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The 19 Greatest Rally Cars of All Time

By YPB Team

Gravel heroes, Group B monsters and the homologation specials that covered bedroom walls for a generation.

  1. Lancia Stratos HF — ranked #11
    Lancia Stratos HF
    The first purpose-built rally car, a wedge-shaped Ferrari-engined winner of three straight world titles.
    1000pts
  2. Audi Quattro A2 — ranked #22
    Audi Quattro A2
    The all-wheel-drive Group B Quattro that made four-wheel drive mandatory for winning rallies.
    652pts
  3. Lancia Delta HF Integrale — ranked #33
    Lancia Delta HF Integrale
    The Group A hatchback that won six consecutive manufacturers' titles.
    461pts
  4. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution — ranked #44
    Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
    Tommi Makinen's machine for four straight drivers' championships in the late 1990s.
    461pts
  5. Peugeot 205 T16 — ranked #55
    Peugeot 205 T16
    The mid-engined Group B hatchback that won back-to-back world titles in 1985 and 1986.
    461pts
  6. Toyota Yaris WRC — ranked #66
    Toyota Yaris WRC
    The modern Toyota that brought the brand back to world championship glory.
    407pts
  7. Lancia Delta S4 — ranked #77
    Lancia Delta S4
    A supercharged and turbocharged Group B beast from the wildest era of rallying.
    407pts
  8. Mini Cooper S — ranked #88
    Mini Cooper S
    The giant-killing 1960s Mini that won the Monte Carlo Rally.
    407pts
  9. Lancia 037 — ranked #99
    Lancia 037
    The last rear-wheel-drive car to win the World Rally Championship for makes, in 1983.
    344pts
  10. Volkswagen Polo R WRC — ranked #1010
    Volkswagen Polo R WRC
    Sebastien Ogier's car for four straight world titles from 2013 to 2016.
    344pts
  11. Peugeot 206 WRC — ranked #1111
    Peugeot 206 WRC
    A compact title-winner that gave Peugeot three manufacturers' crowns from 2000 to 2002.
    344pts
  12. Citroen C4 WRC — ranked #1212
    Citroen C4 WRC
    Loeb's dominant title-winning car from 2007 to 2010.
    271pts
  13. Alpine A110 — ranked #1313
    Alpine A110
    The lightweight French coupe that won the first World Rally Championship for makes in 1973.
    271pts
  14. Ford Escort RS1800 — ranked #1414
    Ford Escort RS1800
    The Mk2 Escort that ruled late-1970s rallying and remains a club-rally hero.
    271pts
  15. Ford Focus RS WRC — ranked #1515
    Ford Focus RS WRC
    Ford's long-running World Rally Car that won manufacturers' titles in 2006 and 2007.
    271pts
  16. Toyota Celica GT-Four — ranked #1616
    Toyota Celica GT-Four
    The turbo Celica that won drivers' titles with Carlos Sainz, Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol.
    185pts
  17. Fiat 131 Abarth — ranked #1717
    Fiat 131 Abarth
    Fiat's three-time manufacturers' champion of the late 1970s.
    185pts
  18. Subaru Impreza WRC — ranked #1818
    Subaru Impreza WRC
    The blue-and-yellow 555 Subaru that carried Colin McRae and Richard Burns to world titles.
    0pts
  19. Citroen Xsara WRC — ranked #1919
    Citroen Xsara WRC
    The car Sebastien Loeb used to start his record run of world titles.
    0pts

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