| Nr | Crew | Nat | Car/Entrant | Gr |
| 1 | Blomqvist, Stig
Cederberg, Bjorn | SE
SE | Audi quattro Sport
Audi Sport | B |
| 2 | Vatanen, Ari
Harryman, Terry | FI
GB | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
Peugeot Talbot Sport | B |
| 3 | Rohrl, Walter
Geistdorfer, Christian | DE
DE | Audi quattro Sport
Audi Sport | B |
| 4 | Waldegard, Bjorn
Lizin, Michel | SE
BE | Toyota Celica Twincam Turbo
Toyota NZ Ltd | B |
| 5 | Salonen, Timo
Harjanne, Seppo | FI
FI | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
Peugeot Talbot Sport | B |
| 6 | Kankkunen, Juha
Gallagher, Fred | FI
GB | Toyota Celica Twincam Turbo
Toyota NZ Ltd | B |
| 7 | Mehta, Shekhar
Mehta, Yvonne | KE
KE | Nissan 240 RS
Nissan NZ Ltd | B |
| 8 | Kirkland, Mike
Doughty, Mike | KE
KE | Subaru RX Turbo
Subaru Motor Sport | A |
| 10 | Cook, Reg
Jones, Wayne | NZ
NZ | Nissan 240 RS
Nissan NZ Ltd | B |
| 11 | Stewart, Malcolm
Parkhill, Doug | NZ
NZ | Audi quattro A2
Malcolm Stewart | B |
| 12 | Allport, Neil
Freeth, Rodger | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
Neil Allport | B |
| 14 | Tulloch, Ian
Cowan, John | NZ
NZ | Ford Escort RS
Ian Tulloch | B |
| 15 | Stokes, Brian
Kerr, Robin | NZ
NZ | Ford Escort RS
Brian Stokes | B |
| 16 | Donald, Jim
Lancaster, Kevin | NZ
NZ | Nissan 240 RS
Nissan NZ Ltd | B |
| 17 | Montgomery, Michael
Garnett, Peter | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
Michael Montgomery | B |
| 18 | Bourne, Peter
Eggleton, Michael | NZ
NZ | Subaru RX Turbo
Subaru Motor Sport | A |
| 19 | Adams, Paul
Scott, Jim | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla GT
Toyota NZ Ltd | A |
| 20 | Barns, Chris
Jones, Warryn | NZ
NZ | Renault 5 Turbo
Priceright Parts & Machinery | B |
| 21 | Davidson, Paddy
Kalff, Larry | NZ
NZ | Ford Escort RS1800
A.N. Davidson | B |
| 22 | Smith, Gary
Aitken, Robert | NZ
NZ | Ford Escort RS1800
Gary Smith | B |
| 23 | Mulligan, Edward
Blume, Mark | AU
AU | Subaru Leone 4WD
Edward Mulligan | A |
| 24 | Eyre, Stuart
McFarlane, Stuart | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
Pfizer Laboratories | B |
| 25 | Teesdale, Tony
Haldane, Robert | NZ
NZ | Subaru RX Turbo
Subaru Motor Sport | A |
| 27 | Menestrier, Denis
Maillard, Jerome | FR
FR | Renault 5 Turbo
Denis Menestrier | B |
| 28 | Brundza, Stasis
Dadvani, Sergei | SU
SU | Lada 2105
V/O Avtoexport | B |
| 29 | Wilson, Ray
Vallely, Graeme | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
Electric Construction Co. NZ | A |
| 30 | Vittuli, Carlo
Nixon, Robin | KE
KE | Subaru Leone 4WD
Subaru Motor Sports Group | A |
| 31 | Ogilvie, Keith
Bone, Doug | NZ
NZ | Ford Escort RS1800
Keith Ogilvie | B |
| 32 | Kawahari, Masaaki
Nemoto, Jun | JP
JP | Nissan 300ZX
Masaaki Kawahari | B |
| 33 | Jennings, Mark
Hicks, Rodney | NZ
NZ | Subaru RX Turbo
Guardian Real Estate | A |
| 34 | Tundo, Frank
Halls, Richard | KE
NZ | Subaru Leone 4WD
Subaru Motor Sports Group | A |
| 35 | Rublev, Alexandr
Gogunov, Sergei | SU
SU | Lada 2105
V/O Avtoexport | B |
| 36 | Goss, Roger
Davey, Ron | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
Roger Goss | A |
| 38 | Bagard, Michel
Coutelier, Jean-Pierre | FR
FR | Ford Escort RS
Michel Bagard | A |
| 39 | Rabbidge, Carl
Fletcher, Mike | NZ
NZ | Nissan Bluebird Turbo
Dealer Team Nissan | A |
| 40 | Fouchard, Michel
Charters, Richard | FR
NZ | Renault 5 Turbo
Michel Fouchard | B |
| 41 | Muldoon, Rex
Limbrick, Mike | AU
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Rex Muldoon | A |
| 42 | Crawford, Graham
McLean, David | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Wrightcars Toyota Gore | A |
| 43 | Berteil, Richard
-- Unknown -- | FR
?? | Ford Escort RS2000
Richard Berteil | B |
| 44 | McIntyre, Glenn
Roderick, Dennis | NZ
NZ | Daihatsu Charade Turbo
Daihatsu NZ Ltd | B |
| 45 | Matsunami, Noboru
-- Unknown -- | JP
?? | Toyota Corolla
R+ Sports Rally Team | A |
| 46 | Takahashi, Yasuo
Yoshimoto, Hiroshi | JP
JP | Subaru Justy
Subaru Motor Sports Group | A |
| 47 | Sano, Tetsuo
Shimada, Kazumasa | JP
JP | Toyota Starlet
Tetsuo Sano | A |
| 48 | Orr, Will
Orr, Heather | NZ
NZ | Ford Escort
Will Orr | B |
| 49 | de Pina, Graeme
Aitken, Ron | NZ
NZ | Daihatsu Charade Turbo
Daihatsu NZ Ltd | B |
| 50 | Ornstien, Tony
Glynn, Owen | NZ
NZ | Subaru Leone 4WD
Tony Ornstien | A |
| 51 | Ray, Geoff
Price, Grant | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Lady Jane's Icecream Parlour | A |
| 52 | Nunn, Ken
Brown, Womble | NZ
NZ | Mazda 323
Ken Nunn | A |
| 53 | Cullen, Peter
Tait, Allan | NZ
NZ | Ford Escort
Peter Cullen | B |
| 54 | Walker, Andy
Wilson, Ian | NZ
NZ | MG B
MG Car Club | B |
| 55 | Dodunski, Jim
Curd, Paul | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
Jim Dodunski | A |
| 56 | Lesicki, Andrzej
Tubb, Colin | NZ
NZ | Lada 2105
Lada NZ-Avtoimport | B |
| 57 | Schuler, Ian
McNell, Peter | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Golding Walker Toyota | A |
| 58 | Carroll, Ian
Bouma, Joy | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer
C. Partington | A |
| 59 | Young, Ross
Young, Eileen | NZ
NZ | Subaru Leone 4WD
Ross Young | A |
| 60 | Waller, John
Hercock, David | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
John Waller | A |
| 62 | Hill, Brett
Branthwaite, Dene | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
D. Branthwaite | A |
| 63 | O'Neill, Rick
Lord, Ray | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
Rick O'Neill | A |
| 64 | Ornstien, Phil
Morgan, Rowan | NZ
NZ | Chrysler Avenger
P.O. Ornstien | A |
| 65 | Coker, John
Robertson, Robbo | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer
John Coker | A |
| 66 | Morris, Stephen
Jaycock, Steven | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Stephen Morris | A |
| 67 | Shapley, Ron
Walker, Robert | NZ
NZ | Subaru MP-1 Ute
Ron Shapley | B |
| 68 | Lewis, Alan
Gardner, Grant | NZ
NZ | Ford Escort
Beachlands Auto Services | A |
| 69 | Stewart, Jim
Osborne, Barry | NZ
NZ | Ford Escort
Rally Engineering Services | A |
| 70 | Landon-Lane, Adrian
-- Unknown -- | NZ
?? | Fiat 131
Adrian Landon-Lane | A |
| | Goile, Grant
Morrison, Tony | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
Grant Goile | A |
| | Kell, Brendan
Connell, Brian | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
Brendan Kell | ?? |
