| Nr | Crew | Nat | Car/Entrant | Gr |
| 1 | Salonen, Timo
Harjanne, Seppo | FI
FI | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
Peugeot Talbot Sport | B |
| 2 | Alen, Markku
Kivimaki, Ilkka | FI
FI | Lancia Delta S4
Martini Lancia | B |
| 3 | Kankkunen, Juha
Piironen, Juha | FI
FI | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
Peugeot Talbot Sport | B |
| 4 | Biasion, Massimo
Siviero, Tiziano | IT
IT | Lancia Delta S4
Martini Lancia | B |
| 5 | Kirkland, Mike
Nixon, Robin | KE
KE | Subaru RX Turbo
Fuji Heavy Industries | A |
| 6 | Ericsson, Mikael
Billstam, Claes | SE
SE | Lancia Delta S4
Martini Lancia | B |
| 7 | Stewart, Malcolm
Parkhill, Doug | NZ
NZ | Audi quattro A2
Malcolm Stewart | B |
| 8 | Cook, Reg
Jones, Wayne | NZ
NZ | Nissan 240 RS
Nissan NZ Ltd | B |
| 9 | Teesdale, Tony
Home, Greg | NZ
NZ | MG Metro 6R4
A. A. Teesdale / Repco | B |
| 10 | Bourne, Peter
Scott, Jim | NZ
NZ | Subaru RX Turbo
Fuji Heavy Industries | A |
| 11 | Eriksson, Kenneth
Diekmann, Peter | SE
DE | Volkswagen Golf GTi
Volkswagen Motorsport | A |
| 12 | Millen, Rod
Bellefleur, John | NZ
CA | Mazda Familia 4WD
CRC/Mazda | A |
| 14 | Tundo, Frank
Doughty, Mike | KE
KE | Subaru RX Turbo
Fuji Heavy Industries | A |
| 15 | Stohl, Rudolf
Kaufmann, Reinhard | AT
AT | Audi 80 quattro
Rudolf Stohl | A |
| 16 | Allport, Neil
Freeth, Rodger | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
Neil Allport | B |
| 17 | Eyre, Stuart
McFarlane, Stuart | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
Pfizer Laboratories Ltd | B |
| 18 | Smith, Gary
Montgomery, Ross | NZ
NZ | Opel Manta 400
Motogard | B |
| 19 | Stokes, Brian
Kerr, Robin | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Brian Stokes | A |
| 20 | Davidson, Paddy
Carmichael, Mike | NZ
NZ | Nissan 240 RS
Nissan NZ Ltd | B |
| 21 | Montgomery, Michael
Garnett, Peter | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
Yokohama Global Tyres | B |
| 22 | Mulligan, Edward
Blume, Mark | AU
AU | Subaru RX Turbo
Edward Mulligan | A |
| 23 | Jennings, Mark
Robb, Jim | NZ
NZ | Subaru RX Turbo
Barjen Racing | A |
| 24 | Eduque, Armando
Espino Jr, Reynaldo | PH
PH | Nissan 240 RS
Armando Eduque | B |
| 25 | Meekings, Ross
March, Steve | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Perei Auto Products | A |
| 26 | Bramble, Paul
Gleeson, John | AU
AU | Holden Commodore
Paul Bramble | A |
| 27 | Ornstien, Tony
Glynn, Owen | NZ
NZ | Subaru RX Turbo
A. Ornstien | A |
| 28 | Wilson, Ray
Alexander, Ron | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
ECC Lighting | A |
| 29 | Pittams, Wayne
Haldane, Robert | NZ
NZ | Subaru RX Turbo
Wayne Pittams | A |
| 30 | Thexton, David
Keighley, Andrew | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
David Thexton | B |
| 31 | McAndrew, Joe
O'Neill, Sue | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
Joe McAndrew | A |
| 32 | Percy, Rick
Lloyd, Doug | NZ
NZ | Subaru RX Turbo
Greerton Pharmacy | A |
| 33 | Yamaguchi, Yoshinori
Coker, John | JP
NZ | Toyota Corolla
R & Sports Rally Team | A |
| 34 | Adamson, Ken
Adamson, Greg | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
UBIX Copiers NZ Ltd | A |
| 35 | England, Lee
Pilbrow, David | NZ
NZ | Nissan Bluebird Turbo
Lee England | A |
| 36 | Matsunami, Noboru
Morikawa, Osam | JP
JP | Toyota Starlet
R & Sports Rally Team | A |
| 37 | Crawford, Graham
Christensen, Kaj | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Wrightcars Toyota | A |
| 38 | Roberts, John
Love, Laurie | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
John Roberts | A |
| 39 | Rutherford, Tony
Davis, Roger | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Roger Davis | A |
| 40 | Sano, Tetsuo
Suzuki, Norihisa | JP
JP | Toyota Starlet
Tetsuo Sano | A |
| 41 | Hobbs, Dave
Pudney, Jane | NZ
NZ | Mazda RX7
Dave Hobbs | A |
| 42 | McMurtrie, Peter
Blunt, Adrian | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
Peter McMurtrie | A |
| 43 | Schuler, Ian
McNell, Peter | NZ
NZ | Isuzu Gemini
Galaxy Cheese | A |
| 44 | Eteveneaux, Dennis
Johnson, David | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
Dennis Eteveneaux | A |
| 45 | Dodunski, James
Curd, Paul | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
James Dodunski | A |
| 46 | Clarke, Chris
Robertson, Graeme | NZ
NZ | Nissan Ute
Chris Clarke | B |
| 47 | Tait, Colin
Littlewood, Terry | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
Colin Tait | A |
| 48 | Matthews, Paul
Wilcock, Steve | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
Paul Matthews | A |
| 49 | Morris, Stephen
Jaycock, Steven | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Stephen Morris | A |
| 50 | Stewart, Jim
Osborne, Barry | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer
Rally Engineering Services | A |
| 51 | Lesicki, Andrzej
Tubb, Colin | NZ
NZ | Lada 2105
Andrzej Lesicki | B |
| 52 | Gray, Stephen
Morrison, Kevin | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
Cromptons Plumbing & Bathroom Ctr. | A |
| 53 | Shapley, Ron
Jenkins, Victor | NZ
NZ | Subaru MP-1 Ute
Ron Shapley | B |
| 54 | Halsall, Alan
Halsall, Lynette | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer
C. Partington | A |
| 55 | Irvine, James
Wilson, Nick | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
James Irvine | A |
| 56 | Paterson, Errol
Flockhart, Keith | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Errol Paterson | A |
