22nd season of the FIA World Rally Championship
The1994 World Rally Championship was the 22nd season of theFIA World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 10 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won byDidier Auriol in aToyota Celica Turbo 4WD , ahead ofCarlos Sainz andJuha Kankkunen . The manufacturers' title was won byToyota , ahead ofSubaru andFord .
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 of1994 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup . This reduced number of full WRC events to ten, the lowest number since 1974–76.
Manufacturer entries [ edit ] Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) M Juha Kankkunen Nicky Grist 1–8 Celica GT-Four (ST205) 9–10 Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli All Andrea Aghini Sauro Farnocchia 2, 4 Ian Duncan David Williamson 3 Yoshio Fujimoto Hakaru Ichino 3 Arne Hertz 5, 7, 10 Marcus Grönholm Voitto Silander 8 555 Subaru WRT Subaru Impreza 555 P 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 Sircombe 7 Impreza WRX (Grp. N) B Patrick Njiru Abdul Sidi 3 Richard Burns Robert Reid 3 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Escort RS Cosworth M 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 Thomas 5, 10 P Ari Vatanen Fabrizia Pons 5, 8 M 6–7 Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne 8 Stig Blomqvist Benny Melander 10 Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo I M Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha 1 Lancer Evo II 5, 7, 9 Lancer Evo I Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander 1 Lancer Evo II 5, 7 Lancer Evo I Kenjiro Shinozuka Pentti Kuukkala 3 Lancer Evo II Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne 9
Non Manufacturer Entries [ edit ] Major entries not registered as manufacturers Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Société Diac Renault Clio Williams M 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 Borges 2 Renault Rally Team Renato Travaglia Alessandro Mari 9 Diego Oldrati Paolo Vinzioli 9 Italian Promotor Sport Paolo Andreucci Simona Fedeli 9 Gabriel Raies 18 GTX ? Gabriel Raies Jose Maria Volta 6 Juan Pablo Raies ? Juan Pablo Raies Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz 6 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Favorit 136 L M Pavel Sibera Petr Gross 1–2, 5, 8–10 Vladimír Berger Pavel Štanc 1 Emil Triner Jiří Klíma 2, 5, 8–10 Mauro Rally Tuning Lancia Delta HF Integrale P 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 M Armodios Vovos Kóstas Fertakis 5 Nikolai Burkart Opel Astra GSi 16V ? Nikolai Burkart Regine Rausch 1 Opel Team Belgium M Grégoire de Mevius Willy Lux 2, 5, 8–10 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets 8–9 Grenoble Sport Auto P Yves Loubet Dominique Savignoni 4 Nissan F2 Nissan Sunny GTi P Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne 2, 10 "Stratissino" Tonia Pavli 5 Alister McRae David Senior 8–10 Ari Mökkönen Risto Virtanen 8 Alessandro Fiorio Ford Escort RS Cosworth M Alessandro Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla 2 Totta Peres Competição M Fernando Peres Ricardo Caldeira 2 Rodamsport M José Miguel António Manuel 2 Yacco M Patrick Bernardini Rocky Demedardi 4 SMS AG Revo Ingenieure P Raimund Baumschlager Manfred Hiemer 5, 8 Ari Vatanen Fabrizia Pons 10 Leonídas Kirkos M Leonídas Kirkos Ioánnis Stavropoulos 5 Brian Stokes M Brian Stokes Jeff Judd 7 Ford Team Finland M Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen 8 Mika Sohlberg M Mika Sohlberg Risto Mannisenmäki 8 Jolly Club P Gianfranco Cunico Stefano Evangelisti 9 Malcolm Wilson Bryan Thomas 9 Jan Habig ? Jan Habig Douglas Judd 10 Ford Motorsport Escort RS 2000 MKVI M Gwyndaf Evans Howard Davies 10 Remus Racing Audi Coupé S2 M Raphael Sperrer Ernest Loidl 2 Stohl Racing M Rudolf Stohl Jürgen Bertl 3 Peter Diekmann 6 Manfred Stohl 5 Kay Gerlach 7 Karim Hirji Toyota Celica GT-4 (ST165) ? Karim Hirji Frank Nekusa 3 Jonathan Toroitich Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) ? Jonathan Toroitich Ibrahim Choge 3 Satwant Singh ? Satwant Singh Surinder Thatthi 3 Vännäs MK M Thomas Rådström Lars Bäckman 8 Pasi Hagström M Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister 8 H.F. Grifone SRL M Gilberto Pianezzola Loris Roggia 9 Andrea Aghini Sauro Farnocchia 9 Piero Longhi Flavio Zanella 9 Rob Hellier Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 ? Rob Hellier Philip Valentine 3 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Y Lasse Lampi Pentti Kuukkala 8 Azar Anwar Subaru Legacy Estate ? Azar Anwar Shailen Shah 3 Joe McAndrew Legacy RS P Joe McAndrew Bob Haldane 7 A.R.T. Engineering Impreza 555 P Piero Liatti Luigi Pirollo 9 Chemigas Limited Volkswagen Golf II GTi 16V ? Sammy Aslam Joey Ghose 3 Marco Massarotto BMW M3 E30 P Marco Massarotto Jean-Pierre Gordon 4 Peugeot Sport Peugeot 106 Rallye M Fabien Doenlen Hervé Sauvage 4 Peugeot Sport Great Britain 306 S16 M Martin Rowe Chris Wood 10 Russian Automobile Federation Lada Samara 21083 ? Aleksandr Nikonenko Sergey Talantsev 5, 8 Sergey Alyasov Vladlen Ishimov 5, 8 Suzuki Sport Suzuki Swift GTi MK2 S Nobuhiro Tajima Ross Runnalls 7 Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Astra GSI 16V M David Llewellin Ian Grindrod 10
FIA Group N Cup major entries [ edit ] Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Jesús Puras Ford Escort RS Cosworth M Jesús Puras Álex Romaní 1, 10 Carlos del Barrio 2, 4, 6–7, 9 Pierre-Manuel Jenot M Pierre-Manuel Jenot "Slo" 1 Franck Phillips ? Franck Phillips Olivier Peyret 1 "Tchine" M "Tchine" Jean-Pierre Fricout 1 Daniel Ducruet M Daniel Ducruet Freddy Delorme 1, 9 Kris Rosenberger P Kris Rosenberger Klaus Wendel 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9 Albano Costa ? Albano Costa Mendes Marques 2 Marlboro Team Ford M Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ronan Morgan 2, 4–5 Mike Little Preparations ? Carlos Menem jr. Victor Zucchini 2, 4–6 ? Jorge Bescham José Garcia 6 ? Richie Holfeld Ed Morgan 10 Jean-Jacques Padovani ? Jean-Jacques Padovani Guy Voillemier 4 François Faggianelli ? François Faggianelli Jean-Dominique Mattei 4 Shell Helix Motor Oils P Jonny Milner Steve Turvey 10 Jeremy Easson D Jeremy Easson Alun Cook 10 Steve Petch ? Steve Petch Peter Croft 10 Paul Dyas ? Paul Dyas Stuart Derry 10 Paolo Persico Sierra 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 Kallio 8 Hervé Malbert ? Hervé Malbert Eric Vaurin 9 Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Mitsubishi Lancer Evo I P Isolde Holderied Christina Thörner 1–2, 4, 6 Lancer Evo II 8–10 Lancer Evo I Jorge Recalde Martin Christie 2, 4 Lancer Evo II 6–9 Les Walkden Racing B Ed Ordynski Mark Stacey 7 Kiyoshi Inoue ? Kiyoshi Inoue Yoshimasa Nakahara 7 Reece Jones Lancer Evo I ? Reece Jones Leo Bult 7 Hikaru Teshigawara ? Hikaru Teshigawara Tadayoshi Sato 7 Michael Lieu ? Michael Lieu Hakaru Ichino 7 Yoshihiro Kataoka ? Yoshihiro Kataoka Akira Kojima 7 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland M Jarmo Kytölehto Arto Kapanen 8 Olli Harkki Antti Virjula 8 Mitsubishi Ralliart Netherlands Lancer Evo II ? Erwin Doctor Theo Badenberg 10 Gustavo Ramonda Galant VR-4 ? Gustavo Ramonda Horacio Berra 6 Harri Rovanperä ? Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen 8 Pasi Laaksomaa ? Pasi Laaksomaa Jari Salo 8 Eddie Mercier Renault Clio Williams M Eddie Mercier Jean-Michel Véret 1, 4 Stefan Reininger ? Stefan Reininger Robert Csösz 2, 4, 6, 10 Michel Farnaud 5 GT Turbo ? Michel Farnaud Thierry Giraud 1 José Pereira Toyota Celica 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. Subaru Impreza WRX B Patrick Njiru Abdul Sidi 3 Richard Burns Robert Reid 3 Impreza IPF Fujitsubo ? Mitsuo Maejima Kevin Gormley 7 ? Masao Kamioka Iain Stewart 7, 10 Stefan Reininger Legacy RS ? Stefan Reininger Robert Csösz 3 Panu Plosila ? Panu Plosila Antti Tala 8 Gustavo Dechecchi Justy 4WD ? Gustavo Dechecchi Mario Ramos 6 Phineas Kimathi Mazda 323 4WD ? Phineas Kimathi Allan Muhindi 3 "Maverick" 323 GTX ? "Maverick" Ioánna Takanikou 5 Giorgos Galanakis ? Giorgos Galanakis Mihalis Patrikoussis 5 Rally Team Italia 323 GT-R ? Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Paolo Belotti 9 ? Gerolamo Pelli Maurizio Barone 9 Mark Tilbury Nissan Pulsar GTi-R ? Mark Tilbury Chris McLean 3 Manolis Panagiotopoulos Sunny GTI-R ? Manolis Panagiotopoulos Nikos Panou 5 Guy Fiori BMW 325i E30 M Guy Fiori Mario Bastelica 4 Fritz Waldherr Audi Coupé S2 ? Fritz Waldherr Werner Jahrbacher 5 Francis Leymarie Peugeot 205 Rallye ? Francis Leymarie Patrick Vieux-Rochat 5 Enrique Levalle Suzuki Swift GTi ? Enrique Levalle Patricio Isakson 6 Heriberto Ortiz ? Heriberto Ortiz Atilio Rolandi 6 Hyundai Rally Sport Hyundai Lantra ? Wayne Bell David Boddy 7 Giacomo Trisconi Opel Astra GSi 16V M Giacomo Trisconi Massimo Tarrano 9 Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Wira 4WD Y Karamjit Singh Ron Teoh 10
Drivers' Championship[ edit ] For the Drivers' Championship, points were awarded to the top 10 finishers.[ 3] [ 4]
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Manufacturers' Championship[ edit ] Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers, but only the best placed car of each registered manufacturer obtained points.[ 5] [ 3]
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
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Colour Rally Surface Gold Gravel Silver Tarmac Blue Snow/Ice Bronze Mixed Surface