International Championship for Manufacturers
Harry Källström's Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF at the 1972 Press-on-Regardless Rally.
The FIA International Championship for Manufacturers (IMC) was a rally series culminating in a champion manufacturer. The championship was run from 1970 to 1972 and it was replaced by the FIA World Rally Championship in 1973. All the nine rallies of the 1972 IMC season were part of the 1973 World Rally Championship season.
In the inaugural season, Porsche's Björn Waldegård drove his 911 S to victory at the Monte Carlo Rally, the Swedish Rally and the Österreichische Alpenfahrt. With Porsche leading Alpine-Renault by only three points before the season-ending RAC Rally, the championship went down to the wire. Alpine-Renault recruited Ove Andersson for the event, but he had an accident and retired. Alpine-Renault's best result was then Andrew Cowan's fifth place, and Porsche took the title. Porsche's Gérard Larrousse also picked up a point for sixth place.
In 1971, Alpine-Renault ran away with the title as Andersson won four of the eight events in the Alpine A110 1600. The Alpine-Renault, driven by Bernard Darniche, also won the last-ever Coupe des Alpes, but because the event ran with an insufficient number of starters (36 when the FIA minimum was 50), no points were awarded towards the championship.[1]
The final IMC title went to Lancia. The Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF was driven by Simo Lampinen (35 points), Harry Källström (22) Sandro Munari (20) and Amilcare Ballestrieri (20). Fiat finished second in the standings with their 124 Sport Spider.[2]
Contents
1 1970
1.1 Events
1.2 Final standings
2 1971
2.1 Events
2.2 Final standings
3 1972
3.1 Events
3.2 Final standings
4 References
5 External links
1970
Events
| Round | Event | Dates | Starters | Finishers | Winner | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monte Carlo Rally | 16–24 January | 184 | 44 |  Björn Waldegård | Porsche 911 S |
| 2 | Swedish Rally | 11–15 February | 120 | 31 | Björn Waldegård | Porsche 911 S |
| 3 |  Rallye Sanremo | 4–8 March | 109 | 15 |  Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
| 4 |  Safari Rally | 26–28 March | 91 | 19 | Edgar Herrmann | Datsun 1600 SSS |
| 5 |  Österreichische Alpenfahrt | 6–10 May | 54 | 20 | Björn Waldegård | Porsche 911 S |
| 6 |  Acropolis Rally | 28–31 May | 80 | 13 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
| 7 |  RAC Rally | 13–18 November | 196 | 67 | Harry Källström | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
Final standings
| Pos | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | ITA | KEN | AUT | GRC | GBR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Porsche | 9 | 9 | – | – | 9 | – | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | Alpine-Renault | 4 | – | 9 | – | 2 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | Lancia | 1 | – | 6 | – | – | – | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Saab | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | – | – | 15 |
| 5 | Opel | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 10 |
 Ford | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | 10 | |
| 7 |  Datsun | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 8 | Peugeot | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 9 | Fiat | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| 10 | Volvo | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 11 | BMW | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Triumph | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Volkswagen | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
1971
Events
| Round | Event | Dates | Starters | Finishers | Winner | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monte Carlo Rally | 22–29 January | 248 | 22 | Ove Andersson | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
| 2 | Swedish Rally | 17–21 February | 112 | 53 | Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4 |
| 3 | Rallye Sanremo | 14–17 March | 86 | 20 | Ove Andersson | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
| 4 | Safari Rally | 8–12 April | 107 | 32 | Edgar Herrmann | Datsun 240Z |
| 5 |  Rallye du Maroc | 28 April–1 May | 60 | 9 | Jean Deschazeaux | Citroën SM |
| 6 | Österreichische Alpenfahrt | 13–16 May | 54 | 15 | Ove Andersson | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
| 7 | Acropolis Rally | 27–30 May | 59 | 9 | Ove Andersson | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
| 8 | Coupe des Alpes | 21–26 June | 36 | 11 | Bernard Darniche | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 |
| 9 | RAC Rally | 20–25 November | 231 | 104 | Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4 |
Final standings
Herrmann's 1971 Safari Rally -winning Datsun 240Z.
| Pos | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | ITA | KEN | MAR | AUT | GRC | GBR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpine-Renault | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | 9 | 9 | – | 36 |
| 2 | Saab | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Porsche | 3.5 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 16.5 |
| 4 | Lancia | 1 | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Datsun | 2 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Fiat | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6 | 3 | – | 11 | |
| 7 | Peugeot | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | 10 |
| 8 | Citroën | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | 9 |
| BMW | – | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 9 | |
| 10 | Ford | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Volkswagen | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Opel | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 |
1972
Events
| Round | Event | Dates | Starters | Finishers | Winner | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monte Carlo Rally | 21–28 January | 264 | 24 | Sandro Munari | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
| 2 | Swedish Rally | 17–20 February | 91 | 56 | Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4 |
| 3 | Safari Rally | 30 March–3 April | 85 | 18 |  Hannu Mikkola | Ford Escort RS1600 |
| 4 | Rallye du Maroc | 27–30 April | 52 | 6 | Simo Lampinen | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
| 5 | Acropolis Rally | 25–28 May | 98 | 14 | Håkan Lindberg | Fiat 124 Sport Spider |
| 6 | Österreichische Alpenfahrt | 6–8 September | 58 | 8 | Håkan Lindberg | Fiat 124 Sport Spider |
| 7 | Rallye Sanremo | 22–25 October | 69 | 13 | Amilcare Ballestrieri | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
| 8 | Press-on-Regardless Rally | 2–4 November | 77 | 21 | Gene Henderson | Jeep Wagoneer |
| 9 | RAC Rally | 2–5 December | 192 | 80 | Roger Clark | Ford Escort RS1600 |
Final standings
Roger Clark's 1972 RAC Rally -winning Ford Escort RS1600.
| Pos | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | KEN | MAR | GRC | AUT | ITA | USA | GBR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancia | 20 | 12 | – | 20 | 15 | – | 20 | – | 10 | 97 |
| 2 | Fiat | 3 | – | – | – | 20 | 20 | 12 | – | – | 55 |
| 3 | Porsche | 15 | 15 | 15 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 53 |
| 4 | Ford | 8 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 48 |
| 5 | Saab | – | 20 | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Datsun | 12 | – | 8 | – | 6 | – | – | 15 | – | 41 |
| 7 | Opel | 2 | 10 | – | – | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | BMW | – | 6 | – | – | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | 22 |
| 9 | Jeep | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | 20 |
| 10 | Citroën | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
| Volkswagen | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | 15 | |
| 12 | Peugeot | – | – | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| 13 | Volvo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Renault | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| 15 | Dodge | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 8 |
| 16 | Toyota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | Alpine-Renault | 4 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| 18 | Alfa Romeo | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
References
^ Pfundner, Martin (2005). Alpine Trials & Rallies: 1910 To 1973. Veloce Publishing Ltd. p. 65..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "International Championship for Manufacturers". RallyBase. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
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