The 1992 World Rally Championship was the 20th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. Carlos Sainz won his second drivers' world championship in a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185, ahead of Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Ford.
Calendar
Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistancePoints125 January29 January 60th Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloMonte CarloMixed26628.29 kmDrivers & Manufacturers213 February16 February 41st International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow31571.19 kmDrivers only33 March7 March 26th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do PortoEstoril, LisbonGravel40577.30 kmDrivers & Manufacturers427 March1 April 40th Safari RallyNairobiGravelN/A2827.59 kmDrivers & Manufacturers53 May6 May 36th Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac27†618.37 km†Drivers & Manufacturers631 May3 June 39th Acropolis RallyAthensGravel40564.06 kmDrivers & Manufacturers725 June28 June 23rd Rothmans Rally New ZealandManukau, AucklandGravel38584.54 kmDrivers only822 July25 July 12th Rally YPF ArgentinaSan Miguel de TucumánGravel28579.39 kmDrivers & Manufacturers927 August30 August 42nd 1000 Lakes RallyJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel37524.82 kmDrivers & Manufacturers1019 September22 September 5th Telecom Rally AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaGravel35536.62 kmDrivers & Manufacturers1112 October15 October 34th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaMixed25527.48 kmDrivers & Manufacturers1231 October3 November 24th Rallye Cote d'Ivoire - BandamaAbidjanGravelN/A2149.86 kmDrivers only139 November11 November 28th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de EspañaLloret de Mar, CataloniaMixed29519.65 kmDrivers only1422 November25 November 48th Lombard RAC RallyChester, CheshireGravel34567.80 kmDrivers & ManufacturersSources: † - The final part of the Tour de Corse was cancelled after all medical resources on the island had to be taken due to the Furiani disaster.
Teams and drivers Group A major entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds Martini LanciaLanciaDelta HF Intergale Juha Kankkunen Juha Piironen1, 3–4, 6, 9–11, 13–14 Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli1, 3, 5–6, 8–11, 13–14 Andrea Aghini Sauro Farnocchia3, 5, 11, 13–14 Jorge Recalde Martin Christie4, 8 Björn Waldegård Fred Gallagher4 Philippe Bugalski Denis Giraudet5, 9 Giorgio Faletti Giuseppe Cerri11 Jolly Club Philippe Bugalski Denis Giraudet1 Piergiorgio Deila Pierangelo Scalvini11 Duriforte ConstruçõesDelta Integrale 16V Jorge Bica João Sena3 Giovanni Recordati? Giovanni Recordati Marco Verdelli5–6, 11 Konstantinos Apostolou Konstantinos Apostolou Mihalis Kriadis6 A.R.T. EngineeringDelta HF Integrale Piero Liatti Luciano Tedeschini5, 7, 11 Jorge Recalde Jorge Recalde Martin Christie6, 10 Astra Racing Alessandro Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla6, 8, 11, 13 Pierre-César Baroni Philippe David11Delta Integrale 16V "Artemio" Fabio Barisone11Delta HF Integrale Pedro Javier Diego Icíar Muguerza13 Mauro Rallye Team Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono8, 13 Jesús Puras Álex Romaní13 Città di Castelfranco Gilberto Pianezzola Loris Roggia11 Race Line Srl Enrico Bertone Flavio Zanella14 Toyota Team EuropeToyotaCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185) Carlos Sainz Luis Moya1, 3–8, 10, 13–14 Armin Schwarz Arne Hertz1, 3, 5–6, 13 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki1, 3–4, 6, 9, 14 Toyota Team SwedenCelica GT-4 (ST165)2 Mats Jonsson Lars Bäckman2 Leif Asterhag Christina Thörner2 Finnish Junior Rally Team? Marcus Grönholm Ilkka Riipinen2, 9 Adventure Boots/Toyota - Mobil? Joaquim Santos Carlos Magalhães3 Toyota KenyaCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185) Mikael Ericsson Nicky Grist4Celica GT-4 (ST165) Ian Duncan David Williamson4 Sarbi Rai? Sarbi Rai Supee Soin4 Jonathan Toroitich? Jonathan Toroitich Ibrahim Choge4 Yasuhiro IwaseCelica Turbo 4WD (ST185)? Yasuhiro Iwase Sudhir Vinayak4 Toyota HellasCelica GT-4 (ST165) "Jigger" Konstantinos Stefanis6 Toyota Team Finland Antero Laine Risto Virtanen9 Samir Assef? Samir Assef Clement Konan12 Adolphe ChoteauCorolla AE86? Adolphe Choteau Patrick Langlais12 Denis Occelli? Denis Occelli Frank Michel12 Jean-Claude Dupuis? Jean-Claude Dupuis Nathalie Copetti12 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.FordSierra RS Cosworth 4x4 Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero1, 3–6, 9, 11, 14 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11, 13 Josep María Bardolet Josep Autet13 Malcolm Wilson Bryan Thomas14 Oy Ford Ab Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen2, 9 Eija Jurvanen Eija Jurvanen Marjo Berglund2, 9–14 Ford España Josep María Bardolet Josep Autet3 Brian Stokes? Brian Stokes Jeff Judd7 Esa Saarenpää Esa Saarenpää Lasse Hirvijärvi9 Ford Italia Gianfranco Cunico Stefano Evangelisti11 Gwyndaf Evans? Gwyndaf Evans Howard Davies14 Russell Brookes? Russell Brookes Neil Wilson14 RodamsportSierra RS Cosworth José Miguel Luís Lisboa3 Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishiGalant VR-4 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander1, 3, 6, 14 Timo Salonen Voitto Silander1, 3 Lasse Lampi Pentti Kuukkala2, 9, 14 Kenjiro Shinozuka John Meadows4, 12 Ross Dunkerton Fred Gocentas7, 10 CFAO? Patrick Tauziac Christian Boy12 Nissan Motorsports EuropeNissanSunny GTI-R François Chatriot Michel Périn1, 3 Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne1, 3, 9, 14 Stig Blomqvist Benny Melander9, 142 Škoda MotorsportŠkodaFavorit 136 L Vladimír Berger Jiří Janeček1, 6 Miroslav Fanta9, 11, 13–14 Pavel Sibera Petr Gross1, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 Prodrive Subaru Rally Team EuropeSubaruLegacy RS Ari Vatanen Bruno Berglund2, 6–7, 9–10, 14 Colin McRae Derek Ringer2, 6–7, 9, 14 Clarion Team Europe Per Eklund Johnny Johansson2, 14 Azar AnwarLegacy Estate? Azar Anwar Kuwinder Sandhu4 Subaru Rally Team AustraliaLegacy RS Peter 'Possum' Bourne Rodger Freeth7, 10 Joe McAndrew Joe McAndrew Bob Haldane7 Mazda Team SwedenMazda323 GTX 'Nalle' Anders Olsson2 Mazda Rally Team Asia Pacific? Rod Millen Tony Sircombe7, 10 Neil Allport Jim Robb7 Opel Team SwedenOpelCorsa A GSi Per Svan Johan Olsson2 Opel Team BelgiumCalibra 16V Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot5, 11Kadett GSI 16V12Astra GSi 16V Alain Lopes Jacky Delvaux12 Opel Team EspañaCorsa A GSi Luis Climent José Antonio Muñoz13 Iñigo Lilly Mario Saguillo13 Renault GalpRenaultClio 1.8 16V José Carlos Macedo Miguel Borges3 Société DiacClio 16S Alain Oreille Jean-Marc Andrié5 Jean Ragnotti Gilles Thimonier5 Gabriel Raies18 GTX? Gabriel Raies Jose Maria Volta8 Juan Pablo Raies? Juan Pablo Raies Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz8 Walter Augusto D'Agostini? Walter Augusto D'Agostini Juan Turra8 AxergieCitroënAX Sport Adruzilo Lopes António Abreu3 Citroën SportAX GTI Yves Loubet Jean-Paul Chiaroni5AX Sport Christine Driano Catherine François5, 13 Stohl RacingAudi90 Quattro? Rudolf Stohl Peter Diekmann4, 6, 8, 12? Manfred Stohl Kay Gerlach4, 12 Patrice Servant? Patrice Servant Thierry Brion12 Belgian Audi Club? Damien Chaballe Dany Delvaux12 Ryce Motors Ltd.DaihatsuCharade Marco Brighetti Abdul Sidi4 Guy Jack Des Page-Morris4 Ashok Pattni Zahid Mogul4 Patrick BernardiniBMWM3 E30 Patrick Bernardini Rocky Demedardi5 Escudería Aterura José María Ponce José Carlos Déniz13 Peugeot FrancePeugeot309 GTI 16 Fabien Doenlen Evelyne Merciol5 Lion Hellas SA205 Rallye? Sotiris Kokkinis Stathis Mokkas6 Peugeot Talbot España309 GTI 16 "Capi Saiz" Carlos del Barrio13 RACC Motorsport Miguel Solé Joan Moreno13 Peugeot Talbot Sport Richard Burns Robert Reid14 RSFSRLadaSamara 21083? Sergey Alyasov Aleksandr Levitan6, 9? Aleksandr Artemenko Viktor Timkovskiy7, 9 Lada Hellas? Vladislav Shtykov Yuriy Baykov6 Suzuki SportSuzukiSwift GTi? Russell Palmer Roland Pickering10 Nobuhiro Tajima Ross Runnalls10
FIA Group N Cup major entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds Christophe SpiliotisFordSierra RS Cosworth 4x4 Christophe Spiliotis Isabelle Spiliotis1 Lorenzo Colbrelli? Lorenzo Colbrelli Gianfranco Imerito1 Jean-Paul Aymé? Jean-Paul Aymé Brigitte Aymé1 Giovanni Manfrinato? Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta1, 5, 9, 11 Team Matter Sicherheit Dieter Depping Klaus Wendel1, 5 Amocargo Fernando Peres Ricardo Caldeira3 Canarias Sport Club Fernando Capdevila Alfredo Rodríguez3, 5–6, 8, 13–14 Marlboro Team Ford Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ronan Morgan3, 6–7, 10–11, 13 Jean-Marie Santoni? Jean-Marie Santoni Marcel Cesarini5 Shell Helix Motor Oils Alister McRae David Senior14 Jonny Milner Jonny Milner Chris Wood14 Mitsubishi Ralliart SwedenMitsubishiGalant VR-4 Sören Nilsson Per-Ove Persson2 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Jarmo Kytölehto Arto Kapanen2, 9–10, 14 Ed Ordynski? Ed Ordynski Harry Mansson7 Mark Stacey10 Seiichiro Taguchi? Seiichiro Taguchi Chris Clarke7 Craig Stallard? Craig Stallard Graeme Jesse7, 10 Kiyoshi Inoue? Kiyoshi Inoue Satoshi Hayashi7, 10 Juha Hellman? Juha Hellman Tapio Järvi9 Westec Racing? Challis Tolley Rod van der Straaten10 Ecurie Hesbaye Guy Colsoul Edy Paquay12 Roger EricssonSubaruLegacy RS? Roger Ericsson Ola Carlsson2 Patrick Njiru Patrick Njiru Ian Munro4 Per Eklund Per Eklund Johnny Johansson4 Will Orr? Will Orr Heather Orr7 Mikael SundströmLanciaDelta Integrale 16V? Mikael Sundström Jakke Honkanen2–3, 7 Città di CastelfrancoDelta HF Integrale? Lorenzo Colbrelli Liliana Armand3, 5 Top Run Carlos Menem jr. Victor Zucchini3, 5, 7–8, 10, 13 Meteco Corse Romeo Deila Claudio Giachino11 Nissan Belgium Rally TeamNissanSunny GTI-R Grégoire de Mevius Willy Lux3, 6, 8–9, 12 Hiroshi Nishiyama Hiroshi Nishiyama Hisashi Yamaguchi4, 8, 12 "Stratissino" "Stratissino" Tonia Pavli6 Mikael Sundström? Mikael Sundström Jakke Honkanen9 Alain Oudit? Alain Oudit Frédéric Spaak12 Yoshio FujimotoPulsar GTi-R Yoshio Fujimoto Hakaru Ichino7, 10 Rally Team ItaliaMazda323 GTX Alessandro Fassina Luigi Pirollo3, 6, 11, 14 Barry Sexton? Barry Sexton Neil Cathcart7 Pierre BenazziBMWM3 E30? Pierre Benazzi Vincent Benazzi5 Alejandro SchmaukAlfa Romeo33? Alejandro Schmauk Jaime Rojas8 Mirabella Mille MigliaPeugeot309 GTI Angelo Medeghini Paolo Cecchini11 Armangue Competicion David Guixeras Josep María Falcó13
Results and standings Drivers' championship