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rally storiche
Toyota Celica St185 gr.A gravel Sainz Portugal 1992 K-AM 6237
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Caratteristiche
Marca: Toyota
Modello: Toyota Celica St185 gr.A gravel Sainz Portugal 1992 K-AM 6237
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Commenti Ex works Toyota Portugal 1992
K-AM 6237
TTE and the ST185
After Carlos Sainz winning the 1990 World Rally Championship for Drivers and becoming 2nd in the 1991 championship with the Celica GT-Four ST165, Toyota Team Europe (TTE) introduced the ST185 for the 1992 season. Lots of early testing paid off in the first rally with the new car; Sainz managed to finish in 2nd place in the Monte-Carlo rally. At just 2 minutes and 5 seconds behind Didier Auriol in the Lancia Delta HF Integrale, Sainz showed not only the spectators, but also the competition Toyota was going to continue at the top.
Although several privateers and national teams were very successful with the ST185, this page is purely about the TTE works entries.
The 1992 WRC season
1993: New sponsor, new drivers
The domination continues in 1994
1995: One last victory

The 1992 WRC season
For the 1992 season Toyota contracted the following drivers and co-drivers (right to left); Carlos Sainz/Luís Moya, Armin Schwarz/Arne Hertz, Markku Alén/Ilkka Kivimäki and Kenneth Eriksson/Nicky Grist:

Upon the request of TTE, the ST185's modifications were mainly dedicated to improved cooling efficiency. Where the ST165 more than once had timing belt issues due to the heat, the ST185 had a special snorkel to prevent the timing belt from melting. The front facia also got more and bigger air ducts to achieve the set cooling goals. The car however, proved to be quite difficult to control and the mechanics had to deal with several problems through the car’s debuting year. At that point the suspension design and drivetrain were modified after which the car began to show it's full potential while staying a true driver's car. The center diff for instance, had been altered to 50:50 for smoother cornering which also caused more understeer. The gearbox was also modified to suit the high engine torque, resulting in a more robust and reliable car. After winning 4 rounds in the 1992 season, Carlos Sainz again won the World Championship title.
Results of the 1992 WRC season
Rally |
Car number |
Driver/co-driver |
Result |
Total time |
Monte-Carlo |
2 |
C. Sainz/L. Moya |
2 |
6h 56m 25s |
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6 |
A. Schwarz/A. Hertz |
Retired |
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10 |
M. Alén/I. Kivimäki |
Retired |
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Swedish |
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Not participated |
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Portugal |
1 |
C. Sainz/L. Moya |
3 |
6h 29m 36s |
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9 |
M. Alén/I. Kivimäki |
4 |
6h 30m 09s |
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5 |
A. Schwarz/A. Hertz |
Retired |
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Safari |
8 |
C. Sainz/L. Moya |
1 |
2h 35m |
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2 |
M. Ericsson/N. Grist |
4 |
4h 13m |
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6 |
M. Alén/I. Kivimäki |
5 |
5h 40m |
Tour de Corse |
1 |
C. Sainz/L. Moya |
4 |
5h 39m 22s |
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5 |
A. Schwarz/A. Hertz |
5 |
5h 40m 42s |
Acropolis |
2 |
C. Sainz/L. Moya |
Retired |
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7 |
M. Alén/I. Kivimäki |
Retired |
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10 |
A. Schwarz/A. Hertz |
Retired |
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New Zealand |
1 |
C. Sainz/L. Moya |
1 |
6h 36m 10s |
Argentina |
1 |
C. Sainz/L. Moya |
2 |
4h 49m 44s |
1000 Lakes |
5 |
M. Alén/I. Kivimäki |
3 |
4h 34m 44s |
Australia |
2 |
C. Sainz/L. Moya |
3 |
5h 15m 16s |
Sanremo |
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Not participated |
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Ivory Coast |
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Not participated |
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Catalunya |
4 |
C. Sainz/L. Moya |
1 |
6h 21m 13s |
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1 |
A. Schwarz/A. Hertz |
5 |
6h 29m 43s |
RAC |
2 |
C. Sainz/L. Moya |
1 |
5h 23m 06s |
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7 |
M. Alén/I. Kivimäki |
4 |
5h 26m 35s |
World Championship for Drivers |
Driver/co-driver |
Result |
Points |
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C. Sainz/L. Moya |
1 |
144 |
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M. Alén/I. Kivimäki |
5 |
50 |
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A. Schwarz/A. Hertz |
19 |
16 |
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World Championship for Manufacturers |
Manufacturer |
Result |
Points |
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Toyota |
2 |
116 |

Carlos Sainz and Luís Moya celebrating their victory in the 1992 Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava

1993: New sponsor, new drivers
During the 1993 season Carlos Sainz was under contract with Lancia. When Repsol stopped the sponsorship contract with TTE and also moved to Lancia, the 1993 car got the colour scheme of crown sponsor Castrol. Another change was the move from Pirelli to Michelin, which ensured competitive equality in terms of tires.
The photograph of TTE drivers and co-drivers below was taken at the 1993 Safari Rally. From left to right it shows (co-driver/driver); Juha Piironen/Juha Kankkunen, Ilkka Kivimäki/Markku Alén, Ian Munro/Ian Duncan and Sudhir Vinayak/Yasuhiro Iwase:

In 1993 Juha Kankkunen came back to Toyota as the new main man. After his co-driver Juha Piironen fell out due to a serous head injury, Kankkunen changed co-pilots three times during the season. The first time Nicky Grist drove with him they immediately took the first place. After the Kankkunen/Grist team's third victory in the British RAC Rally, Juha Kankkunen was the new World Champion while Toyota won the long awaited World Championship for Manufacturers.
Results of the 1993 WRC season
Rally |
Car number |
Driver/co-driver |
Result |
Total time |
Monte-Carlo |
3 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
1 |
6h 13m 43s |
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7 |
J. Kankkunen/J. Piironen |
5 |
6h 32m 43s |
Swedish |
1 |
M. Jonsson/L. Bäckman |
1 |
4h 49m 05s |
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3 |
J. Kankkunen/J. Piironen |
2 |
4h 49m 18s |
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6 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
Retired |
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Portugal |
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Not participated |
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Safari |
1 |
J. Kankkunen/J. Piironen |
1 |
3h 54m |
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2 |
M. Alén/I. Kivimäki |
2 |
4h 03m |
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3 |
I. Duncan/I. Munro |
3 |
5h 24m |
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5 |
Y. Iwase/S. Vinayak |
4 |
5h 35m |
Tour de Corse |
1 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
2 |
6h 15m 43s |
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5 |
F. Chatriot/D. Giraudet |
3 |
6h 17m 23s |
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9 |
Y. Loubet/D. Breton |
Retired |
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Acropolis |
1 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
Retired |
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6 |
J. Kankkunen/J. Piironen |
Retired |
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Argentina |
4 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
1 |
5h 32m 31s |
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1 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
3 |
5h 49m 29s |
New Zealand |
2 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
3 |
6h 13m 00s |
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5 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
5 |
6h 15m 26s |
1000 Lakes |
4 |
J. Kankkunen/D. Giraudet |
1 |
4h 23m 51s |
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1 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
3 |
4h 26m 01s |
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8 |
H. Mikkola/A. Hertz |
7 |
4h 32m 33s |
Australia |
6 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
1 |
5h 19m 58s |
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3 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
Retired |
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Sanremo |
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Not participated |
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Catalunya |
4 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
2 |
5h 37m 19s |
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2 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
3 |
5h 40m 28s |
RAC |
1 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
1 |
6h 25m 48s |
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6 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
6 |
6h 39m 39s |
World Championship for Drivers |
Driver/co-driver |
Result |
Points |
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J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
1 |
135 |
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D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
3 |
92 |
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M. Jonsson/L. Bäckman |
13 |
22 |
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I. Duncan/I. Munro |
19 |
12 |
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F. Chatriot/D. Giraudet |
19 |
12 |
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Y. Iwase/S. Vinayak |
24 |
10 |
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H. Mikkola/A. Hertz |
38 |
4 |
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World Championship for Manufacturers |
Manufacturer |
Result |
Points |
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Toyota |
1 |
157 |

Juha Kankkunen and Juha Piironen flat out during the 1993 Trustbank Safari Rally

The domination continues in 1994
Didier Auriol and Juha Kankkunen stayed with TTE/Toyota for the following season. Accompanied by Yoshio Fujimoto and his co-driver Hakaru Ichino (both from Japan) the new 1994 team was formed. Although TTE brought the new ST205 to the Telecom Rally Australia as a final testing stage, the ST185 proved still to be competitive - resulting in a lot of podium finishes throughout the '94 season.
Once again Carlos Sainz, now driving for Subaru, was a force to be reckoned with. A nice example was Corsica; Auriol finished the first day in the lead and had a 30 second lead before he spun and stalled his engine. Sainz caught up on the last day and could even have won the rally but had to reach the finish with a flat tire.

Didier Auriol and Bernard Occelli drifting their Celica throughout the 1994 TAP Rallye de Portugal
Results of the 1994 WRC season
Rally |
Car number |
Driver/co-driver |
Result |
Total time |
Monte-Carlo |
1 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
2 |
6h 13m 25s |
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3 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
Retired |
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Portugal |
2 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
1 |
6h 20m 59s |
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6 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
2 |
6h 21m 39s |
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8 |
A. Aghini/S. Farnocchia |
Retired |
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Safari |
3 |
I. Duncan/D/ Williamson |
1 |
20h 49m |
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2 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
3 |
21h 59m |
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1 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
Retired |
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6 |
Y. Fujimoto/H. Ichino |
Retired |
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Tour de Corse |
5 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
1 |
5h 57m 46s |
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8 |
A. Aghini/S. Farnocchia |
3 |
5h 59m 57s |
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1 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
4 |
6h 00m 29s |
Acropolis |
6 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
3 |
6h 42m 31s |
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10 |
Y. Fujimoto/A. Hertz |
7 |
7h 09m 30s |
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2 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
Retired |
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Argentina |
4 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
1 |
5h 50m 42s |
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1 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
Retired |
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New Zealand |
1 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
2 |
5h 42m 10s |
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5 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
5 |
5h 51m 52s |
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9 |
Y. Fujimoto/A. Hertz |
7 |
6h 05m 11s |
1000 Lakes |
4 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
2 |
4h 34m 06s |
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1 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
9 |
4h 53m 29s |
Sanremo |
8 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
1 |
5h 56m 40s |
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3 |
J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
7 |
6h 00m 58s |
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16 |
A. Aghini/S. Farnocchia |
Retired |
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RAC |
6 |
D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
6 |
5h 47m 57s |
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14 |
Y. Fujimoto/A. Hertz |
Retired |
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World Championship for Drivers |
Driver/co-driver |
Result |
Points |
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D. Auriol/B. Occelli |
1 |
116 |
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J. Kankkunen/N. Grist |
3 |
93 |
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I. Duncan/D/ Williamson |
11 |
20 |
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A. Aghini/S. Farnocchia |
14 |
12 |
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Y. Fujimoto/A. Hertz |
24 |
8 |
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World Championship for Manufacturers |
Manufacturer |
Result |
Points |
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Toyota |
1 |
151 |

Didier Auriol and Bernard Occelli on their way to victory in the 1994 Rallye Sanremo. By doing this 3 points in Wales would secure the championship.

1995: One last victory
The 1995 Safari Rally of Kenya was the last WRC victory for the ST185. Yoshio Fujimoto and Arne Hertz managed to win the rally in a total stage time of 17h 38m 27s. Although the ST205 was TTE's new weapon of choice, the reliable ST185 was still being used by TTE several rallies in the 1995 season.
Results of the TTE ST185's during 1995 WRC season
Rally |
Car number |
Driver/co-driver |
Result |
Total time |
Safari |
3 |
Y. Fujimoto/A. Hertz |
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