List of World Rally Championship records

The list of records in the World Rally Championship includes records and statistics set in the World Rally Championship (WRC) from the 1973 season to present.

Key
BoldHas participated in the 2024 World Rally Championship.

Drivers

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Wins

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Championship wins[1]
DriverTotalSeason
1 Sébastien Loeb92004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
2 Sébastien Ogier82013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
3 Juha Kankkunen41986, 1987, 1991, 1993
Tommi Mäkinen1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
5 Walter Röhrl21980, 1982
Miki Biasion1988, 1989
Carlos Sainz1990, 1992
Marcus Grönholm2000, 2002
Kalle Rovanperä2022, 2023
 
Event wins[2]
DriverTotal
1 Sébastien Loeb80
2 Sébastien Ogier60
3 Marcus Grönholm30
4 Carlos Sainz26
5 Colin McRae25
6 Tommi Mäkinen24
7 Juha Kankkunen23
8 Didier Auriol20
Thierry Neuville20
Ott Tänak20
 
Stage wins[3]
DriverTotal
1 Sébastien Loeb939
2 Markku Alén853[N 1]
3 Carlos Sainz757[N 2]
4 Sébastien Ogier716
5 Juha Kankkunen700[N 3]
6 Hannu Mikkola666[N 4]
7 Ari Vatanen590[N 5]
8 Didier Auriol554
9 Marcus Grönholm542
10 Jari-Matti Latvala539

Statistics

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Podiums[4]
DriverTotal
1 Sébastien Loeb120
2 Sébastien Ogier102
3 Carlos Sainz97
4 Juha Kankkunen75
5 Mikko Hirvonen69
6 Jari-Matti Latvala67
7 Thierry Neuville66
8 Marcus Grönholm61
9 Dani Sordo57
10 Markku Alén56
 
Points[5]
DriverTotal
1 Sébastien Ogier2859
2 Thierry Neuville1951
3 Sébastien Loeb1778
4 Jari-Matti Latvala1668
5 Ott Tänak1586
6 Dani Sordo1396
7 Carlos Sainz1242
8 Mikko Hirvonen1210
9 Elfyn Evans1147
10 Juha Kankkunen1140
 
Starts[6]
DriverTotal
1 Jari-Matti Latvala210
2 Carlos Sainz196
3 Dani Sordo191
4 Petter Solberg190
5 Sébastien Ogier186
6 Sébastien Loeb184
7 Mikko Hirvonen163
8 Juha Kankkunen162
9 Thierry Neuville159
10 Ott Tänak155
 
Retirements[7]
DriverTotal
1 Hannu Mikkola61
2 Colin McRae60
3 Tommi Mäkinen56
4 Didier Auriol55
5 Ari Vatanen54
6 Marcus Grönholm53
7 Kenneth Eriksson49
Armin Schwarz49
9 Petter Solberg47
10 Carlos Sainz46
Most rallies without a championship win
DriverTotal
1 Jari-Matti Latvala210
2 Dani Sordo188
3 Mikko Hirvonen163
4 Thierry Neuville157
5 Kenneth Eriksson141
 
Most rallies without an event win
DriverTotal
1 Henning Solberg133
2 Manfred Stohl126
3 Martin Prokop122
4 Toni Gardemeister112
5 Gustavo Trelles101
 
Most event wins without a championship win
DriverTotal
1 Thierry Neuville19
2 Jari-Matti Latvala18
3 Mikko Hirvonen15
4 Bernard Darniche7
5 Gilles Panizzi7

Manufacturers

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Championships[10]
ManufacturerTotalSeasons
1 Lancia101974–1976, 1983, 1987–1992
2 Citroën82003–2005, 2008–2012
3 Toyota71993–1994, 1999, 2018, 2021–2023
4 Peugeot51985–1986, 2000–2002
5 Volkswagen42013–2016
/ Ford/M-Sport1979, 2006–2007, 2017
7 Fiat31977–1978, 1980
Subaru1995–1997
9 Audi21982, 1984
Hyundai2019–2020
 
Event wins[11]
ManufacturerTotal
1 Citroën102
2 / Ford/M-Sport94
3 Toyota88
4 Lancia73[N 6]
5 Peugeot48
6 Subaru47
7 Volkswagen44
8 Mitsubishi34
9 Hyundai28
10 Audi24
 
Event wins by car[12]
CarTyreTotal
1Lancia DeltaM P46
Subaru ImprezaP46
3Ford Focus RS WRCP M BF44
4Volkswagen Polo R WRCM43
5Toyota CelicaM37
6Citroën C4 WRCBF P36
7Citroën Xsara WRCM BF32
8Ford EscortD G31
9Mitsubishi Lancer EvolutionM26
Citroën DS3 WRCM26
Toyota Yaris WRCM P26

Co-drivers

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Event wins[13]
Co-driverTotal
1 Daniel Elena79
2 Julien Ingrassia54
3 Timo Rautiainen30
4 Luis Moya24
5 Nicky Grist21
6 Seppo Harjanne20
Martin Järveoja20
8 Ilkka Kivimäki19
9 Arne Hertz18
Miikka Anttila18
 
Starts[14]
Co-driverTotal
1 Miikka Anttila220
2 Marc Martí209
3 Denis Giraudet189
4 Jarmo Lehtinen182
5 Jonas Andersson181
6 Daniel Elena180[N 7]
Stéphane Prévot180
8 Julien Ingrassia168
Scott Martin168
10 Phil Mills162[a]
 
Podiums[15]
Co-driverTotal
1 Daniel Elena119
2 Julien Ingrassia91
3 Luis Moya83
4 Jarmo Lehtinen71
5 Miikka Anttila67
6 Timo Rautiainen61
7 Ilkka Kivimäki54
8 Marc Martí48
9 Arne Hertz45
10 Nicolas Gilsoul43
Nicky Grist43

Rallies

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Fastest rallies

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EventAvg. speedWinnerCar
1 2016 Rally Finland126.62 km/h (78.68 mph) Kris MeekeCitroën DS3 WRC
2 2017 Rally Finland126.16 km/h (78.39 mph) Esapekka LappiToyota Yaris WRC
3 2015 Rally Finland125.44 km/h (77.94 mph) Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC
4 2022 Rally Finland125.32 km/h (77.87 mph) Ott TänakHyundai i20 N Rally1
5 2020 Rally Sweden124.28 km/h (77.22 mph) Elfyn EvansToyota Yaris WRC
6 2023 Rally Sweden123.85 km/h (76.96 mph) Ott TänakFord Puma Rally1
7 2021 Rally Finland123.73 km/h (76.88 mph) Elfyn EvansToyota Yaris WRC
8 2012 Rally Finland122.89 km/h (76.36 mph) Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC
9 2010 Rally Finland122.80 km/h (76.30 mph) Jari-Matti LatvalaFord Focus RS WRC 09
10 2018 Rally Finland122.57 km/h (76.16 mph) Ott TänakToyota Yaris WRC
Source:[16]

Closest wins

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EventMargin[N 8]WinnerRunner-up
1 2011 Jordan Rally0.2 second Sébastien Ogier Jari-Matti Latvala
2024 Rally Italia Sardegna Ott Tänak Sébastien Ogier
3 2007 Rally New Zealand0.3 second Marcus Grönholm Sébastien Loeb
4 2021 Croatia Rally0.6 second Sébastien Ogier Elfyn Evans
5 2017 Rally Argentina0.7 second Thierry Neuville Elfyn Evans
2018 Rally Italia Sardegna Thierry Neuville Sébastien Ogier
7 1998 Rally Portugal2.1 seconds Colin McRae Carlos Sainz
8 2019 Monte Carlo Rally2.2 seconds Sébastien Ogier Thierry Neuville
9 1999 Rally Argentina2.4 seconds Juha Kankkunen Richard Burns
2010 Rally New Zealand Jari-Matti Latvala Sébastien Ogier
2011 Rally Argentina Sébastien Loeb Mikko Hirvonen
Source:[17]

Nationalities

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Drivers

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Championships[1]
CountryDriversTotal
1  France318
2  Finland[N 9]715
3  Germany12
 Italy[N 10]12
 Spain12
 Sweden22
 United Kingdom22
8  Norway11
 Estonia11
 
Event wins[18]
CountryWins
1  France207
2  Finland192
3  United Kingdom49
4  Sweden43
5  Italy30
 Spain30
7  Estonia25
8  Belgium21
9  Germany17
 Norway17

Driver wins per nationalities

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#NationWinsDrivers[18]
1  France207Sébastien Loeb (80), Sébastien Ogier (60), Didier Auriol (20), Bernard Darniche (7), Gilles Panizzi (7), Jean-Luc Thérier (5), Jean-Pierre Nicolas (5), Michèle Mouton (4), François Delecour (4), Jean-Claude Andruet (3), Jean Ragnotti (3), Bruno Saby (2), Philippe Bugalski (2), Guy Fréquelin (1), Bernard Béguin (1), Alain Ambrosino (1), Alain Oreille (1), Patrick Tauziac (1)18
2  Finland192Marcus Grönholm (30), Tommi Mäkinen (24), Juha Kankkunen (23), Markku Alén (19), Hannu Mikkola (18), Jari-Matti Latvala (18), Mikko Hirvonen (15), Kalle Rovanperä (12), Timo Salonen (11), Ari Vatanen (10), Timo Mäkinen (4), Henri Toivonen (3), Esapekka Lappi (2), Kyösti Hämäläinen (1), Pentti Airikkala (1), Harri Rovanperä (1)16
3  United Kingdom49Colin McRae (25), Richard Burns (10), Elfyn Evans (8), Kris Meeke (5), Roger Clark (1)5
4  Sweden43Björn Waldegård (16), Stig Blomqvist (11), Kenneth Eriksson (6), Ingvar Carlsson (2), Mikael Ericsson (2), Mats Jonsson (2), Ove Andersson (1), Per Eklund (1), Harry Källström (1), Anders Kulläng (1)10
5  Italy30Miki Biasion (17), Sandro Munari (7), Raffaele Pinto (1), Fulvio Bacchelli (1), Antonio Fassina (1), Andrea Aghini (1), Gianfranco Cunico (1), Piero Liatti (1)8
 Spain30Carlos Sainz (26), Dani Sordo (3), Jesús Puras (1)3
7  Estonia25Ott Tänak (20), Markko Märtin (5)2
8  Belgium21Thierry Neuville (20), François Duval (1)2
9  Germany17Walter Röhrl (14), Achim Warmbold (2), Armin Schwarz (1)3
 Norway17Petter Solberg (13), Andreas Mikkelsen (3), Mads Østberg (1)3
11  Kenya8Shekhar Mehta (5), Joginder Singh (2), Ian Duncan (1)3
12  Austria2Franz Wittmann, Sr. (1), Josef Haider (1)2
 Japan2Kenjiro Shinozuka (2)1
14  Argentina1Jorge Recalde (1)1
 Canada1Walter Boyce (1)1
 New Zealand1Hayden Paddon (1)1
 Portugal1Joaquim Moutinho (1)1

Co-drivers

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Event wins[19]
CountryWins
1  Finland150
2  France124
3  United Kingdom88
4  Monaco79
5  Sweden56
6  Italy34
7  Spain30
8  Belgium24
9  Estonia20
10  Germany15

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ According to World Rally Archive (http://www.juwra.com), Alén won 821 stages. Markku Alén also won special stages in the following rallies that are not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com : 15 stages in Sweden 1977 (source: Sport Auto n°182, March 1977), 5 stages in South Pacific 1977 (source: Auto Hebdo n°63, 19–26 May 1977), 1 stage in Safari 1990 (source: Auto Hebdo n°723, 18 April 1990). Moreover, he is said to have won 11 special stages in Sanremo 1974 although reliable sources are missing as of now. Also, Markku Alén won 20 special stages in annulled Sanremo 1986 (source: Auto Hebdo n°545, 22 October 1986).
  2. ^ According to World Rally Archive, Sainz won 756 stages. Sainz also won one special stage in Safari Rally 1991 (source: Auto Hebdo n°772, 4 April 1991), that is not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com.
  3. ^ Kankkunen also won 5 special stages in annulled Sanremo 1986 (source: Auto Hebdo n°545, 22 October 1986).
  4. ^ According to World Rally Archive, Mikkola won 654 stages. Mikkola also won special stages in the following rallies that are not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com : 1 stage in Acropolis 1976 (source: Sport Auto n°174, July 1976, and Auto Hebdo), 1 stage in Sweden 1977 (source: Sport Auto n°182, March 1977), 10 stages in Acropolis 1977 (source: Auto Hebdo n°66, 9–16 June 1977, and Sport Auto n°186, July 1977).
  5. ^ According to World Rally Archive, Vatanen won 542 stages. Vatanen also won at least 46 special stages in South Pacific 1977. He actually won a 47th special stage in this rally but it is unclear whether the results of this stage were annulled or not (source: Auto Hebdo n° 63, 19–26 May 1977).
  6. ^ Lancia also won Rally Sanremo 1986, that was annulled by FISA and is therefore not counted as a WRC win.
  7. ^ Elena has one start in the WRC as a driver, which is not included.
  8. ^ Includes only timed stage rallies. The World Rally Championship has in the past also featured endurance events where "unachievable" target times were assigned to the stages, and competitors received a penalty point for each minute their stage time was over the target time. At the 1973 Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta and Harry Källström finished with the same amount of penalty minutes (6 hours and 46 minutes), and at the 1985 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire, Toyota teammates Juha Kankkunen and Björn Waldegård had the same amount of penalty minutes (4 hours and 46 minutes). Mehta and Kankkunen took the wins by tiebreakers.
  9. ^ Markku Alén's 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers title is not included.
  10. ^ Sandro Munari's 1977 FIA Cup for Drivers title is not included.
  1. ^ 164 by other sources

References

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  1. ^ a b "Drivers championship". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Statistics - Driver wins". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Statistics - Stage wins". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Statistics - Driver podium finishes". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Statistics - Driver points scored". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Statistics - Driver starts in WRC events". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Statistics - Retirements". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Statistics - Oldest and youngest winners". www.juwra.com.
  9. ^ Barry, Luke (1 October 2022). "The 10 youngest World Champions in WRC history". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Manufacturers championship". www.juwra.com.
  11. ^ "Statistics - Makes wins". www.juwra.com.
  12. ^ "Statistics - Make and model wins". www.juwra.com.
  13. ^ "Statistics - Co-driver wins". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Statistics - Co-driver starts in WRC events". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Statistics - Co-driver podium finishes". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Statistics - Event average speed". www.juwra.com.
  17. ^ "Statistics - Closest wins". www.juwra.com.
  18. ^ a b "Statistics - Driver wins per nationalities". www.juwra.com.
  19. ^ "Statistics - Codriver wins per nationalities". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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