The list of World Rally Championship seasons includes all seasons of the FIA World Rally Championship, from the inaugural 1973 season.
WRC seasons Season Events Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1973 13 No drivers' championshipFrom 1973 to 1976, no drivers' championship was contested. In 1977 and 1978, there was still no official drivers' world championship but an FIA Cup for Drivers. Alpine-Renault Fiat Ford 1974 8In 1974, the Monte Carlo Rally, the Swedish Rally and the Acropolis Rally were cancelled due to the oil crisis. Lancia Fiat Ford 1975 10 Lancia Fiat Alpine-Renault 1976 10 Lancia Opel Ford 1977 11 Sandro Munari Björn Waldegård Bernard Darniche Fiat Ford Toyota 1978 11 Markku Alén Jean-Pierre Nicolas Hannu Mikkola Fiat Ford Opel 1979 12 Björn Waldegård Hannu Mikkola Markku Alén Ford Datsun Fiat 1980 12 Walter Röhrl Hannu Mikkola Björn Waldegård Fiat Datsun Ford 1981 12 Ari Vatanen Guy Fréquelin Hannu Mikkola Talbot Datsun Ford 1982 12In 1982, Rally Argentina was cancelled due to Falklands War. Walter Röhrl Michèle Mouton Hannu Mikkola Audi Opel Nissan 1983 12 Hannu Mikkola Walter Röhrl Markku Alén Lancia Audi Opel 1984 12 Stig Blomqvist Hannu Mikkola Markku Alén Audi Lancia Peugeot 1985 12 Timo Salonen Stig Blomqvist Walter Röhrl Peugeot Audi Lancia 1986 12In 1986, Rallye Sanremo results was annulled by FISA. Juha Kankkunen Markku Alén Timo Salonen Peugeot Lancia Volkswagen 1987 13 Juha Kankkunen Miki Biasion Markku Alén Lancia Audi Renault 1988 13 Miki Biasion Markku Alén Alex Fiorio Lancia Ford Audi 1989 13 Miki Biasion Alex Fiorio Juha Kankkunen Lancia Toyota Mazda 1990 12In 1990, the Swedish Rally was cancelled due to mild weather. Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol Juha Kankkunen Lancia Toyota Mitsubishi 1991 14 Juha Kankkunen Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol Lancia Toyota Mitsubishi 1992 14 Carlos Sainz Juha Kankkunen Didier Auriol Lancia Toyota Ford 1993 13 Juha Kankkunen François Delecour Didier Auriol Toyota Ford Subaru 1994 10 Didier Auriol Carlos Sainz Juha Kankkunen Toyota Subaru Ford 1995 8 Colin McRae Carlos Sainz Kenneth Eriksson Subaru Mitsubishi Ford 1996 9 Tommi Mäkinen Colin McRae Carlos Sainz Subaru Mitsubishi Ford 1997 14 Tommi Mäkinen Colin McRae Carlos Sainz Subaru Ford Mitsubishi 1998 13In 1998, Rally Indonesia was cancelled due to political instability in the country. Tommi Mäkinen Carlos Sainz Colin McRae Mitsubishi Toyota Subaru 1999 14 Tommi Mäkinen Richard Burns Didier Auriol Toyota Subaru Mitsubishi 2000 14 Marcus Grönholm Richard Burns Carlos Sainz Peugeot Ford Subaru 2001 14 Richard Burns Colin McRae Tommi Mäkinen Peugeot Ford Mitsubishi 2002 14 Marcus Grönholm Petter Solberg Carlos Sainz Peugeot Ford Subaru 2003 14 Petter Solberg Sébastien Loeb Carlos Sainz Citroën Peugeot Subaru 2004 16 Sébastien Loeb Petter Solberg Markko Märtin Citroën Ford Subaru 2005 16 Sébastien Loeb Petter Solberg Marcus Grönholm Citroën Peugeot Ford 2006 16 Sébastien Loeb Marcus Grönholm Mikko Hirvonen Ford Kronos Citroën Subaru 2007 16 Sébastien Loeb Marcus Grönholm Mikko Hirvonen Ford Citroën Subaru 2008 15 Sébastien Loeb Mikko Hirvonen Dani Sordo Citroën Ford Subaru 2009 12 Sébastien Loeb Mikko Hirvonen Dani Sordo Citroën Ford Stobart Ford 2010 13 Sébastien Loeb Jari-Matti Latvala Petter Solberg Citroën Ford Citroën Junior 2011 13 Sébastien Loeb Mikko Hirvonen Sébastien Ogier Citroën Ford Stobart Ford 2012 13 Sébastien Loeb Mikko Hirvonen Jari-Matti Latvala Citroën Ford M-Sport Ford 2013 13 Sébastien Ogier Thierry Neuville Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Citroën M-Sport 2014 13 Sébastien Ogier Jari-Matti Latvala Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Citroën M-Sport 2015 13 Sébastien Ogier Jari-Matti Latvala Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Citroën Hyundai 2016 13In 2016, Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding. Sébastien Ogier Thierry Neuville Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Hyundai Volkswagen II 2017 13 Sébastien Ogier Thierry Neuville Ott Tänak M-Sport Hyundai Toyota 2018 13 Sébastien Ogier Thierry Neuville Ott Tänak Toyota Hyundai M-Sport Ford 2019 13In 2019, Rally Australia was cancelled due to bushfires in the region. Ott Tänak Thierry Neuville Sébastien Ogier Hyundai Toyota Citroën 2020 7In 2020, there was originally scheduled to be 13 rounds but the calendar was reduced to 7 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sébastien Ogier Elfyn Evans Ott Tänak Hyundai Toyota M-Sport Ford 2021 12 Sébastien Ogier Elfyn Evans Thierry Neuville Toyota Hyundai M-Sport Ford 2022 13 Kalle Rovanperä Ott Tänak Thierry Neuville Toyota Hyundai M-Sport Ford 2023 13 Kalle Rovanperä Elfyn Evans Thierry Neuville Toyota Hyundai M-Sport Ford 2024 13 Thierry Neuville Elfyn Evans Ott Tänak Toyota Hyundai M-Sport Ford 2025 14 Sébastien Ogier Elfyn Evans Kalle Rovanperä Toyota Hyundai M-Sport Ford 2026 13In 2026, Rally Saudi Arabia was cancelled due to the 2026 Iran war. Elfyn Evans Oliver Solberg Sami Pajari Toyota Hyundai Toyota WRT2
Statistics By driver Driver 1st 2nd 3rd Sébastien Loeb 9 1 0 Sébastien Ogier 9 0 2 Juha Kankkunen 4 1 3 Tommi Mäkinen 4 0 1 Carlos Sainz 2 4 5 Marcus Grönholm 2 2 1 Walter Röhrl 2 1 1 Miki Biasion 2 1 0 Kalle Rovanperä 2 0 1 Thierry Neuville 1 5 3 Elfyn Evans 1 5 0 Hannu Mikkola 1 3 3 Colin McRae 1 3 1 Petter Solberg 1 3 1 Markku Alén 1 2 4 Richard Burns 1 2 0 Didier Auriol 1 1 4 Ott Tänak 1 1 4 Björn Waldegård 1 1 1 Stig Blomqvist 1 1 0 Timo Salonen 1 0 1 Sandro Munari 1 0 0 Ari Vatanen 1 0 0 Mikko Hirvonen 0 4 2 Jari-Matti Latvala 0 3 2 Alex Fiorio 0 1 1 Jean-Pierre Nicolas 0 1 0 Guy Fréquelin 0 1 0 Michèle Mouton 0 1 0 François Delecour 0 1 0 Oliver Solberg 0 1 0 Andreas Mikkelsen 0 0 3 Dani Sordo 0 0 2 Bernard Darniche 0 0 1 Kenneth Eriksson 0 0 1 Markko Märtin 0 0 1 Sami Pajari 0 0 1
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References
External links
Seasons at World Rally Archive Seasons at RallyBase