1997 British Rally Championship


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
2-3Pirelli International Rally26–27 April
4RSAC Scottish Rally28–29 June
5Stena Line Ulster Rally1–2 August
6Manx International Rally11–13 September

Teams and Drivers

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-