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were not allowed to compete in this year's championship, so only three works teams contested the championship. The drivers' world championship was won by Tommi Mäkinen in a

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, ahead of Colin McRae and

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. The manufacturers' title was won by

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Calendar

Teams and drivers

Major Entries

Privater Entries

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Manufacturers' championship

Each works team had to nominate up to three drivers 30 days before each event; only two best placed nominated drivers were eligible to score points for the manufacturers' championship.

Events

FIA 2 Litre World Cup For Manufacturers

() Denotes dropped score

External links

FIA World Rally Championship 1996
at ewrc-results.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1996 World Rally Championship Season World Rally Championship World Rally Championship seasons