| | | MC | SE | PT | KE | FR | GR | NZ |
| 1. | Alen, Markku (FI)
Lancia | 75 | 3 8th | -- | 15 2nd | 10 4th | 20 1st | 12 3rd | 15 2nd |
| 2. | Blomqvist, Stig (SE)
Audi | 75 | 15 2nd | 20 1st | 0 R | 0 R | (8) 5th | 20 1st | 20 1st |
| 3. | Mikkola, Hannu (FI)
Audi | 59 | 12 3rd | -- | 20 1st | 12 3rd | -- | 15 2nd | (12) 3rd |
| 4. | Bettega, Attilio (IT)
Lancia | 34 | 8 5th | -- | 12 3rd | -- | 4 7th | 10 4th | -- |
| 5. | Biasion, Massimo (IT)
Lancia | 31 | 6 6th | -- | 10 4th | -- | 15 2nd | 0 R | -- |
| 6. | Waldegard, Bjorn (SE)
Toyota | 28 | -- | -- | 0 R | 20 1st | -- | -- | 8 5th |
| 7. | Rohrl, Walter (DE)
Audi | 26 | 20 1st | -- | 6 6th | -- | 0 R | 0 R | 0 R |
| 8. | Salonen, Timo (FI)
Nissan | 21 | 1 10th | -- | -- | 4 7th | -- | 6 6th | 10 4th |
| 9. | Ragnotti, Jean (FR)
Renault | 20 | -- | -- | 8 5th | -- | 12 3rd | -- | -- |
| 10. | Mouton, Michele (FR)
Audi | 15 | -- | 15 2nd | -- | 0 R | -- | 0 R | -- |
| 11. | Aaltonen, Rauno (FI)
Opel | 15 | -- | -- | -- | 15 2nd | -- | -- | -- |
| 12. | Eklund, Per (SE)
Audi | 12 | -- | 12 3rd | -- | 0 R | -- | -- | -- |
| 13. | Mehta, Shekhar (KE)
Nissan | 12 | 0 14th | -- | -- | 8 5th | -- | 4 7th | -- |
| 14. | Therier, Jean-Luc (FR)
Renault | 10 | 10 4th | -- | -- | -- | ? | -- | -- |
| 15. | Jonsson, Mats (SE)
Opel | 10 | -- | 10 4th | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16. | Nicolas, Jean-Pierre (FR)
Peugeot | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 4th | 0 R | -- |
| 17. | Torph, Lars-Erik (SE)
Opel | 8 | -- | 8 5th | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 18. | Buffum, John (US)
Audi | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 5th | -- |
| 19. | Johansson, Bjorn (SE)
Opel | 6 | -- | 6 6th | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 20. | Preston Jr, Vic (KE)
Lancia | 6 | -- | -- | -- | 6 6th | -- | -- | -- |
| 21. | Andruet, Jean-Claude (FR)
Lancia | 6 | 0 DQ | -- | -- | -- | 6 6th | -- | -- |
| 22. | Cook, Reg (NZ)
Nissan | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 6th |
| 23. | Grundel, Karl (SE)
Volkswagen | 6 | 2 9th | 0 R | 4 7th | -- | 0 13th | -- | -- |
| 24. | Darniche, Bernard (FR)
Audi | 4 | 4 7th | -- | -- | -- | 0 R | -- | -- |
| 25. | Eriksson, Kenneth (SE)
Opel | 4 | -- | 4 7th | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 26. | Stewart, Malcolm (NZ)
Ford | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 7th |
| 27. | Andervang, Stig (SE)
Ford | 3 | -- | 3 8th | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 28. | Ortigao, Jorge (PT)
Toyota | 3 | -- | -- | 3 8th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 29. | Wittman, Franz (AT)
Audi | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 3 8th | -- | -- | 0 R |
| 30. | Chatriot, Francois (FR)
Renault | 3 | 0 86th | -- | -- | -- | 3 8th | -- | -- |
| 31. | Moschous, George (GR)
Nissan | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 8th | -- |
| 32. | Bourne, Peter (NZ)
Subaru | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 8th |
| 33. | Iwashita, Yoshio (JP)
Nissan | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 2 9th | -- | 1 10th | -- |
| 34. | Pettersson, Gunnar (SE)
Audi | 2 | -- | 2 9th | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 35. | Dorche, Christian (FR)
Citroen | 2 | 0 13th | -- | 2 9th | -- | ? | -- | -- |
| 36. | Frequelin, Guy (FR)
Opel | 2 | -- | -- | -- | 0 R | 2 9th | -- | -- |
| 37. | Warmbold, Achim (DE)
Mazda | 2 | 0 11th | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 9th | -- |
| 38. | Teesdale, Tony (NZ)
Subaru | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 9th |
| 39. | Ahlin, Jerry (SE)
Opel | 1 | -- | 1 10th | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 40. | Gooding, Russell (GB)
Vauxhall | 1 | -- | -- | 1 10th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 41. | Criticos, Basil (KE)
Audi | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 10th | -- | -- | -- |
| 42. | Loubet, Yves (FR)
Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0 R | -- | -- | -- | 1 10th | -- | -- |
| 43. | Robson, Blair (NZ)
Mitsubishi | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 10th |
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