The following list of people play, or have played, significant roles in the World Rally Championship (WRC):
FIA WRC Commission (2022-2023)
edit| FIA WRC Commission (2022-2023)[1] | |
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| President |  Roger Engstrom
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| Vice President |  Timo Rautiainen
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| President of the Rally Commission | Jarmo Mahonen
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| Representatives of the rally organisers
(approved by the WMSC) |
 Aman Barfull
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 Anita Passalis
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 Antonio Turitto
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 Christian Tornatore
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 Phineas Kimathi
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 Silver Kütt
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| Manufacturers' representatives | M. Ichikawa (Toyota) |
| M. Norton (Ford) | |
| P. Marcos (Hyundai) | |
| Promoter's representatives |  Jona Siebel
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| Peter Thul
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| (non-voting FIA representatives) | |
| FIA technical representative |  Xavier Mestelan-Pinon
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| FIA safety representative | Michèle Mouton
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| FIA Rally Director |  Andrew Wheatley
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| FIA WRC category manager | Andrew Wheatley
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Administration
edit- Jean-Marie Balestre – president of the FISA (1979–1991) and the president of the FIA (1986–1993)
- Alfredo César Torres – vice-president of the FISA (1979–1993) and the vice-president of the FIA (1988–1993) and the sport deputy president of the FIA (1993–1997) and the president of the ACP (1980–1997)
- Morrie Chandler – appointed president of the FIA's World Rally Championship commission in July 2006 and left 2010[2][3]
- Oliver Ciesla - Former WRC Promoter Managing Director
- Nazir Hoosein – chief steward of the World Rally Championship
- Yves Matton - former FIA Rally Director
- Max Mosley – president of the FIA (1993–2009)
- Shekhar Mehta – president of the WRC commission, from March 2006 to 12 April 2006 when he died unexpectedly.[4]
- Jacques Regis – president of the WRC commission until March 2006
- Jona Siebel - WRC Promoter CEO (2021–)
- Mohammed bin Sulayem - president of the FIA (2021–), fourteen times champion of Middle East Rally Championship
- Jean Todt – president of the FIA (2009–2021)
- Andrew Wheatley - FIA Rally Director (2021–), former Sporting Delegate
Team management
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- Andrea Adamo – former team principal of the Hyundai Motorsport (2019–2021)
- Cyril Abiteboul – team principal of the Hyundai Motorsport (2023–)
- Ove Andersson – former driver, founder and long-time head of Toyota Team Europe
- Peter Ashcroft – former team manager of the Ford Motorsport (1986–1991)
- Marc van Dalen – former team principal of the Kronos Citroën (2006)
- Raimund Baumschlager – former driver, former team principal of the Red Bull Škoda (2006)
- Jacky Bozian – former director of the Bozian Racing
- Pierre Budar – former team principal of the Citroën Racing (2018–2019) [5]
- Jost Capito – former director of the Ford Motorsport (2003–2007) and the Volkswagen Motorsport (2012–2016)
- Xavier Carlotti – former team manager of the Peugeot Sport (1999–2002)
- Aime Chatard – rally programme manager of Michelin (1993–2005) and BF Goodrich (2006)
- François Chatriot – former driver, former team manager for Citroën (2003–2004) and Peugeot (2002–2003)
- Andrew Cowan – former driver, founder and director of Ralliart, Mitsubishi's motorsport division
- Derek Dauncey – former team manager of Mitsubishi
- George Donaldson – former team manager at Mitsubishi and Toyota, and former sporting director at Subaru
- Pierre Dupasquier – former head of Michelin's competition department (1973–1984 and 1990–2005)
- Tony Fall – former driver, former team principal of the Rothmans Opel Team (1982)
- Guy Fréquelin – former driver, former director of the Citroën Sport (1989–2007)
- Pavel Janeba – former team manager of the Škoda Motorsport (1990–2003)
- David Lapworth – former team principal (2000–2006) and technical director (2007–2008) of the Subaru World Rally Team[6]
- Jari-Matti Latvala – former driver and team principal of the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (2021–)
- Yves Matton – former team principal of the Citroën Racing (2012–2017)
- Rich Millener – team principal of the M-Sport World Rally Team (2019–)
- Tommi Mäkinen – former driver and former team principal of the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (2016–2020)
- Michel Nandan – former team principal of the Hyundai Motorsport (2013–2018)
- Jean-Pierre Nicolas – former driver, former sporting director of the Peugeot Sport
- Corrado Provera – former director of the Peugeot Sport (1998–2005)
- Olivier Quesnel – co-founder of the Peugeot Talbot Sport, former director of the Citroën Sport (2008–2012)
- Cesare Fiorio - Team Principal,Fiat Alitalia rally Team, and Martini Lancia rally team.
- David Richards – former co-driver, co-founder of Prodrive, former team principal of the Subaru World Rally Team
- Phil Short – former team manager of the Mitsubishi Ralliart (1995–2000)
- Sven Smeets – former co-driver, former team manager of the Citroën Sport (2008–2011) and Volkswagen Motorsport (2012–2016), director of the Volkswagen Motorsport
- Nobuhiro Tajima – former driver, former team principal of the Suzuki World Rally Team
- Jean Todt – former co-driver, founder of the Peugeot Talbot Sport
- David Whitehead – former team principal of the Hyundai World Rally Team (1998–2003)
- Malcolm Wilson – former driver, former team principal of the M-Sport World Rally Team (and defunct Ford World Rally Team)
Engineers
edit- Simon Carrier – chief designer of M-Sport
- Christophe Chapelain – chief designer of the Subaru World Rally Team (2006–2009)
- Didier Clement – chief engineer of the Citroën Sport (2015–2019)
- Nick Clipson – chief engineer of the Hyundai World Rally Team
- Philip Dunabin – chief engineer of the Ford Motorsport (1995–1996), engineer of the Ford Motorsport (1989–1994)
- Mario Fornaris – chief engineer of Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports (2003–2005), test engineer of Peugeot Sport (1998–2002)
- Lasse Lampi – former driver, sporting and technical advisor of Mitsubishi Ralliart
- Christian Loriaux – chief engineer of M-Sport (2002–), engineer at Prodrive (1991–2002)
- Xavier Mestelan-Pinon – chief engineer of the Citroën Sport (2005–2014)
- Dietmar Metrich – chief engineer of the Škoda Motorsport (2001–2005), engineer of the Škoda Motorsport (1998–2000)
- Graham Moore – chief engineer of the Hyundai World Rally Team (2002–2003) and of the Subaru World Rally Team (2006–2008)
- Michel Nandan – technical director of Peugeot Sport (1999–2005) and technical manager of the Suzuki World Rally Team (2006–2007)
- Guenther Steiner – chief engineer of the Ford World Rally Team (1997–2001)
- Jean-Claude Vaucard – chief chassis engineer of Citroën Sport (1993–2005), chassis engineer at Peugeot Talbot Sport (1982–1993)
Rally officials
edit- Ian Campbell - FIA Steward
- Garry Connelly – clerk of the course of Rally Australia (1988–2002)
- Fred Gallagher – former co-driver, clerk of the course of Rally GB
- Seppo Harjanne – former co-driver, deputy clerk of the course of Rally Finland
- René Isoart – clerk of the course of Monte Carlo Rally
- Silver Kütt - FIA Steward
- Simo Lampinen – former driver, clerk of the course of Rally Finland
- Michèle Mouton - FIA Safety Delegate
- Timo Rautiainen - Former co-driver and FIA Sporting Delegate
Commentators and journalists
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- Trevor Agnew - Absolute Rally podcast
- Jim Bamber – cartoonist
- Luke Barry - Journalist, Dirtfish Media, Autosport and Motorsport News
- Jack Benyon - Absolute Rally podcast
- Kiri Bloore - WRC TV/All Live presenter
- Ryan Champion - Absolute Rally podcast
- Mike Chen - Red Bull Rally TV presenter
- Colin Clark - Former WRC TV reporter and Dirtfish Media reporter
- Ben Constanduros - WRC TV/All Live reporter
- John Davenport – former co-driver and author
- Jon Desborough - WRC TV/All Live commentator
- Hayley Edmonds - WRC TV/All Live reporter
- David Evans - Dirtfish Media journalist, formerly of Autosport and Motorsport News
- Robbie Head – former driver and commentator
- Martin Holmes – former co-driver, journalist and author
- Paul King - WRC TV/All Live commentator
- Sebastian Marshall - Co-driver and WRC TV/All Live reporter and commentator
- Luis Moya - Former Co-driver and frequent Red Bull Rally pundit
- Molly Pettit - WRC TV/All Live reporter
- Julian Porter - WRC TV/All Live commentator
- Tony Simpson - Absolute Rally podcast host
- Becs Williams - WRC TV/All Live commentator, reporter, podcast and 'Meet the Crews' host
- Matthew Wilson - Frequent Red Bull Rally Pundit
Drivers
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- Markku Alén – 1978 FIA Cup champion
- Didier Auriol – 1994 world champion
- Miki Biasion – 1988 and 1989 world champion
- Stig Blomqvist – 1984 world champion
- Richard Burns – 2001 world champion
- Marcus Grönholm – 2000 and 2002 world champion
- Juha Kankkunen – four-time world champion
- Sébastien Loeb – nine-time world champion, most successful rally driver
- Colin McRae – 1995 world champion
- Michèle Mouton – most successful female rally driver
- Tommi Mäkinen – four-time world champion
- Hannu Mikkola – 1983 world champion
- Sandro Munari – 1977 FIA Cup champion
- Thierry Neuville – Most successful non world champion and five times runner-up
- Sébastien Ogier – eight-time world champion
- Walter Röhrl – 1980 and 1982 world champion
- Kalle Rovanperä – 2022 and 2023 world champion and youngest world rally champion and rally winner
- Carlos Sainz – 1990 and 1992 world champion
- Timo Salonen – 1985 world champion
- Petter Solberg – 2003 world champion
- Ott Tänak – 2019 world champion
- Ari Vatanen – 1981 world champion
- Björn Waldegård – 1979 world champion
Co-drivers
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- Björn Cederberg – co-driver to Stig Blomqvist
- Daniel Elena – co-driver to Sébastien Loeb
- Fred Gallagher – co-driver to Henri Toivonen, Juha Kankkunen and Björn Waldegård
- Christian Geistdörfer – co-driver to Walter Röhrl and Hannu Mikkola
- Denis Giraudet – co-driver to Didier Auriol
- Nicky Grist – co-driver to Juha Kankkunen and Colin McRae
- Jonne Halttunen – co-driver to Kalle Rovanperä
- Seppo Harjanne – co-driver to Timo Salonen and Tommi Mäkinen
- Arne Hertz – co-driver to Hannu Mikkola
- Julien Ingrassia – co-driver to Sébastien Ogier
- Martin Järveoja – co-driver to Ott Tänak
- Ilkka Kivimäki – co-driver to Markku Alén
- Risto Mannisenmäki – co-driver to Tommi Mäkinen
- Chris Patterson – co-driver to Petter Solberg
- Phil Mills – co-driver to Petter Solberg
- Luís Moya – co-driver to Carlos Sainz
- Michael Park – co-driver to Markko Märtin
- Juha Piironen – co-driver to Henri Toivonen and Juha Kankkunen
- Timo Rautiainen – co-driver to Marcus Grönholm
- Robert Reid – co-driver to Richard Burns
- Derek Ringer – co-driver to Colin McRae
- David Richards – co-driver to Ari Vatanen
- Tiziano Siviero – co-driver to Miki Biasion
- Hans Thorszelius – co-driver to Björn Waldegård
- Jean Todt – co-driver to Hannu Mikkola, Timo Mäkinen and Guy Fréquelin
References
edit- ^ "Sporting Commissions Composition". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ "World Motor Sport Council – Decisions, Morrie Chandler appointed President of the World Rally Championship Commission, Official FIA Press Release". 5 July 2006.
- ^ "Morrie Chandler". 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Rally mourns death of president". Archived from the original on April 14, 2006.
- ^ "Budar named at Citroën".
- ^ "Managers - David Lapworth". Juwra.com. 1956-04-09. Retrieved 2022-09-04.