List of World Rally Championship Manufacturers' champions

The World Rally Championship for Manufacturers (or WRC Manufacturers' Championship) is a title awarded by the FIA to the most successful manufacturer over a World Rally Championship season, as determined by a points system based on rally results.[1] The WRC was formed from well-known and popular international rallies, most of which had previously been part of the European Rally Championship and/or the International Championship for Manufacturers; the series was first contested in 1973.[2] The first official rallying Manufacturers' Champion was Alpine-Renault. On seventeen occasions the Manufacturers' Champion team has not contained the World Drivers' Champion for a given season.

In the 45 seasons the Championship has been awarded, only 13 different manufacturers have won it; Lancia being the most successful, with 10 titles including 6 consecutive from 1987 to 1992. Only seven countries have produced winning manufacturers: France (3), Japan (3), Italy (2), the United Kingdom (2), Germany (2), South Korea (1), and United States (1).

Key

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Podiums The number of times the champion finished in the top three in a rally
Margin The margin of points by which the champion defeated the runner-up(s)

By season

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Manufacturers who also facilitated the WRC Drivers' champion in the same season are shown in bold.

Year Manufacturers' Champions Car(s) used Wins Podiums Points Margin
1973 France Alpine-Renault Alpine-Renault A110 6 15 147 63
1974 Italy Lancia Lancia Fulvia HF
Lancia Stratos HF
3 6 94 25
1975 Italy Lancia Lancia Stratos HF 4 7 96 35
1976 Italy Lancia Lancia Stratos HF 4 10 112 55
1977 Italy Fiat Fiat 131 Abarth 5 12 136 4
1978 Italy Fiat Fiat 131 Abarth 5 12 134 34
1979 United Kingdom Ford[a] Ford Escort RS1800 5 14 122 14
1980 Italy Fiat Fiat 131 Abarth 5 12 120 27
1981 United Kingdom Talbot Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 1 7 117 11
1982 West Germany Audi Audi Quattro 7 12 116 12
1983 Italy Lancia Lancia Rally 037 5 14 118 2
1984 West Germany Audi Audi Quattro A2
Audi Sport Quattro S1
7 18 120 12
1985 France Peugeot Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
7 13 142 16
1986 France Peugeot Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 6 12 137 15
1987 Italy Lancia Lancia Delta HF 4WD 9 19 140 58
1988 Italy Lancia Lancia Delta HF 4WD
Lancia Delta HF integrale
10 23 140 61
1989 Italy Lancia Lancia Delta HF integrale
Lancia Delta HF integrale 16v
7 18 137 39
1990 Italy Lancia Lancia Delta HF integrale 16v 6 16 137 6
1991 Italy Lancia Lancia Delta HF integrale 16v 6 20 140 9
1992 Italy Lancia Lancia Delta HF integrale "Evo" 8 21 140 24
1993 Japan Toyota Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 7 17 157 12
1994 Japan Toyota Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 5 13 151 11
1995 Japan Subaru Subaru Impreza 555 5 11 350 43
1996 Japan Subaru Subaru Impreza 555 3 9 401 80
1997 Japan Subaru Subaru Impreza WRC 97 8 13 114 24
1998 Japan Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V
7 9 91 6
1999 Japan Toyota Toyota Corolla WRC 1 15 109 18
2000 France Peugeot Peugeot 206 WRC 6 13 111 20
2001 France Peugeot Peugeot 206 WRC 6 16 106 20
2002 France Peugeot Peugeot 206 WRC 8 21 165 61
2003 France Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 4 13 160 15
2004 France Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 7 20 194 51
2005 France Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 11 20 188 53
2006 United Kingdom Ford[a] Ford Focus RS WRC 06 8 20 195 29
2007 United Kingdom Ford[a] Ford Focus RS WRC 06
Ford Focus RS WRC 07
8 25 212 29
2008 France Citroën Citroën C4 WRC 11 25 191 18
2009 France Citroën Citroën C4 WRC 7 19 167 27
2010 France Citroën Citroën C4 WRC 10 31 456 119
2011 France Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC 10 18 403 27
2012 France Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC 10 20 453 144
2013 Germany Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10 18 425 145
2014 Germany Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12 18 447 237
2015 Germany Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11 17 413 183
2016 Germany Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7 14 377 62
2017 United Kingdom M-Sport[b] Ford Fiesta WRC 5 19 428 83
2018 Japan Toyota Toyota Yaris WRC 5 14 368 27
2019 South Korea Hyundai Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4 13 380 18
2020 South Korea Hyundai Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3 11 241 5
2021 Japan Toyota Toyota Yaris WRC 9 18 522 59
2022 Japan Toyota Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7 20 525 70
2023 Japan Toyota Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8 18 548 116

* Season still in progress.

By manufacturer

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Manufacturer Total Seasons
Italy Lancia 10 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
France Citroën 8 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Japan Toyota 7 1993, 1994, 1999, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
France Peugeot 5 1985, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2002
United Kingdom Ford[a] 4 1979, 2006, 2007, 2017[b]
Germany Volkswagen 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Italy Fiat 3 1977, 1978, 1980
Japan Subaru 1995, 1996, 1997
Germany Audi 2 1982, 1984
South Korea Hyundai 2019, 2020
France Alpine-Renault 1 1973
Japan Mitsubishi 1998
United Kingdom Talbot 1981

By nationality

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Country Manufacturers Total
 France 3 14
 Italy 2 13
 Japan 3 11
 Germany 2 6
 United Kingdom 2 5
 South Korea 1 2

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Ford Motor Company Limited, a British registered company, was the winning manufacturer. Its cars were homologated via the local ASN, RAC/MSA, thus were considered British under FIA rules, despite ultimate ownership by the Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, Michigan, USA[3][4]
  2. ^ a b M-Sport were not an official Ford team from 2013 to 2017, entering under a waiver to the rule insisting on manufacturer association[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP – SPORTING REGULATIONS" (PDF).
  2. ^ "What is the WRC?". World Rally Championship. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ "FIA Historic Database". historicdb.fia.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. ^ "FIA Homologations List 2008" (PDF). fia.com.
  5. ^ "2013 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MANUFACTURERS". fia.com.

General:

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