorsportFordSierra RS CosworthMichelinPOR Joaquim SantosPOR Miguel Oliveira2Belgium Ford Fina Rally TeamDunlopBelgium Marc DuezBelgium Alain Lopes2, 4Sierra RS Cosworth 4x410, 12GBR Q8 Team FordPirelliFIN Pentti AirikkalaIRE Ronan McNamee8, 10, 12Great Britain Malcolm WilsonGBR Nicky Grist8, 10, 12ITA Gianfranco CunicoITA Stefano Evangelisti8, 10ITA Alessandro FiorioITA Luigi Pirollo12Great Britain Shell Oil UKPirelliGreat Britain Jimmy McRaeGB David Senior12Great Britain Colin McRaeGB Derek Ringer12JPN Subaru Technica InternationalSubaruLegacy RSMichelinFIN Markku AlénFIN Ilkka Kivimäki3, 5, 8, 10, 12NZL Peter 'Possum' BourneNZL Rodger Freeth3, 6, 9KEN Mike KirklandKEN Surinder Thatthi3, 6KEN Jim Heather-HayesKEN Anton Levitan3KEN Ian DuncanKEN Ian Munro3FRA François ChatriotFRA Michel Périn10Great Britain Derek WarwickIRE Ronan Morgan12AUT Vredestein Rally TeamVolkswagenGolf II GTi 16VMichelinAUT Raimund BaumschlagerAUT Ruben Zeltner2, 4GER Volkswagen MotorsportGolf G60 RallyePirelliGER Erwin WeberGER Matthias Feltz5–6, 9KEN Ryce Motors Ltd.DaihatsuCharadeDunlopKEN Ashok PattniKEN Bob Khan3KEN Steve AnthonyKEN Philip Valentine3JPN Takeshi HirabayashiKEN Thee Soin3KEN Guy JackKEN Dave Smith3FRA Bastos Motul BMWBMWM3 E30PirelliFRA François ChatriotFRA Michel Périn4FRA Citroën SportCitroënAX SportMichelinFRA Christine DrianoFRA Marie-Christine Lallement4FRA Laurent PoggiFRA Edouard Buresi4GRE N.I. TheocharakisNissan200SX?GRE Pavlos MoschoutisGRE Efthimios Sassalos5FRA Alain AmbrosinoMarch Super Turbo?FRA Alain AmbrosinoFRA Daniel Le Saux11USSR RSFSRLadaSamara 21083?USSR Vladislav ShtykovUSSR Yuriy Baykov5, 8USSR Sergey AlyasovUSSR Aleksandr Levitan5CZE Škoda MotorsportŠkodaFavorit 136 LMichelinCZE Ladislav KřečekCZE Bořivoj Motl5, 10CZE Pavel SiberaCZE Petr Gross5, 8, 12FIN Kalevi AhoFIN Timo Hakala8, 10GBR Škoda GB?NOR John HauglandNOR Petter Vegel12ARG Marcelo RaiesRenault18 GTX?ARG Marcelo RaiesARG Jorge Gonzalez7ARG Oscar MaccariARG Oscar MaccariARG Carlos Ostaschinsky7ARG Gabriel MartinFiatRegatta 85?ARG Gabriel MartinARG José Maria Volta7ARG Fernando MarinoARG Fernando MarinoARG Rodolfo Ghilini7 FIA Group N Cup major entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers RoundsFRA Simon RacingRenault5 GT TurboMichelinFRA Alain OreilleFRA Michel Roissard1–2, 4–7, 9–11FRA Team DiacMichelinFRA Jean RagnottiFRA Gilles Thimonier4FRA Claude BalesiFRA Jean-Paul Cirindini4FRA Sylvain PoloFRA Hervé Sauvage4FRA Bertrand BalasLanciaDelta Integrale 16VMichelinFRA Bertrand BalasFRA Eric Lainé1ITA Top RunMichelinARG Jorge RecaldeARG Martin Christie2, 5–6, 8–9ITA Astra RacingMichelinURU Gustavo TrellesURU Daniel Muzio2, 5–12ARG Ernesto SotoARG Jorge del Buono2, 5–9GBR Walkers Radiators?GBR Steve SmithGBR Brian Hughes12MON Pierre-Manuel JenotAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 75 Turbo?MON Pierre-Manuel JenotFRA "Slo"1FRA Alfa Romeo FrancePirelliFRA Laurent AlbertiniFRA Ange Pasquali4KEN Serena HotelsSubaruLegacy RSBridgestoneKEN Patrick NjiruKEN David Williamson3KEN Ian DuncanMichelinKEN Ian DuncanKEN Yvonne Mehta5ITA Toyota Team ItaliaToyotaCelica GT-4 (ST165)PirelliITA Gilberto PianezzolaITA Lucio Baggio3, 5–6, 9–10CMR Viviane EvinaCorolla FX-16V?CMR Viviane EvinaFRA Nathalie Chastagnol11FIN Pro Sport Rally TeamMitsubishiGalant VR-4MichelinFIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Seppo Harjanne6, 8–10, 12JPN Team Mitsubishi-Ralliart?JPN Kiyoshi InoueJPN Satoshi Hayashi6, 9AUS Pedders SuspensionBridgestoneAUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Jeremy Browne9GBR Q8 Team FordFordSierra RS Cosworth 4x4PirelliGBR Gwyndaf EvansGBR Howard Davies8, 10, 12ITA Ford Italia?ITA Alessandro FassinaITA Massimo Chiapponi10ITA Rally Team ItaliaMazda323 GTXMichelinBEL Grégoire de MeviusBEL Willy Lux10GBR Team DaihatsuDaihatsuCharade GTiDunlopGBR Terry KabyGBR Kevin Gormley12 Events 1990 World Rally Championship event map 800px Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface 1990 World Rally Championship schedule and results Round Rally name ! Podium finishers Rank Driver Co Driver Team Car Time 1 MCO Rallye Monte Carlo(19–25 January) 1FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V5:56:522ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST165 5:57:443ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:00:31 2 PRT Rallye de Portugal(6–10 March) 1ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:17:572FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:20:333FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:23:08 3 KEN Safari Rally(11–16 April) 1SWE Björn WaldegårdGBR Fred GallagherJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1658:39:112FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V9:17:233SWE Mikael EricssonSWE Claes BillstamJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST16511:26:58 4 FRA Tour de Corse(6–9 May) 1FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:45:162ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1656:45:523FRA François ChatriotFRA Michel PérinFRA Bastos Motul BMWBMW M36:49:05 5 GRC Acropolis Rally(3–6 June)1ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1657:34:442FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V7:35:303ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V7:37:42 6 NZL Rally New Zealand(30 June – 3 July)1ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1656:48:262SWE Ingvar CarlssonSWE Per CarlssonJPN Mazda Rally Team EuropeMazda 323 4WD6:49:573FRG Erwin WeberFRG Matthias FeltzFRG Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen Golf Rallye G606:56:24 7 ARG Rally Argentina(24–28 July)1ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V6:51:272ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1656:59:293FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V7:26:22 8 FIN 1000 Lakes Rally(23–26 August)1ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1654:40:552FIN Ari VatanenSWE Bruno BerglundJPN Mitsubishi Ralliart EuropeMitsubishi Galant VR-44:41:143SWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan ParmanderJPN Mitsubishi Ralliart EuropeMitsubishi Galant VR-44:45:53 9 AUS Rally Australia(20–23 September)1FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V5:43:482ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1655:45:283ITA Alex FiorioITA Luigi PirolloITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V5:49:28 10 ITA Rallye Sanremo(14–18 October)1FRA Didier AuriolFRA Bernard OccelliITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V7:30:382FIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V7:31:233ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1657:32:23 11 Ivory Coast Rallye Côte d'Ivoire(28 October – 1 November)1FRA Patrick TauziacFRA Claude PapinJPN Mitsubishi Ralliart EuropeMitsubishi Galant VR-44:54:002AUT Rudi StohlAUT Ernst RöhringerGER Audi SportAudi 90 Quattro5:56:003FRA Alain OreilleFRA Michel RoissardFRA Simon RacingRenault 5 GT Turbo6:52:00 12 GBR Rally GB(25–28 November)1ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica GT-Four ST1655:43:162SWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan ParmanderJPN Mitsubishi Ralliart EuropeMitsubishi Galant VR-45:44:583ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Martini LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V5:47:22Sources:WRC 1990 https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1990/ eWRC-results.com 15 January 20241990 WRC calendar https://www.juwra.com/calendar_1990.html Jonkka's World Rally Archive 15 January 2024 Results Driver championship Pos. Position Driver MONMCO PORPRT KENKEN CORFRA GRCGRC NZLNZL ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS SRMITA IVCIvory Coast GBRGBR Points 1 ESP Carlos Sainz2Ret421121231140 2 FRA Didier Auriol121Ret3RetRet1595 3 FIN Juha KankkunenRet322Ret512Ret85 4 ITA Miki Biasion31Ret31Ret376 5 SWE Mikael Ericsson734RetRet632 6 ITA Dario Cerrato44430 7 AUT Rudi Stohl7Ret4229 8 SWE Kenneth ErikssonRetRetRet3Ret227 9 ITA Alex FiorioRet5Ret38925 10 SWE Ingvar Carlsson2523 11 FRA Alain Oreille1314813106Ret17322 12 SWE Björn Waldegård120 13 FRA Patrick Tauziac120 14 NZL Peter 'Possum' BourneRet5418 15 FRA Bruno Saby6416 16 FIN Ari VatanenRetRetRet2Ret15 17 FRA François Chatriot3Ret12 18 DEU Erwin WeberRet3DSQ12 19 DEU Armin Schwarz5RetRetRet712 20 AUS Ross Dunkerton4Ret10 21 FIN Markku AlénRetRet4RetRet10 22 FRA Alain Ambrosino410 23 SWE Mats Jonsson410 24 FIN Tommi Mäkinen611713Ret10 25 FIN Timo Salonen8Ret6Ret9 26 URY Gustavo Trelles1197Ret15815RetRet9 27 PRT Carlos Bica58 28 JPN Kenjiro Shinozuka5Ret8 29 AUT Raimund Baumschlager58 30 ARG Ernesto Soto12Ret5168 31 ITA Piero Liatti58 32 FRA Patrice Servant58 33 ARG Jorge Recalde7Ret8Ret22117 34 FIN Hannu MikkolaRet6RetRet6 35 KEN Jim Heather-Hayes66 36 FRA Laurent Poggi66 37 ITA Michele Rayneri6Ret6 38 BEL Grégoire de MeviusRet6Ret6 39 CIV Michel Molinie66 40 GBR Colin McRae66 41 FRA Claude Balesi74 42 GRC Giannis Vardinogiannis74 43 ARG Marcelo Raies74 44 FIN Lasse Lampi74 45 ITA Piergiorgio Deila74 46 FRA Jean-Philippe Bernier74 47 BEL Marc Duez8Ret3 48 KEN Patrick Njiru83 49 KEN Ian DuncanRet83 50 ARG Gabriel Martin83 51 FIN Sebastian Lindholm83 52 CMR Viviane Evina83 53 GBR David Llewellin83 54 ITA Paola de MartiniRet169Ret WD32RetRet2 55 FRA François Delecour9Ret2 56 PRT Joaquim Santos92 57 KEN Ashok Pattni92 58 ITA Gilberto Pianezzola1392 59 ARG Oscar Maccari92 60 FIN Esa Saarenpää92 61 JPN Kiyoshi Inoue92 62 ITA Giuseppe Grossi92 63 FRA Jean-Michel Dionneau92 64 FRA Bertrand Balas101 65 DEU Ronald Holzer101 66 KEN Steve Anthony101 67 FRA Sylvain Polo101 68 GRC Pavlos Moschoutis101 69 ARG Fernando Marino101 70 FIN Risto Buri101 71 AUS Ed Ordynski101 72 ITA Alessandro Fassina101 73 CIV Adolphe Choteau101 74 BEL Robert Droogmans101 Pos. Position Driver MONMCO PORPRT KENKEN CORFRA GRCGRC NZLNZL ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS SRMITA IVCIvory Coast GBRGBR PointsSources:FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1990 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-world-rally-championship/standings/1990 Motorsport Stats 15 January 2024Season 1990 – Championship standings https://www.juwra.com/season_1990_points.html Jonkka's World Rally Archive 15 January 2024 Manufacturer championship Pos. Position Manufacturer MONMCO PORPRT KENKEN CORFRA GRCGRC ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS SRMITA GBRGBR Points 1 ITA Lancia1121215113 137 2 JPN Toyota212121231 131 3 JPN Mitsubishi5272 56 4 JPN Subaru6844 43 5 JPN Mazda8665 30 6 FRA Renault76 24 7 GER Audi7949 24 8 GBR Ford896 22 9 GER BMW3 14 10 GER Volkswagen5 10 11 FRA Citroën6 8 12 ARG Renault Argentina7 8 13 ARG Fiat Argentina8 6 14 JPN Daihatsu9 3 15 FRA Peugeot9 2 16 JPN Nissan10 2 Pos. Position Manufacturer MONMCO PORPRT KENKEN CORFRA GRCGRC ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS SRMITA GBRGBR PointsSources: References External links FIA World Rally Championship 1990 at ewrc-results.com FIA World Rally Championship 1990 at World Rally Archive World Rally Championship Category:World Rally Championship seasons