List of World Rally Championship event winners

The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13 three-day events driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Each rally is split into 10–25 special stages which are run against the clock on closed roads.

Sébastien Loeb holds the record for the most event victories, having won 79 times.[1] Sébastien Ogier is second with 49 wins and Marcus Grönholm is third with 30 wins. Björn Waldegård holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first rally in 1975 at the Swedish Rally, and his last in 1990 at the Safari Rally, a span of 15 years, 2 months and 1 day. Shekhar Mehta and Jean-Luc Therier share the record for the longest period of time between two wins–almost six years between the 1973 Safari Rally and the 1979 Safari Rally for the Kenyan driver and 1974 Press-on-Regardless Rally and 1980 Tour de Corse for the French driver.[2] Loeb holds the record for the most consecutive wins, having two six-win streaks (2005 Rally New Zealand2005 Rally Argentina and 2008 Wales Rally GB2009 Rally Argentina).[3] Jari-Matti Latvala is the youngest winner of a World Rally Championship event; he was 22 years and 313 days old when he won the 2008 Swedish Rally.[4] Waldegård is the oldest winner of a World Rally Championship event; he was 46 years and 155 days old when he won the 1990 Safari Rally.[4] Latvala holds the record for the most event wins (18) without ever winning a championship.

As of the 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna, there have been 79 different World Rally Championship event winners.[5] The first rally winner was Jean-Claude Andruet at the 1973 Rally Monte Carlo, and the most recent driver to score their first win was Elfyn Evans at his home 2017 Wales Rally GB.[6]

By driver

Sébastien Loeb, who has won 79 World Rally Championship events.

All figures correct as of the 2021 Monte Carlo Rally. In total of 604 WRC events. [5]

Key
Bold Driver has competed in the 2021 season
Italics World Rally Champion
World Rally Championship event winners
Rank Country Driver Wins Seasons active First win Last win
1  France Sébastien Loeb 79 19992013,
2015, 20182020
2002 Rallye Deutschland 2018 Rally Catalunya
2  France Sébastien Ogier 50 2008 2010 Rally de Portugal 2021 Monte Carlo Rally
3  Finland Marcus Grönholm 30 19892007,
20092010, 2019
2000 Swedish Rally 2007 Rally New Zealand
4  Spain Carlos Sainz 26 19872005 1990 Acropolis Rally 2004 Rally Argentina
5  United Kingdom Colin McRae 25 19872003,
20052006
1993 Rally New Zealand 2002 Safari Rally
6  Finland Tommi Mäkinen 24 19872003 1993 1000 Lakes Rally 2002 Monte Carlo Rally
7  Finland Juha Kankkunen 23 1979, 19872003,
2010
1985 Safari Rally 1999 Rally Finland
8  France Didier Auriol 20 19842003, 2005 1988 Tour de Corse 2001 Rally Catalunya
9  Finland Markku Alén 19 19731993, 2001 1975 Rally Portugal 1988 RAC Rally
10  Finland Hannu Mikkola 18 19731993 1974 1000 Lakes Rally 1987 Safari Rally
10  Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 18 20022020 2008 Swedish Rally 2018 Rally Australia
12  Italy Miki Biasion 17 19801994 1986 Rally Argentina 1993 Acropolis Rally
13  Sweden Björn Waldegård 16 19731992 1975 Swedish Rally 1990 Safari Rally
14  Finland Mikko Hirvonen 15 20022014 2006 Rally Australia 2012 Rally Italia Sardegna
15  Germany Walter Röhrl 14 19731987 1975 Acropolis Rally 1985 San Remo Rally
16  Norway Petter Solberg 13 19982012, 20182019 2002 Rally GB 2005 Rally GB
16  Belgium Thierry Neuville 13 20092010,
20122020
2014 Rallye Deutschland 2020 Monte Carlo Rally
16  Estonia Ott Tänak 13 20092012,
20142020
2017 Rally Italia Sardegna 2020 Rally Estonia
19  Sweden Stig Blomqvist 11 19732006 1973 Swedish Rally 1984 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
19  Finland Timo Salonen 11 19741992, 2002 1977 Rally Canada 1987 Swedish Rally
21  United Kingdom Richard Burns 10 19902003 1998 Safari Rally 2001 Rally New Zealand
21  Finland Ari Vatanen 10 19741998, 2003 1980 Acropolis Rally 1985 Swedish Rally
23  France Bernard Darniche 7 19731987 1973 Rally of Morocco 1981 Tour de Corse
23  Italy Sandro Munari 7 19731984 1974 San Remo Rally 1977 Monte Carlo Rally
23  France Gilles Panizzi 7 19902006 2000 Tour de Corse 2003 Rally Catalunya
26  Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 6 19802002 1987 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire 1997 Rally New Zealand
27  France Jean-Luc Thérier 5 19731984 1973 Rallye de Portugal 1980 Tour de Corse
27  Kenya Shekhar Mehta 5 19731987 1973 Safari Rally 1982 Safari Rally
27  France Jean-Pierre Nicolas 5 19731980, 1984 1973 Tour de Corse 1978 Ivory Coast Rally
27  Estonia Markko Märtin 5 19972005 2003 Acropolis Rally 2004 Rally Catalunya
27  United Kingdom Kris Meeke 5 20022008, 2011,
20132019
2015 Rally Argentina 2017 Rally Catalunya
32  Finland Timo Mäkinen 4 19731994 1973 1000 Lakes Rally 1975 Wales Rally GB
32  France Michèle Mouton 4 19741986 1981 Rallye Sanremo 1982 Rally Brazil
32  France Francois Delecour 4 19842017 1993 Rallye Portugal 1994 Monte Carlo Rally
35  France Jean-Claude Andruet 3 19731986, 1995 1973 Monte Carlo Rally 1977 San Remo Rally
35  Finland Henri Toivonen 3 19751986 1980 Lombard RAC Rally 1986 Monte Carlo Rally
35  France Jean Ragnotti 3 19731987,
19901995
1981 Monte Carlo Rally 1985 Tour de Corse
35  Norway Andreas Mikkelsen 3 20062019 2015 Rally Catalunya 2016 Rally Australia
35  United Kingdom Elfyn Evans 3 2007, 2011,
20132020
2017 Wales Rally GB 2020 Rally Turkey
35  Spain Dani Sordo 3 20032020 2013 Rallye Deutschland 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna
41  Germany Achim Warmbold 2 19731975,
19781986, 2000
1973 Rally of Poland 1973 Austrian Alpine Rally
41  Kenya Joginder Singh 2 19731980 1974 Safari Rally 1976 Safari Rally
41  France Bruno Saby 2 19731991 1986 Tour de Corse 1988 Monte Carlo Rally
41  Sweden Ingvar Carlsson 2 19741991 1989 Swedish Rally 1989 Rally New Zealand
41  Sweden Mikael Ericsson 2 19811993 1989 Rally Argentina 1989 1000 Lakes Rally
41  Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka 2 19761991 1991 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire 1992 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
41  Sweden Mats Jonsson 2 19792007 1992 Swedish Rally 1993 Swedish Rally
41  France Philippe Bugalski 2 19842004 1999 Rallye Catalunya 1999 Tour de Corse
49  Canada Walter Boyce 1 19731974,
19771978, 1986
1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally 1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally
49  Italy Raffaele Pinto 1 19731978 1974 Rally Portugal 1974 Rally Portugal
49  Sweden Ove Andersson 1 19731982 1975 Safari Rally 1975 Safari Rally
49  Sweden Per Eklund 1 19731997 1976 Swedish Rally 1976 Swedish Rally
49  Sweden Harry Källström 1 19731980 1976 Acropolis Rally 1976 Acropolis Rally
49  United Kingdom Roger Clark 1 19731981,
1984, 1995
1976 Lombard RAC Rally 1976 Lombard RAC Rally
49  Italy Fulvio Bacchelli 1 19731982 1977 Rally New Zealand 1977 Rally New Zealand
49  Finland Kyösti Hämäläinen 1 19731982,
19851988
1977 1000 Lakes Rally 1977 1000 Lakes Rally
49  Italy Antonio Fassina 1 19761981 1979 Rallye Sanremo 1979 Rallye Sanremo
49  Sweden Anders Kulläng 1 19731988 1980 Swedish Rally 1980 Swedish Rally
49  France Guy Fréquelin 1 19731987 1981 Rally Argentina 1981 Rally Argentina
49  Portugal Joaquim Moutinho 1 19731986 1986 Rally de Portugal 1986 Rally de Portugal
49  France Bernard Béguin 1 19741993 1987 Tour de Corse 1987 Tour de Corse
49  Austria Franz Wittmann Sr. 1 19731989 1987 Rally New Zealand 1987 Rally New Zealand
49  Austria Sepp Haider 1 19771993 1988 Rally New Zealand 1988 Rally New Zealand
49  Argentina Jorge Recalde 1 19802000 1988 Rally Argentina 1988 Rally Argentina
49  France Alain Ambrosino 1 19741990 1988 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire 1988 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
49  France Alain Oreille 1 19841996 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
49  Finland Pentti Airikkala 1 19731990, 2003 1989 Lombard RAC Rally 1989 Lombard RAC Rally
49  France Patrick Tauziac 1 19841992 1990 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire 1990 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
49  Germany Armin Schwarz 1 19882005 1991 Rally Catalunya 1991 Rally Catalunya
49  Italy Andrea Aghini 1 19862000 1992 Rallye Sanremo 1992 Rallye Sanremo
49  Italy Franco Cunico 1 19812000 1993 Rallye Sanremo 1993 Rallye Sanremo
49  Kenya Ian Duncan 1 19731982 1994 Safari Rally 1994 Safari Rally
49  Italy Piero Liatti 1 19902004 1997 Monte Carlo Rally 1997 Monte Carlo Rally
49  Finland Harri Rovanperä 1 19932006 2001 Swedish Rally 2001 Swedish Rally
49  Spain Jesús Puras 1 19912002 2001 Tour de Corse 2001 Tour de Corse
49  Belgium François Duval 1 20002008, 2010 2005 Rally Australia 2005 Rally Australia
49  Norway Mads Østberg 1 20062020 2012 Rally de Portugal 2012 Rally de Portugal
49  New Zealand Hayden Paddon 1 20072019 2016 Rally Argentina 2016 Rally Argentina
49  Finland Esapekka Lappi 1 20112013,
20152020
2017 Rally Finland 2017 Rally Finland

By driver's nationality

All figures correct as of the 2021 Monte Carlo Rally.

Rank Country Wins Driver(s)
1  France 196 18
2  Finland 179 15
3  United Kingdom 44 5
4  Sweden 43 10
5  Italy 30 8
5  Spain 30 3
7  Estonia 18 2
8  Germany 17 3
8  Norway 17 3
10  Belgium 14 2
11  Kenya 8 3
12  Japan 2 1
12  Austria 2 2
14  Canada 1 1
14  Portugal 1 1
14  Argentina 1 1
14  New Zealand 1 1

Milestone races winners

Race
number
Year Rally Winner
Rider Manufacturers
100 1982 Monte Carlo Rally Walter Röhrl Opel
200 1990 Rallye de Portugal Miki Biasion Lancia
300 1998 Acropolis Rally Colin McRae Subaru
400 2005 Rally Argentina Sébastien Loeb Citroën
500 2012 Rally Finland Sébastien Loeb Citroën
600 2020 Rally Estonia Ott Tänak Hyundai

Most wins per season

All figures correct as of the 2021 Monte Carlo Rally. In total of 604 WRC events. [5]

Key
Bold Won the World Championship in the same year
Year Driver(s) Manufacturer(s) Wins Races
1973 Jean-Luc Thérier Alpine-Renault 3 13
1974 Sandro Munari Lancia 2 8
1975 Björn Waldegård Lancia 2 10
Hannu Mikkola Peugeot 1
Toyota 1
1976 Sandro Munari Lancia 3 10
1977 Björn Waldegård Ford 3 11
1978 Markku Alén Fiat 2 11
Lancia 1
Jean-Pierre Nicolas Porsche 1
Peugeot 2
1979 Hannu Mikkola Ford 3 12
Mercedes Benz 1
1980 Walter Röhrl Fiat 4 12
1981 Ari Vatanen Ford 3 12
1982 Michèle Mouton Audi 3 12
1983 Hannu Mikkola Audi 4 12
1984 Stig Blomqvist Audi 5 12
1985 Timo Salonen Peugeot 5 12
1986 Juha Kankkunen Peugeot 3 12
1987 Miki Biasion Lancia 3 13
Markku Alén Lancia
1988 Miki Biasion Lancia 5 13
1989 Miki Biasion Lancia 5 13
1990 Carlos Sainz Toyota 4 12
1991 Juha Kankkunen Lancia 5 14
Carlos Sainz Toyota
1992 Didier Auriol Lancia 6 14
1993 Juha Kankkunen Toyota 5 13
1994 Didier Auriol Toyota 3 10
1995 Carlos Sainz Subaru 3 8
1996 Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi 5 9
1997 Colin McRae Subaru 5 14
1998 Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi 5 13
1999 Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi 4 14
2000 Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 4 14
Richard Burns Subaru
2001 Colin McRae Ford 3 14
Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi
Marcus Grönholm Peugeot
2002 Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 5 14
2003 Petter Solberg Subaru 4 14
2004 Sébastien Loeb Citroën 6 16
2005 Sébastien Loeb Citroën 10 16
2006 Sébastien Loeb Citroën 8 16
2007 Sébastien Loeb Citroën 8 16
2008 Sébastien Loeb Citroën 11 15
2009 Sébastien Loeb Citroën 7 12
2010 Sébastien Loeb Citroën 8 13
2011 Sébastien Loeb Citroën 5 13
Sébastien Ogier Citroën
2012 Sébastien Loeb Citroën 9 13
2013 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen 9 13
2014 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen 8 13
2015 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen 8 13
2016 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen 6 13
2017 Thierry Neuville Hyundai 4 13
2018 Sébastien Ogier Ford 4 13
Ott Tänak Toyota
2019 Ott Tänak Toyota 6 13
2020 Elfyn Evans Toyota 2 7
Sébastien Ogier Toyota
2021 Sébastien Ogier Toyota 1 1*

* Season still in progress.

By co-driver

The WRC events have been won by 97 different co-drivers. All figures correct as of the 2021 Monte Carlo Rally.[7]

World Rally Championship event winners
Rank Country Co-driver Wins
1  Monaco Daniel Elena 79
2  France Julien Ingrassia 50
3  Finland Timo Rautiainen 30
4  Spain Luis Moya 24
5  United Kingdom Nicky Grist 21
6  Finland Seppo Harjanne 20
7  Finland Ilkka Kivimäki 19
8  Sweden Arne Hertz 18
8  Finland Miikka Anttila 18
10  France Bernard Occelli 16
10  Italy Tiziano Siviero 16
12  Finland Jarmo Lehtinen 15
13  Finland Juha Piironen 14
14  Germany Christian Geistdorfer 13
14  Finland Risto Mannisenmäki 13
14  United Kingdom Philip Mills 13
14  Sweden Hans Thorszelius 13
14  Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul 13
14  Estonia Martin Järveoja 13
20  Sweden Björn Cederberg 10
20  United Kingdom Robert Reid 10
22  United Kingdom Derek Ringer 8
23  France Alain Mahe 7
23  France Herve Panizzi 7
25  United Kingdom Terry Harryman 6
26  United Kingdom Fred Gallagher 5
26  France Denis Giraudet 5
26  Ireland Paul Nagle 5
26  United Kingdom Michael Park 5
26  Sweden Staffan Parmander 5
26  Italy Fabrizia Ponz 5
32  Kenya Mike Doughty 4
32  France Daniel Grataloup 4
32  United Kingdom Henry Liddon 4
32  Italy Silvio Maiga 4
32  United Kingdom David Richards 4
32  France Jean Todt 4
38  Belgium Christian Delferrier 3
38  Italy Mario Mannucci 3
38  Spain Marc Martí 3
38  Spain Carlos del Barrio 3
42 15 co-drivers 2
58 42 co-drivers 1

By constructor

21 different constructors have won a rally as of the 2021 Monte Carlo Rally.[8]

Rank Constructor Wins
1 Citroën 102
2 / Ford 91
3 Lancia 73
4 Toyota 61
5 Peugeot 48
6 Subaru 47
7 Volkswagen 44
8 Mitsubishi 34
9 Audi 24
10 Fiat 21
11 Hyundai17
12 Datsun / Nissan9
13 Alpine-Renault6
Renault6
Opel6
16 Saab4
17 Mazda3
18 Talbot2
BMW2
Porsche2
Mercedes Benz2

See also

References

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