1982 World Rally Championship

The 1982 World Rally Championship was the tenth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies. By this time, the schedule format had become generally stable with only one or two changes to venues year to year. 1982 marked the return of New Zealand to the schedule in place of Argentina's Rally Codasur.

1982 World Rally Championship
World Drivers' Champion:
Walter Röhrl
World Manufacturers' Champion:
Audi
Previous: 1981 Next: 1983

1982 was marked by the dominance of the Germans, with two German manufacturers Audi and Opel taking first and second in the manufacturer's title race, while Opel's driver, German Walter Röhrl, seized the driver's title. Top Audi pilots Michèle Mouton and Hannu Mikkola took second and third in the drivers' race, but their combined efforts were enough to put Audi over the top for the work's cup. Mouton's finish is the best by a female driver to this day.

As with previous seasons, while all 12 events were calculated for tallying the drivers' scores, only 10 of the events applied to the championship for manufacturers. The two events in 1982 which applied only to driver standings were Sweden and the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire. Röhrl's strong performance in both of these rallies would have improved Opel's bid for a world title had they counted for manufacturers as well as drivers.

Teams and drivers

Team Constructor Car Tyre Drivers Rounds
Audi Sport Audi Quattro K Hannu Mikkola 1–3, 5–12
Michèle Mouton 1–3, 5–12
Michele Cinotto 1, 6, 10
Stig Blomqvist 2, 9–10
Franz Wittmann 3, 5, 10
Harald Demuth 10, 12
Malcolm Wilson 12
John Buffum 12
Rothmans Opel Rally Team Opel Ascona 400 M Walter Röhrl 1–8, 10–11
Jochi Kleint 1, 5, 12
Björn Johansson 2, 9, 11–12
Henri Toivonen 3, 6, 9–10, 12
Rauno Aaltonen 4
Jimmy McRae 6, 12
Ari Vatanen 12
Bill Dobie 12
Charles Pozzi Ferrari 308 GTB M Jean-Claude Andruet 1, 5
Guy Chasseuil 5
Porsche Alméras Porsche 911 SC M Guy Fréquelin 1, 5
Björn Waldegård 1
Jean-Luc Thérier 1, 3
Sandro Munari 4
Bernard Béguin 5
Francis Vincent 5
Jacques Alméras 5
Pierre Orsini 5
Per Eklund 9
Renault Sport Renault 5 Turbo M Bruno Saby 1, 5, 11
Dany Snobeck 1
Jean-Luc Thérier 5
Jean Ragnotti 5, 11
François Chatriot 5
Jean-Pierre Manzagol 5
Citroën Compétitions Citroën Visa M Alain Coppier 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 12
Christian Dorche 1–3, 5–6, 10, 12
Olivier Tabatoni 2–3, 6, 9–10, 12
Christian Rio 5
Maurice Chomat 5
Team Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer 2000 Turbo Y Lars Carlsson 1
André Jetten 1
Pentti Airikkala 9, 12
Anders Kulläng 9–10, 12
Peugeot France Peugeot 505 V6
104 ZS
M Claude Laurent 1, 5
François Chauche 1, 5, 12
René Defour 1, 5, 12
Alain Ambrosino 11
David Sutton Motorsport Ford Escort RS 1800 P Ari Vatanen 2, 9
Lasse Lampi 2, 9
Harri Toivonen 9, 12
Saab Sport Saab 99 Turbo
99 EMS
M Per Eklund 2
Ola Strömberg 2
Lars Jansson 2
Erik Johansson 2
Team Nissan Europe Nissan Violet GT
Violet GTS
160 J
D Sören Nilsson 2, 12
Timo Salonen 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12
Tony Pond 3–4, 6–7
Shekhar Mehta 4, 6–8
Mike Kirkland 4
Jayant Shah 4
George Moschous 6
Erkki Pitkänen 9, 12
Peter Geitel 9, 12
Andy Dawson 12
Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica 2000 GT P Leif Asterhag 2, 12
Björn Waldegård 3, 7, 11–12
Per Eklund 3, 7, 11–12
Samir Assef 11
Ove Andersson 11
Martini Lancia Lancia Rally 037 P Attilio Bettega 5
Markku Alén 5–6, 9–10, 12
Adartico Vudafieri 6, 11
Fabrizio Tabaton 10
BMW France BMW M1 P Bernard Darniche 5
Peugeot Talbot Sport Talbot Sunbeam Lotus P
M
Antero Laine 9
Federico Ormezzano 10
Stig Blomqvist 12
Guy Fréquelin 12
Chris Lord 12
Blydenstein Racing Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HSR M Russell Brookes 9, 12
Tony Pond 12
Terry Kaby 12
George Hill 12
Russell Gooding 12

Championship for manufacturers

1982 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
Rank Manufacturers Event Total
points

MON

POR

KEN

FRA

GRC

NZL

BRA

FIN

ITA

GBR
1 Audi 1618(6)1810181818 116
2 Opel 18(12)16121614(9)1414 104
3 Nissan 18121215 57
4 Ford 12891610 55
5 Toyota 16187 41
6 Renault 101842 34
7 Porsche 1414 28
8 Mitsubishi 8146 28
9 Lancia 1015 25
10 Talbot 1311 24
11 Citroën 149 23
12 Vauxhall 109 19
13 Ferrari 16 16
14 Mazda 14 14
Volkswagen 14 14
16 British Leyland Cars 12 12
17 Subaru 10 10
18 Fiat 6 6
1982 World Rally Championship point awards for manufacturers
Overall
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Championship for drivers

1982 World Rally Championship for Drivers
Rank Driver Event Total
points

MON

SWE

POR

KEN

FRA

GRC

NZL

BRA

FIN

ITA

CIV

GBR
1 Walter Röhrl 201215(10)151215(12)20 109
2 Michèle Mouton 820420201015 97
3 Hannu Mikkola 15201520 70
4 Stig Blomqvist 2015203 58
5 Per Eklund 101515152 57
6 Björn Waldegård 20124 36
7 Henri Toivonen 12812 32
8 Shekhar Mehta 2010 30
9 Bruno Saby 8810 26
10 Jean Ragnotti 20 20
11 Timo Salonen 1010 20
12 Guy Fréquelin 106 16
13 Ari Vatanen 15 15
Jean-Claude Andruet 15 15
15 Jean-Luc Thérier 12 12
Franz Wittmann 12 12
Mike Kirkland 12 12
Bernard Béguin 12 12
Domingo De Vitta 12 12
Pentti Airikkala 12 12
21 Markku Alén 210 12
22 Russell Brookes 66 12
23 Carlos Torres 10 10
Tony Pond 10 10
Aparecido Rodrigues 10 10
26 Alain Coppier 8 8
Jayant Shah 8 8
Iórgos Moschous 8 8
Rod Millen 8 8
Antero Laine 8 8
Alain Ambrosino 8 8
Harald Demuth 8 8
33 Dany Snobeck 6 6
Lasse Lampi 6 6
Mário Silva 6 6
Rob Collinge 6 6
Jimmy McRae 6 6
Tony Teesdale 6 6
Michele Cinotto 6 6
Eugène Salim 6 6
41 Jochi Kleint 4 4
Sören Nilsson 4 4
António Ferreira da Cunha 4 4
Yoshinobu Takahashi 4 4
Pavlos Moschoutis 4 4
Jean-Louis Leyraud 4 4
Harri Uotila 4 4
Anders Kulläng 4 4
49 Philippe Touren 3 3
Kalle Grundel 3 3
Christian Dorche 3 3
Frank Tundo 3 3
Francis Vincent 3 3
Leonidas 3 3
Malcolm Stewart 3 3
Jouni Kinnunen 3 3
Miki Biasion 3 3
58 Jean-Pierre Ballet 2 2
Bengt Thorsell 2 2
Olivier Tabatoni 2 2
Javaid Alam 2 2
Anastasios Gemenis 2 2
Paul Adams 2 2
Seppo Mustonen 2 2
Livio Lupidi 2 2
66 Jürgen Barth 1 1
Mikael Ericsson 1 1
Jorge Fleck 1 1
Ramesh Khoda 1 1
Robert Simonetti 1 1
Fritz Heisler 1 1
Reg Cook 1 1
Henri Palmroos 1 1
Vittorio Caneva 1 1
Malcolm Wilson 1 1
1982 World Rally Championship point awards for drivers
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Events

1982 World Rally Championship event map
Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface
1982 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Round Rally name Stages Podium finishers
Rank Driver Co-driver Car Time
1
Monte Carlo Rally
(16–22 January)
32 stages
753 km
Tarmac
1 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 8:20:33
2 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 8:24:22
3 Jean-Luc Thérier Michel Vial Porsche 911 SC 8:32:38
2
Swedish Rally[1]
(12–14 February)
25 stages
358 km
Snow/Ice
1 Stig Blomqvist Björn Cederberg Audi Quattro 3:40:15
2 Ari Vatanen Terry Harryman Ford Escort RS1800 3:42:51
3 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 3:44:29
3
Rallye de Portugal
(2–8 March)
40 stages
639 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Michèle Mouton Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro 7:39:36
2 Per Eklund Ragnar Spjuth Toyota Celica 2000GT 7:52:43
3 Franz Wittmann Peter Diekmann Audi Quattro 8:07:25
4
Safari Rally
(8–12 April)
83 controls
5120 km
Gravel
1 Shekhar Mehta Mike Doughty Datsun Violet GT +4:26 pen
2 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 +5:07 pen
3 Mike Kirkland Anton Levitan Datsun Violet GT +6:16 pen
5
Tour de Corse
(6–8 May)
27 stages
1176 km
Tarmac
1 Jean Ragnotti Jean-Marc Andrié Renault 5 Turbo 14:11:19
2 Jean-Claude Andruet 'Biche' Ferrari 308 GTB 14:16:57
3 Bernard Béguin Jean-Jacques Lenne Porsche 911 SC 14:20:11
6
Acropolis Rally
(31 May–3 June)
56 stages
967 km
Gravel
1 Michèle Mouton Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro 12:54:44
2 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 13:08:23
3 Henri Toivonen Fred Gallagher Opel Ascona 400 13:17:21
7
Rally New Zealand
(26–29 June)
38 stages
1014 km
Gravel
1 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Toyota Celica 2000GT 10:28:08
2 Per Eklund Ragnar Spjuth Toyota Celica 2000GT 10:31:21
3 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 10:33:37
8
Rallye do Brasil
(11–14 August)
29 stages
706 km
Gravel
1 Michèle Mouton Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro 8:16:24
2 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 8:51:49
3 Domingo de Vitta Daniel Muzio Ford Escort 1.6 10:15:30
9
1000 Lakes Rally
(27–29 August)
46 stages
469 km
Gravel
1 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 4:19:05
2 Stig Blomqvist Björn Cederberg Audi Quattro 4:19:33
3 Pentti Airikkala Juha Piironen Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo 4:23:22
10
Rallye Sanremo
(3–8 October)
56 stages
735 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Stig Blomqvist Björn Cederberg Audi Quattro 8:37:47
2 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 8:40:03
3 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 8:40:14
11
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire[1]
(27 October–1 November)
54 controls
4995 km
Gravel
1 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 +8:43 pen
2 Per Eklund Ragnar Spjuth Toyota Celica 2000GT +10:17 pen
3 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Toyota Celica 2000GT +11:00 pen
12
RAC Rally
(21–25 November)
68 stages
716 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 8:01:46
2 Michèle Mouton Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro 8:06:03
3 Henri Toivonen Fred Gallagher Opel Ascona 400 8:06:12
  1. Event not included in the Manufacturers' Championship

See also

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