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-
		Template:Manufacturer	Wayne Muckle	1
			Kenjiro Shinozuka	2-
		Template:Manufacturer	Minna Sillankorva	1-3
Subaru [?]	Impreza WRC	Template:Manufacturer	Template:GBR Colin McRae	1-
		Template:Manufacturer	Template:GBR Richard Burns	1-
		Template:Manufacturer	Template:FRA Patrick Bernardini	1
			Thomas Rådström	2
Template:USA Ford [?]	Escort WRC	Template:Manufacturer	Carlos Sainz	1-
		Template:Manufacturer	Template:BEL Freddy Loix	1-
		Template:Manufacturer	Template:FRA Philippe Bugalski	1
			Marcus Grönholm	2-
Toyota [?]	Celica GT-Four ST205	Template:Manufacturer	Template:FRA Didier Auriol	1-
		Template:Manufacturer	Kenneth Eriksson	1-
		Template:Manufacturer	Armin Schwarz	1
			Marco Brighetti	2
Notable privateer entries
Subaru	Impreza 555		Piero Liatti	1
Template:USA Ford	Escort RS Cosworth		Jarmo Kytölehto	2
			Mats Jonsson	2
Toyota	Celica GT-Four ST205		Ian Duncan	3

2-Litre World Cup

Constructor Car M Driver Rounds Škoda [?] Felicia Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Pavel Sibera 1 Paolo Andreucci 1 Stig Blomqvist 2-3 Per Svan 2 Emil Triner 1 Pavel Sibera 2 Template:FRA Peugeot [?] 306 Maxi Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Template:FRA François Chatriot 1 Adruzilo Lopes 1 Template:FRA Patrick Bernardini 2 Template:BEL Grégoire de Mevius 2 Template:BEL Grégoire de Mevius 1 SEAT [?] Ibiza Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Oriol Gómez 1- Erwin Weber 1- Volkswagen [?] Golf Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Template:AUT Manfred Stohl 1- Toni Gardemeister 1- Template:AUT Raimund Baumschlager 1- Template:USA Ford [?] Escort Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Template:GBR Gwyndaf Evans 1- Nissan [?] Golf Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Harri Rovanperä 1- Template:BEL Patrick Snijers 1-2 Template:SUI Olivier Burri 1 Template:FRA Citroën [?] ZX Kit Car Template:Manufacturer Template:FRA Gilles Panizzi 1- Jesús Puras 1- Hyundai [?] Coupé Kit Car Template:Manufacturer TBA Notable privateer entries Volkswagen Golf Kit Car Jörgen Jonasson 2 Harry Joki 2 Tapio Laukkanen 2 Template:FRA Renault Mégane Kit Car Mikael Bonnevier 2 Jonas Kruse 2 Opel Astra GSi Magnus Rindeby 2 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 40 2 Template:GBR Richard Burns 2 3 6 33 3 Carlos Sainz Ret 1 3 32 4 Tommi Mäkinen 3 10 2 28 5 Template:FRA Didier Auriol 5 9 5 18 6 Kenneth Eriksson Ret 2 Ret 15 7 Template:FRA Philippe Bugalski 4 10 8 Thomas Rådström 4 10 9 Ian Duncan 4 10 10 Mats Jonsson 5 8 11 Template:FRA Patrick Bernardini 6 Ret 6 12 Marcus Grönholm 6 Ret 6 13 Armin Schwarz 7 4 14 Template:BEL Freddy Loix Ret 7 Ret 4 15 Jonathan Toroitich 7 4 16 Harri Rovanperä 8 16 Ret 3 17 Jarmo Kytölehto 8 3 18 Template:AUT Manfred Stohl 18 22 8 3 19 Adruzilo Lopes 9 2 20 Template:GBR Gwyndaf Evans Ret 21 9 2 21 Template:FRA Gilles Panizzi 10 34 Ret 1 22 Template:GBR Mark Tilbury 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 83 2 4 6 2 Template:USA Ford 4 1 3 48 Ret 6 Ret 3 Toyota 5 2 5 37 7 9 Ret 4 Mitsubishi 3 10 2 28 19 Ret Ret 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 Nissan 1 3 38 6 11 2 Škoda 5 1 28 12 Ret 3 Template:FRA Peugeot 2 17 19 7 Ret 4 Template:FRA Citroën 3 15 13 10 16 5 SEAT 4 13 10 Ret Ret 6 Template:USA Ford Ret 5 8 7 Volkswagen 9 6 8 Ret 18