or . ▁It ▁took ▁only ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁for ▁Mc R ae ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁drivers ▁title , ▁which ▁he ▁secured ▁with ▁a ▁victory ▁in ▁a ▁straight ▁contest ▁with ▁his ▁double ▁champion ▁team mate , ▁Carlos ▁Sain z , ▁on ▁the ▁season - ending ▁R ally ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁Although ▁still ▁a ▁winner ▁with ▁the ▁out fit ▁in ▁individual ▁r al lies ▁in ▁succeed ing ▁years , ▁including , ▁increasing ly , ▁more ▁special ised ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ac ropol is ▁R ally , ▁Safari ▁R ally ▁and ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁Cor se , ▁Mc R ae ▁could ▁not ▁better ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁stand ings ▁in ▁either ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁or ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁on ▁both ▁occasions ▁behind ▁Finland ▁and ▁M its ub ishi ▁R al li art ' s ▁Tom mi ▁M ä k inen . ▁He ▁helped ▁Sub aru ▁complete ▁their ▁run ▁of ▁three ▁consecutive ▁manufact ur ers ' ▁titles ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁In ▁what ▁would ▁turn ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁final ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁team , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁won ▁three ▁more ▁r al lies ▁and ▁placed ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁stand ings , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁winning ▁the ▁Race ▁of ▁Champions ▁in ▁Gran ▁Can aria , ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands . ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 2 : ▁Ford ▁ ▁After ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁varying ▁success , ▁Mc R ae ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁M - S port - run ▁Ford