List of World Rally Championship people

For lists including drivers and co-drivers, see List of World Rally Championship drivers, List of World Rally Championship Drivers' champions, List of World Rally Championship co-drivers, and List of World Rally Championship Co-Drivers' champions.

The following list of people play, or have played, significant roles in the World Rally Championship (WRC):

Administration

• Emilia Abel – FIA Rally Director (2024–)
• Jean-Marie Balestre – president of the FISA (1979–1991) and the president of the FIA (1986–1993)
• Alfredo César Torres – vice-president of the FISA (1979–1993) and the vice-president of the FIA (1988–1993) and the sport deputy president of the FIA (1993–1997) and the president of the ACP (1980–1997)
• Morrie Chandler – appointed president of the FIA's World Rally Championship commission in July 2006 and left 2010 ^{[1] [2]}
• Oliver Ciesla – former WRC Promoter Managing Director
• Roger Engström – president of the WRC commission (2022–2024)
• Nazir Hoosein – former chief steward of the World Rally Championship
• Yves Matton – former FIA Rally Director
• Max Mosley – president of the FIA (1993–2009)
• Shekhar Mehta – president of the WRC commission, from March 2006 to 12 April 2006 when he died unexpectedly. ^[3]
• Jacques Regis – president of the WRC commission until March 2006
• Jona Siebel – WRC Promoter CEO (2021–)
• Pernilla Solberg – president of the WRC commission (2024–) ^[4]
• Mohammed bin Sulayem – president of the FIA (2021–), fourteen times champion of Middle East Rally Championship
• Jean Todt – president of the FIA (2009–2021)
• Andrew Wheatley – FIA Rally Director (2021–2024), former Sporting Delegate

Team management

David Richards, founder of Prodrive and team principal of the Subaru World Rally Team.

• Andrea Adamo – former team principal of the Hyundai Motorsport (2019–2021)
• Cyril Abiteboul – team principal of the Hyundai Motorsport (2023–)
• Ove Andersson – former driver, founder and long-time head of Toyota Team Europe
• Peter Ashcroft – former team manager of the Ford Motorsport (1986–1991)
• Marc van Dalen – former team principal of the Kronos Citroën (2006)
• Raimund Baumschlager – former driver, former team principal of the Red Bull Škoda (2006)
• Jacky Bozian – former director of the Bozian Racing
• Pierre Budar – former team principal of the Citroën Racing (2018–2019) ^[5]
• Jost Capito – former director of the Ford Motorsport (2003–2007) and the Volkswagen Motorsport (2012–2016)
• Xavier Carlotti – former team manager of the Peugeot Sport (1999–2002)
• Aime Chatard – rally programme manager of Michelin (1993–2005) and BF Goodrich (2006)
• François Chatriot – former driver, former team manager for Citroën (2003–2004) and Peugeot (2002–2003)
• Andrew Cowan – former driver, founder and director of Ralliart, Mitsubishi's motorsport division
• Derek Dauncey – former team manager of Mitsubishi
• George Donaldson – former team manager at Mitsubishi and Toyota, and former sporting director at Subaru
• Pierre Dupasquier – former head of Michelin's competition department (1973–1984 and 1990–2005)
• Tony Fall – former driver, former team principal of the Rothmans Opel Team (1982)
• Guy Fréquelin – former driver, former director of the Citroën Sport (1989–2007)
• Pavel Janeba – former team manager of the Škoda Motorsport (1990–2003)
• David Lapworth – former team principal (2000–2006) and technical director (2007–2008) of the Subaru World Rally Team ^[6]
• Jari-Matti Latvala – former driver and team principal of the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (2021–)
• Yves Matton – former team principal of the Citroën Racing (2012–2017)
• Rich Millener – team principal of the M-Sport World Rally Team (2019–)
• Tommi Mäkinen – former driver and former team principal of the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (2016–2020)
• Michel Nandan – former team principal of the Hyundai Motorsport (2013–2018)
• Jean-Pierre Nicolas – former driver, former sporting director of the Peugeot Sport
• Corrado Provera – former director of the Peugeot Sport (1998–2005)
• Olivier Quesnel – co-founder of the Peugeot Talbot Sport, former director of the Citroën Sport (2008–2012)
• Cesare Fiorio - Team Principal,Fiat Alitalia rally Team, and Martini Lancia rally team.
• David Richards – former co-driver, co-founder of Prodrive, former team principal of the Subaru World Rally Team
• Phil Short – former team manager of the Mitsubishi Ralliart (1995–2000)
• Sven Smeets – former co-driver, former team manager of the Citroën Sport (2008–2011) and Volkswagen Motorsport (2012–2016), director of the Volkswagen Motorsport
• Nobuhiro Tajima – former driver, former team principal of the Suzuki World Rally Team
• Jean Todt – former co-driver, founder of the Peugeot Talbot Sport
• David Whitehead – former team principal of the Hyundai World Rally Team (1998–2003)
• Malcolm Wilson – former driver, former team principal of the M-Sport World Rally Team (and defunct Ford World Rally Team)

Engineers

• Simon Carrier – chief designer of M-Sport
• Christophe Chapelain – chief designer of the Subaru World Rally Team (2006–2009)
• Didier Clement – chief engineer of the Citroën Sport (2015–2019)
• Nick Clipson – chief engineer of the Hyundai World Rally Team
• Philip Dunabin – chief engineer of the Ford Motorsport (1995–1996), engineer of the Ford Motorsport (1989–1994)
• Mario Fornaris – chief engineer of Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports (2003–2005), test engineer of Peugeot Sport (1998–2002)
• Lasse Lampi – former driver, sporting and technical advisor of Mitsubishi Ralliart
• Christian Loriaux – chief engineer of M-Sport (2002–), engineer at Prodrive (1991–2002)
• Xavier Mestelan-Pinon – chief engineer of the Citroën Sport (2005–2014)
• Dietmar Metrich – chief engineer of the Škoda Motorsport (2001–2005), engineer of the Škoda Motorsport (1998–2000)
• Graham Moore – chief engineer of the Hyundai World Rally Team (2002–2003) and of the Subaru World Rally Team (2006–2008)
• Michel Nandan – technical director of Peugeot Sport (1999–2005) and technical manager of the Suzuki World Rally Team (2006–2007)
• Guenther Steiner – chief engineer of the Ford World Rally Team (1997–2001)
• Jean-Claude Vaucard – chief chassis engineer of Citroën Sport (1993–2005), chassis engineer at Peugeot Talbot Sport (1982–1993)

Rally officials

• Ian Campbell - FIA Steward
• Garry Connelly – clerk of the course of Rally Australia (1988–2002)
• Fred Gallagher – former co-driver, clerk of the course of Rally GB
• Seppo Harjanne – former co-driver, deputy clerk of the course of Rally Finland
• René Isoart – clerk of the course of Monte Carlo Rally
• Silver Kütt - FIA Steward
• Simo Lampinen – former driver, clerk of the course of Rally Finland
• Michèle Mouton - FIA Safety Delegate
• Timo Rautiainen - Former co-driver and FIA Sporting Delegate

Commentators and journalists

• Jim Bamber – cartoonist
• Luke Barry – Journalist, Dirtfish Media, Autosport and Motorsport News
• Kiri Bloore – WRC TV/All Live presenter
• Colin Clark – Former WRC TV reporter and Dirtfish Media reporter
• John Davenport – former co-driver and author
• Jon Desborough – WRC TV/All Live commentator
• George Donaldson – Dirtfish Media journalist
• David Evans – Dirtfish Media journalist, formerly of Autosport and Motorsport News
• Martin Holmes – former co-driver, journalist and author
• Paul King – WRC TV/All Live commentator
• Molly Pettit – WRC TV/All Live reporter
• Becs Williams – WRC TV/All Live commentator, reporter, podcast and 'Meet the Crews' host

References

• WRC people at juwra.com

1. "World Motor Sport Council – Decisions, Morrie Chandler appointed President of the World Rally Championship Commission, Official FIA Press Release". 5 July 2006.
2. "Morrie Chandler". 13 March 2015.
3. "Rally mourns death of president". Archived from the original on April 14, 2006.
4. "FIA names Solberg as WRC Commission president". DirtFish . February 28, 2024.
5. "Budar named at Citroën".
6. "Managers - David Lapworth". Juwra.com. 1956-04-09. Retrieved 2022-09-04.