The FIA World Rally Championship-3, or WRC-3 (formerly known as Production World Rally Championship, or PWRC), is a companion rally series to the World Rally Championship, and is driven on the same stages. WRC-3 is limited to production-based cars homologated under the R1, R2 and R3 rules. The series began in 2002, replacing the FIA Group N Rally Championship and it was for Group N cars. The cars used were modified road cars, often based on turbocharged, four wheel drive versions of standard small cars such as the Subaru Impreza WRX and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, although a wide range of vehicles is homologated by the FIA for use in Group N. Apart from FIA sanctioned events, a lot of rallies at national levels are run under Group N.
Champions[]
Drivers[]
| Season | Champion | Car |
|---|---|---|
| WRC-3 | ||
| 2014 |  Stéphane Lefebvre
|
Citroën DS3 R3T |
| 2013 | Sébastien Chardonnet
|
Citroën DS3 R3T |
| PWRC | ||
| 2012 |  Benito Guerra
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |
| 2011 |  Hayden Paddon
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2010 |  Armindo Araújo
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |
| 2009 | Armindo Araújo
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |
| 2008 |  Andreas Aigner
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |
| 2007 |  Toshi Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2006 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2005 | Toshi Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2004 |  Niall McShea
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2003 | Martin Rowe
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2002 |  Karamjit Singh
|
Proton Pert |
| FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers | ||
| 2001 |  Gabriel Pozzo
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 |
| 2000 | Manfred Stohl
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 |
| 1999 |  Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 / Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 |
| 1998 | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 / Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 |
| 1997 | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 |
| 1996 | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 |
| 1995 | Rui Madeira
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 |
| 1994 |  Jesús Puras
|
Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 1993 |  Alex Fassina
|
Mazda 323 GTR |
| 1992 |  Grégoire De Mévius
|
Nissan Sunny GTI-R |
| 1991 | Grégoire De Mévius
|
Mazda 323 GTX |
| 1990 | Alain Oreille
|
Renault 5 GT Turbo |
| 1989 | Alain Oreille
|
Renault 5 GT Turbo |
| 1988 | Pascal Gaban
|
Mazda 323 4WD |
| 1987 | Alex Fiorio
|
Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
Co-drivers[]
| Season | Champion | Car |
|---|---|---|
| WRC-3 | ||
| 2014 | Thomas Dubois
|
Citroën DS3 R3T |
| 2013 | Thibault de la Haye
|
Citroën DS3 R3T |
| PWRC | ||
| 2012 | Borja Rozada
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |
| 2011 | John Kennard
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2010 | Miguel Ramalho
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |
| 2009 | Miguel Ramalho
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |
| 2008 |  Klaus Wicha
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |
| 2007 | Tony Sircombe
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2006 | Chris Patterson
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2005 | Tony Sircombe
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2004 | Tony Sircombe *
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2003 | Trevor Agnew
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
| 2002 | Allen Oh
|
Proton Pert |
| FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers | ||
| 2001 | Daniel Stillo
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 |
| 2000 | Peter Müller
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 |
| 1999 | Martin Christie
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 / Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 |
| 1998 | Martin Christie
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 / Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 |
| 1997 | Jorge Del Buono
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 |
| 1996 | Jorge Del Buono
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 |
| 1995 | Nuno Rodrigues da Silva
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 |
| 1994 |  Tina Thörner **
|
Mitsubishi Lancer RS |
| 1993 | Luigi Pirollo
|
Mazda 323 GTR |
| 1992 | Willy Lux
|
Nissan Sunny GTI-R |
| 1991 | Hervé Sauvage
|
Mazda 323 GTX |
| 1990 | Michel Roissard
|
Renault 5 GT Turbo |
| 1989 | Gilles Thimonier
|
Renault 5 GT Turbo |
| 1988 | Willy Lux
|
Mazda 323 4WD |
| 1987 | Luigi Pirollo
|
Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
- Niall McShea had Gordon Noble and Michael Orr as co-drivers in the 2004 season. As Orr scored 29 points compared to Tony Sircombe's 30, Sircombe was the co-driver's champion.
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- Jesús Puras had Álex Romani and Carlos del Barrio as co-drivers in the 1994 season. As del Barrio scored 33 points compared to Tina Thörner's 42, Thörner was the co-driver's champion.