1990 World Rally Championship

1990 WRC season

World Champion
Driver:	Carlos Sainz
Manufacturer:	Lancia
Season dates
Number of rallies:	12
<1989 season	1991 season>

The FIA - World Rally Championship in 1990 was in January 19, Monte Carlo started and ended on 28 November in the UK . A total of 12 world championship races were held on four continents. The Spaniard Carlos Sainz won his first world title.

Teams and drivers

team	Manufacturer	automobile	driver	rally
Martini Racing	Lancia	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	Miki biasion	1-3, 5, 7, 10, 12
			Juha Kankkunen	1-3, 5, 7-10, 12
			Didier Auriol	1-2, 4-5, 7-10
			Alex Fiorio	3, 9
			Yves Loubet	4th
Toyota Team Europe	Toyota	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	Carlos Sainz	1-10, 12
			Mikael Ericsson	1, 3, 5, 8-10
			Armin Schwarz	1-2, 4, 10, 12
			Björn Waldegård	3
			David Llewellin	12
			Mats Jonsson	12
Mazda Rally Team Europe	Mazda	323 4WD Mazda 323 GT-X	Timo Salonen	1-2, 8, 12
			Hannu Mikkola	1-2, 8, 12
			Grégoire de Mévius	2, 9
			Ingvar Carlsson	6, 9
			Rod Millen	6, 9
			Mikael Sundström	8, 12
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	Kenneth Eriksson	1-2, 5, 8-9, 12
			Ari Vatanen	1-2, 5, 8, 12
			Kenjirō Shinozuka	3, 11
			Ross Dunkerton	6, 9
			Patrick Tauziac	11
Jolly Club	Lancia	Lancia Delta | HF integrals 16V	Dario Cerrato	1-2, 10
			Alex Fiorio	5, 8, 10
			Didier Auriol	12
			Robert Droogmans	12
Audi Sport	Audi	Audi 90 Quattro	Paola de Martini	1-2, 4-5, 8-10
			Rudi Stohl	3, 5, 7, 11
GM Euro Sport	Opel	Cadet GSi	Louise Aitken-Walker	1-2, 4, 6, 9, 12
Subaru Technica International	Subaru	Subaru Legacy RS	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	Nissan 200 SX	Vic Preston Jr.	3
Bastos Motul BMW	BMW	BMW M3	François Chatriot	4th
Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen	Volkswagen Golf Rally G60	Erwin Weber	5-6, 9
Ford Motor Company	ford	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4	Pentti Airikkala	8, 10, 12
			Malcolm Wilson	8, 10, 12
			Gianfranco Cunico	8, 10
			Alex Fiorio	12
			Gwyndaf Evans	12

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

rally	rank	driver	Copilot	vehicle	Total time h: min: sec	Number of WP	length	Started	in the target
Rally Monte Carlo 19.-25. January 1990	1.	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	5:56:52	20th	603.66 km	178	80
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	+ 00:52
	3.	Miki biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	+ 03:39
Rally Portugal 6-10 March 1990	1.	Miki biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	6:17:57	38	556.10 km	100	34
	2.	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	+ 02:36
	3.	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	+ 05:11
Safari rally 11-16. April 1990	1.	Björn Waldegård	Fred Gallagher	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	8:39:11	77 time controls	4131.39 km	59	10
	2.	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	+ 38:12
	3.	Mikael Ericsson	Claes Billstam	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	+ 2:47:47
Rally France 6-9 May 1990	1.	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	6:45:16	30th	599.25 km	94	48
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	+ 00:36
	3.	François Chatriot	Michel Périn	BMW M3	03:49
Rally Greece 3rd – 6th June 1990	1.	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	7:34:44	46	612.98 km	97	34
	2.	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	+ 00:46
	3.	Miki biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	+ 02:58
Rally New Zealand June 30th – 3rd July 1990	1.	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	6:48:26	43	599.49 km	65	40
	2.	Ingvar Carlsson	Per Carlsson	Mazda 323 4WD	+ 01:31
	3.	Erwin Weber	Matthias Feltz	VW Rallye Golf G60	+ 07:58
Rally Argentina 24.-28. July 1990	1.	Miki biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	6:51:27	30th	599.40 km	84	28
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	+ 08:02
	3.	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	+ 34:55
Rally Finland 23-26 August 1990	1.	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	4:40:55	42	527.61 km	186	92
	2.	Ari Vatanen	Bruno Berglund	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	+ 00:19
	3.	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	+ 04:58
Rally Australia 20-23 September 1990	1.	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	5:43:48	35	570.28 km	62	38
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	+ 01:40
	3.	Alex Fiorio	Luigi Pirollo	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	+ 05:40
Rally San Remo 14.-18. October 1990	1.	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	7:30:38	35	614.95 km	104	47
	2.	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	+ 00:45
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	+ 01:45
Rally Ivory Coast October 28th – 1st November 1990	1.	Patrick Tauziac	Claude Papin	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	4:54	77 time controls	3088 km	32	14th
	2.	Rudi Stohl	Ernst Röhringer	Audi 90 Quattro	+ 01:02
	3.	Alain Oreille	Michel Roissard	Renault 5 GT Turbo	+ 01:58
Rally Great Britain 25.-28. November 1990	1.	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165	5:43:16	41	566.27 km	175	94
	2.	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4	+ 01:34
	3.	Miki biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	+ 04:06

Overall rating

WRC drivers' championship

Distribution of points
rank	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Points	20th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	3	2	1

rank driver MON POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN OUT ITA CIV GBR Points 1 Carlos Sainz 2 DNF 4th 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 140 2 Didier Auriol 1 2 1 DNF 3 DNF DNF 1 5 95 3 Juha Kankkunen DNF 3 2 2 DNF 5 1 2 DNF 85 4th Miki biasion 3 1 DNF 3 1 DNF 3 76 5 Mikael Ericsson 7th 3 4th DNF DNF 6th 32 6th Dario Cerrato 4th 4th 4th 30th 7th Rudi Stohl 7th DNF 4th 2 29 8th Kenneth Eriksson DNF DNF DNF 3 DNF 2 27 9 Alex Fiorio DNF 5 DNF 3 8th 9 25th 10 Ingvar Carlsson 2 5 23 11 Alain Oreille 13 14th 8th 13 10 6th DNF 17th 3 22nd 12 Björn Waldegård 1 20th 13 Patrick Tauziac 1 20th 14th Peter Bourne DNF 5 4th 18th 15th Bruno Saby 6th 4th 16 16 Ari Vatanen DNF DNF DNF 2 DNF 15th 17th François Chatriot 3 DNF 12 18th Erwin Weber DNF 3 DSQ 12 19th Armin Schwarz 5 DNF DNF DNF 7th 12 20th Ross Dunkerton 4th DNF 10 21st Markku Alén DNF DNF 4th DNF DNF 10 22nd Alain Ambrosino 4th 10 23 Mats Jonsson 4th 10 24 Tommi Mäkinen 6th 11 7th 13 DNF 10 25th Timo Salonen 8th DNF 6th DNF 9 26th Gustavo Trelles 11 9 7th DNF 15th 8th 15th DNF DNF 9 27 Carlos Bica 5 8th 28 Kenjirō Shinozuka 5 DNF 8th 29 Raimund Baumschlager 5 8th 30th Ernesto Soto 12 DNF 5 16 8th 31 Piero Liatti 5 8th 32 Patrice Servant 5 8th 33 Jorge Recalde 7th DNF 8th DNF 22nd 11 7th 34 Hannu Mikkola DNF 6th DNF DNF 6th 35 Jim Heather-Hayes 6th 6th 36 Laurent Poggi 6th 6th 37 Michele Rayneri 6th DNF 6th 38 Grégoire de Mevius DNF 6th DNF 6th 39 Michel Molinie 6th 6th 40 Colin McRae 6th 6th 41 Claude Balesi 7th 4th 42 Giannis Vardinogiannis 7th 4th 43 Marcelo Raies 7th 4th 44 Leave Lampi 7th 4th 45 Piergiorgio Deila 7th 4th 46 Jean-Philippe Bernier 7th 4th 47 Marc Duez 8th DNF 3 48 Patrick Njiru 8th 3 49 Ian Duncan DNF 8th 3 50 Gabriel Martin 8th 3 51 Sebastian Lindholm 8th 3 52 Viviane Evina 8th 3 53 David Llewellin 8th 3 54 Paola de Martini DNF 16 9 DNF DNS 32 DNF DNF 2 55 François Delecour 9 DNF 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 rank driver MON POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN OUT ITA CIV GBR Points

Manufacturers' championship WRC

rank Manufacturer MON POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN OUT ITA CIV GBR Points 01 Lancia 20th 20th 17th 20th - - 20th - 20th 20th - - 137 02 Toyota 17th - 20th 17th 20th - 17th 20th - - - 20th 131 03 Mitsubishi - - 10 - - - - 17th 12 - - 17th 056 04th Subaru - - 8th - 11 - - 12 12 - - - 043 05 Mazda 4th 8th - - - - - 8th 10 - - - 030th 06th Renault - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - 024 07th Audi - - 6th 4th - - 12 2 - - - - 024 08th ford - 5 - 1 - - - - - 9 - 9 022nd 09 BMW - - - 14th - - - - - - - - 014th 10 Volkswagen - - - 10 - - - - - - - - 010 11 Citroën - - - 8th - - - - - - - - 08th 12 Fiat - - - - - - 6th - - - - - 06th 13 Daihatsu - - 3 - - - - - - - - - 03 14th Peugeot 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 02 15th Nissan - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 02 rank Manufacturer MON POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN OUT ITA CIV GBR Points

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 1990 , February 8, 2015

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