Escort WRC, co-driver Denis Giraudet,
Phil Mills, 6 WRC rounds

The year in the Ford Escort yields excellent sporting results, like third in Portugal and fourth at the Rally Monte Carlo as well as Kenya, where Armin's car only reaches the ramp thanks to his excellent abilities as a mechanic. From a personal point of view, Schwarz sums up the season which comes to an early end: “It was a year in which I experienced the most gut-wrenching disappointments of my career – not only from a team perspective but also from people who were supposedly close to me.“