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.

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1997 World Rally Championship season canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Rally Championship season ⓘ
motorsport season ⓘ
continentCoverage Africa ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ
South America ⓘ
driversChampion Tommi Mäkinen ⓘ
driversChampionCar Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi Lancer
driversChampionNationality Finland ⓘ
driversChampionTeam Mitsubishi Ralliart ⓘ
driversTitleDecidedAt 1997 Rally of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Wales Rally GB
driversTitleMargin 1 point ⓘ
endDate 1997-11-23 ⓘ
endEvent 1997 Rally of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Wales Rally GB
featuredCarCategory Group A ⓘ
World Rally Car ⓘ
followedBy 1998 World Rally Championship season ⓘ
governingBody Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile ⓘ
hadEvent 1997 Acropolis Rally ⓘ
1997 Monte Carlo Rally ⓘ
linked to: Monte Carlo Rally

1997 Rally Argentina ⓘ
linked to: Rally Argentina

1997 Rally Australia ⓘ
linked to: Rally Australia

1997 Rally Catalunya ⓘ
linked to: Rally Catalunya

1997 Rally Finland ⓘ
linked to: Rally Finland

1997 Rally New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: Rally New Zealand

1997 Rally of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Wales Rally GB

1997 Rallye Sanremo ⓘ
linked to: Rally Sanremo

1997 Rallye de Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Rally Portugal

1997 Safari Rally ⓘ
linked to: Safari Rally

1997 Swedish Rally ⓘ
linked to: Rally Sweden

1997 Tour de Corse ⓘ
linked to: Rally Corsica
introducedRegulation World Rally Car regulations ⓘ
linked to: World Rally Car
manufacturersChampion Subaru ⓘ
manufacturersChampionCar Subaru Impreza WRC97 ⓘ
linked to: Subaru Impreza WRC
manufacturersTitleDecidedAt 1997 Rally Australia ⓘ
linked to: Rally Australia
notableCar Ford Escort WRC ⓘ
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi Lancer

SEAT Ibiza Kit Car ⓘ
linked to: SEAT Ibiza

Subaru Impreza WRC97 ⓘ
linked to: Subaru Impreza WRC

Toyota Corolla WRC ⓘ
notableDriver Armin Schwarz ⓘ
Carlos Sainz ⓘ
Colin McRae ⓘ
Didier Auriol ⓘ
Juha Kankkunen ⓘ
Kenneth Eriksson ⓘ
Piero Liatti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tommi Mäkinen ⓘ
notableTeam Ford World Rally Team ⓘ
Mitsubishi Ralliart ⓘ
SEAT Sport ⓘ
Subaru World Rally Team ⓘ
Toyota Team Europe ⓘ
numberOfEvents 14 ⓘ
precededBy 1996 World Rally Championship season ⓘ
regulationChange introduction of World Rally Car category ⓘ
reduction of Group A cars’ top-level status ⓘ
runnerUpDriver Carlos Sainz ⓘ
runnerUpDriverNationality Spain ⓘ
scoringSystem points awarded to top 6 classified drivers per event ⓘ
seasonNumber 25 ⓘ
sport rallying ⓘ
startDate 1997-01-19 ⓘ
startEvent 1997 Monte Carlo Rally ⓘ
linked to: Monte Carlo Rally
thirdPlaceDriver Colin McRae ⓘ
thirdPlaceDriverNationality United Kingdom ⓘ
year 1997 ⓘ

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World Rally Car → introducedInCompetition → 1997 World Rally Championship season ⓘ