2009 Rally Isle of Man was held on July 9–11, 2009, the 46th Rally Isle of Man and was round 4 of the 2009 MSA British Rally Championship, round 6 of the 2009 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship and round 5 of the 2009 MSA British Historic Rally Championship.
A fifth win in the International section of the 2009 Rally Isle of Man, Mark Higgins became the most successive driver in the event with co-driver Bryan Thomas in a Subaru Impreza N11. In second place was close title rivals in the BRC Championship with Keith Cronin/Greg Shinnors from the pairing of Alastair Fisher/Rory Kennedy in third place both driving Mitsubishi Evo 9 cars. The 2009 Historic Rally provided a seventh overall win for Dessie Nutt with co-driver Geraldine McBride with a Porsche 911. The Post-Historic class was won by Steve Smith/John Nichols also driving a Porsche 911 and Classic section won by Gwyndaf Evans/John Nichols with a Ford Escort. The first leg of the Isle of Man Rally Challenge was won by Matt Edward/Rob Fagg and the second leg by Ross Ford/Gary McElhinney both driving Ford Fiesta ST cars. The 2009 Manx Trophy Rally provided the third win for local Isle of Man crew of George Collister/Janet Craine driving a Mitsubishi Evo 3 rally car.
Special stages DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader1(10 July) SS1 10:28 Staarvey 1 7.22 miles Mark Higgins 6' 12.0 68.97 mph Mark Higgins SS2 11:06 Kella 1 11.21 miles Keith Cronin 9' 50.7 68.32 mph Keith Cronin SS3 11:39 Ravensdale 7.14 miles Keith Cronin 6' 10.0 69.97 mph SS4 13:23 Newtown 1 21.28 miles Mark Higgins 17' 23.4 73.42 mph Mark Higgins SS5 14:08 Cringle 1 13.66 miles Mark Higgins 11' 23.4 71.89 mph SS6 15:58 Glen Roy 1 4.66 miles Mark Higgins 4' 29.3 62.30 mph SS7 16:48 Maughold 1 3.30 miles Mark Higgins 3' 07.8 63.25 mph SS8 16:51 Dog Mills 12.47 miles Keith Cronin 10' 08.8 73.74 mph SS9 18:48 Marine 5.07 miles Mark Higgins 4' 34.7 66.45 mph SS10 19:13 Castletown 1 1.26 miles Mark Higgins 1' 25.5 53.11 mph SS11 19:30 Castletown 2 1.26 miles Keith Cronin 1' 24.4 53.80 mph SS12 20:03 West Baldwin 11.65 miles Mark Higgins 9' 41.3 72.15 mph2(11 July) SS13 09:33 Glen Roy 2 4.66 miles Keith Cronin 4' 41.6 59.58 mph SS14 10:01 Maughold 2 3.30 miles Keith Cronin 3' 04.3 64.45 mph SS15 10:26 Glascoe 5.83 miles Keith Cronin 4' 42.7 74.22 mph SS16 10:47 Kella 2 11.21 miles Keith Cronin 9' 45.7 68.90 mph SS17 12:33 Newtown 2 21.38 miles Mark Higgins 17' 03.8 75.15 mph SS18 13:18 Cringle 2 13.66 miles Mark Higgins 12' 17.0 66.71 mph SS19 15:03 Staarvey 2 7.22 miles Keith Cronin 6' 12.6 69.76 mph SS20 15:41 Classic 13.27 miles Keith Cronin 12' 19.4 64.62 mph
Results Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Isle of Man International Rally(BRC) 1. Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas Subaru Impreza N11 2:37.47.2 0.0 20 2. Keith Cronin Greg Shinnors Mitsubishi Evo 9 2:39.13.6 1' 26.4 18 3. Alistair Fisher Rory Kennedy Mitsubishi Evo 9 2:44.12.5 6' 25.3 16 4. Steven Quine Paul McCann Mitsubishi Evo 6 2:47.44.0 9' 56.8 15 5. Euan Thorburn Cambell Roy Subaru Impreza N11 2:48.18.9 10' 31.7 14 6. Dave Weston Jnr Aled Davis Subaru Impreza N11 2:52.10.0 14' 22.8 13 7. Martin McCormack Phil Clarke Subaru Impreza N11 2:53.07.4 15' 30.2 12 8. Jason Pritchard Andrew Edwards Citroën C2 R2 Max 2:54.15.4 16' 28.2 10 9. Tom Walster Craig Parry Renault Clio R3 2:54.30.5 16' 43.3 9 10. Andrew Leece Richard Skinner Ford Fiesta ST 2:57.47.8 20' 00.6 8 Isle of Man Historic Rally – Category 1 Cars (registered before 31/12/67) 1. Dessie Nutt Geraldine McBride Porsche 911 B5 2:58.14.0 0.0 15.5 2. Gary Edington Jane Edington Singer Chamois 3:04.27.8 6' 13.8 15 3. Stephen Higgins David Corlett Mini Cooper S 3:14.22.8 16' 08.8 – 4. Shinobu Kitani Makoto Mizoi Austin Mini Cooper S 3:20.34.8 22' 20.8 – 5. John Moxon Stephen Moxon Volvo Amazon 122 S 3:21.40.9 23' 26.9 14 6. Alan Honess Tim Sayer Ford Cortina Mk 1 3:32.08.8 33' 54.8 – 7. Matt Pearce Derek Pearce Mini Cooper S 4:15.09.6 1:16.55.6 – 8. Philip Smith Barbara Smith Porsche 911 4:45.41.7 1:47.27.2 12.5 Isle of Man Historic Rally – Category 2 Cars (registered between 1/1/68 and 31/12/74) 1. Steve Smith John Nichols Porsche 911 2:41.16.6 0.0 15.5 2. David Stokes Guy Weaver Ford Escort RS 1600 2:42.28.0 1' 11.4 15 3. Ernie Graham Ashley Trimble Ford Escort RS 1600 2:44.15.7 2' 59.1 12.5 4. Derek Boyd Roisin Boyd Porsche 911 2:44.40.7 3' 24.1 11.5 5. Rupert Lomax David Alcock Ford Escort Mk 1 2:44.56.7 3' 40.1 11 6. Drew Wylie Ken Forster Ford Escort RS 2000 2:47.20.1 6' 03.5 13 7. Ken Forster John Stager-Leathers Ford Escort Mk 1 RS 2000 2:49.08.7 7' 52.1 10 8. Peter Smith Graham Wild Porsche 911 2:49.14.6 7' 58.0 9.5 9. Peter Lythell Gill Cotton Porsche 911 2:51.03.5 9' 46.9 7.5 10. Andrew Siddall Colin Thompson Ford Escort 2:51.53.0 9' 46.9 8 Isle of Man Historic Rally – Category 3 Cars (registered between 1/1/75 to 31/12/81) 1. Gwyndaf Evans John Nichols Ford Escort 2:32.59.3 0.0 15.5 2. Phil Collins Diarmuid Farley Opel Ascona 2:38.14.1 5' 14.8 – 3. Mark Solloway Den Golding Ford Escort RS 1800 2:40.38.3 7' 39.0 – 4. Darren Moon Chris Parson Ford Escort Mk II 2:43.26.1 10' 26.8 12.5 5. Ian Corkill Rivka Corkill Ford Escort Mk II RS 1800 2:44.46.5 11' 47.2 – 6. Guy Woodcock Iwan Jones Ford Escort 2:45.32.3 12' 33.0 – 7. William Onions Tim Hobbs Ford Escort Mk 1 RS 1800 2:49.05.0 16' 01.2 9.5 8. Roger Kilty Lynette Banks Vauxhall Chevette HSR 2:51.12.6 18' 13.3 11 9. Chris Shooter Bev LeGood Ford Escort 2:56.47.8 23' 48.5 – 10. Adrian Young Keith Fellows Ford Escort RS 2000 2:59.35.1 26' 35.8 – Isle of Man Challenge 1 Rally 1. Matt Edwards Rob Fagg Ford Fiesta ST 1:21.59.4 0.0 31 2. Ross Forde Gary McElhinney Ford Fiesta ST 1:22.01.1 0' 01.7 – 3. Neil Matthews John Connor Vauxhall Nova 1:25.08.7 3' 07.6 29 4. Brett Griffin Sam Fordham Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 1:33.43.7 8' 35.0 27 Isle of Man Challenge 2 Rally 1. Ross Forde Gary McElhinney Ford Fiesta ST 1:17.30.9 0.0 – 2. Matt Edwards Rob Fagg Ford Fiesta ST 1:17.36.8 0' 05.9 31 3. Neil Matthews John Connor Vauxhall Nova 1:22.08.4 4' 37.5 29 4. David Radcliffe Steve Hartley Suzuki Swift GTI 1:23.06.09 5' 36.0 25 5. Austin McKinlay Anthony Palmer Peugeot 106 GTI 1:23.10.2 5' 36.9 24 6. Brett Griffin Sam Fordham Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 1:23.20.9 5' 50.0 25 7. James Watts Janice Moore Volkswagen Polo 1:25.30.1 7' 59.2 20 Isle of Man Trophy Rally 1. George Collister Janet Craine Mitsubishi Evo 3 55' 31.0 0.0 – 2. Lee Batty David Batty Ford Escort Mk II 56' 27.6 0' 56.6 – 3. James Hoseason Maurice Jellie Darrian T90 GT 57' 28.8 1' 57.8 – 4. David Corris Paul Bumfrey Ford Cosworth WRC 59' 05.3 3' 34.3 – 5. James Quirk Edwin Kennaugh Vauxhall Corsa 1:00.18.7 4' 47.7 – 6. Mark Straker Neil Harrison Darrian T9 1:00.42.2 5' 11.2 – 7. Glenn Leece John Tarrant Subaru Impreza N11 1:00.45.3 5' 14.3 – 8. Kevin Vondy Nicholas Kaighin Vauxhall Corsa 1:00.46.6 5' 15.6 – 9. David Craine Janet Leece Ford Escort Cosworth 1:02.06.1 6' 35.1 – 10. Guy Simpkiss Debbie Parry Vauxhall Astra 1:02.06.1 7' 16.3 –
Retirements International Jonathan Greer/Kirsty Riddick (Mitusbishi Evo 9) – Rolled (SS8); Molly Taylor/Jemma Bellingham (Suzuki Swift Sport) – Rolled (SS13); Adam Gould/Sebastian Marshall (Subaru Impreza) – Rolled (SS17); Matti Rantanen/Mikko Lukka (Renault Clio Ragnotti) – Accident (SS18);
2009 British Rally Championship Drivers' championship Pos Driver IRNW PIR JCIR RIOM UIR IROY Pts 1 Keith Cronin 1 1 7 2 76 2 Mark Higgins 2 2 6 1 76 3 Alastair Fisher 7 4 10 3 57 4 Dave Weston Jnr 6 6 Ret 6 40 5 Jonathan Greer 8 5 11 Ret 38 6 Martin McCormack 14 11 15 7 38 7 David Bogie 5 3 Ret 20 33 8 Adam Gould 4 Ret 8 Ret 31 9 Tom Walster 9 21 16 9 31 10 Euan Thorburn Ret Ret 9 5 30 11 Jason Pritchard 11 30 17 8 29 12 Chris Firth 13 8 23 Ret 22 13 Craig Breen 10 10 Ret Ret 19 14 Stuart Jones 3 16 15 Daniel Siguardason 7 12 16 Geoff Jones 12 12 17 Luke Pinder 25 Ret 25 12 12 18 Matti Rantanen Ret Ret 13 Ret 11 19 Mark Gamble 21 18 18 Ret 11 20 Kris Hall Ret Ret Ret 11 10 21 Kyle Orr 17 13 Ret 10 22 Gordon Nichol 28 23 24 17 10 Pos Driver IRNW PIR JCIR RIOM UIR IROY Pts
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