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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 ...
From the inception of the WRC in 1973 to 1992 the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers functioned more like a championship for makes or marques. 'Official' teams were not necessary as independent entries would score without direct involvement of the manufacturer.
Toyota were the defending manufacturers' champions. At the conclusion of the championship, Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their first World Rally Championship titles at the 2024 Rally Japan. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were second, trailing by 32 points. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were third, a further ten points behind.
Loeb is the oldest winner of a World Rally Championship event; he was 47 years and 331 days old when he won the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally. [4] Jari-Matti Latvala holds the record for the most event wins (18) without ever winning a championship. As of the 2024 Rally Chile, there have been 80 different World Rally Championship event winners. [5]
International Championship for Manufacturers; 1st 2nd 3rd 1970 7 Porsche: Alpine-Renault: Lancia: 1971 9 Alpine-Renault: Saab: Porsche: 1972 9 Lancia: Fiat: Porsche: Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1973: 13 No drivers' championship [1] Alpine-Renault: Fiat: Ford: 1974: 8 [2] Lancia: Fiat: Ford: 1975: 10 ...
The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies, nine of which were previously part of the International Championship for Manufacturers (IMC), which was contested from 1970 to 1972. The 1973 World Rally Championship was the inaugural season of the WRC and began with the Monte Carlo Rally on 19 January.
The 2025 FIA World Rally Championship is the fifty-third occurrence of the World Rally Championship, an international rallying series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and WRC Promoter GmbH. Teams and crews compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers.
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 Henri Toivonen