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Latest revision as of 06:56, 9 November 2025

The list of records in the World Rally Championship includes records and statistics set in the World Rally Championship (WRC) from the 1973 season to present.

Championship wins[1]
Driver Total Seasons
1 Sébastien Loeb 9 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
2 Sébastien Ogier 8 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
3 Juha Kankkunen 4 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993
Tommi Mäkinen 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
5 Walter Röhrl 2 1980, 1982
Miki Biasion 1988, 1989
Carlos Sainz 1990, 1992
Marcus Grönholm 2000, 2002
Kalle Rovanperä 2022, 2023
10 11 drivers 1
   
Youngest winners[8]
Driver Age Event
1 Kalle Rovanperä 20 y, 289 d 2021 Rally Estonia
2 Jari-Matti Latvala 22 y, 313 d 2008 Swedish Rally
3 Oliver Solberg 23 y, 300 d 2025 Rally Estonia
4 Henri Toivonen 24 y, 86 d 1980 RAC Rally
5 Markku Alén 24 y, 156 d 1975 Rally Portugal
6 Mads Østberg 24 y, 173 d 2012 Rally Portugal
7 François Duval 24 y, 359 d 2005 Rally Australia
8 Colin McRae 25 y, 2 d 1993 Rally New Zealand
9 Timo Salonen 25 y, 345 d 1977 Critérium du Quebec
10 Juha Kankkunen 26 y, 6 d 1985 Safari Rally
 
Oldest winners[8]
Driver Age Event
1 Sébastien Loeb 47 y, 331 d 2022 Monte Carlo Rally
2 Björn Waldegård 46 y, 155 d 1990 Safari Rally
3 Hannu Mikkola 44 y, 331 d 1987 Safari Rally
4 Pentti Airikkala 44 y, 80 d 1989 RAC Rally
5 Joginder Singh 44 y, 70 d 1976 Safari Rally
6 Kenjiro Shinozuka 44 y, 13 d 1992 Rallye Côte d’Ivoire
7 Didier Auriol 42 y, 219 d 2001 Rally Catalunya
8 Ingvar Carlsson 42 y, 107 d 1989 Rally New Zealand
9 Carlos Sainz 42 y, 98 d 2004 Rally Argentina
10 Sébastien Ogier 41 y, 173 d 2025 Rally Italia Sardegna
Youngest Drivers’ Champion[9]
Driver Age Year
1 Kalle Rovanperä 22 y, 1 d 2022 season
2 Colin McRae 27 y, 109 d 1995 season
3 Juha Kankkunen 27 y, 249 d 1986 season
4 Carlos Sainz 28 y, 189 d 1990 season
5 Petter Solberg 28 y, 356 d 2003 season
6 Ari Vatanen 29 y, 212 d 1981 season
7 Sébastien Ogier 29 y, 294 d 2013 season
8 Sébastien Loeb 30 y, 220 d 2004 season
9 Miki Biasion 30 y, 280 d 1988 season
10 Richard Burns 30 y, 312 d 2001 season
 
Oldest Drivers’ Champion
Driver Age Year
1 Hannu Mikkola 41 y, 183 d 1983 season
2 Sébastien Loeb 38 y, 224 d 2012 season
3 Stig Blomqvist 38 y, 99 d 1984 season
4 Sébastien Ogier 37 y, 339 d 2021 season
5 Thierry Neuville 36 y, 161 d 2024 season
6 Didier Auriol 36 y, 97 d 1994 season
7 Björn Waldegård 36 y, 32 d 1979 season
8 Walter Röhrl 35 y, 238 d 1982 season
9 Tommi Mäkinen 35 y, 133 d 1999 season
10 Juha Kankkunen 34 y, 239 d 1993 season
Championships[10]
Manufacturer Total Seasons
1 Lancia 10 1974–1976, 1983, 1987–1992
2 Toyota 9 1993–1994, 1999, 2018, 2021–2025
3 Citroën 8 2003–2005, 2008–2012
4 Peugeot 5 1985–1986, 2000–2002
5 Volkswagen 4 2013–2016
/ Ford/M-Sport 1979, 2006–2007, 2017
7 Fiat 3 1977–1978, 1980
Subaru 1995–1997
9 Audi 2 1982, 1984
Hyundai 2019–2020
   

Championships by driver’s country

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Updated after the 2024 season.[18]

Driver wins per nationalities

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# Nation Wins Drivers[19]
1  France 213 Sébastien Loeb (80), Sébastien Ogier (66), Didier Auriol (20), Bernard Darniche (7), Gilles Panizzi (7), Jean-Luc Thérier (5), Jean-Pierre Nicolas (5), Michèle Mouton (4), François Delecour (4), Jean-Claude Andruet (3), Jean Ragnotti (3), Bruno Saby (2), Philippe Bugalski (2), Guy Fréquelin (1), Bernard Béguin (1), Alain Ambrosino (1), Alain Oreille (1), Patrick Tauziac (1) 18
2  Finland 198 Marcus Grönholm (30), Tommi Mäkinen (24), Juha Kankkunen (23), Markku Alén (19), Hannu Mikkola (18), Jari-Matti Latvala (18), Kalle Rovanperä (18), Mikko Hirvonen (15), Timo Salonen (11), Ari Vatanen (10), Timo Mäkinen (4), Henri Toivonen (3), Esapekka Lappi (2), Kyösti Hämäläinen (1), Pentti Airikkala (1), Harri Rovanperä (1) 16
3  United Kingdom 52 Colin McRae (25), Elfyn Evans (11), Richard Burns (10), Kris Meeke (5), Roger Clark (1) 5
4  Sweden 44 Björn Waldegård (16), Stig Blomqvist (11), Kenneth Eriksson (6), Ingvar Carlsson (2), Mikael Ericsson (2), Mats Jonsson (2), Ove Andersson (1), Per Eklund (1), Harry Källström (1), Anders Kulläng (1), Oliver Solberg (1) 11
5  Italy 30 Miki Biasion (17), Sandro Munari (7), Raffaele Pinto (1), Fulvio Bacchelli (1), Antonio Fassina (1), Andrea Aghini (1), Gianfranco Cunico (1), Piero Liatti (1) 8
 Spain 30 Carlos Sainz (26), Dani Sordo (3), Jesús Puras (1) 3
7  Estonia 27 Ott Tänak (22), Markko Märtin (5) 2
8  Belgium 22 Thierry Neuville (21), François Duval (1) 2
9  Germany 17 Walter Röhrl (14), Achim Warmbold (2), Armin Schwarz (1) 3
 Norway 17 Petter Solberg (13), Andreas Mikkelsen (3), Mads Østberg (1) 3
11  Kenya 8 Shekhar Mehta (5), Joginder Singh (2), Ian Duncan (1) 3
12  Austria 2 Franz Wittmann, Sr. (1), Josef Haider (1) 2
 Japan 2 Kenjiro Shinozuka (2) 1
14  Argentina 1 Jorge Recalde (1) 1
 Canada 1 Walter Boyce (1) 1
 New Zealand 1 Hayden Paddon (1) 1
 Portugal 1 Joaquim Moutinho (1) 1
  1. ^ According to World Rally Archive (http://www.juwra.com), Alén won 821 stages. Markku Alén also won special stages in the following rallies that are not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com : 15 stages in Sweden 1977 (source: Sport Auto n°182, March 1977), 5 stages in South Pacific 1977 (source: Auto Hebdo n°63, 19–26 May 1977), 1 stage in Safari 1990 (source: Auto Hebdo n°723, 18 April 1990). Moreover, he is said to have won 11 special stages in Sanremo 1974 although reliable sources are missing as of now. Also, Markku Alén won 20 special stages in annulled Sanremo 1986 (source: Auto Hebdo n°545, 22 October 1986).
  2. ^ According to World Rally Archive, Ogier won 790 stages but according to ewrc-results, it’s different.
  3. ^ According to World Rally Archive, Sainz won 756 stages. Sainz also won one special stage in Safari Rally 1991 (source: Auto Hebdo n°772, 4 April 1991), that is not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com.
  4. ^ Kankkunen also won 5 special stages in annulled Sanremo 1986 (source: Auto Hebdo n°545, 22 October 1986).
  5. ^ According to World Rally Archive, Mikkola won 654 stages. Mikkola also won special stages in the following rallies that are not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com : 1 stage in Acropolis 1976 (source: Sport Auto n°174, July 1976, and Auto Hebdo), 1 stage in Sweden 1977 (source: Sport Auto n°182, March 1977), 10 stages in Acropolis 1977 (source: Auto Hebdo n°66, 9–16 June 1977, and Sport Auto n°186, July 1977).
  6. ^ According to World Rally Archive, Vatanen won 542 stages. Vatanen also won at least 46 special stages in South Pacific 1977. He actually won a 47th special stage in this rally but it is unclear whether the results of this stage were annulled or not (source: Auto Hebdo n° 63, 19–26 May 1977).
  7. ^ Lancia also won Rally Sanremo 1986, that was annulled by FISA and is therefore not counted as a WRC win.
  8. ^ Elena has one start in the WRC as a driver, which is not included.
  9. ^ Includes only timed stage rallies. The World Rally Championship has in the past also featured endurance events where “unachievable” target times were assigned to the stages, and competitors received a penalty point for each minute their stage time was over the target time. At the 1973 Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta and Harry Källström finished with the same amount of penalty minutes (6 hours and 46 minutes), and at the 1985 Rallye Côte d’Ivoire, Toyota teammates Juha Kankkunen and Björn Waldegård had the same amount of penalty minutes (4 hours and 46 minutes). Mehta and Kankkunen took the wins by tiebreakers.
  10. ^ Markku Alén‘s 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers title is not included.
  11. ^ Sandro Munari‘s 1977 FIA Cup for Drivers title is not included.

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