International Championship for Manufacturers
Round Event Dates Starters Finishers Winner Car Second Car Third Car
1 Monte Carlo Rally 21-28 January 264 24 Sandro Munari Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Gérard Larrousse Porsche 911 S Rauno Aaltonen Datsun 240Z
2 Swedish Rally 17-20 February 91 56 Stig Blomqvist Saab 96 V4 Björn Waldegård Porsche 911 S Harry Källström Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
3 Safari Rally 30 March-3 April 85 18 Hannu Mikkola Ford Escort RS1600 Sobiesław Zasada Porsche 911 S Vic Preston jr Ford Escort RS1600
4 Rallye du Maroc 27-30 April 52 6 Simo Lampinen Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Bob Neyret Citroën DS 21 Proto Chassis Court Raymond Ponnelle Citroën DS 21
5 Acropolis Rally 25-28 May 98 14 Håkan Lindberg Fiat 124 Sport Spider Simo Lampinen Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Achim Warmbold BMW 2002 Ti
6 Österreichische Alpenfahrt 6-8 September 58 8 Håkan Lindberg Fiat 124 Spider Günther Janger Volkswagen Käfer 1302 S Per Eklund Saab 96 V4
7 Rallye Sanremo 22-25 October 69 13 Amilcare Ballestrieri Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Sergio Barbasio Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Håkan Lindberg Fiat 124 Spider
8 Press-on-Regardless Rally 2-4 November 77 21 Gene Henderson Jeep Wagoneer Tom Jones Datsun 240Z Erhard Dahm Jeep Wagoneer
9 RAC Rally 2-5 December 192 80 Roger Clark Ford Escort RS1600 Stig Blomqvist Saab 96 V4 Anders Kulläng Opel Ascona
1972 -- Events
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. 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).