1989 World Rally Championship
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The 1989 World Rally Championship was the 17th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 13 rallies, with some adjustments to the schedule versus the previous season. The WRC ended its participation in North America by removing the Olympus Rally from the schedule, implementing in its place Rally Australia. An anomaly in the schedule was that 1989 was the only year in which the Swedish Rally and the Rallye de Monte Carlo were switched in place, with the Swedish event taking place to start the year. This made it the second and last time that Monte Carlo would not mark the first event of the WRC season until the 2009 season.
Martini Lancia continued their domination of the sport for a third year in 1989, winning the first six rallies in which manufacturer points were awarded, and ultimately winning the title with plenty of room to spare. Italian Miki Biasion, Finn Markku Alén and Frenchman Bruno Saby returned to the team, while other successful drivers employed by the team through the year included French native Didier Auriol, Swede Mikael Ericsson, and Argentine driver Jorge Recalde. The team drove the Lancia Delta Integrale through the year. The car also remained the one of choice for the Jolly Club team's main drivers, Italians Alex Fiorio and Dario Cerrato. Complementing the manufacturer's success in the standings, Lancia drivers placed well throughout the top ranks in the drivers championship as well. Biasion seized the championship handily, becoming the WRC's second repeat champion, while Fiorio settled for a distant second, a position fought for through the year against Toyota's driver, Kankkunen. Other successful Lancia pilots included Mikael Ericsson in fourth and Auriol behind him in fifth place.
Toyota Team Europe represented the only serious challenge to Martini and the Lancias with it Toyota Celica GT-Four and a stable of drivers that included former world champion Finn Juha Kankkunen and the only Group A winner, Swede Kenneth Eriksson, as well as a rising star from Spain, Carlos Sainz. All three had successes during the year, though the team was never able to overcome Lancia's early domination of the manufacturer title race. Kankkunen challenged for second overall, but ultimately had to settle for third place, while Kenneth Eriksson took sixth and Sainz finished in eighth.
After an initial win in Sweden by its main driver, Swede Ingvar Carlsson, Mazda Rally Team Europe was unable to repeat their success, yet still captured third overall amongst manufacturers while Carlsson took seventh in the driver championship standings. Mitsubishi's competitive team Ralliart made its entrance to the WRC scene, taking two rally wins with its Galant VR-4 car, one by Swede Mikael Ericsson in Finland and a second by Finn Pentti Airikkala in England. Ericsson's victory in Finland followed his win in the previous round in Argentina driving a Lancia, giving him the distinction of being the first winner of consecutive WRC events for different manufacturers. Mitsubishi was able to obtain fourth place overall in the standings. The Audi Quattro continued to be competitive in the hands of privateers during the early part of the season, garnering the maker with enough points for fifth, while Simon Racing's Renault 5 GT Turbo powered their driver, Frenchman Alain Oreille to victory in the Ivory Coast and 10th place in the driver standings while securing sixth for the manufacturer.
For 1989, the number of rallies for which manufacturer points would be awarded was reduced to ten of the thirteen events, with events in Sweden, the Ivory Coast, and New Zealand only counting towards the driver titles.
Calendar
[edit | edit source]| Rd. | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 January | 8 January | Karlstad, Värmland County | Snow | 37 | 504.41 km | Drivers only | |
| 2 | 22 January | 26 January | Monaco 57th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | Monte Carlo | Mixed | 24 | 613.25 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 3 | 28 February | 4 March | Portugal 23rd Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do Porto | Estoril, Lisbon | Mixed | 38 | 593.60 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 4 | 23 March | 27 March | Kenya 37th Marlboro Safari Rally | Nairobi | Gravel | N/A | 4538 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 5 | 23 April | 26 April | France 33rd Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | Ajaccio, Corsica | Tarmac | 33 | 628.71 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 6 | 28 May | 31 May | Error creating thumbnail: 36th Acropolis Rally | Athens | Gravel | 42 | 588.51 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 7 | 15 July | 18 July | New Zealand 20th Rothmans Rally of New Zealand | Auckland | Gravel | 42 | 595.00 km | Drivers only |
| 8 | 2 August | 5 August | Argentina 9th Rally Argentina | Córdoba | Gravel | 30 | 598.57 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 9 | 25 August | 27 August | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 43 | 507.83 km | Drivers & Manufacturers | |
| 10 | 14 September | 17 September | Australia 2nd Commonwealth Bank Rally Australia | Perth, Western Australia | Gravel | 32 | 544.27 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 11 | 8 October | 12 October | Italy 31st Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Sanremo, Liguria | Mixed | 33 | 544.20 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 12 | 29 October | 2 November | Ivory Coast 21st Rallye Cote d'Ivoire | Abidjan | Gravel | N/A | 3528 km | Drivers only |
| 13 | 19 November | 23 November | United Kingdom 45th Lombard RAC Rally | Nottingham | Gravel | 55 | 603.57 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
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Teams and Drivers
[edit | edit source]Events
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| Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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Championship for manufacturers
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Manufacturer | Monaco MON |
Portugal POR |
Kenya KEN |
France FRA |
Error creating thumbnail: GRC |
Argentina ARG |
FIN |
Australia AUS |
Italy ITA |
United Kingdom GBR |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Lancia | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (8) | (14) | 20 | - | 140 |
| 2 | Japan Toyota | 10 | - | 12 | 14 | - | - | 14 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 101 |
| 3 | Japan Mazda | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 67 |
| 4 | Japan Mitsubishi | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 20 | 6 | - | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | 2 | 12 | - | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | - | - | - | 43 | |
| 6 | 4 | 10 | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 37 | |
| 7 | France Renault | 9 | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 30 |
| 8 | Japan Nissan | - | - | 17 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 9 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 10 | Argentina Renault Argentina | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| 11 | United Kingdom Vauxhall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Japan Subaru | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| 13 | United Kingdom Ford | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 14 | Argentina Fiat Argentina | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 15 | Argentina Volkswagen Argentina | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Monaco MON |
Portugal POR |
Kenya KEN |
France FRA |
Error creating thumbnail: GRC |
Argentina ARG |
FIN |
Australia AUS |
Italy ITA |
United Kingdom GBR |
Points |
Schedule of points by place:
| Place | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Championship for drivers
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Driver | SWE |
Monaco MON |
Portugal POR |
Kenya KEN |
France FRA |
Error creating thumbnail: GRC |
New Zealand NZL |
Argentina ARG |
FIN |
Australia AUS |
Italy ITA |
Ivory Coast CIV |
United Kingdom GBR |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Miki Biasion | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 106 |
| 2 | Italy Alex Fiorio | - | Ret | 3 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 65 |
| 3 | - | 5 | Ret | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 3 | 60 | |
| 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 50 | |
| 5 | France Didier Auriol | - | 2 | Ret | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 47 | |
| 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 43 | |
| 8 | Spain Carlos Sainz | - | Ret | Ret | - | Ret | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 39 |
| 9 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 27 | |
| 10 | France Alain Oreille | - | 10 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | - | 26 |
| 11 | New Zealand Rod Millen | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 23 |
| 12 | 22 | Ret | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 21 | |
| 13 | - | 8 | 5 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 21 | |
| 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 20 | |
| 15 | 5 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Argentina Jorge Recalde | - | - | - | Ret | - | 8 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | |
| 17 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | |
| 18 | United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 10 | 19 |
| 19 | 2 | Ret | - | Ret | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | |
| 20 | Kenya Mike Kirkland | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| France François Chatriot | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | |
| France Patrick Tauziac | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 15 | |
| 23 | Italy Dario Cerrato | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 14 |
| 24 | Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka | - | - | 18 | - | - | 7 | 6 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 14 |
| 25 | France Bruno Saby | - | 3 | - | - | Ret | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| France Adolphe Choteau | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 12 | |
| 27 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 12 | |
| 28 | - | 6 | - | - | Ret | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 12 | |
| 29 | - | Ret | Ret | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| France Yves Loubet | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| United Kingdom Jimmy McRae | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||
| France André Segolen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 10 | |
| 34 | Kenya Ian Duncan | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| France Bernard Béguin | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| United Kingdom Colin McRae | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Argentina Ernesto Soto | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Ret | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 8 | ||
| France Patrice Servant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 8 | |
| - | Ret | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | ||
| 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 42 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Portugal Carlos Bica | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Kenya Vic Preston Jr | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| - | - | - | Ret | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| Argentina Fernando Stella | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| France José Graziani | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| 48 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 49 | - | 12 | 7 | Ret | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 5 | |
| Uruguay Gustavo Trelles | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| New Zealand Possum Bourne | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 52 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Italy Gianfranco Cunico | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| New Zealand Ray Wilson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| France Benoît Antoine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 4 | |
| Ret | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | ||
| 57 | Italy Paola De Martini | - | 9 | Ret | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 58 | Italy Paolo Andreucci | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Qatar Saeed Al-Hajri | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Argentina Juan Maria Traverso | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Australia Wayne Bell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Italy Paolo Alessandrini | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 3 | |
| 64 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| - | Ret | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Kenya Jim Heather-Hayes | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Error creating thumbnail: Jigger | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Australia Ross Dunkerton | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Argentina Jorge Bescham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Australia Ed Ordynski | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 72 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| France Claude Balesi | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| New Zealand Ken Adamson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Brazil Edio Fuchter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Pos. | Driver | SWE |
Monaco MON |
Portugal POR |
Kenya KEN |
France FRA |
Error creating thumbnail: GRC |
New Zealand NZL |
Argentina ARG |
FIN |
Australia AUS |
Italy ITA |
Ivory Coast CIV |
United Kingdom GBR |
Points |
Schedule of points by place:
| Place | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Cup for production car drivers
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Driver | SWE |
Monaco MON |
Portugal POR |
Kenya KEN |
France FRA |
Error creating thumbnail: GRC |
New Zealand NZL |
Argentina ARG |
FIN |
Australia AUS |
Italy ITA |
Ivory Coast CIV |
United Kingdom GBR |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Alain Oreille | - | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 13 | 13 | - | 59 |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | 13 | 51 | |
| 3 | Uruguay Gustavo Trelles | 7 | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 39 |
| 4 | - | - | 7 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | 21 | |
| 5 | Japan Kiyoshi Inoue | - | - | 3 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 18 |
| 6 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
| New Zealand Ken Adamson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Australia Ed Ordynski | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| 9 | Switzerland Marc Hopf | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | France Patrice Servant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Pos. | Driver | SWE |
Monaco MON |
Portugal POR |
Kenya KEN |
France FRA |
Error creating thumbnail: GRC |
New Zealand NZL |
Argentina ARG |
FIN |
Australia AUS |
Italy ITA |
Ivory Coast CIV |
United Kingdom GBR |
Points |
See also
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- FIA World Rally Championship 1989 at ewrc-results.com