1997 World Rally Championship

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Script error: No such module "Sidebar". The 1997 World Rally Championship was the 25th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season saw many changes in the championship. Most notably, Group A was partially replaced by the World Rally Car with manufacturers given the option which regulations to construct to. One inherent benefit to manufacturers by adopting WRC regulations was removing the need to mass-produce road-going versions of the cars that they competed with, under the previous rules for homologation. This meant that vehicles such as the Escort RS Cosworth and Subaru Impreza Turbo no longer had to be mass-produced for general sale in order to compete at World Championship level, and thus acting as a means of attracting increased competition and involvement by manufacturers. In the few years that follow, the Championship saw the added presence of WRC cars from companies such as ToyotaTemplate:Broken anchor, Hyundai, Seat, Citroën, and Peugeot, who would all compete under WRC regulations without having to manufacture equivalent specialised road cars for public sale. Both Ford and Subaru switched to WRC in 1997, except Mitsubishi who stayed with Group A to maintain the links to their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution road cars. Subaru's transition was much more gradual for similar reasons with the early Subaru Impreza WRCs still largely Group A in nature.

Events also became shorter and more compact, event rotation system used in previous three seasons was dropped and registered manufacturers were required to contest the expanded 14 event calendar for the first time. In due course the World Rally Car rules would bring new manufactures into the sport, but at the start of 1997 it was still Subaru versus Mitsubishi versus Ford as before, although, by mid season Toyota Team Europe were back with a Corolla World Rally CarTemplate:Broken anchor. The Drivers' championship was very tightly contested and in the end Tommi Mäkinen won his second drivers' world championship in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV by a single point ahead of Subaru Impreza WRC driver Colin McRae after the final round in Great Britain. Carlos Sainz was third in the leading Ford Escort WRC. The Manufacturers' title was won by Subaru with Ford second and Mitsubishi third.

One major flaw in the new class system was exposed by the increasing speed of the naturally aspirated front-wheel-drive FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup cars. The tarmac specification cars built by Peugeot and Renault that competed in the all-tarmac French and Spanish championships became major threats on WRC tarmac events Rallye Catalunya and the Tour de Corse with Gilles Panizzi defeating all but two of the WRC four-wheel-drive turbos in his Peugeot 306 Maxi, taking third place in both events.

Calendar

The 1997 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania.

Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance
1 18 January 22 January Template:Flagicon 65th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 18 398.30 km
2 7 February 10 February Template:Flagicon 46th International Swedish Rally Karlstad, Värmland County Snow 24 411.17 km
3 1 March 3 March Template:Flagicon 45th Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi Gravel 13 1318.0 km
4 23 March 26 March Template:Flagicon 31st TAP Rallye de Portugal Figueira da Foz, Coimbra Gravel 31 419.78 km
5 14 April 16 April Template:Flagicon 33rd Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España Lloret de Mar, Catalonia Tarmac 18 387.70 km
6 5 May 7 May Template:Flagicon 41st Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 18 408.0 km
7 22 May 25 May Template:Flagicon 17th Rally Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 23 413.4 km
8 8 June 10 June Template:Flagicon 44th Acropolis Rally Athens Gravel 20 402.86 km
9 2 August 5 August Template:Flagicon 28th Smokefree Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 24 395.99 km
10 29 August 31 August Template:Flagicon 47th Neste Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 22 381.55 km
11 19 September 21 September Template:Flagicon 22nd Rally of Indonesia Medan, North Sumatra Gravel 22 402.17 km
12 12 October 15 October Template:Flagicon 39th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia Sanremo, Liguria Tarmac 25 396.21 km
13 30 October 2 November Template:Flagicon 10th API Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 24 421.42 km
14 23 November 25 November Template:Flagicon 54th Network Q RAC Rally Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Gravel 26 381.11 km
Sources:[1][2]

Teams and drivers

Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No. Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV M 1 Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen Template:Flagicon Seppo Harjanne All
Lancer Evo III 2 Template:Flagicon Uwe Nittel Template:Flagicon Tina Thörner 1–2, 5–6, 10, 12
Carisma GT Evo IV Template:Flagicon Richard Burns Template:Flagicon Robert Reid 3–4, 7–9, 11, 13–14
Lancer Evo III Y 11 Template:Flagicon Ed Ordynski Template:Flagicon Mark Stacey 13
13 Template:Flagicon Kenjiro Shinozuka Template:Flagicon Fred Gocentas 13
Template:Flagicon 555 Subaru WRT Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 P 3 Template:Flagicon Colin McRae Template:Flagicon Nicky Grist All
4 Template:Flagicon Piero Liatti Template:Flagicon Fabrizia Pons 1, 5–6, 12
Template:Flagicon Kenneth Eriksson Template:Flagicon Staffan Parmander 2–4, 7–11, 13–14
8 Template:Flagicon Piero Liatti Template:Flagicon Fabrizia Pons 14
Impreza 555 10 Template:Flagicon Peter 'Possum' Bourne Template:Flagicon Craig Vincent 9
Template:Flagicon Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Ford Escort WRC M 5 Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz Template:Flagicon Luis Moya All
6 Template:Flagicon Armin Schwarz Template:Flagicon Denis Giraudet 1–5
Template:Flagicon Phil Mills 6
Template:Flagicon Juha Kankkunen Template:Flagicon Juha Repo 7–14
16 Template:Flagicon Angelo Medeghini Template:Flagicon Barbara Medeghini 14
Template:Flagicon Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC M 7 Template:Flagicon Didier Auriol Template:Flagicon Denis Giraudet 10–14
8 Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm Template:Flagicon Timo Rautiainen 10
9 14
9 Template:Flagicon Neal Bates Template:Flagicon Coral Taylor 11
8 13
10 Template:Flagicon Freddy Loix Template:Flagicon Sven Smeets 12

Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Template:Flagicon R.A.S. Sport Ford Ford Escort RS Cosworth M Template:Flagicon Didier Auriol Template:Flagicon Jean-Marc Andrié 1
Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Richelmi Template:Flagicon Thierry Barjou 4, 8
Template:Flagicon Dieter Depping M Template:Flagicon Dieter Depping Template:Flagicon Dieter Hawranke 1
Template:Flagicon Bo-Be Plastindustri AB P Template:Flagicon Mats Jonsson Template:Flagicon Johnny Johansson 2
Template:Flagicon Mobil Ford Motorsport M Template:Flagicon Stig Blomqvist Template:Flagicon Benny Melander 2
Template:Flagicon Blue Rose Team M Template:Flagicon Jarmo Kytölehto Template:Flagicon Arto Kapanen 2
Escort WRC 10
Template:Flagicon Totta Peres Competição M Template:Flagicon Fernando Peres Template:Flagicon Ricardo Caldeira 4
Template:Flagicon Belgacom Turbo Team M Template:Flagicon Grégoire de Mevius Template:Flagicon Jean-Marc Fortin 4, 8, 12, 14
Template:Flagicon Leonídas Kirkos M Template:Flagicon Leonídas Kirkos Template:Flagicon Nikos Panou 8
Template:Flagicon Ford Team Finland M Template:Flagicon Sebastian Lindholm Template:Flagicon Timo Hantunen 10
Template:Flagicon Jolly Club P Template:Flagicon Gianfranco Cunico Template:Flagicon Pierangelo Scalvini 12
Template:Flagicon Motorsport Consultancy P Template:Flagicon Ari Vatanen Template:Flagicon Roger Freeman 14
Template:Flagicon Gazprom Rally Team M Template:Flagicon Bruno Thiry Template:Flagicon Stéphane Prévot 14
Ford Escort RS Cosworth M Template:Flagicon Alexander Zheludov Template:Flagicon Viktor Timkovskiy 14
Template:Flagicon Marlboro Toyota Castrol Belgium Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) M Template:Flagicon Freddy Loix Template:Flagicon Sven Smeets 1, 4, 8, 10, 13
Template:Flagicon Toyota Castrol Deutschland P Template:Flagicon Isolde Holderied Template:Flagicon Catherine François 1
Template:Flagicon Toyota Denmark Rally Team M Template:Flagicon Henrik Lundgaard Template:Flagicon Freddy Pedersen 1
Template:Flagicon Toyota Castrol Team Sweden M Template:Flagicon Thomas Rådström Template:Flagicon Lars Bäckman 2
Template:Flagicon Denis Giraudet 8
Template:Flagicon 'Gullabo' Template:Flagicon Pecka Svensson 2
Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm Template:Flagicon Timo Rautiainen 2
Template:Flagicon Toyota Kenya M Template:Flagicon Ian Duncan Template:Flagicon David Williamson 3
Template:Flagicon Toyota Castrol Finland M Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm Template:Flagicon Timo Rautiainen 4
Template:Flagicon H.F. Grifone SRL Template:Flagicon Raúl Sufan Template:Flagicon Martin Christie 4–5, 7–13
Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm Template:Flagicon Timo Rautiainen 7
Template:Flagicon Didier Auriol Template:Flagicon Denis Giraudet 7
Template:Flagicon Andrea Aghini Template:Flagicon Loris Roggia 12
Template:Flagicon Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Template:Flagicon Dario D'Esposito 12
Template:Flagicon Toyota Team Australia D Template:Flagicon Neal Bates Template:Flagicon Coral Taylor 9
Template:Flagicon Shell Helix Motor Oils M Template:Flagicon Pasi Hagström Template:Flagicon Tero Gardemeister 10
Template:Flagicon Tein Sport M Template:Flagicon Yoshio Fujimoto Template:Flagicon Arne Hertz 11, 13
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Toroitich Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) F Template:Flagicon Jonathan Toroitich Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Choge 3
Template:Flagicon Olivier Burri Subaru Impreza 555 P Template:Flagicon Olivier Burri Template:Flagicon Christophe Hofmann 1
Template:Flagicon F.Dor Rally Team P Template:Flagicon Frédéric Dor Template:Flagicon Kevin Gormley 3, 9
Template:Flagicon Didier Breton 4, 8, 10
Impreza S5 WRC '97 12
Template:Flagicon Subaru Allstars Impreza 555 P Template:Flagicon Rui Madeira Template:Flagicon Nuno Rodrigues da Silva 4–5
Template:Flagicon Yukihiko Sakurai Template:Flagicon Ronan Morgan 4, 8, 14
Template:Flagicon Impreza Recaro Fujitsubo D Template:Flagicon Masao Kamioka Template:Flagicon Kevin Gormley 4, 8, 14
Template:Flagicon A.R.T Engineering P Template:Flagicon Angelo Medeghini Template:Flagicon Barbara Medeghini 5, 10
Template:Flagicon Andrea Navarra Template:Flagicon Renzo Casazza 8
Template:Flagicon Alessandro Alessandrini 12, 14
Template:Flagicon Massimo Ercolani Template:Flagicon Antonio Borri 12
Template:Flagicon Armodios Vovos P Template:Flagicon Armodios Vovos Template:Flagicon Ioánnis Alvanos 8
Template:Flagicon Joe McAndrew P Template:Flagicon Joe McAndrew Template:Flagicon Bob Haldane 9
Template:Flagicon Procar Rally Team P Template:Flagicon Andrea Dallavilla Template:Flagicon Danilo Fappani 12
Template:Flagicon Diego Oldrati Template:Flagicon Paolo Lizzi 12
Template:Flagicon Renato Travaglia ? Template:Flagicon Renato Travaglia Template:Flagicon Flavio Zanella 12
Template:Flagicon Mobil 1 Stomil Olsztyn M Template:Flagicon Krzysztof Hołowczyc Template:Flagicon Maciej Wisławski 14
Template:Flagicon Subaru Rally Team Australia Impreza WRX STi RA P Template:Flagicon Greg Graham Template:Flagicon Glenn Macneall 9
Impreza 555 P Template:Flagicon Peter 'Possum' Bourne Template:Flagicon Craig Vincent 13
Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III P Template:Flagicon Uwe Nittel Template:Flagicon Christina Thörner 8
Template:Flagicon Ralliart New Zealand Lancer Evo IV F Template:Flagicon Geoff Argyle Template:Flagicon Raymond Bennett 9

FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup Major Entries

Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Template:Flagicon Škoda Motorsport Škoda Felicia Kit Car M Template:Flagicon Emil Triner Template:Flagicon Julius Gál 1
Template:Flagicon Karel Jirátko 2, 4–5, 7–8
Template:Flagicon Miloš Hůlka 10
Octavia Kit Car 12–13
Felicia Kit Car Template:Flagicon Pavel Sibera Template:Flagicon Petr Gross 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 13
Octavia Kit Car 10, 12
Felicia Kit Car Template:Flagicon Jindřich Štolfa Template:Flagicon Miroslav Fanta 10, 12
Template:Flagicon Fabio Danti Template:Flagicon Marcello Olivari 12
Template:Flagicon East Belgian Racing Team Template:Flagicon Bernard Munster Template:Flagicon Jean-François Elst 14
Template:Flagicon SEAT Sport SEAT Ibiza Kit Car M Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä Template:Flagicon Voitto Silander 1, 4–5, 7
Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 9–14
Ibiza Kit Car Template:Flagicon Oriol Gómez Template:Flagicon Marc Martí 1, 5, 7, 14
Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 8–13
Ibiza Kit Car Template:Flagicon Erwin Weber Template:Flagicon Manfred Hiemer 4
Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 8, 11
Ibiza Kit Car Template:Flagicon Bruno Thiry Template:Flagicon Stéphane Prévot 5
Template:Flagicon Renaud Verreydt Template:Flagicon Dominique Dricot 12
Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 Template:Flagicon Gwyndaf Evans Template:Flagicon Howard Davies 14
Template:Flagicon David Higgins Ibiza Kit Car Template:Flagicon David Higgins Template:Flagicon Rory Kennedy 14
Template:Flagicon Technocar Ibiza GTi 16V ? Template:Flagicon "Stratissino" Template:Flagicon Giorgos Petropoulos 8
Template:Flagicon Andorra Auto Club M Template:Flagicon Ferran Font Template:Flagicon Eduard Andueza 4, 8
Template:Flagicon Joan Sureda 11
Template:Flagicon Vítor Pascoal Ibiza GTi 16V ? Template:Flagicon Vítor Pascoal Template:Flagicon Duarte Costa 4
Template:Flagicon Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V ? Template:Flagicon Jörgen Jonasson Template:Flagicon Nicklas Jonasson 2
Template:Flagicon Harry Joki Template:Flagicon Ingemar Karlsson 2
Template:Flagicon Blue Rose Team Golf III Kit Car ? Template:Flagicon Tapio Laukkanen Template:Flagicon Risto Mannisenmäki 2, 10
Template:Flagicon S.B.G. Sport P Template:Flagicon Alister McRae Template:Flagicon David Senior 2, 4, 13–14
Template:Flagicon Opel Team Sweden Opel Astra GSi 16V M Template:Flagicon Per Svan Template:Flagicon Johan Olsson 2, 10, 14
Template:Flagicon Hawk Racing Club Srl ? Template:Flagicon Sandro Sottile Template:Flagicon Piero Barbieri 12
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Dei Fiori Corsa B GSi ? Template:Flagicon Andrea Maselli Template:Flagicon Nicola Arena 12
Template:Flagicon Renault Team Sweden Renault Mégane Maxi P Template:Flagicon Jonas Kruse Template:Flagicon Anders Olsson 2
Template:Flagicon Håkan Ekholm 10
Template:Flagicon Renault Gest Galp M Template:Flagicon José Carlos Macedo Template:Flagicon Miguel Borges 4
Template:Flagicon Pedro Azeredo Template:Flagicon Fernando Prata 4
Template:Flagicon Remus Racing P Template:Flagicon Raphael Sperrer Template:Flagicon Per Carlsson 4–5, 10, 12
Template:Flagicon Renault Sport España M Template:Flagicon Miguel Martínez-Conde Template:Flagicon Felipe Alonso Fernández 5
Template:Flagicon Société Diac M Template:Flagicon Philippe Bugalski Template:Flagicon Jean-Paul Chiaroni 6
Template:Flagicon Serge Jordan Template:Flagicon Jack Boyère 6
Template:Flagicon "Leonidas" M Template:Flagicon "Leonidas" Template:Flagicon Maria Pavli-Korre 8
Template:Flagicon Italian Promotor Sport M Template:Flagicon Corrado Fontana Template:Flagicon Daniele Pelliccioni 12
Template:Flagicon Paolo Andreucci Template:Flagicon Simona Fedeli 12
Template:Flagicon Renault Dealer Rallying UK M Template:Flagicon Robbie Head Template:Flagicon Bryan Thomas 14
Template:Flagicon Martin Rowe Template:Flagicon Nicky Beech 14
Template:Flagicon Mikael Bonnevier Clio Williams ? Template:Flagicon Mikael Bonnevier Template:Flagicon Peter Johansson 2
Template:Flagicon "Dim" ? Template:Flagicon "Dim" Template:Flagicon Konstantinos Stefanis 8
Template:Flagicon Oscar Chiaramello 18 GTX ? Template:Flagicon Oscar Chiaramello Template:Flagicon Fernando Chiaramello 7
Template:Flagicon Ricardo Costanzo Template:Flagicon Ricardo Costanzo Template:Flagicon Jose Claudio Ocampo 7
Template:Flagicon Promoracing Finland Nissan Sunny GTi ? Template:Flagicon Toni Gardemeister Template:Flagicon Paavo Lukander 2, 10
Template:Flagicon Nissan Motorsports Europe Micra Kit Car Y Template:Flagicon Mark Higgins Template:Flagicon Phil Mills 10
Template:Flagicon Masahiro Takasaki Template:Flagicon Hiroaki Hamada 9–13
Template:Flagicon Geoff Jones Template:Flagicon Rhydian Welson 5–6
Almera Kit Car Template:Flagicon Mark Higgins Template:Flagicon Phil Mills 14
Template:Flagicon Silverstone Rally Tyre Team Proton Satria Kit Car S Template:Flagicon Russell Palmer Template:Flagicon Brian Harwood 3
Template:Flagicon Azar Anwar Daewoo Cielo ? Template:Flagicon Azar Anwar Template:Flagicon Arshad Khan 3
Template:Flagicon Rory Green Hyundai Elantra ? Template:Flagicon Rory Green Template:Flagicon Orson Taylor 3
Template:Flagicon Jimmy Wahome ? Template:Flagicon Jimmy Wahome Template:Flagicon Tom Muriuki 3
Template:Flagicon Hyundai Rally Sport Coupé ? Template:Flagicon Robert Nicoli Template:Flagicon Jim Carlton 9, 13
Template:Flagicon Wayne Bell Template:Flagicon Iain Stewart 9, 11, 13
Template:Flagicon Dean Herridge M Template:Flagicon Dean Herridge Template:Flagicon Lyndall Drake 13
Template:Flagicon Jimmy McRae Accent X3 M Template:Flagicon Jimmy McRae Template:Flagicon Rob Arthur 14
Template:Flagicon Peugeot Esso Competição Peugeot 306 Maxi M Template:Flagicon Adruzilo Lopes Template:Flagicon Luís Lisboa 4
Template:Flagicon Peugeot Sport M Template:Flagicon Gilles Panizzi Template:Flagicon Herve Panizzi 5–6
Template:Flagicon François Delecour Template:Flagicon Daniel Grataloup 5–6
Template:Flagicon Peugeot Sport España M Template:Flagicon Jaime Azcona Template:Flagicon Julius Billmaier 5
Template:Flagicon "Fabrou" 106 XSi ? Template:Flagicon "Fabrou" Template:Flagicon Marc Boyer 4
Template:Flagicon Ford España Ford Escort Maxi Kit Car M Template:Flagicon Daniel Alonso Villarón Template:Flagicon Salvador Belzunces 5
Template:Flagicon Citroën Hispania Citroën ZX Kit Car M Template:Flagicon Jesús Puras Template:Flagicon Marc Martí 5
Template:Flagicon Citroën Sport Saxo Kit Car Template:Flagicon Patrick Magaud Template:Flagicon Michel Périn 6
Template:Flagicon Kostas Argiriou Toyota Starlet EP91 ? Template:Flagicon Kostas Argiriou Template:Flagicon Tzannis Vlahos 8
Template:Flagicon Silverstone Suzuki Sport Suzuki Baleno Wagon Kit Car S Template:Flagicon Nobuhiro Tajima Template:Flagicon Ross Runnalls 9
Template:Flagicon Glenn Macneall 11
Template:Flagicon Claire Parker 13
Template:Flagicon Timor Motorsport Timor S 515i ? Template:Flagicon Andy Yachmoon Template:Flagicon Ichwan Habib Nasution 11
Template:Flagicon Faried Thalib Template:Flagicon Bambang Gunawan 11
Template:Flagicon Honda UK Rally Team Honda Civic D Template:Flagicon Neil Wearden Template:Flagicon Trevor Agnew 12, 14
Template:Flagicon Daihatsu Australia Daihatsu Charade GTi ? Template:Flagicon Ross Mackenzie Template:Flagicon Tony Brandon 13
Template:Flagicon Rick Bates Template:Flagicon Jenny Brittan 13
Template:Flagicon Kia Motorsport Korea Kia Sephia ? Template:Flagicon Park Jeong-Ryong Template:Flagicon Damien Long 13

Results and standings

Rally results

Rd. Rally Overall Winners Group N Cup Winners 2.0 L WC winners Report
1 Template:Flagicon Monte Carlo Template:Flagicon No. 4 555 Subaru WRT Template:Flagicon No. 23 Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Template:Flagicon No. 20 Škoda Motorsport Report
Template:Flagicon Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Template:Flagicon Škoda Felicia Kit Car
Template:Flagicon Piero Liatti
Template:Flagicon Fabrizia Pons 		Template:Flagicon Gustavo Trelles
Template:Flagicon Jorge Del Buono 		Template:Flagicon Emil Triner
Template:Flagicon Julius Gál
2 Template:Flagicon Sweden Template:Flagicon No. 4 555 Subaru WRT Template:Flagicon No. 16 Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden Template:Flagicon No. 28 Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden Report
Template:Flagicon Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Template:Flagicon Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V
Template:Flagicon Kenneth Eriksson
Template:Flagicon Staffan Parmander 		Template:Flagicon Kenneth Bäcklund
Template:Flagicon Tord Andersson 		Template:Flagicon Jörgen Jonasson
Template:Flagicon Nicklas Jonasson
3 Template:Flagicon Kenya Template:Flagicon No. 3 555 Subaru WRT Template:Flagicon No. 26 Johnny Hellier Template:Flagicon No. 41 Silverstone Rally Tyre Team Report
Template:Flagicon Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 Template:Flagicon Subaru Impreza WRX Template:Flagicon Proton Satria
Template:Flagicon Colin McRae
Template:Flagicon Nicky Grist 		Template:Flagicon Johnny Hellier
Template:Flagicon Stefano Rocca 		Template:Flagicon Michael Guest
Template:Flagicon David Green
4 Template:Flagicon Portugal Template:Flagicon No. 1 Mitsubishi Ralliart Template:Flagicon No. 24 Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Template:Flagicon No. 12 S.B.G. Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Template:Flagicon Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car
Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen
Template:Flagicon Seppo Harjanne 		Template:Flagicon Gustavo Trelles
Template:Flagicon Jorge Del Buono 		Template:Flagicon Alister McRae
Template:Flagicon David Senior
5 Template:Flagicon Spain Template:Flagicon No. 1 Mitsubishi Ralliart Template:Flagicon No. 24 Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Template:Flagicon No. 11 Peugeot Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Template:Flagicon Peugeot 306 Maxi
Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen
Template:Flagicon Seppo Harjanne 		Template:Flagicon Gustavo Trelles
Template:Flagicon Jorge Del Buono 		Template:Flagicon Gilles Panizzi
Template:Flagicon Hervé Panizzi
6 Template:Flagicon France Template:Flagicon No. 3 555 Subaru WRT Template:Flagicon No. 17 Jean-Marie Santoni Template:Flagicon No. 7 Peugeot Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 Template:Flagicon Ford Escort RS Cosworth Template:Flagicon Peugeot 306 Maxi
Template:Flagicon Colin McRae
Template:Flagicon Nicky Grist 		Template:Flagicon Jean-Marie Santoni
Template:Flagicon Jean-Marc Casamatta 		Template:Flagicon Gilles Panizzi
Template:Flagicon Hervé Panizzi
7 Template:Flagicon Argentina Template:Flagicon No. 1 Mitsubishi Ralliart Template:Flagicon No. 24 Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Template:Flagicon No. 11 Seat Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Template:Flagicon Seat Ibiza Kit Car
Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen
Template:Flagicon Seppo Harjanne 		Template:Flagicon Gustavo Trelles
Template:Flagicon Jorge Del Buono 		Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä
Template:Flagicon Voitto Silander
8 Template:Flagicon Greece Template:Flagicon No. 5 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Template:Flagicon No. 15 Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Template:Flagicon No. 22 Seat Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Ford Escort WRC Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Template:Flagicon Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2
Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz
Template:Flagicon Luis Moya 		Template:Flagicon Gustavo Trelles
Template:Flagicon Jorge Del Buono 		Template:Flagicon Oriol Gómez
Template:Flagicon Marc Martí
9 Template:Flagicon New Zealand Template:Flagicon No. 4 555 Subaru WRT Template:Flagicon No. 7 Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Template:Flagicon No. 11 Seat Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Template:Flagicon Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2
Template:Flagicon Kenneth Eriksson
Template:Flagicon Staffan Parmander 		Template:Flagicon Gustavo Trelles
Template:Flagicon Jorge Del Buono 		Template:Flagicon Oriol Gómez
Template:Flagicon Marc Martí
10 Template:Flagicon Finland Template:Flagicon No. 1 Mitsubishi Ralliart Template:Flagicon No. 17 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Template:Flagicon No. 21 Seat Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV Template:Flagicon Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2
Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen
Template:Flagicon Seppo Harjanne 		Template:Flagicon Jouko Puhakka
Template:Flagicon Keijo Eerola 		Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä
Template:Flagicon Voitto Silander
11 Template:Flagicon Indonesia Template:Flagicon No. 5 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Template:Flagicon No. 19 Petronas EON Racing Team Template:Flagicon No. 11 Seat Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Ford Escort WRC Template:Flagicon Proton Wira 4WD Template:Flagicon Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2
Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz
Template:Flagicon Luis Moya 		Template:Flagicon Karamjit Singh
Template:Flagicon Allen Oh 		Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä
Template:Flagicon Voitto Silander
12 Template:Flagicon Italy Template:Flagicon No. 3 555 Subaru WRT Template:Flagicon No. 47 Ralliart Italia Template:Flagicon No. 25 Seat Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Template:Flagicon Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2
Template:Flagicon Colin McRae
Template:Flagicon Nicky Grist 		Template:Flagicon Mario Stagni
Template:Flagicon Enrico Brazzoli 		Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä
Template:Flagicon Voitto Silander
13 Template:Flagicon Australia Template:Flagicon No. 3 555 Subaru WRT Template:Flagicon No. 25 Tein Sport Junior Team Template:Flagicon No. 16 Seat Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 Template:Flagicon Subaru Impreza WRX Template:Flagicon Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2
Template:Flagicon Colin McRae
Template:Flagicon Nicky Grist 		Template:Flagicon Shigeyuki Konishi
Template:Flagicon Tony Sircombe 		Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä
Template:Flagicon Voitto Silander
14 Template:Flagicon Britain Template:Flagicon No. 3 555 Subaru WRT Template:Flagicon No. 29 Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Template:Flagicon No. 27 Seat Sport Report
Template:Flagicon Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Template:Flagicon Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2
Template:Flagicon Colin McRae
Template:Flagicon Nicky Grist 		Template:Flagicon Luis Climent
Template:Flagicon Álex Romaní 		Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä
Template:Flagicon Voitto Silander
Source:[3]

Drivers' championship

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Template:Flagicon 		SWE
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Template:Flagicon 		POR
Template:Flagicon 		ESP
Template:Flagicon 		FRA
Template:Flagicon 		ARG
Template:Flagicon 		GRE
Template:Flagicon 		NZL
Template:Flagicon 		FIN
Template:Flagicon 		INA
Template:Flagicon 		ITA
Template:Flagicon 		AUS
Template:Flagicon 		GBR
Template:Flagicon 		 Pts 
1 Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen 3 3 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 1 Ret 3 2 6 63
2 Template:Flagicon Colin McRae Ret 4 1 Ret 4 1 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 1 1 62
3 Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz 2 2 Ret Ret 10 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 4 Ret 3 51
4 Template:Flagicon Juha Kankkunen Ret 2 3 2 2 6 Ret 2 29
5 Template:Flagicon Kenneth Eriksson 1 Ret Ret 3 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret Ret 28
6 Template:Flagicon Piero Liatti 1 2 5 2 7 24
7 Template:Flagicon Richard Burns 2 Ret Ret 4 4 4 4 4 21
8 Template:Flagicon Armin Schwarz 4 6 4 3 Ret 9 11
9 Template:Flagicon Freddy Loix 16 2 Ret 37 5 7 8
10 Template:Flagicon Gilles Panizzi 3 3 8
11 Template:Flagicon Didier Auriol Ret 5 8 Ret 8 3 Ret 6
12 Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm 8 Ret 4 Ret 5 5
13 Template:Flagicon Ian Duncan 3 4
14 Template:Flagicon Jarmo Kytölehto Ret 3 4
15 Template:Flagicon Thomas Rådström 5 5 4
16 Template:Flagicon Possum Bourne 5 5 4
17 Template:Flagicon Grégoire De Mévius 4 7 Ret Ret 3
18 Template:Flagicon François Delecour DSQ 4 3
19 Template:Flagicon Sebastian Lindholm 4 3
20 Template:Flagicon Uwe Nittel 5 Ret 8 8 6 7 Ret 3
21 Template:Flagicon Jonathan Toroitich 5 2
22 Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Richelmi 5 Ret 2
23 Template:Flagicon Angelo Medeghini 5 Ret 10 2
24 Template:Flagicon Tomas Jansson 7 5 2
25 Template:Flagicon Yoshio Fujimoto 5 Ret 2
26 Template:Flagicon Henrik Lundgaard 6 1
27 Template:Flagicon Frédéric Dor 6 17 11 23 29 15 1
28 Template:Flagicon Masao Kamioka 6 Ret 14 1
29 Template:Flagicon Rui Madeira 15 6 1
30 Template:Flagicon Philippe Bugalski 6 1
31 Template:Flagicon Gustavo Trelles 9 16 7 13 6 13 7 17 Ret 1
32 Template:Flagicon Neal Bates 6 Ret 8 1
33 Template:Flagicon Pasi Hagström 6 1
34 Template:Flagicon Karamjit Singh 11 6 Ret 17 1
35 Template:Flagicon Ed Ordynski 6 1
<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Driver MON
Template:Flagicon 		SWE
Template:Flagicon 		KEN
Template:Flagicon 		POR
Template:Flagicon 		ESP
Template:Flagicon 		FRA
Template:Flagicon 		ARG
Template:Flagicon 		GRE
Template:Flagicon 		NZL
Template:Flagicon 		FIN
Template:Flagicon 		INA
Template:Flagicon 		ITA
Template:Flagicon 		AUS
Template:Flagicon 		GBR
Template:Flagicon 		 Pts 
Sources:[4][5]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Manufacturer <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />No.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". MON
Template:Flagicon 		SWE
Template:Flagicon 		KEN
Template:Flagicon 		POR
Template:Flagicon 		ESP
Template:Flagicon 		FRA
Template:Flagicon 		ARG
Template:Flagicon 		GRE
Template:Flagicon 		NZL
Template:Flagicon 		FIN
Template:Flagicon 		INA
Template:Flagicon 		ITA
Template:Flagicon 		AUS
Template:Flagicon 		GBR
Template:Flagicon 		Points
1 Template:Flagicon 555 Subaru World Rally Team 3 Ret 4 1 Ret 4 1 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 1 1 114
4 1 1 Ret Ret 2 5 3 Ret 1 Ret 3 2 Ret Ret
2 Template:Flagicon Ford Motor Co 5 2 2 Ret Ret 10 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 4 Ret 3 91
6 4 6 4 3 Ret 9 Ret 2 3 2 2 6 Ret 2
3 Template:Flagicon Team Mitsubishi Ralliart 1 3 3 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 1 Ret 3 2 6 86
2 5 Ret 2 Ret 8 8 Ret 4 4 7 4 Ret 4 4
<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Manufacturer <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />No.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". MON
Template:Flagicon 		SWE
Template:Flagicon 		KEN
Template:Flagicon 		POR
Template:Flagicon 		ESP
Template:Flagicon 		FRA
Template:Flagicon 		ARG
Template:Flagicon 		GRE
Template:Flagicon 		NZL
Template:Flagicon 		FIN
Template:Flagicon 		INA
Template:Flagicon 		ITA
Template:Flagicon 		AUS
Template:Flagicon 		GBR
Template:Flagicon 		Points
Sources:[5][4]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Group N Cup

<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Driver MON
Template:Flagicon 		SWE
Template:Flagicon 		KEN
Template:Flagicon 		POR
Template:Flagicon 		ESP
Template:Flagicon 		FRA
Template:Flagicon 		ARG
Template:Flagicon 		GRE
Template:Flagicon 		NZL
Template:Flagicon 		FIN
Template:Flagicon 		INA
Template:Flagicon 		ITA
Template:Flagicon 		AUS
Template:Flagicon 		GBR
Template:Flagicon 		 Pts 
1 Template:Flagicon Gustavo Trelles 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 Ret 84
2 Template:Flagicon Luís Climent 3 Ret Ret 2 7 Ret 1 26
Template:Flagicon Manfred Stohl 3 6 2 5 3 6 4 26
4 Template:Flagicon Shigeyuki Konishi Ret 2 1 21
Template:Flagicon Karamjit Singh 3 1 Ret 4 21
6 Template:Flagicon Kenneth Bäcklund 1 13
Template:Flagicon Johnny Hellier 1 13
Template:Flagicon Jean-Marie Santoni 1 13
Template:Flagicon Jouko Puhakka 1 13
Template:Flagicon Mario Stagni 1 13
Template:Flagicon Reece Jones 2 Ret 3 13
12 Template:Flagicon Hideaki Miyoshi Ret 3 3 10
13 Template:Flagicon Armin Kremer 2 8
Template:Flagicon Stig-Olov Walfridsson 2 8
Template:Flagicon Sobiesław Zasada 2 8
Template:Flagicon Antonello Fidanza 2 8
Template:Flagicon Jacques Andreani 2 8
Template:Flagicon Roberto Sanchez 2 8
Template:Flagicon Olli Harkki 2 Ret 8
Template:Flagicon Luca Baldini 2 8
Template:Flagicon Yoshihiro Kataoka Ret Ret 2 8
Template:Flagicon Jeremy Easson 2 8
14 Template:Flagicon Juha Kangas 3 5 7
23 Template:Flagicon Anwar Azar 3 5
Template:Flagicon David Nafría 3 5
Template:Flagicon Achim Mörtl 3 5
Template:Flagicon Pavlos Moschoutis 3 5
Template:Flagicon Marko Ipatti 3 5
Template:Flagicon Boris Popovič 3 5
<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Driver MON
Template:Flagicon 		SWE
Template:Flagicon 		KEN
Template:Flagicon 		POR
Template:Flagicon 		ESP
Template:Flagicon 		FRA
Template:Flagicon 		ARG
Template:Flagicon 		GRE
Template:Flagicon 		NZL
Template:Flagicon 		FIN
Template:Flagicon 		INA
Template:Flagicon 		ITA
Template:Flagicon 		AUS
Template:Flagicon 		GBR
Template:Flagicon 		 Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Events

1997 World Rally Championship event map
File:WRC-1997.png
Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Ice/Snow Red = Mixed Surface
1997 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Rally Name Dates Run Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium Cars
Template:Flagicon Monte Carlo Rally 19 January–22 January
  1. Template:Flagicon Piero Liatti (4h:26m:58s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz (4h:27m:53s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen (4h:29m:29s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  2. Ford Escort WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
Template:Flagicon Swedish Rally 7 February–10 February
  1. Template:Flagicon Kenneth Eriksson (3h:51m:49s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz (3h:52m:05s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen (3h:52m:15s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  2. Ford Escort WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
Template:Flagicon Safari Rally 1 March–3 March
  1. Template:Flagicon Colin McRae (11h:29m:00s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Richard Burns (11h:36m:04s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Ian Duncan (11h:40m:18s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  2. Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evolution IV
  3. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
Template:Flagicon Rally Portugal 23 March–26 March
  1. Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen (4h:53m:01s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Freddy Loix (4h:57m:06s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Armin Schwarz (4h:59m:34s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
  2. Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  3. Ford Escort WRC
Template:Flagicon Rally Catalunya 14 April–16 April
  1. Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen (4h:08m:46s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Piero Liatti (4h:08m:53s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Gilles Panizzi (4h:11m:55s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  3. Peugeot 306 Maxi
Template:Flagicon Tour de Corse 5 May–7 May
  1. Template:Flagicon Colin McRae (4h:31m:08s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz (4h:31m:16s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Gilles Panizzi (4h:31m:46s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  2. Ford Escort WRC
  3. Peugeot 306 Maxi
Template:Flagicon Rally Argentina 22 May–24 May
  1. Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen (4h:25m:38s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Colin McRae (4h:26m:39s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Kenneth Eriksson (4h:30m:06s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
Template:Flagicon Acropolis Rally 8 June–10 June
  1. Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz (4h:56m:24s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Juha Kankkunen (4h:56m:41s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen (5h:01m:27s)
  1. Ford Escort WRC
  2. Ford Escort WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
Template:Flagicon Rally New Zealand 2 August–5 August
  1. Template:Flagicon Kenneth Eriksson (4h:14m:11s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz (4h:14m:24s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Juha Kankkunen (4h:14m:30s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  2. Ford Escort WRC
  3. Ford Escort WRC
Template:Flagicon Rally Finland 29 August–31 August
  1. Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen (3h:16m:18s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Juha Kankkunen (3h:16m:25s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Jarmo Kytölehto (3h:18m:18s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
  2. Ford Escort WRC
  3. Ford Escort WRC
Template:Flagicon Rally Indonesia 19 September–21 September
  1. Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz (4h:37m:30s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Juha Kankkunen (4h:37m:46s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Kenneth Eriksson (4h:38m:49s)
  1. Ford Escort WRC
  2. Ford Escort WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
Template:Flagicon Rally Sanremo 13 October–15 October
  1. Template:Flagicon Colin McRae (4h:08m:25s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Piero Liatti (4h:08m:31s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen (4h:08m:37s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
Template:Flagicon Rally Australia 30 October–2 November
  1. Template:Flagicon Colin McRae (4h:05m:31s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Tommi Mäkinen (4h:05m:37s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Didier Auriol (4h:05m:52s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  2. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
  3. Toyota Corolla WRC
Template:Flagicon RAC Rally 23 November–25 November
  1. Template:Flagicon Colin McRae (3h:54m:31s)
  2. Template:Flagicon Juha Kankkunen (3h:57m:18s)
  3. Template:Flagicon Carlos Sainz (3h:58m:24s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 97
  2. Ford Escort WRC
  3. Ford Escort WRC
Source:[1]

References

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