The World Rally Championship for Manufacturers (or WRC Manufacturers' Championship) is a title awarded by the FIA to the most successful manufacturer over a World Rally Championship season, as determined by a points system based on rally results.[1] The WRC was formed from well-known and popular international rallies, most of which had previously been part of the European Rally Championship and/or the International Championship for Manufacturers; the series was first contested in 1973.[2] The first official rallying Manufacturers' Champion was Alpine-Renault. On seventeen occasions the Manufacturers' Champion team has not contained the World Drivers' Champion for a given season.
In the 45 seasons the Championship has been awarded, only 13 different manufacturers have won it; Lancia being the most successful, with 10 titles including 6 consecutive from 1987 to 1992. Only seven countries have produced winning manufacturers: France (3), Japan (3), Italy (2), the United Kingdom (2), Germany (2), South Korea (1), and United States (1).
Key edit
| Podiums | The number of times the champion finished in the top three in a rally |
| Margin | The margin of points by which the champion defeated the runner-up(s) |
By season edit
Manufacturers who also facilitated the WRC Drivers' champion in the same season are shown in bold.
* Season still in progress.
By manufacturer edit
| Manufacturer | Total | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
 Lancia
|
10 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
 Citroën
|
8 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
 Toyota
|
7 | 1993, 1994, 1999, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Peugeot
|
5 | 1985, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
 Ford[a]
|
4 | 1979, 2006, 2007, 2017[b] |
 Volkswagen
|
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| Fiat
|
3 | 1977, 1978, 1980 |
| Subaru
|
1995, 1996, 1997 | |
| Audi
|
2 | 1982, 1984 |
 Hyundai
|
2019, 2020 | |
| Alpine-Renault
|
1 | 1973 |
| Mitsubishi
|
1998 | |
| Talbot
|
1981 |
By nationality edit
| Country | Manufacturers | Total |
|---|---|---|
| France
|
3 | 14 |
| Italy
|
2 | 13 |
| Japan
|
3 | 11 |
| Germany
|
2 | 6 |
| United Kingdom
|
2 | 5 |
| South Korea
|
1 | 2 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d Ford Motor Company Limited, a British registered company, was the winning manufacturer. Its cars were homologated via the local ASN, RAC/MSA, thus were considered British under FIA rules, despite ultimate ownership by the Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, Michigan, USA[3][4]
- ^ a b M-Sport were not an official Ford team from 2013 to 2017, entering under a waiver to the rule insisting on manufacturer association[5]
References edit
- ^ "2022 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP – SPORTING REGULATIONS" (PDF).
- ^ "What is the WRC?". World Rally Championship. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "FIA Historic Database". historicdb.fia.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "FIA Homologations List 2008" (PDF). fia.com.
- ^ "2013 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MANUFACTURERS". fia.com.
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