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 Estonia Estonian Winter Rally Snow 8 94.95 km [1]
2 16 May 17 May Estonia Tallinn EK Rally Gravel 11 154.84 km [2]
3 27 June 28 June Estonia Valge Daam Gravel 12 108.80 km [3]
4 18 July 19 July Estonia Livonia Ralli Gravel 20 191.45 km [4]
5 12 September 13 September Estonia Lõuna-Eesti Rally Gravel 14 186.16 km [5]
6 31 October 1 November Estonia Saaremaa Ralli Gravel 9 122.19 km [6]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Ref
1 Estonia Estonian Winter Rally Estonia Ivar Raidam Estonia Margus Karjane Estonia Harju KEK Ralliklubi 58:25 [7]
2 Estonia Tallinn EK Rally Estonia Riho Parts Estonia Aare Kaaristo Estonia EMEX 1:12:33 [8]
3 Estonia Valge Daam Estonia Ivar Raidam Estonia Margus Karjane Estonia Harju KEK Ralliklubi 1:00:17 [9]
4 Estonia Livonia Ralli Estonia Markko Märtin Estonia Toomas Kitsing Estonia EK 1:40:05 [10]
5 Estonia Lõuna-Eesti Rally Estonia Markko Märtin Estonia Toomas Kitsing Estonia EK Finest 1:28:49 [11]
6 Estonia Saaremaa Rally Estonia Markko Märtin Estonia Toomas Kitsing Estonia EK Finest 1:04:26 [12]

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

N 2000+ Championship for Drivers

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