Manufacturer Points

[markf8691]

Hi, does anybody know in what year did the manufacturer points change from when a driver would enter driving a private car, scoring points and then that manufacturer would get points, to were it is today where a manufacturer actually needs to register and complete on so many events? To make this clearer e.g. 1988 WRC, Peugeot (amongst others) were not registered as a manufacturer, however ended up 10th in manufacturers category.

Also does anybody know if BMW ( ran by Prodrive) were a works team or a private effort?

[AndyRAC]

Regarding BMW/ Prodrive- as far as I know, BMW weren't keen on one of their cars going Rallying - therefore it was very much a private effort. There was a recent article in EVO magazine about the 1988 Manx, driven by Patrick Snijers.

[RICARDO75]

Hi, does anybody know in what year did the manufacturer points change from when a driver would enter driving a private car, scoring points and then that manufacturer would get points, to were it is today where a manufacturer actually needs to register and complete on so many events? To make this clearer e.g. 1988 WRC, Peugeot (amongst others) were not registered as a manufacturer, however ended up 10th in manufacturers category.

Sorce: juwra.com
From 1999 to 2005 only nominated cars of registered manufacturers score points. Non-scoring cars (of unregistered manufacturers, non-nominated manufacturer cars or privateers) no longer block points, rather points are distributed between nominated cars of registered manufacturers as if they were only finishers. Scoring in drivers' championship is not changed.

Since 2006, Manufacturers' Championship undergoes significant change of principle. The term "manufacturer" is no longer used to refer only to actual manufacturers or teams officially designated by a such manufacturer, but also to teams taking part with a single make of car, official or privateer.

In a related move, competing teams (or manufacturers) are divided into two categories, Manufacturer 1 and Manufacturer 2 as follows:

Manufacturer 1
- A Manufacturer 1 undertakes to take part in all the rallies of the Championship
- A Manufacturer 1 must enter only cars corresponding to the latest homologated version of a World Rally Car in conformity with the 2006 Appendix J
- A Manufacturer 1 must inform the FIA of the name of the first driver entered for the season at the time of registration for the Championship. No change of the first driver is authorised, except in a case of force majeure. The driver of the second car may be changed for each of the rallies in the Championship
- In order to score points in the Championship, a Manufacturer 1 must take part with two cars of the same make in the 16 rallies of the calendar

Manufacturer 2
- A Manufacturer 2 undertakes to take part in 10 or more Championship rallies which it has nominated
- A Manufacturer 2 cannot enter World Rally Cars homologated during the year 2006 and cannot use parts homologated after 2 January 2006
- A Manufacturer 2 cannot enter a driver who has been classified among the first six in the final classification of the FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers in the last five years
- In order to score points in the Championship, a Manufacturer 2 must take part with two cars of the same make in 10 or more rallies it nominated on registering for the Championship. The Manufacturer can only score points in the events it nominated on registering