1997 Estonian Rally Championship

The 1997 Estonian Rally Championship was the thirty-ninth season of the Estonian Rally Championship.

At the conclusion of the championship, Ivar Raidam and Margus Karjane won the N 2000+ championship driving with Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III. Markko Märtin won the A, E 2000+ championship together with Toomas Kitsing.

Calendar

Round Start date Finish date Rally Surface Stages Distance Ref
1 10 January 11 January Estonian Winter Rally Snow 8 94.95 km
2 16 May 17 May Tallinn EK Rally Gravel 11 154.84 km
3 27 June 28 June Valge Daam Gravel 12 108.80 km
4 18 July 19 July Livonia Ralli Gravel 20 191.45 km
5 12 September 13 September Lõuna-Eesti Rally Gravel 14 186.16 km
6 31 October 1 November Saaremaa Ralli Gravel 9 122.19 km

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Ref
1 Estonian Winter Rally Ivar Raidam Margus Karjane Harju KEK Ralliklubi 58:25
2 Tallinn EK Rally Riho Parts Aare Kaaristo EMEX 1:12:33
3 Valge Daam Ivar Raidam Margus Karjane Harju KEK Ralliklubi 1:00:17
4 Livonia Ralli Markko Märtin Toomas Kitsing EK 1:40:05
5 Lõuna-Eesti Rally Markko Märtin Toomas Kitsing EK Finest 1:28:49
6 Saaremaa Rally Markko Märtin Toomas Kitsing EK Finest 1:04:26

Scoring system

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 9 6 4 3 2 1

A, E 2000+ Championship for Drivers

Pos Driver EWR
 TER
 VAL
 LIV
 LÕU
 SAA
 Points
1 Markko Märtin 1 1 1 1 36
2 Dmitri Mälsom 3 3 2 2 Ret Ret 20
3 Saku Vierimaa 1 2 15
4 Pasi Hagström 1 9
5 Erki Piirsalu 2 6
6 Rokas Lipeikis 2 6

N 2000+ Championship for Drivers

Pos Driver EWR
 TER
 VAL
 LIV
 LÕU
 SAA
 Points
1 Ivar Raidam 1 1 1 1 1 NC 45
2 Riho Parts 2 2 2 2 NC 1 33
3 Margus Murakas Ret 6 3 4 3 3 16
4 Aleksander Käo 3 5 3 4 4 16
5 Mait Meriloo 7 4 5 5 5 13
6 Aivo Hintser 3 4

References

  1. ^ "Estonian Winter Rally 1997". ewrc-results.com. 10 January 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Tallinn EK Rally 1997". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Valge Daam 1997". ewrc-results.com. 27 June 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Livonia Ralli 1997". ewrc-results.com. 18 July 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Lõuna-Eesti Ralli 1997". ewrc-results.com. 12 September 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Saaremaa Ralli 1997". ewrc-results.com. 31 October 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Estonian Winter Rally 1997 results". ewrc-results.com. 11 January 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Tallinn EK Rally 1997 results". ewrc-results.com. 17 May 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Valge Daam results". ewrc-results.com. 28 June 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Livonia Rally 1997 results". ewrc-results.com. 19 July 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Lõuna-Eesti Ralli 1997 results". ewrc-results.com. 13 September 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Saaremaa Ralli 1997 results". ewrc-results.com. 1 November 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.