20th season of the FIA World Rally Championship
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 .
Teams and drivers
Team
Manufacturer
Car
Tyre
Drivers
Rounds
Martini Racing
Lancia
Delta HF Integrale
M
Juha Kankkunen
1, 3–4, 6, 9–11, 13–14
Didier Auriol
1, 3, 5–6, 8–11, 13–14
Philippe Bugalski
1, 5, 9
Andrea Aghini
3, 5, 11, 13–14
Björn Waldegård
4
Jorge Recalde
4, 6, 8, 10
Gustavo Trelles
8
Piergiorgio Deila
11
Giorgio Faletti
11
Toyota Team Europe
Toyota
Celica Turbo 4WD ST185
Celica GT-Four ST165
P
Carlos Sainz
1, 3–8, 10, 13–14
Armin Schwarz
1, 3, 5–6, 13
Markku Alén
1–4, 6, 9, 14
Mats Jonsson
2
Leif Asterhag
2
Mikael Ericsson
4
Ian Duncan
4
Marcus Grönholm
9
Ford Motor Co Ltd
Ford
Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
M
Miki Biasion
1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11, 14
François Delecour
1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11, 13
Sebastian Lindholm
2, 9
Mía Bardolet
3, 13
Mohammed Bin Sulayem
3, 6–7, 10–11, 13
Gianfranco Cunico
11
Malcolm Wilson
14
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe
Mitsubishi
Galant VR-4
M
Kenneth Eriksson
1, 3, 6, 14
Timo Salonen
1, 3
Lasse Lampi
2, 9, 14
Kenjiro Shinozuka
4, 12
Ross Dunkerton
7, 10
Jouko Puhakka
9
Patrick Tauziac
12
Nissan Motorsports Europe
Nissan
Sunny GTi-R
D
François Chatriot
1, 3
Tommi Mäkinen
1, 3, 9, 14
Stig Blomqvist
2, 9, 14
Grégoire De Mévius
3, 6, 8–9, 12, 14
Stratis Hatzipanayiotou
6
Paddy Davidson
7
Subaru Rally Team Europe
Subaru
Legacy RS
M P
Ari Vatanen
2, 6–7, 9–10, 14
Colin McRae
2, 6–7, 9, 14
Per Eklund
2, 4, 14
Patrick Njiru
4
Peter 'Possum' Bourne
7, 10
Rob Herridge
10
Mazda Rally Team Europe
Mazda
Mazda 323 GT-X
M
Alex Fassina
3, 6, 11, 14
Rod Millen
7, 10
Neil Allport
7
Audi Sport
Audi
90 Quattro
M
Rudi Stohl
4, 6, 8, 12
Patrice Servant
12
Damien Chaballe
12
Société Diac
Renault
Clio 16S
M
Alain Oreille
5
Jean Ragnotti
5
Claude Balesi
5
Serge Jordan
5
Citroën Sport
Citroën
AX GTI AX Sport
M
Yves Loubet
5
Christine Driano
5, 13
Patrick Magaud
5
Opel Team Belgium
Opel
Calibra 16V Kadett GSI 16V
M
Bruno Thiry
5, 11–12
Alain Lopes
12
BMW Bernardini
BMW
M3
P
Patrick Bernardini
5
Jean-Claude Torre
5
Astra Racing
Lancia
Delta HF Integrale
P
Alex Fiorio
6, 8, 11, 13
Pierre-César Baroni
11
Artemio Ballestin
11
Mauro Rallye Team
Lancia
Delta HF Integrale
M
Gustavo Trelles
13
Jesús Puras
13
Results and standings
Manufacturers' championship
1992 Manufacturers Championship Points
No
Events
Total
1
Lancia
20
20
(17)
20
20
20
20
20
(20)
(14)
140
2
Toyota
17
14
20
(12)
(4)
17
14
14
-
20
116
3
Ford
12
17
-
17
14
-
10
-
14
10
94
4
Subaru
-
-
11
-
12
-
12
8
-
17
60
5
Mitsubishi
8
10
2
-
-
-
8
10
-
6
44
6
Nissan
6
8
-
-
10
9
-
-
-
4
37
7
Audi
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
10
8
Renault
-
-
-
2
-
7
-
-
-
-
9
9
Opel
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
2
Drivers' championship