The World Rally Championship for Manufacturers (or WRC Manufacturers' Championship) is a title awarded by the

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to the most successful manufacturer over a

World Rally Championship The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is the highest level of global competition in the motorsport discipline of rallying, owned and governed by the FIA. There are separate championships for drivers, co-drivers, manufacturers and t ...

season, as determined by a points system based on

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results. The WRC was formed from well-known and popular international rallies, most of which had previously been part of the

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and/or the

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; the series was first contested in 1973. The first official rallying Manufacturers' Champion was

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. On seventeen occasions the Manufacturers' Champion team has not contained the World Drivers' Champion for a given season. In the 45 seasons the Championship has been awarded, only 13 different manufacturers have won it; Lancia being the most successful, with 10 titles including 6 consecutive from 1987 to 1992. Only seven countries have produced winning manufacturers:

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(3),

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(2), the

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(2),

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(1), and

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Key

By season

Manufacturers who also facilitated the WRC Drivers' champion in the same season are shown in bold.

By manufacturer

By nationality

Notes

References

General:
WRC HistoryRallyBase.nleWRC-results.com

External links

World Rally Championship official site

FIA official site
{{World Rally Championship Constructors' Champions Constructors' champions

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