Rally Isle of Man

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.

Rally Isle of Man
CountryIsle of Man
Date
TypeStage 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)
"Manx International" redirects here. For the bicycle race, see Manx Trophy.

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.

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

Records and stage times for competition sections for the Manx International Rally and Rally Isle of Man.[3][4]

Name Route Year Driver Type Length Time Avg. spd.
Balley Cashtal Castletown 2006 Andreas Mikkelsen Ford Focus RS WRC 05 1.26 miles 1' 17.00 58.90 mph
Castle Rushen Castletown - Balladoole - Poyll Vaaish - Strandhall - Kentraugh Mill 2016 Desi Henry Škoda Fabia R5 5.08 miles 4' 19.9 70.36 mph
Classic Ballaugh Glen – Druidale – Brandywell Cottage – Injebreck – Baldwin Valley – TT Grandstand 2008 Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza WRC S12 13.27 miles 11' 30.5 71.16 mph
Cringle Ballabeg – Round Table – Glen Rushen Mines – St. Johns 2004 Mark Higgins Škoda Octavia WRC 13.66 miles 11' 06.2 74.73 mph
Glascoe Dog Mills – Andreas – Jurby East – Sandygate – St. Judes 2009 Keith Cronin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 12.47 miles 10' 08.8 73.74 mph
Glen Roy Begoade Road – Conrhenny – 5½ Mile Corner – Social Cottage – Baldhoon 2007 Andreas Mikkelsen Ford Focus RS WRC 05 4.66 miles 4' 10.7 66.91 mph
Kella West Kella – The Curraghs – Ballaugh Cronk – Orrisdale 2007 Andreas Mikkelsen Ford Focus RS WRC 05 11.21 miles 9' 23.1 71.66 mph
Marine Douglas Head – Port Soderick – Crogga – Santon 2008 Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza WRC S12 3.30 miles 4' 23.8 66.09 mph
Maughold Hibernia – Ballajora – Slieau Lewaigue 1991 François Chatriot 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 Tapio Laukkanen Renault Mégane Maxi 21.38 miles 17' 20.00 74.28 mph
Ravensdale Druidale – Brandywell Cottage – Sartfield Hairpin – Little London 1989 Jimmy McRae Ford Escort RS Cosworth 7.14 miles 6' 08.0 68.08 mph
Sand Quarry Ballagyr – (Loop Section; Lynague – Ballakaighen - Staarvey - The Kew - East Lhergydoo) - Ballagyr Lane 2017 Fredrik Ahlin Škoda Fabia R5 13.23 miles 10' 37.8 74.74 mph
Staarvey Stockfield – Lynague – Ballagyr – East Lhergydhoo – Staarvey Road – Ballakaighen 2009 Mark Higgins 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 Martin Rowe Renault Mégane Maxi 4.14 miles 3' 36.3 68.97 mph
Villa Marina
(Super-Special)		 Harris Promenade - Broadway - Villa Marina - Gaiety Chicane - Loch Promenade - Senna Slip Hairpin - Greensills Corner - Sefton Chicane - Villa Marina - Broadway 2016 Craig Breen 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 Colin McRae Subaru Legacy RS 11.65 miles 9' 21.0 74.82 mph

Winners
Tony Pond at the 1979 rally
Season Driver Co-driver Car
1963 Reg McBride Don Barrow Allardette
1964 Dave Friswell Keith Binns Mini Cooper S
1965 Tony Fall Dave Fawcett Mini Cooper S
1966 Dennis Easthorpe Dennis Craine Ford Cortina GT
1967 Norman Harvey Terry Vaux Mini Cooper S
1968 John Huyton Bob Corrin Ford Cortina GT
1969 Colin Malkin John Davenport Hillman Imp
1970 Chris Slater John Davenport Ford Escort TC
1971 Roger Clark Henry Liddon Ford Escort RS1600
1972 Roger Clark Jim Porter Ford Escort RS1600
1973 Adrian Boyd John Davenport Ford Escort RS1600
1974 Cahal Curley Austin Frazer Porsche
1975 Roger Clark Jim Porter Ford Escort RS1800
1976 Ari Vatanen Peter Bryant Ford Escort RS1800
1977 Pentti Airikkala Risto Virtanen Vauxhall Chevette HSR
1978 Tony Pond Fred Gallagher Triumph TR7 V8
1979 Russell Brookes Paul White Ford Escort RS1800
1980 Tony Pond Fred Gallagher Triumph TR7 V8
1981 Tony Pond Mike Nicholson Vauxhall Chevette HSR
1982 Jimmy McRae Ian Grindrod Opel Ascona 400
1983 Henri Toivonen Fred Gallagher Opel Manta 400
1984 Jimmy McRae Mike Nicholson Opel Manta 400
1985 Russell Brookes Mike Broad Opel Manta 400
1986 Tony Pond Rob Arthur MG Metro 6R4
1987 Jimmy McRae Ian Grindrod Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1988 Patrick Snijers Dany Colebunders BMW M3
1989 Russell Brookes Neil Wilson Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1990 Russell Brookes Neil Wilson Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1991 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Subaru Legacy RS
1992 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Subaru Legacy RS
1993 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru Legacy RS
1994 Malcolm Wilson Bryan Thomas Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995 Frank Meagher Michael Maher Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1996 Armin Schwarz Denis Giraudet Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1997 Martin Rowe Nicky Beech Renault Mégane Maxi
1998 Martin Rowe Derek Ringer Renault Mégane Maxi
1999 Martin Rowe Derek Ringer Renault Mégane Maxi
2000 Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas Vauxhall Astra Kit Car
2001 Cancelled due to the United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis.
2002 Mark Higgins Craig Thorley Toyota Corolla WRC
2003 Jonny Milner Nicky Beech Toyota Corolla WRC
2004 Jonny Milner Nicky Beech Subaru Impreza WRC
2005 Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas Ford Focus RS WRC 02
2006 Eugene Donnelly Paul Kiely Toyota Corolla WRC
2007 Eugene Donnelly Paul Kiely Subaru Impreza WRC
2008 Mark Higgins Rory Kennedy Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2009 Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2010 Keith Cronin Barry McNulty Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2011 Cancelled
2012 Steven Quine Richard Skinner Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
2013 Arron Newby Rob Fagg Subaru Impreza N11
2014 Nigel Cannell Michaela Cannell Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
2015 Steve Colley Andrew Cowley Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
2016 Elfyn Evans Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5
2017 Keith Cronin Mikie Galvin Ford Fiesta R5
2018 Cancelled
2019 Cancelled

Multiple winners
Wins Manufacturer
17 Ford
9 Subaru
4 Opel
Toyota
3 Mini
Mitsubishi
Vauxhall
Renault
2 Triumph

References
  1. "Manx International Rally – Roll of Honour". RallyBase. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  2. Rally Isle of Man Programme 2008 p7 Rally Isle of Man Ltd (2008)
  3. 2009 Media Guide page 48 Rally Of Man 2009
  4. Live Rally Results Tynemouth Computer Services
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