The 1994 World Rally Championship was the 22nd season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 10 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Didier Auriol in a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Juha Kankkunen. The manufacturers' title was won by Toyota, ahead of Subaru and Ford.
Calendar
In 1994 started a system of rotation on the World Rally Championship. Because of this, Sweden, Australia and Spain were dropped from the championship and instead were run as part of 1994 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup. This reduced number of full WRC events to ten, the lowest number since 1974–76.
Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistance124 January27 January 62nd Rallye Automobile Monte CarloMonte CarloMixed22588.43 km21 March4 March 28th TAP Rallye de PortugalEstoril, LisbonMixed36571.82 km331 March3 April 42nd Trust Bank Safari RallyNairobiGravel??2393 km45 May7 May 38th Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac23545.48 km529 May31 May 41st Acropolis RallyAthensGravel33503.53 km630 June2 July 14th Rally YPF ArgentinaCarlos Paz, CórdobaGravel29563.90 km729 July31 July 25th Rothmans Rally New ZealandManukau, AucklandGravel30519.31 km826 August28 August 44th Neste 1000 Lakes RallyJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel35522.76 km910 October12 October 36th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaMixed26526.03 km1020 November23 November 50th Network Q RAC RallyChester, CheshireGravel29520.66 kmSources:
Teams and drivers
Manufacturer entries Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) Juha Kankkunen Nicky Grist 1–8Celica GT-Four (ST205) 9–10Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) Didier Auriol Bernard OccelliAll Andrea Aghini Sauro Farnocchia2, 4 Ian Duncan David Williamson3 Yoshio Fujimoto Hakaru Ichino 3 Arne Hertz 5, 7, 10 Marcus Grönholm Voitto Silander8 555 Subaru WRTSubaruImpreza 555 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya 1–2, 4–10 Colin McRae Derek Ringer 1–2, 4–7, 9–10 Richard Burns Robert Reid 7, 10 Peter 'Possum' Bourne Tony Sircombe7Impreza WRX (Grp. N) Patrick Njiru Abdul Sidi3 Richard Burns Robert Reid3 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.FordEscort RS Cosworth Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero 1–2, 4–7, 9–10 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup 1–2, 8–10 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot 1–2, 4, 6, 8–10 Gianfranco Cunico Stefano Evangelisti 4 Malcolm Wilson Bryan Thomas5, 10 Ari Vatanen Fabrizia Pons5, 8 6–7 Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne8 Stig Blomqvist Benny Melander10 Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishiLancer Evo I Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha1Lancer Evo II5, 7, 9Lancer Evo I Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander1Lancer Evo II5, 7Lancer Evo I Kenjiro Shinozuka Pentti Kuukkala3Lancer Evo II Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne9
Non Manufacturer Entries Major entries not registered as manufacturers Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds Société DiacRenaultClio Williams Jean Ragnotti Gilles Thimonier 1, 4 Alain Oreille Jean-Marc Andrié 1, 4 Philippe Bugalski Thierry Renaud 4 Serge Jordan Jack Boyère 4 Claude Balesi Jean-Paul Cirindini 4 Renault Portugal José Carlos Macedo Miguel Borges2 Renault Rally Team Renato Travaglia Alessandro Mari9 Diego Oldrati Paolo Vinzioli9 Italian Promotor Sport Paolo Andreucci Simona Fedeli 9 Gabriel Raies18 GTX? Gabriel Raies Jose Maria Volta6 Juan Pablo Raies? Juan Pablo Raies Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz6 Škoda MotorsportŠkodaFavorit 136 L Pavel Sibera Petr Gross 1–2, 5, 8–10 Vladimír Berger Pavel Štanc 1 Emil Triner Jiří Klíma2, 5, 8–10 Mauro Rally TuningLanciaDelta HF Integrale Maurizio Verini Baldovino Dassu 1 Michele Gregis Michele Gregis Massimo Chiapponi 1 Duriforte Construções Jorge Bica João Sena 2, 9 Astra Racing Alessandro Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla 5 "Artemio" Aleandro Dal Monte 9 Armodios Vovos Armodios Vovos Kóstas Fertakis 5 Nikolai BurkartOpelAstra GSi 16V? Nikolai Burkart Regine Rausch1 Opel Team Belgium Grégoire de Mevius Willy Lux2, 5, 8–10 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets 8–9 Grenoble Sport Auto Yves Loubet Dominique Savignoni 4 Nissan F2NissanSunny GTi Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne 2, 10 "Stratissino" Tonia Pavli5 Alister McRae David Senior 8–10 Ari Mökkönen Risto Virtanen 8 Alessandro FiorioFordEscort RS Cosworth Alessandro Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla 2 Totta Peres Competição Fernando Peres Ricardo Caldeira 2 Rodamsport José Miguel António Manuel 2 Yacco Patrick Bernardini Rocky Demedardi 4 SMS AG Revo Ingenieure Raimund Baumschlager Manfred Hiemer 5, 8 Ari Vatanen Fabrizia Pons 10 Leonídas Kirkos Leonídas Kirkos Ioánnis Stavropoulos5 Brian Stokes Brian Stokes Jeff Judd 7 Ford Team Finland Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen 8 Mika Sohlberg Mika Sohlberg Risto Mannisenmäki 8 Jolly Club Gianfranco Cunico Stefano Evangelisti 9 Malcolm Wilson Bryan Thomas 9 Jan Habig? Jan Habig Douglas Judd 10 Ford MotorsportEscort RS 2000 MKVI Gwyndaf Evans Howard Davies 10 Remus RacingAudiCoupé S2 Raphael Sperrer Ernest Loidl 2 Stohl Racing Rudolf Stohl Jürgen Bertl3 Peter Diekmann6 Manfred Stohl5 Kay Gerlach7 Karim HirjiToyotaCelica GT-4 (ST165)? Karim Hirji Frank Nekusa3 Jonathan ToroitichCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185)? Jonathan Toroitich Ibrahim Choge3 Satwant Singh? Satwant Singh Surinder Thatthi3 Vännäs MK Thomas Rådström Lars Bäckman8 Pasi Hagström Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister8 H.F. Grifone SRL Gilberto Pianezzola Loris Roggia9 Andrea Aghini Sauro Farnocchia9 Piero Longhi Flavio Zanella9 Rob HellierMitsubishiGalant VR-4? Rob Hellier Philip Valentine3 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Lasse Lampi Pentti Kuukkala8 Azar AnwarSubaruLegacy Estate? Azar Anwar Shailen Shah3 Joe McAndrewLegacy RS Joe McAndrew Bob Haldane7 A.R.T. EngineeringImpreza 555 Piero Liatti Luigi Pirollo9 Chemigas LimitedVolkswagenGolf II GTi 16V? Sammy Aslam Joey Ghose3 Marco MassarottoBMWM3 E30 Marco Massarotto Jean-Pierre Gordon4 Peugeot SportPeugeot106 Rallye Fabien Doenlen Hervé Sauvage4 Peugeot Sport Great Britain306 S16 Martin Rowe Chris Wood10 Russian Automobile FederationLadaSamara 21083? Aleksandr Nikonenko Sergey Talantsev5, 8 Sergey Alyasov Vladlen Ishimov5, 8 Suzuki SportSuzukiSwift GTi MK2S Nobuhiro Tajima Ross Runnalls7 Vauxhall MotorsportVauxhallAstra GSI 16V David Llewellin Ian Grindrod10
FIA Group N Cup major entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds Jesús PurasFordEscort RS Cosworth Jesús Puras Álex Romaní1, 10 Carlos del Barrio2, 4, 6–7, 9 Pierre-Manuel Jenot Pierre-Manuel Jenot "Slo"1 Franck Phillips? Franck Phillips Olivier Peyret1 "Tchine" "Tchine" Jean-Pierre Fricout1 Daniel Ducruet Daniel Ducruet Freddy Delorme1, 9 Kris Rosenberger Kris Rosenberger Klaus Wendel1–2, 4–5, 7, 9 Albano Costa? Albano Costa Mendes Marques2 Marlboro Team Ford Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ronan Morgan2, 4–5 Mike Little Preparations? Carlos Menem jr. Victor Zucchini2, 4–6? Jorge Bescham José Garcia6? Richie Holfeld Ed Morgan10 Jean-Jacques Padovani? Jean-Jacques Padovani Guy Voillemier4 François Faggianelli? François Faggianelli Jean-Dominique Mattei4 Shell Helix Motor Oils Jonny Milner Steve Turvey10 Jeremy Easson Jeremy Easson Alun Cook10 Steve Petch? Steve Petch Peter Croft10 Paul Dyas? Paul Dyas Stuart Derry10 Paolo PersicoSierra RS Cosworth 4x4? Paolo Persico Marco Vialli 1 Rui Madeira? Rui Madeira Nuno Rodrigues da Silva 2 Josef Burkhard? Josef Burkhard Detlef Schaller 2 Robin Boyd-Moss? Robin Boyd-Moss Mark Trower 3 Jukka Saikkonen? Jukka Saikkonen Kari Kallio8 Hervé Malbert? Hervé Malbert Eric Vaurin9 Mitsubishi Ralliart GermanyMitsubishiLancer Evo I Isolde Holderied Christina Thörner1–2, 4, 6Lancer Evo II8–10Lancer Evo I Jorge Recalde Martin Christie2, 4Lancer Evo II6–9 Les Walkden Racing Ed Ordynski Mark Stacey7 Kiyoshi Inoue? Kiyoshi Inoue Yoshimasa Nakahara7 Reece JonesLancer Evo I? Reece Jones Leo Bult7 Hikaru Teshigawara? Hikaru Teshigawara Tadayoshi Sato7 Michael Lieu? Michael Lieu Hakaru Ichino7 Yoshihiro Kataoka? Yoshihiro Kataoka Akira Kojima7 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Jarmo Kytölehto Arto Kapanen8 Olli Harkki Antti Virjula8 Mitsubishi Ralliart NetherlandsLancer Evo II? Erwin Doctor Theo Badenberg10 Gustavo RamondaGalant VR-4? Gustavo Ramonda Horacio Berra 6 Harri Rovanperä? Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen 8 Pasi Laaksomaa? Pasi Laaksomaa Jari Salo 8 Eddie MercierRenaultClio Williams Eddie Mercier Jean-Michel Véret 1, 4 Stefan Reininger? Stefan Reininger Robert Csösz 2, 4, 6, 10 Michel Farnaud5 GT Turbo? Michel Farnaud Thierry Giraud1 José PereiraToyotaCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185)? José Pereira Armando Veiga 2 Toyota Castrol Finland? Jouni Ahvenlammi Teppo Leino 8? Mika Utria Marko Lehtinen 8 Subaru M.S.G.SubaruImpreza WRX Patrick Njiru Abdul Sidi 3 Richard Burns Robert Reid3 Impreza IPF Fujitsubo? Mitsuo Maejima Kevin Gormley7? Masao Kamioka Iain Stewart7, 10 Stefan ReiningerLegacy RS? Stefan Reininger Robert Csösz3 Panu Plosila? Panu Plosila Antti Tala8 Gustavo DechecchiJusty 4WD? Gustavo Dechecchi Mario Ramos6 Phineas KimathiMazda323 4WD? Phineas Kimathi Allan Muhindi3 "Maverick"323 GTX? "Maverick" Ioánna Takanikou 5 Giorgos Galanakis? Giorgos Galanakis Mihalis Patrikoussis5 Rally Team Italia323 GT-R? Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Paolo Belotti9? Gerolamo Pelli Maurizio Barone9 Mark TilburyNissanPulsar GTi-R? Mark Tilbury Chris McLean3 Manolis PanagiotopoulosSunny GTI-R? Manolis Panagiotopoulos Nikos Panou5 Guy FioriBMW325i E30 Guy Fiori Mario Bastelica4 Fritz WaldherrAudiCoupé S2? Fritz Waldherr Werner Jahrbacher5 Francis LeymariePeugeot205 Rallye? Francis Leymarie Patrick Vieux-Rochat5 Enrique LevalleSuzukiSwift GTi? Enrique Levalle Patricio Isakson6 Heriberto Ortiz? Heriberto Ortiz Atilio Rolandi6 Hyundai Rally SportHyundaiLantra? Wayne Bell David Boddy7 Giacomo TrisconiOpelAstra GSi 16V Giacomo Trisconi Massimo Tarrano9 Petronas EON Racing TeamProtonWira 4WD Karamjit Singh Ron Teoh10
Standing
Drivers' Championship
For the Drivers' Championship, points were awarded to the top 10 finishers.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
Driver MON POR KEN FRA GRE ARG NZL FIN ITA GBR Points 1 Didier Auriol Ret 2 3 1 Ret 1 5 2 1 6 116 2 Carlos Sainz 3 4 2 1 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 99 3 Juha Kankkunen 2 1 Ret 4 3 Ret 2 9 7 2 93 4 Colin McRae 10 Ret Ret EX Ret 1 5 1 49 5 Bruno Thiry 6 Ret 6 4 Ret 4 3 44 6 Miki Biasion 4 3 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 42 7 Armin Schwarz 7 2 3 Ret 31 8 François Delecour 1 Ret 4 Ret EX 30 9 Ari Vatanen 5 3 Ret Ret 5 28 10 Tommi Mäkinen Ret 1 Ret 9 22 11 Ian Duncan 1 20 12 Kenneth Eriksson 5 Ret 4 18 13 Kenjiro Shinozuka 2 15 14 Andrea Aghini Ret 3 Ret 12 15 Patrick Njiru 4 10 16 Alex Fiorio Ret 4 10 17 Stig Blomqvist 4 10 18 Rudi Stohl 6 7 10 19 Fernando Peres 5 8 20 Richard Burns 5 Ret Ret 8 21 Jorge Recalde Ret 17 5 Ret Ret 16 8 22 Marcus Grönholm 5 8 23 Malcolm Wilson 6 9 Ret 8 24 Yoshio FujimotoWD 7 7 Ret 8 25 José Carlos Macedo 6 6 26 Jorge Bescham 6 6 27 Joe McAndrew 6 6 28 Lasse Lampi 6 6 29 Gianfranco Cunico Ret 6 6 30 Jesús Puras 9 8 12 Ret Ret 17 15 5 31 Raphael Sperrer 7 4 32 Karim Hirji 7 4 33 Patrick Bernardini 7 4 34 Thomas Rådström 7 4 35 Gwyndaf Evans 7 4 36 Isolde Holderied 15 11 16 8 29 15 16 3 37 Jean Ragnotti 13 8 3 38 Pierre-Manuel Jenot 8 3 39 Sammy Aslam 8 3 40 Aris Vovos 8 3 41 Brian Stokes 8 3 42 Jarmo Kytölehto 8 3 43 Piero Longhi 8 3 44 Jan Habig 8 3 45 Emil Triner 12 9 19 18 22 2 46 Rui Madeira 9 2 47 Rob Hellier 9 2 48 Serge Jordan Ret 9 2 49 Gabriel Raies 9 2 50 Ed Ordynski 9 2 51 Pavel Sibera 20 10 10 18 Ret 19 2 52 Grégoire De Mévius Ret Ret 14 Ret 10 1 53 Azar Anwar 10 1 54 Marco Massarotto 10 1 55 Gustavo Ramonda 10 1 56 Kiyoshi Inoue 10 1 57 Olli Harkki 10 1 58 Jorge Bica Ret 10 1 Driver MON POR KEN FRA GRE ARG NZL FIN ITA GBR PointsSources:
Manufacturers' Championship
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers, but only the best placed car of each registered manufacturer obtained points.
Overall position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 12 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Group position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Points 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1