Commenting on the low-point of the WRC history.

In my view, 1997 hasn't been the lowest, there were three manufacturers involved with full time schedule (Ford, Mitsubishi and Subaru) with Toyota entering selected rallies as fourth. In 1996 and 1995 we didn't have Toyota in so it was just three manufacturers.

But... Following Subaru withdrawal after 2008 season we had only two (2!!) manufacturers involved, albeit with junior and satellite teams. So for seasons 2009 - 2010 it was just Citroen and Ford. Factoring in Mini's minuscule (pun intended) involvement in 2011-2012 could extend this period further. And with level of Citroen's domination, it effectively was single-make series. That is what I call the low point in WRC history.