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.
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.
Calendar
Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistance123 January27 January 61st Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloMonte CarloMixed22593.62 km212 February14 February 42nd International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow28519.63 km33 March6 March 27th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do PortoEstoril, LisbonMixed38576.13 km48 April12 April 41st Trust Bank Safari RallyNairobiGravel282116.50 km52 May4 May 37th Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac24556.42 km630 May1 June 40th Acropolis RallyAthensGravel36545.39 km714 July17 July 13th Rally YPF ArgentinaCarlos Paz, CórdobaGravel25507.13 km85 August8 August 24th Rothmans Rally New ZealandManukau, AucklandGravel36562.74 km927 August29 August 43rd 1000 Lakes RallyJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel35507.53 km1018 September21 September 6th Telecom Rally AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaGravel34550.72 km1111 October13 October 35th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaTarmac28548.90 km122 November4 November 29th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de EspañaLloret de Mar, CataloniaTarmac29513.60 km1321 November24 November 49th Network Q RAC RallyBirmingham, West MidlandsGravel35547.94 kmSources:
Teams and drivers
Manufacturer entries Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds Repsol Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF Integrale Carlos Sainz Luis Moya 1, 3, 5–8, 10–11 12 Andrea Aghini Sauro Farnocchia1, 35–6, 11 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono6–8, 12 Dario Cerrato Luciano Guizzardi 11 Astra Racing Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne 2, 6, 9 Alessandro Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla3, 6, 11–12 Jorge Recalde Martin Christie 3 Toyota Castrol TeamToyotaCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185) Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli 1–2, 4–7, 9–10 Juha Kankkunen Juha Piironen 1–2, 4, 6 Nicky Grist7–8, 10, 12–13 Denis Giraudet9 Mats Jonsson Lars Bäckman2, 13Celica GT-4 (ST165) 'Gullabo' Ingemar Algerstedt 2Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki 4 Ian Duncan David Williamson 4 Yasuhiro Iwase Sudhir Vinayak 4 François Chatriot Denis Giraudet5 Yves Loubet Didier Breton5 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz 9 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.FordEscort RS Cosworth Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero1, 3, 5–8, 10–12 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup1, 3, 5–6, 8, 10–13 Mikael Ericsson Christina Thörner2 Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen2 Malcolm Wilson Bryan Thomas2, 9 Fernando Peres Ricardo Caldeira3 Carlos Menem jr. Victor Zucchini7 555 Subaru WRTSubaruLegacy RS Colin McRae Derek Ringer2–3, 5–6, 8, 10, 13Vivio Sedan 4WD 4Impreza 555 13Legacy RS Hannu Mikkola Bruno Berglund2 Per Eklund Johnny Johansson2 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki3Impreza 5559Vivio Sedan 4WD Patrick Njiru Rick Mathews4 Masashi Ishida Mohammed Verjee4Legacy RS Ari Vatanen Bruno Berglund6, 8, 10Impreza 5559, 13Legacy RS Peter 'Possum' Bourne Rodger Freeth8, 10 Piero Liatti Alessandro Alessandrini11 Richard Burns Robert Reid13 Alister McRae David Senior13 Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishiLancer Evo I Armin Schwarz Nicky Grist1, 3, 6, 9 Peter Thul13 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander1, 3, 6, 9, 13Galant VR-4 (Grp. N) Jarmo Kytölehto Arto Kapanen2, 9 Stig-Olov Walfridsson Gunnar Barth2 Kenneth Bäcklund Tord Andersson2Lancer Evo I Kenjiro Shinozuka Pentti Kuukkala4 ? Ross Dunkerton Fred Gocentas8, 10
Non Manufacturer Entries Major entries not registered as manufacturers Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds Škoda MotorsportŠkodaFavorit 136 L Pavel Sibera Petr Gross1–3, 5, 9, 11–13 Emil Triner Jiří Klíma1–3, 5, 9, 11–13 Vladimír Berger Martin Hruška13 Mick Smith Nick Middleton13 Opel Team BelgiumOpelAstra GSi 16V Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot1–3, 9, 11–12 Opel Team Sweden? Per Svan Johan Olsson2 Opel Team España Josep María Bardolet Joaquim Muntada12 Luis Climent José Antonio Muñoz12 Opel Team SwedenCalibra Turbo 4x4 Stig Blomqvist Benny Melander2 Opel Dealer Team Holland Erwin Doctor Theo Badenberg12 Scuderia Chicco d'OroFordSierra RS Cosworth 4x4 Olivier Burri Christophe Hofmann1 Rodamsport José Miguel António Manuel3 Helle MotorsportEscort RS Cosworth? Holger Helle Karsten Richardt1 Yacco Bernard Béguin Jean-Paul Chiaroni5 Brian Stokes Brian Stokes Jeff Judd8 Ford Team Finland Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen9, 13 Ford Italia Gianfranco Cunico Stefano Evangelisti11 Bastos Ford Credit Patrick Snijers Dany Colebunders11 Michelin Pilot Team Ford Malcolm Wilson Bryan Thomas13 Robbie Head Campbell Roy13 Automobiles CitroënCitroënZX 16V Patrick Magaud Guylène Brun 1AX GTI Christine Driano Marie-Christine Lallement 1, 3, 5–8, 11 Skepptuna MKBX GTI 16S? Magnus Gustavsson Kenneth Göransson 2 AxergieAX GTI Adruzilo Lopes Luís Lisboa 3 Peugeot SportPeugeot309 GTI 16 Jean-Pierre Ballet Jean-Pierre Dupont 1106 XSi Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi5 Christian Bruzi Jean-Jacques Pages5 Peugeot Team Italia Angelo Medeghini Paolo Cecchini11 Paolo Andreucci Paolo Amati11 Peugeot Talbot Sport Oriol Gómez Marc Martí12309 GTI 16 Mark Lawn Steve Harris 13 SMS AG Revo IngenieureAudiCoupé S2 Sepp Haider Klaus Wendel2, 8, 10 Stohl Racing Rudolf Stohl Peter Diekmann4, 6–790 Quattro Manfred Stohl Kay Gerlach4, 7 Q8 Team Mazda DealerMazda323 GT-R 'Nalle' Anders Olsson2 Wessman Rally Sport? Håkan Eriksson Jan Svanström2 Allport Motorsport? Neil Allport Jim Robb8 KNA OsloToyotaToyota Celica GT-4 (ST165) Birger Gundersen Petter Vegel2 Top Wheels? Jonathan Toroitich Ibrahim Choge4 Billy Rautenbach? Billy Rautenbach Surinder Thatthi4 Marcus GrönholmCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185) Marcus Grönholm Voitto Silander9 Vännäs MK Thomas Rådström Anders Dawidson9 Toyota Team Australia? Neal Bates Coral Taylor10 Duriforte ConstruçõesLanciaDelta HF Integrale Jorge Bica João Sena3 Konstantinos Apostolou Konstantinos Apostolou Mihalis Kriadis6 Nikos Tsadaris? Nikos Tsadaris Elias Kafaoglou6 H.F. Grifone SRL Piero Longhi Flavio Zanella11 Gilberto Pianezzola Loris Roggia 11, 13 Večerník Praha Ladislav Křeček Jan Krečman 11 Renault GalpRenaultClio 1.8 16V José Carlos Macedo Miguel Borges3 Société DiacClio Williams Alain Oreille Jean-Marc Andrié 5 Jean Ragnotti Gilles Thimonier 5 Serge Jordan Jack Boyère 5 Claude Balesi Jean-Paul Cirindini5 "Leonidas" "Leonidas" Maria Pavli-Korre6 Gabriel Raies18 GTX? Gabriel Raies Jose Maria Volta 7 Juan Pablo Raies? Juan Pablo Raies Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz 7 Ryce Motors Ltd.DaihatsuCharade Marco Brighetti Abdul Sidi 4 Guy Jack Des Page-Morris4 Ashok Pattni Zahid Mogul 4 Azar AnwarSubaruLegacy RS? Azar Anwar Shailen Shah 4 Frédéric Dor Frédéric Dor Philippe Viale5 Joe McAndrew Joe McAndrew Bob Haldane 8 Kaliber Kenny McKinstry Robbie Philpott 12 Chemigas LimitedVolkswagenGolf II GTi 16V? Sammy Aslam Farakh Yusuf 4 Shell Helix Motor Oils Jimmy McRae Chris Wood 13 Autostal DuindistelNissanSunny GTI-R? Gaby Goudezeune Filip De Pelsemaeker 6 Nissan Belgium Rally TeamSunny GTi Grégoire de Mevius Willy Lux 13 Autovaz RallyLadaSamara 21083? Sergey Alyasov Aleksandr Levitan6, 9, 13 Vladislav Shtykov Yuriy Baykov 6 Aleksandr Nikonenko Sergey Talantsev 6, 9 Aleksandr Artemenko Viktor Timkovskiy 8–9, 13 José CecchetoFiatRegatta? José Ceccheto Justo Carrera 7 Carlos Malarczuk Carlos Malarczuk Jorge Gonzalez 7 Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandMitsubishiGalant VR-4 Lasse Lampi Pentti Kuukkala 9 Blue Rose Team? Mika Sohlberg Risto Mannisenmäki 9 Indonesia Rally Team? Tony Hardianto Teddy Kurnadi 10 Ledi Kurnadi Raphael Arioseno10 MIT MotorsportHondaCivic SiR? John Buffum Steve Greenhill10 Suzuki SportSuzukiSwift GTi MK2? Nobuhiro Tajima Ross Runnalls10 Team Suzuki Malaysia Russell Palmer Brian Harwood10 Vauxhall MotorsportVauxhallAstra GSI 16V David Llewellin Ian Grindrod13 Mark Higgins Mike Corner13
FIA Group N Cup major entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds Christophe SpiliotisLanciaDelta HF Integrale Christophe Spiliotis Hervé Thibaud1 Ramiro FernandesDelta Integrale 16V? Ramiro Fernandes Monteiro Cruz3 Jean-Baptiste SerpaggiFordEscort RS Cosworth? Jean-Baptiste Serpaggi Francis Serpaggi1, 5 Mirabella Racing? Andrea Dallavilla Danilo Fappani1, 11 Marlboro Team Ford Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ronan Morgan1–2, 6–7, 11–12 António Coutinho António Coutinho Cândido Júnior3 António Manuel5 Paulo Brandão7 Luís Lisboa11–12 Ford Italia? Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta5, 11 Renato Travaglia? Renato Travaglia Alessandro Mari11 Sanremo Promo Sport? Christophe Spiliotis Hervé Thibaud11 Shell Helix Motor Oils Gwyndaf Evans Howard Davies13 Jonny Milner Steve Turvey13 Mitsubishi Motors DeutschlandMitsubishiGalant VR-4 Isolde Holderied Christina Thörner1 Mitsubishi Ralliart Kenneth Bäcklund Tord Andersson2 Jarmo Kytölehto Arto Kapanen2, 9 Stig-Olov Walfridsson Gunnar Barth2 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Jouko Puhakka Keijo Eerola 9 Yoshio FujimotoLancer Evo I Yoshio Fujimoto Hakaru Ichino 8, 10 Michael Lieu? Michael Lieu Edmond Lim 8, 10 Les Walkden Racing Ed Ordynski Mark Stacey 10 Kiyoshi Inoue? Kiyoshi Inoue Satoshi Hayashi10 Melbourne University Car Club? David Officer Kate Officer10 Rally Team ItaliaMazda323 GT-R Alessandro Fassina Luigi Pirollo3, 6, 8, 11–12 Notis Giagnissis Notis Giagnissis Giorgos Kerantzakis6 Pavlos Moschoutis Pavlos Moschoutis Kóstas Fertakis6 Stefan ReiningerSubaruLegacy RS Stefan Reininger Rudolf Brandstätter3–4 Simon Young6–7 Hasmat Shamji? Hasmat Shamji Peter Stone4 Mike Rimmer? Mike Rimmer Chris Patterson13 Morio NittaToyotaCelica GT-4 (ST165)? Morio Nitta Dave Macharia4 Société DiacRenaultClio Williams Serge Jordan Jack Boyère5 Escudería PurroyClio 16V? Javier Azcona Inma Vittorini 12 Guy FioriBMW325i E30 Guy Fiori Mario Bastelica 5 Sergio KoskyNissanPulsar GTi-R? Sergio Kosky Jorge Vargas 7 Peña Motorista 10xHoraPeugeot309 GTI Jordi Serracanta Pau Serracanta 12
Results and standings Drivers' championship