1988 World Rally Championship season
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The 1988 World Rally Championship season was the 15th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 13 rallies, following the same schedule as the previous season.
Martini Lancia followed their successful previous season with an even more dominant performance in 1988, winning ten of the eleven rallies in which manufacturer points were awarded. The Lancia Delta HF 4WD proved fast and reliable in the hands of returning drivers Finn Markku Alén and Italian Miki Biasion. During the season, the car was replaced by the Delta Integrale, which was an immediate success. Biaison would take the drivers' title, with his Finnish teammate placing second behind him. Third driver Frenchman Bruno Saby also contributed to the effort with a rally win, though was not a major contender for the title. Jolly Club driver, Italian Alex Fiorio, would take third place in the driver championship at the wheel of a Lancia Delta as well.
Ford Motor Company struggled to compete, though it was the only other manufacturer besides Lancia to win a rally, with primary driver Didier Auriol winning the Tour de Corse in his Sierra RS Cosworth. Auriol would only reach 6th in the drivers' competition, while Spanish teammate Carlos Sainz would struggle to reach 11th in the standings. Stig Blomqvist, racing for Rallysport Sweden in a Sierra, would finish best amongst Ford drivers, taking 4th in the championship standings.
1988 marked the withdrawal of Audi Sport from the WRC, although a number of small teams and privateers were successful enough using Audi Quattro versions for the manufacturer to place 3rd amongst manufacturers despite the lack of a works effort. Mazda Rally Team Europe made a significant effort to compete with Finn Timo Salonen as their primary driver for the Mazda 323 4WD. Timo would garner 5th place in the driver standings while the manufacturer gained 4th place.
In addition to the primary driver and manufacturer championships, WRC also awarded the FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars for a second season. Belgian Pascal Gaban won the hotly contested condest in a Mazda 323 against Argentine Jorge Recalde in his Lancia Delta while Italian Giovanni Del Zoppo, another Delta pilot, finished well behind in third place.
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[edit] Events
Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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Round | Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||||
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Rank | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | |||
1 | 56ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (January 16–21) |
26 stages 624 km Tarmac |
1 | Bruno Saby | Jean-François Fauchille | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | 7:19.11 |
2 | Alex Fiorio | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | 7:30.01 | |||
3 | Jean-Pierre Ballet | Marie-Christine Lallement | Peugeot 205 GTI | 7:42.46 | ||||
2 | 38th International Swedish Rally (February 4–6) |
35 stages 491 km Snow/Ice |
1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | 5:02.31 |
2 | Stig Blomqvist | Benny Melander | Rallysport Sweden | Ford Sierra XR 4x4 | 5:04.08 | |||
3 | Lars-Erik Torph | Tina Thörner | Audi Coupe Quattro | 5:10.03 | ||||
3 | 22º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto (March 1–6) |
37 stages 589 km Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Miki Biasion | Carlo Cassina | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 6:44.01 |
2 | Alex Fiorio | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | 6:52.47 | |||
3 | Yves Loubet | Jean-Bernard Vieu | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | 6:53.23 | |||
4 | 36th Marlboro Safari Rally (March 31–April 4) |
82 controls 4205 km Gravel |
1 | Miki Biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 2:51.04 |
2 | Mike Kirkland | Robin Nixon | Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan 200SX | 3:03.57 | |||
3 | Per Eklund | Dave Whittock | Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan 200SX | 3:38.26 | |||
5 | 32ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France (May 3–6) |
30 stages 623 km Tarmac |
1 | Didier Auriol | Bernard Occelli | Ford Motor Company | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | 7:12.04 |
2 | Yves Loubet | Jean-Bernard Vieu | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 7:15.09 | |||
3 | Bruno Saby | Jean-François Fauchille | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | ||||
6 | 35th Acropolis Rally (May 29–June 1) |
36 stages 526 km Gravel |
1 | Miki Biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 7:03.00 |
2 | Mikael Ericsson | Claes Billstam | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 7:04.43 | |||
3 | Alex Fiorio | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta Integrale | 7:10.40 | |||
7 | 23rd Olympus Rally (June 23–26) |
36 stages 502 km Gravel |
1 | Miki Biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 5:28.44 |
2 | Alex Fiorio | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta Integrale | 5:34.07 | |||
3 | John Buffum | John Bellefleur | Audi Coupe Quattro | 5:44.59 | ||||
8 | 18th Rothman's Rally New Zealand[1] (July 9–12) |
39 stages 611 km Gravel |
1 | Sepp Haider | Ferdi Hinterleitner | GM Euro Sport | Opel Kadett GSI 16V | 7:38.39 |
2 | Ray Wilson | Stuart Lewis | Mazda 323 4WD | 7:57.16 | ||||
3 | Malcolm Stewart | John Kennard | Audi Coupe Quattro | 8:02.25 | ||||
9 | 8º Marlboro Rally Argentina (August 2–6) |
29 stages 588 km Gtavel |
1 | Jorge Recalde | Jorge del Buono | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 7:05.16 |
2 | Miki Biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 7:08.51 | |||
3 | Franz Wittmann | Jörg Pattermann | Lancia Rally Team Austria | Lancia Delta Integrale | 7:34.13 | |||
10 | 38th 1000 Lakes Rally (August 26–28) |
39 stages 496 km Gravel |
1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 4:35.29 |
2 | Mikael Ericsson | Claes Billstam | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 4:38.24 | |||
3 | Didier Auriol | Bernard Occelli | Ford Motor Company | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | 4:45.15 | |||
11 | 20ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire[1] (September 20–24) |
80 controls 3421 km Gravel |
1 | Alain Ambrosino | Daniel Le Saux | Nissan 200SX | +3:34.51 pen | |
2 | Pascal Gaban | Willy Lux | Mazda 323 4WD | +5:06.33 pen | ||||
3 | Patrick Tauziac | Claude Papin | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | +7:20.20 pen | ||||
12 | 30º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia (October 10–14) |
39 stages 531 km Tarmac/Gravel |
1 | Miki Biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 6:06.41 |
2 | Alex Fiorio | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta Integrale | 6:07.34 | |||
3 | Dario Cerrato | Giuseppe Cerri | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta Integrale | 6:08.35 | |||
13 | 37th Lombard RAC Rally (November 20–24) |
52 stages 602 km Tarmac/Gravel |
1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | 7:15.37 |
2 | Timo Salonen | Voitto Silander | Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda 323 4WD | 7:19.43 | |||
3 | Björn Waldegard | Fred Gallagher | Toyota Team Great Britain | Toyota Celica GT-Four | 7:22.16 | |||
[edit] Championship for manufacturers
Rank | Manufacturers | Event | Total points |
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SWE |
POR |
KEN |
FRA |
GRC |
USA |
ARG |
FIN |
ITA |
GBR |
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1 | Lancia | (20) | (20) | (20) | 20 | (17) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 140 |
2 | Ford | - | 17 | 10 | - | 20 | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | 8 | 79 |
3 | Audi | 7 | 14 | - | 4 | - | 10 | 14 | 12 | (2) | (2) | 10 | 71 |
4 | Mazda | 10 | - | 12 | - | - | 9 | 6 | - | 12 | - | 17 | 66 |
5 | Toyota | - | - | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | 4 | - | 8 | 14 | 46 |
6 | Renault | 12 | - | 4 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 32 |
7 | BMW | 13 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |
8 | Nissan | - | - | - | 17 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 |
9 | Subaru | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 18 |
10 | Peugeot | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 15 |
11 | Volkswagen | - | - | 6 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 14 |
12 | Opel | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 13 |
13 | Suzuki | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
14 | Mitsubishi | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
15 | Alfa Romeo | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
16 | Fiat | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
[edit] Championship for drivers
Rank | Driver | Event | Total points |
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MON |
SWE |
POR |
KEN |
FRA |
GRC |
USA |
NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
CIV |
ITA |
GBR |
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1 | Miki Biasion | - | - | 20 | 20 | - | 20 | 20 | - | 15 | - | - | 20 | - | 115 |
2 | Markku Alén | - | 20 | 6 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 10 | 20 | 86 |
3 | Alex Fiorio | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | 12 | 15 | - | - | 4 | - | 15 | - | 76 |
4 | Stig Blomqvist | - | 15 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 41 |
5 | Timo Salonen | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 15 | 33 |
6 | Bruno Saby | 20 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 |
Didier Auriol | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 32 | |
8 | Mikael Ericsson | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | 30 |
9 | Jorge Recalde | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | 27 |
10 | Yves Loubet | - | - | 12 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
11 | Carlos Sainz | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 8 | 4 | 26 |
12 | Kenneth Eriksson | - | - | - | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 22 |
13 | Rudi Stohl | - | - | - | 3 | - | 8 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
14 | Sepp Haider | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Alain Ambrosino | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | 20 | |
16 | Pascal Gaban | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | 16 |
17 | Björn Waldegård | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 16 |
18 | Mike Kirkland | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
Ray Wilson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | |
20 | Jean-Pierre Ballet | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
Lars-Erik Torph | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
Per Eklund | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
John Buffum | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
Malcolm Stewart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
Franz Wittmann | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
Patrick Tauziac | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
Dario Cerrato | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | |
28 | Alain Oreille | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
29 | Giovanni Del Zoppo | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
30 | Erik Johansson | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Hannu Mikkola | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
François Chatriot | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
Georg Fischer | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
David Officer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
Alain Oudit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | |
Pentti Airikkala | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
37 | Håkan Eriksson | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
Juha Kankkunen | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
Ross Meekings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
José Celsi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
Adolphe Choteau | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | |
Armin Schwarz | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | |
43 | François Chauche | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Björn Johansson | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
Ian Duncan | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
Jigger | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
Marty Roestenburg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
Juan Maria Traverso | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
Didier Monin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
50 | Christophe Spiliotis | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Bror Danielsson | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
Erwin Weber | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
Bernard Béguin | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
Stratissino | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
Nobuhiro Tajima | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
Joe McAndrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
Marcelo Raies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
Roberto Ambrosoli | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
59 | Malcolm Wilson | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Inverno Amaral | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Paul Rouby | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Kóstas Apostolou | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Rod Millen | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Tetsuo Sano | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Claudio Israel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Harry Joki | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
Soumare Mafell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
Raimund Baumschlager | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
Stig-Olov Walfridsson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
70 | Tomas Jansson | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
Mats Jonsson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
72 | Pierre Bos | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Sebastian Lindholm | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Carlos Bica | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
'Possum' Bourne | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
César Baroni | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Flory Roothaert | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Alan Carter | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Dave Strong | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
José Luis Grasso | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Michel Molinie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
Paola De Martini | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
83 | Richard Frau | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Jim Heather-Hayes | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Michael Lieu | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Murray Walker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Fernando Urrutia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Smir Assef | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
Paolo Alessandrini | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Kalle Grundel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Points awarded by finish | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
[edit] Cup for production car drivers
Rank | Driver | Event | Total points |
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MON |
SWE |
POR |
KEN |
FRA |
GRC |
USA |
NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
CIV |
ITA |
GBR |
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1 | Pascal Gaban | - | - | 10 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | 2 | 45 |
2 | Jorge Recalde | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 13 | - | - | 7 | 43 |
3 | Giovanni Del Zoppo | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 30 |
4 | Grégoire De Mévius | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 13 | 16 |
5 | Massimo Ercolani | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | 15 |
6 | François Chauche | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
Sören Nilsson | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
César Baroni | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
Dave Strong | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
Andrea Aghini | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
11 | Richard Frau | 7 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
[edit] See also
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