Champions
| Season | Championship for Drivers | Championship for Manufacturers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Car | Manufacturer | Car | ||
| 2012 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën DS3 WRC | Citroën | Citroën DS3 WRC | |
| 2011 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën DS3 WRC | Citroën | Citroën DS3 WRC | |
| 2010 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | Citroën | Citroën C4 WRC | |
| 2009 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | Citroën | Citroën C4 WRC | |
| 2008 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | Citroën | Citroën C4 WRC | |
| 2007 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | Ford | Ford Focus RS WRC 06/07 | |
| 2006 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | Ford | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | |
| 2005 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | |
| 2004 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | |
| 2003 | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 | Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | |
| 2002 | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | Peugeot | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 2001 | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza WRC 2001 | Peugeot | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 2000 | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | Peugeot | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 1999 | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | Toyota | Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 1998 | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V | |
| 1997 | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV | Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRC | |
| 1996 | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III | Subaru | Subaru Impreza 555 | |
| 1995 | Colin McRae | Subaru Impreza 555 | Subaru | Subaru Impreza 555 | |
| 1994 | Didier Auriol | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | Toyota | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | |
| 1993 | Juha Kankkunen | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | Toyota | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | |
| 1992 | Carlos Sainz | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | |
| 1991 | Juha Kankkunen | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | |
| 1990 | Carlos Sainz | Toyota Celica GT-Four | Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | |
| 1989 | Miki Biasion | Lancia Delta Integrale | Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | |
| 1988 | Miki Biasion | Lancia Delta Integrale | Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale | |
| 1987 | Juha Kankkunen | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | Lancia | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | |
| 1986 | Juha Kankkunen | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 | Peugeot | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 | |
| 1985 | Timo Salonen | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 | Peugeot | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 | |
| 1984 | Stig Blomqvist | Audi Quattro | Audi | Audi Quattro | |
| 1983 | Hannu Mikkola | Audi Quattro | Lancia | Lancia Rally 037 | |
| 1982 | Walter Röhrl | Opel Ascona 400 | Audi | Audi Quattro | |
| 1981 | Ari Vatanen | Ford Escort RS1800 | Talbot | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | |
| 1980 | Walter Röhrl | Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat | Fiat 131 Abarth | |
| 1979 | Björn Waldegård | Ford Escort RS1800* | Ford | Ford Escort RS1800 | |
| 1978 | Markku Alén*** | Fiat 131 Abarth** | Fiat | Fiat 131 Abarth | |
| 1977 | Sandro Munari*** | Lancia Stratos HF | Fiat | Fiat 131 Abarth | |
| 1976 | No drivers' championship | Lancia | Lancia Stratos HF | ||
| 1975 | No drivers' championship | Lancia | Lancia Stratos HF | ||
| 1974 | No drivers' championship | Lancia | Lancia Stratos HF | ||
| 1973 | No drivers' championship | Alpine-Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 | ||
| * – Björn Waldegård drove a Mercedes 450 SLC in two rallies in 1979 | |||||
| ** – Markku Alén drove a Lancia Stratos HF in two rallies in 1978 | |||||
| *** – In 1977 and 1978, the drivers championship was the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers | |||||
| No drivers title 1973–1976. | |||||
If the drivers' championship had been held 1973–1976, the champions would have been:
- 1976 – Sandro Munari (Lancia Stratos HF)
- 1975 – Hannu Mikkola (Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye, Peugeot 504, Toyota Corolla)
- 1974 – Sandro Munari (Lancia Stratos HF)
- 1973 – Jean-Luc Thérier (Alpine-Renault A110)
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