| | | MC | SE | PT | KE | FR | GR |
| 1. | Rohrl, Walter (DE)
Lancia | 67 | 20 1st | -- | 12 3rd | -- | 15 2nd | 20 1st |
| 2. | Alen, Markku (FI)
Lancia | 60 | 15 2nd | -- | 10 4th | -- | 20 1st | 15 2nd |
| 3. | Mikkola, Hannu (FI)
Audi | 55 | (10) 4th | 20 1st | 20 1st | 15 2nd | 0 R | 0 R |
| 4. | Vatanen, Ari (FI)
Opel | 44 | 8 5th | 6 6th | -- | 20 1st | -- | 10 4th |
| 5. | Blomqvist, Stig (SE)
Audi | 39 | 12 3rd | 15 2nd | 0 DQ | -- | -- | 12 3rd |
| 6. | Mouton, Michele (FR)
Audi | 37 | 0 R | 10 4th | 15 2nd | 12 3rd | 0 R | 0 R |
| 7. | Vudafieri, Adartico (IT)
Lancia | 20 | -- | -- | 8 5th | -- | 12 3rd | -- |
| 8. | Bettega, Attilio (IT)
Lancia | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 4th | 8 5th |
| 9. | Lampi, Lasse (FI)
Audi | 12 | -- | 12 3rd | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 10. | Shah, Jayant (KE)
Nissan | 10 | -- | -- | -- | 10 4th | -- | -- |
| 11. | Saby, Bruno (FR)
Private | 9 | 1 13th | -- | -- | -- | 8 5th | -- |
| 12. | Grundel, Karl (SE)
Volkswagen | 8 | -- | 8 5th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 13. | Hellier, John (KE)
Peugeot | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 8 8th | -- | -- |
| 14. | Wittman, Franz (AT)
Audi | 8 | -- | -- | 4 7th | -- | -- | 4 7th |
| 15. | Toivonen, Henri (FI)
Opel | 6 | 6 6th | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 R |
| 16. | Zanini, Antonio (ES)
Talbot | 6 | -- | -- | 6 6th | -- | -- | -- |
| 17. | Siller, Wolfgang (DE)
Nissan | 6 | -- | -- | -- | 6 12th | -- | -- |
| 18. | Pond, Tony (GB)
Nissan | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 6th | -- |
| 19. | Mehta, Shekhar (KE)
Nissan | 6 | -- | -- | -- | 0 R | -- | 6 6th |
| 20. | Ragnotti, Jean (FR)
Renault | 4 | 4 7th | -- | -- | -- | 0 R | 0 R |
| 21. | Nilsson, Soren (SE)
Nissan | 4 | -- | 4 7th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 22. | Shah, Manoj (KE)
Private | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 4 19th | -- | -- |
| 23. | Couloumies, Jean-Sebastien (FR)
Opel | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 8th | -- |
| 24. | Andruet, Jean-Claude (FR)
Lancia | 3 | 3 8th | -- | -- | -- | 0 R | -- |
| 25. | Ericsson, Mikael (SE)
Audi | 3 | -- | 3 8th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 26. | Kaby, Terry (GB)
Nissan | 3 | -- | -- | 3 8th | -- | -- | -- |
| 27. | de Voest, Paul (KE)
Toyota | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 3 21st | -- | -- |
| 28. | Coppier, Alain (FR)
Citroen | 3 | 0 R | -- | 0 0th | -- | 3 9th | -- |
| 29. | McRae, Jimmy (GB)
Opel | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 8th |
| 30. | Serpaggi, Francis (FR)
Lancia | 2 | 2 9th | -- | -- | -- | 0 R | -- |
| 31. | Walfridsson, Lars-Erik (SE)
Renault | 2 | -- | 2 9th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 32. | Dorche, Christian (FR)
Citroen | 2 | 0 R | -- | 2 13th | -- | 0 R | -- |
| 33. | Guyot, Jean-Michel (FR)
Renault | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 10th | -- |
| 34. | Wambergue, Philippe (FR)
Citroen | 2 | -- | -- | 0 0th | -- | -- | 2 9th |
| 35. | Stromberg, Ola (SE)
Saab | 1 | -- | 1 10th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 36. | Duez, Marc (BE)
Opel | 1 | -- | -- | 1 16th | -- | -- | -- |
| 37. | Ravenel, Jean-Louis (FR)
Citroen | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 11th | -- |
| 38. | Chomat, Maurice (FR)
Citroen | 1 | 0 25th | -- | 0 R | -- | -- | 1 10th |
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