1997 Alt-WRC season

The 1997 Alt-WRC is the first season of CarloSpace's Alt-WRC series.

Calendar

Round	Dates	Rally	Surface	Continent
1	19–22 January	Monte Carlo Rally	Tarmac Monte	Europe
2	7–10 February	Swedish Rally	Snow	Europe
3	1–3 March	Safari Rally	Heavy Gravel	Africa
4	23–26 March	Rally Portugal	Gravel	Europe
5	14–16 April	Rally Catalunya	Tarmac	Europe
6	5–7 May	Template:FRA Tour de Corse	Tarmac	Europe
7	22–24 May	Rally Argentina	Heavy Gravel	Americas
8	8–10 June	Acropolis Rally	Heavy Gravel	Europe
9	2–5 August	Rally New Zealand	Smooth Gravel	Asia & Oceania
10	29–31 August	Rally Finland	Smooth Gravel	Europe
11	19–21 September	Rally Indonesia	Gravel	Asia & Oceania
12	12–15 October	Rally Sanremo	Tarmac	Europe
13	30 October-2 November	Template:AUS Rally Australia	Gravel	Asia & Oceania
14	23–25 November	Template:GBR RAC Rally	Gravel	Europe

Teams and drivers

World Rally Championship

Manufacturer entries
Constructor	Car	M	Driver	Rounds
Mitsubishi [?]	Lancer Evolution	Template:Manufacturer	Tommi Mäkinen	1-14
			Wayne Muckle	1, 9
			Kenjiro Shinozuka	2-14
			Minna Sillankorva	1-3, 7-8, 10
			Luis Climent Asensio	4-5
			Bambang Hartono	11
			Piergiorgio Bedini	12
			Juha Kankkunen	13-14
Subaru [?]	Impreza WRC	Template:Manufacturer	Template:GBR Colin McRae	1-14
			Template:GBR Richard Burns	1-14
			Template:FRA Patrick Bernardini	1, 6
			Thomas Rådström	2
			Franco Cunico	4-5, 12
			Ari Vatanen	10
			Template:GBR Alister McRae	14
			Template:GBR Jimmy McRae	14
Template:USA Ford [?]	Escort WRC	Template:Manufacturer	Carlos Sainz	1-14
			Template:BEL Freddy Loix	1-14
			Template:FRA Philippe Bugalski	1, 5-6, 12
			Marcus Grönholm	2-4, 7-11, 13-14
Toyota [?]	Celica GT-Four ST205	Template:Manufacturer	Template:FRA Didier Auriol	1-9
			Kenneth Eriksson	1-9
			Armin Schwarz	1
			Marco Brighetti	3
	Corolla WRC		Template:FRA Didier Auriol	10-14
			Kenneth Eriksson	10-14
Notable privateer entries
Mitsubishi	Lancer Evo		Uwe Nittel	8, 10, 12
			Template:AUS Ed Ordynski	13
Subaru	Impreza WRC		Piero Liatti	12
	Impreza 555		Piero Liatti	1, 6
			Rui Madeira	5
			Angelo Medeghini	5, 10
			Aris Vovos	8
			Masao Kamioka	4, 8
			Possum Bourne	9, 13
			Andrea Navarra	12
			Renato Travaglia	12
Template:USA Ford	Escort WRC		Gustavo Louro	4
			Leonidas Kirkos	8
			Juha Kankkunen	10
			Jarmo Kytölehto	10
			Template:BEL Bruno Thiry	12
	Escort RS Cosworth		Jarmo Kytölehto	2
			Mats Jonsson	2
			Template:BEL Bruno Thiry	5
			Sebastian Lindholm	10
Toyota	Corolla WRC		Template:AUS Neal Bates	13
	Celica GT-Four ST205		Tomas Jansson	2, 10
			Ian Duncan	3
			Raúl Sufan	4-5, 7-
			Thomas Rådström	8
			Template:AUS Neal Bates	9
			Yoshio Fujimoto	11, 13
			Andrea Aghini	12
	Celica GT-Four ST185		Markko Märtin	10

2-Litre World Cup

Constructor Car M Driver Rounds Škoda [?] Felicia Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Pavel Sibera 1, 4-6, 8-9 Paolo Andreucci 1, 5-6 Stig Blomqvist 2-3 Per Svan 2 Ari Mökkönen 4, 9 Emil Triner 7-8 Gabriel Raies 7 Emil Triner 1 Pavel Sibera 2, 7 Flavio Alonso 4-5 Octavia Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Pavel Sibera 10--14 Ari Mökkönen 10 Paolo Andreucci 12 Stig Blomqvist 14 Olli Harkki 10 Template:GBR Justin Dale 14 Template:FRA Peugeot [?] 306 Maxi Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Template:FRA François Chatriot 1 Adruzilo Lopes 1, 5-6, 12 Template:FRA Patrick Bernardini 2, 4-5, 7-14 Template:BEL Grégoire de Mevius 2, 4, 8-9, 11, 13-14 Template:FRA François Delecour 6 Template:GBR Alister McRae 7, 10 Template:BEL Grégoire de Mevius 1, 5-6, 12 Adruzilo Lopes 4 Template:FRA François Chatriot 5, 12 Template:FRA Benoît Rousselot 6 Template:BEL Kris Princen 6, 12, 14 Template:FRA François Delecour 12 SEAT [?] Ibiza Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Oriol Gómez 1-14 Erwin Weber 1-14 Carles Solé 5 Volkswagen [?] Golf Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Template:AUT Manfred Stohl 1-4, 7-11, 13-14 Toni Gardemeister 1-4, 7-11, 13-14 Template:AUT Raimund Baumschlager 1-4, 7-11, 13-14 Template:USA Ford [?] Escort Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Template:GBR Gwyndaf Evans 1-14 Template:GBR David Higgins 5-6, 14 Template:GBR Stephen Finlay 14 Nissan [?] Sunny Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Harri Rovanperä 1-11 Template:BEL Patrick Snijers 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10 Template:MAS Karamjit Singh 11 Template:SUI Olivier Burri 1 Rui Madeira 4 Template:FRA François Chatriot 6 Almera Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Harri Rovanperä 12-14 Template:BEL Patrick Snijers 12, 14 Andrea Dallavilla 12 Template:GBR Mark Higgins 14 Template:FRA Citroën [?] ZX Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Template:FRA Gilles Panizzi 1-14 Jesús Puras 1-14 Jaime Azcona 5 Template:FRA Fabien Doenlen 6 Tapio Laukkanen 10 Tony Hardianto 11 Corrado Fontana 12 Hyundai [?] Coupé Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Gilberto Pianezzola 10-14 Esa Saarenpää 10 Fabio Danti 12 Template:AUS Wayne Bell 14 Notable privateer entries Opel Astra GSi Magnus Rindeby 2 Per Svan 10 Sandro Sottile 12 Volkswagen Golf Kit Car Jörgen Jonasson 2 Harry Joki 2 Tapio Laukkanen 2 Template:FRA Renault Mégane Kit Car Jonas Kruse 2, 10 José Carlos Macedo 4 Template:AUT Raphael Sperrer 4-5, 10, 12 Pedro Azeredo 4 Miguel Martínez-Conde 5 Template:FRA Serge Jordan 6 Piero Longhi 12 Suzuki Baleno Wagon Kit Car Nobuhiro Tajima 9, 11, 13 Škoda Felicia Kit Car Magnus Rindeby 10 SEAT Ibiza Kit Car Template:BEL Renaud Verreydt 12 Hyundai Coupé Kit Car Template:AUS Wayne Bell 13 Results and standings Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Drivers' championship Pos. Driver MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA Template:FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN INA ITA AUS Template:AUS GBR Template:GBR Pts 1 Template:GBR Colin McRae 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 1 3 1 1 1 Ret Ret 1 167 2 Tommi Mäkinen 3 10 2 1 3 Ret Ret 3 3 4 3 2 Ret 124 3 Template:GBR Richard Burns 2 3 6 Ret 13 3 1 Ret 2 5 2 Ret 3 115 4 Carlos Sainz Ret 1 3 Ret 1 2 2 2 Ret 3 Ret 9 Ret 111 5 Template:FRA Didier Auriol 5 9 5 Ret 5 16 Ret Ret 5 2 4 5 4 77 6 Kenneth Eriksson Ret 2 Ret 4 9 8 Ret Ret 7 8 1 Ret 2 72 7 Marcus Grönholm 6 Ret 2 4 Ret 4 Ret 5 6 55 8 Template:BEL Freddy Loix Ret 7 Ret 3 7 7 Ret Ret 6 20 6 7 7 44 9 Piero Liatti Ret 5 1 28 10 Template:FRA Philippe Bugalski 4 Ret 4 6 26 11 Template:FRA Gilles Panizzi 10 34 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 28 Ret 22 4 Ret 21 12 Kenjiro Shinozuka Ret Ret 6 23 24 5 Ret Ret 15 7 Ret 9 20 13 Thomas Rådström 4 5 18 14 Template:BEL Bruno Thiry Ret 3 15 15 Template:FRA Patrick Bernardini 6 Ret 24 6 Ret 16 Ret Ret 40 Ret 13 Ret 12 16 Ian Duncan 4 10 17 Aris Vovos 4 10 18 Raúl Sufan 8 Ret 6 10 14 23 Ret 25 11 10 19 Jarmo Kytölehto 8 6 9 20 Mats Jonsson 5 8 21 Luis Climent Asensio 5 14 8 22 Juha Kankkunen Ret 5 8 23 Template:AUT Manfred Stohl 18 22 8 Ret 8 15 Ret 21 9 15 8 24 Jesús Puras 21 33 14 25 16 6 19 Ret 30 41 19 Ret Ret 6 25 Leonidas Kirkos 6 6 26 Adruzilo Lopes 9 13 10 12 8 6 27 Franco Cunico 9 8 12 5 28 Armin Schwarz 7 4 29 Jonathan Toroitich 7 4 30 Gustavo Louro 7 4 31 Gustavo Trelles 23 Ret Ret 27 7 13 11 18 4 32 Uwe Nittel Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 4 33 Sebastian Lindholm 7 4 34 Template:AUS Neal Bates 8 10 4 35 Template:GBR Gwyndaf Evans Ret 21 9 12 Ret 15 9 14 Ret Ret 13 16 19 4 36 Harri Rovanperä 8 16 Ret 11 19 20 Ret 20 20 28 Ret Ret 12 3 37 Masao Kamioka Ret 8 3 38 Yoshio Fujimoto 8 14 3 39 Possum Bourne Ret 8 3 40 Template:FRA Serge Jordan 9 2 41 Minna Sillankorva 26 Ret Ret Ret 9 14 2 42 Geoff Argyle 9 2 43 Ari Vatanen 9 2 44 Template:GBR Mark Tilbury 10 1 45 Miguel Campos 10 1 46 Template:FRA Benoît Rousselot 10 1 47 Gabriel Raies 10 1 48 Greg Graham 10 17 1 49 Tomas Jansson 11 10 1 50 Template:AUT Raimund Baumschlager 24 24 12 Ret 12 16 24 29 10 25 1 51 Template:FRA François Chatriot 16 11 18 10 1 WRC manufacturers' championship Pos. Manufacturer MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA Template:FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN INA ITA AUS Template:AUS GBR Template:GBR Points 1 Subaru 1 3 1 9 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 12 1 282 2 4 6 Ret 6 3 3 Ret 2 5 Ret Ret 3 2 Template:USA Ford 4 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 3 5 6 6 226 Ret 6 Ret 3 6 4 4 Ret 6 20 6 7 7 3 Mitsubishi 3 10 2 1 3 24 5 3 3 4 3 2 5 153 19 Ret Ret 5 14 Ret Ret 9 17 14 7 20 9 4 Toyota 5 2 5 4 5 8 Ret Ret 5 2 1 5 2 150 7 9 Ret Ret 9 16 Ret Ret 7 4 4 Ret 4 2-Litre World Cup manufacturers' championship Pos. Manufacturer MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA Template:FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN INA ITA AUS Template:AUS GBR Template:GBR Points 1 Volkswagen 9 6 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 175 Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 2 Nissan 1 3 Ret 1 8 12 Ret 4 2 5 3 Ret 1 131 6 11 Ret 10 13 7 12 Ret Ret 3 Template:FRA Citroën 3 15 4 12 1 1 11 Ret 7 14 8 1 Ret 102 10 16 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret 4 Template:USA Ford Ret 5 2 2 Ret 8 2 1 Ret Ret 5 6 4 100 Ret 11 5 Template:FRA Peugeot 2 17 11 2 5 8 5 Ret 13 7 2 Ret 95 7 Ret 19 3 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 6 Škoda 5 1 Ret 10 Ret 16 3 Ret 3 Ret 6 Ret 6 65 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 SEAT 4 13 Ret 6 Ret 4 6 Ret 4 7 Ret 7 Ret 61 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Hyundai 9 4 8 9 17 11 Ret