1989 WRC season
World Champion
Driver:
Italy Miki biasion
Manufacturer:
Italy Lancia
Season dates
Number of rallies:
13
<1988 season
1990 season>
The FIA - World Rally Championship in 1989 was on January 6, Sweden started and ended on 23 November in the UK . A total of 13 world championship races were held on four continents. The Italian Miki Biasion won the second world title.
vehicles
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
Teams and drivers
team
Manufacturer
automobile
driver
rally
Japan Mazda Rally Team Europe
Mazda
Mazda 323 4WD
Finland Timo Salonen
1-2, 9, 13
Sweden Ingvar Carlsson
1, 7, 10, 13
Finland Hannu Mikkola
2, 9, 13
Finland Mikael Sundström
1, 9, 13
Sweden Thorbjörn Edling
1, 9
New Zealand Ray Wilson
7, 10
New Zealand Rod Millen
7, 10
Japan Toyota Team Europe
Toyota
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Toyota Supra
Sweden Kenneth Eriksson
1, 6, 9-10, 13
Finland Juha Kankkunen
2-3, 5-6, 9-11, 13
Sweden Björn Waldegård
2-4
Spain Carlos Sainz
2-3, 5-6, 9, 11, 13
Sweden Leif Asterhag
1
Kenya Ian Duncan
4th
United Kingdom David Llewellin
13
United Kingdom GM Euro Sport
Vauxhall Motors Opel
Astra GTE Kadett GSi
United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson
1, 7, 10, 13
Sweden Mats Jonsson
1, 7, 9, 13
Australia Sepp Haider
9-10, 13
Italy Martini Racing
Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
France Bruno Saby
2, 5
Italy Miki biasion
2-4, 6, 9, 11
France Didier Auriol
2-3, 5-6, 9, 11
Finland Markku Alén
3, 9-10
Argentina Jorge Recalde
4, 8
France Yves Loubet
5
Sweden Mikael Ericsson
8th
Italy Jolly Club
Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale
Italy Alex Fiorio
2-4, 6, 8, 10-11
Italy Dario Cerrato
2, 11
Belgium Bastos Toyota Team
Toyota
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
Belgium Patrick Snijers
2, 5-6, 11
Japan Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
Finland Ari Vatanen
2, 6, 9, 13
Japan Kenjirō Shinozuka
3, 6-7, 10
United Kingdom Jimmy McRae
6th
Sweden Mikael Ericsson
9
Australia Ross Dunkerton
10
Finland Pentti Airikkala
13
Germany Audi Sport
Audi
Audi 90 Quattro
Italy Paola de Martini
2-3, 5-6, 11-12
Australia Rudi Stohl
4, 6, 12
France Bastos Motul BMW
BMW
BMW M3
Belgium Marc Duez
2-3, 5, 9, 11
France Bernard Béguin
5
France François Chatriot
5
Japan Nissan Motorsports International
Nissan
200SX
Sweden Per Eklund
4th
Kenya Mike Kirkland
4th
Kenya Vic Preston Jr.
4th
France Alain Ambrosino
12
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen
Golf GTI 16V
Sweden Stig Blomqvist
4th
Germany Erwin Weber
4th
Japan Subaru Technica International
Subaru
Subaru RX Turbo
New Zealand Possum Bourne
4, 7-8, 10
Kenya Jim Heather-Hayes
4th
Chile José Celsi
8th
United Kingdom Ford Motor Company
ford
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
France Pirre-César Baroni
5
Italy Gianfranco Cunico
5, 13
United Kingdom Mark Lovell
5
Competitions
The kilometers entered correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance of the connecting routes between the individual special stages is not included (except for the Ivory Coast Rally and Safari).
colour
Underground
gold
gravel
silver
asphalt
blue
Ice / snow
bronze
Mixed
Overall rating
WRC drivers' championship
rank
1
2
3
4th
5
6th
7th
8th
9
10
Points
20th
15th
12
10
8th
6th
4th
3
2
1
rank
driver
Sweden SWE
Monaco MON
Portugal POR
Kenya KEN
France FRA
Greece GRE
New Zealand NZL
Argentina ARG
Finland FIN
Australia OUT
Italy ITA
Ivory Coast CIV
United Kingdom GBR
Points
1
Italy Miki biasion
-
20th
20th
20th
-
20th
-
-
6th
-
20th
-
-
106
2
Italy Alex Fiorio
-
-
12
1
-
12
-
15th
-
10
15th
-
-
65
3
Finland Juha Kankkunen
-
8th
-
-
12
-
-
-
-
20th
8th
-
12
60
4th
Sweden Mikael Ericsson
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
20th
20th
-
-
-
-
50
5
France Didier Auriol
-
15th
-
-
20th
15th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50
6th
Sweden Kenneth Eriksson
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
15th
-
-
10
47
7th
Sweden Ingvar Carlsson
20th
-
-
-
-
-
20th
-
-
-
-
-
3
43
8th
Spain Carlos Sainz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
-
12
-
15th
39
9
Finland Markku Alén
-
-
15th
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
-
-
-
27
10
France Alain Oreille
-
1
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
2
20th
-
26th
11
New Zealand Rod Millen
-
-
-
-
-
-
15th
-
-
8th
-
-
-
23
12
Finland Timo Salonen
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15th
-
-
-
6th
21st
13
Belgium Marc Duez
-
3
8th
-
6th
-
-
-
-
-
4th
-
-
21st
14th
Finland Pentti Airikkala
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20th
20th
15th
Sweden Stig Blomqvist
8th
-
-
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20th
Argentina Jorge Recalde
-
-
-
-
-
8th
-
12
-
-
-
-
-
20th
17th
Austria Georg Fischer
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
20th
18th
United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
-
-
6th
-
-
1
19th
19th
Sweden Per Eklund
15th
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16
20th
Kenya Mike Kirkland
-
-
-
15th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15th
France François Chatriot
-
-
-
-
15th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15th
France Patrick Tauziac
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15th
-
15th
23
Italy Dario Cerrato
-
4th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
14th
24
Japan Kenjirō Shinozuka
-
-
-
-
-
4th
6th
-
-
4th
-
-
-
14th
25th
France Bruno Saby
-
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
France Adolphe Choteau
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
-
12
27
Finland Hannu Mikkola
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
12
28
Belgium Patrick Snijers
-
6th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6th
-
-
12
29
Sweden Björn Waldegård
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
France Yves Loubet
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
United Kingdom Jimmy McRae
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
Sweden Mats Jonsson
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
France André Segolen
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
10
34
Kenya Ian Duncan
-
-
-
8th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8th
France Bernard Béguin
-
-
-
-
8th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8th
United Kingdom Colin McRae
-
-
-
-
-
-
8th
-
-
-
-
-
-
8th
Argentina Ernesto Soto
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8th
-
-
-
-
-
8th
Sweden Thorbjörn Edling
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8th
-
-
-
-
8th
France Patrice Servant
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8th
-
8th
Finland Ari Vatanen
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8th
8th
41
Germany Armin Schwarz
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
4th
-
-
-
-
7th
42
Finland Sebastian Lindholm
6th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6th
Portugal Carlos Bica
-
-
6th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6th
Kenya Vic Preston Jr.
-
-
-
6th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6th
Austria Rudi Stohl
-
-
-
-
-
6th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6th
Argentina Fernando Stella
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6th
-
-
-
-
-
6th
France José Graziani
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6th
-
6th
48
Sweden Stig-Olov Walfridsson
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
6th
49
Belgium Grégoire de Mévius
-
-
4th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
5
Uruguay Gustavo Trelles
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
4th
-
-
-
-
-
5
New Zealand Possum Bourne
-
-
-
4th
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
5
52
Sweden Leif Asterhag
4th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4th
Italy Gianfranco Cunico
-
-
-
-
4th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4th
New Zealand Ray Wilson
-
-
-
-
-
-
4th
-
-
-
-
-
-
4th
France Benoît Antoine
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4th
-
4th
Finland Mikael Sundström
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4th
4th
57
Italy Paola De Martini
-
2
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4th
58
Italy Paolo Andreucci
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
Germany Erwin Weber
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
Qatar Saeed Al-Hajri
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
Argentina Juan Maria Traverso
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
3
Australia Wayne Bell
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
3
Italy Paolo Alessandrini
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
3
64
Sweden Bjorn Johansson
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Sweden Fredrik Skoghag
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Kenya Jim Heather-Hayes
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Greece "Jigger"
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Australia Ross Dunkerton
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Argentina Jorge Bescham
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Finland Risto Buri
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
2
Australia Ed Ordynski
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
2
72
Sweden Hakån Eriksson
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
France Claude Balesi
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
New Zealand Ken Adamson
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Brazil 1968 Edio Fuchter
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
Finland Esa Saarenpää
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
rank
driver
Sweden SWE
Monaco MON
Portugal POR
Kenya KEN
France FRA
Greece GRE
New Zealand NZL
Argentina ARG
Finland FIN
Australia OUT
Italy ITA
Ivory Coast CIV
United Kingdom GBR
Points
Manufacturers' championship WRC
The number of world championship runs in the driver’s world championship does not correspond to the number of world championship runs in the manufacturers' championship.
rank
Manufacturer
Monaco MON
Portugal POR
Kenya KEN
France FRA
Greece GRE
Argentina ARG
Finland FIN
Australia OUT
Italy ITA
United Kingdom GBR
Points
0 1
Italy Lancia
20th
20th
20th
20th
20th
20th
(8th)
(14)
20th
-
140
0 2
Japan Toyota
10
-
12
14th
-
-
14th
20th
14th
17th
101
0 3
Japan Mazda
12
12
-
-
-
-
17th
10
8th
8th
67
0 4th
Japan Mitsubishi
-
-
-
-
12
-
20th
6th
-
20th
58
0 5
Germany Audi
2
12
-
3
8th
12
6th
-
-
-
43
0 6th
Germany BMW
4th
10
-
17th
-
-
-
-
6th
-
37
0 7th
France Renault
9
-
-
11
-
-
-
-
10
-
30th
0 8th
Japan Nissan
-
-
17th
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
18th
0 9.
Germany Volkswagen
-
-
14th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14th
10
Argentina Renault Argentina
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
15th
11
United Kingdom Vauxhall
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8th
-
1
9
12
Japan Subaru
-
-
6th
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
7th
13
United States ford
-
-
-
6th
-
-
-
-
-
-
6th
14th
Argentina Fiat Argentina
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
3
15th
Italy Volkswagen Argentina
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
rank
Manufacturer
Monaco MON
Portugal POR
Kenya KEN
France FRA
Greece GRE
Argentina ARG
Finland FIN
Australia OUT
Italy ITA
United Kingdom GBR
Points
Individual evidence
↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 1989 , February 8, 2015
Web links
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