1992 Telecom Rally Australia

The 1991  Rally Australia, was held on September 19-22 based out of Perth
 

World Rally Championship Round 10

Asia Pacific Rally Championship Round 4

This years WRC was once again a battle between Lancia and Toyota. with Mitsubishi, Ford and Subaru all having some success. Although Lancia won all but one of the rounds nominated for the Manufacturers Championship, it was Carlos Sainz and Louis Moyo who won the Championship in their Toyota Celica.

By the time of Rally Australia, Round 10, Didier Auriol held an 8 point lead over Sainz, with Kankkunen also well in the running. Lancia brought both Auriol and Kankkunen to Perth while Toyota came only with Sainz. The only other top international was the flamboyant Fin, Ari Vatanen, in a Subaru, backed up by Possum Bourne. Mitsubishi were absent, with locals Dunkerton and Ordynski in Galants. Ford were only present in Group N with Ben Sulayment and Göttlicher in Sierras. New Zealander Rod Millen was back in a Mazda 323. There were also a few APRC contenders, mostly from Japan. The disappointing field of internationals was offset by a large local contingent making for a total of 90 cars.

By the end of Day 1 only 44 seconds separated the four internationals with Auriol just ahead of Vatanen. Day 2 saw Auriol widen the gap with Kakkkunen moving his Lancia into second. Day 3 saw Vatanen retire with transmission failure, allowing Bourne up into fourth, but a few stages later he ripped a front wheel off his Subaru, dropping to ninth. By day end Auriol had a comfortable lead of 2m39s, but only 10 seconds separated Kankkunen and Sainz for the podium positions. Argentinian Jorge Recalde had brought his Lancia up into fourth ahead of Dunkerton, with Ordynski in sixth and first Group N. Bourne had recovered to seventh just 16 seconds behind Ordynski, allowing him to claim sixth on the final short day.

 

Didier Auriol and Bernard Occelli at Telecom Rally Australia 1992

Results and entry list

Entry list

PlaceDriverCtry/StCo-driverCtry/StCarTime
1Didier AuriolFraBernard OccelliFraLancia Delta HF Integrale5:13:12
2Juha KankkunenFinJuha PiironenFinLancia Delta HF Integrale5:14:53
3Carlos SainzEspLuis MoyaEspToyota Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185)5:15:16
4Jorge RecaldeArgMartin ChristieArgLancia Delta HF Integrale5:32:05
5Ross DunkertonWAFred GocentasACTMitsubishi Galant VR-45:36:15
6Peter ‘Possum’ BourneNZRodger FreethNZSubaru Legacy RS5:46:52
7Ed OrdynskiSAMark StaceySAMitsubishi Galant VR-45:51:39
8Tolley ChallisWARod van der StraatenWAMitsubishi Galant VR-45:54:26
9Kiyoshi InoueJapYoshimasa NakaharaJapMitsubishi Galant VR-45:54:38
10Craig StallardNSWGraeme JesseNSWMitsubishi Galant VR-46:06:37
11Masashi IshidaJapSayuri IshidaJapSubaru Legacy 4WD Turbo6:06:49
12Wayne HoyNSWAndrew BennettNSWNissan Pulsar GTi-R6:12:07
13Michael LieuHKPeter GaleVicMitsubishi Galant VR-46:12:12
14Ben Sulayem MohammedUAERonan MorganIreFord Sierra RS Cosworth 4×46:14:11
15John GraydonNSWRoger CloseUKMitsubishi Galant VR-46:17:36
16Dave StrongNZBruce McKenzieNZDaihatsu Charade GTti (G100)6:24:47
17John LongNSWDamien LongNSWMitsubishi Galant VR-46:24:50
18Jacquiline DinesWABarbara ClewsWAMazda 323 4WD6:25:56
19Robert NicoliWADavid HynesWADaihatsu Charade GTti6:26:08
20Tony FloodWABrian HarwoodWAToyota Celica GT-46:32:23
21Daryl SosaWAElio Della MaddalenaWAMitsubishi Galant VR-46:33:08
22Wayne BellNSWDavid BoddyNSWHyundai Lantra6:33:53
23Kyoichi ‘Tony’ TakaoriJapDuncan JordanWAMitsubishi Galant VR-46:35:14
24Ron CremenNSWChris RandellVicDaihatsu Charade GTti6:36:45
25Katsuhiko OgawaJapToshihiko OgawaJapMazda Familia 4WD6:37:22
26Yozo WatanabeJapMasahiko KiharaJapMazda Familia 4WD6:38:40
27Charles KwanHKKenneth LookHKMitsubishi Galant VR-46:45:32
28Ian DouglasNSWBrett CrawfordNSWSuzuki Swift GTi6:45:45
29Walther NahrGerFrederick ConnerUKMitsubishi Galant VR-46:48:50
30David WestNSWSophie HandleyVicSuzuki Swift GTi6:49:25
31Brett MiddletonNSWRoss MiddletonNSWDaihatsu Charade 1.3i6:50:28
32Leigh HynesWAGlenn MacneallWADaihatsu Charade 1.3i6:52:25
33Michael GuestNSWDavid GreenNSWToyota Corolla 1600 GT6:55:13
34Lee PetersonTasMark IrvineDaihatsu Charade 1.3i6:56:16
35John GoasdoueQldNeal WescheDaihatsu Charade 1.3i6:57:04
36David KayessPeter KayessToyota Corolla 1600 GT6:57:13
37Ross MackenzieWAJoan PercivalDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:01:35
38Dean TigheGregory HortonNissan Pulsar GTi-R7:02:48
39Neil BartonJim CarltonDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:04:53
40Mike WelshVicDavid JamesVicDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:18:39
41Mick BaldwinBrett BaldwinSubaru RX Turbo7:19:18
42Howard GroveAlan Venn-BrownDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:21:12
43Glenn BrinkmanNSWDarren SpohrDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:22:52
44Garry KirkIan LawsonNissan Pulsar7:22:54
45Craig RichardsonChris HarkinsDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:23:55
46Clive BroughtonLeon ChuggDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:25:08
47Jim CaudleSue CaudleMazda 323 4WD7:36:23
48Russell PalmerRoland PickeringSuzuki Swift GTi7:38:01
49Keith MorrisNSW?Terry BrackenTasDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:38:50
50Virendra AnandIndiaJoya SarkarUKLancia Delta HF Integrale7:43:37
51Bruce FullertonQldMichael BruceDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:45:11
52Doug WrightGareth GrahamDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:46:03
53Earl CarterDarkie Barr-SmithDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:48:46
54Patrick TiernanMark TiernanDaihatsu Charade 1.3i7:55:32
55Wayne TaylorVicMark LaidlayVicDaihatsu Charade 1.3i8:00:10
56John RobertsVicRobert KingVicDaihatsu Charade 1.3i8:09:32
57Andrew PinkerWA?Mark HaybittleNSWSuzuki Swift 1.38:10:56
58Ian HynesWilliam PattisDaihatsu Charade 1.3i8:54:35
59Margaret DanielVicRaymond DanielVicDaihatsu Charade 1.3i9:32:52
60Jenny DevinePaul FlintoftDaihatsu Charade 1.3i10:07:39

Stage times on ewrc

Route

Starting on a Saturday, Day 1 headed to traditional stages to the east, including Muresk, before returning to Perth for the first of two runs on the Langley Park super special. Day 2 on a Sunday went south-east to the Bunnings Plantation, again returning to Perth for the Langley Park spectacle. Day 3 was the longest, taking in almost 200 km of stages to the south, with a spectator special in Bunbury. The final morning had four stages to the north-east and east of Perth. A total of 536 km of specials, somewhat shorter than the previous year.

Itinerary and Stage plots

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