The 1982 World Rally Championship was the tenth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies. By this time, the schedule format had become generally stable with only one or two changes to venues year to year. 1982 marked the return of New Zealand to the schedule in place of Argentina's Rally Codasur.

1982 was marked by the dominance of the Germans, with two German manufacturers Audi and Opel taking first and second in the manufacturer's title race, while Opel's driver, German Walter Röhrl, seized the driver's title. Top Audi pilots Michèle Mouton and Hannu Mikkola took second and third in the drivers' race, but their combined efforts were enough to put Audi over the top for the work's cup. Mouton's finish is the best by a female driver to this day.

As with previous seasons, while all 12 events were calculated for tallying the drivers' scores, only 10 of the events applied to the championship for manufacturers. The two events in 1982 which applied only to driver standings were Sweden and the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire. Röhrl's strong performance in both of these rallies would have improved Opel's bid for a world title had they counted for manufacturers as well as drivers.

Teams and drivers

Team Constructor Car Tyre Drivers Rounds
Germany Audi Sport Audi Quattro K Finland Hannu Mikkola 1–3, 5–12
France Michèle Mouton 1–3, 5–12
Italy Michele Cinotto 1, 6, 10
Sweden Stig Blomqvist 2, 9–10
Austria Franz Wittmann 3, 5, 10
Germany Harald Demuth 10, 12
United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson 12
United States John Buffum 12
Germany Rothmans Opel Rally Team Opel Ascona 400 M Germany Walter Röhrl 1–8, 10–11
Germany Jochi Kleint 1, 5, 12
Sweden Björn Johansson 2, 9, 11–12
Finland Henri Toivonen 3, 6, 9–10, 12
Finland Rauno Aaltonen 4
United Kingdom Jimmy McRae 6, 12
Finland Ari Vatanen 12
United Kingdom Bill Dobie 12
France Charles Pozzi Ferrari 308 GTB M France Jean-Claude Andruet 1, 5
France Guy Chasseuil 5
France Porsche Alméras Porsche 911 SC M France Guy Fréquelin 1, 5
Sweden Björn Waldegård 1
France Jean-Luc Thérier 1, 3
Italy Sandro Munari 4
France Bernard Béguin 5
France Francis Vincent 5
France Jacques Alméras 5
France Pierre Orsini 5
Sweden Per Eklund 9
France Renault Sport Renault 5 Turbo M France Bruno Saby 1, 5, 11
France Dany Snobeck 1
France Jean-Luc Thérier 5
France Jean Ragnotti 5, 11
France François Chatriot 5
France Jean-Pierre Manzagol 5
France Citroën Compétitions Citroën Visa M France Alain Coppier 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 12
France Christian Dorche 1–3, 5–6, 10, 12
France Olivier Tabatoni 2–3, 6, 9–10, 12
France Christian Rio 5
France Maurice Chomat 5
Japan Team Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer 2000 Turbo Y Sweden Lars Carlsson 1
Netherlands André Jetten 1
Finland Pentti Airikkala 9, 12
Sweden Anders Kulläng 9–10, 12
France Peugeot France Peugeot 505 V6
104 ZS
M France Claude Laurent 1, 5
France François Chauche 1, 5, 12
France René Defour 1, 5, 12
France Alain Ambrosino 11
United Kingdom David Sutton Motorsport Ford Escort RS 1800 P Finland Ari Vatanen 2, 9
Finland Lasse Lampi 2, 9
Finland Harri Toivonen 9, 12
Sweden Saab Sport Saab 99 Turbo
99 EMS
M Sweden Per Eklund 2
Sweden Ola Strömberg 2
Sweden Lars Jansson 2
Sweden Erik Johansson 2
Japan Team Nissan Europe Nissan Violet GT
Violet GTS
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D Sweden Sören Nilsson 2, 12
Finland Timo Salonen 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12
United Kingdom Tony Pond 3–4, 6–7
Kenya Shekhar Mehta 4, 6–8
Kenya Mike Kirkland 4
Kenya Jayant Shah 4
Greece George Moschous 6
Finland Erkki Pitkänen 9, 12
Finland Peter Geitel 9, 12
United Kingdom Andy Dawson 12
Japan Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica 2000 GT P Sweden Leif Asterhag 2, 12
Sweden Björn Waldegård 3, 7, 11–12
Sweden Per Eklund 3, 7, 11–12
Lebanon Samir Assef 11
Sweden Ove Andersson 11
Italy Martini Lancia Lancia Rally 037 P Italy Attilio Bettega 5
Finland Markku Alén 5–6, 9–10, 12
Italy Adartico Vudafieri 6, 11
Italy Fabrizio Tabaton 10
France BMW France BMW M1 P France Bernard Darniche 5
France Peugeot Talbot Sport Talbot Sunbeam Lotus P
M
Finland Antero Laine 9
Italy Federico Ormezzano 10
Sweden Stig Blomqvist 12
France Guy Fréquelin 12
United Kingdom Chris Lord 12
United Kingdom Blydenstein Racing Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HSR M United Kingdom Russell Brookes 9, 12
United Kingdom Tony Pond 12
United Kingdom Terry Kaby 12
United Kingdom George Hill 12
United Kingdom Russell Gooding 12

Championship for manufacturers

1982 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
Rank Manufacturers Event Total
points
Monaco
MON
Portugal
POR
Kenya
KEN
France
FRA
Greece
GRC
New Zealand
NZL
Brazil
BRA
Finland
FIN
Italy
ITA
United Kingdom
GBR
1 West Germany Audi 1618(6)1810181818 116
2 West Germany Opel 18(12)16121614(9)1414 104
3 Japan Nissan 18121215 57
4 United States Ford 12891610 55
5 Japan Toyota 16187 41
6 France Renault 101842 34
7 West Germany Porsche 1414 28
8 Japan Mitsubishi 8146 28
9 Italy Lancia 1015 25
10 United Kingdom Talbot 1311 24
11 France Citroën 149 23
12 United Kingdom Vauxhall 109 19
13 Italy Ferrari 16 16
14 Japan Mazda 14 14
West Germany Volkswagen 14 14
16 United Kingdom British Leyland Cars 12 12
17 Japan Subaru 10 10
18 Italy Fiat 6 6
1982 World Rally Championship point awards for manufacturers
Overall
finish
Group finish
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Championship for drivers

1982 World Rally Championship for Drivers
Rank Driver Event Total
points
Monaco
MON
Sweden
SWE
Portugal
POR
Kenya
KEN
France
FRA
Greece
GRC
New Zealand
NZL
Brazil
BRA
Finland
FIN
Italy
ITA
Ivory Coast
CIV
United Kingdom
GBR
1 West Germany Walter Röhrl 201215(10)151215(12)20 109
2 France Michèle Mouton 820420201015 97
3 Finland Hannu Mikkola 15201520 70
4 Sweden Stig Blomqvist 2015203 58
5 Sweden Per Eklund 101515152 57
6 Sweden Björn Waldegård 20124 36
7 Finland Henri Toivonen 12812 32
8 Kenya Shekhar Mehta 2010 30
9 France Bruno Saby 8810 26
10 France Jean Ragnotti 20 20
11 Finland Timo Salonen 1010 20
12 France Guy Fréquelin 106 16
13 Finland Ari Vatanen 15 15
France Jean-Claude Andruet 15 15
15 France Jean-Luc Thérier 12 12
Austria Franz Wittmann 12 12
Kenya Mike Kirkland 12 12
France Bernard Béguin 12 12
Uruguay Domingo De Vitta 12 12
Finland Pentti Airikkala 12 12
21 Finland Markku Alén 210 12
22 United Kingdom Russell Brookes 66 12
23 Portugal Carlos Torres 10 10
United Kingdom Tony Pond 10 10
Brazil Aparecido Rodrigues 10 10
26 France Alain Coppier 8 8
Kenya Jayant Shah 8 8
Greece Iórgos Moschous 8 8
New Zealand Rod Millen 8 8
Finland Antero Laine 8 8
France Alain Ambrosino 8 8
West Germany Harald Demuth 8 8
33 France Dany Snobeck 6 6
Finland Lasse Lampi 6 6
Portugal Mário Silva 6 6
Kenya Rob Collinge 6 6
United Kingdom Jimmy McRae 6 6
New Zealand Tony Teesdale 6 6
Italy Michele Cinotto 6 6
Ivory Coast Eugène Salim 6 6
41 West Germany Jochi Kleint 4 4
Sweden Sören Nilsson 4 4
Portugal António Ferreira da Cunha 4 4
Japan Yoshinobu Takahashi 4 4
Greece Pavlos Moschoutis 4 4
France Jean-Louis Leyraud 4 4
Finland Harri Uotila 4 4
Sweden Anders Kulläng 4 4
49 France Philippe Touren 3 3
Sweden Kalle Grundel 3 3
France Christian Dorche 3 3
Kenya Frank Tundo 3 3
France Francis Vincent 3 3
Greece Leonidas 3 3
New Zealand Malcolm Stewart 3 3
Finland Jouni Kinnunen 3 3
Italy Miki Biasion 3 3
58 France Jean-Pierre Ballet 2 2
Sweden Bengt Thorsell 2 2
France Olivier Tabatoni 2 2
Kenya Javaid Alam 2 2
Greece Anastasios Gemenis 2 2
New Zealand Paul Adams 2 2
Finland Seppo Mustonen 2 2
Italy Livio Lupidi 2 2
66 West Germany Jürgen Barth 1 1
Sweden Mikael Ericsson 1 1
Brazil Jorge Fleck 1 1
Kenya Ramesh Khoda 1 1
France Robert Simonetti 1 1
West Germany Fritz Heisler 1 1
New Zealand Reg Cook 1 1
Finland Henri Palmroos 1 1
Italy Vittorio Caneva 1 1
United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson 1 1
1982 World Rally Championship point awards for drivers
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Events

1982 World Rally Championship event map
Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface
1982 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Round Rally name Stages Podium finishers
Rank Driver Co-driver Car Time
1 Monaco
Monte Carlo Rally
(16–22 January)
32 stages
753 km
Tarmac
1 West Germany Walter Röhrl West Germany Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 8:20:33
2 Finland Hannu Mikkola Sweden Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 8:24:22
3 France Jean-Luc Thérier France Michel Vial Porsche 911 SC 8:32:38
2 Sweden
Swedish Rally[1]
(12–14 February)
25 stages
358 km
Snow/Ice
1 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Sweden Björn Cederberg Audi Quattro 3:40:15
2 Finland Ari Vatanen United Kingdom Terry Harryman Ford Escort RS1800 3:42:51
3 West Germany Walter Röhrl West Germany Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 3:44:29
3 Portugal
Rallye de Portugal
(2–8 March)
40 stages
639 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 France Michèle Mouton Italy Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro 7:39:36
2 Sweden Per Eklund Sweden Ragnar Spjuth Toyota Celica 2000GT 7:52:43
3 Austria Franz Wittmann West Germany Peter Diekmann Audi Quattro 8:07:25
4 Kenya
Safari Rally
(8–12 April)
83 controls
5120 km
Gravel
1 Kenya Shekhar Mehta Kenya Mike Doughty Datsun Violet GT +4:26 pen
2 West Germany Walter Röhrl West Germany Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 +5:07 pen
3 Kenya Mike Kirkland Kenya Anton Levitan Datsun Violet GT +6:16 pen
5 France
Tour de Corse
(6–8 May)
27 stages
1176 km
Tarmac
1 France Jean Ragnotti France Jean-Marc Andrié Renault 5 Turbo 14:11:19
2 France Jean-Claude Andruet France 'Biche' Ferrari 308 GTB 14:16:57
3 France Bernard Béguin France Jean-Jacques Lenne Porsche 911 SC 14:20:11
6 Greece
Acropolis Rally
(31 May–3 June)
56 stages
967 km
Gravel
1 France Michèle Mouton Italy Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro 12:54:44
2 West Germany Walter Röhrl West Germany Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 13:08:23
3 Finland Henri Toivonen United Kingdom Fred Gallagher Opel Ascona 400 13:17:21
7 New Zealand
Rally New Zealand
(26–29 June)
38 stages
1014 km
Gravel
1 Sweden Björn Waldegård Sweden Hans Thorszelius Toyota Celica 2000GT 10:28:08
2 Sweden Per Eklund Sweden Ragnar Spjuth Toyota Celica 2000GT 10:31:21
3 West Germany Walter Röhrl West Germany Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 10:33:37
8 Brazil
Rallye do Brasil
(11–14 August)
29 stages
706 km
Gravel
1 France Michèle Mouton Italy Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro 8:16:24
2 West Germany Walter Röhrl West Germany Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 8:51:49
3 Uruguay Domingo de Vitta Uruguay Daniel Muzio Ford Escort 1.6 10:15:30
9 Finland
1000 Lakes Rally
(27–29 August)
46 stages
469 km
Gravel
1 Finland Hannu Mikkola Sweden Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 4:19:05
2 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Sweden Björn Cederberg Audi Quattro 4:19:33
3 Finland Pentti Airikkala Finland Juha Piironen Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo 4:23:22
10 Italy
Rallye Sanremo
(3–8 October)
56 stages
735 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Sweden Björn Cederberg Audi Quattro 8:37:47
2 Finland Hannu Mikkola Sweden Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 8:40:03
3 West Germany Walter Röhrl West Germany Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 8:40:14
11 Ivory Coast
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire[1]
(27 October–1 November)
54 controls
4995 km
Gravel
1 West Germany Walter Röhrl West Germany Christian Geistdörfer Opel Ascona 400 +8:43 pen
2 Sweden Per Eklund Sweden Ragnar Spjuth Toyota Celica 2000GT +10:17 pen
3 Sweden Björn Waldegård Sweden Hans Thorszelius Toyota Celica 2000GT +11:00 pen
12 United Kingdom
RAC Rally
(21–25 November)
68 stages
716 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Finland Hannu Mikkola Sweden Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 8:01:46
2 France Michèle Mouton Italy Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro 8:06:03
3 Finland Henri Toivonen United Kingdom Fred Gallagher Opel Ascona 400 8:06:12
  1. 1 2 Event not included in the Manufacturers' Championship

See also

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