Rally Isle of Man
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Rally Isle of Man | |
Country | Isle of Man |
Date | |
Type | Stage Rally/Asphalt |
Clerk of the Course | Alan Teare (National A - formerly an International event) |
Event Organiser | Rally Isle of Man Ltd |
Principal Sponsor | Microgaming Software Systems Ltd |
History | |
First Event | 1963 Manx Trophy Rally |
Number of events | 50 (2014) |
First winner | Reg McBride/Don Barrow (1963) |
Most wins | Mark Higgins 5 (1989–2009) |
Rally Isle of Man (previously the Manx International Rally and formerly the Manx Trophy Rally) is a car rally competition held in the Isle of Man. It was first held in 1963, and later became a well-known event in the British Open Rally Championship and the European Rally Championship (until 1996). In 2002, it became part of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship in addition to the British Rally Championship.[1] The most successful drivers in the history of the rally include the five-time winner Mark Higgins and the four-time winners Tony Pond and Russell Brookes.
This has been an annual event for many years, apart from cancellation in 2011. In early September 2018, it was announced that the 2018 event had been cancelled. Various allegations were made, blaming the cancellation on, inter alia, the rally organisers, the Department of Infrastructure and the Department for Enterprise. The event returned in 2022 as part of the FIA Celtic Rally Trophy.
Stage locations
Rally Isle of Man is run on public roads closed for racing by the provisions of an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the Isle of Man). The event has special timed stages that use narrow farm-lanes with high grass banks, stages over open moorland and Monaco-style 'around-the-houses' stages in Ramsey or Castletown. The exact routes vary each year, but in 2008 the longest timed special stage was the 21.46 mile Milerisk stage and the shortest included the 1.46 mile Balley Cashtal stage in Castletown and the 0.90 mile Villa Marina "super-special" stage in Douglas.[2]
Special stage records
Name | Route | Year | Driver | Type | Length | Time | Average speed |
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Balley Cashtal | Castletown | 2006 | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 05 | 1.26 miles | 1' 17.00 | 58.90 mph |
Castle Rushen | Castletown - Balladoole - Poyll Vaaish - Strandhall - Kentraugh Mill | 2016 | ![]() | Škoda Fabia R5 | 5.08 miles | 4' 19.9 | 70.36 mph |
Classic | Ballaugh Glen – Druidale – Brandywell Cottage – Injebreck – Baldwin Valley – TT Grandstand | 2008 | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRC S12 | 13.27 miles | 11' 30.5 | 71.16 mph |
Cringle | Ballabeg – Round Table – Glen Rushen Mines – St. Johns | 2004 | ![]() | Škoda Octavia WRC | 13.66 miles | 11' 06.2 | 74.73 mph |
Glascoe | Dog Mills – Andreas – Jurby East – Sandygate – St. Judes | 2009 | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 12.47 miles | 10' 08.8 | 73.74 mph |
Glen Roy | Begoade Road – Conrhenny – 5½ Mile Corner – Social Cottage – Baldhoon | 2007 | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 05 | 4.66 miles | 4' 10.7 | 66.91 mph |
Kella | West Kella – The Curraghs – Ballaugh Cronk – Orrisdale | 2007 | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 05 | 11.21 miles | 9' 23.1 | 71.66 mph |
Marine | Douglas Head – Port Soderick – Crogga – Santon | 2008 | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRC S12 | 3.30 miles | 4' 23.8 | 66.09 mph |
Maughold | Hibernia – Ballajora – Slieau Lewaigue | 1991 | ![]() | Subaru Legacy RS | 3.30 miles | 2' 50.0 | 66.33 mph |
Newtown (Milerisk) | Santon – The Braaid – Foxdale – Loobs Road – St. Marks – The Gate | 2006 | ![]() | Renault Mégane Maxi | 21.38 miles | 17' 20.00 | 74.28 mph |
Ravensdale | Druidale – Brandywell Cottage – Sartfield Hairpin – Little London | 1989 | ![]() | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | 7.14 miles | 6' 08.0 | 68.08 mph |
Sand Quarry | German Parish: Ballagyr – (Loop Section; Lynague – Ballakaighen – Staarvey – The Kew – East Lhergydoo) – Ballagyr Lane | 2017 | ![]() | Škoda Fabia R5 | 13.23 miles | 10' 37.8 | 74.74 mph |
Staarvey | German Parish: Stockfield – Lynague – Ballagyr – East Lhergydhoo – Staarvey Road – Ballakaighen | 2009 | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 7.22 miles | 6' 12.0 | 68.97 mph |
Tholt-e-Will | Sulby Claddaghs – Sulby Glen – Tholt-e-Will Glen | 1999 | ![]() | Renault Mégane Maxi | 4.14 miles | 3' 36.3 | 68.97 mph |
Villa Marina (Super-Special) | Douglas: Harris Promenade – Broadway – Villa Marina – Gaiety Chicane – Loch Promenade – Senna Slip Hairpin – Greensills Corner – Sefton Chicane – Villa Marina – Broadway | 2016 | ![]() | Citroën DS3 R5 | 0.90 miles | 1' 02.8 | 51.62 mph |
West Baldwin | Little London – Brandywell Cottage – Injebreck – Ballaoates – Abbeylands – Cronk-ny-Mona | 1992 | ![]() | Subaru Legacy RS | 11.65 miles | 9' 21.0 | 74.82 mph |
Winners
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Season | Driver | Co-driver | Car |
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1963 | ![]() | ![]() | Allardette |
1964 | ![]() | ![]() | Mini Cooper S |
1965 | ![]() | ![]() | Mini Cooper S |
1966 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Cortina GT |
1967 | ![]() | ![]() | Mini Cooper S |
1968 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Cortina GT |
1969 | ![]() | ![]() | Hillman Imp |
1970 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Escort TC |
1971 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Escort RS1600 |
1972 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Escort RS1600 |
1973 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Escort RS1600 |
1974 | ![]() | ![]() | Porsche |
1975 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Escort RS1800 |
1976 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Escort RS1800 |
1977 | ![]() | ![]() | Vauxhall Chevette HSR |
1978 | ![]() | ![]() | Triumph TR7 V8 |
1979 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Escort RS1800 |
1980 | ![]() | ![]() | Triumph TR7 V8 |
1981 | ![]() | ![]() | Vauxhall Chevette HSR |
1982 | ![]() | ![]() | Opel Ascona 400 |
1983 | ![]() | ![]() | Opel Manta 400 |
1984 | ![]() | ![]() | Opel Manta 400 |
1985 | ![]() | ![]() | Opel Manta 400 |
1986 | ![]() | ![]() | MG Metro 6R4 |
1987 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
1988 | ![]() | ![]() | BMW M3 |
1989 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
1990 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
1991 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Legacy RS |
1992 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Legacy RS |
1993 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Legacy RS |
1994 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
1995 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
1996 | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 |
1997 | ![]() | ![]() | Renault Mégane Maxi |
1998 | ![]() | ![]() | Renault Mégane Maxi |
1999 | ![]() | ![]() | Renault Mégane Maxi |
2000 | ![]() | ![]() | Vauxhall Astra Kit Car |
2001 | Cancelled due to the United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis. | ||
2002 | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota Corolla WRC |
2003 | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota Corolla WRC |
2004 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRC |
2005 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 02 |
2006 | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota Corolla WRC |
2007 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRC |
2008 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
2010 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
2011 | Cancelled | ||
2012 | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
2013 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza N11 |
2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 |
2015 | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 |
2016 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta R5 |
2017 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta R5 |
2018–2023 | Not held |
Multiple winners
Wins | Manufacturer |
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9 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
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3 | ![]() |
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2 | ![]() |
References
External links
- Official website