Season 1997
FIA
2-L WC 1997
18. 1. – 22. 1. 1997, Monaco • entries/finish - 23/17 • asphalt - snow 398.31 km • Other years
1. | Liatti Piero - Pons Fabrizia | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 4:26:58 | ||
2. | Sainz Carlos - Moya Luis | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 4:27:53 | ||
3. | Mäkinen Tommi - Harjanne Seppo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 4:29:29 |
1. | Triner Emil - Gál Julius | Škoda Felicia Kit Car | Škoda Motorsport | 4:53:41 | ||
2. | Sibera Pavel - Gross Petr | Škoda Felicia Kit Car | Škoda Motorsport | 4:54:03 | ||
3. | Rovanperä Harri - Silander Voitto | Seat Ibiza Kit Car | Seat Sport | 4:54:22 |
7. 2. – 10. 2. 1997, Karlstad • entries/finish - 73/44 • snow - ice 411.17 km • Other years
1. | Eriksson Kenneth - Parmander Staffan | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 3:51:49 | ||
2. | Sainz Carlos - Moya Luis | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 3:52:05 | ||
3. | Mäkinen Tommi - Harjanne Seppo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 3:52:15 |
1. | Jonasson Jörgen - Jonasson Nicklas | Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V | Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | 4:08:29 | ||
2. | Svan Per - Olsson Johan | Opel Astra GSi 16V | Opel Team Sweden | 4:08:51 | ||
3. | Laukkanen Tapio - Mannisenmäki Risto | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | Blue Rose Team | 4:12:54 |
1. 3. – 3. 3. 1997, Nairobi • entries/finish - 52/19 • gravel 1318.00 km • Other years
1. | McRae Colin - Grist Nicky | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 11:29:00 | ||
2. | Burns Richard - Reid Robert | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 11:36:04 | ||
3. | Duncan Ian - Williamson David | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) | Toyota Kenya | 11:40:18 |
1. | Palmer Russell - Harwood Brian | Proton Satria | Silverstone Rally Tyre Team | 16:39:49 | ||
2. | Anwar Azar - Khan Arshad | Daewoo Cielo | 17:01:43 | |||
3. | Green Rory - Taylor Orson | Hyundai Elantra | 19:20:50 |
23. 3. – 26. 3. 1997, Figueira da Foz • Automóvel Club de Portugal • entries/finish - 98/34 • gravel 419.78 km - (cancelled 1.50 km) • Other years
1. | Mäkinen Tommi - Harjanne Seppo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 4:53:01 | ||
2. | Loix Freddy - Smeets Sven | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) | Marlboro Toyota Castrol Belgium | 4:57:06 | ||
3. | Schwarz Armin - Giraudet Denis | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 4:59:34 |
1. | McRae Alister - Senior David | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 5:12:54 | ||
2. | Lopes Adruzilo - Lisboa Luís | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Peugeot Esso Competição | 5:13:42 | ||
3. | Weber Erwin - Hiemer Manfred | Seat Ibiza Kit Car | Seat Sport | 5:18:01 |
14. 4. – 16. 4. 1997, Lloret de Mar • entries/finish - 94/30 • asphalt 387.72 km • Other years
1. | Mäkinen Tommi - Harjanne Seppo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 4:08:46 | ||
2. | Liatti Piero - Pons Fabrizia | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 4:08:53 | ||
3. | Panizzi Gilles - Panizzi Hervé | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Peugeot Sport | 4:11:55 |
1. | Panizzi Gilles - Panizzi Hervé | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Peugeot Sport | 4:11:55 | ||
2. | Azcona Jaime - Billmaier Julius | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Peugeot Sport España | 4:16:28 | ||
3. | Sperrer Raphael - Carlsson Per | Renault Mégane Maxi | 4:18:32 |
5. 5. – 7. 5. 1997, Ajaccio • entries/finish - 60/39 • asphalt 408.02 km • Other years
1. | McRae Colin - Grist Nicky | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 4:31:08 | ||
2. | Sainz Carlos - Moya Luis | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 4:31:16 | ||
3. | Panizzi Gilles - Panizzi Hervé | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Peugeot Sport | 4:31:46 |
1. | Panizzi Gilles - Panizzi Hervé | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Peugeot Sport | 4:31:46 | ||
2. | Delecour François - Grataloup Daniel | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Peugeot Sport | 4:32:03 | ||
3. | Bugalski Philippe - Chiaroni Jean-Paul | Renault Mégane Maxi | Société Diac | 4:37:48 |
22. 5. – 24. 5. 1997, Cordoba • entries/finish - 67/29 • gravel 413.37 km - (cancelled 10.79 km) • Other years
1. | Mäkinen Tommi - Harjanne Seppo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 4:25:38 | ||
2. | McRae Colin - Grist Nicky | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 4:26:39 | ||
3. | Eriksson Kenneth - Parmander Staffan | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 4:30:06 |
1. | Rovanperä Harri - Silander Voitto | Seat Ibiza Kit Car | Seat Sport | 4:55:21 | ||
2. | Gómez Marco Oriol - Martí Marc | Seat Ibiza Kit Car | Seat Sport | 4:58:44 | ||
3. | Sibera Pavel - Gross Petr | Škoda Felicia Kit Car | Škoda Motorsport | 4:59:45 |
7. 6. – 11. 6. 1997, Athens • Automobile and Touring Club of Greece (ELPA) • entries/finish - 101/57 • gravel 402.86 km • Other years
1. | Sainz Carlos - Moya Luis | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 4:56:24 | ||
2. | Kankkunen Juha - Repo Juha | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 4:56:41 | ||
3. | Mäkinen Tommi - Harjanne Seppo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 5:01:27 |
1. | Gómez Marco Oriol - Martí Marc | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Seat Sport | 5:39:17 | ||
2. | Sibera Pavel - Gross Petr | Škoda Felicia Kit Car | Škoda Motorsport | 5:42:40 | ||
3. | "Dim" - Stefanis Konstantinos | Renault Clio Williams | 5:43:37 |
2. 8. – 5. 8. 1997, Manukau • entries/finish - 83/51 • gravel 395.99 km • Other years
1. | Eriksson Kenneth - Parmander Staffan | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 4:14:11 | ||
2. | Sainz Carlos - Moya Luis | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 4:14:24 | ||
3. | Kankkunen Juha - Repo Juha | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 4:14:30 |
1. | Gómez Marco Oriol - Martí Marc | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | 4:38:52 | |||
2. | Tajima Nobuhiro - Runnalls Ross | Suzuki Baleno Wagon Kit Car | 4:44:12 | |||
3. | Nicoli Robert - Carlton Jim | Hyundai Coupé | Hyundai Rally Sport | 4:55:44 |
29. 8. – 31. 8. 1997, Jyväskylä • entries/finish - 103/50 • gravel 381.55 km • Other years
1. | Mäkinen Tommi - Harjanne Seppo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 3:16:18 | ||
2. | Kankkunen Juha - Repo Juha | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 3:16:25 | ||
3. | Kytölehto Jarmo - Kapanen Arto | Ford Escort WRC | Blue Rose Team | 3:18:18 |
1. | Rovanperä Harri - Silander Voitto | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Seat Sport | 3:28:21 | ||
2. | Laukkanen Tapio - Mannisenmäki Risto | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | Blue Rose Team | 3:28:35 | ||
3. | Gardemeister Toni - Lukander Paavo | Nissan Sunny GTi | 3:32:14 |
19. 9. – 21. 9. 1997, Medan • entries/finish - 69/36 • gravel 402.17 km • Other years
1. | Sainz Carlos - Moya Luis | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 4:37:30 | ||
2. | Kankkunen Juha - Repo Juha | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 4:37:46 | ||
3. | Eriksson Kenneth - Parmander Staffan | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 4:38:49 |
1. | Rovanperä Harri - Silander Voitto | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Seat Sport | 5:06:36 | ||
2. | Weber Erwin - Hiemer Manfred | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Seat Sport | 5:10:07 | ||
3. | Tajima Nobuhiro - Macneall Glenn | Suzuki Baleno Wagon Kit Car | Silverstone Suzuki Sport | 5:14:11 |
12. 10. – 15. 10. 1997, Sanremo • entries/finish - 125/67 • asphalt 396.21 km - (cancelled 22.58 km) • Other years
1. | McRae Colin - Grist Nicky | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 4:08:25 | ||
2. | Liatti Piero - Pons Fabrizia | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 4:08:31 | ||
3. | Mäkinen Tommi - Harjanne Seppo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 4:08:37 |
1. | Rovanperä Harri - Silander Voitto | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Seat Sport | 4:21:57 | ||
2. | Fontana Corrado - Pelliccioni Daniele | Renault Mégane Maxi | 4:25:57 | |||
3. | Danti Fabio - Olivari Marcello | Škoda Felicia Kit Car | Škoda Motorsport | 4:33:14 |
30. 10. – 2. 11. 1997, Perth • entries/finish - 87/49 • gravel 421.42 km • Other years
1. | McRae Colin - Grist Nicky | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 4:05:31 | ||
2. | Mäkinen Tommi - Harjanne Seppo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 4:05:37 | ||
3. | Auriol Didier - Giraudet Denis | Toyota Corolla WRC | Toyota Castrol Team | 4:05:52 |
1. | Rovanperä Harri - Silander Voitto | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Seat Sport | 4:30:27 | ||
2. | Sibera Pavel - Gross Petr | Škoda Felicia Kit Car | Škoda Motorsport | 4:36:23 | ||
3. | Gómez Marco Oriol - Martí Marc | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Seat Sport | 4:37:50 |
23. 11. – 25. 11. 1997, Cheltenham • entries/finish - 162/92 • gravel - asphalt 381.11 km • Other years
1. | McRae Colin - Grist Nicky | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | 555 Subaru WRT | 3:54:31 | ||
2. | Kankkunen Juha - Repo Juha | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 3:57:18 | ||
3. | Sainz Carlos - Moya Luis | Ford Escort WRC | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 3:58:24 |
1. | Rovanperä Harri - Silander Voitto | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Seat Sport | 4:17:34 | ||
2. | Head Robbie - Thomas Bryan | Renault Mégane Maxi | Renault Dealer Rallying UK | 4:33:13 | ||
3. | Wearden Neil - Agnew Trevor | Honda Civic SiR | 4:34:24 |
Team standings
Standings progress
Stats
Event victories
1. | Rovanperä Harri | 6 | |
2. | Panizzi Gilles | 2 | |
= | Gómez Marco Oriol | 2 | |
4. | Triner Emil | 1 | |
= | Jonasson Jörgen | 1 | |
= | Palmer Russell | 1 | |
= | McRae Alister | 1 |
Stage winners
Rally leaders
1. | Rovanperä Harri | 79 | |
2. | Gómez Marco Oriol | 35 | |
3. | McRae Alister | 25 | |
4. | Panizzi Gilles | 23 | |
5. | Lopes Adruzilo | 22 | |
6. | Jonasson Jörgen | 21 | |
7. | Weber Erwin | 11 | |
8. | Delecour François | 10 | |
= | Andreucci Paolo | 10 | |
= | Sibera Pavel | 10 | |
= | Triner Emil | 10 | |
12. | Azcona Jaime | 5 | |
13. | Raies Gabriel | 4 | |
= | Higgins Mark | 4 | |
15. | Svan Per | 3 | |
= | Laukkanen Tapio | 3 | |
17. | Kruse Jonas | 1 |