1994 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup

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The 1994 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup was the second season of the FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created for cars with engine size below 2 Litres. The championship was composed of eight rallies, and only manufacturers competed for championship.

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General Motors Europe was the defending champion.

Calendar

Season summary

Round Event name Winning driverWinning co-driverWinning carReport
1 Flag of Sweden.svg 43. International Swedish Rally 1994   Flag of Sweden.svg Per Svan Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Olsson Flag of Germany.svg Opel Astra GSi 16V   Report
2 Flag of Portugal.svg 28. TAP Rallye de Portugal 1994   Flag of Portugal.svg José Carlos Macedo Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Borges Flag of France.svg Renault Clio Williams   Report
3 Flag of Greece.svg 41. Acropolis Rally 1994   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Emil Triner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Klíma Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Favorit 136L   Report
4 Flag of Finland.svg 44. Neste 1000 Lakes Rally 1994   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Grégoire de Mévius Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Lux Flag of Germany.svg Opel Astra GSi 16V   Report
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7. Telecom Rally Australia 1994   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Sibera Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Gross Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Favorit 136L   Report
6 Flag of Italy.svg 36. Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia 1994   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alister McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Senior Flag of Japan.svg Nissan Sunny GTi   Report
7 Flag of Spain.svg 30. Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava 1994   Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Gómez Marco Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of France.svg Renault Clio Williams   Report
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 50. Network Q RAC Rally 1994   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gwyndaf Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Howard Davies Flag of the United States.svg Ford Escort RS 2000   Report

FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup

ManufacturerPoints
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda 43
2 Flag of Japan.svg Nissan 40
3 Flag of France.svg Renault 33
4 Flag of Germany.svg Opel/Vauxhall 32
5 Flag of France.svg Peugeot 18
6 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 10
7 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen 10
8 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai 10
9 Flag of France.svg Citroën 8
10 Flag of Spain.svg SEAT 7

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