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1995 World Rally Championship

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The 1995 World Rally Championship was the 23rd season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 8 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Colin McRae in a Subaru Impreza 555, ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz.[1] The manufacturers' title was won by Subaru.[2]

Toyota was caught using illegal turbo restrictors at the Rally Catalunya and were given a one-year ban by the FIA. FIA president Max Mosley called the illegal turbo restrictor "the most sophisticated device I've ever seen in 30 years of motor sports." Toyota and their drivers, Juha Kankkunen, Didier Auriol and Armin Schwarz, were also stripped of all points in the championships. Kankkunen had been in contention for the drivers' world title. Mosley stated that "there is no suggestion the drivers were aware of what was going on."[3]

Calendar

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Round Dates Race Surface
1 22–26 January   Rallye Monte Carlo asphalt & snow
2 10–12 February   Swedish Rally snow
3 8–10 March   Rallye de Portugal gravel
4 3–5 May   Rallye de France asphalt
5 27–30 July   Rally New Zealand gravel
6 15–18 September   Rally Australia gravel
7 23–25 October   Rally Catalunya asphalt
8 19–22 November   RAC Rally gravel
Sources:[4][5]

Teams and drivers

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Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No Drivers Rounds
  Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
Celica Turbo 4WD 		M 1   Didier Auriol 1–7
2   Juha Kankkunen 1–7
3   Armin Schwarz 1–7
14   Thomas Rådström 2
  Yoshio Fujimoto 6
15   Tomas Jansson 2
  Yoshio Fujimoto 5
16   Neal Bates 6
  555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza 555 P 4   Colin McRae All
5   Carlos Sainz 1–4, 6–8
6   Piero Liatti 1, 4, 7
  Mats Jonsson 2
  Richard Burns 3, 8
  Peter 'Possum' Bourne 5–6
14   Richard Burns 5
  R.A.S. Ford Ford Escort RS Cosworth M 7   François Delecour All
8   Bruno Thiry All
9   Stig Blomqvist 2
  Alex Fiorio 3
  Patrick Bernardini 4
  Neil Allport 5
  Malcolm Wilson 8
30   Jason Priestley 6
44   Alister McRae 8
  Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
Lancer Evo III 		M 10   Kenneth Eriksson 2, 5–6, 8
  Isolde Holderied 3–4
11   Tommi Mäkinen 1–2, 4–8
  Jorge Recalde 3
12   Andrea Aghini 4, 7
  Kenneth Bäcklund 2
  Rui Madeira 3, 8
  Ed Ordynski 5–6
14   Rui Madeira 1, 4–7
15   Jorge Recalde 4–6
26   Isolde Holderied 1, 5–8
  Société Diac Renault Clio Maxi M 17   Jean Ragnotti 1, 4
18   José Carlos Macedo 3
19   Alain Oreille 8
21   Philippe Bugalski 1, 4
25   Robbie Head 8
30   Pedro Azeredo 3
51   Angelo Medeghini 4
Source:[6]

Standings

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Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		POR
  		FRA
  		NZL
  		AUS
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		Points
1   Colin McRae Ret Ret 3 5 1 2 2 1 90
2   Carlos Sainz 1 Ret 1 4 WD Ret 1 2 85
3   Kenneth Eriksson 1 5 1 Ret 48
4   François Delecour 2 Ret Ret 2 6 Ret 4 Ret 46
5   Tommi Mäkinen 4 2 8 Ret 4 Ret Ret 38
6   Bruno Thiry 5 6 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 34
7   Andrea Aghini 6 3 5 26
8   Piero Liatti 8 6 3 21
9   Richard Burns 7 Ret 3 16
10   Alister McRae 4 10
11   Rui Madeira 12 9 18 10 Ret 11 7 7
12=   Gustavo Trelles 6 6
12=   Gwyndaf Evans 6 6
14=   Jean Ragnotti 7 11 4
14=   Stig Blomqvist 7 21 4
14=   Patrick Bernardini 7 4
14=   Peter 'Possum' Bourne 7 Ret 4
14=   Yoshio Fujimoto 27 7 WD 4
14=   Oriol Gómez 7 4
20   Jorge Recalde 10 20 9 10 4
21=   Tomas Jansson 8 3
21=   Alex Fiorio 8 3
21=   Neil Allport 8 3
21=   Ed Ordynski 11 8 3
21=   Andrea Navarra 17 Ret Ret 17 8 Ret 3
21=   Jarmo Kytölehto 14 8 3
27=   Philippe Camandona 9 Ret 2
27=   Philippe Bugalski Ret 9 2
27=   Neal Bates 9 2
27=   Josep Bassas 9 2
27=   Masao Kamioka 12 11 9 2
32=   Isolde Holderied 10 11 19 Ret 19 Ret 14 1
32=   Kenneth Bäcklund 10 1
32=   Yvan Postel 14 Ret 10 1
32=   Alain Oreille 10 1
DSQ   Juha Kankkunen 3 4 2 10 3 3 Ret 62
DSQ   Didier Auriol Ret 5 5 1 2 Ret DSQ 51
DSQ   Armin Schwarz Ret 9 4 Ret 4 5 Ret 30
DSQ   Thomas Rådström 3 12
Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		POR
  		FRA
  		NZL
  		AUS
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		Points
Sources:[7][8]

Manufacturers' championship

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Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
  		SWE
  		POR
  		FRA
  		NZL
  		AUS
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		Points
1   555 Subaru World Rally Team 4 Ret Ret 3 5 1 2 2 1 350
5 1 Ret 1 4 Ret 1 2
6 8 Ret (7) (6) 7 Ret (3) (3)
2   Team Mitsubishi Ralliart 10 1 (11) (19) 5 1 Ret 307
11 4 2 10 8 Ret 4 Ret Ret
12 6 9 3 11 (8) 5 7
14 11
3   R.A.S. Ford 7 2 Ret Ret 2 6 Ret 4 Ret 223
8 5 6 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 5
9 7 8 7 8 Ret
DSQ   Toyota Castrol Team 1 Ret (5) (5) 1 2 Ret DSQ 260
2 3 4 2 10 3 3 Ret
3 Ret 4 Ret (4) 5 Ret
14 3 Ret
Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
  		SWE
  		POR
  		FRA
  		NZL
  		AUS
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		Points
Sources:[4][7]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Group N Cup

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Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		POR
  		FRA
  		NZL
  		AUS
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		Points
1   Rui Madeira 3 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 69
2   Jorge Recalde 2 3 1 2 Ret 40
3   Isolde Holderied 2 3 2 9 Ret 4 32
4   Masao Kamioka 4 3 2 22
5   Ed Ordynski 3 1 20
6   Philippe Camandona 1 Ret 13
  Kenneth Bäcklund 1 13
  Uwe Nittel 8 8 Ret 3 5 13
9   Stig-Olov Walfridsson 2 10
  Hans Stacey 2 Ret 10
  Karamjit Singh 6 5 6 10
12   Hermann Gaßner 5 7 7 6 8
13   Anders Rådström 3 7
  Yoshihiro Kataoka 3 7
  Mohammed Ben Sulayem 7 Ret 4 Ret Ret 7
Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		POR
  		FRA
  		NZL
  		AUS
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		Points
Sources:[7][8]

Events

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Rally name Dates run Podium drivers (finishing time) Podium cars
  Rallye Monte Carlo 22 January–26 January
  1.   Carlos Sainz (6h:32m:31s)
  2.   François Delecour (6h:34m:56s)
  3.   Juha Kankkunen (6h:36m:28s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  Swedish Rally 10 February–12 February
  1.   Kenneth Eriksson (4h:51m:27s)
  2.   Tommi Mäkinen (4h:51m:39s)
  3.   Thomas Rådström (4h:52m:34s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II
  2. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  Rallye de Portugal 8 March–10 March
  1.   Carlos Sainz (5h:32m:37s)
  2.   Juha Kankkunen (5h:32m:49s)
  3.   Colin McRae (5h:35m:51s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  3. Subaru Impreza 555
  Tour de Corse 3 May–5 May
  1.   Didier Auriol (5h:14m:49s)
  2.   François Delecour (5h:15m:04s)
  3.   Andrea Aghini (5h:15m:46s)
  1. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
  Rally New Zealand 27 July–30 July
  1.   Colin McRae (5h:33m:06s)
  2.   Didier Auriol (5h:33m:50s)
  3.   Juha Kankkunen (5h:34m:15s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  Rally Australia 15 September–18 September
  1.   Kenneth Eriksson (4h:53m:59s)
  2.   Colin McRae (4h:54m:18s)
  3.   Juha Kankkunen (4h:55m:54s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
  2. Subaru Impreza 555
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  Rally Catalunya 23 October–25 October
  1.   Carlos Sainz (5h:05m:58s)
  2.   Colin McRae (5h:06m:49s)
  3.   Piero Liatti (5h:07m:56s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Subaru Impreza 555
  3. Subaru Impreza 555
  RAC Rally 19 November–22 November
  1.   Colin McRae (5h:09m:19s)
  2.   Carlos Sainz (5h:09m:55s)
  3.   Richard Burns (5h:15m:58s)
  1. Subaru Impreza 555
  2. Subaru Impreza 555
  3. Subaru Impreza 555
Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "1995 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers - Final classification". RallyBase. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  2. ^ "1995 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers - Final classification". RallyBase. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Toyota team pick up a one-year ban". The Independent. London. 4 November 1995. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "WRC 1995". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "1995 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Entry List 1995". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Season 1995 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1995". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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