These are the drivers that have won the European Rally Championship since 1953.
Champions[]
| Season | Driver | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Helmut Polensky
|
Porsche 356 Coupé Fiat 1100 | |
| 1954 | Walter Schlüter
|
DKW 1000 | |
| 1955 | Werner Engel
|
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | |
| 1956 | Walter Schock
|
Mercedes-Benz 220 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | |
| 1957 | Ruprecht Hopfen
|
Borgward Saab 93 | |
| 1958 |  Gunnar Andersson
|
Volvo PV444 Volvo PV544 | |
| 1959 |  Paul Coltelloni
|
Alfa Romeo Citroën ID 19 | |
| 1960 | Walter Schock
|
Mercedes-Benz 220 SE | |
| 1961 | Hans-Joachim Walter
|
Porsche 356 Carrera Coupé | |
| 1962 | Eugen Böhringer
|
Mercedes-Benz 220 SE | |
| 1963 | Gunnar Andersson
|
Volvo 122 S Volvo PV544 | |
| 1964 | Tom Trana
|
Volvo PV544 S | |
| 1965 |  Rauno Aaltonen
|
BMC Mini Cooper S | |
| 1966 | G1 | Lillebror Nasenius
|
Opel Rekord |
| G2 |  Sobiesław Zasada
|
BMC Mini Cooper S Steyr-Puch 650 TR | |
| G3 | Günter Klass
|
Porsche 911 | |
| 1967 | G1 | Sobiesław Zasada
|
Porsche 911 S Porsche 912 |
| G2 | Bengt Söderström
|
Lotus Cortina | |
| G3 |  Vic Elford
|
Porsche 911 S | |
| 1968 | Pauli Toivonen
|
Porsche 911 T | |
| 1969 | Harry Källström
|
Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.3 HF Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.6 HF | |
| 1970 | Jean-Claude Andruet
|
Alpine A110 1600 | |
| 1971 | Sobiesław Zasada
|
BMW 2002 TI | |
| 1972 |  Raffaele Pinto
|
Fiat 124 Sport Spyder | |
| 1973 | Sandro Munari
|
Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.6 HF | |
| 1974 | Walter Röhrl
|
Opel Ascona A | |
| 1975 | Maurizio Verini
|
Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye | |
| 1976 | Bernard Darniche
|
Lancia Stratos HF | |
| 1977 | Bernard Darniche
|
Lancia Stratos HF | |
| 1978 | Tony Carello
|
Lancia Stratos HF | |
| 1979 | Jochi Kleint
|
Opel Ascona B Opel Kadett GT/E | |
| 1980 |  Antonio Zanini
|
Porsche 911 SC Ford Escort RS1800 | |
| 1981 | Adartico Vudafieri
|
Fiat 131 Abarth | |
| 1982 | Antonio Fassina
|
Opel Ascona 400 | |
| 1983 | Miki Biasion
|
Lancia Rally 037 | |
| 1984 | Carlo Capone
|
Lancia Rally 037 | |
| 1985 | Dario Cerrato
|
Lancia Rally 037 | |
| 1986 | Fabrizio Tabaton
|
Lancia Delta S4 | |
| 1987 | Dario Cerrato
|
Lancia Delta HF 4WD | |
| 1988 | Fabrizio Tabaton
|
Lancia Delta HF 4WD Lancia Delta Integrale | |
| 1989 | Yves Loubet
|
Lancia Delta Integrale | |
| 1990 |  Robert Droogmans
|
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | |
| 1991 | Piero Liatti
|
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | |
| 1992 | Erwin Weber
|
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | |
| 1993 | Pierre-César Baroni
|
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Ford Escort RS Cosworth | |
| 1994 | Patrick Snijers
|
Ford Escort RS Cosworth | |
| 1995 | Enrico Bertone
|
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | |
| 1996 | Armin Schwarz
|
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 | |
| 1997 | Krzysztof Hołowczyc
|
Subaru Impreza 555 | |
| 1998 | Andrea Navarra
|
Subaru Impreza 555 | |
| 1999 | Enrico Bertone
|
Renault Mégane Maxi | |
| 2000 |  Henrik Lundgaard
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 2001 | Armin Kremer
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 2002 | Renato Travaglia
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 2003 | Bruno Thiry
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 2004 | Simon Jean-Joseph
|
Renault Clio S1600 | |
| 2005 | Renato Travaglia
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII Renault Clio S1600 | |
| 2006 | Giandomenico Basso
|
Fiat Punto Abarth S2000 | |
| 2007 | Simon Jean-Joseph
|
Citroën C2 S1600 Citroën C2 R2 | |
| 2008 | Luca Rossetti
|
Peugeot 207 S2000 | |
| 2009 | Giandomenico Basso
|
Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | |
| 2010 | Luca Rossetti
|
Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | |
| 2011 | Luca Rossetti
|
Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | |
| 2012 | Juho Hänninen
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
| 2013 |  Jan Kopecký
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
| 2014 | Esapekka Lappi
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
| 2015 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
|
Ford Fiesta R5 | |
| 2016 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
|
Ford Fiesta R5 | |
Companion series champions[]
ERC 2WD[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2013 |  Zoltán Bessenyey
|
| 2014 | Zoltán Bessenyey
|
ERC-2[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Dávid Botka
|
| 2016 | Wojciech Chuchała
|
ERC Production Cup[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2013 |  Andreas Aigner
|
| 2014 |  Vitaliy Pushkar
|
ERC-3[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Emil Bergkvist
|
| 2016 | Chris Ingram
|
ERC Junior[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Stéphane Lefebvre
|
| 2015 | Emil Bergkvist
|
| 2016 | Marijan Griebel
|
ERC Ladies Trophy[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2013 |  Molly Taylor
|
| 2014 |  Ekaterina Stratieva
|
| 2015 | Ekaterina Stratieva
|
| 2016 | Catie Munnings
|
F2[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1995 |  Yevgeniy Vasin
|
| 1996 | Nikolai Burkart
|
| 1997 |  Nejat Avci
|
| 1998 | Emil Triner
|
| 1999 | Enrico Bertone
|
| 2000 | Bruno Thiry
|
Co-Drivers[]
These are the co-drivers that have won the European Rally Championship since 1953.
Champions[]
| Season | Co-Driver | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Helmut Polensky
|
Porsche 356 Coupé Fiat 1100 | |
| 1954 | Walter Schlüter
|
DKW 1000 | |
| 1955 | Werner Engel
|
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | |
| 1956 | Walter Schock
|
Mercedes-Benz 220 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | |
| 1957 | Ruprecht Hopfen
|
Borgward Saab 93 | |
| 1958 | Gunnar Andersson
|
Volvo PV444 Volvo PV544 | |
| 1959 | Paul Coltelloni
|
Alfa Romeo Citroën ID 19 | |
| 1960 | Walter Schock
|
Mercedes-Benz 220 SE | |
| 1961 | Hans-Joachim Walter
|
Porsche 356 Carrera Coupé | |
| 1962 | Eugen Böhringer
|
Mercedes-Benz 220 SE | |
| 1963 | Gunnar Andersson
|
Volvo 122 S Volvo PV544 | |
| 1964 | Gunnar Thermanius
|
Volvo PV544 S | |
| 1965 | Rauno Aaltonen
|
BMC Mini Cooper S | |
| 1966 | G1 | Lillebror Nasenius
|
Opel Rekord |
| G2 | Ewa Zasada
|
BMC Mini Cooper S Steyr-Puch 650 TR | |
| G3 | Robert Buchet
|
Porsche 911 | |
| 1967 | G1 | Ewa Zasada
|
Porsche 911 S Porsche 912 |
| G2 | Bengt Söderström
|
Lotus Cortina | |
| G3 | David Stone
|
Porsche 911 S | |
| 1968 | Pauli Toivonen
|
Porsche 911 T | |
| 1969 | Gunnar Häggbom
|
Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.3 HF Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.6 HF | |
| 1970 | André Aerts
|
Ford Escort Ford Cortina | |
| 1971 | Sobiesław Zasada
|
BMW 2002 TI | |
| 1972 | Gino Macaluso
|
Fiat 124 Sport Spyder | |
| 1973 | Mario Mannucci
|
Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.6 HF | |
| 1974 | Jochen Berger
|
Opel Ascona A | |
| 1975 | Francesco Rossetti
|
Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye | |
| 1976 | Alain Mahé
|
Lancia Stratos HF | |
| 1977 | Alain Mahé
|
Lancia Stratos HF | |
| 1978 | Tony Carello
|
Lancia Stratos HF | |
| 1979 | Günter Wanger
|
Opel Ascona B Opel Kadett GT/E | |
| 1980 | Jordi Sabater
|
Porsche 911 SC Ford Escort RS1800 | |
| 1981 | Arnaldo Bernacchini
|
Fiat 131 Abarth | |
| 1982 | Rudy Dalpozzo
|
Opel Ascona 400 | |
| 1983 | Tiziano Siviero
|
Lancia Rally 037 | |
| 1984 |  Sergio Cresto
|
Lancia Rally 037 | |
| 1985 | Giuseppe Cerri
|
Lancia Rally 037 | |
| 1986 | Luciano Tedeschini
|
Lancia Delta S4 | |
| 1987 | Giuseppe Cerri
|
Lancia Delta HF 4WD | |
| 1988 | Luciano Tedeschini
|
Lancia Delta HF 4WD Lancia Delta Integrale | |
| 1989 | Jean-Marc Andrié
|
Lancia Delta Integrale | |
| 1990 | Ronny Joosten
|
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | |
| 1991 | Luciano Tedeschini
|
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | |
| 1992 | Manfed Hiemer
|
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | |
| 1993 | Dany Colebunders
|
Ford Escort RS Cosworth | |
| 1994 | Dany Colebunders
|
Ford Escort RS Cosworth | |
| 1995 | Massimo Chiapponi
|
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | |
| 1996 | Denis Giraudet
|
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 | |
| 1997 | Maciej Wisławski
|
Subaru Impreza 555 | |
| 1998 | Renzo Casazza
|
Subaru Impreza 555 | |
| 1999 | Massimo Chiapponi
|
Renault Mégane Maxi | |
| 2000 | Jens-Christian Anker
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 2001 | Fred Berssen
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 2002 | Flavio Zanella
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 2003 | Jean-Marc Fortin
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 2004 | Jacques Boyere
|
Renault Clio S1600 | |
| 2005 | Flavio Zanella
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII Renault Clio S1600 | |
| 2006 | Mitia Dotta
|
Fiat Punto Abarth S2000 | |
| 2007 | Jacques Boyere
|
Citroën C2 S1600 Citroën C2 R2 | |
| 2008 | Matteo Chiarcossi
|
Peugeot 207 S2000 | |
| 2009 | Mitia Dotta
|
Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | |
| 2010 | Matteo Chiarcossi
|
Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | |
| 2011 | Matteo Chiarcossi
|
Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | |
| 2012 | Mikko Markkula
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
| 2013 | Pavel Dresler
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
| 2014 | Janne Ferm
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
| 2015 | Jarosław Baran
|
Ford Fiesta R5 | |
| 2016 | Jarosław Baran
|
Ford Fiesta R5 | |
Companion series champions[]
ERC 2WD[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Julianna Nyírfás
|
| 2014 | Julianna Nyírfás
|
ERC Production Cup[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2013 | David Šmeidler
|
| 2014 | Ivan Mishyn
|
ERC Junior[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Thomas Dubois
|
ERC Ladies Trophy[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Sebastian Marshall (male)
|
| 2014 |  Carmen Poenaru
|
F2[]
| Season | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Alexey Shchukin
|
| 1996 | Regine Rausch
|
| 1997 | Levent Gür
|
| 1998 | Miloš Hůlka
|
| 1999 | Massimo Chiapponi
|
| 2000 | Stéphane Prévot
|