The 1997 Mobil 1 British Rally Championship was won by Manxman Mark Higgins in the Nissan Sunny GTI ahead of fellow Manxman Martin Rowe in the Renault Megane Maxi Kit Car, Alister Mcrae in the Volkswagen Golf and Welshman Gwyndaf Evans in the Ford Escort. The manufacturers championship was won by Volkswagen ahead of Nissan and Renault.

Calendar

RoundEventDate
1Vauxhall Rally of Wales14–15 March
23Pirelli International Rally26–27 April
4RSAC Scottish Rally28–29 June
5Stena Line Ulster Rally1–2 August
6Manx International Rally11–13 September

Teams and Drivers

TeamManufacturerCarNoDriverRounds
Ford MotorsportFordEscort Rs20001Gwyndaf EvansAll
Ford MotorsportFordEscort Rs2000Dandy Rukmana
Nissan Motorsports EuropeNissanSunny GTI2Mark HigginsAll
Volkswagen Motorsport UK (SBG)VolkswagenGolf GTI Kit Car3Alister McRaeAll
Volkswagen Motorsport UK (SBG)VolkswagenGolf GTI Kit Car6Tapio LaukkanenAll
Renault Dealer Rallying AssociationRenaultMaxi Megane Kit Car8Martin RoweAll
Renault Dealer Rallying AssociationRenaultMaxi Megane Kit Car5Robbie HeadAll
Seat Cupra SportSEATIbiza Kit Car4Harri Rovanpera1-4
Seat Cupra SportSEATIbiza Kit Car16Kenny McKinstry5 and 6
Seat Cupra SportSEATIbiza Kit Car12Barbara ArmstrongAll
Skoda MotorsportSkodaFelicia Kit Car7Stig Blomqvist1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Skoda MotorsportSkodaFelicia Kit Car29Jaroslav Stary4
PosDriverRd1Rd2Rd3Rd4Rd5Rd6Points
1Mark Higgins3rd2nd6thDNF1st2nd122
2Martin RoweDNF7th4th1st112
3Alister McRae1st30th1st8thDNF107
4Gwyndaf Evans2nd1stDNF3rd2ndDNF105
5Robbie Head3rd1st5th3rdDNF99
6Tapio Laukkanen6th2nd2nd3rd91
7
8
9Neil Wearden9th21stDNF
10Stig BlomqvistDNF3rd8th
PosEntrantRd1Rd2Rd3Rd4Rd5Rd6Pts
1Volkswagen1616112071
2Nissan9630203169
3Renault07133067
4Ford128312161566
5SEAT102047
=Skoda6582047
7Peugeot45
8Honda740

References

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