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
Audi Sport	Audi	Quattro	K	Hannu Mikkola	1–3, 5–12
				Michèle Mouton	1–3, 5–12
				Michele Cinotto	1, 6, 10
				Stig Blomqvist	2, 9–10
				Franz Wittmann	3, 5, 10
				Harald Demuth	10, 12
				Malcolm Wilson	12
				John Buffum	12
Rothmans Opel Rally Team	Opel	Ascona 400	M	Walter Röhrl	1–8, 10–11
				Jochi Kleint	1, 5, 12
				Björn Johansson	2, 9, 11–12
				Henri Toivonen	3, 6, 9–10, 12
				Rauno Aaltonen	4
				Jimmy McRae	6, 12
				Ari Vatanen	12
				Bill Dobie	12
Charles Pozzi	Ferrari	308 GTB	M	Jean-Claude Andruet	1, 5
				Guy Chasseuil	5
Porsche Alméras	Porsche	911 SC	M	Guy Fréquelin	1, 5
				Björn Waldegård	1
				Jean-Luc Thérier	1, 3
				Sandro Munari	4
				Bernard Béguin	5
				Francis Vincent	5
				Jacques Alméras	5
				Pierre Orsini	5
				Per Eklund	9
Renault Sport	Renault	5 Turbo	M	Bruno Saby	1, 5, 11
				Dany Snobeck	1
				Jean-Luc Thérier	5
				Jean Ragnotti	5, 11
				François Chatriot	5
				Jean-Pierre Manzagol	5
Citroën Compétitions	Citroën	Visa	M	Alain Coppier	1, 3, 5–6, 9, 12
				Christian Dorche	1–3, 5–6, 10, 12
				Olivier Tabatoni	2–3, 6, 9–10, 12
				Christian Rio	5
				Maurice Chomat	5
Team Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Lancer 2000 Turbo	Y	Lars Carlsson	1
				André Jetten	1
				Pentti Airikkala	9, 12
				Anders Kulläng	9–10, 12
Peugeot France	Peugeot	505 V6 104 ZS	M	Claude Laurent	1, 5
				François Chauche	1, 5, 12
				René Defour	1, 5, 12
				Alain Ambrosino	11
David Sutton Motorsport	Ford	Escort RS 1800	P	Ari Vatanen	2, 9
				Lasse Lampi	2, 9
				Harri Toivonen	9, 12
Saab Sport	Saab	99 Turbo 99 EMS	M	Per Eklund	2
				Ola Strömberg	2
				Lars Jansson	2
				Erik Johansson	2
Team Nissan Europe	Nissan	Violet GT Violet GTS 160 J	D	Sören Nilsson	2, 12
				Timo Salonen	3–4, 6–7, 9, 12
				Tony Pond	3–4, 6–7
				Shekhar Mehta	4, 6–8
				Mike Kirkland	4
				Jayant Shah	4
				George Moschous	6
				Erkki Pitkänen	9, 12
				Peter Geitel	9, 12
				Andy Dawson	12
Toyota Team Europe	Toyota	Celica 2000 GT	P	Leif Asterhag	2, 12
				Björn Waldegård	3, 7, 11–12
				Per Eklund	3, 7, 11–12
				Samir Assef	11
				Ove Andersson	11
Martini Lancia	Lancia	Rally 037	P	Attilio Bettega	5
				Markku Alén	5–6, 9–10, 12
				Adartico Vudafieri	6, 11
				Fabrizio Tabaton	10
BMW France	BMW	M1	P	Bernard Darniche	5
Peugeot Talbot Sport	Talbot	Sunbeam Lotus	P M	Antero Laine	9
				Federico Ormezzano	10
				Stig Blomqvist	12
				Guy Fréquelin	12
				Chris Lord	12
Blydenstein Racing	Vauxhall	Chevette 2300 HSR	M	Russell Brookes	9, 12
				Tony Pond	12
				Terry Kaby	12
				George Hill	12
				Russell Gooding	12

Championship for manufacturers

1982 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers

Rank	Manufacturers	Event										Total points
		MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRC	NZL	BRA	FIN	ITA	GBR
1	Audi	16	18	–	(6)	18	–	10	18	18	18	116
2	Opel	18	(12)	16	12	16	14	(9)	–	14	14	104
3	Nissan	–	–	18	–	12	12	–	15	–	–	57
4	Ford	–	12	–	–	8	9	16	10	–	–	55
5	Toyota	–	16	–	–	–	18	–	–	–	7	41
6	Renault	10	–	–	18	4	–	–	–	2	–	34
7	Porsche	14	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	28
8	Mitsubishi	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	14	6	–	28
9	Lancia	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	15	25
10	Talbot	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	11	24
11	Citroën	–	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	23
12	Vauxhall	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	9	19
13	Ferrari	–	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	16
14	Mazda	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	14
	Volkswagen	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	14
16	British Leyland Cars	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
17	Subaru	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10
18	Fiat	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	6

Championship for drivers

1982 World Rally Championship for Drivers

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

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	Monte Carlo Rally (16–22 January)	32 stages 753 km Tarmac	1	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	8:20:33
			2	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi Quattro	8:24:22
			3	Jean-Luc Thérier	Michel Vial	Porsche 911 SC	8:32:38
2	Swedish Rally[1] (12–14 February)	25 stages 358 km Snow/Ice	1	Stig Blomqvist	Björn Cederberg	Audi Quattro	3:40:15
			2	Ari Vatanen	Terry Harryman	Ford Escort RS1800	3:42:51
			3	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	3:44:29
3	Rallye de Portugal (2–8 March)	40 stages 639 km Gravel/Tarmac	1	Michèle Mouton	Fabrizia Pons	Audi Quattro	7:39:36
			2	Per Eklund	Ragnar Spjuth	Toyota Celica 2000GT	7:52:43
			3	Franz Wittmann	Peter Diekmann	Audi Quattro	8:07:25
4	Safari Rally (8–12 April)	83 controls 5120 km Gravel	1	Shekhar Mehta	Mike Doughty	Datsun Violet GT	+4:26 pen
			2	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	+5:07 pen
			3	Mike Kirkland	Anton Levitan	Datsun Violet GT	+6:16 pen
5	Tour de Corse (6–8 May)	27 stages 1176 km Tarmac	1	Jean Ragnotti	Jean-Marc Andrié	Renault 5 Turbo	14:11:19
			2	Jean-Claude Andruet	'Biche'	Ferrari 308 GTB	14:16:57
			3	Bernard Béguin	Jean-Jacques Lenne	Porsche 911 SC	14:20:11
6	Acropolis Rally (31 May–3 June)	56 stages 967 km Gravel	1	Michèle Mouton	Fabrizia Pons	Audi Quattro	12:54:44
			2	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	13:08:23
			3	Henri Toivonen	Fred Gallagher	Opel Ascona 400	13:17:21
7	Rally New Zealand (26–29 June)	38 stages 1014 km Gravel	1	Björn Waldegård	Hans Thorszelius	Toyota Celica 2000GT	10:28:08
			2	Per Eklund	Ragnar Spjuth	Toyota Celica 2000GT	10:31:21
			3	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	10:33:37
8	Rallye do Brasil (11–14 August)	29 stages 706 km Gravel	1	Michèle Mouton	Fabrizia Pons	Audi Quattro	8:16:24
			2	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	8:51:49
			3	Domingo de Vitta	Daniel Muzio	Ford Escort 1.6	10:15:30
9	1000 Lakes Rally (27–29 August)	46 stages 469 km Gravel	1	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi Quattro	4:19:05
			2	Stig Blomqvist	Björn Cederberg	Audi Quattro	4:19:33
			3	Pentti Airikkala	Juha Piironen	Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo	4:23:22
10	Rallye Sanremo (3–8 October)	56 stages 735 km Gravel/Tarmac	1	Stig Blomqvist	Björn Cederberg	Audi Quattro	8:37:47
			2	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi Quattro	8:40:03
			3	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	8:40:14
11	Rallye Côte d'Ivoire[1] (27 October–1 November)	54 controls 4995 km Gravel	1	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400	+8:43 pen
			2	Per Eklund	Ragnar Spjuth	Toyota Celica 2000GT	+10:17 pen
			3	Björn Waldegård	Hans Thorszelius	Toyota Celica 2000GT	+11:00 pen
12	RAC Rally (21–25 November)	68 stages 716 km Gravel/Tarmac	1	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi Quattro	8:01:46
			2	Michèle Mouton	Fabrizia Pons	Audi Quattro	8:06:03
			3	Henri Toivonen	Fred Gallagher	Opel Ascona 400	8:06:12

See also

• 1982 in sports

External links

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• FIA World Rally Championship 1982 at ewrc-results.com