Originally Posted by Carles Bosch 02
As far as I know, the first ever international rally championship was in 1953 and up to 1967 this championships were held only for drivers, not constructors. The winners list list is as follows:
'53, Helmut Polensky (Porsche & Fiat), 44 pts
Greta Molander (Ladies: Saab)
'54, Walter Schlüter (DKW), 37 pts
Sheila Van Damm (Ladies: Sunbeam-Talbot), 30 pts
'55, Werner Engel (Mercedes-Benz)
Sheila Van Damm (Ladies: Sunbeam-Talbot)
'56, Walter Schock (Mercedes-Benz)
Nancy Mitchell (Ladies: MG)
'57, Ruprecht Hopfen (Saab & Borgward)
Nancy Mitchell (Ladies: MG)
'58, Gunnar Andersson (Volvo)
Pat Moss (Ladies: Morris, Riley, MG & Austin-Healey)
'59, Paul Coltelloni (Citroën & Alfa Romeo)
Annie Soisbault (Ladies: Triumph)
'60, Walter Schock (Mercedes-Benz)
Pat Moss (Ladies: Austin & Austin-Healey)
'61, Hans-Joachim Walter (Panhard, Porsche & VW)
Ewy Rosqvist (Ladies: Volvo)
'62, Eugen Böhringer (Mercedes-Benz)
Pat Moss (Ladies: Morris & Austin-Healey)
'63, Gunnar Andersson (Volvo)
Sylvia Österberg (Ladies: Volvo)
'64, Tom Trana (Volvo)
Pat Moss-Carlsson (Ladies: Saab)
'65, Rauno Aaltonen (Austin & Morris)
'66, Lille-Bror Nasenius (Group 1: Opel)
Sobieslaw Zasada (Group 2: Steyr-Puch)
Günther Klass (Group 3: Porsche)
'67, Sobieslaw Zasada (Group 1: Porsche)
Bengt Söderström (Group 2: Ford)
Vic Elford (Group 3: Porsche)
1968 & 1969:
'68, ERC for Constructors: Ford, 45 pts
ERC for Drivers: Pauli Toivonen (Porsche)
'69, ERC for Constructors: Ford, 38 pts
ERC for Drivers: Harry Källström (Lancia)
Carles.