1993 World Rally Championship

The 1993 World Rally Championship was the 21st season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies. Juha Kankkunen won his fourth drivers' world championship in a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD, ahead of François Delecour and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Toyota, ahead of Ford and Subaru.

1993 World Rally Championship
World Drivers' Champion:
Juha Kankkunen
World Manufacturers' Champion:
Toyota
Previous: 1992 Next: 1994
The 1993 World Rally Champions; Juha Kankkunen's Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185.

Lancia dropped the Martini Racing works team, while the Lancia Delta continued through privateers Jolly Club and Astra Racing.

Regulation changes

  • For the first time, all rounds of the championship counted towards both drivers' and manufacturers' championships.
  • Each manufacturer had to register a team and nominate the drivers 30 days before each event to score points for the manufacturers' championship.

Teams and drivers

Team Constructor Car Tyre Drivers Rounds
Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF Integrale M
P
Carlos Sainz 1, 3, 5–8, 10–12
Andrea Aghini 1, 3, 5–6, 11
Gustavo Trelles 6–8, 12
Dario Cerrato 11
Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Escort RS Cosworth M Miki Biasion 1, 3, 5–8, 10–12
François Delecour 1, 3, 5–6, 8, 10–13
Mikael Ericsson 2
Sebastian Lindholm 2, 9, 13
Malcolm Wilson 2, 9, 13
Mohammed Bin Sulayem 2–3, 6–7, 11–12
Fernando Peres 3
Carlos Menem 7
Gianfranco Cunico 11
Patrick Snijers 11
Robbie Head 13
Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Celica GT-Four ST185
M Didier Auriol 1–2, 5–10, 12–13
Juha Kankkunen 1–2, 4, 6–10, 12–13
Mats Jonsson 2, 13
Tomas Jansson 2
Markku Alén 4
Ian Duncan 4
Yasuhiro Iwase 4
François Chatriot 5
Yves Loubet 5
Hannu Mikkola 9
Neal Bates 10
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo I
Galant VR-4
M Armin Schwarz 1, 3, 6, 9, 13
Kenneth Eriksson 1, 3, 6, 9, 13
Jarmo Kytölehto 2, 9
Kenneth Bäcklund 2
Kenjiro Shinozuka 4
Ross Dunkerton 8, 10
555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Legacy RS
Impreza 555
Vivio Sedan 4WD
M
P
Colin McRae 2–6, 8, 10, 13
Hannu Mikkola 2
Per Eklund 2
Markku Alén 3, 9
Patrick Njiru 4
Masashi Ishida 4
Ari Vatanen 6, 8–10, 13
Peter 'Possum' Bourne 8, 10
Piero Liatti 11
Richard Burns 13
Alister McRae 13
Motor Sport Developments Opel Calibra Turbo 4x4 P
M
Stig Blomqvist 2
Erwin Doctor 12
Gavin Cox 13
Astra Racing Lancia Delta HF Integrale M Tommi Makinen 2, 6, 9
Alex Fiorio 3, 6, 11–12
Jorge Recalde 3
Jorge Bica 3
Audi Sport Audi Audi Coupé S2 M
P
Sepp Haider 2, 8, 10
Rudi Stohl 4, 6–7
Société Diac Renault Clio Williams M Alain Oreille 5
Jean Ragnotti 5
Serge Jordan 5
Claude Balesi 5

Results and standings

Manufacturers' championship

1993 Manufacturers Championship Points
No Events Total
1 Toyota 2020201720(14)202020 157
2 Ford 172020201717(14)2014 145
3 Subaru 1412102017171010 110
4 Lancia 1412171212178 92
5 Mitsubishi 12111014101217 86

Drivers' championship

1993 World Rally Car Championship Points
No Events Total
1 Juha Kankkunen (8)152020820201220 135
2 François Delecour 15202015122010 112
3 Didier Auriol 2015121212156 92
4 Miki Biasion 12154201510 76
5 Colin McRae 1248206 50
6 Kenneth Eriksson 108815 41
7 Ari Vatanen 15158 38
8 Carlos Sainz 101510- 35
9 Gustavo Trelles 81046 28
10 Tommi Mäkinen 10610 26
11 Markku Alén 1015 25
12 Armin Schwarz 61223 23
13 Mats Jonsson 202 22
14 Andrea Aghini 1210 22
15 Gianfranco Cunico 20 20
16 Alex Fiorio 648 18
17 Bruno Thiry 3184 16
18 Patrick Snijers 15 15
19= Ian Duncan 12 12
19= François Chatriot 12 12
19= Gilberto Pianezzola 12 12
19= Malcolm Wilson 12 12
23 Sepp Haider 48 12
24= Yasuhiro Iwase 10 10
24= Ross Dunkerton 10 10
24= Piero Liatti 10 10
27= Björn Johansson 8 8
27= Guy Jack 8 8
27= Carlos Menem, Jr. 8 8
30 Rudi Stohl 34 7
31= Per Eklund 6 6
31= Ashok Pattni 6 6
31= Bernard Béguin 6 6
31= Mohammed Bin Sulayem 6 6
31= Peter 'Possum' Bourne 6 6
31= Sebastian Lindholm 6 6
31= Renato Travaglia 6 6
38= Olivier Burri 4 4
38= Marco Brighetti 4 4
38= Hannu Mikkola 4 4
38= Ed Ordynski 4 4
38= Andrea Dallavilla 4 4
38= Richard Burns 4 4
44 Alex Fassina 211 4
45= Kenneth Bäcklund 3 3
45= Jorge Bica 3 3
45= Jean Ragnotti 3 3
45= Kóstas Apostolou 3 3
45= António Coutinho 3 3
45= Neil Allport 3 3
45= Lasse Lampi 3 3
45= Neal Bates 3 3
45= Angelo Medeghini 3 3
45= Luís Climent 3 3
55= Christophe Spiliotis 2 2
55= Jarmo Kytölehto 2 2
55= Basmat Shamji 2 2
55= Alain Oreille 2 2
55= Níkos Tsadaris 2 2
55= Gabriel Raies 2 2
55= Joe McAndrew 2 2
55= Kiyoshi Inoue 2 2
55= Freddy Loix 2 2
55= Mía Bardolet 2 2
65= Jean-Baptiste Serpaggi 1 1
65= Per Svan 1 1
65= Manfred Stohl 1 1
65= Giovanni Manfrinato 1 1
65= José Ceccheto 1 1
65= Yoshio Fujimoto 1 1
65= Marcus Grönholm 1 1
65= David Officer 1 1
65= Oriol Gómez 1 1
65= Alister McRae 1 1

Events

1993 World Rally Championship event map
Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Ice/Snow Red = Mixed Surface
1993 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Rally Name Dates run Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium Cars
Rallye Monte Carlo21 January–27 January
  1. Didier Auriol (6h:13m:43s)
  2. François Delecour (6h:13m:58s)
  3. Miki Biasion (6h:16m:59s)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Swedish Rally12 February–14 February
  1. Mats Jonsson (4h:49m:05s)
  2. Juha Kankkunen (4h:49m:18s)
  3. Colin McRae (4h:49m:33s)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  3. Subaru Legacy RS
Rallye de Portugal3 March–6 March
  1. François Delecour (6h:20m:37s)
  2. Miki Biasion (6h:21m:32s)
  3. Andrea Aghini (6h:23m:17s)
  1. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Safari Rally8 April–12 April
  1. Juha Kankkunen (+3m:54s penalties)
  2. Markku Alén (+4m:03s penalties)
  3. Ian Duncan (+5m:24s penalties)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  3. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Tour de Corse2 May–4 May
  1. François Delecour (6h:14m:41s)
  2. Didier Auriol (6h:15m:43s)
  3. François Chatriot (6h:17m:23s)
  1. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  2. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  3. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Acropolis Rally30 May–1 June
  1. Miki Biasion (6h:54m:35s)
  2. Carlos Sainz (6h:55m:48s)
  3. Armin Schwarz (6h:57m:19s)
  1. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  2. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer RS
Rally Argentina14 July–17 July
  1. Juha Kankkunen (5h:32m:31s)
  2. Miki Biasion (5h:34m:25s)
  3. Didier Auriol (5h:49m:29s)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Rally New Zealand5 August–8 August
  1. Colin McRae (6h:12m:31s)
  2. François Delecour (6h:12m:58s)
  3. Didier Auriol (6h:13m:00s)
  1. Subaru Legacy RS
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1000 Lakes Rally27 August–29 August
  1. Juha Kankkunen (4h:23m:51s)
  2. Ari Vatanen (4h:24m:38s)
  3. Didier Auriol (4h:26m:01s)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Subaru Impreza 555
  3. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Rally Australia18 September–21 September
  1. Juha Kankkunen (5h:19m:58s)
  2. Ari Vatanen (5h:25m:50s)
  3. François Delecour (5h:43m:42s)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Subaru Legacy RS
  3. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Rallye Sanremo11 October–13 October
  1. Gianfranco Cunico (6h:19m:40s)
  2. Patrick Snijers (6h:21m:18s)
  3. Gilberto Pianezzola (6h:30m:08s)
  1. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Rally Catalunya2 November–4 November
  1. François Delecour (5h:36m:19s)
  2. Didier Auriol (5h:37m:19s)
  3. Juha Kankkunen (5h:40m:28s)
  1. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  2. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  3. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
RAC Rally21 November–24 November
  1. Juha Kankkunen (6h:25m:48s)
  2. Kenneth Eriksson (6h:27m:32s)
  3. Malcolm Wilson (6h:30m:51s)
  1. Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
  2. Mitsubishi Lancer RS
  3. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
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