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The 1995 World Rally Championship was the 23rd season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 8 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Colin McRae in a Subaru Impreza 555, ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz.[1] The manufacturers' title was won by Subaru.[2]

Toyota was caught using illegal turbo restrictors at the Rally Catalunya and were given a one-year ban by the FIA. FIA president Max Mosley called the illegal turbo restrictor "the most sophisticated device I've ever seen in 30 years of motor sports." Toyota and their drivers, Juha Kankkunen, Didier Auriol and Armin Schwarz, were also stripped of all points in the championships. Kankkunen had been in contention for the drivers' world title. Mosley stated that "there is no suggestion the drivers were aware of what was going on."[3]

Calendar

The 1995 championship was contested over Eight rounds in Europe and Oceania.

Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance
1 23 January 26 January 63rd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 21 546.80 km
2 10 February 12 February 44th International Swedish Rally Karlstad, Värmland County Snow 25 501.12 km
3 8 March 10 March 29th TAP Rallye de Portugal Figueira da Foz, Coimbra Gravel 33 476.56 km
4 3 May 5 May 39th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 22 481.17 km
5 27 July 30 July 26th Smokefree Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 33 560.89 km
6 15 September 18 September 8th Telstra Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 30 503.88 km
7 23 October 25 October 31st Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España Lloret de Mar, Catalonia Tarmac 23 474.35 km
8 19 November 22 November 51st Network Q RAC Rally Chester, Cheshire Gravel 28 510.70 km
Sources:[4][5]

Teams and drivers

Manufacturer entries

Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No. Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) M 1 Didier Auriol Bernard Occelli 1–3
Denis Giraudet 4–7
2 Juha Kankkunen Nicky Grist 1–7
3 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha 1–7
14 Thomas Rådström Lars Bäckman 2
Yoshio Fujimoto Arne Hertz 6
15 5
555 Subaru WRT Subaru Impreza 555 P 4 Colin McRae Derek Ringer All
5 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya 1–4, 6–8
6 Piero Liatti Alessandro Alessandrini 1, 4, 7
Mats Jonsson Johnny Johansson 2
Richard Burns Robert Reid 3, 8
Peter 'Possum' Bourne Tony Sircombe 5–6
14 Richard Burns Robert Reid 5
R.A.S. Ford Ford Escort RS Cosworth M 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup All
8 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot All
9 Stig Blomqvist Benny Melander 2
Alessandro Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla 3
Patrick Bernardini Jean-Marc Andrié 4
Neil Allport Craig Vincent 5
Malcolm Wilson Bryan Thomas 8
Escort RS Cosworth (Grp. N) 30 Jason Priestley Kevin Caffrey 6
Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II M 10 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander 2
Lancer Evo III 5–6, 8
Lancer Evo II (Grp. N) P Isolde Holderied Tina Thörner 3–4
Lancer Evo II M 11 Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne 1–2
Lancer Evo III 4–8
Lancer Evo II (Grp. N) P Jorge Recalde Martin Christie 3
Lancer Evo II M 12 Andrea Aghini Sauro Farnocchia 1
Lancer Evo III 4, 7
Lancer Evo II (Grp. N) P Rui Madeira Nuno Rodrigues da Silva 3
Lancer Evo III (Grp. N) 7–8
? Ed Ordynski Mark Stacey 5–6

Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Société Diac Renault Clio Maxi M Jean Ragnotti Gilles Thimonier 1, 4
Philippe Bugalski Renaud Thierry 1
Jean-Paul Chiaroni 4
Renault Gest Galp José Carlos Macedo Miguel Borges 3
Pedro Azeredo Fernando Prata 3
Renault Competicion Oriol Gómez Marc Martí 7
Renault Dealer Rallying UK Alain Oreille Jack Boyère 8
Robbie Head Terry Harryman 8
Darko Peljhan Volkswagen Golf G60 Rallye ? Darko Peljhan Miran Kacin 1
Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden Golf III GTi 16V ? Harry Joki Per Carlsson 2
Joakim Andersson Göran Nyström 2
S.B.G. Sport Golf III Kit Car P Tapio Laukkanen Risto Mannisenmäki 8
Autostal Duindistel Opel Calibra Turbo 4x4 ? Henrik Lundgaard Freddy Pedersen 1
Opel Team Sweden Astra GSi 16V ? Per Svan Johan Olsson 2
Opel Team Belgium M Freddy Loix Sven Smeets 3–4
Remus Racing ? Kris Rosenberger Hans-Dieter Stock 7
Maurizio Verini Lancia Delta HF Integrale P Maurizio Verini Enrico Roveda 1
Duriforte Construções P Jorge Bica João Sena 3
Daniel Ducruet ? Daniel Ducruet Freddy Delorme 7
Gamace MC Competición P Pedro Javier Diego Icíar Muguerza 7
V.I.P Motorsport Peugeot 306 S16 ? Piergiorgio Deila Pierangelo Scalvini 1, 3
Peugeot Sport M Fabien Doenlen Hervé Sauvage 4
Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi 4
Peugeot Sport España ? Borja Moratal Alfredo Rodríguez 7
Nikolai Burkart Nissan Sunny GTi P Nikolai Burkart Regine Rausch 1, 3
Nissan F2 P Grégoire de Mevius Jean-Marc Fortin 3
? Jarmo Kytölehto Arto Kapanen 8
Argyle Autos Pulsar GTi-R ? Geoff Argyle Raymond Bennett 5
Kremlyovskaya Subaru Impreza 555 ? Yvan Postel Olivier Peyret 1, 4, 7
Indonesia Rally Team ? Tony Hardianto Anthony Sarwono 6
? Irvan Gading Karel Harilatu 6
Joe McAndrew Legacy RS ? Joe McAndrew Bob Haldane 5
Christian Jaquillard Ford Escort RS Cosworth ? Christian Jaquillard Christiane Jaquillard 1
Totta Peres Competição ? Fernando Peres Ricardo Caldeira 3
Remus Racing ? Kris Rosenberger Siegfried Schwarz 3–4
Brian Stokes M Brian Stokes Ian Latham 5
Bank Utama Rally Team ? Pratikto Singgih Phil Mills 6
Belgacom Rally Team P Grégoire de Mevius Jean-Marc Fortin 8
Jonny Milner Y Jonny Milner Steve Turvey 8
Alister McRae ? Alister McRae David Senior 8
Ford Motorsport Escort RS 2000 MKVI M Gwyndaf Evans Howard Davies 8
Ford Team Finland M Sebastian Lindholm Ilkka Riipinen 8
Toyota Castrol Team Sweden Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) M 'Gullabo' Ingemar Algerstedt 2
H.F. Grifone SRL M Marcus Grönholm Voitto Silander 2–3
Timo Rautiainen 5
P Andrea Navarra Renzo Casazza 8
Celica GT-Four (ST205) 7
Toyota Team Australia ? Neal Bates Coral Taylor 6
Gustavo Trelles P Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono 7
Finnish Junior Rally Team Vauxhall Astra GSI 16V ? Jarmo Kytölehto Arto Kapanen 2
Škoda Motorsport Škoda Felicia Kit Car M 'Nalle' Anders Olsson 2
Pavel Sibera Petr Gross 2–4, 8
Emil Triner Pavel Štanc 2–4
Stig Blomqvist Benny Melander 8
Mazda Team Sweden Mazda 323 GT-R ? Dick Larsson Raymond Wessman 2
Tony Bergdahl Kent Jansson 2
Autopower Audi Coupé S2 ? Peter Friberg Benny Locander 2
Stohl Racing M Manfred Stohl Jürgen Bertl 3
Reinhard Kaufmann 8
Rudolf Stohl Jürgen Bertl 8
Bank Utama Rally Team ? Ari Sigit Harjojudanto Fredrik Thomas 6
SEAT Sport SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V M Erwin Weber Manfred Hiemer 3
Antonio Rius Manuel Casanova 3, 7
Jordi Ventura Manté Joan Sureda 7
Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo I ? Mark Leonard Garry Cowan 5
Michael Guest Lancer Evo II ? Michael Guest Steve O'Brien-Pounde 6
David Officer ? David Officer Kate Officer 6
Silverstone Suzuki Sport Suzuki Cultus GTI S Nobuhiro Tajima Ross Runnalls 5
Swift GTi MK2 6
SanYang MIT Motorsport Honda Civic VTi ? Leigh Hynes Glenn Macneall 5–6
Dai-wei Yein Judy de Leeuwe 5
Ching-jung Kao Huan-shan Lai 6
Hyundai Rally Sport Hyundai Lantra ? Wayne Bell Iain Stewart 6
Rod Turnbull David Sinclair 6
Daihatsu Australia Daihatsu Charade GTi ? Robert Nicoli Brian Harwood 6
Ross Mackenzie Tony Floyd 6
Kia Motorsport Korea Kia Sephia ? Rob Herridge David Hynes 6
Park Jeong-Ryong Duncan Jordan 6
Citroën Hispania Citroën ZX 16V M Jesús Puras Carlos del Barrio 7
Escudería Baix Empordà BMW M3 E30 P Josep Bassas Antonio Rodríguez 7

Group N Cup Entries

Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II P Isolde Holderied Christina Thörner 1, 3–6, 8
Lancer Evo III 7
Lancer Evo II Rui Madeira Nuno Rodrigues da Silva 1, 3–6
Lancer Evo III 7–8
Lancer Evo II Jorge Recalde Martin Christie 3–6
Lancer Evo III 7
Kathrein Renn- und Rallye Team Lancer Evo II ? Hermann Gaßner sen. Siegfried Schrankl 1, 4
Harald Brock 3
Jean-Paul Aymé ? Jean-Paul Aymé Brigitte Aymé 1
Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden ? Kenneth Bäcklund Tord Andersson 2
Stig-Olov Walfridsson Gunnar Barth 2
Mitsubishi Ralliart Lancer Evo III ? Ed Ordynski Mark Stacey 5–6
Kiyoshi Inoue ? Kiyoshi Inoue Yoshimasa Nakahara 5
Hikaru Teshigawara ? Hikaru Teshigawara Tadayoshi Sato 5
Katsuhiko Taguchi ? Katsuhiko Taguchi Fred Gocentas 5–6
Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand ? Andrew Grant Brett Harvey 5
Marty Beckton Lancer Evo II ? Marty Beckton Damien Long 5
Craig Lee 6
Michael Lieu Lancer Evo I ? Michael Lieu Hakaru Ichino 5–6
Mitsubishi Ralliart Zushi Lancer Evo II ? Yoshihiro Kataoka Satoshi Hayashi 5, 8
David West ? David West Tony Best 6
Mitsubishi Ralliart Netherlands ? Hans Stacey Mark van den Brand 7–8
MK Ratten Galant VR-4 ? Anders Rådström Lars-Ove Larsson 2
Gullabo Däckfynd ? Göran Fredriksson Kjell Haglund 2
MSK Kvarnvingarna ? Pierre Andersson Sven-Erik Andersson 2
NAF Motorsport Romerike ? Anders Hedström Lasse Ekström 2
Philippe Camandona Ford Escort RS Cosworth ? Philippe Camandona Georges Crausaz 1, 3
Rémi Samuel ? Rémi Samuel Martin Biju-Duval 1, 4
Franck Phillips ? Franck Phillips "Slo" 1
Uwe Nittel M Uwe Nittel Monika Eckardt 1
Jacques Andreani ? Jacques Andreani Jean-Pierre Cani 4
Yves Loubet ? Yves Loubet Bruno Brissart 4
Jean-Marie Santoni ? Jean-Marie Santoni Jean-Marc Casamatta 4
Jeremy Easson D Jeremy Easson Jim Kitson 8
H.F. Grifone SRL Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) M Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ronan Morgan 2–6
Uwe Nittel M Uwe Nittel Monika Eckardt 3–4, 7
Dieter Schneppenheim 8
H.F. Grifone SRL P Andrea Navarra Renzo Casazza 5–6
Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) 3–4
Richard Frau Renault Clio Williams M Richard Frau Jean-Louis Biet 1
Nicolas Saint-Martin 4, 7
Ange-Pierre Cordoliani ? Ange-Pierre Cordoliani Christophe Leonardi 4
Erick Antona ? Erick Antona Frédéric Andreucci 4
Escudería San Fermín ? Javier Azcona Inma Vittorini 7
Escudería Osona ? Ferrán Urteu Jordi Gomà 7
Gert Blomqvist Nissan Sunny GTi ? Gert Blomqvist Lena Lindberg 2
Impreza IPF Fujitsubo Subaru Impreza WRX ? Masao Kamioka Kevin Gormley 3, 5–6, 8
Hideaki Miyoshi Mike Corner 3, 5–6
Mike Kidd 8
Guy Fiori BMW 325i E30 ? Guy Fiori Mario Bastelica 4
Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Wira 4WD Y Karamjit Singh Ron Teoh 5–6, 8
Catalunya Motor SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V M Salvador Cañellas Jnr. Xavier Lorza 7
Gamace MC Competición Peugeot 106 Rallye M Manuel Muniente Joan Ibáñez Sotos 7
Gavin Cox Opel Calibra Turbo 4x4 P Gavin Cox Stephen Griffiths 8

Standings

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 POR
 FRA
 NZL
 AUS
 ESP
 GBR
 Points
1 Colin McRae Ret Ret 3 5 1 2 2 1 90
2 Carlos Sainz 1 Ret 1 4 WD Ret 1 2 85
3 Kenneth Eriksson 1 5 1 Ret 48
4 François Delecour 2 Ret Ret 2 6 Ret 4 Ret 46
5 Tommi Mäkinen 4 2 8 Ret 4 Ret Ret 38
6 Bruno Thiry 5 6 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 34
7 Andrea Aghini 6 3 5 26
8 Piero Liatti 8 6 3 21
9 Richard Burns 7 Ret 3 16
10 Alister McRae 4 10
11 Rui Madeira 12 9 18 10 Ret 11 7 7
12= Gustavo Trelles 6 6
12= Gwyndaf Evans 6 6
14= Jean Ragnotti 7 11 4
14= Stig Blomqvist 7 21 4
14= Patrick Bernardini 7 4
14= Peter 'Possum' Bourne 7 Ret 4
14= Yoshio Fujimoto 27 7 WD 4
14= Oriol Gómez 7 4
20 Jorge Recalde 10 20 9 10 4
21= Tomas Jansson 8 3
21= Alex Fiorio 8 3
21= Neil Allport 8 3
21= Ed Ordynski 11 8 3
21= Andrea Navarra 17 Ret Ret 17 8 Ret 3
21= Jarmo Kytölehto 14 8 3
27= Philippe Camandona 9 Ret 2
27= Philippe Bugalski Ret 9 2
27= Neal Bates 9 2
27= Josep Bassas 9 2
27= Masao Kamioka 12 11 9 2
32= Isolde Holderied 10 11 19 Ret 19 Ret 14 1
32= Kenneth Bäcklund 10 1
32= Yvan Postel 14 Ret 10 1
32= Alain Oreille 10 1
DSQ Juha Kankkunen 3 4 2 10 3 3 Ret 62
DSQ Didier Auriol Ret 5 5 1 2 Ret DSQ 51
DSQ Armin Schwarz Ret 9 4 Ret 4 5 Ret 30
DSQ Thomas Rådström 3 12
Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 POR
 FRA
 NZL
 AUS
 ESP
 GBR
 Points
Sources:[6][7]

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
 SWE
 POR
 FRA
 NZL
 AUS
 ESP
 GBR
 Points
1 555 Subaru World Rally Team 4 Ret Ret 3 5 1 2 2 1 350
5 1 Ret 1 4 Ret 1 2
6 8 Ret (7) (6) 7 Ret (3) (3)
2 Team Mitsubishi Ralliart 10 1 (11) (19) 5 1 Ret 307
11 4 2 10 8 Ret 4 Ret Ret
12 6 9 3 11 (8) 5 7
14 11
3 R.A.S. Ford 7 2 Ret Ret 2 6 Ret 4 Ret 223
8 5 6 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 5
9 7 8 7 8 Ret
DSQ Toyota Castrol Team 1 Ret (5) (5) 1 2 Ret DSQ 260
2 3 4 2 10 3 3 Ret
3 Ret 4 Ret (4) 5 Ret
14 3 Ret
Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
 SWE
 POR
 FRA
 NZL
 AUS
 ESP
 GBR
 Points
Sources:[4][6]
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)

Group N Cup

Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 POR
 FRA
 NZL
 AUS
 ESP
 GBR
 Points
1 Rui Madeira 3 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 69
2 Jorge Recalde 2 3 1 2 Ret 40
3 Isolde Holderied 2 3 2 9 Ret 4 32
4 Masao Kamioka 4 3 2 22
5 Ed Ordynski 3 1 20
6 Philippe Camandona 1 Ret 13
Kenneth Bäcklund 1 13
Uwe Nittel 8 8 Ret 3 5 13
9 Stig-Olov Walfridsson 2 10
Hans Stacey 2 Ret 10
Karamjit Singh 6 5 6 10
12 Hermann Gaßner 5 7 7 6 8
13 Anders Rådström 3 7
Yoshihiro Kataoka 3 7
Mohammed Ben Sulayem 7 Ret 4 Ret Ret 7
Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 POR
 FRA
 NZL
 AUS
 ESP
 GBR
 Points
Sources:[6][7]

Events

Rally name Dates run Podium drivers (finishing time) Podium cars
Rallye Monte Carlo 22 January–26 January
  1. Carlos Sainz (6h:32m:31s)
  2. François Delecour (6h:34m:56s)
  3. Juha Kankkunen (6h:36m:28s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
Swedish Rally 10 February–12 February
  1. Kenneth Eriksson (4h:51m:27s)
  2. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:51m:39s)
  3. Thomas Rådström (4h:52m:34s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II
  2. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
Rallye de Portugal 8 March–10 March
  1. Carlos Sainz (5h:32m:37s)
  2. Juha Kankkunen (5h:32m:49s)
  3. Colin McRae (5h:35m:51s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  3. Subaru Impreza 555
Tour de Corse 3 May–5 May
  1. Didier Auriol (5h:14m:49s)
  2. François Delecour (5h:15m:04s)
  3. Andrea Aghini (5h:15m:46s)
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
Rally New Zealand 27 July–30 July
  1. Colin McRae (5h:33m:06s)
  2. Didier Auriol (5h:33m:50s)
  3. Juha Kankkunen (5h:34m:15s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
Rally Australia 15 September–18 September
  1. Kenneth Eriksson (4h:53m:59s)
  2. Colin McRae (4h:54m:18s)
  3. Juha Kankkunen (4h:55m:54s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
  2. Subaru Impreza 555
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
Rally Catalunya 23 October–25 October
  1. Carlos Sainz (5h:05m:58s)
  2. Colin McRae (5h:06m:49s)
  3. Piero Liatti (5h:07m:56s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Subaru Impreza 555
  3. Subaru Impreza 555
RAC Rally 19 November–22 November
  1. Colin McRae (5h:09m:19s)
  2. Carlos Sainz (5h:09m:55s)
  3. Richard Burns (5h:15m:58s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Subaru Impreza 555
  3. Subaru Impreza 555
Source:[4]

References

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  2. ^ "1995 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers - Final classification". RallyBase. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Toyota team pick up a one-year ban". The Independent. London. 4 November 1995. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "WRC 1995". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "1995 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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