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The 1994 World Rally Championship was the 22nd season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 10 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Didier Auriol in a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Juha Kankkunen. The manufacturers' title was won by Toyota, ahead of Subaru and Ford.

Calendar

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 of 1994 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup. This reduced number of full WRC events to ten, the lowest number since 1974–76.

Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance
1 24 January 27 January 62nd Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 22 588.43 km
2 1 March 4 March 28th TAP Rallye de Portugal Estoril, Lisbon Mixed 36 571.82 km
3 31 March 3 April 42nd Trust Bank Safari Rally Nairobi Gravel ?? 2393 km
4 5 May 7 May 38th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 23 545.48 km
5 29 May 31 May 41st Acropolis Rally Athens Gravel 33 503.53 km
6 30 June 2 July 14th Rally YPF Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 29 563.90 km
7 29 July 31 July 25th Rothmans Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 30 519.31 km
8 26 August 28 August 44th Neste 1000 Lakes Rally Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 35 522.76 km
9 10 October 12 October 36th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia Sanremo, Liguria Mixed 26 526.03 km
10 20 November 23 November 50th Network Q RAC Rally Chester, Cheshire Gravel 29 520.66 km
Sources:[1][2]

Teams and drivers

Manufacturer entries

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

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

Standing

Drivers' Championship

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
Pos. Driver MON
 POR
 KEN
 FRA
 GRE
 ARG
 NZL
 FIN
 ITA
 GBR
 Points
1 Didier Auriol Ret 2 3 1 Ret 1 5 2 1 6 116
2 Carlos Sainz 3 4 2 1 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 99
3 Juha Kankkunen 2 1 Ret 4 3 Ret 2 9 7 2 93
4 Colin McRae 10 Ret Ret EX Ret 1 5 1 49
5 Bruno Thiry 6 Ret 6 4 Ret 4 3 44
6 Miki Biasion 4 3 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 42
7 Armin Schwarz 7 2 3 Ret 31
8 François Delecour 1 Ret 4 Ret EX 30
9 Ari Vatanen 5 3 Ret Ret 5 28
10 Tommi Mäkinen Ret 1 Ret 9 22
11 Ian Duncan 1 20
12 Kenneth Eriksson 5 Ret 4 18
13 Kenjiro Shinozuka 2 15
14 Andrea Aghini Ret 3 Ret 12
15 Patrick Njiru 4 10
16 Alex Fiorio Ret 4 10
17 Stig Blomqvist 4 10
18 Rudi Stohl 6 7 10
19 Fernando Peres 5 8
20 Richard Burns 5 Ret Ret 8
21 Jorge Recalde Ret 17 5 Ret Ret 16 8
22 Marcus Grönholm 5 8
23 Malcolm Wilson 6 9 Ret 8
24 Yoshio Fujimoto WD 7 7 Ret 8
25 José Carlos Macedo 6 6
26 Jorge Bescham 6 6
27 Joe McAndrew 6 6
28 Lasse Lampi 6 6
29 Gianfranco Cunico Ret 6 6
30 Jesús Puras 9 8 12 Ret Ret 17 15 5
31 Raphael Sperrer 7 4
32 Karim Hirji 7 4
33 Patrick Bernardini 7 4
34 Thomas Rådström 7 4
35 Gwyndaf Evans 7 4
36 Isolde Holderied 15 11 16 8 29 15 16 3
37 Jean Ragnotti 13 8 3
38 Pierre-Manuel Jenot 8 3
39 Sammy Aslam 8 3
40 Aris Vovos 8 3
41 Brian Stokes 8 3
42 Jarmo Kytölehto 8 3
43 Piero Longhi 8 3
44 Jan Habig 8 3
45 Emil Triner 12 9 19 18 22 2
46 Rui Madeira 9 2
47 Rob Hellier 9 2
48 Serge Jordan Ret 9 2
49 Gabriel Raies 9 2
50 Ed Ordynski 9 2
51 Pavel Sibera 20 10 10 18 Ret 19 2
52 Grégoire De Mévius Ret Ret 14 Ret 10 1
53 Azar Anwar 10 1
54 Marco Massarotto 10 1
55 Gustavo Ramonda 10 1
56 Kiyoshi Inoue 10 1
57 Olli Harkki 10 1
58 Jorge Bica Ret 10 1
Pos. Driver MON
 POR
 KEN
 FRA
 GRE
 ARG
 NZL
 FIN
 ITA
 GBR
 Points
Sources:[3][4]
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

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
Pos. Manufacturer MON
 POR
 KEN
 FRA
 GRE
 ARG
 NZL
 FIN
 ITA
 GBR
 Points
1 Toyota 2 1 1 1 (3) 1 2 2 1 (2) 151
2 Subaru 3 (4) (4) 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 140
3 Ford 1 3 5 5 3 (Ret) 1 3 3 116
NC Mitsubishi 5 2 3 Ret 41
Pos. Manufacturer MON
 POR
 KEN
 FRA
 GRE
 ARG
 NZL
 FIN
 ITA
 GBR
 Points
Sources:[5][3]

Group N Cup

Pos. Driver MON
 POR
 KEN
 FRA
 GRE
 ARG
 NZL
 FIN
 ITA
 GBR
 Points
1 Jesús Puras 2 1 1 Ret Ret 3 3 50
2 Isolde Holderied 4 3 4 3 9 1 4 42
3 Jorge Recalde Ret 5 1 Ret Ret 2 27
4 Pierre-Manuel Jenot 1 13
Patrick Njiru 1 13
Carlos Menem jr. Ret Ret 1 Ret 13
Ed Ordynski 1 13
Jarmo Kytölehto 1 13
Jonny Milner 1 13
Masao Kamioka 6 2 13
11 Rui Madeira 2 10
Richard Burns 2 10
Gabriel Padovani 2 10
"Maverick" 2 10
Jorge Bescham 2 10
Kiyoshi Inoue 2 10
Olli Harkki 2 10
Stefan Reininger 8 4 Ret 5 Ret 10
19 Franck Phillips 3 7
Mark Tilbury 3 7
Guy Fiori 3 7
Manolis Panagiotopoulos 3 7
Reece Jones 3 7
Harri Rovanperä 3 7
Eddie Mercier 5 6 7
Pos. Driver MON
 POR
 KEN
 FRA
 GRE
 ARG
 NZL
 FIN
 ITA
 GBR
 Points
Sources:[3][4]
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)

Results

Colour Rally Surface
Gold Gravel
Silver Tarmac
Blue Snow/Ice
Bronze Mixed Surface
Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Monte Carlo Rally
(22–27 January) – Results and report 		1 François Delecour Ford Escort RS Cosworth 6:12:20 22 588.43 km 186 94
2 Juha Kankkunen Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 6:13:25
3 Carlos Sainz Subaru Impreza 555 6:14:07
2 Rallye de Portugal
(1–4 March) – Results and report 		1 Juha Kankkunen Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 6:20:59 36 571,82 km 89 34
2 Didier Auriol Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 6:21:39
3 Miki Biasion Ford Escort RS Cosworth 6:21:49
3 Safari Rally
(31 March–3 April) – Results and report 		1 Ian Duncan Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 20:49 ¿? 2,393.10 km 43 14
2 Kenjiro Shinozuka Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II 21:14
3 Didier Auriol Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 21:59
4 Tour de Corse
(5–7 May) – Results and report 		1 Didier Auriol Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 5:57:46 23 545,48 km 84 43
2 Carlos Sainz Subaru Impreza 555 5:58:47
3 Andrea Aghini Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 5:59:57
5 Acropolis Rally
(29–31 May) – Results and report 		1 Carlos Sainz Subaru Impreza 555 6:36:38 33 503,53 km 88 36
2 Armin Schwarz Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II 6:40:39
3 Juha Kankkunen Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 6:42:31
6 Rally Argentina
(30 June–2 July) – Results and report 		1 Didier Auriol Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 5:50:42 29 563,90 km 90 25
2 Carlos Sainz Subaru Impreza 555 5:50:48
3 Ari Vatanen Ford Escort RS Cosworth 5:57:22
7 Rally New Zealand
(29–31 July) – Results and report 		1 Colin McRae Subaru Impreza 555 5:39:56 30 502,70 km 78 46
2 Juha Kankkunen Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 5:42:10
3 Armin Schwarz Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II 5:45:27
8 1000 Lakes Rally
(26–28 August) – Results and report 		1 Tommi Mäkinen Ford Escort RS Cosworth 4:33:44 35 522,76 km 85 41
2 Didier Auriol Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 4:34:06
3 Carlos Sainz Subaru Impreza 555 4:34:48
9 Rallye Sanremo
(09–12 October) – Results and report 		1 Didier Auriol Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 5:56:40 26 516,63 km 92 40
2 Carlos Sainz Subaru Impreza 555 5:57:01
3 Miki Biasion Ford Escort RS Cosworth 5:57:27
10 RAC Rally
(20–23 November) – Results and report 		1 Colin McRae Subaru Impreza 555 5:17:25 29 520,66 km 178 97
2 Juha Kankkunen Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 5:20:58
3 Bruno Thiry Ford Escort RS Cosworth 5:27:37
Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "WRC 1994". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ^ "1994 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Season 1994 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1994". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "WRC 1994". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Season 1994 – Season statistics – Event statistics". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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