Season 1997
United Kingdom
Great Britain 1997
14. 3. – 15. 3. 1997, South Wirral • Caernarvonshire & Anglesey Motor Club • entries/finish - 77/46 • gravel - asphalt 230.26 km • Other years
1. | McRae Alister - Senior David | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 2:28:48 | ||
2. | Evans Gwyndaf - Davies Howard | Ford Escort Kit Car | Ford Motorsport | 2:30:05 | ||
3. | Higgins Mark - Mills Phil | Nissan Sunny GTi | Nissan Motorsports Europe | 2:31:28 |
1. | McRae Alister - Senior David | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 2:28:48 | ||
2. | Evans Gwyndaf - Davies Howard | Ford Escort Kit Car | Ford Motorsport | 2:30:05 | ||
3. | Higgins Mark - Mills Phil | Nissan Sunny GTi | Nissan Motorsports Europe | 2:31:28 |
26. 4. – 27. 4. 1997, Carlisle • Cumberland Sporting Car Club Ltd • entries/finish - 80/54 • gravel 210.30 km • Other years
1. | Head Robbie - Thomas Bryan | Renault Mégane Maxi | Renault Dealer Rallying UK | 2:10:14 | ||
2. | Laukkanen Tapio - Mannisenmäki Risto | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 2:12:45 | ||
3. | Blomqvist Stig - Melander Benny | Škoda Felicia Kit Car | Škoda UK | 2:13:51 |
1. | Head Robbie - Thomas Bryan | Renault Mégane Maxi | Renault Dealer Rallying UK | 2:10:14 | ||
2. | Laukkanen Tapio - Mannisenmäki Risto | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 2:12:45 | ||
3. | Blomqvist Stig - Melander Benny | Škoda Felicia Kit Car | Škoda UK | 2:13:51 |
26. 4. – 27. 4. 1997, Carlisle • Cumberland Sporting Car Club Ltd • entries/finish - 80/54 • gravel 210.30 km • Other years
1. | Head Robbie - Thomas Bryan | Renault Mégane Maxi | Renault Dealer Rallying UK | 2:10:14 | ||
2. | Laukkanen Tapio - Mannisenmäki Risto | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 2:12:45 | ||
3. | Blomqvist Stig - Melander Benny | Škoda Felicia Kit Car | Škoda UK | 2:13:51 |
1. | Head Robbie - Thomas Bryan | Renault Mégane Maxi | Renault Dealer Rallying UK | 2:10:14 | ||
2. | Laukkanen Tapio - Mannisenmäki Risto | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 2:12:45 | ||
3. | Blomqvist Stig - Melander Benny | Škoda Felicia Kit Car | Škoda UK | 2:13:51 |
6. 6. – 7. 6. 1997, Dumfries • RSAC Motorsport Ltd • entries/finish - 56/31 • gravel 232.87 km • Other years
1. | McRae Alister - Senior David | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 2:14:35 | ||
2. | Laukkanen Tapio - Mannisenmäki Risto | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 2:14:43 | ||
3. | Evans Gwyndaf - Davies Howard | Ford Escort Kit Car | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 2:14:57 |
1. | McRae Alister - Senior David | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 2:14:35 | ||
2. | Laukkanen Tapio - Mannisenmäki Risto | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 2:14:43 | ||
3. | Evans Gwyndaf - Davies Howard | Ford Escort Kit Car | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 2:14:57 |
1. 8. – 2. 8. 1997, Belfast • Northern Ireland Motor Club • entries/finish - 62/47 • asphalt 287.65 km • Other years
1. | Higgins Mark - Mills Phil | Nissan Sunny GTi | Nissan Motorsports Europe | 2:53:54 | ||
2. | Evans Gwyndaf - Davies Howard | Ford Escort Maxi Kit Car | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 2:55:05 | ||
3. | Nesbitt Andrew - Kennedy Rory | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185) | 2:55:21 |
1. | Higgins Mark - Mills Phil | Nissan Sunny GTi | Nissan Motorsports Europe | 2:53:54 | ||
2. | Evans Gwyndaf - Davies Howard | Ford Escort Maxi Kit Car | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 2:55:05 | ||
3. | Head Robbie - Thomas Bryan | Renault Mégane Maxi | Renault Dealer Rallying UK | 2:58:06 |
11. 9. – 13. 9. 1997, Douglas • entries/finish - 59/36 • asphalt 407.41 km • Other years
1. | Rowe Martin - Beech Nicky | Renault Mégane Maxi | 3:40:08 | |||
2. | Higgins Mark - Mills Phil | Nissan Sunny GTi | Nissan Motorsports Europe | 3:41:13 | ||
3. | Laukkanen Tapio - Mannisenmäki Risto | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 3:53:28 |
1. | Rowe Martin - Beech Nicky | Renault Mégane Maxi | 3:40:08 | |||
2. | Higgins Mark - Mills Phil | Nissan Sunny GTi | Nissan Motorsports Europe | 3:41:13 | ||
3. | Laukkanen Tapio - Mannisenmäki Risto | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | S.B.G. Sport | 3:53:28 |
Standings - drivers
TOTAL | ||||||||||
1. | Higgins Mark |
23 [3.] |
18 [6.] |
18 [6.] | R |
35 [1.] |
46 [2.] |
140 |
||
2. | Rowe Martin |
17 [15.] |
9 R |
9 R |
19 [7.] |
26 [4.] |
50 [1.] |
112 |
||
3. | McRae Alister |
30 [1.] |
12 [14.] |
12 [14.] |
30 [1.] |
25 [5.] |
10 R |
119 |
||
4. | Evans Gwyndaf |
26 [2.] |
15 R |
15 R |
23 [3.] |
31 [2.] |
10 R |
120 |
||
5. | Head Robbie |
15 [17.] |
26 [1.] |
26 [1.] |
20 [5.] |
28 [3.] |
10 R |
125 |
||
6. | Laukkanen Tapio | R |
22 [2.] |
22 [2.] |
26 [2.] | R |
43 [3.] |
113 |
||
7. | Dale Justin | R |
13 [12.] |
13 [12.] |
18 [10.] |
23 [10.] |
37 [9.] |
104 |
||
8. | Simmonite Stephanie |
13 [19.] |
9 [18.] |
9 [18.] |
16 [12.] |
22 [12.] |
36 [11.] |
87 |
||
9. | Young Philip |
20 [10.] |
4 [27.] |
4 [27.] | R |
21 [16.] |
39 [7.] |
88 |
||
10. | Wedgbury Stephen |
19 [11.] |
9 [17.] |
9 [17.] | R |
15 [22.] |
32 [17.] |
84 |
||
11. | Whitehurst Don |
12 [20.] |
12 [15.] |
12 [15.] |
14 [14.] |
16 [21.] |
29 [23.] |
83 |
||
12. | Blenkhorn Ashley | R |
R |
R |
17 [11.] |
17 [20.] |
34 [15.] |
68 |
||
18. | Blomqvist Stig | R |
22 [3.] |
22 [3.] | - | - |
28 [8.] |
72 |
Standings progress
Standings - codrivers
TOTAL | |||||||||
1. | Mills Phil |
23 [3.] |
18 [6.] |
R
|
35 [1.] |
46 [2.] |
122 |
||
2. | Beech Nicky |
17 [15.] |
9 R |
19 [7.] |
26 [4.] |
50 [1.] |
112 |
||
3. | Senior David |
30 [1.] |
12 [14.] |
30 [1.] |
25 [5.] |
10 R |
107 |
||
4. | Davies Howard |
26 [2.] |
15 R |
23 [3.] |
31 [2.] |
10 R |
105 |
||
5. | Thomas Bryan |
15 [17.] |
26 [1.] |
20 [5.] |
28 [3.] |
10 R |
99 |
||
6. | Mannisenmäki Risto |
R
|
22 [2.] |
26 [2.] |
R
|
43 [3.] |
91 |
||
7. | Bargery Andrew |
R
|
13 [12.] |
18 [10.] |
23 [10.] |
37 [9.] |
91 |
||
8. | Simmonite Rachael |
13 [19.] |
9 [18.] |
16 [12.] |
22 [12.] |
36 [11.] |
87 |
||
9. | Atherton Terry |
12 [20.] |
12 [15.] |
14 [14.] |
16 [21.] |
29 [23.] |
71 |
||
10. | Haynes Greg |
R
|
R
|
17 [11.] |
17 [20.] |
34 [15.] |
68 |
||
11. | Melander Benny |
R
|
22 [3.] | - | - |
28 [8.] |
50 |
||
12. | Regan Ian | - | - | - |
15 [22.] |
32 [17.] |
47 |
||
13. | Philpott Robbie |
20 [10.] |
4 [27.] |
R
|
21 [16.] | - |
45 |
||
14. | Richardson John | - | - | - | - |
39 [7.] |
39 |
||
15. | Neale Chris |
19 [11.] |
9 [17.] |
R
|
- | - |
28 |
Standings progress
Stats
Event victories
1. | McRae Alister | 2 | |
2. | Higgins Mark | 1 | |
= | Head Robbie | 1 | |
= | Rowe Martin | 1 |
Stage winners
1. | Higgins Mark | 37 | |
2. | Head Robbie | 23 | |
3. | Evans Gwyndaf | 19 | |
4. | McRae Alister | 17 | |
5. | Rowe Martin | 12 | |
6. | Laukkanen Tapio | 9 | |
7. | Rovanperä Harri | 3 |
Rally leaders
1. | Higgins Mark | 39 | |
2. | McRae Alister | 23 | |
3. | Evans Gwyndaf | 13 | |
4. | Head Robbie | 11 | |
5. | Laukkanen Tapio | 9 | |
6. | Rowe Martin | 6 |