# Top 10 WRC Rally Drivers of the 1990s

> Gravel kings, tarmac maestros and the title-winning icons who turned the 1990s into rallying's golden age, with cult heroes mixed among the legends. Who deserves the top step?

*By YPB Team · Published June 28, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/top-10-wrc-rally-drivers-of-the-1990s*

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## Current results (3 votes)

1. **Tommi Mäkinen** — 100% (3 votes · score 1000/1000)
   Finnish ace who won four consecutive WRC drivers' titles from 1996 to 1999 with Mitsubishi.
2. **Armin Schwarz** — 0% (0 votes · score 571/1000)
   German driver and regular points-scorer across the 1990s WRC seasons.
3. **Carlos Sainz** — 0% (0 votes · score 513/1000)
   Spain's 'El Matador', WRC world champion in 1990 and 1992 with Toyota.
4. **Bruno Thiry** — 0% (0 votes · score 444/1000)
   Belgian Ford and Toyota driver and consistent 1990s podium contender.
5. **Piero Liatti** — 0% (0 votes · score 363/1000)
   Italian Subaru driver who won the 1997 Monte Carlo Rally.
6. **Didier Auriol** — 0% (0 votes · score 266/1000)
   French asphalt master and the 1994 WRC drivers' champion with Toyota.
7. **Richard Burns** — 0% (0 votes · score 266/1000)
   Smooth British driver who emerged in the late 1990s before his 2001 world title.
8. **Juha Kankkunen** — 0% (0 votes · score 266/1000)
   Four-time WRC champion whose 1991 and 1993 titles came amid 1990s dominance.
9. **Kenneth Eriksson** — 0% (0 votes · score 148/1000)
   Swedish veteran and Mitsubishi/Subaru front-runner throughout the 1990s.
10. **Freddy Loix** — 0% (0 votes · score 148/1000)
   Belgian driver who scored points for Mitsubishi and Toyota through the 1990s.

Tags: 90s, drivers, motorsport, wrc, rally