1990 World Rally Championship

1990 World Rally Championship
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The 1990 World Rally Championship was the 18th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 12 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Carlos Sainz in a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165, ahead of Didier Auriol and Juha Kankkunen. The manufacturers' title was won by Lancia, ahead of Toyota and Mitsubishi.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Rounds
Martini Lancia	Lancia	Delta Integrale 16V	M	Miki Biasion	1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12
				Juha Kankkunen	1–3, 5, 7–10, 12
				Didier Auriol	1–2, 4–5, 7–10
				Bruno Saby	1, 4, 12
				Alex Fiorio	3, 9
				Yves Loubet	4
				Paola de Martini	7
Toyota Team Europe	Toyota	Celica GT-Four ST165	P	Carlos Sainz	1–10, 12
				Mikael Ericsson	1, 3, 5, 8–10
				Armin Schwarz	1–2, 4, 10, 12
				Björn Waldegård	3
				Jorge Recalde	7
				David Llewellin	12
				Mats Jonsson	12
Mazda Rally Team Europe	Mazda	323 4WD 323 GT-X	M	Timo Salonen	1–2, 8, 12
				Hannu Mikkola	1–2, 8, 12
				Grégoire de Mévius	2, 9–10
				Ingver Carlsson	6, 9
				Rod Millen	6, 9
				Mikael Sundström	8, 12
				Minna Sillankorva	8
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi	Galant VR-4	M	Kenneth Eriksson	1–2, 5, 8–9, 12
				Ari Vatanen	1–2, 5, 8, 12
				Kenjiro Shinozuka	3, 11
				Ross Dunkerton	6, 9
				Patrick Tauziac	11
Jolly Club	Lancia	Delta Integrale 16V	M	Dario Cerrato	1–2, 10
				Alex Fiorio	5, 8, 10
				Didier Auriol	12
				Robert Droogmans	12
Société Diac	Renault	5 GT Turbo	M	Alain Oreille	1–2, 4–7, 9–11
				Jean Ragnotti	4
				Sylvain Polo	4
				Claude Balesi	4
Audi Sport	Audi	90 Quattro	M	Paola de Martini	1–2, 4–5, 8–10
				Rudi Stohl	3, 5, 7, 11
GM Euro Sport	Vauxhall Opel	Astra GTE Kadett GSI 16V	M	Louise Aitken-Walker	1–2, 4, 6, 9, 12
				Chris Birkbeck	12
Ford Motor Company	Ford	Sierra RS Cosworth Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4	P	Marc Duez	2, 4, 10, 12
				Joaquim Santos	2
				Pentti Airikkala	8, 10, 12
				Malcolm Wilson	8, 10, 12
				Gianfranco Cunico	8, 10
				Gwyndaf Evans	8, 10, 12
				Alex Fiorio	12
Subaru Technica International	Subaru	Legacy RS	M	Markku Alén	3, 5, 8, 10, 12
				Mike Kirkland	3, 6
				Peter 'Possum' Bourne	3, 6, 9
				Ian Duncan	3, 5
				Jim Heather-Hayes	3
				Patrick Njiru	3
				François Chatriot	10
				Derek Warwick	12
Nissan Motorsports International	Nissan	200SX	D	Vic Preston Jr	3
				Jayant Shah	3
				Pavlos Moschoutis	5
Bastos Motul BMW	BMW	M3	P	François Chatriot	4
Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen	Golf Rallye G60	P	Erwin Weber	5–6, 9

Events

1990 World Rally Championship event map

Black = Tarmac	Brown = Gravel	Blue = Snow/Ice	Red = Mixed Surface

1990 World Rally Championship schedule and results

Round	Rally name		Podium finishers
		Rank	Driver	Co Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	58ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (19–25 January)	1	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	5:56:52
		2	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	5:57:44
		3	Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:00:31
2	24º Rally de Portugal Vinho do Porto (6–10 March)	1	Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:17:57
		2	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:20:33
		3	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:23:08
3	38th Marlboro Safari Rally (11–16 April)	1	Björn Waldegård	Fred Gallagher	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	8:39:11
		2	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	9:17:23
		3	Mikael Ericsson	Claes Billstam	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	11:26:58
4	34ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France (6–9 May)	1	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:45:16
		2	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	6:45:52
		3	François Chatriot	Michel Périn	Bastos Motul BMW	BMW M3	6:49:05
5	37th Acropolis Rally (3–6 June)	1	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	7:34:44
		2	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	7:35:30
		3	Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	7:37:42
6	20th Rothmans Rally of New Zealand (30 June – 3 July)	1	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	6:48:26
		2	Ingvar Carlsson	Per Carlsson	Mazda Rally Team Europe	Mazda 323 4WD	6:49:57
		3	Erwin Weber	Matthias Feltz	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf Rallye G60	6:56:24
7	10º Rally Argentina (24–28 July)	1	Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	6:51:27
		2	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	6:59:29
		3	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	7:26:22
8	40th 1000 Lakes Rally (23–26 August)	1	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	4:40:55
		2	Ari Vatanen	Bruno Berglund	Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	4:41:14
		3	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	4:45:53
9	3rd Commonwealth Bank Rally Australia (20–23 September)	1	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	5:43:48
		2	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	5:45:28
		3	Alex Fiorio	Luigi Pirollo	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	5:49:28
10	32º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia (14–18 October)	1	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	7:30:38
		2	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	7:31:23
		3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	7:32:23
11	22ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama (28 October – 1 November)	1	Patrick Tauziac	Claude Papin	Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	4:54:00
		2	Rudi Stohl	Ernst Röhringer	Audi Sport	Audi 90 Quattro	5:56:00
		3	Alain Oreille	Michel Roissard	Simon Racing	Renault 5 GT Turbo	6:52:00
12	46th Lombard RAC Rally (25–28 November)	1	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	5:43:16
		2	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	5:44:58
		3	Miki Biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Martini Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	5:47:22

Results

Driver championship

Pos. Driver MON POR KEN COR GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS SRM IVC GBR  Pts.  1 Carlos Sainz 2 Ret 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 140 2 Didier Auriol 1 2 1 Ret 3 Ret Ret 1 5 95 3 Juha Kankkunen Ret 3 2 2 Ret 5 1 2 Ret 85 4 Miki Biasion 3 1 Ret 3 1 Ret 3 76 5 Mikael Ericsson 7 3 4 Ret Ret 6 32 6 Dario Cerrato 4 4 4 30 7 Rudolf Stohl 7 Ret 4 2 29 8 Kenneth Eriksson Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 2 27 9 Alex Fiorio Ret 5 Ret 3 8 9 25 10 Ingvar Carlsson 2 5 23 11 Alain Oreille 13 14 8 13 10 6 Ret 17 3 22 12 Bjorn Waldegard 1 20 13 Patrick Tauziac 1 20 14 Peter Bourne Ret 5 4 18 15 Bruno Saby 6 4 16 16 Ari Vatanen Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 15 17 François Chatriot 3 Ret 12 18 Erwin Weber Ret 3 DSQ 12 19 Armin Schwarz 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 12 20 Ross Dunkerton 4 Ret 10 21 Markku Alen Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 10 22 Alain Ambrosino 4 10 23 Mats Jonsson 4 10 24 Tommi Makinen 6 11 7 13 Ret 10 25 Timo Salonen 8 Ret 6 Ret 9 26 Gustavo Trelles 11 9 7 Ret 15 8 15 Ret Ret 9 27 Carlos Bica 5 8 28 Kenjiro Shinozuka 5 Ret 8 29 Raimund Baumschlager 5 8 30 Ernesto Soto 12 Ret 5 16 8 31 Piero Liatti 5 8 32 Patrice Servant 5 8 33 Jorge Recalde 7 Ret 8 Ret 22 11 7 34 Hannu Mikkola Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 35 Jim Heather-Hayes 6 6 36 Laurent Poggi 6 6 37 Michele Rayneri 6 Ret 6 38 Grégoire de Mevius Ret 6 Ret 6 39 Michel Molinie 6 6 40 Colin McRae 6 6 41 Claude Balesi 7 4 42 Giannis Vardinogiannis 7 4 43 Marcelo Raies 7 4 44 Lasse Lampi 7 4 45 Piergiorgio Deila 7 4 46 Jean-Philippe Bernier 7 4 47 Marc Duez 8 Ret 3 48 Patrick Njiru 8 3 49 Ian Duncan Ret 8 3 50 Gabriel Martin 8 3 51 Sebastian Lindholm 8 3 52 Viviane Evina 8 3 53 David Llewellin 8 3 54 Paola de Martini Ret 16 9 Ret WD 32 Ret Ret 2 55 François Delecour 9 Ret 2 56 Joaquim Santos 9 2 57 Ashok Pattni 9 2 58 Gilberto Pianezzola 13 9 2 59 Oscar Maccari 9 2 60 Esa Saarenpaa 9 2 61 Kiyoshi Inoue 9 2 62 Giuseppe Grossi 9 2 63 Jean-Michel Dionneau 9 2 64 Bertrand Balas 10 1 65 Ronald Holzer 10 1 66 Steve Anthony 10 1 67 Sylvain Polo 10 1 68 Pavlos Moschoutis 10 1 69 Fernando Marino 10 1 70 Risto Buri 10 1 71 Ed Ordynski 10 1 72 Alessandro Fassina 10 1 73 Adolphe Choteau 10 1 74 Robert Droogmans 10 1

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (DNF) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

See also

• FIA World Rally Championship 1990 at rallybase.nl
• FIA World Rally Championship 1990 at World Rally Archive