1997 World Rally Championship
World Champion | |
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Season dates | |
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Number of rallies: | 14th |
<1996 season |
The FIA - World Rally Championship in 1997 was in January 19, Monte Carlo started and ended on 24 November in the UK . A total of 14 world championship races were held on five continents. Tommi Mäkinen became world champion for the second time in a row.
Teams and drivers
team | Manufacturer | automobile | driver | rally |
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Mitsubishi |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III |
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All |
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1-2, 5-6, 10, 12 | |||
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3-4, 7-9, 11, 13-14 | |||
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8th | |||
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13 | |||
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13 | |||
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Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRC 97 |
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All |
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1, 5-6, 12 | |||
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2-4, 7-11, 13-14 | |||
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14th | |||
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ford | Ford Escort WRC |
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All |
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1-6 | |||
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7-14 | |||
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14th | |||
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Toyota | Toyota Corolla WRC |
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10-14 |
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11, 13 | |||
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10, 14 | |||
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12 | |||
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Peugeot | Peugeot 306 Maxi |
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5-6 |
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5-6 | |||
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Renault | Renault Mégane Maxi |
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6th |
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6th | |||
Teams without notification of manufacturer points | ||||
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ford | Ford Escort (Europe) RS Cosworth |
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1 |
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4, 8 | |||
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2 | ||
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2 | ||
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2 | ||
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14th | ||
Ford Escort WRC |
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14th | ||
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4th | ||
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4, 8, 12, 14 | ||
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8th | ||
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10 | ||
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10 | ||
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12 | ||
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14th | ||
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Toyota | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
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1, 4, 8, 10, 13 |
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1 | |||
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2, 8 | |||
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2, 10 | |||
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2, 4 | |||
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2 | |||
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3 | |||
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9 | |||
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11, 13 | |||
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4-5, 7-13 | ||
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6th | |||
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6th | |||
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12 | |||
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12 |
Competitions
The kilometers entered correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance between the connecting routes between the individual WPs is not included.
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rally | rank | driver | vehicle | Total time h: min: sec |
Number of WP | length | Started | in the target |
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![]() 19. – 22. January 1997 |
1. |
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Subaru Impreza 555 | 4:26:58 | 18th | 409.74 km | 23 | 17th |
2. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 00:55 | |||||
3. |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | + 02:31 | |||||
![]() 7-10 February 1997 |
1. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:51:49 | 24 | 413.45 km | 73 | 44 |
2. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 00:16 | |||||
3. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | + 00:31 | |||||
![]() 1st – 3rd March 1997 |
1. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 11:29:00 | 13 | 1367.3 km | 52 | 19th |
2. |
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Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo 4 | + 07:04 | |||||
3. |
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Toyota Celica GT-Four | + 11:18 | |||||
![]() 23-26 March 1997 |
1. |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | 4:53:01 | 31 | 419.78 km | 98 | 34 |
2. |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | + 04:05 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 06:33 | |||||
![]() 14.-16. April 1997 |
1. |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | 4:08:46 | 18th | 387.72 km | 94 | 31 |
2. |
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Toyota Celica GT-Four | + 00:07 | |||||
3. |
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Peugeot 306 Maxi | + 03:09 | |||||
![]() 5th - 7th May 1997 |
1. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 4:31:08 | 18th | 408.02 km | 60 | 39 |
2. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 00:08 | |||||
3. |
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Peugeot 306 Maxi | + 01:55 | |||||
![]() 22.-24. May 1997 |
1. |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | 4:25:38 | 23 | 413.37 km | 50 | 24 |
2. |
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Subaru Impreza 555 | + 01:01 | |||||
3. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | + 04:28 | |||||
![]() 8-10 June 1997 |
1. |
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Ford Escort WRC | 4:56:24 | 20th | 402.86 km | 101 | 57 |
2. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 00:17 | |||||
3. |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | + 05:03 | |||||
![]() 2nd – 5th August 1997 |
1. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 4:14:11 | 24 | 395.99 km | 83 | 51 |
2. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 00:13 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 00:19 | |||||
![]() 29–31 August 1997 |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | 3:16:18 | 22nd | 381.55 km | 103 | 50 |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 00:07 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 02:00 | |||||
![]() 19. – 21. September 1997 |
1. |
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Ford Escort WRC | 4:37:30 | 22nd | 402.47 km | 69 | 36 |
2. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 00:16 | |||||
3. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | + 01:19 | |||||
![]() . October 1997 |
1. |
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Subaru Impreza 555 | 4:08:25 | 24 2 canceled |
394.12 km | 125 | 67 |
2. |
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Subaru Impreza 555 | + 00:06 | |||||
3. |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | + 00:12 | |||||
![]() October 30th – 2nd November 1997 |
1. |
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Subaru Impreza 555 | 4:05:31 | 24 | 421.42 km | 87 | 49 |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | + 00:06 | |||||
3. |
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Toyota Corolla WRC | + 00:21 | |||||
![]() 23-25. November 1997 |
1. |
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Subaru Impreza 555 | 3:54:31 | 26th | 389.76 km | 162 | 93 |
2. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 02:47 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Escort WRC | + 03:53 |
Overall rating
WRC drivers' championship
Distribution of points | ||||||||||
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rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | ||||
Points | 10 | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
rank | driver |
MON![]() |
SWE![]() |
KEN![]() |
POR![]() |
ESP![]() |
FRA![]() |
ARG![]() |
GRC![]() |
NZL![]() |
FIN![]() |
IND![]() |
ITA![]() |
OUT![]() |
GBR![]() |
Points |
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1 |
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3 | 3 | DNF | 1 | 1 | DNF | 1 | 3 | DNF | 1 | DNF | 3 | 2 | 6th | 63 |
2 |
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DNF | 4th | 1 | DNF | 4th | 1 | 2 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
3 |
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2 | 2 | DNF | DNF | 10 | 2 | DNF | 1 | 2 | DNF | 1 | 4th | DNF | 3 | 51 |
4th |
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DNF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6th | DNF | 2 | 29 | ||||||
5 |
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1 | DNF | DNF | 3 | DNF | 1 | DNF | 3 | DNF | DNF | 28 | ||||
6th |
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1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7th | 24 | |||||||||
7th |
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2 | DNF | DNF | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 21st | ||||||
8th |
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4th | 6th | 4th | 3 | DNF | 9 | 11 | ||||||||
9 |
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16 | 2 | DNF | 37 | 5 | 7th | 8th | ||||||||
10 |
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3 | 3 | 8th | ||||||||||||
11 |
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DNF | 5 | 8th | DNF | 8th | 3 | DNF | 6th | |||||||
12 |
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8th | DNF | 4th | DNF | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
13 |
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3 | 4th | |||||||||||||
14th |
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DNF | 3 | 4th | ||||||||||||
15th |
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5 | 5 | 4th | ||||||||||||
16 |
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5 | 5 | 4th | ||||||||||||
17th |
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4th | 7th | DNF | DNF | 3 | ||||||||||
18th |
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DSQ | 4th | 3 | ||||||||||||
19th |
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4th | 3 | |||||||||||||
20th |
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5 | DNF | 8th | 8th | 6th | 7th | DNF | 3 | |||||||
21st |
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5 | 2 | |||||||||||||
22nd |
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5 | DNF | 2 | ||||||||||||
23 |
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5 | DNF | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||
24 |
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7th | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
25th |
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5 | DNF | 2 | ||||||||||||
26th |
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6th | 1 | |||||||||||||
27 |
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6th | 17th | 11 | 23 | 29 | 15th | 1 | ||||||||
28 |
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6th | DNF | 14th | 1 | |||||||||||
29 |
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15th | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||
30th |
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6th | 1 | |||||||||||||
31 |
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9 | 16 | 7th | 13 | 6th | 13 | 7th | 17th | DNF | 1 | |||||
32 |
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6th | DNF | 8th | 1 | |||||||||||
33 |
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6th | 1 | |||||||||||||
34 |
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11 | 6th | DNF | 17th | 1 | ||||||||||
35 |
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6th | 1 | |||||||||||||
rank | driver |
MON![]() |
SWE![]() |
KEN![]() |
POR![]() |
ESP![]() |
FRA![]() |
ARG![]() |
GRC![]() |
NZL![]() |
FIN![]() |
IND![]() |
ITA![]() |
OUT![]() |
GBR![]() |
Points |
Legend
colour | abbreviation | meaning |
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gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Rally not finished (did not finish) |
black | DSQ | Disqualified during or after the rally |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
Without |
1 2 3 |
Numbers in superscripts are positions of the power stage that are eligible for points |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | Excluded from participating in the rally | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
† | deceased |
Manufacturers' championship WRC
rank | team | No. |
MON![]() |
SWE![]() |
KEN![]() |
POR![]() |
ESP![]() |
FRA![]() |
ARG![]() |
GRC![]() |
NZL![]() |
FIN![]() |
IND![]() |
ITA![]() |
OUT![]() |
GBR![]() |
Points |
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1 |
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3 | DNF | 4th | 1 | DNF | 4th | 1 | 2 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 114 |
4th | 1 | 1 | DNF | DNF | 2 | 5 | 3 | DNF | 1 | DNF | 3 | 2 | DNF | DNF | |||
2 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | DNF | DNF | 10 | 2 | DNF | 1 | 2 | DNF | 1 | 4th | DNF | 3 | 91 |
6th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 3 | DNF | 9 | DNF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6th | DNF | 2 | |||
3 |
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1 | 3 | 3 | DNF | 1 | 1 | DNF | 1 | 3 | DNF | 1 | DNF | 3 | 2 | 6th | 86 |
2 | 5 | DNF | 2 | DNF | 8th | 8th | DNF | 4th | 4th | 7th | 4th | DNF | 4th | 4th | |||
rank | team | No. |
MON![]() |
SWE![]() |
KEN![]() |
POR![]() |
ESP![]() |
FRA![]() |
ARG![]() |
GRC![]() |
NZL![]() |
FIN![]() |
IND![]() |
ITA![]() |
OUT![]() |
GBR![]() |
Points |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 1997 , February 8, 2015