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	Estonian Winter Rally	Snow	8	94.95 km	^[1]
2	16 May	17 May	Tallinn EK Rally	Gravel	11	154.84 km	^[2]
3	27 June	28 June	Valge Daam	Gravel	12	108.80 km	^[3]
4	18 July	19 July	Livonia Ralli	Gravel	20	191.45 km	^[4]
5	12 September	13 September	Lõuna-Eesti Rally	Gravel	14	186.16 km	^[5]
6	31 October	1 November	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	Estonian Winter Rally	Ivar Raidam	Margus Karjane	Harju KEK Ralliklubi	58:25	^[7]
2	Tallinn EK Rally	Riho Parts	Aare Kaaristo	EMEX	1:12:33	^[8]
3	Valge Daam	Ivar Raidam	Margus Karjane	Harju KEK Ralliklubi	1:00:17	^[9]
4	Livonia Ralli	Markko Märtin	Toomas Kitsing	EK	1:40:05	^[10]
5	Lõuna-Eesti Rally	Markko Märtin	Toomas Kitsing	EK Finest	1:28:49	^[11]
6	Saaremaa Rally	Markko Märtin	Toomas Kitsing	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	TER	VAL	LIV	LÕU	SAA	Points
1	Markko Märtin			1	1	1	1	36
2	Dmitri Mälsom	3	3	2	2	Ret	Ret	20
3	Saku Vierimaa	1	2					15
4	Pasi Hagström		1					9
5	Erki Piirsalu	2						6
6	Rokas Lipeikis						2	6

N 2000 Championship for Drivers

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

References

^ "Estonian Winter Rally 1997". ewrc-results.com. 10 January 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Tallinn EK Rally 1997". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Valge Daam 1997". ewrc-results.com. 27 June 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Livonia Ralli 1997". ewrc-results.com. 18 July 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Lõuna-Eesti Ralli 1997". ewrc-results.com. 12 September 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Saaremaa Ralli 1997". ewrc-results.com. 31 October 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Estonian Winter Rally 1997 results". ewrc-results.com. 11 January 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Tallinn EK Rally 1997 results". ewrc-results.com. 17 May 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Valge Daam results". ewrc-results.com. 28 June 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Livonia Rally 1997 results". ewrc-results.com. 19 July 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Lõuna-Eesti Ralli 1997 results". ewrc-results.com. 13 September 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Saaremaa Ralli 1997 results". ewrc-results.com. 1 November 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[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.

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