1997 World Rally Championship season
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The 1997 World Rally Championship season was a pivotal year in rallying history, marking the beginning of the modern era with new technical regulations and intense manufacturer competition across events worldwide.
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Rally Championship season
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motorsport season ⓘ |
| continentCoverage |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| driversChampion | Tommi Mäkinen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| driversChampionCar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| driversChampionNationality | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| driversChampionTeam | Mitsubishi Ralliart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| driversTitleDecidedAt | 1997 Rally of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| driversTitleMargin | 1 point ⓘ |
| endDate | 1997-11-23 ⓘ |
| endEvent | 1997 Rally of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredCarCategory |
Group A
GENERATED
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World Rally Car GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1998 World Rally Championship season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadEvent |
1997 Acropolis Rally
NERFINISHED
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1997 Monte Carlo Rally NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Rally Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Rally Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Rally Catalunya NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Rally Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Rally New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Rally of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Rallye Sanremo NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Rallye de Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Safari Rally NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Swedish Rally NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Tour de Corse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedRegulation | World Rally Car regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturersChampion | Subaru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturersChampionCar | Subaru Impreza WRC97 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturersTitleDecidedAt | 1997 Rally Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCar |
Ford Escort WRC
NERFINISHED
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV NERFINISHED ⓘ SEAT Ibiza Kit Car NERFINISHED ⓘ Subaru Impreza WRC97 NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyota Corolla WRC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDriver |
Armin Schwarz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carlos Sainz NERFINISHED ⓘ Colin McRae NERFINISHED ⓘ Didier Auriol NERFINISHED ⓘ Juha Kankkunen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Eriksson NERFINISHED ⓘ Piero Liatti NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommi Mäkinen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Ford World Rally Team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitsubishi Ralliart NERFINISHED ⓘ SEAT Sport NERFINISHED ⓘ Subaru World Rally Team NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyota Team Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 14 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1996 World Rally Championship season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulationChange |
introduction of World Rally Car category
ⓘ
reduction of Group A cars’ top-level status ⓘ |
| runnerUpDriver | Carlos Sainz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpDriverNationality | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringSystem | points awarded to top 6 classified drivers per event ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 25 ⓘ |
| sport | rallying ⓘ |
| startDate | 1997-01-19 ⓘ |
| startEvent | 1997 Monte Carlo Rally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceDriver | Colin McRae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceDriverNationality | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1997 ⓘ |
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