| Category | Rally |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 1979 |
| Drivers' champion | Callum Devine |
| Co-Drivers' champion | Noel O'Sullivan |
| Irish Tarmac Rally Championship | |
| Current season | |
| Rally of the Lakes | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 29, 2022 - May 1, 2022 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | County Kerry |
| Country | Ireland |
| Most recent | 2023 |
| Organised by | Killarney and District Motor Club |
| Sponsor | cartell.ie Gleneagle Hotel |
| Website | Website |
The Rally of the Lakes is an on-road rallying event held in the south-west of Republic of Ireland. It takes place each year on May bank holiday weekend. Organized by Killarney and District Motor Club, the rally has been running since 1979. Traditionally, it starts in Killarney and runs across County Kerry. For a number of years it has been the third/fourth round of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Since 2011 it has been sponsored by vehicle check company Cartell and known as the Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes.
History
2020-2021
The event was planned to take place on 2–3 May 2020. On 12 March all motorsports events were postponed in the light of the coronavirus pandemic. On 20 March, Motorsport Ireland issued a statement that all motorsport events are suspended until 1 June 2020. On 28 April the Tarmac Rally Organisers' Association announced that the 2020 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship is cancelled. The event can still go ahead anyway, but will not be a counting round of the ITRC. No further announcements came from the club, the event did not take place. Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the 2021 event was also cancelled.
Previous winners
| Year | Driver | Co-Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Billy Coleman | Brendan Neville | Ford Escort RS |
| 1980 | Ger Buckley | John Caplice | Vauxhall Chevette HSR |
| 1981 | Demi Fitzgerald | Leo Whyte | Vauxhall Chevette HSR |
| 1982 | James Doherty | Michael Curley | Vauxhall Chevette HSR |
| 1983 | Billy Coleman | Con Murphy | Opel Ascona 400 |
| 1984 | Billy Coleman | Ronan Morgan | Opel Manta 400 |
| 1985 | Billy Coleman | Ronan Morgan | Ford Escort G3 |
| 1986 | Austin McHale | Christy Farrell | Opel Manta 400 |
| 1987 | Mark Lovell | Roger Freeman | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1988 | Austin McHale | Ronan McNamee | Opel Manta 400 |
| 1989 | Russell Brookes | John Brown | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1990 | Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | BMW M3 |
| 1991 | Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 |
| 1992 | Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | Subaru Legacy RS |
| 1993 | Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | Subaru Legacy RS |
| 1994 | Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1995 | Frank Meagher | Pat Moloughney | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 1996 | Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1997 | Austin McHale | Brian Murphy | Toyota Celica 4WD Turbo ST185 |
| 1998 | James Leckey | George Millar | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1999 | Ian Greer | Dean Beckett | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 |
| 2000 | Stephen Finlay | Rory Kennedy | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2001 | No Rally - Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak | ||
| 2002 | Andrew Nesbitt | James O'Brien | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2003 | Eugene Donnelly | Paul Kiely | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2004 | Derek McGarrity | Dermot O'Gorman | Subaru Impreza |
| 2005 | Andrew Nesbitt | James O'Brien | Subaru Impreza |
| 2006 | Tim McNulty | Anthony Nestor | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2007 | Kris Meeke | Jonas Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2008 | Eamonn Boland | Damien Morrisey | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2009 | Tim McNulty | David Moynihan | Subaru Impreza WRC S12 |
| 2010 | Denis Cronin | Helen O'Sullivan | Subaru Impreza |
| 2011 | Daragh O'Riordan | Tony McDaid | Subaru Impreza WRC S12 |
| 2012 | Daragh O'Riordan | Tony McDaid | Subaru Impreza WRC S12 |
| 2013 | Garry Jennings | Neil Doherty | Subaru Impreza WRC S12B |
| 2014 | Sam Moffett | James O'Reilly | Ford Fiesta WRC |
| 2017 | Conor Murphy | Damien Fleming | Honda Civic WRC |
| 2018 | Manus Kelly | David Gleeson | BMW E30 |
| 2019 | Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Ford Fiesta R5 |
| 2020 | Cancelled, COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | |||
| 2022 | Callum Devine | Noel O'Sullivan | VW Polo GTI R5 |
| 2023 | Callum Devine | Noel O'Sullivan | VW Polo GTI R5 |
Partners and Sponsors
- Killarney and District Motor Club
- The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney
- Ordnance Survey Ireland
- Rentokill Initial
- Aherns.ie Motor Group
References
- ^ History of Rally Of The Lakes
- ^ Cartell.ie page referring to sponsorship deal
- ^ "Motorsport Ireland Statement on Covid-19". Motorsport Ireland. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "MOTORSPORT IRELAND STATEMENT ON COVID-19". Motorsport Ireland. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Circuit of Kerry Rally 2020 – POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE". Kerry Motor Club. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "2020 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship Cancelled". Motorsport Ireland. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "News". Rally of the Lakes. Retrieved 7 May 2020.