1996 Subaru World Rally Team
colin mcrae s 1996 impreza 555
for 1996 world rally championship season, colin mcrae again lead driver subaru. following 1995 championship victory, impreza 555 wore #1 plate. joined team drivers kenneth eriksson, in #2 car, , piero liatti, co-drivers, staffan parmander , mario ferfoglia, respectively. @ first event of season, rally sweden, mcrae took third, eriksson took fifth, , liatti took twelfth. 1994 world drivers champion didier auriol drove subaru team in sweden, taking #3 car tenth place. @ second round, safari rally, liatti s number changed #10 #3. took fifth place. mcrae took fourth while eriksson took second. @ rally indonesia, liatti finished in second place, while mcrae , eriksson both retired following accidents. mcrae s first victory of season @ acropolis rally, fourth round of championship. liatti , erikkson placed fourth , fifth respectively. eriksson took third , liatti fifth @ rally argentina. mcrae crashed out of rally argentina , following event, rally finland. liatti didn t compete in finland, though eriksson managed finish in 5th place. mcrae, eriksson, , liatti finished 4th, 2nd, , 7th respectively @ rally australia. in sanremo, mcrae took victory, eriksson finishing in 5th. liatti retired following electrical failure. @ last round of season, rallye catalunya, mcrae took second consecutive victory. subaru took 1–2 finish liatti finishing second. eriksson finished in seventh position. consistent podium finishes, subaru defended constructors championship, mcrae lost driver s championship tommi makinen.
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